Yes, this is very interesting indeed. A few months back one of our (now ex) staff members threatened to steal our IP and sell our code, then this email goes out to all the users in our data base (as it existed when he we terminated from the company), all just a bit too co-incidental. The question remains whether or not Embry Riddle would be interested in knowing what one of their students is up to. James www.airlinesimulation.com www.efzed.com.au The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. Please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of mis-delivery. Any use or disclosure of the contents of either is unauthorised and may be unlawful. Nothing in this e-mail shall bind Efzed Pty Ltd in any contract or obligation. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them, with the requisite authority, to be those of Efzed Pty Ltd or partnership. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: FW: Online Airline Simulation/Game > Is this for real? There is not physical address and the website looks > amateur.. > > BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI > > www.bahadiracuner.com > www.acuwings.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eastern United Software Corporation > [mailto:corporate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 3:46 PM > To: bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Online Airline Simulation/Game > > > Press Release Eastern United Software Corporation > > Monday, July 21st. 2003 > > For years members of the global aviation community have been looking for a > way to compete against each other over the internet in a global airline > simulation. Today that dream has become a reality, with the release of > Eastern United Software's Airline Executive Online. Airline Executive Online > is the first game in a series of Airline games being developed by Eastern > United Software Corporation. Airline Executive Online is a totally online > game where users from throughout the world using almost any internet browser > or computer setup can compete against each other in a simulated airline > environment. Airline Executive Online features daily calculation which is > equivalent to one simulated week, each calculation takes into account direct > AS WELL AS hub and spoke competing flights, and it tracks passengers on an > individual basis. Airline Executive Online features a rich user interface > that incorporates all of the following with consistent free updates to > achieve a consistently expanding environment: > Totally online and accessible from anywhere in the world. > Ability to purchase accurate real world airlines to control or purchase and > historical airline. > 200+ Different Aircraft Types (Many with real pictures, we are always adding > pics) > All pictures available for free download (non commercial use only) > 900+ World Wide Cities that all are correctly sized based off real passenger > data + constant additions based on user feed back > Unlimited Subsidiaries and Alliances > A Real Time Stock Market > Orders/Options/Leasing/Buying of aircraft (Ability to cancel leases and > orders for a realist cost to your carrier) > Flexible Bonds/Loans/Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy support > Charter Flights/All Cargo Flights/Regular Flights > Ability to set aircraft utilization > Integrated Help System > Yield Management System > Hubs or Non Hub Operations > Delivery rates our dependent on the number orders > Lease previously owned aircraft > Control Aircraft Delivery Rates > Ability to Reconfigure Aircraft > Aircraft and Monetary Transfers > Variety of control over service profiles > Variety of control over Maintenance and security > Variety of control over employees pay > Ability to control flight pricing per seat unit (Mile or KM) > Support for Metric or Imperial Units > Dynamic Map > Reports screen that allows you to view data on any airline > Realist Economy with Inflation Rate/Interest Rates/Tax Rates dependent on > economic conditions and historical data. > Calculation takes Weather into account > Ability to acquire competitors > Ability to port your airline to Airline Executive or Airline Executive for > Windows Mobile > > Some of the features that are being added in are: > Ability to acquire all of the following (Slots, Gates, Check in Desks, Self > Service Kiosks, Training Centers, Reservation Call Centers, Ground > Equipment, Ticket Offices, Fuel Storage, De-ice pads, Ramp Tower, Landing > Rights, Corporate Offices, Hangars) > Advanced Weather that is drawn on the map. > More Aircraft Photos > Fuel Contracts > Fuel Hedging > More Advanced Scheduling (Possibly drop and drag) > Aircraft Production Limits > Corporate Jet Airlines (Flex Jet, Executive Jet) > Converting Orders and Options > Personalized Airline Logos (You design them) > Airline Stock Mergers > Consistently Expanding Customers Service, and Ground Service Options > Partial Network Sales > Expanded Events > More Leasing Options (ACII, Wet Leases) > Personalized Aircraft Color Schemes > One of the most exciting features of the Airline Executive series will be > the ability to purchase airlines based off real world or historical carriers > for use in any of the games including Airline Executive Online. Eastern > United Software is planning on releasing a DirectX 9 based game for the PC > called Airline Executive and a PocketPC game called Airline Executive for > Windows Mobile, both games are currently under development and will provided > full support Airline Executive Online. Airline Executive Online is > available for purchased from www.easternunitedsoftware.com or > airlineexecutiveonline.easternunitedsoftware.com . To commemorate the > release of the software Eastern United Software is offering a special deal, > until July 31st you can get a lifetime membership for the price of a yearly > membership. The regular price of the membership will be $75 a year for a > regular member or $25 for a 3 month membership. Valid academic customers can > buy a membership for $45 a year. For more info, or if you have questions > please contact us at sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx . > > /*NOTE THIS IS THE ONLY MESSAGE YOU WILL RECIEVE FROM THIS COMPANY UNLESS > YOU RESPOND*/ >