News: Hawk Ridge Systems Announces the Release of SolidWorks 2010 SP0.0

Hawk Ridge Systems Announces the Release of:

SolidWorks 2010 SP0.0
SolidWorks Simulation 2010 SP0.0
SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2010 SP0.0
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM 2010 SP0.0
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 SP0.0
3DVIA Composer 2010 HF0 (Installation DVDs shipped in July, 2009 at time of release)

For all customers entitled to SolidWorks 2010 products, installation files are now available for download from the SolidWorks Customer Portal and installation DVDs are now shipping. Installation DVDs should arrive by early December but if you do not receive them by the middle of December, please contact Hawk Ridge Systems technical support. For any questions about your version eligibility or if you are interested in adding subscription service to be entitled to the 2010 version please contact your local sales representative or our general sales team at 1-877-266-4469 in the USA or 1-866-587-6803 in Canada.

Important Notes About the 2010 Suite of SolidWorks Products:

• SolidWorks Customer Portal accounts must have a serial number re-registered with the 2010 version to gain full access to the Customer Portal. For more information, refer to the 2010 Product Registration Guide on eSupport.
• Windows 7 is slated to become a supported operating system starting with 2010 SP1.0. All previous versions will not be supported on Windows 7.
• Windows XP has been officially retired by Microsoft as of April 2009. SolidWorks 2010 and 2011 will continue to be supported on Windows XP except for issues that require operating system fixes. For more information, please refer to the Hawk Ridge Systems Recommended Hardware Guidelines and Whitepaper on eSupport.
• Commercial SolidWorks Network Licenses no longer require dongles or license files. With the 2010 version, SolidWorks Network Licenses use the SolidWorks Activation System to unlock the proper number of licenses for distribution. Dongles must be shipped back to the Hawk Ridge Systems Mountain View office at: 575 Clyde Ave, Suite 420, Mountain View, California, 94043 Attn: Dongle Returns-YOURCOMPANYNAME. For more information about this change please refer to the activation based SNL FAQ on eSupport.

Installation Notes:
Hawk Ridge Systems has actively participated in Beta, Pre-Release and initial release programs and has no reports of major issues with these service packs. As such, Hawk Ridge Systems recommends that customers who are ready to move to 2010 begin testing and implementation with these service packs to take advantage of the many great features of the 2010 products. However as with every major release, Hawk Ridge Systems recommends caution when implementing new software for production use and highly recommends that customers backup and test their data prior to implementing the new version for all users in their environment.

As service packs become available, customers are encouraged to implement them at their discretion. Hawk Ridge Systems will notify customers by e-mail if any major issues are reported or any service packs are not recommended starting 2-3 weeks after a service pack is released or earlier if sufficient testing is complete. These issues and any other issues of importance will be documented on Hawk Ridge Systems’ eSupport and/or on the Hawk Ridge Systems home page.

To assist users upgrading to the 2010 version, Hawk Ridge Systems has created new eSupport content on upgrade preparation, upgrade procedures/recommendations, licensing, registration and new features in SolidWorks, PDM, Simulation and 3DVIA 2010. A list of these documents and their search terms is available below. Once logged into eSupport from http://www.hawkridgesys.com/support/, use the search terms to access the content that has been created. Check back often as content is constantly being added and updated.

• 2010 Upgrade and Testing Recommendations: 2010 Upgrade Sequence
• Hardware Recommendations: Suggested Hardware
• 2010 Licensing Overview: 2010 Licensing Overview
• Activation Based SNL FAQ: 2010 SNL FAQ
• Uninstallation Guide: General Uninstall OR Uninstall XXXX (Where XXXX is The Version For Version Specific Uninstall Documents)
• System Optimization Guide: 2010 System Optimization
• Product Registration: Register 2010
• 3DVIA Composer Installation/Upgrade Guide: 3DVIA Install Guide
• 2010 Installation/Upgrade Guide: “2010 Install” (With Quotation Marks)
• SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Install/Upgrade Guide: 2010 Vault Upgrade
• SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Upgrade Guide: ePDM 2010 Upgrade
• SolidWorks 2010 What’s New Document: 2010 What’s New PDF
• HRS 2010 What’s New Presentation Notes (Power Point): 2010 PowerPoint
• HRS 2010 What’s New Presentation Video: 2010 What’s New Recording (Coming Soon)
• 2010 Functionality Videos: 2010 Video

If you have any questions about upgrading that are not covered by the documents on eSupport or if you need clarification on these documents, please contact Hawk Ridge Systems Technical Support at http://www.hawkridgesys.com/support/.

Thank-you,
Hawk Ridge Systems