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News Release from: Lattice Technology
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 June 2007
Improved 3D data intellectual property
control
Granular control of access rights to 3D data for internal and external data sharing, including the revision control and expiration of distributed data.
Lattice Technology and HitachiSoftware Engineering announce the integration of their products with Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management, allowing protection of confidential 3D data across the enterprise manufacturing ecosystem Developed using the rich rights management environment of Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management, XVLstaff and XVL Studio Ver.7.0 allow granular control of access rights to 3D data for internal and external data sharing, including the revision control and expiration of distributed data, as well as logging of unauthorised access attempts
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lattice Technology and HitachiSoft have combined with Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management to provide secure control of 3D data and engineering documentation.
With the new product introductions, XVL files can be securely protected in the same manner as LiveCycle Rights Management's other protected formats, including PDF, Word, Excel, CATIA V5 and others.
"Today's announcement provides manufacturers with advanced document-level protection to collaborate and share intellectual property with more confidence," said Jeff Whatcott, vice president of marketing at Adobe.
"This integration with Lattice and Hitachi is strategic to Adobe's commitment to extending the family of important manufacturing file formats protected by LiveCycle Rights Management".
Combining XVL Studio Ver.7.0, XVLstaff, and LiveCycle Rights Management, allows fine grain control of XVL files:.
* Access for each user can be specified - Access can be controlled by either by individual or by user-type.
* The operation history of an XVL file can be recorded - It is possible to see when, by whom, a file was viewed and what kinds of operations were performed, as well as determine if data was accessed correctly.
* Security settings of XVL files can be updated after distribution - Adjustments can be made to the security settings of XVL files even after their distribution, allowing for changes in individual's roles and business relationships between suppliers.
"Global data distribution is now commonplace and the risks of Intellectual Property being stolen or misused have increased accordingly," said Bill Barnes, General Manager, Lattice Technology, "Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management provides the level of control necessary for our customers product security and XVL Studio Ver 7.0 and XVLstaff ensures that XVL files can benefit from that level of security".
To enable the integration, Lattice and HitachiSoft licensed the necessary software and development tools from Adobe. Request free introductory details about products from Lattice Technology ...
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