Cimnet Systems Leverages Cimmetry's AutoVue 2D-3D CAD Viewing Technology For i-Quote
Chicago, IL - September 18, 2002 -Cimnet Systems, Inc. and Cimmetry Systems Inc.
today announced, that Cimnet Systems will embed Cimmetry's AutoVue 2D-3D
visualization and collaboration technology into i-Quote-a web based solution to
manage the entire quoting process from RFQ to Sales Order. With this
announcement, Cimnet Systems customers will now be able to view more than 200
native file formats directly from their i-Quote application. Formats include
2D-3D CAD parts and assemblies, EDA PCB layouts and schematics, Microsoft
Office, and Adobe PDF documents.
i-Quote is an intelligent and open quotation system that combines web-based
inputs, a rules-based costing engine, quote workflows management, tracking and
analysis all in one application.
- Increases sales team productivity and efficiency by responding to RFQs
accurately, and immediately with an intelligent rules-based costing engine.
- Streamlines multi-plant quote and multi-stage approval processes with
flexible, pre-defined workflow.
- Enhances business intelligence by providing analytical data and reporting on
quote status and history from one central data repository.
- Accurately communicates and collaborates with customers, engineering, and
production by leveraging built-in email capabilities and integration with ERP
systems.
"We are pleased to provide users of Cimnet's i-Quote solution with universal
viewing and markup functionality," said Michael Chiz, channel manager at
Cimmetry Systems. "Visualization technology is a cost effective solution for the
quote process, and reduces the burden on front-end engineers and CAM work
stations. i-Quote is an exceptionally powerful and easy-to-deploy quote solution
for electronics manufacturers."
"Visualization enables customers to capture non-structure or non-standardized
product data. said Stevie Hay, Product Manager at Cimnet Systems. "Cimmetry's
extensive functionality embedded within i-Quote will greatly enhance the value
for our customers."
Cimmetry's Solutions are available in thin-client, server-based versions and as
Windows desktop applications. AutoVue's format support includes: Autodesk
Inventor, CATIA, Unigraphics, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, IGES,
AutoCAD, MicroStation, HPGL, EDIF, Orcad, P-CAD, Gerber, ODB++, PDF, TIFF, MS
Office and more.
The business benefits of Cimmetry's solutions are extensive. AutoVue shortens
the product design lifecycle and reduces time-to-market by enabling
collaboration between stakeholders, heightening quality control and helping to
avoid costly design errors.
About Cimnet Systems, Inc.
Based in Downers Grove, Illinois, Cimnet Systems, Inc., develops and markets its
Paradigm(r), EngenixTM , I-Quote, CIMfactory and other software solutions and
services to manage sales, engineering, tool generation, production and
collaboration processes through a direct sales force with offices in the USA,
India, China (Hong Kong), and Germany, as well as sales representatives in
Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and throughout
Europe. Cimnet Systems, Inc. has more than 100 customers worldwide including
leading PCB manufacturers such as Viasystems, Sanmina, Tyco, Teradyne, WUS, Elec
& Eltek, Ibiden, Hitachi Chemicals, Wongs, DDI, Tesat (Bosch Telecom), Coretec,
CCTC and UMTC. More information about the company can be found at
http://www.cimnetsys.com.
About Cimmetry
Cimmetry Systems Inc. is the recognized technology pioneer and market leader in
the area of Visualization and Collaboration software tools for the A/E/C,
Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets.
Cimmetry's flagship product, AutoVue is the premier enterprise-wide viewing and
markup package, providing native support for more than 200 document formats
including 2D / 3D CAD, EDA, raster, vector, hybrid, office and graphics. Users
have a single point of access to their documents, regardless of format, from a
single, easy-to-use interface.
AutoVue is Available as a Windows desktop application as well as a server-based
thin-client version. Cimmetry's viewing and markup products are strategically
designed to integrate seamlessly with Document Management (DM, EDM), Workflow,
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP), ASPs and e-business Portals, either directly or via the
Web.
AutoVue is sold worldwide and available in many languages including Chinese,
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and
Swedish. Visit Cimmetry on the Web at http://www.cimmetry.com
Contact: Sherman Jiang
Email: sjiang@cimnetsys.com
Phone: 1-800-245-1246 x 265
Fax: 630-874-5540
Contact: Derek Gold
Email: Derek_gold@cimmetry.com
Phone: 1-800-361-1904, +1 514-735-3219
Fax: +1 514-735-6440
Certain matters discussed in this news release may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although Cimnet
systems, Inc. believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that
its expectations will be achieved. The accuracy of such statements is subject
to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected.
