User:EstockGuru/sandbox

DistiStock is a software application for Windows-based PC's that is dedicated to the electronic components industry. Its user base consists of electronics engineers, circuit designers, technicians, purchasing agents at various levels in the industry and students. DistiStock is used to search for information about board-level electronic parts. The information is presented to the user in sortable and filterable summary page to allow for easy comparison and cross-referencing.

History
DistiStock was initially developed by Smart Data Works, a software development firm, as a custom application for a client in the electronics industry. After the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan resulted in the closure of numerous electronic component manufacturing plants in the earthquake zone, the effects were felt globally by the electronics industry. Smart Data Works met with the client later in 2011 and asked for permission to release DistiStock to the industry in general, as a way to minimize the effect of the earthquake. Permission was granted. After adapting DistiStock for a more general distribution it was released to the market in April 2012. DistiStock is currently supported and maintained by Smart Data Works.

Overview
Although DistiStock is a desktop application, its user interface is modelled after web-based search engines. The user enters a part number and information about the part number is displayed.