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CODE V
>> TFCalc 3.5 Delivers Support for CODE V Coating Data
February 2009
>> CODE V 10.0 Delivers Faster Optimization of Complex Optical Systems
December 2008
>> CODE V 9.82 Delivers Improved Spot Size Calculation and Display Capabilities
June 2008
>> Moldflow Announces the Release of MPI 6.2 Plastics Simulation Software with New Interface to CODE V
April 2008
>> CODE V 9.81 Delivers Enhancements for Advanced Fabrication Techniques
January 2008
>> Innovative 360-degree panoramic HD camera lens designed with CODE V
January 2008
>> CODE V 9.8 Delivers Improved Optical System Modeling and Optimization
September 2007
>> RSoft Design Group and ORA Provide New Interface Merging Optoelectronic Design and Ray Tracing Design Software
January 2007
>> CODE V 9.7 Delivers Fast, Accurate Visualizations of Optical System Performance
October 2006
>> 4D Technology Provides Support for CODE V Interferometric Data
April 2006
>> CODE V 9.6 Delivers Improved Modeling, Tolerancing, and Optimization
September 2005
>> FTG Software Associates Adds CODE V Export Feature to FilmStar
July 2005
>> Essential Macleod Adds CODE V Export Feature
November 2004
>> CODE V 9.4 enhances design of complex optical systems
December 2003
LightTools
>> LightTools 6.3 Delivers Enhanced Optimization and LED Modeling
June 2009
>> LightTools 6.2 Delivers Powerful New Features for General Lighting and Display Design
January 2009
>> ORA Delivers the SolidWorks Link Module for Optimized Illumination Solutions
June 2008
>> LightTools 6.1 Delivers Advanced Solutions to Facilitate the Most Demanding Design Tasks
May 2008
>> ORA Expands LightTools to Support Solar Energy Solutions
April 2008
>> LightTools 6.0 Delivers Expanded Modeling and Optimization Capabilities
July 2007
>> LightTools 5.4 Delivers Enhanced Modeling and Optimization Capabilities
January 2007
>> LightTools 5.4 Beta Delivers User-Defined 3D Textures for Advanced Illumination Modeling
August 2006
>> LightTools 5.3 Delivers High-Speed Photorealistic Rendering for Illumination System Design
June 2006
>> LightTools 5.2 Delivers the First Fully Integrated Optimization Tool for Illumination System Design
November 2005
>> LightTools Library Expansion Includes New Systems, Sources, and Display Enhancement Films
September 2005
>> LightTools 5.1 Enables Advanced Modeling of Flat Panel Display Backlights
November 2004
>> LightTools 5.0 accelerates illumination system design
March 2004
CORPORATE
>> Claude Thomas Walker Named ORA's Software Chief Technology Officer
June 2009
>> ORA Names George Bayz President and Chief Executive Officer
January 2009
>> In Memoriam: Robert Hilbert, ORA President and CEO
December 2008
>> ORA Signs Kidger Optics as European Events Consultant
December 2008
>> ORA Student Optical Design Competition: Winners for 2008
August 2008
>> Robert Hilbert Elected as ORA's Chairman of the Board
April 2008
>> Stuart David Named ORA's Director of Sales
February 2008
>> ORA Student Optical Design Competition: Winners for 2007
August 2007
>> Light Tec Joins ORA in Europe
July 2007
>> Reorganization of Technical Support and Sales for ORA Software in China
February 2007
>> G. Groot Gregory Joins ORA as Technical Business Analyst
January 2007
>> ORA Student Optical Design Competition: Winners for 2006
August 2006
>> Zygo Receives First Production Order for Advanced Helmet Mounted Display Units Jointly Developed with ORA
April 2006
>> SpeedoLens to Represent ORA Software in Singapore
January 2006
>> OPTOPRIM and ORA Announce Results of 2005 Optical Design Challenge
October 2005
>> ORA Launches New Customer Support Web Site
August 2005
>> ORA Student Optical Design Competition: Winners for 2005
June 2005
>> Art-Opt New ORA Representative in Israel
October 2004
>> European Optical Design Challenge Winners Announced
October 2004
>> NASA Selects ORA to Develop Advanced Software for Optical Design
October 2004
>> ORA Announces Results of 2004 Student Optical Design Competition
June 2004
>> ORA Expands Software Development Expertise to Address Market Growth
July 2004
>> ORA wins $1.7 Million ATP Award for Advanced Lithography Modeling
May 2004
>> Terasoft New ORA Representative in Taiwan
March 2004
>> L-3 Communications' Link Division Awards $1.7MM Development Contract to Zygo Corporation and Optical Research Associates
June 2004
   
Other News Items (2000-2003) Selected News Items From 1995-1999
 
FEATURES FROM PERIODICALS
www.photonics.com "Using Software to Validate Assumptions in Projector Design"
Optics & Photonics News "High-Brightness LEDs"
Electronics Engineer "Optical design program will deliver enhanced LED modelling"
www.photonics.com "ORA: Solving Real-World Engineering Challenges"
Electronics Engineer "3D Design Program Helps Enlighten Optical Designers"
Photonics Spectra "Optimizing Automotive LED Lighting"
LEDs Magazine "Integrated optimization capabilities provide a robust tool for LED backlight design"
Laser Focus World "Illumination Systems Design: LEDs offer an attractive alternative to HID lamps in miniature projectors"
Photonics Spectra "Designing with Diffractives"
Photonics Tech Briefs "What's Next in Optical Design Software"
Optics & Photonics News "Early Books in Optics and Optical Design"
Laser Focus World "Choosing software: Different design paths lead to different solutions, Part I"
Laser Focus World "Automated optimization advances software for illumination design"
Photonics Tech Briefs "What's Next for Optical Design Software?"
European Electronics Engineer "Optical design tools for backlight displays"
Opto & Laser Europe "Design software: which package do you need?"
Laser Focus World "Software Turns Spotlight on Illumination Design"
Photonics Tech Briefs ORA-authored feature article in: "Curved Focal Surfaces: Design Optimization Through Symmetry, Not Complexity" 
OE Magazine ORA-authored feature article in OE Magazine: "Taming Light"
Photonics Tech Briefs LED Modeling
Photonics Tech Briefs LightTools Highlighted in Photonics Tech Briefs Article
   
PRESENTATIONS
>> SPIE Presentation: "Error Analysis of Photonics Device"
>> SPIE Presentation: "Modeling Anisotropic Scattering Surfaces in Illumination Software"
OTHER FEATURES
>> Stray Light and Other Developments in France
>> CODE V Photonics/Telecom FAQ