Lattice3D Wins the Great Ideas Competition 2004

Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium Attendees Select Lattice3D as Winner

LOS ALTOS, CA., November 1, 2004 - Lattice3D, a leader in enterprise-wide use of 3D data, today announced that attendees of the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium selected it as the winner of the Great Ideas Competition 2004. The competition was held in Houston October 25, 2004 and was organized by SAE International.

A Department of Defense panel selected 7 Great Ideas Competition finalists who were invited to present to the 2004 Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium. Audience votes selected the winner from the 7 presentations. Finalists from the Department of Defense, Manufacturing companies, Academia and the IT industry presented and highlighted new technologies, processes or business practices. Presentations focused on potential or current maintenance operations and management solutions. Participants were judged on original contribution to the industry, data support for all performance claims and conclusions, and feasibility or practicality of their idea.

Lattice3D presented its award-winning XVL-based technologies, currently used by major automotive, manufacturing and aerospace companies worldwide.

During the award ceremony, Chairman of the Symposium and Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Mr. David V. Pauling said, "Lattice3D's idea was 'the greatest of the Great Ideas' to improve military maintenance."

"We presented how Lattice3D's technology can help the Department of Defense achieve Network-Centric Maintenance using 3D Data - it's technically ready to go today and its adoption will increase Operational Readiness," said Jeff Drust, vice president of business development, Lattice3D. "We are delighted that the capabilities of our technology resonated so well and grateful to all those that voted for us."

The Lattice3D technology allows 3D data to be taken directly from engineering and converted and compressed into an XVL file. The XVL files can be used to produce 3D user manuals, 3D documentation, 3D parts lists, 3D assembly instructions, 3D maintenance manuals and more in almost any format including Microsoft Office�, Adobe PDF� and Internet formats such as HTML.

About Lattice3D 

With over 500,000 users at 2,000 companies, Lattice3D's applications enable our customers to use existing 2D & 3D data beyond engineering--throughout the extended enterprise. The company's 3D software easily creates interactive 3D documents directly from CAD drawings, while its unmatched compression enable uses ranging from technical illustrations and electronic training manuals (IETM) to 3D sales presentations and assembly instructions.

Lattice3D's award-winning solutions increase efficiency, lower costs, and improve product and service quality. Lattice3D is a privately-held company founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. The company has offices worldwide and works with resellers in 91 countries.

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