Spacetec IMC Announces Official Spaceball Certification for the Top CAD/CAM Applications.LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1998-- Spaceball FLX FLX Finger Lakes (New York) FLX Fort Lauderdale Executive (airport code) FLX Federal Learning eXchange FLX Flatfishes series of 3D input controllers now certified with the latest versions of Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. , Unigraphics, and Master Series Spacetec IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SIMC SIMC Semiconducting and Insulating Materials Conference SIMC Securities Industry Middleware Council SIMC Société Internationale de Musique Contemporaine (French: International Society for Contemporary Music) ), the premier provider of 3D interactive motion control solutions, announced today that their Spaceball(R) FLX Series of 3D motion controllers have been officially certified by the top 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. application vendors in the industry. This certification covers all platforms supported by the specific application, including both 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). and NT versions. The Spaceball 2003 and 3003 FLX controllers are now certified to fully support the latest versions of the following applications, including Unigraphics Solutions Unigraphics application, version14, Dassault Systemes' CATIA, version 4.2, SDRC (company) SDRC - The company behind VGX. http://sdrc.com/. I-DEAS Master Series 6, and Parametric Technology's Pro/ENGINEER(R), version 20. "The announcement of Spaceball certification by these leading CAD vendors is a vital step in Spacetec IMC's longterm strategy to provide seamless, `native' support for Spaceball 3D controllers in all CAD applications", said Karl Huber, Manager of ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. Relations for Spacetec IMC Corporation. While the Spaceball certification process differs slightly for each major CAD application vendor, the core of the process, and the results, are similar. To gain this certification level, Spacetec has provided the SpaceWare SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). (software Developer's Kit See SDK. ) and driver libraries, in source code form, to the CAD vendor's integration teams. By having Spacetec development personnel working directly with these teams, the SpaceWare code has been successfully integrated into the CAD vendor's application codebase. The result is that Spaceball 3D controller support is now part of the CAD vendors product release cycle, ensuring users will continue to gain the benefits of Spaceball functionality in future versions and point releases of the target application. "Spacetec has been a valued partner of Unigraphics Solutions for over 8 years.", said John Baker of Unigraphics Solutions, "With over 40% of Unigraphics customers already realizing the benefits of increased interactivity with the Spaceball, this formalization of product integration should continue to deliver enhanced value to our customer base." Mr. Baker, a leading CAD industry veteran, has been integral in the definition and refinement of Spacetec IMC's next generation product line, helping to ensure that the new 3D controllers address the needs of the CAD user base at large. About the Spaceball Spaceball 3D motion controllers allow users to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D models as they build, modify and inspect their designs or animations - right within their 3D application. With six-degrees-of freedom (6D) motion control, users simply push, pull or twist the Spaceball's PowerSensor ball for smooth and dynamic X, Y, and Z axis translations and rotations. By providing a natural and intuitive method for moving and viewing 3D designs, users are able to focus their concentration on the model - not on the method required to move the model. Benefits of using a Spaceball include simplified movement of large assemblies, improved design comprehension, increased productivity, earlier detection of errors and customizable software. These benefits result in reduced tooling costs, improved product reliability, greater opportunity for experimentation, and faster time to market. About Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes is a worldwide recognized leader in CAx and PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and II markets. CATIA-CADAM Solutions with Deneb, the digital manufacturing company, address the CAD/CAM/CAE process-centric market. Through a unique strategic partnership, CATIA-CADAM Solutions are marketed, distributed and supported by 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) worldwide. This unique partnership is now extended to PDM II solutions. SolidWorks, a Dassault Systemes company, addresses the CAD design-centric market, with its flagship native Windows NT product and its dedicated distribution channel. In the network-computing environments, the Java-based CATweb product line provides a graphical window into native enterprise product data. For the PDM II market, ENOVIA Corp., a Dassault Systemes company, provides with its ENOVIAVPM and ENOVIAPM product lines a new multi-CAD collaborative and innovative environment for virtual product and process modeling and management across the extended enterprise". Dassault Systemes can be reached via the World Wide Web at www.dsweb.com About Parametric Technologies Corporation Parametric Technology Corporation |Parametric Technology Corporation]] Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)(NASDAQ: PMTC) provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) engineering CAD/CAM software and content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 40,000 companies worldwide. (PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. ) is one of the world's largest independent software companies and a leading supplier of software tools used to automate the mechanical development of a product from its conceptual design through production. Worldwide, more than 21,000 companies employ PTC's integrated software technologies to reduce time to market, improve engineering processes, and optimize product quality. Parametric Technology's growth strategy emphasizes technological leadership, aggressive price/performance, hardware independence, worldwide distribution, and extensive customer support. About SDRC SDRC is a leading international supplier of Mechanical Design Automation and Testing software, Product Data Management software, and related services. The Company's products and services help manufacturers optimize product concepts early in the design process, enabling them to significantly improve product quality while reducing product development time and costs. SDRC employs about 2,200 people and has 64 offices in 16 countries throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. About Unigraphics Solutions Unigraphics Solutions, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UGS UGS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Uganda Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) provides end-to-end CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM software and related services designed to improve its customers command of product development. The company provides tools appropriate to a collaborative engineering environment, converting into easily shared concepts used to develop products of varying complexity such as motor vehicles, aircraft, heavy equipment and consumer goods and the parts that comprise them. Unigraphics Solutions' software is used worldwide and includes Unigraphics for high-end, complex design, manufacture and assembly; Solid Edge for mid-range, Windows-based product design; IMAN for product data management; and Parasolid, a design and manufacturing industries solid modeling standard. The company, formerly 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, maintains corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO and can be reached via the World Wide Web at www.ugsolutions.com. Spacetec IMC Corporation Spacetec IMC is a leading provider of 3D interactive motion control solutions including the development, manufacturing and marketing of six-degrees-of-freedom motion control input devices and software. The company is headquartered at The Boott Mills, 100 Foot of John Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. Additional information can be obtained by calling (978) 275-6100 or by visiting the company's Web site at www.spacetec.com. Spaceball, SpaceWare and PowerSensor are registered trademarks of Spacetec IMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Spacetec IMC Corporation Adam N. Bosnian (978) 275-6100 abosnian@spacetec.com |
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