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Ole Jørgen Anfindsen (COO)EPM Technologyole@epmtech.jotne.comwww.epmtech.jotne.com

Model-based Industrial Data Management (IDM)EXPRESS Data Manager™

Connecting Engineers -

Making data last longer and work harder

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The Company

EPM Technology has provided STEP (SC4) database technology since 1992 to the aerospace, automotive and defence industry.

Focus is 100% compliance to emerging industry standards and the semantics defined by product models.

One product line - the EXPRESS Data Manager™: The product is considered to be among the most functional and robust sytem for implementing SC4 standards, and has done very well in several benchmarks.

Part of IAI since 1995 - permant observer to ITM since 1999. Main focus on extensions to make a standard for the entire built environment - especially IFD (taxonomy) and IFG (GIS).

References: Singapore e-submission and e-plan check: Model server in production

UK Taylor Woodrow: model server under implementation for FM handover

Norway

— Norwegian Frigate project: model server for QA and hand-over of logistics information.

— BYGGSØK e-submission: model server to be implemented in 2004/2005

— AHUS Hospital - model server implementation ongoing since spring 2004. For client briefing and design - take-off for tendering and FM.

— Nyttbygg - portal for contract support and document manageement - model server for object-based construction and logistics.

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IFC Model Server Architecture

WorkFlow Versioning

API

Server-side re-usable methods

CAD

Model Server User Interface (PDM)

IFC+IFD+IFGUsed for:• Resource Data• Project Data• Formalized Knowledge

SpellCheck

CodeChecks

OtherKBE

LibraryMgmt

Model Server

WorkFlow

ReportWizard

ExchangeFilters

ExternalLibrary(CAD)

HVAC Electro Energy Logistcs

Select &Report

Configure BrowseUpload

DownloadValidate

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Model Server Features

Providing a single source of information

complete and consistent using a common language (IFC)

ownership and access rights to contractual information

partial data check-out and check-in (merge)

versioning

transparent access from heterogeneous applications and environments

— mapping services

— online clients communicating via transactions using API

— offline clients communicating via web services - upload/download/execute query (methods)

information quality control

— semantics defined by the standard

— business rules defined by enterprises and projects

several levels of ambition are possible:

— Primary version of data is still stored in proprietary file formats while the Model Server holds secondary versions of data. This is the recommended starting point.

— Ultimately, data should be stored only in the Model Server and not in files at all.

— It is probably necessary to move step by step from the above starting point to the ultimate goal.