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AVID LLC Sponsors Aerospace Event

AVID LLC Sponsors Aerospace Event in Blacksburg, Virginia

PRESS RELEASE, October 26, 2006

Blacksburg, Virginia, October 26, 2006 - AVID LLC announces a networking event for the expanding local aerospace industry and faculty of related engineering departments at Virginia Tech. This premiere event will be held at the Inn of Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center on November 9th from 4:00-6:30 pm. The event is being sponsored by AVID LLC, Virginia Tech's College of Engineering and VPT, Inc. to promote awareness of the aerospace-related areas of expertise in Blacksburg.

After a brief welcome to the event by AVID CFO Nanci Hardwick, Virginia Tech School of Engineering Dean Richard Benson and VPT President Dan Sable, attendees will have the opportunity to gain contacts with representatives from local companies in the aerospace industry as well as faculty from the Virginia Tech departments of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Mechanical, Electrical and Aerospace Engineering.

"We're very excited to bring together leaders in numerous areas of innovation in the aerospace industry. This event is designed to facilitate partnerships on a local level and increase visibility of our collective capability to serve the research, development, and experimental needs of the aerospace industry," said Nanci Hardwick, AVID CFO.

Registration for the event is being supported by the NCTC (The NewVA Corridor Technology Council). To learn more, please visit http://www.thetechnologycouncil.com/events/aerospace.htm.

About AVID LLC:
AVID LLC specializes in aircraft design and produces several aircraft design and analysis software tools. AVID LLC provides aerodynamic design expertise and software support for both military and commercial sectors. Current projects focus on unconventional concepts, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), manned aircraft, fan blades and wind turbines. Founded in 2001, AVID LLC has offices in Blacksburg and Yorktown, Virginia. Customers include Honeywell, Boeing, AAI, DARPA, NASA, DRS, Orbital, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force. Software design tools include AVID OAV for modeling and simulation of ducted fan vehicles, AVID ACS for modeling and simulation of fixed wing vehicles, AVID PAGE for rapid geometry definition, and AVID SPOT for evaluating sensor and aircraft performance.

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About NCTC:
The NCTC serves the growing technology industry in the greater NewVa Region, encompassing Roanoke & Blacksburg, VA and the surrounding counties. The organization's goal is simple: to help make the NewVa region - already one of the best places to live - one of the best places to build a technology enterprise. The NCTC is a member-driven organization, calling upon the support of its over 170 members to guide its efforts for the betterment of the technology community as a whole.

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