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31 August 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Miami, FL
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Miami FL on September 23 and 24, 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

31 August 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Wichita, KS
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Wichita KS on September 20 and 21, 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

26 August 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Dallas, TX
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Dallas TX on September 16 and 17, 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

13 August 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Singapore
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Singapore on 27 and 28 September 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

8 August 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Tel Aviv
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Tel Aviv on 18 and 19 August 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

24 July 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Seattle WA, USA
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Seattle, September 13 - 14, 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

1 July 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Tampere, Finland
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Finland, 23 - 24 August 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

10 June 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Seoul, Korea
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Seoul, 5 - 6 July 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

10 June 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Tokyo, Japan
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Tokyo, 12 - 13 July 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

22 May 2010

Shufra offers full training, software and consultancy support for latest version of ASD-STE100, Issue 5, April 2010
Shufra certifies its training, consultancy and software implementation services to be fully compliant with the latest version of the ASD-STE100 specification, Issue 5, April 2010.

1 May 2010

Shufra gives presentation about Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) and ASD-STE100 workshop at NLDITA in Utrecht, Netherlands
Shufra will give a presentation about the benefits of ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) and a one-day hands-on ASD-STE100 workshop at NLDITA 2010 in Utrecht, Netherlands on 9 and 10 June 2010.

30 April 2010

Issue 5 of the ASD-STE100 specification released and supported
The ASD STEMG released Issue 5 of the ASD-STE100 specification. Shufra fully supports the new release with updated training and software.

30 April 2010

Shufra offers more Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training sessions in Israel
Following hugely popular and successful classes in December 2009 and February-March 2010, Shufra offers seats at a Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training 15-16 June 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

28 April 2010

Shufra signed contract with Cortona3D
Shufra signed a contract with Cortona3D, world leader in 3D visual communication and publishing software. Shufra thus offers its customers a comprehensive and highly effective solution for resue of engineering data, PLM, graphics, animations, illustrated parts catalogues and interactive documentation.

21 April 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Seoul, Korea
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Seoul, 3 - 4 June 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

10 April 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Tokyo, Japan
Shufra offers seats at a Simplified English training in Tokyo, 25 - 26 May 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

29 January 2010

Shufra looking back at a very successful presentation about Simplified English at Techshoret
Shufra received a lot of positive feedback on its presentation about the benefits of ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) at Techshoret in Jerusalem on 4 March.

29 January 2010

Shufra gives presentation about Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) at Techshoret
Shufra will give a presentation about the benefits of ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) at Techshoret in Jerusalem on 4 March.

26 January 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Istanbul, Turkey
Shufra offers seats at a technical documentation standards training 11 - 12 March 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

19 January 2010

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Israel
Shufra offers seats at a technical documentation standards training 2 - 3 March 2010. See details about the Simplified English training class.

16 November 2009

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Mumbai, India
Shufra offers seats at a technical documentation standards training 21 - 22 February 2010. See details about the Mumbai training class.

16 November 2009

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Bangalore, India
Shufra offers seats at a technical documentation standards training 17 - 18 February 2010. See details about the Bangalore training class.

11 November 2009

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) training in Tel Aviv
Shufra offers seats at a technical documentation standards training 21 - 22 December. See details about the Tel Aviv training class. Also see the press release.

7 November 2009

Shufra announces 25% discount on Boeing Simplified English Checker licenses
Shufra is pleased to announce a temporary special offer. From now until 31 December 2009, we offer Boeing Simplified English Checker licenses at a 25% discount. See the press release.

21 October 2009

Shufra to give an audio conference on Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100)
Dr. Frans Wijma, Managing Director of Shufra, will give a presentation about the benefits of ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) for various industries. See FX Conferences. The presentation will focus on compliance, practical aspects of implementation and writing for translation.

20 October 2009

Shufra looks back at a very successful Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations IT Conference
Attendees showed great interest in learning more about ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) and international standards for document creation, management, publishing and translation in the aviation industry. See the press release.

13 September 2009

Shufra gives presentation about Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) at MRO Asia
Shufra will give a presentation about the benefits of ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) in the aviation industry at MRO Asia in Hong Kong, 8 - 10 December.

Shufra will explain how the international aerospace standard ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English, formerly AECMA Simplified English) helps to improve the quality and readability of aircraft maintenance documentation (AMM, CMM, etc.) and contributes to less downtime, considerable cost savings and improved safety.

23 August 2009

Shufra gives presentation about Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) at Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations IT Conference
Shufra will give a presentation about the benefits of ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) in the aviation industry at the Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations IT Conference in Bangkok, 13 - 14 October.

Shufra will explain how the international aerospace standard ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English, formerly AECMA Simplified English) helps to improve the quality and readability of aircraft maintenance documentation (AMM, CMM, etc.) and contributes to less downtime, considerable cost savings and improved safety.

23 August 2009

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) and S1000D training sessions in Dubai
Shufra offers seats at documentation standards training classes in Dubai 29 September - 1 October. See details about the Dubai training classes.

4 August 2009

Shufra gives presentation about Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) at STC Singapore
Shufra will give a presentation about Simplified Technical English as the basis for global documentation at an STC meeting on 17 August in Singapore.

1 August 2009

Shufra offers Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) and S1000D training sessions in Singapore
Shufra offers seats at documentation standards training classes in Singapore 25 - 27 August. See details about the Singapore training classes.

14 July 2009

Shufra to complement its range of XML-based services
Shufra establishes further strategic partnerships in order to provide its customers with unmatched practical and efficient state-of-the-art solutions for technical documentation and training. See our press release.

11 July 2009

Shufra offers open Simplified English training classes
Shufra will offer two-day Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) classes in the UK and US. It is possible to book one or more seats to attend these classes. The first two-day classes will take place in September in Phoenix, AZ and London, UK. Each class will have a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 participants. Participants will receive a copy of the ASD-STE100 specification. Upon successful completion, a certificate will be issued. The cost per seat is US$ 1,800 / EUR 1,300. Please register before 31 July. See our press release.

6 June 2009

Shufra signed contract with Boeing
Shufra now also offers Boeing engineering software, including SOCS (Sparse Optimal Control Software), 2NA Nesting Software, BCSLIB Mathematical/Statistical Library and Voxmap PointShell (VPS) Software Library.

13 May 2009

Shufra to exhibit at Dubai Airport Show 2009
Shufra will be exhibiting at the Dubai Airport Show, 19-21 May in Dubai, UAE. Shufra will showcase its range of services and products for the airline industry, including support for all relevant international standards (ATA iSpec 2200, ATA-100, ASD-STE100, S1000D), training, system integration and data management solutions. Shufra partners with JustSystems to help companies easily migrate to the vendor-independent and future-proof XML standard for data handling.

JustSystems' XMetaL XML editor is a very user-friendly and scalable application that can easily be implemented and integrated into custom-made XML-based solutions. In addition, Shufra will showcase the Corena S1000D suite of applications for documentation based on the leading aerospace standard, the Boeing Simplified English Checker (BSEC) tool used for text standardisation and document quality management and Boeing's advanced engineering software and libraries that help any company in the field to improve its design and analytical capabilities.

12 May 2009

Shufra signed contract with JustSystems
Shufra signed a reseller contract with JustSystems. Shufra will offer the full range of XML software as part of an overall solution for the creation, management and publishing of content.

13 May 2009

Shufra signed contract with Corena
Shufra signed a contract with Corena. Shufra thus offers its customers a full solution for S1000D, ATA iSpec 2200, ATA-100 and ASD-STE100.

15 April 2009

Shufra opens discussion group on LinkedIn
Shufra opens a discussion group on LinkedIn to exchange information and ideas about Simplified Technical English. If you are interested to join, please log on to LinkedIn and find the group ASD-STE100: Simplified Technical English for aerospace and defense.

8 April 2009

Shufra signs agreement with acrolinx
Shufra announces reseller agreement with acrolinx GmbH from Germany. Shufra will market and distribute the acrolinx™ IQ Suite. This software helps to implement corporate style guides governing spelling, grammar, style and terminology usage in documentation.See Implementing corporate style guides: Shufra becomes authorised reseller for acrolinx IQ Suite

7 April 2009

Shufra signs agreement with Boeing
Shufra becomes authorised reseller for Boeing. Shufra will market and distribute the Boeing Simplified English Checker (BSEC). Simplified English (ASD-STE100) is an international standard that aims to make technical documentation easier to understand and to translate. See Beyond Standard English: Shufra becomes authorized reseller for Boeing Simplified English Checker

13 March 2009

Shufra at LISA conference
Shufra will be exhibiting at LISA in Taipei, 6-8 April. See LISA and Shufra join forces to better serve Asia's technical documentation needs.