Bionic Knight's DEED PDM 3.0 Now a Native 32-bit Application for Windows 95 and Windows NT.

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1996--Bionic Knight Software, Inc., announced today that it has upgraded DEED PDM 3.0, the company's object-oriented Product Data Management (PDM) for Windows to support 32-bit computing architectures.

With the release of the upgraded version of DEED PDM 3.0, engineers, designers, CAD/CAM professionals, and others can now get the fastest PC performance possible when accessing a product management database, generating Bills of Material (BOMs), and performing other PDM functions by taking advantage of the native 32-bit computing architecture in Windows NT and Windows 95. Bionic Knight will demonstrate its upgraded release of DEED PDM 3.0 at PDM Decisions '96 to be held in Phoenix next week.

"We have anticipated our customers needs for support for the latest Microsoft Windows platforms, so we have upgraded DEED to give them the option of loading our software as either a 16-bit application for Windows and Windows for Workgroups, or as a 32-bit application for Windows NT and Windows 95," said Barbara Crook, vice president of Marketing for Bionic Knight Software and a chief architect of DEED.

"By installing DEED as a native 32-bit application, users can gain a significant advantage with the faster performance offered by Windows NT and Windows 95. We know this will prove to be a real boon to many of our CAD/CAM customers who are really looking to optimize network access and get the fastest response time possible."

With this latest release of DEED PDM, Bionic Knight has upgraded the software to provide native support for the growing number of Windows NT users, and to support Microsoft's new Windows 95 operating system. DEED 3.0 is one of the first Product Data Management solution to support both Windows 95 and Windows NT, and the first to provide 32-bit access to give PCs complete control over CAD drawings and documents through a comprehensive system of controlled check out, approval, and check in procedures.

DEED 3.0 includes an easy-to-learn and use Configuration Management Tool that gives Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT users extensive control over drawings and documents. The DEED Configuration Management Tool gives engineering departments a comprehensive check-our/approval/check-in procedure for CAD/CAM documents and drawings by placing all controlled documents in an electronic "vault" which is only accessible by authorized users.

Users can manage CAD, text, spreadsheets, and wide variety of document types. Links can easily be set to support AutoCAD, other CAD systems, graphics systems, graphic viewers, text editors, spreadsheet packages virtually any Windows application document type with a recognizable file extension.

Documents and drawings can be checked out of the vault, and revisions are submitted back through an approval cycle before they can be stored back in the vault to eliminate mishandling and unauthorized changes. And with added support for the Microsoft's high-performance 32-bit architecture, access to the vault is faster than ever.

A new Documents Associations manager has also been added to DEED 3.0 that can support one document, multiple page documents, or even multiple documents associated with any project stored in the database. The report formatting and viewing capabilities have also been enhanced so users can maximize the detail of displayed reports. A special Production Assembly report function has also been added the delivers both drawing attributes and BOMs needed for any project.

A new Smart Import function automatically loads part and drawing information in one easy step for spreadsheets and dBASE files. When importing parts data, the Root attributes, Part attributes, and Type Specific attributes are added in a single step. And using Smart Import, data fields can be placed in any order. New Export Menu functions have also been added to export a complete BOM in a single step.

AutoCAD users gain an additional advantage with DEED. Special links allow DEED to automatically create BOMs from AutoCAD drawings, view PDM attributes from within AutoCAD, or write BOM and other reports directly onto drawings.

DEED runs on any Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or Windows NT based system (an 80486 processor is suggested at minimum). DEED can be licensed for a single user price of $795, or $495 per user for network environments (minimum three users).

For more information, contact Bionic Knight Software, Inc., 6516 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615; telephone: [phone]; FAX: [phone].

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