Spatial Signs Integration Technology Solutions
5 August 1999
Spatial Signs Integration Technology Solutions as an IntraVISION Visualization Solution Distributor
BOULDER, Colo.--Aug. 5, 1999--Their Industry-Leading Integration Solutions Offering
Spatial Inc. (AMEX: STY), the world's leading software developer of 3D modeling technology and interoperability solutions, and Integration Technology Solutions, Inc. (ITS) announced today that they have signed a distributor sales agreement. Under the agreement, ITS will resell Spatial's IntraVISION visualization solution and IGES Toolkit.
"ITS is proud to add Spatial products to our list of industry-leading integration solutions," said Jon Judd, president, ITS. "Spatial's IntraVISION visualization solution and IGES development tools are important components for our Supply Chain Integration offering, when combined with our Product Data Management and Technical Data Interchange solutions. This technology combination enables us to offer ITS clients unsurpassed business enabling solutions for their 'virtual enterprise.' Now, with Spatial as a partner, we can offer our clients the integration of advanced 3D model and product data viewing and markup capabilities throughout their entire enterprise and supply chain. This will allow them to involve their key suppliers and business partners as integral resources, with respect to data and business processes, such as review, engineering change, and procurement - placing ITS clients in a stronger, more competitive position."
"ITS's notable experience integrating complex data systems in the engineering and manufacturing industries makes them an ideal distributor of IntraVISION, which is easily integrated with product, manufacturing, and resource data management systems used throughout these industries. IntraVISION supports concurrent product development processes and provides enterprise-wide interoperability with the large variety of file formats found in today's advanced engineering environments," said Bill Turcotte, vice president, sales, interoperability solutions, Spatial Inc. "Our partnership with ITS represents another step forward in Spatial's accelerating strategy to be the leading supplier of 3D model interoperability solutions."
IntraVISION is a full-featured, comprehensive 2D and 3D visualization solution. The software provides cost-effective, enterprise-wide access to over 300 file formats, including support for all major CAD systems. IntraVISION is available as an integrated viewing component for PDM, CAD, CAM, ERP, shop floor, and MES solutions; or as a stand-alone application. IntraVISION enables users to visualize, markup, measure, and convert raster files, documents, drawings, 3D CAD/CAM models, configuration data, assemblies, and part files - without requiring native applications. A complete diagnostics tool for IGES engineering applications, Spatial's IGES Toolkit helps identify and fix IGES translator problems. It is used to discover why an IGES translation does not work, and to pinpoint the exact location of the problems in an IGES file. The IGES Toolkit's advanced understanding of IGES eliminates the tedium of examining, creating, and modifying IGES files, making the repair and improvement of translations as easy as clicking a few buttons. The Toolkit comes with a suite of capabilities that allow users to view, analyze, edit, flavor, and debug IGES files for more effective exchange of engineering design data.
About Integration Technology Solutions, Inc.
Founded in 1996, Integration Technology Solutions, Inc. (North Richland Hills, TX) is a solutions integrator with significant experience in complex systems integration, integration project management and networking. In the past, the primary focal point for ITS solutions has been in Engineering and Manufacturing systems, linking Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Management (ERM), and Manufacturing Data Management (MDM) systems using ITS' Business Process Driven Integration methodology. ITS is extending its integration solutions to encompass the supply chain found in the manufacturing, and health care industries. For more information, visit ITS's web site at http://www.its-tx.com, call (817) 577-3998, or email info@its-tx.com.
About Spatial Inc.
A leading innovator of 3D modeling technology, Spatial provides advanced component and interoperability products for creating, viewing, exchanging, and sharing high-fidelity 3D digital geometry.
The ACIS(R) 3D Toolkit(TM), Spatial's flagship product, is the de facto standard 3D modeling kernel for the MCAD, CAM, CAE, and AEC industries. With over 500 ACIS licensees and 1.4+ million end users of more than 200 ACIS-enabled applications, ACIS is indisputably the world's most widely used 3D modeling kernel. ACIS-enabled applications include ABAQUS/CAE by Hibbitt, Karlsson & Sorensen, Inc., AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop by Autodesk, Inc., CADKEY by Baystate Technologies, Inc., GAMBIT by Fluent Inc., Grade/CUBE II and Space-E by Hitachi Zosen Information Systems, GSCAD by Intergraph Corporation, IronCAD by Visionary Design Systems, Inc., Maxwell 3D Field Simulation by Ansoft Corporation, MegaCAD by Megatech Software GmbH, TurboCAD Solid Modeler and Professional by IMSI, Vellum Solids by Ashlar Inc., and Working Model 3D by MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation. Spatial offers a diversity of production-proven 3D modeling component products, like Spatial Deformable Modeler(TM), a 3D surface modeling tool for high level artistic design and industrial styling.
Spatial's Interoperability Products enable developers and end users to optimize engineering processes by providing efficient methods of communicating 3D models and product data across multiple CAD/CAM/CAE systems throughout the design-to-manufacturing process. Interoperability Products include advanced visualization solutions, like IntraVISION(TM) and JetScream(TM), data translators for IGES, STEP, and VDA-FS; 3D model healing technology; and PDM integration modules.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Spatial has offices in Europe and Asia. Spatial stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ-AMEX exchange under the symbol "STY." For more information, visit Spatial's web site at http://www.spatial.com or call (303) 544-2900.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. A description of risks and uncertainties attendant to Spatial Technology Inc. and its industry, and other factors which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1998.
Spatial Technology Inc., ACIS 3D Toolkit, JetScream, IntraVISION, and SAT are trademarks of Spatial Technology Inc. ACIS is a registered trademark of Spatial Technology Inc. All other products are trademarks of their respective owners.