* Cadence is discontinuing OrCAD Layout!

Long anticipated, Cadence has finally begun the end-of-life
(EOL) process for OrCAD Layout. Cadence distributors emailed
their customers in late June that:

'Effective July 31, 2007, Cadence will no longer sell ...
OrCAD Layout based technology products...We acknowledge that
transitioning software systems is never easy and is often a
juggling act between investing in learning new technologies
and meeting current business priorities.'

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