OrCAD Introduces Easy, No-Cost Migration Path From Viewlogic to OrCAD Products
BEAVERTON, ORE. (April 21) BUSINESS WIRE -April 21, 1999--
OrCAD ViewReader for Conversion of Legacy Design Libraries
and Data Files Available For Downloading at www.orcad.com
OrCAD(R) (Nasdaq:OCAD) today announced the immediate availability of OrCAD ViewReader(TM), a new utility that lets OrCAD Capture(R) and OrCAD Express(R) users easily convert Viewlogic's ViewDraw(R) data and libraries directly into OrCAD's format. OrCAD is the leading supplier of Windows(R) EDA software and services to electronics companies worldwide.
"Many OrCAD customers have used a mix of OrCAD and Viewlogic tools for FPGA, PCB system-level, and ASIC design," stated Jim Plymale, OrCAD's vice president of marketing. "As we've added more functionality to our product line, particularly in the areas of component information, simulation, and FPGA design, we're seeing increasing demand from our customers for a migration path from their legacy Viewlogic designs. We're now providing these customers with an easy way to standardize their design environments on OrCAD's software and Interchange Architecture. They also benefit from having a single point of contact for products, services, training, and support."
"OrCAD made it extremely easy for us to migrate from Viewlogic to the OrCAD design environment," stated Ken Landaiche, senior design engineer at Nokia Communications. "OrCAD's conversion process doesn't involve cumbersome EDIF translation, and the translators can be downloaded from the Internet for free. The benefits are obvious."
According to Chuck White, sensor test engineering manager at Nellcor Oximetry, Mallinckrodt Inc., a worldwide medical products supplier, "OrCAD's tools have helped us do our jobs more efficiently, saving Mallinckrodt time and money. We were pleased to have a painless way to transfer our Viewlogic libraries and designs to the OrCAD environment, and also appreciate the technical support we received from OrCAD."
Availability and Pricing
OrCAD ViewReader works with Release 9 as well as the previous version 7.2 of OrCAD Capture and OrCAD Express. Design engineers can download ViewReader at www.orcad.com free of charge. At the OrCAD Web site, they may also order a free OrCAD Software Starter Kit, featuring the integrated Release 9 product suite.
To order products or for more information, contact OrCAD DIRECT at 1-800-671-9505, visit www.orcad.com, or write to info@orcad.com. Outside of North America, write to intl@orcad.com.
About OrCAD
Founded in 1985, OrCAD (Nasdaq:OCAD) is the leading supplier of Windows EDA software and services to electronics companies worldwide. The company's solutions increase productivity in the management of component data, and in the design of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), analog and mixed analog-digital circuits, and printed circuit boards (PCBs). OrCAD serves many segments of the worldwide electronics industry, including aerospace, telecom, industrial control, military, medical equipment, semiconductor, computer, and consumer products.
The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, with offices in Irvine, California; Yokohama, Japan; and Basingstoke, England. In other countries worldwide, a network of EDA resellers represents OrCAD.
For more information, visit www.orcad.com.
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