Zuken announces P-CAD to CADSTAR migration tool as part of ongoing commitment to reduce costs associated with the transition from legacy EDA packages

February 22nd, 2005 - Bristol, UK - Zuken and its newest technology partner, LogicSwap, have recently launched a new migration solution that allows users of P-CAD to transfer PCB design data, schematic databases and corporate libraries to CADSTAR.

This solution, along with a range of other migration modules, is available as a result of a partnership between EDA interface provider LogicSwap, and Zuken. This is a move to address migration concerns related to the preservation of customers’ legacy EDA data, by providing solutions and services that accurately and reliably migrate design data, including EDA libraries. New tool evaluation decisions such as whether or not to abandon legacy data and fears about the loss of investment made in previous designs are no longer an issue, as the constraining factors that previously locked companies into a single supplier solution have been removed. A dedicated LogicSwap Support and Consultancy team, focused on managing complicated PCB designs, engineering schematics and libraries, is available to ensure a smooth transition from legacy EDA design packages.

Werner Rissiek, Zuken Engineering General Manager, comments on the partnership: “Robust migration tools are absolutely paramount in ensuring that our customers achieve one hundred per cent design integrity when migrating. LogicSwap’s knowledge of companies’ design migration requirements enables them to provide a customized solution for specific data translations.”

“For organizations with legacy designs that need to be kept up to date, investment recovery is critical. Using LogicSwap modules, these companies will be able to migrate to solutions that will carry them to the next decade”, continued Rissiek.

Additional migration solutions are also available for OrCAD Capture and Layout, GenCAD Support, Gerber file recovery and Bi-Directional EDIF support for Schematic databases. Currently LogicSwap is in the process of developing solutions for migration from Protel and PADS - to be announced in the near future.

LogicSwap has been providing migration solutions to CADSTAR users for over four years and is fully endorsed by Zuken as the preferred provider for migration links to CADSTAR, Zuken’s desktop PCB design solution.

LogicSwap’s P-CAD to CADSTAR Module is available now and is priced from $3000.00.

For more information about CADSTAR migration tools please visit www.cadstarworld.com/migrate or www.logicswap.com.

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About CADSTAR
CADSTAR is a Windows-based solution for PCB design that spans schematic capture, placement, routing, library creation and management, signal integrity, EMC analysis, and production of manufacturing data. CADSTAR also features internet-accessible libraries of over 130,000 components, a 3D design tool, automatic and high-speed routing, variant management, and signal integrity management and verification. It provides users with a competitively priced, scalable solution for designing simple or complex, multilayer PCBs.

About Zuken:
Established in 1976, Zuken has evolved into a provider of solutions that maximize the efficiency of the design and manufacturing processes of electronics companies around the world. Zuken holds a leading global share of the PCB/MCM/HIC software market in the field of electronic design automation (EDA). In addition to its longstanding experience as a provider of innovative solutions for PCB design, Zuken’s expanded portfolio encompasses proven solutions for the development of information technology (IT) infrastructures. Listed on Level 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company is headquartered in Japan and has development, sales and support centers in 10 countries including the US, Germany, UK and France. Zuken's customers include the world's top 30 electronics manufacturers from automotive to aerospace, communications to consumer electronics, and medical to military.
www.zuken.com

About LogicSwap:
LogicSwap Solutions, a division of DSP Inc., was established in 1999 as a provider of key migration interfaces for users of Zuken's CADSTAR tool suite. LogicSwap Solutions offers a broad range of interface modules and configurations with additional interfaces currently under development. The company also offers data migration services to its clients, as well as custom software solutions for users with unique requirements.
For further information please see our website: www.logicswap.com