Avatech Solutions Launches Product Browser to Provide Universal Access to Manufacturing Drawings and Parts Information.New Product Saves Time and Simplifies Access to Autodesk Productstream Data BALTIMORE -- Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AVSO AVSO Association of Voluntary Service Organisations .OB), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. , announced today the launch of a new product developed by their Software Development Solutions Group. Avatech Product Browser works with Autodesk([R]) Productstream[TM] to give departments that are downstream from engineering easy, visual access to product designs and maintenance drawings. Those downstream users can make quicker, more accurate decisions that can affect a product's time to market or production line maintenance. "We are continuously innovating by working closely with our customers to solve their business problems and uncover new ways to unlock potential," said Matt Mason Matt Mason is a poet based in Omaha, Nebraska. He has published eight chapbooks and one full-length work of poetry as well as two anthologies. Mason has written about relationship, religion and the Bible, and themes of Midwest and Great Plains life. , Director of Software Development Solutions at Avatech. "During several Productstream implementations for customers, our application engineers recognized the need for a tool that helps all departments be more responsive to product design and maintenance issues, and cut time spent on cumbersome tasks." Product Browser extends the value of product development information captured in Productstream by making it available to additional groups in a manufacturing organization. Graphical navigation capabilities give people the ability to visually search, reducing the time it takes to identify the right part for maintenance or customer service purposes, or to find the right drawing for the shop floor or procurement. Users can even drill down into components from an assembly to access exactly what they need. The new product also allows manufacturing professionals to search by simply typing in a part number to access associated drawings, models, and documentation such as spreadsheets and Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. documents. "Manufacturers are under pressure to meet tighter schedules with fewer resources--and the market is only getting more competitive," said Greg Dohrman, 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 Leader at Avatech. "Those who empower departments downstream from engineering to respond faster to product development issues can help avoid downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. and missed deadlines." To further simplify access to product development information, Product Browser uses a familiar, browser-like interface. Batch printing capabilities let users skip the process of building print jobs one drawing at a time. Users are also alerted to pending revisions and can only gain access to released models and drawings, providing further assurance that the part manufactured is the up-to-date model. "Product Browser is another example of Avatech's commitment to developing and providing our manufacturing customers with solutions to further help them use technology as a competitive advantage," said Scott Hale, Director of Manufacturing Solutions at Avatech. Pricing Avatech sells Product Browser for US$1,250 for a five-user license, which includes a one-year maintenance and support contract. Availability Avatech Product Browser is available today. Contact Avatech at 1-800-706-1000 for more information. Requirements Product Browser is an add-on product to Autodesk Productstream. Users require a valid Productstream Explorer license and Autodesk([R]) DWF DWF Design Web Format DWF Digital Wedding Forum DWF Drawing Web Format DWF Dwarf DWF Divided We Fail (AARP campaign) DWF Divorced White Female DWF Department of Wildlife & Fisheries DWF Distant Water Fleet Viewer[TM]7.0 Microsoft([R]) Windows([R]) XP and Windows([R]) 2000. For more information about Product Browser, visit www.avatech.com/products/software/avatech/productbrowser/ About Avatech Solutions Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:AVSO.OB) is a nationwide design automation and technology services company providing innovative solutions that enable clients to more effectively design, develop, and manage projects, products, and facilities. Avatech experts give customers a competitive advantage through technology consulting, implementation, integration, training and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services exclusively for the design, engineering, and facilities management industries. Headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 20,193 at the 2000 census. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus for the Baltimore Metro Subway and to Owings Mills Mall. , Avatech is one of the largest integrators of Autodesk software worldwide and a leading provider of PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design solutions. Customers include industry leaders from the Fortune 500 and Engineering News Record's Top 100 companies. Visit http://www.avatech.com for more information. All brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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