CAD/CAM Software includes updated tools.

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Version 6 of VX CAD/CAM software is fully integrated with SMARTEAM's product data management (PDM) solutions, which provides controlled and shared, real-time access to information and files that follow life cycle of products. It includes search, archive, check-in, and check-out features. VX WebLink allows sharing of critical information by generating HTML pages viewable by web browser. Version 6 creates web pages where entire assemblies can be viewed.



Original Press Release:


VX's New Process Control Management Tools Shorten Time-To-Market and Reduce Costs


-- VX® Version 6 Adds Tools from SMARTEAM® and Enhances VX WebLink for Web Publishing --

PALM BAY, Fla. - May 30, 2002 - VX Corporation, the pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers and industrial designers, today announced the availability of new process control management capabilities in Version 6 of its VX CAD/CAM software. These new process control management capabilities increase control, interoperability and collaboration throughout the entire design-through-manufacturing process, cutting time-to-market and related process costs for users. Specifically, Version 6 is now fully integrated with SMARTEAM's product data management (PDM) solutions, and contains enhancements to VX's built-in Web publishing tool - VX WebLink, and free access to VX's viewing tool - VX Viewer.

Version 6's integration with SMARTEAM's, industry-standard, Product Lifecycle Collaboration solutions provides controlled and shared, real-time access to information and files that follow the life cycle of a product. Included are easy-to-use search, archive, check-in and check-out features that give users the ability to bring data in and out of VX and more easily manage shared data.

VX WebLink allows for more efficient and timely sharing of critical information by generating HTML pages that any standard web browser can view. Specifically, VX WebLink has been enhanced in Version 6 so that users can create Web pages within which entire assemblies can be viewed. Through modifiable templates and keywords in VX WebLink, users can also control the sharing of sensitive information.

More detailed views of models can be seen through VX Viewer, which is now available for free through the VX website - www.vx.com. Using VX WebLink or VX Viewer, users outside of the mainstream development environment, such as marketing personnel, suppliers and customers, can inspect and comment on developing products in a real-time environment, thus expediting the overall development process.

"Simplified management and increased control of the design-through-manufacturing process are critical for distributed teams of engineers and parts manufacturers today. The new features and tools in VX accomplish both, substantially shortening time-to-market and lowering costs for our customers," said Bob Fischer, vice president of sales and marketing at VX Corporation. "These new, expanded capabilities are another example of how VX sets the industry standard for powerful, yet affordable end-to-end solutions."

About VX CAD/CAM

VX CAD/CAM software offers premium-performance capabilities typically available only in expensive enterprise-level products. VX is the only value-priced, premium-performance CAD/CAM software that integrates design and manufacturing to eliminate the traditional gap between CAD and CAM. Manufacturing planning and CNC machining routines are integral parts of the VX engine and provide synchronization between design and manufacturing. In addition, VX provides sophisticated functionality such as advanced Class A surfacing, intelligent sketching, photo-realistic rendering, and history editing.

About VX Corporation

VX Corporation is the pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers and industrial designers. Using VX's design-through-manufacturing solutions, companies can speed time-to-market, increase profitability and gain a sustainable competitive advantage - made possible by new breakthroughs in technology, price and performance. Unlike conventional CAD/CAM systems, VX technology is built on an exclusive, high-performance VX engine that delivers sophisticated 3D hybrid modeling capabilities and provides interoperability with emerging process management and engineering tools. Some of the world's leading manufacturers rely on VX software to drive the design, engineering and manufacturing of innovative products.

For further information, contact:

Vince Mercurio (321) 676-3222
VX Corporation
vjm@vx.com

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