STEP Tools, Inc. Among First Ten Developers to Become a Spatial CAA V5 Adopter 

STEP Tool�s Shipbuilding and Aerospace Applications Call for STEP-CATIA Translators

TROY, New York � November 19, 2002 � STEP Tools, Inc., the forerunner in developing STEP and STEP-NC software solutions for the global marketplace, announced today it is amongst the first ten adopters of Dassault Syst�mes' Component Application Architecture (CAA) V5 development platform. STEP Tools is involved in a number of high level development projects in shipbuilding, aerospace, manufacturing (STEP-NC) that integrate design and manufacturing product data. STEP Tools plans to create STEP-CATIA data translators in CAA V5 for these programs. This development work will also dovetail into STEP-NC initiatives with key U. S. and European manufacturers in the early process of incorporating STEP-NC technology into their manufacturing operations. STEP (Standard for Product Data Exchange) is a comprehensive standard for CAD design data. STEP-NC, the manufacturing extension of this standard, annotates this design information with manufacturing data.

Spatial Corporation, a Dassault Syst�mes (Nasdaq:DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, is the primary channel for sales, marketing and support of CAA V5 to software developers. Mike Payne, CEO of Spatial, said �Spatial welcomes STEP Tools as a CAA V5 Adopter and looks forward to working with them to ensure their success. As one of the first ten to become a CAA V5 Adopter, STEP Tools is among the vanguard of companies aiding in the proliferation and acceptance of CAA V5.�

Dr. Martin Hardwick, president and CEO of STEP Tools, is the STEP Manufacturing leader in the international STEP community of over 200 independent product data specialists. He states, �Many tier one manufacturers are veteran users of CATIA software and STEP applications. We see many short and long term benefits as a CAA Adopter, especially in shipbuilding applications and STEP-NC manufacturing applications.�

About Spatial Corporation Spatial Corp., a Dassault Syst�mes S.A. company is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software development technologies. Spatial develops, markets, and supports best-of-breed 3D development technologies and services, to address the requirements of 3D in Business-to-Business (B2B) applications. Spatial's component products for 3D modeling, visualization, and interoperability have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities. In addition, by offering CAA V5, the Component Application Architecture developed by Dassault Syst�mes, Spatial is the market-leading provider of 3D development technologies. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. 

www.spatial.com  

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 and STEP-NC 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 a suite of software solutions in several languages that integrate with existing tools and database systems, and also provide cross-platform compatibility and ease-of-use for streamlined development. The emerging STEP-NC technology is yielding process improvements including a 35% reduction in path planning time, a 75% reduction in paper drawings generated for the shop-floor, and a 50% improvement in machining time for small to mid-sized job lots. 

www.steptools.com 

 

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