Scottish company with software that models emergency evacuations says sales have surged in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Image courtesy of IES, Ltd)
Prior to those events, Simulex, from Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd., Glasgow, was finding a niche among planners tweaking designs for faster, safer evacuations. But sales jumped 60% in the months following the attacks, says product creator, Peter Thompson, IES's software development manager.