I could be wrong, but after viewing the listed website link, I thought the announcement was referring to a new product that includes only the schematic portion of the current DXP. Although nVisage is a bit more than just the schematic, it does not include any PCB tools at $2,995.00. I will have to go and read it again to be sure, but there is also a demo version available that would confirm or deny this. If this is the case, I don't think a substantial amount of resources would be needed at all since they only have to delete the PCB tools from the current DXP product to create nVisage. I think this a great alternative to some companies that have several circuit designers and only a couple of layout people, therefore not requiring a full license in areas where it will never be utilized.
Rob Young ----- Original Message ----- From: "JaMi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "JaMi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:15 PM Subject: [PEDA] The othe half of DXP? > OK guys and gals, by now many of you have received the announcement of > Altiums new product: > > nVisage, which can be seen at: http://www.nvisage.com/ > > They call it nVisage DXP, and at first glance it appears to be a schematic > capture package and simulator to front-end Altiums other products. > > Now you know where the other half of DXP is. > > Now you know where your ATS money went. > > You have complained for years about the garbage that was bundled into Protel > Client 99 SE with PCB, and now you can see the results of your complaints. > > If you have the bucks, you can pay for it too. > > The press release: http://www.nvisage.com/news.htm > > And some details: http://www.nvisage.com/product/index.html > > So now all of you guys and gals who have been "beta testing" the "released" > version of DXP know where all of your input and requests and complaints have > gone. > > Its gone into a new product, which they will gladly sell you a copy of, for > a price. > > I wonder if it comes with ATS. > > Urrrrrrrgh! > > Actually, the real question is: Has Altium really been listening all this > time, and just packaged together all of the fixes and features that have > been requested into a separate product to sell us, as opposed to fixing the > original product, P99SE (which of course we already paid for), or its > replacement DXP, or have they just gone out and bought something else from > someone else, which really doesn't fit anywhere, which they will now try and > integrate with other products, somewhat like the way they attempted to > integrate a nonfunctional Schematic package with PCB in Client. > > Is this somehow related to PCAD? > > Is this just some other product that just has been purchased and repackaged > in "Altium Wrappings". > > Assuming that Altium actually did have a hand in its' development, how do > you DXP Forum supporters feel now? > > Ripped Off? Betrayed? Used? Intellectually Raped? > > Will you now be abandoned, and told to buy the new product? > > Isn't it just a little odd that it shares the name DXP, as if it really is > the "other half" of the new DXP product. > > Oh well, should we really expect anything less. > > Guess we really just have to wait and see what it really is and how Altium > decides to handle it. > > Start saving your money, because Altium wants it, and they are gonna try and > get it one way or another. > > Next thing you know they are going to come out with an Autorouter that will > handle Differential Controlled Impedance Transmission Lines. Never mind the > fact that the feature is missing from their current new "state of the art" > Situs Autorouter product that they just released. > > Will they call that one dRoute DXP? > > Once again, > > Urrrrrrrgh! > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:ForumAdministrator@;TechServInc.com * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
