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Orlando, Fla., June 2, 2004 . . . . Certo Interactive, a University of Central Florida Technology Incubator company that produces interactive CDs and DVDs, recently won a major contract to supply a unique telecommunications device the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can use to train airline pilots in their cockpits and ground units as well.
Mark Clemons, founder and president of Certo Interactive, said the FAA project is one of five major contracts the firm has recently been awarded. Certo Interactive only opened in early April.
"Our technology caught on quickly with hybrid music artists," said Clemons. "Recently we've opened several new niche markets for educational and training products, promotional tools and business card CDs," he said.
For the FAA, Certo will supply its CD technology for use in hand-held units another UCF Technology Incubator company, is producing for airlines pilots.
Clemons said Certo's prototype was presented to FAA technologists June 1 and the device will be tested for three months before production begins. The subcontract is worth up to $40,000 to Certo, Clemons said.
More importantly, the FAA project opens a wide spectrum of additional work Certo can supply the FAA. "They have a tremendous need for courses, training information and training devices and they have already told us they are looking at interactive CDs as their medium to deliver all their training materials," Clemons said.
Certo is also doing work for the Orlando division of a nationwide financial advisor.
"We're designing a business card CD that contains a million times more data than a paper business card," said Clemons. "The CDs provide enormous amounts of information, including flash animations and video, and they are as easy to store, carry and hand out as paper business cards or brochures."
The Regional Studies division of the University of Central Florida has contracted with Certo to design their WEB/CD online interactive school - a close-up look at an entire curriculum for students and parents in distant communities who don't have time to attend classes.
Clemons said Certo is already targeting the educational and training market, the advertising industry. "If we can establish ourselves in the U.S. advertising industry, we can offer literally millions of dollars worth of benefits," he said.
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Technology Incubator has helped more than 70 emerging technology companies create over $140 million in revenue and more than 450 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. As a result of this success, the UCF Technology Incubator was recently named the 2004 Technology Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association. Headquartered in Research Park near the University, the Incubator is a true collaboration in economic development between UCF, Orange County , the City of Orlando and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu
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