The latest upgrade of the 3D design and collaboration software is aimed at speeding time to market and collaboration, especially with manufacturing.

Profitable and sustainable manufacturing practices were in the spotlight at the annual awards ceremony recognizing standout large and small manufacturers.

Just as the design software specialists were set to appear before a judge and jury to resolve a trademark dispute, the two sides reached a settlement.

In response to customer demand, company offers new release with vertical industry-specific risk analysis of new product ideas.

PDMWorks Enterprise 2008 offers features in the area of BOM management designed to improve the productivity of global design teams.

The explosion of 3D design tools in recent years has inspired a corresponding surge in software for viewing three-dimensional files and collaborating with peers, and recent developments have brought even more innovations into the market.

Version 8 of the company's Acrobat 3D application adds greater file compression capabilities and allows postscript files to port the precise geography of the associated CAD drawings.

New version of eDrawings enables users of Microsoft Office, Autodesk AutoCAD, and Google SketchUp software to view, mark-up, and measure design data without having CAD software installed on their systems.

New 2007 release facilitates 2D-to-3D migration; offers more powerful data management, design, and analysis tools.

With the long-anticipated release of Adobe Systems Inc.'s Acrobat 3D product, manufacturers will be able to more easily collaborate with customers and partners and won't need to worry that intellectual property contained in CAD documents will be misused.