PrismTech , a global leader in software platforms for distributed systems, today announced that Thales Australia has selected its Vortex OpenSplice as the data sharing platform for its Integral Computing System (ICS), implemented in the next-generation protected mobility vehicle, Hawkei, which is being delivered to the Australian Defence Force. Thales is a longtime user of PrismTech's Vortex OpenSplice software for a wide variety of defence applications around the globe.