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News Release from: NetVendor | Subject: Embrace Collaborative Workspace 5.0
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 November 2002
Collaborative solution speeds design
cycles
NetVendor developed Embrace Collaborative Workspace 5.0 for product designers and managers dissatisfied with lengthy product design cycles.
NetVendor developed Embrace Collaborative Workspace 5.0 for product designers and managers dissatisfied with lengthy product design cycles and the abundant cost and confusion of collaborating around CAD-like documents of different formats Unlike typical product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) packages offering costly and cumbersome solutions, Embrace is an easy-to-use, affordable solution that helps companies improve product design and project execution by allowing them to securely manage documents and related communication in one, web-based, immediately-deployable application
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 25 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to NetVendor President and CEO Sean McCloskey, "Embrace Collaborative Workspace allows users to securely organise, edit and share documents such as 2 and 3D CAD as well as various office and graphics packages using feature-rich, web-based technology.
Embrace enables companies to drastically improve upon efficiencies, reduce costs and enhance their ability to bring products to market".
Embrace Collaborative Workspace 5.0 comprises four innovative components, including: Collaborative Studio, Document Director, Desktop Studio and Process Director.
All of these application components combine to enable users to collaborate amongst themselves and various business partners seamlessly, in real-time or separately, regardless of method or scope.
Collaborative Studio is a suite of innovative collaboration tools that bring users around the globe together by allowing participants to view, redline and conduct real-time meetings around documents.
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Fast, detailed zooming, rotation, 3D pan, and cross-section are among the viewing capabilities.
Collaborative Studio allows users to save asynchronous markups and notes, making it easy to include customers and suppliers in the design process, enhancing knowledge transfer between all critical parties.
Document Director is a secure, online document library that balances security and accessibility by providing a central location where engineers, salespeople, customers and suppliers can easily obtain current product and project-related files using a web browser.
Features such as access control, version control, non-native viewing, and parametric searching provide users with confidence that the information accessed is the latest version.
Designated users can easily manage and access product information, including 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models, CAD drawings, office files and graphics, which also can be linked to a project, product or customer.
Desktop Studio is self-contained, "pack and go" client software, which resides on the user's desktop and allows him/her to review, write notes and edit documents offline and synchronise those files with the server-side Document Director and Collaborative Studio components at a later time.
A perfect companion to the Document Director and Collaborative Studio components, Desktop Studio enables advancement of collaborative processes, regardless of the user's location.
Process Director is the key to unlocking the full capabilities of Embrace to all users, regardless of role.
Process Director drives document and design collaboration by managing and automating the work steps associated with document iterations.
Process Director streamlines key business processes by efficiently routing tasks, documents and information between people and systems.
Common processes such as change requests, non-conformance reporting, sub-contractor design approvals, etc., can be expertly captured in a predefined workflow process initiated directly from the workspace.
Additionally, process management tools allow managers to analyse how work is performed and make real-time adjustments, as needed.
NetVendor's Embrace Collaborative Workspace helps engineering and manufacturing companies improve product design collaboration and project execution by allowing them to review, edit and securely capture product and project information in one immediately-deployable application, which combines state-of-the-art document management features with robust workflow and collaboration capabilities.
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