Computer Productivity Tools 12506

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Software management

digite 2.5, a software lifecycle management platform and single web-based application, offers modules such as Requirements Management, Project Planning and Tracking, Issues and Defects Management, Document Management, Project Change Management, and Software Configuration Management. According to the company, the program reduces project launch time, increases project visibility, and allows for business process auditability. Tufan Inc., www.tufan.com. Enter 603

PCM module

The Product Change Management (PCM) module is designed as a solution for creating and automating engineering change orders (ECOs), and for enhancing the accuracy and speed of change communication. The module offers real-time access to change, organize, and store information on-line. BOM.com, www.BOM.com. Enter 604

CAID data interface

The data interface for StudioTools CAID (computer-aided industrial engineering) software, available free with StudioTools Re-lease 10, allows PTC^(R) Granite(TM) One-built applications, like Pro/ENGINEER, to read native Alias^(R) data. According to the company, Pro/ENGINEER part files need not be translated to a neutral file format before importing them to Studio-Tools. Alias/Wavefront, www.aw.sgi.com. Enter 605

Design verification system

The Palladium design verification system reportedly supports configurations of two million to 128 million ASIC gates, which in turn support up to 64 Gbytes of memory and more than 8,000 physical I/Os for target system interfacing. A high-speed channel between the workstation and Palladium is intended to reduce inter-process latency and improve run-time performance by orders of magnitude over software-based simulation tools. Cadence Design Systems, www.cadence.com. Enter 606

Wire harness design

Embassy Works 4.0, intended for SolidWorks users, reportedly provides flexibility in harness design, allowing for users to have more control over the interaction of harness and assembly. Capabilities include the placement of a harness at any level of a SolidWorks assembly; many harnesses placed within the assembly hierarchy; the building and reusing of a self-contained harness in a new assembly; replicated hierarchy; and editing in context. Linius Technologies, www.linius.com. Enter 607

EDM workgroup software

Offering more than 33 new features, AutoManager TeamWork 2002a is the company's engineering document management (EDM) workgroup software, geared toward design teams of five to 30 users. The new features include: improved Web Client, updated Inventor and SolidWorks links, more office and raster viewers, mechanical design support, Windows XP operating system support, and customization and deployment options. Cyco Software, www.cyco.com. Enter 608

3D tool

Spicelink 5.0 is intended for designing high-speed devices using a 3D, signal-integrity, extraction tool. It includes multiple electromagnetic solver engines, a built-in Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE), and a drawing tool. The 3D tool also features multi-PEEC (Partial Element Equivalent Circuit) technology, used in creating 3D distributed models for Gbyte data-rate designs. Ansoft Corp., www.ansoft.com. Enter 609

Testing software

The company's test and measurement ap-plication software, DT Measure Foundry(TM) 3.0, features a drag-and-drop function that allows users to arrange instrument uses on the desktop, and to choose the measurement source, without training. The software package includes built-in math capability, a software developer's kit, and software with OPC-compliant devices as the package's manufacturing data source. Data Translation, www.datatranslation.com. Enter 610