Raleigh, North Carolina June 2007 --- Applied Science International, LLC, a subsidiary of TheSteel Network, Inc., opened a new era in engineering simulation with a dramatic demonstrationof its breakthrough technology, the ability to accurately predict the progressive collapse of astructure prior to an actual implosion or other extreme loading threat (blast, earthquake,hurricane winds, etc.).On June 3rd, the historic Charlotte Coliseum was demolished in a spectacular 13-secondimplosion, leaving only a pile of metal, concrete, andrubble to mark the spot where thiscelebrated structure once stood. What singled this event out from all other implosions,however, was the historic significance attached to its deconstruction. Because of the utilizationof ASI\'s revolutionary technology a demolition plan was fully simulated and the results weredemonstrated to the developer and the general and demolition contractors before theimplosion.When asked about the drive behind the creation of this new technology, ASI Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Edward di Girolamo stated, \"Our goal began almost 12 years ago with the desire tocreate a new technology that would be capable of completely redefining how buildings aredesigned, analyzed, constructed, protected and demolished.\"\"By reinventing the approach currently used (one that was developed in the 1940\'s), we havecreated the capability to predict and visualize a structure\'s behavior in a manner found nowhereelse.\"\"This demonstration is the first time an actual full motion, virtual reality, engineering simulationhas been created for a demolition beforehand. What most spectators saw and heard was aseries of explosions, a dust cloud raised from the collapsing structure, and disappearance of theroof line behind the cloud. What ASI was able to demonstrate was the progressive collapse ofthe coliseum from start to finish and from every desired angle -- both inside and outside of thebuilding.\"The ramifications of this are staggering,\" continued diGirolamo. \"By utilizing this technology,we can analyze any structure, no matter how large or how small, predict how it will react to anexternal force, and then protect that structure from unnecessary damage.\"Today ASI applies its technology in construction design and analysis, in vulnerability assessmentand risk mitigation planning, in forensics, and in deconstruction. ASI\'s technology and thishistoric simulation were unveiled at the Homeland Defense Conference sponsored by theHomeland Defense Journal on June 27, 2007 to be followed by a Special Report in July 2007.The event in Charlotte not only demonstrates ASI\'s plans to change the way engineers build,protect and demolish structures, it signals the onset of a new era in simulating the known builtworld. Applied, Demolition, Extreme, International, Loading, Savannah, Science, Stubbs, Tower