Concentra announces support for Silicon Graphics Workstations; The ICAD Systems' Generative Modeling Environment is Available for HP, IBM, Sun and Now Silicon Graphics Workstations.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--Concentra Corporation (Nasdaq:CTRA CTRA Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association CTRA College Terrace Residents' Association CTRA Canadian Telecommunications Resellers Alliance CTRA Committee To Restore America ) a leading supplier of sales and engineering automation software, today announced that The ICAD ICAD International Community for Auditory Display ICAD Individual Chemical Agent Detector ICAD Institute of Community and Area Development ICAD Individual Channel Analysis and Design ICAD Integrated Computer Aided Design ICAD Iowa City Area Development Group, Inc. System is now available to be run on Indy and Indigo2 workstations from Silicon Graphics, Inc. Today's announcement extends the availability of The ICAD System, Concentra's design process automation software, to four of the most popular engineering workstation platforms: Hewlett Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . The ICAD System, used in conjunction with leading 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 and 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 (CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. ) packages, enables customers in a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment and medical equipment, to accelerate new product time-to-market, reduce product development costs and improve product quality. "We are pleased to bring the process automation capabilities of The ICAD System to Silicon Graphics and to provide our customers with more choice in selecting an engineering automation computing environment," said David Horne, vice president, marketing, Concentra Corporation. "Supporting the Indy and Indigo2 platforms was in direct response to our customers' feedback and demonstrates the common strategy of both companies to provide leading-edge engineering solutions to world class manufacturers." "Our customers, especially those in the automotive and aerospace industries, require powerful automation tools to address today's complex engineering challenges. The combination of Silicon Graphics' high performance workstations running The ICAD System delivers a powerful engineering automation solution," said Tim Bailey, Silicon Graphics' director of Engineering Applications. "Having The ICAD System available on Indy and Indigo2 workstations further strengthens Silicon Graphics' position as a leading provider of engineering computing systems." Generative Modeling Capabilities The ICAD System is an object-oriented engineering application development environment for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstations. Using The ICAD System's generative technology, an engineer can build an application that captures engineering knowledge and automates routine operations to significantly reduce product development cycle time. The ICAD System integrates with popular CAD/CAM systems including those from EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. Unigraphics, IBM/Dassault Systemes, Parametric Technology Corp. and Computervision Corp., to provide customers with comprehensive engineering automation solutions. The ICAD System is in use today by leading companies in a variety of industries, such as Boeing, General Motors, Hughes Space and Communications Company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. and General Electric. Availability The ICAD System for Silicon Graphics' Indy and Indigo2 workstations is currently available from Concentra Corporation. About Concentra Concentra is a leading provider of strategic tools for companies responding to the demands of time-based competition. From offices across the US, Europe and Asia, the Massachusetts headquartered company uses generative technology to provide complete solutions for automating sales, engineering and manufacturing processes. Concentra's customers include world class companies in the aerospace, automotive, industrial components and construction industries. -0- Generative Modeling and The ICAD System are trademarks of Concentra Corporation. All other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Janet Page Concentra Corporation 617-868-2800 x368 |
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