CoCreate's WorkManager 3.5 Adds Graphical Enhancements To Process Management And Structure Browsing; New Version Supports Windows 95 and NT, Improves Performance.FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1996--CoCreate Software Inc., a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company, today announced Version 3.5 of its WorkManager software, with enhancements that simplify product-data and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. management by letting users create and depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. processes graphically. In addition, a new graphical browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used has been added that allows users to navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. and modify structures A database command that changes a file's structure. Field lengths and field names can be changed, and fields can be added or deleted. It may convert the old data file into the new structure without data loss, unless fields have been truncated or deleted. more easily. The new version also introduces support for Microsoft(R) Windows 95 and NT clients, performance improvements and integration of Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. client software for accessing documentation and licensing administration. WorkManager allows users to coordinate the entire product-design and manufacturing life cycle -- from prototype management, through the review and approval process, to released bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. and documentation. The software facilitates the engineering process and supports a collaborative environment by improving product-data accessibility. "With this release, CoCreate continues to provide the best-possible product-data and process-management solutions," said Heinz R. Diebel, director of CoCreate's product-data-management business. "Managing data and processes is the foundation of a collaborative environment. Only in this type of engineering environment can companies develop higher-quality, competitive products more quickly." Using object-oriented software, the enhanced workflow within the WorkManager system allows users to model processes by dragging and dropping graphical objects that represent process components such as work tasks, decision points and timers. While a process is executing, a graphical monitoring window displays status information, and process "supervisors" can intervene intervene v. to obtain the court's permission to enter into a lawsuit which has already started between other parties and to file a complaint stating the basis for a claim in the existing lawsuit. to handle exceptions. The new version provides one of the most flexible combinations of "formal" (fixed) and "informal" (ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. ) process management available. WorkManager 3.5 also includes a new graphical structure browser. The bill-of-material functionality has been enhanced to include this graphical capability, which is intuitively simple and easy to understand and communicate, letting users navigate and modify structures interactively. It also supports multiple views, options and effectivites. CoCreate Software Inc. is a software subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company. It develops 2-D and 3-D mechanical computer-aided-design and product-data-management software. CoCreate solutions are known for high quality, ease of use, customization capability and support of industry standards. They are available in 10 languages and are installed in more than 90,000 systems in design, engineering and manufacturing organizations worldwide. Information about CoCreate Software Inc. and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.cocreate.com. CONTACT: CoCreate Software Inc. Gary McCormack, 970/229-2370 e-mail: gary_mccormack@hp.com or CoCreate Europe Sally Auch, +49-7031-951-230 e-mail: sally_auch@hp.com |
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