Plural Taps Software Development Guru to Join Its Strategic Technology Consulting Practice; Author and Mentor George Shepherd to Head Plural's STC Component Repository Service.Business Editors & Technology Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Plural, Inc., a leading strategic interactive consulting and development firm, today announced that George Shepherd - a distinguished mentor within the development community - will join its Strategic Technology Consulting practice (STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club ) as head of the Component Repository Service. The service helps clients execute effective strategies for leveraging corporate data source code, code libraries, design patterns and frameworks. Plural's STC practice provides technological direction and assistance in areas including scalability, security, interoperability and developer services, to help clients improve how they use and implement technology. Shepherd is best known for his work as Senior Trainer for DevelopMentor, a preeminent firm specializing in leading-edge software development training. In this capacity, he created and delivered 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. application courses to hundreds of developers at DevelopMentor headquarters and at numerous companies nationwide. Shepherd will continue teaching at DevelopMentor on behalf of Plural. He also is a highly recognized author of more than 80 influential publications and articles, including Inside ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up (Microsoft Press 1999), Programming Visual C++ (Microsoft Press 1998) and MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) An application framework for writing Microsoft C/C++ and Visual C++ applications. See application framework. MFC - Microsoft Foundation Class Internals (Addison-Wesley 1996), among others. "We are delighted to have George join our team; his skills are a perfect fit for the work we are doing in STC. George's extensive experience in component ware makes him ideally suited to head up STC's Component Repository service offering," said Ronan Sorensen, Plural's Director of Strategic Technology Consulting. According to Sorensen, the advantages of component and code reuse are self-evident - more rapid development, lower development cost, easier maintenance and flexibility in responding to changing needs - but implementing an effective component reuse strategy is a complex undertaking. STC's Component Repository offering helps companies avoid the common pitfalls of coding the same solution over and over again, and guides them to reusing a repository of refined extensible components that solve problems for most scenarios. "Plural is a well-known leader in delivering complex and innovative eSolutions for its clients. I'm pleased to be a part of Plural's growth and success as they continue to help companies realize their eBusiness visions and benefit from the opportunities of what I see as a very exciting interactive market space," said Shepherd. Prior to joining Plural, Shepherd spent three years as Senior Developer and spokesperson for Stingray Software, where he was responsible for developing component ware geared towards the C++ development community. In addition, Shepherd held positions at Miller Freeman Publishing Company, Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC, though commonly referred to as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. Its Launch Systems Group is heavily involved with missile defense launch systems. , Oakley Publishing Company, NIRSystems, Software Frameworks Association, Quyen Systems, Morgan Technologies and the Arbitron Company. Shepherd's 15 year development experience encompasses COM, C++, C, Microsoft Windows SDK The Microsoft Windows SDK (Software Development Kit) is a free software development kit from Microsoft that contains header files, libraries, samples, documentation and tools utilizing the APIs required to successfully develop applications for Microsoft Windows and the . , Microsoft Foundation Classes (programming) Microsoft Foundation Classes - (MFC) Software structures in C++, the Windows base classes which can respond to messages, make windows, and from which application specific classes can be derived. , Borland Object Windows Library The Object Windows Library (OWL) is a Borland C++ object-oriented framework originally designed for WinAPI. It was used in Turbo Pascal for Windows, Borland Pascal and their Borland C++ package. , Borland Delphi, OS/2 Presentation Manager, Gupta SQL, Raima Object Manager, dBase III+/Clipper, Pascal, Modula-2, 80x86 assembly language  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. and Basic. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
About Plural Plural (www.plural.com) is a strategic interactive consulting and development firm focused on multiplying the eBusiness strengths of is clients. Driven by nearly 600 skilled strategists, creative specialists and technologists, Plural draws on 11 years of experience delivering business-critical interactive solutions to Global 2000 companies and Internet startup ventures through the Plural Propeller program. The company's eBusiness expertise is centered on business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets, with specialized industry focus areas in financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, pharmaceutical, media, travel and professional services. The company is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with nine offices nationwide. |
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