Cimmetry's AutoVue Now Supports AutoCAD 2004

Cimmetry is first-to-market with support for the 2004 DWG format

April 15 2003 - Cimmetry Systems Inc, the global leader in Visualization and Collaboration solutions for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets announced today that AutoVue supports AutoCAD 2004. This is available immediately as a service pack for AutoVue users under maintenance and will be included in the upcoming release of AutoVue 17.1.

"Our users and partners have come to rely on AutoVue to support the latest formats, and justifiably so. Cimmetry is consistently first-to-market with the most comprehensive and reliable support for engineering and CAD formats" said Pam Petropoulos, Marketing Manager at Cimmetry Systems. "We will continue to support the latest versions of the major CAD packages in a timely manner, as we have for years."

AutoCAD 2004 delivers faster performance, a more intuitive interface and valuable data management tools, allowing users to create and share design data more efficiently than ever before. Cimmetry Systems, a long-standing partner of Autodesk, supports AutoCAD users by ensuring that they have up-to-date viewing access to their data. With AutoVue, users can view DWG files created in AutoCAD 2004 and provide feedback by marking up, redlining, and collaborating in real-time on that data.

AutoVue provides a single point of access and common UI allowing users to view and markup over 200 different formats. AutoVue is available as a desktop Windows application and as a thin-client, server based solution that requires no client-side installation and can be deployed through the intranet/Internet from Windows or Unix servers.

AutoVue supports 3D CAD parts & assemblies, 2D CAD drawings, EDA PCB layouts & schematics, raster, vector, hybrid and office documents. Formats include: CATIA, UG, Pro/E, JT, Inventor, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, MicroStation, HPGL, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Board Station, Orcad, EDIF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, TIFF etc. To see a complete list of supported formats and to download a full-featured evaluation version of AutoVue please visit www.cimmetry.com

About Cimmetry
Cimmetry Systems Inc. is the recognized technology pioneer and market leader in the area of Visualization and Collaboration software tools for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets.

Cimmetry's flagship product, AutoVue, is the premier enterprise-wide viewing and markup package, providing native support for more than 200 formats including 2D/3D CAD, EDA, raster, vector, hybrid, office and graphics. Users have a single point of access to their documents, regardless of format, from a single, easy-to-use interface.ssss

AutoVue is available as a Windows desktop application as well as a thin-client version, deployable on Windows or UNIX servers. Cimmetry's viewing and markup products are strategically designed to integrate seamlessly with Document Management (DM, EDM), Workflow, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), ASPs and e-business Portals, either directly or via the Web.

AutoVue is sold worldwide and available in many languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Visit Cimmetry on the Web at www.cimmetry.com