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Magna International Inc. Adopts Actify SpinFire Professional 2004v2.


SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Actify Inc., the worldwide leader in client-server design visualization and collaboration solutions for the high technology, automotive, aerospace, industrial automation and discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems.  industries, has entered into an agreement with Magna International Magna International Inc. TSX: MG is a Canadian company based in Aurora, Ontario. It is Canada's largest automobile parts manufacturer, and one of the country's largest companies. It also owns the successful Magna Steyr automobile production company of Austria.  Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002)
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), the leading global supplier of technologically advanced automotive systems See ITS, embedded system, drive-by-wire, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance system, autonomous vehicle, heads-up display, DSRC, lane departure system, CAN bus, FlexRay and SYNC. , components and complete modules.

Actify's SpinFire(TM) Professional 2004v2 will be used by employees, technical and non-technical, to provide the ability to view, measure, mark-up and share 2D and 3D CAD data without the need of the native CAD system. Mobile Laptop users will be able to use Spinfire to enhance their CAD capabilities while they are on the road.

With approximately 77,000 employees at 215 manufacturing divisions and 48 product development and engineering centers throughout North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Mexico, Europe and Asia, SpinFire Professional 2004v2 will allow Magna to realize cost savings and productivity gains in product design, procurement, quoting and estimating, manufacturing, sales, marketing and support.

"As Magna is known for its innovative technology and product design for automotive systems and components, we found that in order to keep up with the demand for our products, we needed a system that would help streamline the communication of digital designs throughout our enterprise on a global scale," said Ron Keyser Vice President, Operations for Magna Services Inc. "Plus, with over 48 development centers and thousands of individuals needing to access a multitude of files created in many different formats, the ability for non-technical users to view current 3-D CAD data is crucial to our success."

SpinFire Professional 2004 v2 supports files created in any major CAD file format converting them into .3D, which is a world-renowned, compressed and secure CAD visualization file format. This allows manufacturers to use a single software to view, measure, mark-up and share all major 2D and 3D data formats without needing to purchase and maintain seats of a native CAD system. This streamlines the communication process and allows for paperless distribution of complex design data, ultimately increasing productivity and cutting costs.

"As one of the largest and diversified automotive suppliers in the world, Magna will benefit from the SpinFire 2004v2 digital design communication solution because of our multi-doc workspace, digital mock-up mock·up also mock-up  
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1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing.

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 capability, secure .3D format and the easiest to use design communication tool on the market today," said Randy Ochs, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Actify. "Magna International represents another milestone for Actify as we increase our presence in the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. . The implementation of SpinFire will ultimately result in productivity gains and significant cost savings for Magna, enabling them to bring products to market quicker and easily collaborate with their global customers and supply chain."

Magna develops and manufactures automotive systems, assemblies, modules and components, and engineers and assembles complete vehicles, primarily for sale to original equipment manufacturers of cars and light trucks in North America, Europe, Mexico, South America and Asia. Products include automotive interior and closure components, systems and modules through Intier Automotive Inc.; metal body systems, components, assemblies and modules through Cosma International; exterior and interior mirror and engineered glass systems through Magna Donnelly; fascias, front and rear end modules, plastic body panels, exterior trim components and systems, greenhouse and sealing systems, roof modules and lighting components through Decoma International Incl; various engine transmission and fueling systems and components through Tesma International Inc.; a variety of drivetrain components through Magna Drivetrain; and complete engineering and assembly through Magna Steyr.

About Actify Inc.

Founded in 1996, Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of client/server CAD visualization solutions. Actify's SpinFire product line provides the lowest total cost of ownership with the highest scalability across manufacturing industries and through their supply chains. The Actify SpinFire solution is sold through authorized distributors and Value Added Resellers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation).

The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] 
. For more information please visit www.actify.com or call 415.227.3800.
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