Auto-trol Now Offering WebCGM Hotspot Plug-in for its Industry-Leading Tech Illustrator for Windows NT Product Family.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 Auto-trol Technology Corporation: First-of-its-Kind Product Provides Ability to Hotspot and View High-Resolution Vector Graphics The representation of a digital image as points, lines and other geometric entities. All computer-aided design (CAD), drawing and diagramming programs create vector graphics formats, such as AI, DXF and WMF (see graphics formats). for Use on the Web Auto-trol Technology today announced that it is now offering a WebCGM Hotspot Plug-in for its Tech Illustrator(TM) (TI) for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) products. The plug-in is an optional, separately licensed module to the standard TI Express and TI Plus product versions. The WebCGM Hotspot Plug-in will enable TI users to author hotspots, specify corresponding URI Uri, in the Bible Uri (y  `rī), in the Bible.1 Father of Bezaleel (1.) 2 Father of Geber (2.) 3 Porter. (Uniform Resource Identifier “URI” redirects here. For other uses, see URI (disambiguation). A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), is a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource. ) links, and associate non-graphical attribute data with graphical objects. The WebCGM authoring module is composed of application menus and incorporates an enhanced version of Auto-trol's CGM (1) (Computer Graphics Metafile) An ISO/IEC standard format for 2D graphics images introduced in 1987. Primarily a vector graphics format for technical illustrations and geophysical visualizations, CGM also supports raster graphics and text. converter, which supports WebCGMs authored in TI or in other compliant products. This technology enables organizations to leverage the power of the web by allowing them to streamline the overall production workflow and distribute business-critical information to the Internet, as well as corporate intranet and extranet sites, within the framework of open standards. "With WebCGM, an enterprise can now use scalable vector graphics (graphics, World-Wide Web) Scalable Vector Graphics - A W3C standard for vector graphics, based on XML. http://w3.org/Graphics/SVG/. as an intuitive user interface to communicate its information to its stakeholders via an intranet, extranet, or the Internet," said Kevin O'Kane, Project Manager of Research and Development at Auto-trol. "In many cases these graphics are already used for other purposes, and now they can be reused on the web to help communicate information to a wider audience in a cost-effective manner. Tech Illustrator was the first product of its type to become native Microsoft Windows NT-based, and now Auto-trol is the only vendor currently offering WebCGM as part of their product package. We are pleased and proud that our development efforts continue to bring our customers the leading-edge solutions they need to help make them more competitive." CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile (graphics, file format) Computer Graphics Metafile - (CGM) A standard file format for storage and communication of graphical information, widely used on personal computers and accepted by desktop publishing and technical illustration systems. MIME type: image/cgm. ) is a compact, scalable, high-resolution vector graphic format that is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. (International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. ) standard for structured graphics and their properties or attributes. The WebCGM Profile expands this capability to provide linking of graphics, through link URIs, along with the association of non-graphical data. The WebCGM Profile became an official recommendation of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). ) in January 1999. A W3C recommendation indicates that a specification is appropriate for widespread use. Auto-trol is a sponsor-member of the CGM Open Consortium (www.cgmopen.org) -- an organization of vendors and users of CGM technology -- that developed the first web standard for vector graphics in collaboration with the W3C (www.w3.org). Established in 1962, Auto-trol Technology Corporation is a major global developer and integrator of documentation, information, and process management systems for discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, and other contemporary businesses worldwide. Based in Denver, Colo., Auto-trol has offices throughout the world and has installed systems for thousands of customers in both domestic and international markets. Auto-trol is a full service provider, supplying software, integration and consulting services, training, and software support. Information about Auto-trol Technology and its products and services can be found on the Web at http://www.auto-trol.com. Information about the Tech Illustrator product line can be found at www.tech-illustrator.com. Tech Illustrator, Tech Illustrator Plus, and Tech Illustrator Express are trademarks of Auto-trol Technology Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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