Inc. TDC Overview Harry McGuckin TDC Secretary

2 History : DoD Automatic Test Systems (ATS) Executive Agent addressed Test and Diagnostics issues Late 1997: DoD ATS EA realized industry was in better position to provide solutions

3 History (Con’t) Early 1998 DoD met with industry representatives to discuss establishment of a consortium August 1998 TDC concept presented at IEEE Automatic Test Conference by TDC Development Team

4 History (Con’t) Mid 1998 to Early 1999 TDC Development Team held several meetings to address organization, activities, membership, etc. April 1999 TDC Development Team welcomes industry to TDC Organizing Meeting to discuss issues identified by Development Team

5 Goals  Identify and address members’ issues and concerns  Provide technical and programmatic guidance  Represent majority of user community  Communicate common concerns to suppliers/vendors

6 Goals (Con’t)  Secure resources for cooperative work  Provide forum for suppliers/vendors to present ideas and technologies to user community  Increase commonality of environments across industries

7 Vision  To work together to optimize the test and diagnostics environment through communication of business, and technological and customer-oriented issues and concerns

8 Mission  Work together to identify and address mutual test and diagnostics issues and concerns  Foster development of more effective test and diagnostics tools, systems and processes  Facilitate communication in test and diagnostics community

9 Status  Organization  Board of Directors  Operations  Membership  Future Activities

10 Status of Organization  Non-Profit 501 (c)(3)  Incorporated in Kentucky  Fiscal year from July 1 to June 30  Officers –Chairman Dave Carleton –Secretary Harry McGuckin –Treasurer Jennifer Fetherman

11 Status of BOD  Members –Dave Carleton –Harry McGuckin –Marv Rozner –Loofie Gutterman –Bob Stern –Jim Lundgren –DoD advisor Mike Malesich

12 Status of Operations  CMG under contract to: –develop marketing strategy –handle anti-trust issues –identify potential new members  Accounting Firm hired to: –file federal tax return –file Kentucky return –prepare financial statements

13 Status of membership  Current membership is 32 companies  Changed membership categories to two types: User and Supplier  Renewal letters will be mailed in October for January payment  Membership drive AUTOTESTCON 2000

14 Future Activities  Membership Drive –concentration on USERS –solicit different industries  Definition of an Initiative for TDC to address in the coming year  Consider TDC’s role in NxTest architecture  Next meeting in early December

15 Benefits For Users  Reduced Costs –Development –Acquisition –Maintenance  Improved Test & Diagnostic capabilities  Increased knowledge –Capabilities / technologies across industries  Antitrust protection –Allows cooperation among organizations

16 Benefits for Suppliers  Improved Margins  Reduced time to market  Increased knowledge –Requirements / technologies across industries  Antitrust protection –Allows cooperation among organizations

17 Member Briefings  Hughes - Dave Carleton  DoD - Mike Malesich  Aeroflex - Marv Rozner  Racal Instruments - Malcolm Levy  Agilent - Bob Stern  Winsoft - Gabriella Schwartzberg  Geotest - Loofie Gutterman