The Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM), is fast becoming the graphics format of choice for Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM), Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC's), and CAD graphics exchange and printing systems throughout the world.

CGM is an open standard - no single entity owns the specification. Therefore, no single company can hold your data hostage to their software.

CGM is an established standard with a long track record. Most major CAD packages will create a CGM file. Many large companies have decades worth of CGM files.

CGM is a scalable vector format, defined from day one as a technical standard. It is a proven standard in several industries.

CGM can also contain raster images. This is useful if you seek to get ALL of your data into a single format, thereby eliminating the need for multiple viewers, and dramatically reducing the need for maintenance on multiple formats.

CGM is a completely self-contained interchangeable format. No extra source or image files are necessary to transmit an image.

With the advent of WebCGM, a new international standard, you can add hyperlinks and make hotspots within the file to link to other CGM files or Internet resources.