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ME10 
Revision 8.5 
On November 13th, CoCreate released to manufacture ME10 revision 8.5. 

Below is some of the new functionality:- Read-in capability of DXF 13/14. ME10 continues supporting the DXF write capability based on the DXF 10 format.- Year 2000 compliance. ME10 revision 8.5 is now Year 2000 compliant. This applies to HP-UX 10.20, Windows 3.1/95/NT 4.0 and IRIX 6.2. ME10 revision 8.5 uses the same password as revision 8.0. For Europe and USA shipments of the new revision will start on the 24th of November. Every customer with a valid support contract for product updates will receive the ME10 8.5 shipment automatically. Shipments for customers in the USA and Europe will start in the first half of December. 

ME30 
Recently, CoCreate Software announced that ME30 software was discontinued on September 30, 1997. CoCreate will continue to support ME30 and associated products for two more years, until September 30, 1999. CoCreate is offering promotional pricing to assist our customers in their migration to the recommended successor--SolidDesigner. All prices related to ME30 transition are good only till December 31, 1997. 

ME30 Transition to SolidDesigner 
B3015CA #003 $6,500.00 (list price : 9,500.00)Includes SolidDesigner, ME10 Edition and translation bundle (IGES 2D, 3D and STL)B3015CA #005 $3,500.00 (list price : 6,500.00)Includes SolidDesigner, and translation bundle (IGES 3D and STL). 
You will also need to order media. Manuals are optional. Support is strongly suggested. 

ME30 Transition to ME10 
There is a method of transitioning to ME10 available to users who only use the 2D functionality in ME30 and cannot take advantage of the newest generation of Solid Modeling. This product has a price of $1,500.00. Call for additional details. 

Nodelocked License 
Transition to Floating 
There currently is a method available to eliminate the dual license schemes used by long time HP MDD/ CoCreate customers. You can move to floating licenses on all your Workstations for an 80% discount off the previous price. The current promotional price is $200.00 per nodelocked Workstation. There are many benefits of this single license scheme for networked users. Call for more information. 

Training 
ME10 Users Course 
Tuesday through Wednesday, December 9 - 11, 1997 in Cleveland. Covers version 8.X 

SolidDesigner Users Course 
Monday through Thursday, December 15 - 18, 1997 in Cleveland. Covers version 5.1 

HP-UX Administrator Course 
Monday through Thursday, January 12 - 16, 1997 in Cleveland. Covers version 10.20 
On site and group rates are available. Please call for additional information.