Engineering Service Bureau (ESB) Paradigm

This paradigm presents ESBs as organizations that offer affordable, Internet-based, product-specific capabilities ranging from highly-automtated self-service analyses to one-of-a-kind full-service analyses. STEP product data-driven capabilities built upon DAI techniques are the hallmark of this type of bureau, enabling friendly usage by non-analysts. IntrAnet-based ESBs inside larger companies are are also envisioned to enhance designer access to analysis. See the following links for further information.

The Engineering Service Bureau- Empowering SMEs to Improve Collaboratively Developed Products - CALS Expo'97.

U-Engineer

Technology Guidelines for the Engineering Service Bureau Paradigm

These pages help identify the information technology a engineering service bureau and an end user/client each need to create/access an Internet-based engineering service like U-Engineer in order to run TIGER Tools.

Engineering Service Bureau (ESB) Paradigm

Other TIGER ESB-Related Links