STEP Tools Weekly Newsletter for August 28

[Martin Hardwick]

This weekly newsletter is a brief update of what is going on in STEP
and at STEP Tools, Inc.  If you want to know more, try the STEP Tools
web site (http://www.steptools.com) or the contact for each article.

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AUTOFACT 1998

As per last weeks newsletter, STEP Tools, Inc. will be exhibiting at
BOOTH #1207 in the Detroit Cobo Center, giving Introduction to STEP
classes, a sneak preview of ST-WebExchange and holding a party on
Wedneday night. Come by and see us.

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White Paper on ST-WebExchange

A white paper explaining the benefits and technology of ST-WebExchange
is available on request from info at steptools.com. Please include your
postal address.

ST-WebExchange is a next generation system for building and delivering
product model information.  With ST-WebExchange, you replace drawings
with electronic data processable over the World Wide Web. 

ST-WebExchange contains Internet services for building, viewing,
editing and storing product models in a warehouse, ready for delivery
on demand to suppliers, customers and the shop floor.


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EXPRESS-X Demonstration in Beijiing

A EXPRESS-X demonstration will be given at the ISO STEP meeting in
Beijiing next week. The demonstration will use the Bad Aibling 
version of EXPRESS-X to define information content for an HTML page.
The system will read an EXPRESS-X schema and a Part 21 file and make
an HTML pages that visualizes the contents of the Part 21 file.

The EXPRESS-X to be used in the demonstration is the Bad Aibling
(Summer 1998) version not the Toronto version (Fall 1996) demonstrated
at previous meetings. There is strong expectation that the Bad Aibling
version will be submitted for approval as a standard early next year.


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David Loffredo is married

This time last year he was a student layabout. Now he has a Ph.D 
and a wife! The lovely Krista and the less lovely Dave got married 
this weekend in a moving ceremony followed by a great reception.


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Translation Service Statistics

The following is a usage summary for our translation service.
For more information see http://www.steptools.com/translate

Summary:
	Total usage: 1340
	Successful usage: 929 (69%)
	Errors: 411 (30%)

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Our Products

If you are interested in classes, consulting or any of the products
listed please contact info at steptools.com. We will be available to talk
about these products in BOOTH #1207 at AUTOFACT.

Programming Tools:
* ST-Developer -- programming tools for writing product data 
  applications.

* ST-ORACLE -- SQL programming tool for moving product data into
  and out of ORACLE databases. 

* ST-ObjectStore -- ObjectStore binding of ST-Developer for moving
  product data into and out of ObjectStore databases.

* ST-PowerModel -- moves product data into and out of PowerModel
  databases for Level IV (knowledge base) applications.

* ST-WebDeveloper -- programming tools for managing product
  data on the Internet.

* ST-ACIS Library -- programming functions to convert product data
  files into ACIS (.sat) files and vice versa.

Desktop Tools:
* ST-EXPRESS -- desktop tool to visualize product data schemas.

* ST-ACIS Translator -- desktop tool for translating product
  data to ACIS and vice versa.

* ST-Visualizer -- desktop tool to view, analyze and check the
  accuracy of product databases.

Framework Tools:
* ST-WebExchange -- world wide web framework for sharing product
  data with internal and external customers and suppliers using
  translation, visualization, warehousing and editing services.


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