Lattice3D Selected As Finalist in Great Ideas Competition 2004

Competition to Be Held At Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition

Los Altos, Calif., September 20, 2004 - Lattice3D, a leader in enterprise-wide use of 3D data, today announced that it has been selected as one of six finalists at the Great Ideas Competition 2004. The competition will be at the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition, in Houston October 25-28, 2004.

Lattice3D will present its award-winning XVL-based technologies, currently used by major automotive, manufacturing and aerospace companies worldwide. The technology allows 3D data to be taken directly from engineering and converted and compressed into an XVL file. The XVL files can be used to produce user manuals, documentation, parts lists, assembly instructions, maintenance manuals and more in almost any format including Microsoft Office®, Adobe PDF®, Internet formats and HTML.

The Great Ideas Competition selected six participants to make a 15-minute presentation during the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition. Each finalist will present and highlight new technologies, processes or business practices. Presentations will focus on potential or current maintenance operations and management solutions. Participants will be judged on original contribution to the industry, data support for all performance claims and conclusions, and feasibility or practicality of the idea. The audience will determine the winner.

"We look forward to presenting our technology," said Alex Garcia-Tobar, president, Lattice3D. "Many projects begin as 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models, yet, as time passes, this 3D information is not used downstream for assembly or maintenance. By incorporating 3D data into online manuals, workers learn more quickly and reduce operation mistakes."

About Lattice3D
With over 500,000 users at 2,000 companies, Lattice3D's applications enable our customers to use existing 2D & 3D data beyond engineering--throughout the extended enterprise. The company's 3D software easily creates interactive 3D documents directly from CAD drawings, while its unmatched compression enable uses ranging from technical illustrations and electronic training manuals (IETM) to 3D sales presentations and assembly instructions.

Lattice3D's award-winning solutions increase efficiency, lower costs, and improve product and service quality. Lattice3D is a privately-held company founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. The company has offices worldwide and works with resellers in 91 countries.

For more information, visit www.lattice3D.com.

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