CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
29 January 2007
Product News
Right Hemisphere Selected by Microsoft as Windows Vista Go-to-Market Partner to Showcase Windows Vista and 3D Publishing
Right Hemisphere ® announced it has been chosen by Microsoft Corp. as one of 10 companies worldwide to go to market with for the new Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft selected innovator Right Hemisphere to showcase some of the more unique and compelling capabilities of Windows Vista and Right Hemisphere's 2D and 3D authoring and publishing solutions. Windows Vista, which was made generally available today, promises to deliver innovations in organizing and finding information; security; and reliability so users can find, use, and share text and 3D data with ease.
"Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system will create a platform for the next generation of user experiences. We are excited to see the industry come together like never before around these products," said Brad Goldberg, general manager for Windows. "By working closely with partners such as Right Hemisphere, we are able to provide customers worldwide an experience that is easier, safer and better connected."
Right Hemisphere has been working with Windows Vista beta code to ensure that XAML file exporting and XPS file publishing will be supported in both its enterprise and client software offerings soon after Vista is generally available. In addition, Right Hemisphere is working to integrate powerful technologies into an upcoming release of Deep ServerT, the company's flagship enterprise software product.
"Incorporating key Windows Vista technologies into our upcoming product releases will expand our publishing capabilities, improve our data search and management capabilities, and provide an overall better graphical experience for the end user," said Mark Thomas, CTO and president of Right Hemisphere. "Microsoft's products and technologies have played a significant role in Right Hemisphere's past development and deployment plans, and they have become even more important with Windows Vista."
Right Hemisphere's Deep ExplorationT and Deep PublishT client applications will support XAML 3D content in their next releases which are expected to be available by March 2007. With support already available for more than 120 2D and 3D formats, Deep Exploration will enable a wide range of CAD and other 3D data formats to be translated and published in the XAML format and as secure 3D XPS files for sharing and collaboration. With the enhanced data security and search features of Windows Vista, this 3D content will also be protected and easily tagged and found throughout large enterprises and their extended supply chains.
Right Hemisphere's Deep Publish software works with Deep Exploration client or Deep Server enterprise software to enable users to publish, view, interact with, and import 2D and 3D graphics directly into Microsoft Office applications- such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint-as well as Adobe® Acrobat®. With Deep Server, customers will also be able to automate the process of creating XAML and XPS files on a large, enterprise scale. With Windows Vista and an upcoming version of Deep Publish, users can import a 3D file directly into a Microsoft Office application and convert it to an XPS file with just one simple mouse click.
"Nothing speaks quite as loudly to the proliferation and democratization of 3D as Microsoft releasing a rich, 3D operating system like Windows Vista," said Michael Lynch, CEO at Right Hemisphere. "We are really excited to see a whole new look and feel with Windows Vista that takes 3D content into full consideration. For our customers who are leveraging their 3D engineering assets far downstream into their organization's marketing, tech docs, and support teams, we expect Windows Vista to greatly enhance their user experience and complement our 3D publishing software."
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