DesignAdvance Systems:
PCB Design
DesignAdvance Systems, a developer of intelligent electronic design automation solutions for printed circuit board (PCB) design, announced the release of CircuitProbe v2.2. The new product enables bidirectional communication between a layout and a PDF of the schematic.
The tool allows designers and engineers to select one or more design elements in the Cadence Allegro Viewer environment or a PDF of the schematic and have the corresponding design elements selected in the other application.
In addition to bidirectional cross-probe between layouts and PDF schematics, CircuitProbe features the following capabilities:
* interactive clustering
* ability to save physical design templates
* population of any Allegro selection set
* ability to verify location of design elements in either application

Animech Technologies:
Communication and Presentation Software
Animech Technologies announced a new release of its aniPart communication and presentation solution designed to streamline tasks associated with the management of product revisions.
The 3D import process in aniPart Studio v3.5 automatically matches old objects with new and decides how the changes to the new will apply to work already invested in the instruction. A Client 3.5 Play/Pause button and a progress bar for actions are included in this latest release as well.
Material developed in aniPart Studio can be published for both online and offline use and viewed with aniPart webClient, which is free for end users

Eurocom:
Mobile Workstation
Eurocom released the M860TU Montebello 15.4-inch mobile workstation, which is based on an Intel Cantiga PM45 chipset and Nvidia's GeForce 9xxx series VGA technology.
The EUROCOM M860TU Notebook PC features SATA-300 hard drives. A choice of LCD displays and an upgradeable NVIDIA GeForce Go 8800M GTX, 9800M GTX, or Quadro FX1600M with up to 1 GB of DDR3 video memory are included as well. Powered by Intel's new line of Mobile Core 2 Duo, Quad Core, and Quad Core Extreme dual-core processor technology, the M860TU also features 320 GB with 7,200 rpm.
The EUROCOM M860TU uses Nvidia MXM (Mobile PCI Express Module) for upgradeability to new graphics technology. By using a mechanical graphics interface in the form of high-performance MXM, Eurocom can introduce a variety of PCI Express graphics solutions quickly, the company states.
Standard ports include four USB 2.0, one DVI for external display, one Firewire IEEE1394a, one RJ-45 for 1 GB LAN, one RJ11 for Modem/Phone, one S/PDIF output, one built-in microphone, and one headphone jack. The EUROCOM M860TU Montebello supports various 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems from Microsoft Vista Business or Ultimate to XP Professional and Linux.