Advanced SCSI Programming Interface From NexiTech Chosen by US Navy
Loading mission planning information for presidential helicopter in SSD
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on September 6, 2012 at 2:59 pmNexiTech, Inc.,
an information technology company that specializes in computer
storage-related software products and services, announced that its
custom Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) software library has
been chosen by the U.S. Navy to load mission planning information for the presidential Helicopter, also known as Marine One.
Marine One is the call sign of any U.S. Marine Corps aircraft carrying
the president of the United States. It usually denotes a helicopter
operated by the HMX-1 Nighthawks squadron, either the larger Sikorsky
VH-3D Sea King or the newer, smaller Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
airframe.
For reliability, the presidential Helicopter uses a special type of SSD
to hold vital mission planning parameters. Laptop computers running
recent security-hardened versions of Windows are used to program the
device with the ASPI storage software protocol.
"NexiTech has created a robust, secure implementation of the ASPI protocol for this program," stated Donald E. Matthews, CEO and president, NexiTech. "It
operates with newer versions of the Windows OS while meeting the rigid
security requirements of the U.S. Navy. This software enables military
personnel to safely prolong the life of legacy equipment, saving
taxpayer dollars."
NexiTech dealt directly with the U.S. Navy because it handles all
engineering and acquisition services for the U.S. Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin Corporation facilitated the transaction, acting as the buyer. Consequently, NexiTech now appears on Lockheed’s list of approved vendors.