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2009 was a very challenging year for our industry due to the worldwide economic downturn. Throughout this period, Tyco Electronics has continued to invest in developing and supporting the HarnWare suite of software:

HarnWare:

We are currently working on a major upgrading of the software to the latest Microsoft Visual Studio programming language. This will, for example, enable HarnWare to run on the 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows which are starting to become a popular choice for CAD system users. We will also be able to apply a more modern look and feel to the user interface.

Microsoft Windows 7:

The work we did adapting HarnWare for Microsoft Windows Vista has placed us in a good position with regard to the newly launched Windows 7. So far we have not heard of any problems. The majority of our users are still using Windows XP, over the next two years we expect most HarnWare users will upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, skipping Windows Vista which many of our users have chosen not to use.

Microsoft Visio 2010:

Visio 2010 is currently in the test phase and we expect it will be released around mid 2010. Substantial changes have been made to the Visio user interface to bring it into line with the new standards introduced with the 2007 editions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. We will introduce support for Visio 2010 as part of the HarnWare software upgrade project.

Training:

We have continued to train many new users and to update users worldwide of earlier versions of HarnWare. We are especially pleased to note that many of our users have chosen to use the breathing space provided by the economic slowdown to update their HarnWare to the latest version V5.4.5. and create their own stencils and databases.

Products:

We will take advantage of the new basis provided by the HarnWare upgrade project to add a number of new products and features. This will include additional System modules, additional connectors and many others items. Further details will be posted later in the year. We welcome any comments you may have on additional product ranges you would like to see included.

HarnVis:

We will be upgrading HarnVis to the latest Microsoft Visual Studio programming language. Also we are considering whether to interface HarnVis with a general purpose 3D CAD system in order to provide users with enhanced capabilities for transferring data to and from the 3D CAD systems they use for mechanical engineering design. As we have not yet reached a decision on this, we would welcome any comments you may have on the need for such capabilities within your organisation.

HarnConnect:

The first version of our electrical interconnect design system is now being tested. The feedback we’ve received from customer demonstrations has been extremely encouraging and have resulted in a wide range of different applications being suggested.

HarnWare V5.4.5:

The current release of HarnWare is V5.4.5.
For users of HarnWare V5.4 this V5.4.5 version is available by request as a free upgrade and includes all the files that have been updated since the HarnWare V5.4 was released in May 2008, this new version includes additional and updated product information and updates for operating systems.
Please contact us at http://www.harnware.com/Contact.asp for further information.

(This upgrade is not available for HarnWare V4.5 users. HarnWare V4.5 was originally released in March 2000, If you are still using HarnWare V4.5 you may wish to upgrade to the latest version, a one-day training course is strongly recommended for upgrading to HarnWare V5.4.5.
Please refer to http://www.harnware.com/Training.asp for further information).

Are any of these ideas relevant to your work? Please contact us at http://www.harnware.com/Contact.asp to let us know of any other requirements or comments you may have for enhancements to HarnWare.