VISIARC TECHNOLOGY MAKES THOUSANDS OF CAD DRAWINGS ACCESSIBLE ON SONY ERICSSONīS P800 FLAGSHIP MOBILE PHONE

VISIARC System, the only wireless drawing archive swiftly allows professionals to access and view CAD drawings wherever they are, on a range of mobile phones using wireless Internet.

Stockholm, March 4, 2003 - VISIARC AB (a private joint stock corporation) today announced the availability of the VISIARC Wireless Viewer for accessing and viewing technical design drawings (CAD) on Sony Ericssonīs P800 camera-equipped mobile phone. On their mobile phone, business professionals can now navigate VISIARCīs drawing archive server where literally thousands of drawings may reside. Wirelessly they then can download and view a copy of the latest drawings of their choice, to their mobile phone, wherever they are. Zooming, panning and just through pressing a sync button the unique built-in drawing synchronization technology allows users to ensure they have the latest information always at hand. Unlike the vast majority of other CAD applications the VISIARC System is not made by CAD engineers only for other CAD engineers. The system is designed for everyone, with a focus on usability. It is targeting any business professional that has a need to access to the latest approved design drawing detail to work efficiently, while on the move.

"Sony Ericssonīs flagship P800 mobile phone is neither a phone, nor a PDA, but rather a masterly marriage of both", says Peter Lindgren, VP Marketing at VISIARC, "and we are excited to deliver lightning fast CAD viewing on it, where zooming and panning is a breeze, even for `non-CAD literateī people. Over time, demystifying CAD and making drawings generally accessible can really produce bottom-line results for companies."

Access to the latest approved drawing is absolutely crucial for many industries to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget. Wireless distribution is not only cheaper and faster than traditional paper-bound CAD drawing distribution, it also has environmentally positive effects such as reducing driving time and paper consumption. Many times, not having a drawing or the latest revision in the field, it is a matter of going in to the office and back again, bring it the following day, or even have it express delivered to the site.

About VISIARC System 1

The VISIARC System 1 comprises two types of key components; client-side drawing viewers and a server-side drawing archive, the 'Interaction Server'.

The VISIARC Wireless Viewer is the client that enables users to access and view drawings on their wireless phone. The viewer has an intuitive user interface not only to navigate and find the right drawing in the archive, but also to zoom and pan when viewing downloaded drawings. The Wireless Viewer saves the latest downloads locally to ensure that drawing details can be viewed where there is no network coverage, such as in an underground elevator shaft. To guarantee that the user has latest drawing and that no-one has published a later drawing revision, there is a built-in function for wireless syncing, which is automatically engaged every time a connection is established to the server. The Wireless Viewer is today generally available for the Sony Ericsson P800 mobile phone, Nokia Communicator 9210 and 9210i, as well as Nokia 7650 and 3650 imaging phones. Additional versions are under development to be throughout this year. The WebViewer is the other version of design drawing viewer, but is intended for ordinary computers. The stationary WebViewer enables access and viewing of drawings on any Internet connected computer with no other software installed than a regular web browser. In the field and on the move the Wireless Viewer is used and in the office the WebViewer is used.

The VISIARC Interaction Server constitutes the actual CAD design drawing archive and includes also the user database containing all user permissions. To publish and administrate the contents of the server there is an easy-to-use web browser based client, the Server Manager, which enables fast and easy publishing of drawings and latest revisions for both the wireless and stationary users. To have all drawings stored in one centralized location, it importantly ensures that all users have access to the very same and latest drawings.

The Interaction Server supports all industry leading design drawing formats suitable for digital distribution; AutoCAD DWF, Microstation SVF and HP-GL (generic so-called plot format).

Availability

The VISIARC System 1 is generally available for purchase for companies. For small and medium-sized companies a subscription based hosted portal service is offered, MyVISIARC, based on the System 1 technology. MyVISIARC is also released today. Customers rent a MyVISIARC digital drawing archive that is hosted by VISIARC. 

The VISIARC System 1 is available in English and Swedish. Upon request the system will be made available in French, German, Italian, Spanish or any other language. Both System 1 (to be in-house hosted by customers) and MyVISIARC (as by VISIARC hosted service) are available from VISIARC AB. 

About VISIARC

VISIARC AB, a private joint stock corporation, aims to become the global leader in system, software and services based on Internet technologies for management and use of digital design drawings on wireless phones, personal digital assistants and ultra-thin clients. Founded in 2002, the company is a vendor and developer of systems, software and services to empower professionals and help companies become more efficient through intuitive and intelligible software - the right information to the right people anywhere, anytime and on any device.

www.visiarc.com

 

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