For Immediate Release Immersive Design Nominated As Manufacturer Of The Year www.immdesign.com
				Immersive Design nominated as Manufacturer of the Year 2004 Start Magazine recongnizes Immersive Design for its contributions to the manufacturing community Acton, MA - September 7, 2004 - Immersive Design, Inc. (http://www.immdesign.com), an industry leader in product communication, is proud to announce that Immersive Design is among the nominees for "Manufacturer of the Year," an award that honors manufacturers that are "innovative and determined to improve the manufacturing industry." The awards, sponsored by Start Magazine, in cooperation with the Warren Featherbone Foundation, will be presented at the Manufacturing and Economic Recovery Conference (September 13 - 15, 2004) to manufacturers in three categories -- Small, Mid-market and Larger Market. Among the criteria for the Manufacturer of the Year award are: recognition of the significance manufacturers have on the overall well-being of the economy and on the manufacturing industry as a whole; demonstration of how the company is embracing today's challenges and overcoming competitive hurdles each and every day; and proven track record concerning job growth, improved corporate revenues and capital investments. Immersive Design develops and markets IPA, interactive 3D authoring and web publishing software for the generation   and use of assembly, manufacturing, and service documentation. The use of interactive 3D procedures can drastically cut down misunderstanding, miscommunication, and mistakes compared to a stack of static 2D drawings used for instructions. Anyone with the need to generate assembly procedures, service documentation, or parts catalogs can go from their engineering design data to interactive 3D product documentation in a few easy steps. Using the information already in your CAD data, Immersive Design's IPA software will help you to turn out procedures in minutes that used to take days to create. "We are honored to be among the companies nominated as Manufacturer of the Year for 2004," says Gregory Smith, CEO of Immersive Design. "The past few years have been especially tough for manufacturing companies yet with a continued entrepreneurial spirit and determination, Immersive Design and the other nominees have shown that even the smallest of companies have the ability impact the health and well-being of the U.S. economy. About Immersive Design: Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Acton, MA, Immersive Design is a privately held corporation that develops and markets IPA, interactive 3D authoring and web publishing software used to communicate product designs and to reduce costs throughout a product's life cycle. To learn more about IPA and Immersive Design, visit the company's Web site (www.immdesign.com).