Cimmetry Releases New Features & Format Support For AutoVue

December 04 2003 - Cimmetry Systems, the global leader in visualization and collaboration solutions for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets, today announced the release of Service Pack 1 for AutoVue 17.1 (AV17.1 SP1).

This service pack adds the following formats to AutoVue:
- Adobe PDF 1.5
- Cadence Allegro 15 (layouts, drawings & symbols)
- Cadence Concept HDL 14 & 15
- CATIA5 R12
- HP IFF 3.0
- Inventor 8
- OneSpace Designer ME10 11.65
- PADS PowerPCB 4.0
- Protel PCB 98, 99, 99SE
- SolidWorks 2004
- Unigraphics NX2

"The release of this service pack not only pushes the envelope in terms of supported formats, but also demonstrates once again Cimmetry's reliability, as an organization, to supporting the latest versions of design packages," said Pam Petropoulos, Marketing Manager at Cimmetry Systems. "Our customers and partners respond to this, knowing that we are committed for the long-run."

The AutoVue family of products allows users to view and markup files in hundreds of native formats including: 3D CAD parts & assemblies, 2D CAD drawings, EDA PCB/IC layouts & schematics, scanned & raster documents, vector files, office documents and graphics. AutoVue provides quick and easy access to data without authoring applications and regardless of format.

The service pack currently is available upon request to AutoVue customers under maintenance.

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 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 thin-client version, deployable on Windows or UNIX servers. 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