Spicer Releases Imagenation 8

By DE Editors

Spicer Corp. (Kitchener, ON) today announced the release of version 8 of its Imagenation digital communications solution for the distribution and output of MCAD files and office documents between technical and non-technical users. Version 8,  says Spicer, features, in part, desktop interactivity improvements that enable users to scan, review, mark up, and print office documents, CAD drawing, and model formats more efficiently.

Key to Imagenation 8 is a new XP-style user interface. This new interface is designed to help users customize their desktops by organizing toolbars and preferences to suit their needs. This, according to the company,  results in faster, more efficient desktop interactivity between documents, scanners, and browsers.

Improvements in Release 8 include a new File Send feature that lets you send any rendered document as PDF. PDF support itself has been enhanced with the ability to save Spicer markups in PDF-format documents as PDF data. An Imagenation plug-in for Mozilla Firefox browser is now available.

Imagenation 8 offers support for several new file formats, including Autodesk Inventor10 2D & 3D; Digital Negative; JT; Microsoft Message Format (.msg); PTC Pro/Engineer V16 to Wildfire 2 assemblies; and SolidWorks 2006 2D & 3D. Additionally, it now supports several new scanners from Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, and HP.

Imagenation is available for Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP. Imagenation’s pricing model provides options for fixed, enterprise,  server and OEM licensing. You can register for a free trial download of Imagenation 8 at the company’s website.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.