Zaretto Company Overview
Formed in 1992 to focus on software development and simulator maintenance, particularly the Rediffusion TASC and Rediffusion ACCESS Instructor Operating Stations (IOS). We have a proven track record of using our skills to create new software, but also to support maintain and enhance existing systems in a very cost effective manner.
Company Focus, yearly summary.
2009 has been a challenging year, busy in parts, with quiet periods for used for R&D. The trend from the last few years of moving applications to the web seems to have slowed, in that we are having more inquiries about Windows/Linux application development. Since the beta release of the PHP, Ajax, Jquery, Mysql web platform ZXAF we can now recommend this for future PHP / web based application developments.
The .NET world has been changing, as evidenced by .NET 4.0 beta releases and the much better support within VS2010 for some of the previously challenging parts of the entity framework.
WPF / Entity Framework
After considerable deliberation and research we have come to the conclusion that WPF is the way that we will choose to build applications for Windows, together with the Entity Framework for anything that requires data storage. The result of this is a re-write of our existing code migration for the integrated training platform (CBT) that is still under development. The benefits will be worthwhile, but the project will take longer as we rebuild the entire UI and data model.
Flight simulator IOS, TASC, CRDS replacements
The flight simulator operations is still a core interest of the business although primarily we have been supporting existing customers. We are focussed in the development of the SwiftIOS replacement and should secure some orders soon. The hardcopy replacement system for Charles Rivers systems using old printers has been expanded and we can now offer replacement printing systems for Rediffusion, TT&S, Thales SGI based IOS.
We have also commenced development of an IOS system, that we hope to make available as GPL or OpenSource. We believe in OpenSource and with our experience in designing Instructor Operating Stations it makes intellectual sense to do it, the commercial aspects are under review. The core code is C++, and we have most of the required server processes written, and can now focus on the front end, the technology is still subject of ongoing research, currently evaluating C++/Qt, and Java/Swing.
CRDS Simulator IOS Upgrades
We have a targetted set of CRDS flight simulator products and services and have developed two products specifically designed to extend the training life of a simulator by replacing older technology with current technology. Specifically a replacement printer for Instructor Stations with Calcomp and Facit printers and a CRDS computer replacement.
We have performed upgrades and maintenance for GECapital Aviation Training, British Midland, Swiss Air Force, and Alaska Airlines.
Software Development
Since 1992 we have been providing custom software development to a number of clients worldwide. Our skillset covers C, C++, C#, .NET, VB.NET, Java, Borland Delphi, C++ Builder, VCL components, Visual Basic, Pascal, SQL Databases, CORBA, ISAPI, CGI, COM, DCOM, MFC, ATL, STL, Windows NT, Silicon Graphics, OpenVms. Find out more about our software development and projects