Adra Systems to integrate Matrix PDM solution with CALSVIEW, IGES Data Analysis' 3D Document Viewer; Interface will preserve intelligent data in its native format.CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1996--Adra Systems, Inc., creator of advanced software solutions for the business, engineering and manufacturing sectors, today announced an agreement with IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) An ANSI file format that is system independent and also intended for human interpretation. Evolving out of the U.S. Data Analysis (Melrose Park Melrose Park, village (1990 pop. 20,859), Cook co., NE Ill., an industrial suburb of Chicago; inc. 1893. It has large railroad yards and shops, steel mills, and factories that make a wide variety of products. , Ill.) to develop an interface between Matrix, Adra's object-oriented PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and (product data management) solution, and CALSVIEW, IDA's advanced viewing and markup software. The planned interface will bring real-time, 3D viewing capabilities to Matrix's superior information management environment, creating a seamlessly integrated solution that meets the unique design and process management needs of the manufacturing and engineering sectors. The integration was conceived by Zenith Electronics Zenith Electronics Corporation is an American manufacturer of televisions headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. It was the inventor of the modern remote control, and it introduced HDTV in North America. Corporation whose large Matrix and CALSVIEW installation delivers a high level of functionality to the company's workflow and design processes. The interface seamlessly integrates CALSVIEW's viewing technology with Matrix's superior data management and workflow tracking system, allowing users to access data files from multi-vendor systems, view and manipulate graphical information and save revisions to drawings as associated files. Distinguished by a highly intuitive 3D rotation tool, the integration eliminates the need for internal proprietary conversion of files, enhancing Matrix's ease-of-use, speed and scalability. The integration ensures sophisticated functionality, quality and control in companies' engineering and design processes. "The new interface reflects Adra's commitment to developing technologically advanced products that are highly responsive to the changing marketplace," said William Mason, 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 Adra Systems. "Matrix's object-oriented paradigm is a natural match for IDA's 3D viewing technology. The interface reflects the next step in the rapidly expanding PDM market and will enable companies to utilize 3D technology and emerging STEP technology." "IDA Ida (ē`dä), city (1990 pop. 91,859), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural market and railway junction. is proud to be integrating its viewing software with Adra's exceptional product data management system," said William Turcotte, president of IDA. "We look forward to a long-lasting relationship with Adra and are confident that customers will be impressed with the many outstanding qualities and capabilities of the new integrated interface." About Matrix Matrix goes beyond traditional PDM to enterprise-wide information and business process management. The Matrix System integrates complex data management, workflow and communications through an easy-to-use, highly graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . Matrix is a cross-platform client/server solution that supports UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. (TM), Digital UNIX(TM), HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (TM), Irix(TM), Solaris(TM), SunOS(TM)), Microsoft(R) (Windows(TM) for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 3.1, Windows NT(TM) and Windows 95TM)), Apple(R) Macintosh(TM) (68000) and Digital Alpha NT(TM). About CALSVIEW CALSVIEW provides viewing, redlining Identifying text that has been changed in a word processing document by displaying it in a special color, for example. It allows the original author of the text or other users to see ongoing revisions. The term comes from manual editing where a red pen is used to mark up the pages. , geometric measurement and format conversion for CAD drawings, text documents, technical illustrations, plot files and scanned images. Known for its ability to handle complex data structures, CALSVIEW offers users the ability to access data files from any system, dynamically examine the data from any angle, check distances, interrogate entities and convert to various output formats. Pricing and Availability Adra Systems anticipates that the integrated product will be available in early fall 1996, with pricing information to be determined. IGES DATA ANALYSIS, INC. IGES Data Analysis specializes in the sharing, access and exchange of digital product data using national and international product data standards. Focusing on the effective utilization of product data used in CAD/CAM/CAE manufacturing and data management systems, the company's objective is to provide the best viewing, redlining, conversion and editing software for product data in any environment. In addition to providing viewing technology, IDA offers software for CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. data exchange, IGES and STEP libraries and various conversion translators. The need for corporations worldwide to cut costs and develop more productive information systems in all phases of product manufacturing has led to IDA's continued growth and success. ADRA SYSTEMS, INC. Adra Systems, Inc., based in Chelmsford, Mass., is dedicated to providing an information infrastructure for integrating people, information and business processes. Adra creates next-generation distributed information and process-management applications for managing and navigating through complex data and organizations. Adra's flagship product, Matrix, is an object-oriented product data management system focused on information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. . Additionally, Adra offers five CAD/CAM/CAE software solutions under the Cadra trade name: Cadra Design Drafting, Cadra Solids, Cadra NC, Cadra E and Cadra DM. Adra serves some 1,600 customers in 20 countries, among them AT&T, Fujitsu, General Electric, Goodyear, Hyundai, Motorola, Polaroid, Toshiba, TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc , Volkswagen and Westinghouse. Information on Adra is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.adra.com. Cadra is a registered trademark of Adra Systems, Inc. Cadra Design Drafting, Cadra Solids, Cadra DM and Cadra NC are trademarks of Adra Systems, Inc. All other brand names are recognized as trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Adra Systems, Inc. Schwartz Communications, Inc. Paul Gilmartin Christine Gannon or Jim Owens 508/937-3700 617/431-0770 http://www.adra.com |
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