Author(s)

S. Melson

Abstract

. DSB Consult is planning and stepwise implementing a transition from a variety of proprietary single-disciplinary cad-systems to open systems following common standards and specifications operating on a common data model. Future design-systems must comply with the "OLE For Design and Modeling" standard, the engineering counterpart to the OLE-2 integration standard for office automation. Other standards like COM and ODBC will contribute to a truly open, highly customizable multi-vendor system environment. The paper presents the overall concept, the implementation strategy, experiences so far, and expectations for future efficiency and quality gains. European Context. Being located between Germany and Sweden Denmark is an important link between Scandinavia and Central Europe. The Danish Railway network comprises 2.300

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