Sep 22 - buildingSMART Picks Bricsys Vondle for IFD Library Project

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buildingSMART Picks Bricsys Vondle for IFD Library Project

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MERRIMACK, NH, Sep 22, 2008 - The IFD Library Group - a division of the buildingSMART organization - has chosen Bricsys Vondle technology to manage the IFD Library project.

IFD is the International Framework for Dictionaries, a standard for ontologies used by buildingSMART technology. The IFD Library project is derived from internationally-accepted open standards developed by ISO (International Organization of Standards), most importantly ISO 12006-3:2007.

Along with buildingSMART technology, the IFD Library is one of the core components of IFC (Industry Foundation Classes ) and IDM/MVD (Information Delivery Manual and Model View Definition). The library, which was developed by international teams in the USA and Europe, provides flexibility for IFC-based building information models (BIM), because it allows links between models and multiple databases with project and product data.

To manage the huge IFD project, team members use Vondle from Bricsys. Members of all teams can access the most recent version of all documents 24/7. Vondle takes care of versioning and logging of all user actions. Vondle's powerful, yet easy-to-use workflow, allows complex processing of reviews and approvals.

Maarten van Hezik, the managing director of STABU Foundation and one of the founders of IFD Libraries, comments: "I’m impressed by the ease of use and performance of Vondle. This technology is the backbone of all communications among our team members. Via Vondle's access rights matrix, our administrators have full control on what’s happening on a day-to-day basis.”

“We are glad to see our technology being used by this innovative group,” adds Erik De Keyser, CEO at Bricsys. “The IFD Library adds crucial capabilities to IFC, and we are convinced that this is a major step in helping BIM make its breakthrough in the design industry.”

About the IFD Library Group

IFD Library Group is part of buildingSMART International. It operates according to the rules and regulations of buildingSMART International and the charter for the IFD Library Group. IFD Library is developed and managed by the IFD Library Group's four partners:

CSI (Construction Specifications Institute), USA
CSC (Construction Specifications Canada), Canada
STABU Foundation, Netherlands
buildingSMART, Norway.

For more information, about IFD Library Group, visit http://dev.ifd-library.org/index.php/Main_Page

About Bricsys

Bricsys is a global provider of engineering software through its network of 70+ offices on four continents. The Bricsys product portfolio includes extended SaaS services together with a powerful DWG-alternative CAD platform that enables DWG-based applications to serve the growing markets of GIS, AEC, mechanical CAD, and civil engineering. A growing number of application developers are finding their way to the SaaS (software as a service) and CAD platforms. Bricsys products are available in 14 languages, with more languages in development.

In addition to its technological strength, Bricsys delivers high quality support to every user, every developer, every day, and everywhere. As leaders in their fields, Bricsys customers require zero downtime support. Bricsys eliminates barriers between its technical team and the user, because wherever they are on the globe, our customers can communicate their support requests directly to the Bricsys support team.

Bricsys publishes release and update reports about its products every month, thereby ensuring transparency about the status and development of its software products.

Bricsys is a Founding Member of the Open Design Alliance (ODA) and contributes significantly to interoperability in the engineering industry.

For more information about Bricsys, visit www.bricsys.com.

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