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Home > About PPDM > News Releases: Mar 22, 2001

PPDM Association Opens Houston Office

March 22, 2001 -- The Public Petroleum Data Model Association has opened an office in Houston to serve the U.S. and South American markets in the adoption of open technology standards for data management and exchange. In conjunction with the opening of the Houston office, the Association is pleased to announce the appointment of T. L. (Tiffany) Praetzel to the position of Marketing Manager - U.S. and South America.

Ms. Praetzel's extensive oil and gas application marketing experience will benefit the Association's international growth. Ms. Praetzel will be focused on the continued international growth of the Association while maintaining close contact with our present membership. To contact Ms. Praetzel or the Association's Houston office, e-mail praetzel@ppdm.org or phone 1-713-528-9101.

The PPDM Association is a non-profit organization through which members worldwide cooperate to develop standards as a foundation for managing information as an essential asset in the global resource business. Representing over 100 oil and gas companies, vendors, and regulatory agencies worldwide, the Association delivers a vendor-independent standard data model and data exchange.

Data exchange, software applications and other services based on the PPDM model have reduced user and supplier costs and improved the effectiveness of information technology. The Association continues to expand the model and data exchange functions to encompass other key global resource business processes.