Lattice Technology Incorporated, formerly Lattice Technologies USA Incorporated, and founded in 1997 and based in Los Altos, California, is a privately held firm that develops 2D and 3D engineering data publishing and communications systems. The company's Lattice3D publishing platform supports the creation of technical illustrations, training manuals, sales presentations, parts lists, and other interactive 3D documents. The system includes the Player, Player Pro, Notebook, Studio, Web Master, and Signer components. Studio provides users with 3D editing and animation tools. Signer includes encryption and password management features. Lattice Technology's eXtensible Virtual world description Language, or XVL (TM), technology supports the compression of large computer-aided design (CAD) files. XVL maintains lighting, topology, animation, and annotation information. Users can define compression rates, which range from 1/30 to 1/250. XVL supports the exchange of information between enterprise departments, partners, and suppliers. It also can be used to distribute content to mobile devices. Lattice Technology products are employed by over 2,000 companies and 250,000 end users worldwide. Organizations across the aerospace, automotive, computer technology, and consumer electronics sectors use the firm's products. Lattice Technology maintains additional offices in Tokyo. It works with distributors worldwide.