Autodesk Certifies SofTech's Latest ProductCenter Collaborative PDM Release.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2003 ProductCenter(TM) is Certified for Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor is the 3D parametric solid modeling package produced by U.S.-based software company Autodesk. It competes with other CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, and Solid Edge. (R) 7 and Extends Integrator Support for AutoCAD(R) 2004 SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SOFT), a leading provider of design-through-manufacturing productivity solutions, announced that its ProductCenter collaborative product data management (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 ) solution has been certified by Autodesk for Autodesk Inventor 7, and that it has also extended its ProductCenter(TM) AutoCAD Integrator to support Autodesk's newest release, AutoCAD 2004. ProductCenter integrates collaborative PDM for managing product data directly within Inventor and AutoCAD for improved document control. As a result, it improves design productivity while helping to smooth the transition of product designs to manufacturing through enhanced extended product team collaboration. "SofTech's Workgroup Technology Division has supported Autodesk mechanical design solutions for a number of years, updating and obtaining Autodesk certification on its integrations to the newest releases to ensure interoperability with all the latest CAD tools," states Jay Pappas, SofTech ProductCenter product manager. ProductCenter Integrations are also offered for other leading CAD applications, including Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks, as well as other design support applications, such as Microsoft(R) Office and Adobe(R) FrameMaker easing the data exchange complexity found in mixed CAD environments. "For companies looking to improve, ProductCenter offers the edge needed to take competitive product development to the next level," adds Pappas. "With our ten-plus years in the product data management market, ProductCenter flourishes with well thought out, comprehensive, and affordable collaborative PDM, tightly interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. to your design environment through long standing associations with companies like Autodesk. ProductCenter is particularly adept at managing more comprehensive 3D models and assemblies, with capabilities far exceeding rudimentary document management add-ons that offer not much more than basic check-in and check-out functions." The collaborative, integrated product environment facilitated with ProductCenter fosters earlier, closer communications cross-functionally, as well as with suppliers, customers, and partners. It integrates, links, and maximizes reuse of not just CAD files but also all related product information from product specifications to technical support manuals directly from the CAD desktop. For added convenience and improved planning, the ProductCenter(TM) BOM Editor and BOM Import/Export capabilities allow direct extrapolation (mathematics, algorithm) extrapolation - A mathematical procedure which estimates values of a function for certain desired inputs given values for known inputs. If the desired input is outside the range of the known values this is called extrapolation, if it is inside then of BOMs directly from CAD models, providing earlier exposure to product definitions by all those that participate in product processes. ProductCenter(TM) Workflow, in turn, flawlessly executes the most complicated of approval processes -- or nearly any cyclical business process for that matter. The solution is proven in hundreds of companies worldwide; with flexibility to adapt to the way Autodesk customers design products, scalability to grow with their needs, and a very low cost of ownership. About SofTech, Inc. SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB: SOFT) provides design-through-manufacturing productivity solutions with its computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery. The technology evolved from the numerically controlled machines of the 1950s, which were directed by a set of coded (CAM) and product data management (PDM) products including CADRA(R), DesignGateway(TM), Prospector(TM), and ProductCenter(TM) (through SofTech's Workgroup Technology Division). SofTech's solutions optimize product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. management at the lowest cost by fostering innovation, extended enterprise collaboration, product quality improvements, and compressed time-to-market cycles. SofTech has more than 100,000 users benefiting from its solutions, including Boeing, FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the a provider of professional aviation training, simulation equipment and software. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRKA NYSE: BRKB Divisions Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL) founded in 1954, listed among the S&P 500 since the early 1990s, is an international biosciences company, known widely for its micrometer pore-size filters and tests. , Siemens, Sikorsky Aircraft For other meanings and similar spellings, see . Sikorsky is an American aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. It was founded 1923 by a Ukrainian born American aircraft engineer Igor Sikorsky, who made the first stable, single-rotor, fully-controllable helicopter to enter , U.S. Army, and Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances,with annual sales of approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. . Headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, SofTech (www.softech.com) has locations throughout North America and Europe. SofTech, CADRA, DesignGateway, ProductCenter and Prospector are trademarks or registered trademarks of SofTech, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. SofTech is a trademark of SofTech, Inc. All other brands, logos, products or company names are the copyrights and/or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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