January 6, 2005 - Cimmetry Systems, the global leader in visualization and collaboration solutions for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets, was recently honored by Cadalyst when its AutoVue 18 application was chosen as one of Cadalyst's top product picks for 2004 and winner of a Wow! award. Cadalyst's final selection for the top products was based on a product's innovation, its ability to solve problems creatively and its distinctive product features relative to its market segment.

AutoVue provides native viewing, printing, markup, digital mockup and real-time collaboration support for over 450 engineering drawings, 2D CAD, 3D drawings, parts & assemblies, PCB layouts & schematics and office documents. AutoVue is available as a Desktop Edition as well as a Client-Server Edition for Windows or UNIX servers.

"AutoVue 18 is an excellent application with tremendous depth - it offers a wealth of useful features while retaining ease of use, said Ron LaFon, contributing editor for Cadalyst. AutoVue "Pro's" mentioned in Ron LaFon's review of AutoVue 18 in the November 2004 issue of Cadalyst magazine included: extremely versatile; extensive file format support; well integrated features.

To read Ron LaFon's review of AutoVue 18 in its entirety, please visit: http://www.cimmetry.com/documents/Cadalyst_Nov_2004.pdf

"We are pleased to have been selected by Cadalyst from such a broad and prominent field of solutions and products," said Pam Petropoulos, Marketing Manager at Cimmetry. "As a recipient of the Cadalyst Wow! Award, AutoVue has been recognized as a truly unique offering. Only AutoVue can provide the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets with the widest breadth of format support, native viewing, printing, markup, digital mockup and real-time collaboration in one comprehensive solution."

To download a fully functional evaluation version, try an online demo, or schedule a real-time collaboration meeting using AutoVue, visit www.cimmetry.com

For a complete list of formats supported by AutoVue please visit http://www.cimmetry.com/formats.html

About Cadalyst:
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2004, Cadalyst is the most complete source for essential information about CAD and related CAM/CAE/PLM technologies in the key market segments of AEC, MCAD and GIS. The magazine's objective business and technical reporting and product reviews lead high-level corporate managers, CAD managers and CAD users through management and purchasing decisions to realize higher productivity and profits.

About Cimmetry
Cimmetry Systems Inc. is the recognized technology pioneer and market leader in the area of Visualization and Collaboration software tools for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets.

Cimmetry's flagship product, AutoVue, is the premier enterprise-wide viewing, markup and DMU package, providing native support for more than 450 formats including 2D/3D CAD, EDA, raster, vector, hybrid, office and graphics. Users have a single point of access to their documents, regardless of format, from a single, easy-to-use interface.

AutoVue is available in both a Desktop Edition, and a Client-Server Edition, which is deployable on Windows or UNIX servers. Cimmetry's viewing and markup products are strategically designed to integrate seamlessly with Document Management (DM, EDM), Workflow, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), ASPs and e-business Portals, either directly or via the Web.

AutoVue is sold worldwide and available in many languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Visit Cimmetry on the Web at www.cimmetry.com

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