FIATECH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX and Oslo, Norway, February 24, 2010--POSC Caesar Association (PCA) and FIATECH have agreed on a single “Joint Operational Reference Data” project plan to create in 2010 a stable, scalable and commercially-viable operation of the ISO15926 reference data system and associated services.

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Austin, TX, December 21, 2009 -- FIATECH grew in 2009, with the addition of the following 16 organizations to its membership: ALCIM Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), Avolve Software, Clark County Nevada, ExxonMobil, Loreto Design Consultants, Noumenon Consulting Ltd. (UK), Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), Queensland Energy Resources (Australia), Salt Lake City Corporation, Siemens, TC9 at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tecgraf / PUC-Rio University (Brazil), University of Alberta (Canada), University of Calgary (Canada), University of Michigan and VNIIAES (Russia).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX, October 15, 2009--Software providers demonstrated successful exchange of intelligent engineering data between their systems using ISO 15926 dictionary compliant XML exchange files.

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Austin, TX, June 8, 2009--FIATECH and the POSC Caesar Association proudly announce the release of iRING (Version 1.0.0), which is a set of open source software solutions for ISO 15926 for the capital projects and facilities industry. iRING is a full technical implementation of the ISO 15926 standard and was developed through a successfully demonstrated implementation project called “Camelot.”

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Austin, TX, May 5, 2009--FIATECH recognized and honored nine organizations and individuals for their extraordinary work in developing and deploying innovative engineering and construction technologies, April 7, at the annual CETI Award Gala in Henderson, NV. FIATECH established the CETI Award--Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation--in 2006 to promote and showcase innovative construction-related technologies that benefit the capital projects industry.

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Austin, TX, April 30, 2009--On April 7, in Henderson, Nevada, FIATECH held its CETI Award Gala in conjunction with its 2009 Technology Conference and Showcase: Where the Best Get Better. During the ceremony, the James B. Porter, Jr. Award for Technology Leadership was given to K. Keith Roe, Chairman, President & CEO, Burns & Roe Group, Inc.

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Austin, TX, April 21, 2009--On April 7, FIATECH hosted the CETI Award Gala, in conjunction with its 2009 Technology Conference and Showcase: Where the Best Get Better, in Henderson, NV. During that ceremony, the Superior Technical Achievement Awards (STAR) were given out to six outstanding individuals who provided critical support and valuable contributions to FIATECH in 2008. As a result of their leadership, commitment and sacrifice, FIATECH was able to produce valuable tools, products and technological developments that have benefited the entire capital projects industry.

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Houston, TX, February 23, 2009 -- The US FIATECH construction industry consortium andthe Norwegian POSC Caesar organization have announced a new standards-basedinteroperability infrastructure, the ISO 15926 real time interoperability network grid(iRING). The project is part of an ongoing effort from the standards bodies to easeinformation transfer from engineering contractors to owner operators and to assurelifecycle data management of plant and production facilities.

Industry Identifies Homeland Security Issues, Identifies Technological Gaps, & Launches Implementation of a National Technology Roadmap

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Austin, TX, December 11, 2002--Representatives from industry met last month to address new security challenges and critical technology needs that crosscut all sectors of the industry and to identify requirements for focused research and development to meet those challenges. The Workshop, held in Lansdowne, Virginia, built upon the draft Capital Projects Technology Roadmap (CPTR) document that was created by industry earlier in the year. The revised document will be available in early 2003 and will outline a strategic plan to identify technological and business goals that must be met to realize the industry’s vision for the future as well as specific project plans requiring implementation.

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AUSTIN, TX, June 17, 2008 - End user acceptance of technology has been identified by both COMIT and FIATECH as a critical factor affecting the success and failure of mobile IT projects. Both organizations are seeking to better understand how to effectively overcome user-centered barriers to successfully implementing technology related  to usability, training and change management.