Blue Angel Technologies Inc. and Pilot Research Associates Inc. Announce Teaming Agreement.VALLEY FORGE Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1998-- Agreement Provides Commercial Support for the Advanced Search Facility Blue Angel Technologies Inc. and Pilot Research Associates Inc. announced Wednesday a working relationship in which the two companies agree to pursue opportunities with the Department of Commerce to develop a commercial version of the Advance Search Facility (ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. ). ASF provides a scaleable, distributed search and retrieval capability and permits the development of intelligent agents to query large collections of mixed-mode data (e.g., text, geospatial metadata Geospatial metadata (also geographic metadata, or simply metadata when used in a geographic context) is a type of metadata that is applicable to objects that have an explicit or implicit geographic extent, in other words, are associated with some position on the , and bibliographic references). The ASF project is funded by the U.S. government-wide Information Technology Innovation Program. Requirements have been articulated by the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information. A geological survey , and other agencies. The ASF project is being designed to facilitate the development of both a freely available version in which source code is provided as well as commercially supported versions. This is being accomplished by defining interface standards which will be used by ASF to insure interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. . Since the design is component-based with well-defined programming interfaces, easy replacement of components between vendors will be assured. "We are looking forward to working with Blue Angel Technologies," said Mark Lillard, executive vice president of Pilot Research. "There are a broad range of customers that want freeware Software that is distributed without charge and which may be redistributed without charge by its users. However, ownership is retained by the developer who may change future releases from freeware to a paid product (feeware). See shareware, free software and public domain software. solutions and there are also a broad base of customers that want commercially supported solutions. Blue Angel's involvement in the project means that both demands can be satisfied using one consistent framework," continued Lillard . "Blue Angel is excited about working on the ASF project," stated Jim Restivo president of Blue Angel Technologies. "As the amount of information continues to grow and the need for collaboration among different communities increases, it is becoming more and more important that standards-based solutions are the basis for interoperability. "The ASF will insure interoperability and will enable more effective information delivery solutions. We look forward to participating in this project and providing customers with commercially supported solutions using the ASF framework," continued Restivo. "One measure of success of the ASF is the breadth of consensus reached on standard interfaces for information search on the World Wide Web. Blue Angel Technologies is a leader of standards-based technology for information search and has also integrated its search interfaces with many other vendors, including Microsoft, Alta Vista See AltaVista. (World-Wide Web) Alta Vista - A World-Wide Web site provided by Digital which features a very fast Web and Usenet search engine. As of April 1996 its word index is 33GB in size. , and Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. . Blue Angel plays a crucial role in the ongoing development of search facilities for very large and diverse information-sharing communities such as mapping agencies and museums worldwide," said Eliot Christian of the United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. , founding architect of the Global Information Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. Service (GILS GILS Government Information Locator Service GILS Government/Industry Logistics Support GILS GPS Interference Location System GILS Ground Independent Landing System GILS Global Information Locator Service GILS Government Information Locator Services ). About Pilot Research Associates. Pilot Research Associates Inc. was founded in 1985 by Dr. Byung Yu, Mark Lillard, and Chae Hee Hong to provide innovative, technically sound information technology services to both the commercial and federal sectors. PILOT is headquartered in Vienna, Va., less than 12 miles from Washington, D.C., and maintains regional offices in Denver, Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Dallas, and Seoul, Korea. PILOT offers multi-disciplinary team skills in all phases of systems development; executes systems engineering of major long-distance network management applications; and develops and markets two proprietary telecommunications-related hardware/software products currently in use in the industry. Additional information may be found at their World Wide Web site at http://www.pilotresearch.com or call 703/883-2522. About Blue Angel Technologies Blue Angel Technologies is a market leader in software solutions for delivery and managing information on the Internet. Its products provide solutions for the capture, maintenance, publication, discovery, and use of information on any network. Blue Angel helps its customers realize the benefits of component-based development by simplifying the process of creating components. Founded in 1992, Blue Angel has assisted customers worldwide in deploying innovative information delivery solutions. Blue Angel's corporate headquarters is in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania This article is about the Village of Valley Forge, in southeastern Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Valley Forge (disambiguation). The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the . For more information, visit Blue Angel's World Wide Web site at http://www.bluangel.com or call 610/917-9200.
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