Actify, Inc. and TTF Enter into Strategic Partnership; Partnership Will Provide Enhanced and Additional CAD Importers For Actify Customers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LYON, France & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2004 Actify Inc., the leader in client-server design visualization and collaboration solutions for the high technology, automotive, industrial automation and discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. industries, and TTF TTF TrueType Font (file extension; Windows) TTF Transportation Trust Fund TTF Thyroid Transcription Factor TTF Timber Trade Federation TTF Time-to-Treatment Failure (endpoint in clincial trials) , a leader in CAD data interoperability libraries and multi CAD Digital Mock up solutions, today announced that the two companies have entered into a long term strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, TTF Foundations, CAD importing technology, will be available for Actify's SpinFire 2004 entire family of products. Under the terms of the agreement, Actify users will be able to use TTF's technology to import 3D data formats from any native CAD system for conversion into Actify's .3D format, making file access five to ten times faster than previously available. This also ensures the quality and integrity of the original CAD data is maintained, despite the complexity or size of the original CAD file. Through this technology, the ability to compress and maintain geometry will allow Actify customers to not only open and distribute files quicker but to compress files much smaller while ensuring their designs are being accurately communicated throughout the enterprise and supply chain. In addition, Actify will add an updated Catia V5 importer, CADDS CADDS Contiguous Abcd1/Dxs1375e Deletion Syndrome CADDS Computer Aided Design and Drafting Software (ComputerVision CAD/CAM software) 4 and 5, and .prc, TTF's Project Reviewer intelligent compressed file format, as well as updating several existing supported CAD formats. The Actify SpinFire 2004 product line supports files created in any CAD file format converting them, into .3D, a world-renowned CAD visualization file format for communicating digital design data beyond the engineering department to knowledge workers. "Our partnership with TTF will ensure that Actify customers can communicate complex 2D and 3D design data knowing that the integrity of the data has been preserved," said Randy Ochs, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Actify. "TTF's superior technology will help Actify customers to realize increased cost savings and productivity gains." "We are very proud to have been chosen by Actify as they are a worldwide leader in the digital design communications business," said Jean Luc Brocard, president, Services, TTF SA. "We look forward to developing our relationship by cross fertilizing our networks in geographies like Japan, US and Europe. Once again, TTF demonstrates its leadership in providing best in class tools." SpinFire Professional 2004 provides powerful 3D and 2D CAD visualization capabilities, without requiring a CAD system, in a secure and user-friendly format. SpinFire Professional 2004 enables access, communication and distribution of multiple CAD formats throughout the enterprise and supply chain, allowing companies to realize cost savings and productivity gains in product design, procurement, quoting and estimation, manufacturing sales, marketing and support. TTF develops, markets and supports best-in-class solutions for CAD data interoperability, multi-CAD digital mock-up mock·up also mock-up n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter. and collaborative engineering solutions. Products and services are targeted at the automotive, aerospace, machinery and consumer products industries. About Actify Inc. Founded in 1996, Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of client/server CAD visualization solutions. Actify's SpinFire product line provides the lowest total cost of ownership with the highest scalability across manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation and through their supply chains. The Actify SpinFire solution is sold through authorized distributors and Value Added Resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . For more information please visit www.actify.com or call 415.227.3800. About TTF Trade and Technologies France SA (TTF) develops and markets solutions for CAD model interoperability (native translators with history tree) and digital mock-up (Project Reviewer(TM) for Collaborative Engineering). TTF enjoys a worldwide presence in the automotive, aerospace, machinery and consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and industries. Among its references are Renault, Valeo, Legrand, Konsberg, Ansys, Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. , Cimatron Ltd., DP Technology, Sescoi, PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. , Messier,... who can also rely on TTF high quality services such as installation, maintenance, training and specific software development. More information on TTF is available at: www.ttf-group.com. |
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