Web-based Data Search and Access System (I-FINDTM)
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Over 400 sites have downloaded the WAMware I-FIND utility!
I-FIND is an exciting software system which allows users (engineering and
non-engineering) to quickly find and access CAD and related data anywhere in the
enterprise.
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"The I-FIND product from
WAMware is very flexible and customizable for on-demand creation of PDF,
IGES, DXF, and other derived data files. The greatest benefit is that
a non CAD user can also use I-FIND with little training and no extra
software."... Paul
Farris, Iomega Corporation
"We use I-FIND to
quickly search for a drawing, to see which project it resides in, its
release state, what revision it is, who created it, etc. In
addition, it's easier and more convenient to plot directly in I-FIND than in
the CAD system itself."...
Corey Hinman, Brazeway, Inc.
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What is I-FIND?
In many ways, you can think of I-FIND as a "pre-PDM" capability for your company... specifically it can track and enable access to CAD and related engineering data throughout the enterprise.
For some companies this may eliminate (or postpone) the need for an enterprise PDM backbone.
For larger companies that already have PDM in place, I-FIND can serve as an intermediary which enables a level of control and distribution for data before it is introduced into the PDM system, reducing overhead time and costs associated with PDM.
I-FIND is simple, fast, and economical, provides significant functionality out-of-the-box, is extensible, and is available for Unix and Windows platforms.
By itself, I-FIND does not create or store databases. Rather, it 'mines' the data from several databases (e.g. CAD,
MRP, etc.) and maintains indices of the metadata (data attributes such as part number, revision, creation date, etc.) which can be quickly searched.
Since the location of the source data (e.g. CAD files) is known, it can be passed to automated programs which can perform tasks with the data.
This is illustrated in the figure below in which I-FIND acts as a portal to the arena of data available in the corporate intranets and extranets.
I-FIND ties multiple systems together and acts as a portal
Overview for Users
What can I do with I-FIND?
I-FIND Foundation --
in the spirit of the previous free I-FIND “command line” version
installed at over 400 customer sites, we now provide the upgraded,
web-based I-FIND Foundation which includes:
-- browser-based metadata search for one data store
-- basic folder capability
From this I-FIND Foundation, customers can add site licenses of
the various I-FIND packages and extensions (and of course,
purchase and download these on-line). |
Integration Services
As you can see, I-FIND is an exciting and very
extensible utility. Perhaps we can help in "integrating the
enterprise" at your site.
Contact us if you have any questions about I-FIND or need fee-based help
in customizing this exciting capability.
Year 2000 Compliance
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WAMware is a registered trademark of WAMware Ltd.; I-FIND
and BOM Broker trademarks of WAMware Engineering Solutions LLC; and ECS a
trademark of ECS GmbH. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are
the property of their respective holders. |
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