Programming Software supports Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire.
Press Release Summary:
Automation GATEWAY v4.0 enables users of Pro/ENGINEER mechanical design software to directly integrate with other applications, such as Microsoft Office, to create custom interfaces and to automate either individual tasks or entire design process. It helps automate certain repetitive tasks such as placing standard components in product models, allowing users to customize how models comply with specific design rules.
Original Press Release:
Rand Worldwide* Automation Gateway* V4.0 Release Supports Pro/Engineer* Wildfire
Toronto, Ont., June 6, 2003 - Rand A Technology Corporation [TSX: RND], operating as RAND Worldwide*, announces the release of Version 4.0 of the Automation GATEWAY* programming software, which enables users of Pro/ENGINEER* mechanical design software to directly integrate other applications (e.g. the Microsoft Office suite) in order to create custom interfaces and to automate either individual tasks or the entire design process. This latest version has been developed specifically to enable users of the recently released Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire to increase their productivity.
"As we have said before, RAND Worldwide is absolutely committed to supporting Pro/ENGINEER users to get the most from their technology, which remains a leading software for product design around the world," said Dennis Visentin, Executive VP of RAND Worldwide's software development division, ACCURIT. "Version four of Automation GATEWAY not only complements Wildfire, but this is also a faster version of our technology so that users will see even greater functionality and performance when they are linking other applications to Pro/ENGINEER."
By implementing Automation GATEWAY with Pro/ENGINEER, engineers and designers can also accelerate their engineering design. For example, Automation GATEWAY helps to automate certain repetitive tasks such as placing standard components in product models, allowing users to customize the way in which their models comply with specific design rules. At the same time, the software simplifies the process of integrating and modifying CAD models - saving considerable engineering time - by allowing non-engineering users to select and configure their own design models to meet different business needs.
Automation GATEWAY, which can now be used to drive more than 175 Pro/ENGINEER functions, was first developed to work with that technology in 1998 and has worked with Pro/ENGINEER since Version 20. With Automation GATEWAY, users can leverage the Internet to create customized applications, and make them available to engineering and enterprise users, as well as to customers and suppliers.
About RAND Worldwide
RAND Worldwide is one of the world's leading providers of services and technology to companies looking to optimize their product lifecycle management (PLM) processes. Unlike traditional CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM technologies, PLM provides collaborative solutions to define and manage information throughout the complete product lifecycle and across the entire extended enterprise. As the world's only independent global technology provider, RAND Worldwide employs over 1,000 people in more than 100 international sales and client service centres. The Company's corporate head office in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada can be reached at 905-625-2000 or through the Internet at www.rand.com.
Greg W. Taylor
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
RAND Worldwide / ENGINEERING.com
Tel: (905) 625-8142 Ext. 2369
Fax: (905) 625-3378
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E-Mail 1: gtaylor@rand.com
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