From: TOWN.CRIER@MD-B.Prime.COM (Roland Kittredge - Marketing 508-620-2800 x4666)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.prime
Subject: Leading MCAD, CAD/CAM Application Suppliers
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:48:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.9211111657.AA02716
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DETROIT (NOV. 10) BUSINESS WIRE -
   Hewlett-Packard Company Tuesday announced that three leading MCAD,
CAD/CAM/CAE software vendors -- CADAM Inc., Computervision Corp. and Matra
Datavision, Inc. -- are making their software available on HP's UNIX
system-based workstations.
   More than 3,200 applications from 1,500 vendors in a wide range of markets
now are available for the HP Apollo 9000 Series 700 family, including the
workstations announced today.
   The announcement was made today at the AUTOFACT '92 Conference and Exhibition
where HP unveiled its new-generation RISC-based workstations, graphics systems
and multimedia products.
   The independent software vendors (ISVs) announcing support today offer
products for such markets as mechanical design and engineering, electronic
design and automation, and design and manufacturing. Products available now
include CADAM Inc.'s MICRO CADAM products, Computervision Corp.'s MEDUSA CAD/CAM
software and Matra Datavision, Inc.'s CAD/CAM/CAE tools.  MICRO CADAM
   The MICRO CADAM products from CADAM, INC., an IBM subsidiary, include MICRO
CADAM PLUS, a power design tool; Data Transfer, for exchanging drawing data with
mainframe-based CADAM systems; Alternate Character Sets, for drawing annotation
in non-English characters; and MICRO CADAM Access, an open-architecture tool
that enables users to write programs to transfer data from the CADAM model to
other business processes.  MICRO CADAM provides direct data sharing across
multiple environments.
   Computervision's MEDUSA design and drafting software is an advanced
computer-aided system for 2-D and 3-D design.  It is based on a centralized 2-D
design and drafting module that enables designers to create and edit quickly,
and efficiently produce and automate drawing production.
   MEDUSA is used by discrete-manufacturing, architectural,
engineering-construction activities and fabricated metals companies. It includes
modules for 2-D design production drawing, 2-D parametric design, 3-D design,
raster imaging and data management.
   Matra Datavision, Inc.'s EUCLID-IS and Professional Solutions software
products are based on solids and surface-modeling technology.
   Based on HP's PA-RISC  architecture, the Series 700 family features desktop
and deskside models with prices beginning at $4,995 (U.S. local currency price)
and system performance of up to 150.6 SPECfp92, 80 SPECint92 and 147 SPECmark
89.
   With the HP CRX-24Z and CRX-48Z graphics systems, Series 700 products deliver
2-D and 3-D graphics performance of up to 2 million vectors per second and the
industry's fastest X Window System performance.
   Every model in the Series 700 family runs the HP-UX  operating system,
Release 9.0.  HP-UX is compatible across the entire family of PA-RISC
workstations, business systems and servers.
   Hewlett-Packard Company is the third-largest computer supplier in the United
States, with computer revenue in excess of $10 billion in its 1991 fiscal year.
HP has been delivering PA-RISC-based computers since 1986 with high reliability,
data integrity, data availability and system availability.  PA-RISC is being
advanced by the Precision Risc Organization, an association of industry-leading
companies that is broadening the use of PA-RISC technology and delivering its
benefits to more customers worldwide.
   Hewlett-Packard Company is an international manufacturer of measurement and
computation products and systems recognized for excellence in quality and
support.  The company's products and services are used in industry, business,
engineering, science, medicine and education in approximately 100 countries.  HP
has 90,900 employees and had revenue of $14.5 billion in its 1991 fiscal year.
   CONTACT:  Hewlett-Packard
    Tim Hurley, 508/436-5042
            OR
    Jim Barbagallo, 508/436-5049