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Spicer releases Imagenation® 8 Svp1featuring AutoCAD DWG 2007 support

New Imagenation 8 Svp1 streamlines view-markup-print processes, critical to AEC and Reprographics project lifecycles

Kitchener, ON. - September 6, 2006 – Spicer Corporation announced today the release of Imagenation 8 Service Pack 1 (Svp1) featuring new AutoCAD DWG 2007 support. Spicer Imagenation helps Architects/Engineers/Construction (AEC), Reprographers and Printers efficiently access, scan, review, mark up, print, and archive hundreds of document types generated by a building project including technical drawings and models, legal contracts, purchase orders, RFIs, schedules, and more.

"According to The Economist, “A typical $100 million building project generates 160,000 separate documents: drawings, contracts, purchase orders, RFIs and schedules.” Spicer helps bridge this document gap." said Tony Prilesnik, Spicer Imagenation Product Manager. “With the industries current move to improve productivity and efficiencies, Spicer Imagenation is integral for cost effectively streamlining and integrating project lifecycle processes for AEC and Reprographics.”

The release of Imagenation 8 Svp 1 provides significant value for AEC and Reprographics organizations regarding design, viewing, and publishing documents throughout the initial bid and build, archiving and ongoing maintenance stages:

• Reduce costs and cycle time with universal viewing, markup and printing of hundreds of file types from TIFF, PDF, MicroStation DGN, to AutoCAD 2007
   
• Improve process efficiencies by streamlining complex document workflows and collaboration between multiple teams
   
• Communicate clearly and reduce errors by managing project lifecycle information from the desktop
   
•  Protect intellectual property

Available now, Imagenation 8 Svp1 (Service Pack 1) containing AutoCAD DWG 2007 support can be downloaded by existing Imagenation and Image a•X 8.0 customers under maintenance.

Imagenation and Image a•X customers without current maintenance contracts can purchase the update and annual maintenance by emailing maintenance@spicer.com and including your name, company, and product serial number.

To buy Imagenation 8 now, complete our online purchase form, or email sales@spicer.com.

Imagenation is available for Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP. Imagenation’s flexible pricing model provides options for fixed, enterprise and OEM licensing.

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About Spicer Corporation

Spicer Corporation is a worldwide supplier of scalable, universal view-markup and collaboration software solutions that improves document productivity and the return on investment for organizations with ECM, CM, PDM, PLM, ERP, and other corporate information systems. Spicer's visualization, collaboration, redaction, and scanning products are used globally in Manufacturing, Government, Utilities, Insurance and Financial Services, and Reprographics markets.

For more information visit the company Web site at www.SPICER.com or call 519.748.2462.


Contact Spicer Corporation

Kati Bujna, Marketing Manager
Tel: (01) 519.748.2462, x:8346
Fax: 519.748.9457
kbujna@spicer.com 

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