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Agile embeds Cimmetry in closer relationship

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 27, 2002

Agile Software will embed Cimmetry's 3D and EDA visualisation and collaboration technology into Agile8 - an integrated set of solutions to manage the product record.

Agile Software will embed Cimmetry's 3D and EDA visualisation and collaboration technology into Agile8 - an integrated set of solutions to manage the product record.

With this announcement, Agile is expanding its agreement with Cimmetry by broadening the number of formats available to customers to include 3D and EDA formats.

Customers will now be able to view and mark up more than 200 native file formats directly from their Agile application.

Formats include 3D CAD parts and assemblies, 2D CAD, EDA and Microsoft Office documents.

The Agile8 application suite delivers a complete suite of business management solutions focused on managing the product from concept through end of life.

The company delivers significant bottom-line results by managing material costs, rapidly introducing and ramping products to meet market demand, and substantially improving productivity and product quality.

Agile's comprehensive platform helps companies manage their products through every phase of the product profit cycle.

Cimmetry is the leader in visualisation and collaboration solutions for the A/E/C, engineering, manufacturing, and electronics markets.

"We are pleased to help Agile provide universal viewing and markup functionality to their user base", said Alain Danik, business development manager at Cimmetry Systems.

"This stands as a testament that visualisation and collaboration technology is a must for managing the product record.

Agile continues to be an exceptionally powerful and easy-to-deploy solution throughout the supply chain".

"Visualisation and collaboration are fundamental enablers for customers who realise value by managing their products through Agile's single system of record", said Ray Hein, vice president of product management at Agile Software.

"Cimmetry's expanded functionality in the Agile8 application suite will greatly enhance that value.

Agile customers have long depended on Cimmetry's visualisation and collaboration technology embedded within our solutions.

Expanding on this will enhance the benefit delivered to our customers".

Agile8 is an integrated set of solutions which includes Agile Product Collaboration, Agile Product Sourcing and Agile Product Service and Improvement - solutions that deliver significant bottom-line results by helping companies cut materials costs, rapidly introduce and change products to meet market demand, and substantially improve productivity and product quality.

Cimmetry's Solutions are available in thin-client, server-based versions and as Windows applications.

AutoVue's format support includes: Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, Unigraphics, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Solid Designer, IGES, AutoCAD, MicroStation, HPGL, Gerber, ODB++, PDF, TIFF, MS Office and more.