21CSI Spins-off Êelios, Inc. - Provider of Personal Decision Intelligence Software Products
21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) today announced that it is spinning-off its wholly-owned subsidiary, Êelios, Inc. (Eelios). Eelios is leveraging and taking to the commercial market "intelligent" decision support software technology that 21CSI has developed and fielded for use in a variety of government programs. Through the adaptation of 21CSI's technology, Eelios is bringing to market customizable applications for individual mobile/wireless and business enterprise customers with an initial focus on intelligent personal weather monitoring and alerting.
Founded in 1996, 21CSI has incubated and fielded its proprietary agent-based decision support technology, known as the AEDGE® intelligent software platform, which allows for rapid development of individualized “decision intelligence” applications. Previously utilized mostly for military applications both in the United States and abroad, 21CSI’s AEDGE technology has been continuously improved to create a suite of unique products that serve a variety of purposes for the individual consumer. AEDGE’s versatility makes it ideally suited for commercial use and will be the backbone of Eelios product offerings.
Eelios’ initial commercial application, known as “Intelli-Weather”, provides real-time automated and personalized weather reports along with current and forecast weather alerts tailored for multiple pin-point locations that the user selects, instead of broad generalizations for a wide geographic area. The product also links with the user’s calendar, identifying which appointments or travel plans may be impacted by weather conditions, and automatically making suggested changes such as an alternative venue for an afternoon golf game or a different travel route.
To reach on-the-go users, Intelli-Weather works seamlessly with a PDA or Smartphone. Location-based “find me-follow me” tracking provides accurate up-to-the minute reports so that mobile users will always receive information that is relevant to their current location, without the need for manually entering location updates.
“Intelli-Weather is the first in a series of technologies from 21CSI being tailored for commercial use,” said Jeffrey D. Hicks, Chairman and CEO of 21CSI. “Eelios exemplifies 21CSI’s vision of taking original, government-focused technologies and transition them to the commercial marketplace for the benefit of millions of Americans.”
“Eelios is ideally positioned with the right technologies at the right time to take advantage of huge new global market opportunities for robust, personalized mobile and web applications.” stated Eelios CEO (and former 21CSI COO), David Andersen. “We at Eelios are energized to bring to market useful applications, based on some of 21CSI’s most advanced technology, to help relieve some stress and uncertainty from people’s daily lives.”
21CSI and Eelios developed Intelli-Weather to spearhead what will be a suite of commercial “Decision Intelligence” products and services targeting the mobile weather monitoring and persistent search markets. For more information on Eelios, Intelli-Weather and other technologies, please visit www.eelioscorp.com.
