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Austin, TX -- Pavilion Technologies Inc. is the recipient of a Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II grant, to prototype a model-based software solution that will optimize the complex control environment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator. Working with the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in an earlier Phase I project, Pavilion successfully defined the requirements for this control software and determined that performance improvements at the two-mile long linear accelerator were feasible by using the proposed Pavilion methodology. The success of the combined Phase I and Phase II research will result in a commercially important technology breakthrough, by demonstrating the ability to automate decisions in sub-second time frames, within complex control environments. Pavilion currently holds a portfolio of more than 40 patents in the fields of data aggregation, modeling, advanced process control and optimization. Leveraging this intellectual capital portfolio, Pavilion solves complex process problems and delivers significant value to customers in the energy, chemicals, cement, consumer products, pulp and paper, financial services, pharmaceuticals and telecommunication industries. "We are very happy with the success of our Phase I research and pleased to receive the follow-up grant and vote of confidence by the DOE Phase II award, to deliver the prototype solution," said Pete Perialas, president and CEO of Pavilion Technologies. "Our work with SLAC is a great opportunity to push the existing boundaries of `real-time' control and optimization." Launched by Stanford Professor Wolfgang K. H. "Pief" Panofsky in the late 1950's, SLAC was home to the biggest physics project of its time. Since the beginning of its operation in 1966, SLAC has produced three Nobel laureates in physics. "Pavilion's innovation and success in control and optimization of complex processes made it an outstanding partner for this research effort," said Dr. Martin Lee, the collaborating project manager at SLAC. "We appreciate Pavilion's commitment to the advancement of technology in the area of non-linear, dynamic process control and see great potential for the results of our joint research." The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 to help facilitate the commercialization of research and development and strengthen the competitiveness of small businesses in the United States. Currently, 10 Federal agencies participate in the SBIR program. Funding for the DOE SBIR program has totaled more than $800 million over 18 years. These funds are used to support an annual competition. Phase I awards are for exploring the feasibility of innovative concepts. Phase II projects are for carrying out the R&D effort with the goal of producing evidence of a technology viable for commercialization. For additional information visit http://www.pavtech.com