Micro Nav's BEST Software Updates

Micro Nav’s latest BEST software release, known simply as BEST 6, is being released in a controlled manner. Firstly, it has been used to upgrade one of its most eminent customers, and secondly has been used in the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for another.

BEST 6’s first customer, The General Civil Aviation Authority of Abu Dhabi, this month became the first customer to move on to the BEST 6 software platform. This brings GCAA Abu Dhabi onto the main product line from their development branch with Micro Nav delivering fixes on top of the merged functionality. As a long-term support customer, GCAA Abu Dhabi will go on to benefit from all enhancements that are planned with BEST.

Micro Nav’s Technical Director Tony Bushnell said, “The success of this merge with BEST 6, our most complete and fully-featured software release, is central to our continued desire for improving quality. We know that in-service experience for software is key to a high system availability and this release continues this philosophy.”

BEST 6’s second release is through its partner GECI Group (www.geciweb.com), with whom Micro Nav won a contract to supply its BEST simulation solution to Venezuela. The software platform is central to the product delivered to GECI for the FAT, held this month in Spain. The FAT passed on completion of the detailed acceptance test specifications.

All of Micro Nav’s supported software releases, including BEST 6, has recently completed aligning itself with Windows. With Microsoft Windows 7 reaching the end of mainstream support at the beginning of 2015, and extended support ending in January 2020, Micro Nav have confirmed that their product offerings have all been validated on the latest Operating System from Microsoft, Windows 10.

As Micro Nav has aligned its supported platforms with the Microsoft lifecycle, its BEST and Imagine Image Generator, Fast Airport Builder and Scene Editor products will be supported until October 2025.