ProSTEP GmbH Chosen by Computervision for STEP Development

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - The ProSTEP GmbH STEP Toolkit (PSstep_Caselib) has been
chosen by Computervision Corporation for STEP interface development on
their CADDS, PELORUS and Optegra product lines. 

Computervision is a leading international supplier of desktop and
enterprise-wide product development software and services. The decision to
use ProSTEP's product was made after an intensive benchmark. Vice
President of Product Strategy at Computervision, Salahudin Khan outlined
the arguments for the ProSTEP product as "High flexibility with a maximum
of stability. Flexibility means for Computervision the capability to
process different EXPRESS schemes including all Application Protocols and
the possibilities of high level access and navigation. With its
conformance of the standard and the strong customer base, we are sure that
we made the right decision in order to meet our users requirements." 

The PSstep_Caselib

The PSstep Caselib is a powerful software tool for the development of STEP
translators that conform to the ISO 10303 (STEP) standard. With its
powerful functionality, it is now the most widely used STEP toolkit in the
CAD/CAM world. Currently, the Psstep_Caselib is being used by over eighty
companies and institutions in Europe and the United States for developing
STEP solutions.

About ProSTEP

ProSTEP Product Data Technology GmbH was founded in 1993 and is a jointly
owned subsidiary of BMW, Bosch, Daimler Benz, General Motors, Siemens,
Volkswagen and the ProSTEP Association for the advancement and support of
international product data standards. Their head office is in Darmstadt
Germany and their software development center is in Berlin. As the leading
European initiative for the introduction of product data technology, the
goal of the organization is to optimize data flow in the data exchange
process. ProSTEP is the only company in the world utilizing an integrated
approach to this issue by being active on all three levels of product data
technology. 

On the standardization level, ProSTEP is strongly involved in the
development of the STEP Application Protocols 214 and 212 to solve the
problems of product data exchange and sharing in the automotive industry.
(AP 214 is Core Data for Mechanical Design Processes; AP 212 is
Electrotechnical Design and Installation). 

On the second level, ProSTEP offers the PSstep_Caselib, ACIS Husk, IGES to
STEP and VDAFS to STEP Migrators, to help to speed up the availability of
STEP translators on the market. 

On the third level, ProSTEP supports the users by offering solutions for
automating the data exchange process. ProSTEP offers solutions for viewing
and correcting IGES and VDAFS data. Their goal is to migrate the users to
STEP technology in order to solve the problems at root level. In many
projects, ProSTEP has installed data exchange highways by using the above
mentioned products and the extensive technical expertise of the ProSTEP
team. 

About IDA and ProSTEP

IGES Data Analysis, Inc. (IDA) is the official United States distributor
for ProSTEP's PSstep Caselib, IGES to STEP converter and the VDAFS to STEP
converter. Established in 1984, IDA specializes in the sharing, access and
exchange of digital product data using national and international product
data standards. Our focus is on the effective utilization of product data
used in the CAD/CAM/CAE manufacturing and data management systems.

Editor Contact (International):
Uwe Stelter
ProSTEP Produktdatentechnologie GmbH
Julius-Reiber-Str. 15
64293 Darmstadt, Germany
Tel. ++ (49) 61 51/92 87 15
Fax. ++ (49) 61 51 /92 87 26

IGES Data Analysis, Inc.
2001 N. Janice Avenue
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160 USA
Phone (708)-344-1815,  Fax (708)-344-2840
 
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