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Supply chain planning and execution software
News Release from: Cimmetry Systems | Subject: Java technology
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 April 2001
QuadRite licenses Cimmetry's Java
technology
Cimmetry Systems and QuadRite have announced that QuadRite has licensed Cimmetry's AutoVue technology for use in its RitePro solution.
Cimmetry Systems, leader in visualization solutions for the manufacturing and design industries, and QuadRite, innovative provider of PDM systems as a turnkey outsource service, announced today that QuadRite has licensed Cimmetry's AutoVue technology for use in its RitePro solution RitePro is the manufacturing industry's first outsourced solution for Product Data Management (PDM) technology and New Product Introduction (NPI) business process services
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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AutoVue for Java is Cimmetry's response to the growing need for Web-based visualization tools.
This thin-client technology allows users to view and annotate over 200 graphics, business and engineering formats, all from within a Web browser.
Viewing and markup are important components of a complete PDM system.
By implementing Cimmetry's best of breed technology, QuadRite has significantly increased the functionality and utility of their RitePro product, providing a real alternative to in-house PDM or NPI systems.
Features of AutoVue for Java include: rapid and cost effective deployment; scalability to meet the needs of the Extended Enterprise; intelligent and accurate rendering in a performance-packed architecture; high resolution printing and markups can be fully integrated into the PDM system and can be used for ECRs and ECOs.
"QuadRite's RitePro product is a powerful Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) tool enabling users to better manage their supply chain and their overall product lifecycles." said Brian Strasser, Business Development Manager at Cimmetry Systems.
"With our AutoVue Professional for JAVA software, RitePro users will have access to powerful visualization and collaboration functionality necessary for achieving their product design objectives.
All users collaborating on a product can easily access Cimmetry's thin-client feature set through their web browser from anywhere in the world, at any time." "Through the ASP model, we are providing product design and manufacturing companies with a solution that is founded on industry best practices," said Deb Mishra, CEO of QuadRite.
"Our RitePro product systematically enables streamlined supply chain management and New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.
After researching the alternatives, we determined that Cimmetry's AutoVue Professional for JAVA product provides RitePro users with the most extensive viewing functionality and collaborative tool set on the market.".
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