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President and CEO of STEP Tools, Inc. appointed by United States
Delegation for SC4
Troy, New York-October 31, 2000 - STEP
Tools, Inc., the forerunner in developing STEP-integration software
toolsets for the global marketplace, announced today the United States
delegation for SC4 has appointed Dr. Martin Hardwick, President and CEO
of STEP Tools, Inc., as the leader of the STEP Implementors Forum. This
forum is associated with the Industrial Data Implementors Forum (IDIF),
which serves as a virtual- and meeting-based discussion group monitoring
the implementability of product data standards. The IDIF (http://impforum.aticorp.org)
serves as a body of experts when other committees need information on
specific product modeling/description systems. The group maintains relationships
with all SC4 technical committees, industry consortia organizations and
other standards committees. The forum is centered on the ISO TC184/SC4
product data standards, but most of the current discussions are centered
on the implementation of the ISO 10303 (STEP) data standard.
Dr. Hardwick has authored white papers and lectured internationally on
topics such as engineering database systems, PDES/STEP and concurrent
engineering. He is currently a member of Working Group's 10 and 11, and
is the project leader for the EXPRESS X project. Dr. Hardwick was the
deputy convenor of Working Group 7 of ISO STEP, the group responsible
for the STEP Data Access Interface (SDAI) and other implementation methods
of the STEP standard. He has worked on data integration programs including
the National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols (NIIIP),
the DARPA Initiative in Concurrent Engineering, the ARPA Simulation Based
Design Program, the NIST ATP PreAmp program, and other high profile initiatives.
About STEP Tools, Inc.
STEP Tools, Inc. is a leading international supplier of professional STEP
software toolsets (based on ISO standards) for application software developers,
design firms and manufacturing companies in diverse industries. The STEP
Tools product line is used by the world's foremost firms to leverage STEP
technology to facilitate the sharing of engineering product information.
Over one million end users utilize product data applications built with
ST-Developer, the company's flagship product. The company offers ten software
solutions in several languages that provide four key benefits: 1) the
flexibility of EXPRESS information modeling language, 2) integration with
existing tools and database systems, 3) cross-platform portability, and
4) ease-of-use for streamlined development. For late-breaking information,
contact STEP Tools, Inc. by calling (518) 687-2848, email: info@steptools.com
or visit STEP Tools Web Site: www.steptools.com.
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