Trinity Press Release
for immediate release
SWORD Inc. and Trinity Technologies Corp. Sign Cadtop Agreement to Benefit Regulated Industries
Houston, TX — November 17, 2006 — SWORD Inc., the North American operations of SWORD Group headquartered in Houston, TX, and Trinity Technologies Corp., Wellesley, MA, USA, have joined forces in a new marketing and reselling agreement for Cadtop. Cadtop delivers a comprehensive solution for managing computer aided design (CAD) files and their external references or XREFs.
Signed in October 2006, the CSIR for Certified Systems Integrator Reseller harnesses the companies’ complimentary systems and solutions for the management of CAD files and related engineering information within EMC Corporation’s Documentum® repository, the leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM). The partnership means that Trinity not only sells Cadtop, but is also qualified/trained to implement and support the solution, as well as provide training throughout North America.
SWORD and Trinity have already partnered on Cadtop implementations and several more are in the planning stages or are being quoted. The two companies are long-time, highly successful Documentum business partners.
The SWORD offering supports AutoCAD® from Autodesk® Inc. and MicroStation® from Bentley® Systems Inc. Cadtop manages XREFs, which hold the contents of a CAD files including dozens and sometimes hundreds of individual documents. Cadtop adds functionality to Documentum ECM, managing the linked drawing components called XREFs (the externally referenced files), images or cells. XREFs hold file components together when they are moved between servers.
SWORD and Trinity have joined forces to deliver an offering that fills the information management gap for a cost-effective system scaled for CAD departments, engineering-oriented business units, facilities management divisions, and manufacturers.
Trinity is a world-class document and information management consulting and systems integration company. “The importance of the Cadtop agreement to us cannot be overstated,” stated Shiraz Jaffer, Vice President of Business Operations for Trinity. “This option for the management of CAD files within Documentum can now be scaled from department to an enterprise-scale solution. The Cadtop CSIR gives us and our customers a very cost-effective solution.”
”SWORD Group developed Cadtop specifically to preserve XREF intelligent links when files are moved outside vaults and repositories,“ said Steven Birnam, business development manager for SWORD Inc. “Cadtop prevents any loss of information by allowing CAD operators to manage file transfers from within their everyday CAD environment. It also ensures the accuracy and enables the reuse of CAD drawing title blocks in CAD drawings.”
Birnam added, “CAD operators are accustomed to storing their drawings and linked files in common directories on a shared server. With all the updates and links to multiple versions of a drawing, XREFs are easily broken. In regulated industries, any missing information can be critical,” he explained.
“Cadtop protects CAD operators and everyone who depends on the accuracy, currency and completeness of their work,” Birnam added. “It is a vital piece of the information management matrix for systems integrators like Trinity.” Documentum has certified Cadtop for both ”Desktop” and “Webtop” installations.
Cadtop’s reliability in maintaining XREF links prevents any loss of information while Documentum ECM manages drawing versions and controls access to the drawings. In addition, Cadtop brings the silo of CAD data into the enterprise by allowing non-CAD users to view and mark up engineering information.
About Trinity Technologies
Trinity Technologies, based in Wellesley, MA, is a leading business process and systems integration and consulting firm for the regulated industries including energy/utilities, EPC, legal, financial systems, insurance and process industries. Established in 1995, the company has distinguished itself in delivering information services, including systems integration, work process consulting, and organizational change services to help companies better manage their Information Assets. Trinity is a Select Services Team partner with EMC/Documentum.
About Cadtop
SWORD Cadtop for EMC Documentum has earned the "Designed for Documentum" certification, indicating that the software complies with the stringent EMC Documentum specifications and best practices. The certification is reviewed annually to ensure product quality and consistency.
About SWORD Inc.
As a trusted IT supplier of compliance solutions, SWORD Inc. has built an unsurpassed track record of technical expertise in specialized information management solutions, with a special emphasis on regulated businesses. SWORD’s experience in IT systems, its many areas of specialized domain knowledge, and its extensive implementation expertise enable the company to deliver totally customer-centric IT solutions. SWORD’s best-of-breed products are sold worldwide through an international network of partners and resellers. SWORD is an EMC Documentum Select Service Team (SST) Partner and a Google Enterprise Professional Partner. For more information about SWORD Inc., please visit www.sword-inc.com
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