Open Design Alliance Increases Revenue During First Half of 2009

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Open Design Alliance Increases Revenue During First Half of 2009

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Phoenix, AZ, July 22, 2009 – The Open Design Alliance (ODA) today announced a 13% increase in revenue during the first six months of 2009.

The ODA is a non-profit organization that obtains revenue from membership fees. The increase in revenue is due to a steady base of existing members as well as the addition of new members. A large part of the membership fees is used to develop the ODA Platform which is used for the development of CAD and other technical graphics applications.

“The ODA has matured into a well managed organization that now has a very active board, professional management, and an agile engineering process with emphasis being placed on quality and open communication,” commented Gary Heath, CEO of Informative Graphics (IGC), a Founding Member of the ODA.

Arnold van der Weide, ODA President, added, “The increase in revenue during this economic downturn is evidence of the ODA’s strength and its commitment to its member’s success. We expect a similar result for the remainder of this year.”

More information about the ODA is available at www.opendesign.com.

About the Open Design Alliance

The Open Design Alliance is a non-profit consortium of over 2,000 software developers and users committed to promoting open, industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data and CAD legacy data. The ODA technology platform provides users with the tools to create a wide range of applications, including custom data access and editing utilities, visualization tools, and even full-scale CAD systems. The platform also supports the use of both DWG and DGN files, with import and export capabilities to other file formats. The Open Design Alliance maintains the OpenDWG® library and publishes the OpenDWG file specification.