Software helps protect engineering data.

Pinion Software, Inc. Apr 07, 2006

Press Release Summary:

Pinion Desktop Packager v3.0 Technical Rights Management(TM) software allows engineers and purchasing professionals to gain and maintain control over how CAD data and related engineering information is used by recipients inside and outside corporate firewall. Users can implement time-based access to files, impose automatic shred date to self destruct files, and prevent recipients from using cut, copy, paste, and print functions, as well as screen grabber tools.

Original Press Release:

Pinion Software Debuts Desktop Packager v3.0 for Engineering Data Protection at the National Design Engineering Show 2006

Austin, TX - March 7, 2006 - Pinion Software, Inc., the leading provider of Technical Rights Management(TM) (TRM) solutions for the manufacturing marketplace, today announced the debut of its flagship product Pinion Desktop Packager v3.0 at the National Design Engineering Show (NDES), March 21-23, 2006, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont (Chicago), IL. Using Pinion Desktop Packager, engineers and purchasing professionals gain and maintain constant control over how CAD data and related engineering information is used by recipients inside and outside the corporate firewall. Pinion Software sets global standards for safeguarding proprietary engineering data that is being delivered via email, CD, corporate intranet, business portals, or document management systems.

In Booth 17027, Pinion Software will feature live demonstrations of Desktop Packager, and other Pinion security products designed for small to large engineering and manufacturing companies. Pinion Desktop Packager secures high-value intellectual property during all phases of research and product development, including design collaboration, data analysis, and outsourced contract manufacturing.

How Does Pinion Desktop Packager Secure Data?
During the normal course of business, engineers share data with partners, vendors, or contractors. Pinion Desktop Packager is an easy-to-use PC-based application used to safeguard files in their native formats while the files are in-use by recipients. Supported file formats include SolidWorks eDrawings, Autodesk DWF, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office and Project, and a broad range of other popular technical, business, and media application file types. Users of Pinion Desktop Packager can implement time-based access to files, impose an automatic shred date to self destruct files, and prevent recipients from using Cut, Copy, Paste, and Print functions, as well as screen grabber tools. Pinion's "auto shred" feature is unique to the industry, and not found in other security options. When digital files are "Pintected", CAD users instantly recognize their designs have tamper-proof protection.

Pinion Desktop Packager is ideally suited for small to mid-sized businesses, as it does not require IT infrastructure or dedicated servers. Recipients who have the freely available Pinion Receiver, an unobtrusive reader-type application, can open Pintected content. Recipients can then view and work with protected files in their native applications to the extent allowed by the permissions assigned by the content owner.

Pinion Desktop Packager Options
Pinion Desktop Packager is a single user license enabling a user to protect single technical and business files in their native format. The Pinion Desktop Packager-Workgroup Edition is a five-seat user license allowing individuals and departments to secure and share information instantly. This edition allows users to protect multiple technical, business, and media application files while they are in-use by recipients. The software can be used in stand-alone mode, or through a plug-in within Outlook or Lotus Notes.

Pricing and Support
The entry-level Pinion Desktop Packager is priced at $299.00 USD. Pinion Desktop Packager -Workgroup Edition retails at $4,995 USD. Prices are subject to change. Pinion Software provides a full array of File Security products for the needs and budget of any client including the top-of-the-line Secure Enterprise(TM) for large corporations. Pinion products can be purchased directly through Pinion Software. Technical support is available via Pinion's customer web portal, email, or a customer support phone line from 8am to 6pm, Monday through Friday (CST).

What is Technical Rights Management?
Pinion Software's first-to-market Technical Rights Management (TRM) technology allows users of CAD and other technical applications to produce and share files in their native format, while continuously safeguarding the digital information during its entire lifecycle - from concept to design collaboration to final part production. Manufacturers can now protect their CAD designs, specifications, and engineering documentation, as well as complex spreadsheets, sales projections, company financials, business plans and strategies, and much more.

About Pinion Software, Inc.
Pinion Software is the leading provider of Technical Rights Management solutions that deliver unparalleled file-security and in-use protection of engineering data. Users of CAD, technical, training, and business applications can create and share files in their native application format while retaining continuous control over how the information is used. Pinion Software protects information both inside and outside the corporate firewall - whether shared by email, CD, corporate intranet, business portals, or document management systems. Founded in 1998, this privately held company is based in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit our website at www.pinionsoftware.com.