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Simulation, modelling and validation software
News Release from: Lanner Group | Subject: Witness 2000
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 October 2000
New version of simulation modelling
software
Lanner Group has released Witness 2000, the latest version of its simulation modelling software, with a host of new features adding increased power, functionality and ease of use.
Lanner Group has released Witness 2000, the latest version of its world-leading simulation modelling software The theme of the new release is enhanced integration and collaboration, with a host of new features adding increased power, functionality and ease of use
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 May 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Major new benefits of Witness 2000 include the speed to model build and the capability of integrating, and direct access to and from, relevant and more powerful data sources including CAD, spreadsheets and the web.
These features enable more accurate model building and reduction in risk of data error.
Witness 2000 is also the first-ever simulation tool with the capability to import e-mails.
Ease of use has been greatly improved for the non-simulationist, with more powerful and intuitive windows and graphical representations.
Lanner Group says that Witness 2000 incorporates many of the enhancements and specific features that customers have asked for.
Witness 2000 not only provides increased enabling technology for integration but continued ease of use features and new wizards.
Group Marketing Director David Jones says: "We have an active and broad customer base that is very enthusiastic on letting us know what improvements are required to Witness; in this new release we have proved we have been listening.".
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