ESRD and Tech Soft America Announce Multi-Component Licensing Agreement.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2001 ESRD ESRD end-stage renal disease. ESRD End-stage renal disease; chronic or permanent kidney failure. Mentioned in: Dialysis, Kidney ESRD End-stage renal disease, see there Leverages HOOPS and Parasolid Software Components to Rapidly Ship Breakthrough Version of StressCheck Engineering Software Research and Development, Inc. (ESRD), a leader in FEA (Finite Element Analysis) A mathematical technique for analyzing stress, which breaks down a physical structure into substructures called "finite elements." The finite elements and their interrelationships are converted into equation form and solved mathematically. technology, and Tech Soft America (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ), the leader in component graphics technology for the CAD/CAM/CAE industry, today announced a technology licensing agreement to incorporate TSA's HOOPS 3D Application Framework, Parasolid Geometric Modeler from UGS UGS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Uganda Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , and CAD data translators into the pending release of StressCheck, ESRD's industry standard aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau failure analysis software for composite bonded joints. Kent Myers, founder and vice president of ESRD commented, "At ESRD we realize our resources are best applied to our areas of core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Added Ron Fritz, co-founder of Tech Soft, "ESRD is a perfect example of how a focused team of experts in a specific engineering domain can partner with TSA as a virtual extension of their R&D team to deliver a powerful product -- all with a minimum expenditure of development resources. ESRD's successful shipment of StressCheck demonstrates the value we provide in enabling a developer to produce advanced products with our bundled component solutions. We're delighted to be a part of their success." About StressCheck StressCheck 6 sets a new standard for computer aided engineering (application) Computer Aided Engineering - (CAE) Use of computers to help with all phases of engineering design work. Like computer aided design, but also involving the conceptual and analytical design steps. by providing the most advanced FEA technology, with industry leading accuracy and reliability, delivered in an easy to use, parametric, and fail-safe environment. Furthermore, StressCheck's unique infrastructure supports corporate requirements for standardization, provides a repository for corporate design knowledge, and is packaged for use by analysts and non-specialists, working as a team. Using its new Component Object Model (COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. ) interface, StressCheck can be integrated into a corporate engineering design environment to serve as an FEA-based replacement for outdated closed form solution methods. This release also introduces a new 3D automeshing capability, based on a 3rd party component from Simmetrix Inc., which ESRD expects will significantly broaden the market for use of the StressCheck product. StressCheck models advanced composite material structures, homogenizes laminated ply layups in 2D and 3D as well as provides advanced post-processing capabilities to evaluate various failure criteria. It's unique p-version implementation of material and geometric nonlinear analysis may be used without model changes. The application also allows an engineer to analyze thermal problems including steady state heat transfer, radiation, and temperature dependent materials. About the HOOPS 3D Application Framework The HOOPS 3D Application Framework (HOOPS/3dAF) consists of a highly optimized integrated suite of industry leading software components. The HOOPS/3dAF provides a flexible architectural foundation, based upon a suite of modular application components, that enables the rapid development of design, visualization, and engineering applications for Windows, Unix, Linux and the Web. With the HOOPS/3DAF the base infrastructure for CAD/CAM/CAE applications has already been optimally designed and implemented and includes advanced features such as Large Model Visualization, Web Publishing and Streaming. Application developers can immediately begin implementing features using the APIs of the HOOPS/3dAF components, saving significant time and money while focusing more resources on their true value add. About Parasolid Parasolid is an industry-leading component geometric modeling product with technology and innovations that power today's most advanced mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE applications. Parasolid's Extreme Modeling is a series of well-integrated, proprietary technologies that provide the ability to confidently model the most complex parts and assemblies found in any industry. In addition, Parasolid pioneered the first production implementation of a symmetric multi-processing (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) enabled geometric kernel that provides significantly increased performance on today's multi-processor computers. Furthermore, Parasolid delivers an interoperable Data Pipeline allowing Parasolid-based systems to share and exchange geometric data without translation using its de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, XT file format. More than 240 Parasolid-powered applications have shipped or been announced and more than 230 organizations have licensed Parasolid. In addition to its use in UGS' Unigraphics and Solid Edge products, licensees of Parasolid include Parametric Technology, SolidWorks (a subsidiary of Dassault Systemes S.A.), Bentley Systems, CADKEY, ANSYS ANSYS Analysis System , Mechanical Dynamics and MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. .Software. Over 720,000 end user seats have the Parasolid kernel embedded within them. For more information please visit http://www.parasolid.com/ on the World Wide Web. About ESRD Engineering Software Research and Development, Inc. (ESRD) is a Missouri Corporation founded by Dr. Barna Szabo, Kent Myers, and Dr. Ivo Babuska in 1989. ESRD is engaged in the development of advanced engineering software products and offers professional services in this area. The company goal is to improve the reliability of information generated by mathematical models while substantially reducing the time required for performing computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive and analysis tasks. Their flagship product, StressCheck makes new p-version FEA technology available to the commercial users of finite element software. The company has been awarded 6 Small Business Innovative Research Grants including 4 Phase One grants and 2 Phase Two grants. ESRD staff members are involved in ongoing research projects with Washington University School of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine, located in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the most competitive and highly regarded medical schools and biomedical research institutes in the United States. and Washington University Department of Mechanical Engineering, where StressCheck software is used in support of funded academic research, and for teaching purposes. About Tech Soft America Tech Soft America (TSA) provides premier customer driven development tools, consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services enabling their partners to rapidly deliver world-class technical software. TSA develops the HOOPS 3D Application Framework, HOOPS Streaming Toolkit and HOOPS Collaboration Toolkit, which dramatically simplify the design, development and maintenance of high-performance, interactive 2D and 3D applications built for PCs, UNIX workstations, Linux, Windows CE-based handheld devices and the Web. HOOPS 3D technology has been incorporated into over 100 commercial software applications, from such leaders as SolidWorks, SDRC (company) SDRC - The company behind VGX. http://sdrc.com/. , CADKEY, Fluent, Tecoplan, SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. , Minitab and Mechanical Dynamics. The company maintains corporate headquarters in Oakland, Calif. and can be reached at http://www.hoops3d.com. |
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