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Columbia, Maryland - August 1, 2000 - Nemetschek North America today announced its intention to fully support Mac OS X, Apple's next generation operating system. This comes on the heels of the Macworld Expo in New York where Apple announced its plans to release OS X during the first quarter of 2001. Nemetschek N.A. stated that it intends to release a Carbon native -- Mac program that's been updated for Mac OS X -- version of VectorWorks within sixty days of the launch of OS X. Although now cross platform, MiniCAD/VectorWorks, the company's flagship product, originated on the Mac and has gone on to becoming the best-selling Mac CAD program.

Apple describes Mac OS X as "...not just another pretty face. Beneath the appealing, easy-to-use interface is a rock-solid foundation- an industrial-strength modern operating system engineered for stability, reliability and phenomenal performance."

Sean Flaherty, Chief Technology Officer for Nemetschek North America, concurred, "Mac OS X is projected as much more robust and powerful than previous versions and I look at this as being a new foundation release, featuring increased memory protection and preemptive multi-tasking, which will be favored highly among VectorWorks' Mac users."

Another new feature found in OS X is Quartz, an imaging technology that promises to provide higher quality and more reliability by unifying all imaging through use of the PDF format. VectorWorks users will enjoy printing PDF files without having to purchase a third party program.

Mr. Flaherty was recently interviewed by the e-zine, Architosh, regarding his thoughts on Mac OS X and how it will affect future versions of VectorWorks. To read the interview in its entirety, visit http://www.architosh.com.  

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.

Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.

Nemetschek NA (formerly Diehl Graphsoft) is a wholly owned subsidiary of European software giant Nemetschek AG. A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek NA has developed CAD software for the personal computer since 1985. Its flagship product, VectorWorks, is the leading software for the Macintosh and an emerging leader for the Windows platform.

VectorWorks is available in more than 85 countries and translated into 14 languages.

 

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