PLM Industry Summary Editor: Christine Bennett Vol. 10 No. 32 Friday 8 August 2008 Contents

Acquisitions ______2 ANSYS, Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Ansoft Acquisition and Names Dr. Zoltan J. Cendes to ANSYS, Inc. Board of Directors ______2 Company News ______3 Conformia Leverages Service Oriented Architecture to Maximize Pharmaceutical Product/Process Lifecycle Management Efficiency (White Paper) ______3 LightWork Design Image Competition Results ______4 Magma Names Stuart Harrington President of Magma KK ______5 Valor Introduces Innovation Circle Program ______5 Events News ______6 Dassault Systemes’ 3DVIA to Showcase Latest 3D and Virtual Reality Advancements at SIGGRAPH 2008 6 GM’s Kenneth Karbon to Present Virtual Automotive Design Techniques During Keynote at CEIViz '08 Conference ______7 Lectra Showcases Latest Innovations for the Furniture Industry ______8 19th Annual PTC/USER World Event 2008 Draws Record Attendance ______9 Valor to Demonstrate Full MES at SMTAI Show ______10 Financial News ______10 ANSYS, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results ______10 Availability of Dassault Systèmes’ 2008 Half-Year Financial Report (IFRS half year consolidated accounts) ______12 Magma Announces Selected Preliminary Results for First Quarter, Will Revise Fiscal 2009 Guidance ___ 13 Mentor Graphics to Release Q2 Financial Results on August 20, 2008 ______14 MSC.Software Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 ______14 Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 ___ 16 Implementation Investments ______16 AVEVA Marine Solutions to be Used by ASC in Maintenance and Upgrades of Australia's Collins Class Submarines ______16 CGI Launches 3D Product Catalog Powered by TraceParts______17 Geometric to Provide Application Management Services to Ford Motor Company ______18 INCAT Lands Major New IT Services Contract at Jaguar Land Rover ______18 Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials Makes The World’s First Maglev Train Simulation a Reality with LMS Virtual.Lab ______19 Lone Star Fasteners Selects Epicor Advanced Quality Management, Powered by IQS to Reduce Costs for Managing Precision Product Data ______20 Mainstreet Loungewear Implements the OnePlace PLM & Workflow System in Just One Week ______21 MSC.Software Selected by Alenia Aeronautica as Vendor of Choice for Enterprise Digital Product Development Initiative ______21 Siemens PLM Software-Sponsored Roush Fenway Racing Driver Carl Edwards Wins Fourth 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race ______22 Thermal Simulation Helps Design New Telecom Platform That Delivers 40Gbps Bandwidth ______23 Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems Strengthens Relationship With AVEVA ______24 University of Southern California School of Architecture Earns Autodesk Revit BIM Experience Award _ 24 Product News ______25 Copyright © 2008 by CIMdata, Inc. All rights reserved. CIMdata, Inc. 3909 Research Park Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Tel: +1 (734) 668–9922 Fax: +1 (734) 668–1957 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.CIMdata.com CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Dassault Systèmes and Zymmetry Group Deliver the Apparel Industry’s First Integrated Global Development and Sourcing Solution ______25 DesignAdvance Announces CircuitSpace Foundation With New Cross-Probing Technology For Under $5,000 ______27 DP Technology Performs Test Cuts With Agie 123 Upgrades in ESPRIT 2009 ______27 Fukui Computer Invests in Lattice Technology ______28 Latest Version of Bentley’s Darwin Calibrator Helps Utilities Locate Water Leakage ______29 Primavera Systems® and Vesta Partners, LLC Announce Strategic Alliance ______30 Right Hemisphere Offers Customers More Licensing Options, Adds Perpetual Licensing to Selection of Choices ______31 Think3 Collaborates With Intel for Business Platform Initiative ______32 Acquisitions

ANSYS, Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Ansoft Acquisition and Names Dr. Zoltan J. Cendes to ANSYS, Inc. Board of Directors 31 July 2008 ANSYS, Inc. announced the completed the acquisition of Ansoft Corporation in a series of mergers for approximately 12.2 million shares of ANSYS common stock, including 1.9 million shares pursuant to assumed stock options, and approximately $387 million in cash, plus expenses. ANSYS expects the acquisition to be modestly accretive to earnings the first twelve months, excluding acquisition-related costs, amortization of intangibles, the impact of deferred revenue purchase accounting treatment and expensing of stock compensation. The Company used a combination of existing cash and proceeds from approximately $355 million of committed bank financing to fund the transaction. Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance EDA software. The software is based on more than 25 years of research and development by experts in electromagnetics, circuit and system simulation. Engineers use Ansoft products to simulate high-performance electronics designs found in mobile communication and Internet devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits, printed circuit boards and electromechanical systems. The company's products are used by blue chip companies as well as small- and medium-sized enterprises around the world. Today, electronics simulation technology is used in almost every industry sector and manufactured product. Jim Cashman, ANSYS President and CEO added, "Finalizing the acquisition of Ansoft is great news for us, our customers and our partners. We are very excited to be able to move forward today as a unified company and begin executing our strategy for the future." According to ANSYS the combination of ANSYS' and Ansoft's software products and services is expected to give ANSYS the most comprehensive, independent engineering simulation software offerings in the industry, reaffirming and strengthening ANSYS' commitment to open interface and flexible simulation solutions that are primarily driven by customer demand and choice. With over 60 direct sales offices and 21 development centers, on three continents, the combined company will employ approximately 1,700 people. "With the operations and technology synergies that Ansoft and ANSYS share, we are confident that we can meet the needs of the CAE community for simulation software and services in a highly effective manner," said Dr. Zoltan Cendes, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ansoft, who will be a Chief

Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Technology Officer with ANSYS, as well as a new member of the ANSYS board of directors. Prior to forming Ansoft in 1984, Dr. Cendes served six years with the General Electric Corp., first in the large steam turbine generator division and then in the corporate research and development center, where he was responsible for developing finite element computer codes. In 1980, he was appointed associate professor of electrical engineering at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. In 1982, he joined the faculty of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, where he was a professor until 1996. Dr. Cendes received his MS and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from McGill University. A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Dr. Cendes received the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (IEEE AP-S) Distinguished Achievement Award in 2008. In addition, he has served on the editorial board of IEEE Spectrum, on the International Steering Committee of the COMPUMAG Conference, and as an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer. "We are delighted to welcome Zol to the board," said Peter J. Smith, Chairman of ANSYS. "He has clearly done a terrific job of building Ansoft as a world class developer of electronic design automation software and we look forward to his contributions as a director of ANSYS. Like ANSYS, Ansoft is very focused on technology leadership and innovation and Zol's experience and insight will be most helpful to us." The company expects to provide updated financial guidance with respect to Ansoft and the financial outlook of the combined company during its second quarter earnings conference call being held at 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Conference Call Information: What: ANSYS Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call When: August 7, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time Where: http://www.ansys.com/corporate/investors.asp The conference call dial in number is 888-245-0932 (US & CAN) or 913-312-6694 (INT'L) Passcode: ANSYS (26797). The call will be recorded with replay at 888-203-1112 (US & CAN) or 719-457-0820 (INT'L) Passcode: 5701438. Click here to return to Contents Company News

Conformia Leverages Service Oriented Architecture to Maximize Pharmaceutical Product/Process Lifecycle Management Efficiency (White Paper) 6 August 2008 Conformia announced its software solutions manage data electronically and enable application integration through a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based platform. Intended to provide best-of- breed technology and software to capture and exchange information and orchestrate global development, engineering and production processes, the Conformia PPLM family of solutions makes exponential improvements in quality and process possible. The SOA aspects of the PPLM solutions are discussed in a new white paper, titled "Conformia PPLM Platform: Leveraging SOA to Maximize PLM Efficiency."

Page 3 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Process manufacturers, particularly those in regulated industries such as biotech, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, face significant challenges in managing the vast amounts of data in product development. "How much time can a company waste when developing a new drug?" indicates a major challenge which the white paper addresses. In the white paper example, up to 40 percent of top scientists and developers were spending time on non-productive work, including recreating experiments and recipes instead of testing small changes. Key scientists were also located around the globe, yet part of development teams who were relying on three ring binders and data stored on desktops to access information required for their daily activities. "Point tools do not provide a scalable integrated environment and actually cost the organization more to maintain over the long run," said Anjali Kataria, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer for Conformia. "An SOA-based platform provides necessary infrastructure for global teams to communicate data which may reside in different locations or come from different sources and do so more effectively and at a lower cost to the organization over time." "The Conformia PPLM solution is able to meet the needs of scientists spanning drug discovery to commercial launch via Web services in a much better way compared to companies trying to control and organize information with old technology and architectures. Our architecture offers maximum flexibility while still bearing the benefits of a commercial off-the-shelf application using a variety of industry standards like J2EE, ISA-95, ISA-88 and others, making the Conformia family of PPLM products modern, scaleable and effective for large global integrated data environments," said Vinay Ambekar, Vice President of Engineering for Conformia. "The next 10 years in pharmaceutical and biotech development will see a shift from point applications to comprehensive integrated information environments," commented Kataria. "Conformia's PPLM solution is positioned to take companies successfully down this journey, and the SOA architecture is a major set of vertebrae that will provide organizations of the future both structure and flexibility." The white paper will be available on the Conformia Web site at http://www.conformia.com. Click here to return to Contents

LightWork Design Image Competition Results 4 August 2008 LightWork Design announced the winner of the latest LightWorks Image Competition. The winning entry came from Mathias Allely - Mathias works for KeyOX, a product design company in France, and he uses NX5 with its integrated LightWorks rendering engine. "I am really pleased that my image has won the LightWorks Image Competition," said Mathias. "I have been using NX for 3 years, from conceptual design to mechanical engineering. I find NX is the vital part of my working tools. The LightWorks toolkit integrated in NX5 is simple to use, very fast, and helps me to create photorealistic images at each stage of our designs". The quality of images received was again outstanding and the Judging Committee awarded two additional highly commended prizes to Marco Crawford and Richard Brehm. They were also pleased to receive several student entries and decided to award 2 additional prizes in this category as well. David Forrester, Managing Director at LightWork Design commented, "It was great to see so many high quality entries from users, created in a variety of different LightWorks-based applications. We were

Page 4 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary particularly delighted to receive entries from some younger users of PTC's Pro/Engineer, demonstrating that even children can use LightWorks and we are pleased to award special recognition prizes to Lottie Owen and Curtis Strong." To view the winning image and all of the short listed entries, please go to: LightWorks Image Competition Entry to the next quarter competition is now open and LightWorks users are encouraged to send in their work before the closing date of 30th September 2008. Click here to return to Contents

Magma Names Stuart Harrington President of Magma KK 6 August 2008 Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced it has appointed Stuart Harrington as president of Magma KK, Magma's Japanese subsidiary. Harrington, with more than 20 years experience managing electronic design automation and other technology operations in Japan and Asia, reports to Magma Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Sales Bruce Eastman. "Stuart brings proven success managing EDA operations in Japan, a great benefit for Magma," said Magma President and Chief Operating Officer Roy E. Jewell. "I expect his experience will help our Japan team achieve even greater success." Harrington's most recent EDA experience was with Cadence Design Systems, Japan, where his assignments included vice president of marketing and vice president of the PCB Systems Division. Earlier EDA experience included serving as president of Orcad Japan following its acquisition of Intelligent Systems Japan, where he had also served as president. Harrington holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and completed the Cadence University Senior Management Program. He is a recipient of the Stanford-Keio Scholarship for work in the Aiso-Tokoro Artificial Intelligence Lab. Click here to return to Contents

Valor Introduces Innovation Circle Program 5 August 2008 Valor Computerized Systems Ltd is launching a new initiative promoting the development of software for improvement of electronic design and manufacturing, titled “The Valor Innovation Circle”. As part of the initiative, electronics manufacturers will have an opportunity to directly influence the development of software solutions for their industry by conveying their needs and feedback and having them implemented in new and existing software products, thus increasing their potential for enjoying software solutions that are compatible with their business and functional requirements. In its first stage, the program will only involve a handful of select companies which, in return to a one year commitment to allocate resources in favor of testing and evaluation, will be able to enjoy access to advanced software solutions and new product versions prior to the rest of the market and on favorable terms, and will have the ability to influence the way they evolve and finally presented to the rest of the market.

Page 5 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “In today’s electronics manufacturing industry, when software is quickly becoming a differentiating factor in a hardware world, we feel that it’s important to give electronics manufacturers a voice and allow them to provide their inputs to the software development process in order to bring better-suitable software products to market”, said David Bengal, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Valor. “All members of this program share the same passion to improve our industry, and we are certain that with the aid of the industry’s opinion leaders and trend setters, the Innovation Circle program will become a fertile breeding ground for ideas that will benefit the whole industry in years to come.” For more information on Valor’s Innovation Circle program, visit http://www.valor.com/InnovationCircle. Click here to return to Contents Events News

Dassault Systemes’ 3DVIA to Showcase Latest 3D and Virtual Reality Advancements at SIGGRAPH 2008 6 August 2008 Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that its 3DVIA brand for lifelike 3D product experiences will be showcasing the latest in highly-interactive 3D and virtual reality technology at the SIGGRAPH 2008 Conference, taking place in Los Angeles from August 11 to August 15. Joined by many of its technology partners in its booth, #1217, 3DVIA will provide attendees with an exciting look at the 3D advancements enabled by its 3DVIA Virtools application development platform. Along with product demonstrations, 3DVIA and partner Softkinetic will challenge SIGGRAPH attendees to play an addictive and interactive 3D game. The virtual reality contest will showcase the integration of 3DVIA Virtools, the comprehensive platform for creating highly-interactive 3D applications for electronic entertainment, enterprise and industry, and the Web, with Softkinetic’s middleware technology. Softkinetic’s 3D gesture recognition software takes interactivity to a new level by allowing players to interact directly with the games through a 3D depth sensing camera without the need for a controller. The virtual reality contest game will give players an immersive and intuitive gameplay experience in order to win a number of valuables prizes. "Through our partnership with 3DVIA, and the productivity of its 3DVIA Virtools software suite, we provide our customers with the ability to build real-time 3D experiences with superior graphics and complex interactivity,” said Michel Tombroff, Softkinetic’s CEO. "Showing at SIGGRAPH, the industry’s top computer graphics and interactive techniques convention, provides us with an opportunity to share our intuitive technology along with 3DVIA’s reality advancement in the hopes of inspiring the next generation of creative minds.” In addition to this contest, virtual reality applications will be demonstrated in the booth and will allow visitors to immerse themselves in an interactive application thanks to a VR headset. The Philips 42” WOW 3D Intelligent Display, a 42” autostereoscopic 3D display supported through the 3DVIA Virtools VR Library, will serve as the second screen on which those virtual reality applications will be displayed. This will allow conference goers to see the exciting out-of-screen true autostereoscopic effects of the screen. “3DVIA Virtools did an excellent job to integrate support for the Philips WOW technology into their

Page 6 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary application development platform”, says Miranda van de Pol, director of sales for Philips 3D Solutions. “Highly advanced visual effects can be rendered with no compromise to performance and can be enjoyed without the need to wear special glasses. We look forward to seeing a new generation of immersive experiences on our 3D displays through 3DVIA Virtools integration.” Visitors to the 3DVIA booth can see presentations from more 3DVIA technology partners including: • Serious Game Design Institute at Santa Barbara City College: Jim Kiggens will be presenting on multiplayer e-learning and serious games with 3DVIA Virtools. • INRIA: Stéphane Donikian will be discussing the integration of INRIA's Bunraku team softwares MKM (a real-time animation engine for synthetic humans) and Topoplan (a topological 3D path finder) with 3DVIA Virtools. • Isart Digital: Gautier De Souza will be introducing 3DVIA Virtools and providing examples of prototypes. Several sessions showcasing 3DVIA technologies and tools are also scheduled everyday on an hourly basis. “We are excited to participate at SIGGRAPH along with our partners to not only demonstrate the latest technology advancements in 3D and virtual reality, but to also engage the community in a good-spirited competition with one of the most unique games ever created,” said Lynne Wilson, senior vice president and general manager, 3DVIA, Dassault Systèmes. “We challenge all conference attendees to come to our booth to compete for the top position on our 3DVIA leaderboard and to see the exciting and innovative applications that 3DVIA Virtools and our partners deliver today.” The 3DVIA Virtools platform, along with 3DVIA MP, the company’s premium AAA video game application-production platform, will be showcased at the SIGGRAPH 2008 Conference. 3DVIA Virtools key clients include Fortune 2,000 companies such as Boeing, Procter & Gamble, Honeywell, Matsushita, France Telecom, PSA Peugeot Citroën, as well as major game studios such as Electronic Arts, Activision Nickelodeon, Disney Internet Group and Ubisoft. For more information, go to: http://www.3DVIAvirtools.com. To find out more about the 3DVIA Challenge at SIGGRAPH 2008: http://www.virtools.com/news/events/2008/siggraph/ About Softkinetic Softkinetic enables a fully immersive, transparent and intuitive user experience by providing 3D real- time gesture recognition middleware to interactive digital entertainment, consumer electronics, and serious games companies. Click here to return to Contents

GM’s Kenneth Karbon to Present Virtual Automotive Design Techniques During Keynote at CEIViz '08 Conference 7 August 2008 Kenneth Karbon, performance engineer at General Motors Vehicle Engineering, will be the keynote speaker at the second biennial CEIViz ‘08 conference. CEIViz ‘08 is the international conference for high-performance visualization. The conference will be held at the Radisson Lord Plaza Hotel in

Page 7 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Baltimore, MD, September 23-25, 2008. Karbon’s presentation will focus on simulation and visualization in automotive design. Automotive design and engineering has a rich history of hardware testing and development. Major automakers have an extensive network of styling studios, proving grounds, test labs, and prototype shops. These hands-on methods will always be necessary in some form for automotive designers to deliver a final product that meets the expectations of customers who are equally passionate about the vehicles they drive. "Automotive engineering performance is governed by numbers like miles per gallon, drag coefficient, and stopping distance, says Karbon. However, to connect with our partners in styling and design, we need to bring those numbers to life with effective visual communication." Globalization of the auto market and compressed product cycles pushed the limits of physical testing capability and brought computer methods to the mainstream. Simulations are well established in the vehicle development process, supplementing experiments or eliminating them altogether in order to maximize engineering throughput. Karbon’s presentation will summarize General Motors’s use of virtual tools in styling, CAD, CAE, and collaboration, including visualization successes with EnSight. For more information on the CEIViz ‘08 agenda, exhibit opportunities and registration, visit our website Click here to return to Contents

Lectra Showcases Latest Innovations for the Furniture Industry 4 August 2008 Lectra showcases its complete and integrated suite of solutions for the furniture industry during their exclusive event at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, NC, August 4-6, 2008. Lectra will showcase the strengths of its latest offering, from 3D virtual prototyping and product development with DesignConcept Furniture, to automated fabric cutting with the new generation of VectorFurniture -- including the new Vector Offload and Mosaic. The event kicks off with a cocktail reception open to the industry Monday evening August 4, at 4pm at the Convention Center with personalized demos available throughout the 3 day event. "Lectra is proud of its commitment to the furniture industry. Our offerings not only guarantee significant material savings, unrivalled productivity and precision for all types of shapes and materials, but also helps to accelerate product development," according to Bruno Blain, Director of Lectra's Furniture Business. DesignConcept Furniture The first 3D CAD solution completely dedicated to the furniture market, DesignConcept Furniture enables prototyping and product development specialists to explore numerous ways for creation thanks to virtual conception. Equipped with high-performance visualization tools, this new version of DesignConcept Furniture allows designers to create virtual prototypes directly from designers' sketches or to import any 3D data. Marketing managers can therefore rapidly make stylistic decisions, before building the physical prototype, thus reducing time to market and costs. Thanks to its unique pattern- flattening capability and numerous enhanced modelling features, DesignConcept Furniture significantly accelerates product development, for both traditional furniture and more complex contemporary models. VectorFurniture

Page 8 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Adapted to mass production as well as to small and medium series, the range of VectorFurniture automated fabric cutting solutions is at the heart of Lectra's complete, intelligent cutting room offering that is dedicated to the manufacturers of upholstered furniture. The equipment and software perfectly integrates cut plans from the market's major CAD software, notably Lectra's automated marker-making solution -- DiaminoFurniture. The VectorFurniture technology guarantees significant material savings, unrivalled productivity and precision adapted to all types of shapes and materials. Vector Offload is a new system that displays cut pieces to be sorted on a screen located over the offloading zone so operators can identify them more easily. Grouping pieces together by sewing bundles once they have been cut is a key phase in the production process. The slightest error is costly: this is the reason why most manufacturers choose to cut markers containing pieces from a single model. With Vector Offload, you can now cut markers that nest several models together without running any risk of error. The cutting process flows more smoothly, sorting errors are kept to a minimum, and major fabric savings can be made. Mosaic is another new system that lets users cut patterned fabrics, making sure pieces match perfectly when assembled, even when materials are distorted. Fabrics are photographed at high speed by a digital camera, and markers modified in real time to ensure perfect piece positioning and geometry. Upholstery furniture manufacturers frequently use fabrics with stripes or motifs that must be matched when assembled. With Mosaic, VectorFurnitureFX's indispensable companion, cutting materials with stripes, prints or plaids has never been so fast and easy! As a result, upholstery furniture manufacturers can face fashion trend changes, processing both plain and patterned fabrics with the same hardware, yet remaining completely flexible and reactive. Click here to return to Contents

19th Annual PTC/USER World Event 2008 Draws Record Attendance 4 August 2008 PTC announced record attendance at the 19th annual PTC/USER World Event held June 1- 4, in Long Beach, California. The conference attracted more than 2,075 attendees representing 750 companies and 25 countries around the world. PTC/USER is an independent not-for-profit organization comprised of customers of PTC software. The 19th annual PTC/USER World Event welcomed members of the CoCreate® user community attending the conference for the first time and included the launch of ProductView™ 9.1 and CoCreate® 2008. Additionally, attendees were introduced to Windchill ProductPoint, the new PTC SharePoint®- based solution for capturing, handling, and sharing product development information. The conference included more than 330 business and technical conference presentations and optional hands-on training on Arbortext®, Pro/ENGINEER®, CoCreate®, Mathcad® and Windchill®. PTC/USER also featured an exhibit hall that hosted more than 123 demonstrations of the latest tools and technologies from PTC and members of the PTC/USER Industry Partner program, including members of the PTC Channel Advantage™ and PTC Partner Advantage™ programs such as IBM, HP and Dell. “The record number of attendees converging in Long Beach to participate in a comprehensive variety of educational sessions and insightful keynote presentations demonstrates the continued value that this event provides,” said Dan Glenn, president, PTC/USER. “Attendees look forward to the informative PTC corporate and product strategy presentations and were excited by the introductions of ProductView

Page 9 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 9.1 and Windchill ProductPoint. The compelling “Product Development Survival” live demonstration reinforced PTC’s understanding of the very real challenges our members face on a daily basis and the company’s commitment to providing a product development system to help achieve product development success. As always, the exhibit hall was a popular attraction adding value to the conference experience.” The PTC/USER World Event 2009 will be held in Orlando, FL, USA ~ June 7-10, 2009. Click here to return to Contents

Valor to Demonstrate Full MES at SMTAI Show 6 August 2008 Valor Computerized Systems Ltd will be participating in the SMTA organization’s international exhibition on August 19th and 20th, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida, booth #820. Valor will be demonstrating tools from its MES software suite for electronics manufacturing at the exhibition, including: Real-Time SMT machine/line monitoring with display via the new Valor Dashboard Comprehensive PCB assembly data collection and quality management including: real-time WIP monitoring and tracking, automatic test data collection, and intelligent test and repair stations. Single streamlined process engineering solution for handling the entire SMT process engineering flow from CAD/CAM/BOM input through machine programming and documentation Meetings with Valor representatives can be scheduled in advance by emailing [email protected]. Click here to return to Contents Financial News

ANSYS, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results 7 August 2008 • Announces Results for Another Very Strong Quarter • Closes Ansoft Acquisition and Provides Consolidated Guidance for 2008 ANSYS, Inc. announced solid second quarter non-GAAP operating results. Additionally, on July 31, 2008, ANSYS successfully completed its acquisition of Ansoft Corporation. Commenting on the second quarter performance, Jim Cashman, ANSYS President and CEO stated, "This quarter's results accentuate the momentum of recent quarters and the ANSYS multi-year trajectory. Even amid various geographic economic concerns, our diversified global reach, our resilient business model and our technical innovations continue to drive customer demand. With global competition, the growing need for energy efficiencies, and stricter environmental and regulatory mandates, customers are increasingly using simulation to realize their goals for innovative product development and value creation. These factors, coupled with the dedication and focus of the ANSYS team, continue to enable us to deliver on our commitments."

Page 10 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary ANSYS' second quarter and year-to-date 2008 financial results are available here. The non-GAAP results exclude the income statement effects of stock-based compensation and acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets. The 2007 non-GAAP results also exclude the effects of purchase accounting adjustments to deferred revenue. Non-GAAP and GAAP results reflect: Total non-GAAP revenue of $111.2 million in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to $92.3 million in the second quarter of 2007; total non-GAAP revenue of $220.8 million in the first six months of 2008 as compared to $181.9 million in the first six months of 2007; total GAAP revenue of $111.2 million in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to $92.2 million in the second quarter of 2007; total GAAP revenue of $220.8 million in the first six months of 2008 as compared to $180.1 million in the first six months of 2007; A non-GAAP operating profit margin of 48.4% in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to 43.4% in the second quarter of 2007; a non-GAAP operating profit margin of 47.9% in the first six months of 2008 as compared to 43.0% in the first six months of 2007; a GAAP operating profit margin of 39.4% in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to 33.0% in the second quarter of 2007; a GAAP operating profit margin of 38.8% in the first six months of 2008 as compared to 31.8% in the first six months of 2007; Non-GAAP net income of $34.7 million in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to $24.6 million in the second quarter of 2007; non-GAAP net income of $67.2 million in the first six months of 2008 as compared to $48.1 million in the first six months of 2007; GAAP net income of $28.1 million in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to GAAP net income of $18.3 million in the second quarter of 2007; GAAP net income of $54.0 million in the first six months of 2008 as compared to GAAP net income of $34.4 million in the first six months of 2007; and Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.42 in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to $0.30 in the second quarter of 2007; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.82 in the first six months of 2008 as compared to $0.59 in the first six months of 2007; GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.34 in the second quarter of 2008 as compared to GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.23 in the second quarter of 2007; GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.66 in the first six months of 2008 as compared to GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.43 in the first six months of 2007. The Company's GAAP results reflect stock-based compensation charges of approximately $3.2 million ($2.5 million after tax) or $0.03 diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2008 and approximately $5.9 million ($4.7 million after tax) or $0.06 diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 2008. The non-GAAP financial results highlighted above, and the non-GAAP financial outlook for 2008 discussed below, represent non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these measures to the appropriate GAAP measures, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and for the 2008 financial outlook, is included in the condensed financial information included in this release. "Compared to a year ago, this quarter's revenues increased over 20% while non-GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 40%. Our continuing focus on our customers and our technology has produced record cash flows from operations of $55.1 million for the second quarter and $92.3 million for the first six months of 2008, which has allowed us to pay off the balance of the Fluent debt on June 30, 2008, well ahead of the 2011 contractual payment date. Based on our first half performance, as well as the closing of the Ansoft acquisition on July 31, 2008, we are updating our third quarter and 2008 full year

Page 11 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary guidance to include the impact of the combined operations beginning August 1, 2008," said Cashman. Management's Remaining 2008 Financial Outlook The Company has provided its 2008 revenue and earnings per share guidance below. The earnings per share guidance is provided on both a GAAP basis and a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share excludes charges for stock-based compensation, purchase accounting adjustments to deferred revenue and acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets. Third Quarter 2008 Guidance The Company currently expects the following for the quarter ending September 30, 2008: GAAP revenue in the range of $115 - $121 million Non-GAAP revenue in the range of $123 - $127 million GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.19 - $0.24 Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.36 - $0.37 Fiscal Year 2008 Guidance The Company currently expects the following for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008: GAAP revenue in the range of $476 - $486 million Non-GAAP revenue in the range of $493 - $499 million GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.09 - $1.19 Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.61 - $1.64 Non-GAAP revenue and diluted earnings per share are supplemental financial measures and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, revenue and diluted earnings per share determined in accordance with GAAP. Conference Call Information ANSYS will hold a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on August 7, 2008 to discuss second quarter results and the Ansoft closing. The call will be recorded and a replay will be available approximately two hours after the call ends. The replay will be available for one week by dialing 888- 203-1112 or 719-457-0820 and entering the passcode 5701438. The archived webcast can be accessed, along with other financial information, on ANSYS' website at http://www.ansys.com/corporate/investors.asp Click here to return to Contents

Availability of Dassault Systèmes’ 2008 Half-Year Financial Report (IFRS half year consolidated accounts) 5 August 2008 Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced the availability to the public and the filing of its Half-Year Financial Report with the French Autorité des Marchés Financier. The half-year condensed consolidated accounts featured in this report are established in accordance with the IFRS standards. This Half-Year Financial Report is available on Dassault Systèmes’ website at http://www.3ds.com

Page 12 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary (heading Corporate/Investors/Regulated Information). Hard Copies of the Half-Year Financial Report are also available upon request at Dassault Systèmes’ headquarter, 9 quai Marcel Dassault, 92150 Suresnes, France. Click here to return to Contents

Magma Announces Selected Preliminary Results for First Quarter, Will Revise Fiscal 2009 Guidance 7 August 2008 Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced selected preliminary results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter, ended Aug. 3, 2008. Magma estimates total revenue for the first quarter is in the range of $44.5 million to $45.5 million, compared to its previous target revenue range of $50.0 million to $51.5 million. Magma estimates first-quarter GAAP earnings per share to be a loss in the range of $(0.43) to $(0.38), compared to its previous target of a loss in the range of $(0.38) to $(0.36), and non-GAAP earnings per share to be in the range of $(0.04) to $0.01, compared to its previous target range of $0.07 to $0.09. A table providing a reconciliation of selected preliminary non-GAAP results to preliminary GAAP results appears below. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 excludes the effects of amortization of intangible assets, deferred stock-based compensation, interest expense, debt discount accretion and restructuring charges. A reconciliation of Magma's selected preliminary non-GAAP results to GAAP results is included in this press release. The first-quarter results were due to delays in customer purchasing decisions and to channel transition. These results are preliminary and subject to the company's management completing its customary quarterly close. Magma is scheduled to release final results for its first quarter and to announce revised guidance for fiscal year 2009, ending May 3, 2009, in its first-quarter earnings release on Aug. 28, 2008. Earnings Conference Call Magma will discuss results for its first quarter, as well as financial guidance, during a live conference call Aug. 28, 2008 at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT). The call will be available by both webcast and telephone. To listen via webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of Magma's website at http://investor.magma-da.com/events.cfm. To listen via telephone call either of the numbers below: U.S. & Canada: (888) 219-1456 , code #9688422 Elsewhere: (913) 312-1227 , code #9688422 Following completion of the call, a webcast replay will be available at http://investor.magma- da.com/events.cfm through Sept. 4, 2008. Those without Internet access may listen to a replay by telephone through Sept. 4 by calling: U.S. & Canada: (888) 203-1112 , code #9688422 Elsewhere: (719) 457-0820 , code #9688422 Click here to return to Contents

Page 13 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Mentor Graphics to Release Q2 Financial Results on August 20, 2008 8 August 2008 Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that it will release financial results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended July 31, 2008, on Wednesday, August 20 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Following the release, Mentor will host a live webcast to discuss the outcome of Q2 Fiscal Year 2009, beginning at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. What: Mentor Graphics live webcast of Q2 Fiscal Year 2009 financial results When: Wednesday, August 20 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Webcast: http://www.mentor.com/company/investor_relations Click here to return to Contents

MSC.Software Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 5 August 2008 MSC.Software Corporation reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Financial highlights include the following: Quarter ended June 30, 2008: • Total revenue of $64.4 million, an increase of 6% over the second quarter last year, • Maintenance revenue of $35.9 million, an increase of 13% over last year, • Services revenue of $7.4 million, an increase of 26% over last year. Six Months ended June 30, 2008: • Total revenue of $125.7 million, an increase of 6% over the same period last year, • Maintenance revenue of $69.0 million, an increase of 14% versus the same period last year, • Net cash provided by operations during the six month period was $26.7 million, • Deferred revenue at June 30, 2008 of $95.3 million, and • Cash and Investments at June 30, 2008 of $156.2 million. REVENUE Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 was $64.4 million compared to $60.7 million for the second quarter in 2007. Software revenue for the second quarter of 2008 totaled $21.1 million compared to $23.0 million for the second quarter in 2007. Maintenance revenue totaled $35.9 million and services revenue totaled $7.4 million for the second quarter of 2008, compared to $31.8 million of maintenance revenue and $5.9 million of services revenue for the second quarter in 2007. Foreign exchange favorably impacted total revenue by $5.9 million in the second quarter of 2008. Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $125.7 million compared to $118.4 million for the six month period in 2007. Software revenue totaled $43.0 million in 2008 compared to $46.0 million in 2007. Maintenance revenue totaled $69.0 million and services revenue totaled $13.7 million for the first six months of 2008, compared to $60.6 million of maintenance revenue and $11.8 million of services revenue for the six months in 2007. Foreign exchange favorably impacted total revenue by

Page 14 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary $11.1 million in the six months. "Although software revenue continues to be impacted by our product transition, the enterprise simulation product suite represented 33% of total license revenue in the quarter," said Bill Weyand, CEO and Chairman of MSC.Software. "Additionally, we've focused and managed our professional consulting services for profitable revenue growth and this business was up 26% in the quarter. The continued strength in our maintenance revenue stream is indicative of the quality of our products and represents a tremendous asset for our business." "As MSC enters the final phase of its product and corporate transition, the focus now turns to business execution and continuous cost improvements," said Bill Weyand, CEO and Chairman of MSC.Software. "During the second quarter we implemented several operating cost improvement measures, including a reduction in headcount representing approximately 6% of the workforce and a significant reduction in contracted services that we believe will result in hard dollar savings in the second half of 2008." "SimEnterprise R3 releases launched in the second quarter have robust functionality that improve upon our scalable enterprise solutions, allowing customers to innovate and optimize their simulation methodologies and move from pilot/proof of concept projects to more global deployments. In June, we also launched new versions of our Engineering Analysis and MD product suite to enhance MSC's existing analysis tools and ensure our customer's seamless migration to multi discipline solutions," continued Mr. Weyand. REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHY Total revenue in the Americas for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008 was $20.1 million and $38.7 million, respectively, compared to $17.2 million and $35.7 million last year. Total revenue in EMEA for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008 was $24.8 million and $48.3 million, respectively, compared to $24.7 million and $44.4 million last year. Changes in the Euro increased EMEA revenue by $3.4 million in the quarter and $6.4 million in the six month period. In the Asia region, revenue for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $19.5 million and $38.7 million, respectively, compared to $18.8 million and $38.3 million last year. Changes in the Japanese Yen increased Asia revenue by $2.5 million in the quarter and $4.7 million in the six months. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND EPS Total operating expenses for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 were $52.5 million, compared to $45.9 million last year. Total operating expenses increased by $3.1 million due to the impact of foreign currency exchange. The operating loss for the second quarter was $0.3 million, which compares to operating income of $3.8 million in the second quarter last year. This quarter's operating loss included $0.7 million of restructuring charges and the second quarter last year included $0.7 million of restructuring and other charges. Income from continuing operations for the quarter totaled $1.0 million or $0.02 per diluted share, compared $1.5 million or $0.03 per diluted share in the second quarter last year. Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $106.2 million, compared to $105.3 million last year. Total operating expenses increased by $5.7 million due to the impact of foreign currency exchange. The operating loss for the six month period was $4.8 million, compared to an operating loss of $9.6 million in the six month period last year. The operating loss for the first six months of 2008 included $0.8 million of restructuring charges and for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 included $7.8 million of restructuring and other charges. The loss from continuing operations for the six months totaled $1.2 million or ($0.03) per diluted share, compared to a loss of $5.0 million or

Page 15 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary ($0.11) per diluted share in the six months last year. CONFERENCE CALL The Company will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter financial results today at 1:30 pm pacific (4:30 pm eastern). The second quarter conference call will include a slide presentation that can be downloaded at: http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/. The conference call can be accessed by web cast at: http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/ or by dialing in to (800) 374-0151 for US callers or (706) 634-4981 for international callers. To participate in the live conference call, use the following conference ID code: 55221048. An archived version of the conference call will be available at http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/. The teleconference replay will be available for 48 hours and can be accessed by dialing in to: U.S. (800) 642- 1687 or Intl. (706) 645-9291 using the conference ID code: 55221048. Click here to return to Contents

Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 6 August 2008 Synopsys, Inc. announced it will report results for the third quarter fiscal year 2008 on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, after the market close. A conference call to review the results will begin at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) and will be hosted by Aart de Geus, chairman and chief executive officer, and Brian Beattie, chief financial officer. Financial and other statistical information to be discussed on this conference call will be available on the corporate website at http://www.synopsys.com/corporate/invest/invest.html immediately before the call. A live webcast will also be available on this site. Participants should access the live webcast at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A webcast replay can be accessed on the corporate web site beginning Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at approximately 5:30 p.m. PT. The replay will remain available until Synopsys announces its fourth quarter results in December, 2008. In addition, a dial-up replay of the conference call will be available beginning Aug. 20, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. PT, ending on Sept. 3, 2008. The replay telephone number is USA (800) 475-6701, and International (320) 365-3844, Access Code: 956118. Click here to return to Contents Implementation Investments

AVEVA Marine Solutions to be Used by ASC in Maintenance and Upgrades of Australia's Collins Class Submarines 4 August 2008 AVEVA announced that it has been selected by ASC (formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation) to supply solutions for the maintenance of Australia's Collins Class submarines. In 2003 ASC, which originally designed and built the submarines, began a 25-year, multi-billion dollar Through-Life Support (TLS) contract with the Defence Material Organisation, the Department of

Page 16 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Defence's management organisation responsible for acquiring and sustaining equipment for the Australian Defence Force. Under the contract, ASC is responsible for the ongoing maintenance, design enhancements and support of the Royal Australian Navy's Collins Class submarines. The six Collins Class submarines are recognised as among the best conventional (non-nuclear) submarines operating anywhere in the world. Peter Finch, President, AVEVA Asia Pacific, said: "AVEVA Marine solutions have been adopted in many of the world's leading naval and submarine facilities. We are proud that ASC, Australia's largest specialised defence shipbuilding organisation, has selected us to be used in one of Australia's flagship defence projects." About ASC Pty Ltd Initially established in 1985 as Australian Submarine Corporation, ASC was subsequently chosen in 1987 as the prime contractor for the design, manufacture and delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) fleet of six Collins Class submarines. In 2003 ASC began a 25-year Through-Life Support contract for the ongoing maintenance, design enhancements and support of the Collins Class submarines. In 2005, ASC was awarded the role as the shipbuilder for the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Program. The project will see the most advanced and complex warships ever built in Australia being constructed at its Osborne, South Australia shipbuilding facility. Today, ASC has evolved into Australia's largest specialised defence shipbuilding organization. ASC is independent of major product suppliers and has access to critical intellectual property from global suppliers. http://www.asc.com.au/ Click here to return to Contents

CGI Launches 3D Product Catalog Powered by TraceParts 5 August 2008 CGI, Inc. is now using the TraceParts Internet service to provide a 3D online product catalog for engineers and designers. CGI’s customers will be able to select the right product for their needs and then download 3D CAD models of the products into their designs. CGI designs and builds high quality gearheads for AC induction motors, permanent magnet DC motors, stepmotors and servomotors. CGI can supply complete motion control packages, consisting of encoders, gearmotors, and motion controllers, to meet a customer’s specific application requirements. From the simple to the complex, CGI can supply off-the-shelf products or provide a custom-fit solution. “Our customers were asking for 3D models of our products to include in their designs”, says Jerry Allred, CGI director of sales and marketing. “The catch was they wanted the models delivered in a wide variety of CAD system formats. TraceParts allows us to satisfy those needs.” “CGI has been providing precision motion control solutions to a wide variety of industries for over 40 years,” said Bob Noftle, president of TraceParts, Inc. “They have accomplished an excellent record for on-time deliveries, rush/emergency production, and customer satisfaction that is known throughout the industry. TraceParts helps CGI strengthen relationships with its customers by saving them time and helping them to make better design decisions faster than with paper-based catalogs.”

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Geometric to Provide Application Management Services to Ford Motor Company 6 August 2008 Geometric Limited announced the signing of a contract with Ford Motor Company, to provide Production Support and Software Maintenance Work. Geometric will provide application management services (AMS) to Ford for production support of its engineering applications suite, which comprises over 140 integrated applications. The management services will cover issue analysis, investigation, resolution, code fix, software vendor coordination, testing, packaging, validation and global release at various Ford Consumer Business Groups. Commenting on the contract, Dr. Ravi Gopinath, Managing Director & CEO, Geometric Ltd. said, “Ford is a strategic customer for us, and this contract represents an important milestone in our six‐year relationship.” Currently, Geometric has a team of close to 100 engineers at Ford’s Dearborn facility (USA) and the Ford Technology Services center in India, supporting various projects in the PLM space. “We are very proud to receive this contract, as it is a recognition of our domain knowledge and technical competence”, said Chakravarthy Kolli, Delivery Head of Geometric’s Chennai operations. “Our new development center in Chennai will address Ford’s quick ramp up demands, as well as host all the necessary training programs for the engagement”. Click here to return to Contents

INCAT Lands Major New IT Services Contract at Jaguar Land Rover 5 August 2008 INCAT has been awarded a managed services contract with Jaguar Land Rover until 2013. Jaguar Land Rover has appointed INCAT as the preferred services partner on two key roles in the Ford–Tata IT migration process. INCAT’s first responsibility is to provide expertise in transitioning over 1,000 IT applications from Ford into the new Jaguar Land Rover landscape. This complex and challenging programme role, known as Application Transition Vendor (ATV), will involve a team of up to 100 INCAT staff, comprising project managers, functional analysts and technical experts, and will be completed in stages over a period of 18 months. It will involve working closely with Jaguar Land Rover IT staff, Ford’s transition team and Jaguar Land Rover’s infrastructure partners and providers. The INCAT ATV team will be co-located with the Jaguar Land Rover transition team on the Land Rover Solihull site. The second role, known as Application Management Services (AMS), is to provide ongoing support for the transitioned applications for the next five years. This will involve a team of approximately 250 INCAT staff located both onshore in the Coventry area and offshore at INCAT’s Delivery Centre in Pune, India, and will leverage support from its Group company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The task for the AMS team is to gain expertise of the applications from the current support providers at Ford, and to then manage the ongoing provision of support to equivalent service levels. Both activities further reinforce INCAT’s expansion of facilities and resources in the West Midlands.

Page 18 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “This is a great outcome for both INCAT and Jaguar Land Rover,” comments Alan Weeks, Jaguar Land Rover IT Transition Manager. “INCAT offers the most robust and complete set of service provisions to meet our needs with the least risk. Recognising that INCAT is also owned by Tata, we have been particularly sensitive to the need to treat them as we would any other vendor. No advantageous insight has been available to the INCAT team, who worked with us in a very professional manner throughout the research phase.” INCAT, a long term services partner to Jaguar Land Rover, already provides specialist PLM and engineering related services, with around 70 PLM consultants and engineers supporting Jaguar Land Rover projects at the Gaydon and Whitley sites. Richard Welford, INCAT’s Vice President of Tata Motors Business Europe, adds: “The INCAT team is delighted to have the opportunity to build upon our established, long-term relationship with Jaguar Land Rover.” Warren Harris, INCAT CEO, concludes: “This engagement with Jaguar Land Rover is a significant expansion of a long-standing and valued relationship between our organisations. The expertise that INCAT brings to this engagement is two-fold. First, there is our dominant position in product development IT services. Secondly – and most importantly – is our intimate knowledge of Jaguar Land Rover including its market, its products and its business objectives.” Click here to return to Contents

Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials Makes The World’s First Maglev Train Simulation a Reality with LMS Virtual.Lab 6 August 2008 LMS announced their successful collaboration with KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) regarding the development of the first simulated maglev train in the world. The team at KIMM used LMS Virtual.Lab to create a highly realistic simulation that could handle mission critical factors like guideway specification costs as well as simulating the contact-less interaction between the vehicle and the flexible guideway. Korea’s €285 million urban maglev program kicked off in 2006. KIMM, the government-run science and technology research institute, is responsible for maglev development and system integration. The project has already reached its launch stage in just two short years thanks to a team totaling more than 300 researchers and engineers from 26 industrial, academic and research institutes. If all goes according to plan, the Korean maglev train will go into commercial service in 2013. In the early project stages, Dr. Hyungsuk Han, Senior Researcher, and his team at KIMM conducted a significant amount of research to evaluate and improve existing maglev performance. To do this, Dr. Han and his team turned to LMS Virtual.Lab to help develop a simulated maglev model – the first simulated maglev in the world. “The fact that maglev simulation requires contact-less interaction between the vehicle and the flexible guideway was the primary challenge. We considered other solutions, but concluded that only LMS Virtual.Lab Motion permitted us to successfully simulate the crucial interaction between the vehicle’s electromagnets and the guideway – an extremely complicated procedure,” stated Dr. Han. To validate the world’s first maglev simulation, KIMM counted on LMS Test.Lab to confirm the accuracy of the calculations against the actual maglev prototype model, the UTM2. KIMM engineers

Page 19 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary measured the dynamic responses like the Frequency Response Function (FRF) of the secondary suspension and mission-critical electromagnet control system of the actual maglev prototype and used this information to crosscheck the simulation model’s accuracy. Thanks to the success of the simulated urban maglev using the LMS Virtual.Lab platform and the validation of the simulated results with LMS Test.Lab, KIMM gave the green light to launch the first official Korean maglev in April 2008. “LMS Virtual.Lab was the only simulation solution that allowed us to create the most realistic simulation possible,” concluded Dr. Han. “The fact that the model could handle a mission critical factor like guideway specification costs really made a difference. Since the guideway structure is expected to take between 60% and 80% of the current $450 million budget, it is essential that the simulation study covered the economic side of the project as well. This contributed to the successful launch of the Korean maglev.” Click here to return to Contents

Lone Star Fasteners Selects Epicor Advanced Quality Management, Powered by IQS to Reduce Costs for Managing Precision Product Data 29 July 2008 IQS has been selected by Lone Star Fasteners, as the foundation for its highly specialized quality management requirements. Lone Star Fasteners is the industry’s leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial, specialty and exotic alloy fasteners specifically designed to meet the needs of the energy, military and aerospace industries. “IQS helps companies embrace quality as a significant key to business success,” says Michael Rapaport, CEO of IQS. “By reducing operational redundancies and taking risk out of the manufacturing process, companies are more competitive and able to better navigate tough economic cycles.” “We’ve been ecstatic with the efficiencies Epicor Advanced Quality Management (AQM), Powered by IQS, has brought to our quality management processes, especially our Material Test Reporting requirements,” said Stephen Findley, IT Manager at Lone Star Fasteners. “Our legacy manual processes were fairly robust, which steadily increased labor demands due to the quality standards we provide for our customers. The seamlessness of the totally integrated Epicor Vantage and Epicor AQM, Powered by IQS solution, has given us the power to accurately transfer crucial data points and surpass the daily count of material tests that can be conducted and recorded. The solution has quickly proven itself to be a cost-effective business decision.” "Companies that produce high-precision parts or components are turning to IQS for its robust ability to manage every traceability, compliance and workflow requirement to improve their competitive presence in the market,” says Lori Gipp, Vice President of Marketing at IQS. “Recalls and other avoidable costs are the hot topics in every boardroom and with every company owner. IQS provides significant operational efficiencies to a company while reducing cost and risks associated with bad quality products.” Click here to return to Contents

Page 20 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Mainstreet Loungewear Implements the OnePlace PLM & Workflow System in Just One Week 23 June 2008 Just OnePlace announced that Mainstreet Loungewear, a New York-based company that specializes in high quality Sleepwear, Loungewear and Lingerie, implemented the OnePlace PLM & Workflow system to manage its fast growing business. The implementation was completed in just one week. With the rapid growth of its business and an increasing demand for fast turnaround, Mainstreet sought a new solution to replace its manual processes, improve speed to market, and provide real-time visibility throughout the product lifecycle, from design to approvals, sourcing and delivery. Mainstreet selected OnePlace PLM & Workflow as its enterprise platform for PLM and global sourcing after evaluating solutions from other leading software vendors. "When we saw the capabilities of OnePlace PLM & Workflow, we knew this solution would help us greatly improve our operational efficiencies and deliver the highest level of service to our clients," said Shalom Mizrahi, owner of Mainstreet Loungewear. Mizrahi continued “They are able to implement this solution and get trained in only one week – no one else can touch that in this market”. About Mainstreet Loungewear: Main Street Loungewear Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in high quality Sleepwear, Loungewear and lingerie, with distinctive designs, intricate craftsmanship and innovative styling. About Just OnePlace: Just OnePlace is a leading supplier of product lifecycle management (PLM) and workflow solutions specifically designed for use in the consumer goods industry. Its flagship OnePlace PLM solution extends the value of traditional PLM systems by integrating a visual, dynamic workflow engine that enables companies to create a management-by-exception environment with the simplicity of a drag-and- drop design. Just OnePlace is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and their innovative utilization of .Net and other emerging Microsoft technologies such as Windows Workflow Foundation, SQL Server, Visual Studio and Microsoft Expressions, resulted in the company being selected as the Microsoft “2007 ISV Software Solution Partner of the Year“ Click here to return to Contents

MSC.Software Selected by Alenia Aeronautica as Vendor of Choice for Enterprise Digital Product Development Initiative 5 August 2008 MSC.Software announced that it has been selected by Alenia Aeronautica, one of the world's leading companies in commercial and defense aeronautics as the vendor of choice and Prime Partner for the company's Alenia Networked Enterprise Transformation (ALENET) initiative in order to sustain and accelerate planned Company growth for the next decade. ALENET Project is a multi-year business transformation initiative, designed to deliver benefits in standardization, streamlining, and innovation to Alenia companies, suppliers, partners, and customers worldwide. After more than two years of intensive evaluations involving more than ten suppliers, Alenia Aeronautica selected MSC.Software to implement the Virtual and Physical Prototype Simulation (VPPS) portion of the project by the end of 2009. Alenia will also deploy the company's enterprise solutions, SimManager, SimXpert, and MD Nastran as part of the initiative.

Page 21 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary "The VPPS stream of ALENET will help Alenia Aeronautica to move to a fully 'Digital Product Development' process by validating Performance and Functionality through Simulation", said Chief Technology Officer Nazario Cauceglia. "MSC.Software has proven to be consistent with Alenia Aeronautica's Product Life Cycle vision in delivering the multi-discipline integrated solver platform and the simulation content and process management infrastructure we need as part of our whole PLM environment to 'enable' a common Performance Simulation Framework for all our future programs. The selection of MSC.Software to meet this need is a demonstration of our mutual mindset in the value of enterprise simulation solutions." "We're very proud to be selected Prime Partner of Alenia Aeronautica on this project. We created SimEnterprise specifically to support Enterprise Simulation initiatives like ALENET", said Bill Weyand, CEO of MSC.Software. "We're equally proud to have the best technical expertise in the industry to support Alenia Aeronautica in implementing the framework and maximizing the benefits." ALENET VPPS multi-million project is expected to be complete in three phases by the end of 2009. MSC.Software is delivering Phase 1 software and implementation services starting from Q2 2008. About Alenia Aeronautica Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, is the largest Italian aeronautic player which operates world-wide in the commercial and military aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and aerostructures. Alenia Aeronautica also coordinates the activities of Alenia Aermacchi and Alenia Aeronavali - wholly owned companies - respectively active in the design and manufacturing of military trainer aircraft and in the overhaul, maintenance and modification of military and civil aircraft. With its joint venture ATR, SCAC and Superjet International Alenia Aeronautica is the world leader in the regional turboprop market and a top player in the worldwide regional jet market. Over 2007 Alenia Aeronautica reported revenues of 2,306 millions Euro, backlog for 8,248 millions Euro and orders for 3,104. The total workforce is 13,301. About ALENET ALENET is a multi-year business transformation initiative, designed to deliver benefits in standardization, streamlining, and innovation to Alenia companies, suppliers, partners, and customers worldwide. Promoting an extended and integrated vision of the PLM and simulation environment, the ALENET objectives focus on improving engineering lifecycle efficiency, and include strategies for the improved integration of suppliers and partners, harmonization of technologies and processes, and the capture, management, and sharing of inherent process and intellectual property enterprise-wide. Click here to return to Contents

Siemens PLM Software-Sponsored Roush Fenway Racing Driver Carl Edwards Wins Fourth 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race 8 August 2008 Siemens PLM Software announced that Carl Edwards, driver of Siemens PLM Software-sponsored Roush Fenway Racing – whose cars are developed with the help of Siemens PLM Software technology – won his fourth 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race. Edwards’ win at the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway put him in third place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. Edwards previously won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and back-to-back Auto Club 500 and UAW-Dodge 400 races at California Speedway

Page 22 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, respectively. “Siemens PLM Software congratulates Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing on the win and their continued success this season,” said Dave Shirk, executive vice president of Global Marketing for Siemens PLM Software. “Siemens PLM Software is proud of our relationship with the racing teams and is pleased to know that our seamless, open solutions help the teams to put the best cars out on the race track to finish in the winner’s circle.” About Roush Fenway Racing Roush Fenway Racing operates 13 full-time motorsports teams, five in NASCAR Sprint Cup with drivers Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; four in the Nationwide Series with Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, McMurray, Ragan, Erik Darnell and Colin Braun; three in the Craftsman Truck Series with Darnell, Braun, Kvapil, Bobby East and John Wes Townley; and one in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Click here to return to Contents

Thermal Simulation Helps Design New Telecom Platform That Delivers 40Gbps Bandwidth 5 August 2008 Simclar Group used Flomerics’ Flotherm thermal simulation software to develop a new platform that goes well beyond the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) 3.0 specification. “Simulation gave me the freedom to consider a wide range of alternative designs by letting me evaluate their performance quickly and at very little cost,” said Dave Watson, Thermal Design Team Leader for Simclar Group. “We succeeded in developing a platform that goes well beyond the ATCA 3.0 specification by delivering 40 Gbps backplane bandwidth and 50 CFM airflow per slot with near-perfect airflow distribution.” “Thermal simulation was a critical process in our product development,” Watson said. “Thermal simulation is like having X-ray vision. It lets you see inside the box to look at airflow, pressures and temperatures at any point. A single thermal simulation gives you a detailed understanding of what is going on inside the box and helps you quickly identify the root causes of the problem.” “In the 15-plus years that I have been involved with thermal simulation I have developed a strong preference for Flomerics’ Flotherm software,” Watson said. “Its user interface is very intuitive, making it possible to rapidly create and manipulate simulations. Flotherm’s visualization editor provides very powerful tools for displaying and animating results. This makes it much easier to understand problems and to explain to others why the design changes that you are recommending are necessary. In addition, many customers use Flotherm, allowing potential sharing and integration of models.” Watson simulated a “push” airflow system, with the fans located in front of the cards, a “pull” system, with the fans located behind the cards, and a “push-pull” system, with the fan split on both sides of the cards. He also looked at different ways of allocating the available space to plenums at the inlets and outlets. He changed the design to reduce pressure drop as much as possible. The reduction in pressure drop inside the chassis changed the type of fan that would provide the best performance. Watson evaluated multiple fans and selected one that operated very efficiently at the static pressure generated by the optimized chassis design.

Page 23 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “After we identified the ideal fan, I ran a new simulation that showed that we now were delivering more than 50 CFM to each slot and also meeting the 20% air distribution requirement,” Watson added. “The simulations also allowed us to evaluate a number of build variants. We made the chassis design modular so that fan configuration could be switched between push and push-pull and the size of the plenums could be adjusted. The result is that the TurboFabric not only meets the thermal requirements of the foreseeable future but can be upgraded to provide a future-proof solution for telecommunications equipment manufacturers.” Click here to return to Contents

Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems Strengthens Relationship With AVEVA 7 August 2008 AVEVA announced that Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems has extended its 25-year association with AVEVA by signing a new agreement that includes migration from the former Tribon system to the AVEVA Marine shipbuilding solution with all of its extended functional possibilities at the company shipyards in Kiel, Emden and Hamburg, Germany. One of the TKMS companies, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), has been using Tribon (and its predecessor Steerbear) since 1983. The other German shipyards of the group first started using the software system in 1994. In the past HDW has contributed significantly to the development of the AVEVA software systems with many of the advanced production functions found in AVEVA Marine today being a direct result of this cooperation. Herr Jens Peters, Director of IT at TKMS said: "A key factor in the decision by us to use the AVEVA marine solution was once again the convincing scope and quality of the shipbuilding-specific functionality such as hull design. Other factors include the great emphasis on the flexible handling of software licenses within the group of shipyards, as well as guaranteeing the possibility to upgrade to the latest version in the AVEVA Marine (Series 12)." Hans van der Drift, Regional Vice-President for AVEVA said: "This new agreement with Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems provides the German shipyards in the group with unprecedented flexibility in the future use of AVEVA software. We are very happy that TKMS has decided to substantially increase its commitment to our world leading software solutions". Click here to return to Contents

University of Southern California School of Architecture Earns Autodesk Revit BIM Experience Award 4 August 2008 Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has presented the University of Southern California's School of Architecture with a Revit BIM Experience Award. The award honors the school for teaching building information modeling (BIM) to graduate and undergraduate students to give them the skills sought after by leading architectural firms. The award also recognizes the school's ongoing efforts to promote BIM, including the recent BIM BOP 2008 symposium, which brought together practicing architects, students

Page 24 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary and faculty to discuss BIM, sustainable design and other key trends in the building industry. "BIM, and its ability to facilitate integrated project delivery and sustainable design, are transforming the architecture and construction professions," said Karen Kensek, associate professor of the practice of architecture for USC's School of Architecture. "Offering our students experience with BIM helps them think in 3D so they can fully understand the entire building and start to come to terms with issues of constructability. We also know from our annual architecture career fair that experience using Revit Architecture for BIM makes our students very attractive job candidates." BIM is an integrated process built on coordinated, reliable information about a project from design through construction and into operations. By adopting BIM, architects, engineers, contractors and owners can easily create coordinated, digital design information and documentation; use that information to more accurately visualize, simulate and analyze performance, appearance and cost; and reliably deliver the project faster, more economically and with reduced environmental impact. BIM Courses at USC School of Architecture USC's School of Architecture teaches Revit Architecture software to introduce students to the principles of BIM and 3D design. The school also uses the Autodesk Sustainable Design Curriculum to instruct students in the use of BIM for sustainable design. Students can export their Revit models to a wide variety of energy-performance analysis software tools, such as Autodesk Ecotect, Autodesk Green Building Studio and IES Virtual Environment, to conduct daylight and shading studies. The architecture students also learn how to create stunning, photo-real animations and renderings of their projects using Autodesk 3ds Max Design software. "We applaud USC's efforts to provide students with highly marketable, real-world skills based on a curriculum that includes Revit Architecture for BIM and sustainable design tools," said Jay Bhatt, senior vice president, Autodesk AEC Solutions. "We hope that as they enter the workforce they will evangelize BIM and sustainable design practices." Click here to return to Contents Product News

Dassault Systèmes and Zymmetry Group Deliver the Apparel Industry’s First Integrated Global Development and Sourcing Solution 4 August 2008 Dassault Systèmes and Wing Tai’s Zymmetry Group, a leading manufacturing and sourcing solutions provider focusing on the apparel industry, announced the availability of the ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator™ for Sourcing and Production. Jointly developed, the Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production connects global sourcing production offices and external parties with brand and retail headquarters, all on one PLM platform. The ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production is based on Dassault Systèmes’ new V6 platform. It supports DS’s PLM 2.0 vision – product lifecycle management on line for everyone – as well as the ENOVIA V6 key values: global collaborative innovation, single PLM platform for Intellectual Property (IP) management, online creation and collaboration, ready to use PLM business processes and lower cost of ownership.

Page 25 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “Over the past five years the apparel industry has experienced remarkable changes, generating challenges from intense competition to pricing pressures to season and line complexity to time-to- market,” says Joel Lemke, ENOVIA CEO. “As a result, apparel brands, retailers and suppliers need a system to streamline their communication and make sure everyone is on the same page, which ultimately benefits the overall business. We’re proud to partner with global apparel industry leader Wing-Tai’s Zymmetry Group to deliver the very first solution to address these demands by approaching product development and sourcing as a unified business process.” Mike Relich, CIO of Guess, Inc., says, “For global, virtual teams designing products 24 hours a day, faxes and e-mails don’t work anymore. Our industry needs a system that helps create a seamless, responsive relationship between the trend-setting creative side of the business and the practical business and production side where costs can be managed. The ENOVIA apparel sourcing solution is the glue that ties everything together.” The ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production integrates sourcing within the design and development process, allowing companies to manage collaboration with production offices and retailers. It supports sourcing, costing, and pre-production processes and offers visibility and process control for brand and retail global operations. The new solution will enable companies to: • Improve gross margins by allowing more control over the cost analysis and negotiation with vendors, as well as enforcing more structured hand-offs between headquarters, buying offices, agents and vendors. • Increase management control by providing visibility beyond product development activities into pre- production and production processes and assigning associated costs accordingly, including the ability to determine how changes in materials and sourcing options may impact the product’s supplier cost and estimated landed cost. • Optimize merchandise opportunities and cost control through online Request for Quotes, enabling multiple quotations for supplier-provided options based on volume, delivery dates, trade terms and alternative componentry. “Industry consolidation, the emergence of private equity, the high cost of failure, the reduction in operating margins and the substantial working capital required have all created demands that require the industry to force its way to a streamlined level of efficiency,” said Steven Walton, Chairman of the Zymmetry Group. “If the garment industry, or a brand organize themselves and concentrate religiously on creating and maintaining an efficient supply chain, on specialization and on collaboration, there is no doubt that profit and success will soon follow.” About the Zymmetry Group Founded in 1989 as MSC Limited, the Zymmetry Group is a leading global sourcing and manufacturing solutions provider for the apparel industry. Headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in New York and China, the Zymmetry Group has customers ranging from global brands based in the United States, to large global manufacturing enterprises based in Asia. Since the release of its first apparel solution in 1995, the Zymmetry Group has delivered innovative technology solutions to more than 300 corporate customers with more than 100,000 global users. For more information, visit http://www.zymmetry.com Click here to return to Contents

Page 26 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary DesignAdvance Announces CircuitSpace Foundation With New Cross-Probing Technology For Under $5,000 6 August 2008 DesignAdvance® Systems, Inc. announced CircuitSpace Foundation with Cross-Probing. The new product combines many of CircuitSpace’s feature rich capabilities such as auto-clustering and checkpoint compare reporting with the new Cross-Probing technology for as low as $4,990. “We have worked closely with our key customers in developing this new technology,” stated Mr. David Ringer, Principal Product Engineer of DesignAdvance. “Since unveiling Cross-Probing in May, our customers have been actively deploying the solution throughout the PCB design process, providing PCB Designers, hardware engineers, test engineers and manufacturing engineers a valued mechanism for design, review verification and test,” continued Mr. Ringer. The new Cross-Probing technology allows the user to have bi-directional communication between layout and a (PDF) schematic. The new technology works seamlessly within Cadence’s Allegro and the Allegro Viewer environment, and gives both Designers and Engineers instant selection and verification of design elements such as components, nets, or pins, within Cadence Allegro and the (PDF) schematic. CircuitSpace Foundation with Cross-Probing Featured Capabilities: • Interactive clustering • Intelligent physical design reuse - Define and Save physical design templates • Bi-directional Cross-Probing between Layout and (PDF) Schematic • Automated product change report between layout designs • Concurrent layout development corporate wide • Template generation for global library usage across divisions • Population of any Allegro selection set Availability CircuitSpace Foundation with Cross-Probing is now available from $4,990. For more information, please see http://www.designadvance.com. For sales within North America, please visit EMA Design Automation at http://www.ema-eda.com For sales outside of North America, please visit our distribution partners at http://www.designadvance.com Click here to return to Contents

DP Technology Performs Test Cuts With Agie 123 Upgrades in ESPRIT 2009 5 August 2008 DP Technology, creator of ESPRIT®, recently performed a series of successful test cuts utilizing new electrical discharge machining (EDM) technology for the Agie 123 machine, built into the soon-to-be- released ESPRIT 2009. The University of Pittsburgh’s Manufacturing Assistance Center (MAC), served as a testing ground for

Page 27 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary the upgraded technology, which is designed to ensure that DP customers who continue to use the older Agie 123 machines are using software with capability similar to that available for the newer EDMs. “We are committed to our existing customers, who have been using this technology for the last 20 years,” said Dave Bartholomew, DP wire EDM product manager. “We want to bring them up to a level that’s consistent with the existing software and bring them to parity with that of all we offer for the newer wire EDM machines.” Jana Pham, DP senior software engineer, and Christophe Rogazy, DP EDM product manager, performed the tests of the new technology with the aid of Robert Beatty, MAC’s plant manager. “It is an older machine, but quite a few people still use it,” Beatty said of the Agie, adding that upgrades available in ESPRIT 2009 help ensure that reliable code is consistently and more easily produced. “I like the increased functionality that has been added for the Agie. The new software interface makes programming fast and simple.” The new technology for the Agie 123 made available in ESPRIT 2009 includes advanced draft feature recognition for both geometry and solids, improved simulation, support for 2-axis and 4-axis features created from geometry or solids, and a new application programming interface (API). “The software for these older machines was limited when compared to our software for newer models,” Pham said. “These improvements make using the software much more intuitive and provide a similar level of programming capability for both these older machines, as well as the latest wire EDMs.” Click here to return to Contents

Fukui Computer Invests in Lattice Technology 5 August 2008 Lattice Technology Inc., developers of digital manufacturing applications using the XVL format announced an investment by Fukui Computer Inc. Fukui Computer has acquired 552 shares (6.44%) of Lattice Technology. The company becomes the 6th largest stockholder. The company has also adopted the XVL® format for its architectural and construction software. Fukui Computer develops architectural, engineering and construction software for the Japanese markets, with more than 26,000 users. Its ARCHITREND Z, and ARCHITREND Virtual House products support 3D-based virtual construction processes, including design, engineering, estimating, sales and marketing. Lattice Technology provides companies with digital manufacturing solutions and applications that enable the use of 2D/3D design data across the enterprise. Lattice's digital manufacturing applications leverage the highly accurate and ultra-compressed XVL 3D format, enabling even the largest 3D designs to be reviewed for accuracy, simulated and reused in all areas of engineering, design, sales, marketing, maintenance and customer support. Lattice’s technologies represent the new era in using and accessing 3D data across the enterprise in a digital manufacturing environment. Now this proven performance is being applied to the building industries. Fukui Computer has adopted XVL for its main virtual construction products, which now import and export XVL format data. A free download of more than 100,000 architectural materials and building elements that support the XVL format is available at Virtual House.net (http://www.virtual-house.net/). The lightweight XVL format makes it possible for ARCHITREND users to create a realistic 3D architectural image in a highly compressed but accurate form. Using the free XVL Player application,

Page 28 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary users can interactively measure, verify and review large data even on laptops, with no CAD system required. This enhanced process of sharing data helps streamline communication between architects, developers, construction offices and suppliers, reducing errors during construction and increasing accuracy of design. Images and screen grabs of Fukui's XVL product catalogs and virtual building designs are available by request. Click here to return to Contents

Latest Version of Bentley’s Darwin Calibrator Helps Utilities Locate Water Leakage 5 August 2008 Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the latest version of its Darwin Calibrator module featuring water-leakage modeling capabilities. The new version of the module, which is included in WaterGEMS V8 XM and available for WaterCAD V8 XM, provides a cost-effective way to estimate the location and extent of hidden leakage in underground pipes. The Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association in Canada reported that approximately $1 billion worth of clean drinking water disappears into the ground every year from deteriorated and leaky municipal water pipes. The methodology behind the new Darwin Calibrator was developed by Bentley and United Utilities Water (UUW) PLC, a FTSE- 100 company with a turnover of almost $4 billion and a staff of 9,000. UUW supplies water and wastewater services to 7.5 million customers in North West England and provides utility services to around 20 million people via international businesses spanning Australia, Central Europe, and the Philippines. Commenting on the key benefits of the new Darwin Calibrator technology, Dr. Zheng Yi Wu, Bentley director of applied research in engineering optimization, said, “Existing leak-detection techniques, such as step-testing or acoustic devices, require a lot of apparatus and personnel. As a result, they are very time-consuming and costly. The new leakage-detection feature of Bentley’s enhanced Darwin Calibrator identifies the locations and sizes of the leakage holes, emulated as emitters that allow water to spurt and seep out at different rates depending on prevailing pressure. With the effective and rapid prediction of the most likely leakage locations, consulting engineers and water utility owners and operators save time and money by focusing their site investigations on the model-predicted leakage areas to test for leakage hotspots using widely available leak-detection instruments.” The new version of the Darwin Calibrator was previewed earlier this year by more than 60 water professionals attending Bentley’s Water Loss Seminar and Workshop in Marbella, Spain. At the seminar, Mark Wheeler and Muhamed Hayuti, both of Atkins, the largest engineering consultancy in the United Kingdom, presented benchmark studies on leakage hotspot prediction and water network models conducted in coordination with Paul Sage, modeling development manager for UUW. The studies demonstrated a successful modeling approach for detecting unreported leakage hotspots using WaterGEMS’ leakage-detection capabilities and the newest version of the software’s Darwin Calibrator module. Commenting on the studies, David Turtle, leakage and demand strategy manager for UUW, said. "We consider the leakage-detection optimization model developed in collaboration with Bentley to be a valuable and important tool in reducing leakage and achieving the annual targets that UUW agreed to with the U.K.’s water-industry regulator, OFWAT. A particular advantage of this technique is its ability

Page 29 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary to identify hard-to-find leaks.” To learn more about Bentley’s water-leakage detection and management technology, or to download videos of presentations made at Bentley’s Water Loss Seminar and Workshop in Marbella, Spain, Jan. 28-30, 2008, as well as copies of white papers distributed at the event, visit http://www.bentley.com/waterloss08. To learn more about Bentley water solutions, visit http://www.bentley.com/en-GB/haestad. Click here to return to Contents

Primavera Systems® and Vesta Partners, LLC Announce Strategic Alliance 4 August 2008 Primavera Systems, Inc. announced a strategic alliance with Vesta Partners, LLC, a top provider of maintenance management and enterprise asset management technology services. Vesta provides expertise in joining Primavera PPM and SAP ERP to better integrate capital, shutdown and routine maintenance business processes. The alliance will help meet the growing demand for solutions to enable organizations to realize the full potential of investments in SAP and Primavera. Vesta also will deploy Primavera Inspire®, a NetWeaver-based Primavera-SAP integration solution. “Our numerous projects, financial management and business operations are interwoven and dependent on one another,” said David Nemetz, Global Planning Systems Project Manager for Houston-based FMC Technologies. “We wanted our Primavera and SAP systems to be fully integrated and implemented in a holistic fashion to realize the full value of these investments and ensure that our decision-making process stems from a complete analysis of the facts. The integration and implementation of Primavera Inspire, coupled with the expertise of Vesta, will enable us to realize this goal quickly and effectively.” “Companies that don’t fully integrate their Primavera and SAP systems are often making important decisions based on only half of the information available,” said Martin Stenzig of Vesta. “Our intimate familiarity with SAP systems, expertise in enterprise asset management, and our understanding of Primavera Inspire enables Vesta to help companies successfully and quickly navigate what for others is often a daunting task—the full integration of global Primavera and SAP systems. With Inspire, customers maximize the use of SAP and still can take advantage of the leading PPM program on the market.” Primavera Inspire provides companies with a fully integrated project plan so they can be confident that data shared between systems is perfectly aligned. As a result, the entire organization—from project managers in the field to financial leaders in the boardroom—gains unprecedented visibility into past, present and expected project performance to ensure that schedules are met, budgets are maintained and resources are properly and economically allocated. Inspire is built using SAP NetWeaver® Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI), which enables SAP’s existing protocols and rules to remain intact. Vesta, a certified SAP services partner, is well known for its expertise and track record of success implementing and supporting SAP for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) within global SAP and Primavera customers. Vesta brings significant expertise in the implementation of SAP’s plant maintenance and material management modules, as well as the integration of other critical SAP systems through Inspire.

Page 30 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary The alliance between Primavera and Vesta also includes collaboration on a variety of other SAP- and Inspire-related services. Vesta currently provides a full range of services and workshops that focus on project readiness, system analysis, planning and scheduling, third-party solution support, and SAP maintenance. “Inspire enables our customers to rely on Primavera as a single source for the solutions they need to integrate their Primavera and SAP systems,” said Dean Edmundson, Director of Global Alliances at Primavera. “Through our alliance with Vesta, our customers can quickly and effectively integrate their Primavera and SAP systems on a global scale. Primavera is committed to putting solid partners in place that put our clients on a fast track for realizing the return on investment we deliver.” Click here to return to Contents

Right Hemisphere Offers Customers More Licensing Options, Adds Perpetual Licensing to Selection of Choices 6 August 2008 Right Hemisphere® expanded its Deep Exploration 5.5 software licensing alternatives to include a perpetual licensing option. In addition to the perpetual license, customers can purchase Deep Exploration 5.5 as a one-year or a three-year subscription for a floating network license, a fixed network license, or a fixed standalone license. “We know that customers like and appreciate choices. Adding a perpetual license option into our current mix of purchasing alternatives gives Right Hemisphere’s customers enough choices to get the right fit for their needs,” said Rix Kramlich, vice president of worldwide marketing at Right Hemisphere. Announced in April 2008, Deep Exploration 5.5 is a standalone application that translates, authors, and publishes 2D and 3D product graphics. Available in two versions—CAD Edition and Standard Edition—this new software release features support for the creation of real-time 3D manufacturing instructions; contains significant user interface enhancements to improve ease of use and workflow; and includes new features for technical illustration work. For Deep Exploration 5.5 pricing, please refer to the following tables: Table 1: Deep Exploration 5.5 Standard Edition Pricing Product License Type Price (USD) Standard Edition 1 Year Fixed Standalone $595 Subscription Standard Edition 3 Year Fixed Standalone $1,339 Subscription Standard Edition Perpetual Standalone $1,488 Standard Edition Perpetual Standalone Annual $298 Maintenance

Table 2: Deep Exploration 5.5 CAD Edition Pricing

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Product License Type Price (USD) CAD Edition 1 Year Fixed Standalone $1.995 Subscription CAD Edition 3 Year Fixed Standalone $4,489 Subscription CAD Edition Perpetual Standalone $4,988 CAD Edition Perpetual Standalone Annual $998 Maintenance

Network and floating license options are also available. For more information, please email [email protected] Existing Deep Exploration 5.0 customers can upgrade to Deep Exploration 5.5 at a 50% discount off the upgrade price. This is a limited time offer which expires on September 30, 2008. To download free trial software for Deep Exploration 5.5, please go to: http://www.righthemisphere.com/support/downloads/download.php. Click here to return to Contents

Think3 Collaborates With Intel for Business Platform Initiative 8 August 2008 Think3 Inc. is collaborating with Intel on its Business Exchange programme to reach out to new customers and network with new vendors through an innovative module (Intel’s portal http://www.bxindia.intel.com). Intel® Business Exchange offers the latest informative resources on business solutions, making it a perfect first stop for customers/vendors to find all information to make wise purchasing decisions and use a robust online quoting system to reach solution providers. Through this initiative, Think3’s ThinkDesign Suite will be available to all SMEs through online and offline mode. ThinkDesign Suite includes ThinkDesign Styling, ThinkDesign Engineering, ThinkDesign Tooling and ThinkDesign Professional. Think3’s software with Global Shape Modelling (GSM) gives the designer freedom to create innovative ideas for studying, revising, sharing and reusing information with greater ease. Think3 offers a combination of services and technologies-delivering quantifiable opportunities like greater market share, higher profits, real competitive advantage. “This agreement is key to think3’s strategic growth in presence in India” said Tom Davis, Vice President International Business at think3. “Drawing on the combined strengths of Think3 and Intel BX, think3 will be able to deliver to an enhanced customer base” he added. Narendra Bhandari, Director, Software Solutions Group, Intel Asia Pacific said, “The Indian SMB market is yet to be fully tapped and there is enough scope for technology players to offer integrated and customized solutions. The time is right to provide a single window platform that will address all the needs and issues faced by small and medium sized businesses and transform the market into an organized set-up, the very idea underlying the genesis of Intel® Business Exchange. Think3’s ThinkDesign Suite is available on the Intel Business Exchange which will help

Page 32 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary SMB designers to boost their ROI." About Intel® BX Intel Business Exchange (Intel® BX) is designed for small and medium businesses, to help discover innovative solutions featuring Intel technology and leading software applications. Intel® BX is the online destination where small and medium- sized businesses will discover business solutions, featuring Intel technology and software applications from Intel® Software Partner Programme members. Click here to return to Contents

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