Informative Graphics’ ModelPress Reader To Be Distributed By IronCAD SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- June 30, 2004 -- Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a leader in Web-document and collaboration technology, announced today that the company’s free ModelPress Reader, now supports IronCAD’s native 3D file format (ICS), and will be distributed by IronCAD as part of its new version 7 release giving its users access to a free collaborative viewing solution for downstream communication. . “We’re working to make IronCAD the fastest, most powerful, and most versatile creative design tool on the market, and the support we get from Informative Graphics helps us achieve that goal,” said Shaun Murphy, Vice President for Sales and Marketing for IronCAD. “ModelPress is an extraordinary and very popular tool and we’re pleased to recommend it for our users when they send IronCAD files downstream,” he added. Along with support for IronCAD’s native ICS format, ModelPress Reader opens and views TechSoft America’s OpenHSF format, which has been embraced by IronCAD as a viable lightweight 3D technology for sharing IronCAD data downstream. IGC also added support for IronCAD’s 2D drawing format, (ICD), to its newly released Brava!® Desktop view, print and secure publishing software. IronCAD users can use Brava Desktop to open, view, and publish IronCAD drawings, adding Visual Rights™ persistent security controls to create a “content sealed format” (CSF) file that can also be opened and viewed. IGC’s free Brava Reader. Brava Desktop supports a wide range of popular document, image, and 2D CAD formats. IGC plans to update ModelPress Publisher and MYRIAD to support ICS to 3DF publishing to extend Visual Rights™ publishing to the 3D IronCAD design content as well. “Having a high-fidelity tool for viewing IronCAD files that’s free to distribute encourages the easy, downstream use of IronCAD data by more and more people,” said Gary Heath, IGC’s President and CEO. “Our mission is to help people securely share design information with viewing and collaboration software that is easy to use.” About IronCAD Based in Atlanta, GA, IronCAD is a leading provider of 3D Design Productivity Solutions that deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction and productivity. Solutions that can be used either standalone or as complimentary collaboration solutions of a broader PLM initiative. Its flagship product IronCAD has won many industry awards for its innovative technology and leads the industry in its ease of use and design productivity. IronCAD is being used successfully by thousands of customers worldwide. For additional information, please contact IronCAD at 1-800-339-7304 or visit our website at www.ironcad.com. About Informative Graphics Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), founded in 1990, is a leading developer of commercial software products for content visualization, web publishing, and collaboration. IGC products are renowned for their cost-saving value, ease-of-use, features, and scalability. With its products deployed by hundreds of corporations, OEM partners, and service providers worldwide, IGC is an international company maintaining offices in the United States, as well as key distribution partners in Europe, Japan, Asia, and Latin America. The company maintains a Web site at www.infograph.com. |

