Membership deepens collaboration to advance ISO STEP standards across the digital threadDallas, TX [August 5, 2026] — PDES, Inc., the leading international consortium focused on advancing digitalengineering standards and interoperability, today announced that Istari Digital has joined PDES, Inc. as amember organization.As a PDES members, Istari Digital will collaborate with industry, government, and technology partners to advancepractical implementation of ISO STEP standards to enable standardized, trusted data exchange from design andengineering through manufacturing, sustainment, and operational environments. PDES, Inc. provides a neutralforum where stakeholders align standards development with real-world implementation needs, and thispartnership will support use cases that connect engineering intent to manufacturing, sustainment, and operationsthrough a continuous, standards-based digital thread."Welcoming Istari Digital to PDES, Inc. strengthens our ability to translate standards into real-world impact," saidAllison Barnard, General Manager of PDES, Inc. "Their focus on digital engineering and model-based approachesaligns directly with our efforts to extend ISO STEP standards downstream and ensure they're trusted across theenterprise. Collaboration like this is essential to improving how organizations communicate and execute inincreasingly complex digital ecosystems.""Istari Digital is proud to join PDES, Inc. and contribute to a community that is shaping the future of digitalengineering," said Tom McCabe, Chief Operating Officer of Istari Digital. "Standards-based interoperability isfoundational to successful digital transformation. Through PDES, we look forward to collaborating with membersto drive ISO STEP standards downstream and improve communication across organizations, systems, anddisciplines."About PDES, Inc.PDES, Inc. is a not-for-profit consortium dedicated to developing and maintaining ISO 10303 standards forproduct data representation and exchange, as well as LOTAR standards for long-term archiving and retrieval ofproduct data. By connecting the digital enterprise, PDES, Inc. helps organizations achieve seamlessinteroperability across their supply chains. For more information, visit https://pdesinc.org.About Istari DigitalIstari Digital is the agentic AI infrastructure for defense, aerospace, and other industries where failure is not anoption. Its decentralized platform connects data and AI agents across tool, organizational, and classificationboundaries without requiring data consolidation. With Istari, programs move faster, teams collaborate acrossfragmented ecosystems, and every participant retains control of their systems and intellectual property. Becausein a world where AI moves fast, no-fail missions don't have to choose between speed and security. For moreinformation visit istaridigital.com or follow Istari Digital on LinkedIn.
PDES, Inc. Welcomes New Member Istari Digital
