ODA Announces New Founding Members

Phoenix, AZ: The Open Design Alliance (ODA) announces three organizations joining the ODA as new Founding Members: Carlson Software, Inc. (www.carlsonsw.com), INFRASOFT (www.infrasoft.ru), and Nanosoft Limited (www.nanocad.ru).

The ODA is a member-based non-profit organization that relies on its membership as a foundation for continued growth and sustainability. The rise in the number of Founding Members is the largest increase in ODA history within a six month period.

ODA Founding Membership receives interest from specialized organizations that require full access to the ODA DWGdirect™ and DGNdirect™ software libraries, which provide read, write, and render capabilities for DWG and DGN file formats. Founding Membership is the highest level of membership offered by the ODA, providing benefits that include access to ODA source code on all available platforms, unlimited commercial distribution of the ODA's software libraries, premium support, and the ability to elect representatives to the ODA Board of Directors.

When asked about his company's new ODA membership, Dave Carlson, Executive Vice President of Development at Carlson Software, commented, "With full access to the ODA software libraries, our membership allows us to develop new applications and offer our customers more choices. We look forward to an active role as members in the ODA organization."

Arnold van der Weide, President of the ODA, added, "The CAD/CAM industry continues to shift in ways that increase the demand for open component technology that can read, write, and render CAD file formats. With ODA technology, new members find that they can quickly benefit from the opportunity to deliver robust engineering solutions. We enthusiastically welcome Carlson Software, INFRASOFT, and Nanosoft Limited with their project nanoCAD, as Founding Members and look to our ongoing relationships with each ODA member as an indicator of solid partnerships that work."

Membership in the ODA is open to all organizations. More details about membership and ODA libraries and services can be found at http://www.opendesign.com.