CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 March 2005
Company News
CADBRAIN Signs With ImpactXoft to Sell IX SPeeD Suite in Japan; Leading CAD/CAM Provider Joins ImpactXoft's Global Need SPeeD Reseller Program
ImpactXoft announced that CADBRAIN, a distributor of computer engineering solutions and services, has signed a reseller agreement to join ImpactXoft's Need SPeeD program and sell the IX SPeeD Suite in Japan. ImpactXoft's global network of distribution partners is growing across Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.
CADBRAIN provides advanced engineering technologies and training and support to gaming machine makers and suppliers in the Japanese market. To help their customers solve product development challenges, they specialize in 2D and 3D CAD systems as well as CAM solutions. CADBRAIN also plans to launch a cutting edge CAD training facility dedicated to educating their customers on the latest engineering techniques and technologies. CADBRAIN will not only sell the solution to their existing customers in the machine gaming industry but also plans to expand their focus to reach product development companies with other specialties.
The IX SPeeD Suite is a design environment for Simultaneous Product Development (SPD) that features industry solutions specialized to meet the needs of vertical disciplines that develop products for the Electronics and Electrical (E&E) and consumer goods markets. All products in the suite feature Functional Modeling and collaborative design capabilities that help drive a more flexible, productive, and innovative product development process. The product suite ensures that co-located as well as globally dispersed teams of professionals-spanning critical roles such as industrial design, product engineering, mold and tooling design, and NC manufacturing-can take advantage of highly specialized toolsets while working in parallel to develop market-competitive products.
"Already, the response from our key customers has been overwhelming when they see the functional modeling and SPD capabilities of ImpactXoft's product suite," said Kunihiko Kaigawa, CADBRAIN's CEO. "As a solution that addresses the entire product lifecycle in a single environment, we are confident that the IX SPeeD Suite can quickly penetrate the gaming machine industry and help us successfully move forward into new markets."
"With their longstanding reputation for excellence, we are confident that our partnership with CADBRAIN will enable us to successfully capture greater market share in Japan," said Martin Welch, ImpactXoft executive vice president and chief operating officer. "As they look to expand business opportunities into a wider market, our IX SPeeD Suite is the perfect solution to help them reach a broad range of companies with diverse product development needs."
ImpactXoft's Need SPeeD reseller program is open to qualified VARs that serve the major mechanical computer-aided design and collaborative solutions markets, including consumer goods and electronics manufacturers as well as automotive and aerospace suppliers. Those interested in more information or that wish to join the Need SPeeD program should contact ImpactXoft's channel sales organization at 408.360.7700 or visit the company web site at: http://www.impactxoft.com/NeedSPeeD?cam=CBpr .
Founded in 1987, CADBRAIN has successfully served the Japanese engineering market by providing leading 2D/3D CAD and CAM solutions to gaming machine manufacturers and suppliers. More information is available at http://www.cadbrain.jp .
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