ZWSoft

The software of ZWSOFT allows to accelerate processes of two - and three-dimensional design, to increase performance and to use all advantages of a modern CAD. In 2002 the company released a revolutionary product, ZWCAD which quickly deserved reputation of the profitable and powerful CAD platform. Thanks to extensive dealer network of ZWSOFT users of ZWCAD are more than 180,000 clients in 80 countries of the world.

As of the end of November, 2015 a distributor of ZWSoft in Russia is Grand Line LLC, and his general partner of ZVSOFT LLC sells the ZW3D ZWCAD and CAD/CAM product CAD applications in the Russian market.

In 2010 the ZW3D system – the professional integrated CAD -/CAM-solution built on a CAD of VX CAD/CAM was created. The release of this product allowed the company to expand possibilities of mechanical design in corporate environment.

Software of ZWSOFT:

• ZWCAD – a system automated two - and three-dimensional design.
• ZW3D – the universal integrated CAD -/CAM-solution.

History

2015: Charges of Autodesk of copying of the source code

In November, 2015 it was announced truce of ZWSoft and Autodesk. The last managed to remove from the market the competing product for a cause of infringement of the intellectual property rights.

As it appears from the message of ZWSoft, the company signed the extrajudicial settlement agreement with Autodesk and recognized illegal use of technologies of the American company in the product ZWCAD+. As a result it was removed from sale in all countries. Besides, the Chinese software maker paid monetary compensation which size does not reveal.

Autodesk could prohibit sales of the competing ZWCAD+ product for a cause of infringement of the intellectual property rights

Autodesk submitted against ZWSoft claims in Holland and the USA in 2014, having accused the competitor of "assignment and inadequate use" of the source code AutoCAD when developing ZWCAD+. At first ZWSoft denied the brought charges, saying that all code used by it is licensed and created by programmers of the company who in work used only open sources (Open Source). It was confirmed in National administration of copyright of China (National Copyright Administration).

But as a result of internal investigation it became clear that one of the staff of ZWSoft really applied intellectual property from AutoCAD to creation of ZWCAD+ and suppressed this fact from the management. ZWSoft publicly recognized an error and agreed to stop immediately sale, licensing or different ways of implementation of ZWCAD+ worldwide.

"We respect copyright of all companies and we do not approve similar behavior in ZWSoft. We stopped sales of ZWCAD+ in all markets and we refuse all previous statements based on the assumption that claims of Autodesk are unreasonable and were initiated with the purpose to interfere with free competition. We bring the sincere apologies of Autodesk for the inconveniences caused by our actions" — the CEO of ZWSoft Truman Du said, having promised not to allow similar violations in the future.

That ZWSoft lost the suit of Autodesk it became clear in the middle of October, 2015 when the Chinese company announced return to the ZWCAD Classic market — first generation of the software for design (ZWCAD+ is the second). ZWSoft dated that announcement for the celebration of the 15 anniversary of the company, however in media saw in it a victory of Autodesk as ZWCAD Classic was not involved in case on a charge of copying of technologies.

The users who earlier purchased ZWCAD+ can address to ZWSoft for free replacement of the version by ZWCAD Classic.^[1]

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