PLM Industry Summary

Editor: Christine Bennett Vol. 9 No.20 Friday 18 May 2007

CONTENTS Top Story ______3 Oracle Buys Product Lifecycle Management Leader Agile______3 Oracle to Buy Product Lifecycle Management Leader Agile Software ______4 Acquisitions______6 PTC Acquires Leading CAM Software Provider NC Graphics Ltd______6 SAP Acquires Wicom Communications to Deliver Communication-Enabled Business Processes______7 CIMdata News______9 CIMdata Commentary: PLM Consolidation Continues—Oracle to Acquire Agile Software Corporation ______9 CIMdata in the News: Oracle Makes PLM Play With Agile Buy______11 CIMdata in the News: Oracle to Buy PLM Provider Agile______12 CIMdata in the News “PLM Market Grows To Meet Integration Challenges; Market is estimated to hit $30 billion by 2011” ______12 Opinion Poll on the PLM Initiative and Formal PLM Related Vision & Strategy in Your Organization ______13 Company News ______13 ANSYS Makes List of Top R&D Spenders______13 Aspen Technology Wins Award for Best Online Support—Receives SSPA’s STAR Award for Excellence in Self- Service Capabilities ______14 Banks and Insurers Capitalize on New Business Opportunities Through Co-Innovation with SAP and Partners_____ 15 Cadence Launches Electronic-Design Contest for European Engineering Students ______17 Delcam Appoints New Chairman and Non-Executive Director______18 “Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand” Guides Manufacturers to Bring Products to Market Faster and At Lower Cost______18 George M. Davis Appointed President and CEO of Avatech Solutions Donald R. “Scotty” Walsh Retires after Five Years of Outstanding Service______20 MSC.Software Signs Agreement With CEI Enhancing Graphics Visualization for SimXpert ______21 Product Name Changes -- AutoManager is now InnoCielo ______21 PTC Launches Global E-Commerce Operations For Desktop Solutions; Online Store Offers PTC Product Development Software and Training Programs to Worldwide Customers______23 SAP and SunGard to Collaborate: First Offering Is Asset Liability Management Solution on Integrated Platform ___ 24 Events News ______25 CD-adapco to Preview Engine Thermal System and Coolant Flow Boiling in STAR-CCM+ at VTMS VIII ______25 Comet Solutions Sponsors Business Impacts of Early Simulation Workshop at PTC User World Event 2007; Early Simulation Can Make the Difference in Staying Competitive and Pushing Innovation ______26 Design For Power With Sequence At DAC, Booth 4860______27 44th Design Automation Conference Announces Third Integrated Design Systems Workshop ______28 Jotne EPM Technology sponsor PLM and 3D Quality event. ______30 Registration Open for BE Conference Europe ______31 Tribold And Convergys To Demonstrate Successful Implementation Of A Unified Product Catalog At TeleManagement World Nice ______33 Financial News ______35 Ansoft Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast ______35 Autodesk Reports Record Revenues of $509 Million ______35 Avatech Solutions Achieves Record Revenue of $14.6 Million, Including 53% Increase in Services Revenue to $2.8 Million ______38

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Cimatron's Q1 2007 Results Release Scheduled for May 21st______39 Implementation Investments______40 ADVIK Hi-Tech Leverages PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® To Speed Entry Into Four-Wheeler Auto-Parts Market _____ 40 Autodesk Announces One Millionth 3D User ______41 Autodesk Honors RTKL for Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration With Revit BIM Experience Award ______42 Delcam’s PowerMILL Gives Wegner Motorsports High-Speed Port Machining ______43 Forklift Innovator Combilift Cuts Product Design Time by 40 Percent with SolidWorks, COSMOS ______44 INCOSE Chooses Telelogic DOORS for Requirements Management ______45 IronCAD Helps Design Group Secure Oakridge National Labs Contract ______46 Leading Semiconductor Companies in China Adopt the VMM Verification Methodology ______47 MTC Technologies Puts Enigma First—Selects Enigma as Subcontractor for US Army Maintenance Logistics Programs ______49 Open-Silicon Adopts Synopsys DFT MAX to Lower the Manufacturing Cost of ASICS ______50 Precast Leader Tindall Corp. Selects IFS Applications—IFS Shows Capabilities in Both the Manufacturing and Construction Space______50 Rapid Subversion Adoption Validates Enterprise Readiness and Challenges Traditional Software Configuration Management Leaders ______51 SABMiller plc Taps Sopheon to Power Global Innovation Process Initiative______53 Stability and Competitiveness with KOMPAS-3D – the Main Secrets of JSC "Zavod Phiolent" ______54 Sympak Corraza Spa Wraps Up Design Environment With CoCreate Tools ______56 Two High School Robots Designed in SolidWorks Software Win Big in National Competitions ______57 Vienna City Administration Waltzes With SAP—City of Vienna Leverages SAP® ERP to Enhance Public Sector Administration and Maximize Public Value for Its 1.7 Million Residents ______59 WorkNC Improves Lean Manufacturing at Reich Tool & Design______60 Product News______61 Cadence Introduces Industry's First Complete Custom IC Simulation And Verification Solution ______61 Cadence Revolutionizes Productivity For Next-Generation PCB Design with New Allegro Platform ______63 Cadence Speeds Adoption of Wireless and Consumer Low-Power Designs with Low-Power Methodology Kit_____ 65 CADopia Bundles McNeel Rhino 4.0 and Flamingo 1.1 with CADopia IntelliCAD Professional ______67 CaminoSoft Completes Testing of Information Lifecycle Management Software under IBM System Storage Proven Program ______68 Concept Engineering to Join Sequence Design’s In-Sequence Program ______69 Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release for Unified Finite Element Analysis from SIMULIA______70 Dassault Systèmes Announces SIMULIA Solutions for Simulation Lifecycle Management ______71 DAZ 3DTM Announces Free Dynamic Clothing Technology ______72 DP Technology Corp. Introduces ESPRIT 2008 and ESPRIT Mold V. 9 ______73 EMC Unveils Newest Version of Flagship Storage Resource Management Software, ControlCenter 6.0 ______74 FreeDesign Receives Patent for FreeDimension Technology ______75 HP Helps Manufacturers, Distributors Better Manage Business Services with Solution Certified by SAP ______76 Informative Graphics MYRIAD CAD Viewer Gets 3D Visual Rights Publishing ______78 iSEEK Delivers CADSEEK Polaris, Incorporating New Technology For More Sophisticated, Extensive Shape Searches ______79 LEDAS enters CAM/CNC market in partnership with Tecnos G.A. Srl. ______81 Lombardi Announces Teamworks 6 BPM Suite ______82 Magma Enhances Flip Chip Design Support, Integrates Talus Vortex and Blast Fusion with Rio Design Automation’s RioMagic ______85 Magma Offers Royalty-Free License for Low-Power Chip Design Patent ______85 MasterControl Partners with EMC to Integrate Enterprise Content Management Technologies______86 Mentor Graphics Expands Questa Functional Verification Platform and Targets Low-power Designs ______87 Midsize Companies Embrace SAP® All-in-One Solutions for Unprecedented Speed, Predictability in Deployment _ 89 New Enterprise Risk Management Application From SAP Helps Companies Balance Business Opportunities With Risk Exposures ______92 Primavera® Evolve and Hitachi Consulting Ally to Deliver Combined Solutions for Optimal Workforce Planning__ 95 SAP Extends Identity Management Capabilities in SAP NetWeaver With Acquisition of MaXware______96

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Sequence Intros PowerTheater-Explorer For Power Visualization and Debug ______97 Serena Software Ships First Portfolio Management Solution to Integrate Software Development Data With Business Metrics ______98 SpaceClaim Adds Precise Editing of JT Open Format for Effective Manufacturing Collaboration ______100 Synopsys Switch IP for PCI Express Passes PCI-SIG Compliance Testing ______101 Synopsys Unveils Industry's First Certified Hi-Speed USB 'On-The-Go' nanoPHY IP for TSMC's 65-nanometer Process ______102 Tacton Signs Strategic Agreement With IBM Japan ______103 UMC Expands Support for Mentor Graphics’ Calibre YieldAnalyzer to Deliver Production Proven DFM Flow ___ 105 usb announces XOpenDoor—New product integrates Telelogic DOORS® with Agile PLM solutions Agile 9 and Agile e6.______106 Top Story

Oracle Buys Product Lifecycle Management Leader Agile 15 May 2007

Oracle announced that it has agreed to acquire Agile Software Corporation through a cash merger for $8.10 per share, or approximately $495 million.

Agile's PLM solutions help engineers, manufacturing and supply chain professionals and business executives drive the product innovation and introduction process, share product specifications and configurations and collaborate effectively across the supply chain in a variety of industries, including high-tech, life sciences, industrial manufacturing and consumer packaged goods. Agile's solutions help customers make better product portfolio decisions, accelerate new product introduction, improve manufacturing quality and manage regulatory compliance. Customers of Agile include Acer, Flextronics International, GE Medical Systems, Harris, Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, McDonald's, Micron, QUALCOMM, Shell and ZF.

PLM is evolving into an enterprise-wide discipline that spans multiple product design systems and interacts with a wide-range of enterprise applications to manage the complete product lifecycle from concept and design, to production, sales and service. The combination of Agile and Oracle will create an integrated, enterprise-wide PLM solution. Additionally, Oracle's commitment to open-standards based integration will enable users of other enterprise applications to utilize Agile's best-in-class capabilities.

"Profitable product innovation is critical to product-based industries, making PLM one of the fastest growing application segments," said Oracle President Charles Phillips. "The addition of Agile, which will serve as the foundation of our PLM offering, will further Oracle's strategy of delivering industry- specific enterprise applications and allows us to offer yet another strategic application to SAP customers."

"With over 1,250 PLM customers and over 10,000 visualization customers globally, Agile has a proven track record of rapid, successful implementations integrated to a wide range of ERP and CAD systems," said Agile CEO Jay Fulcher. "By becoming part of Oracle we can bring Agile's solutions to a wider audience and accelerate the advance of Enterprise PLM."

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The merger is subject to stockholder and regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in mid to late July 2007. More information is available at http://www.oracle.com/Agile.

Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It

Agile will file with the SEC a proxy statement and Agile and Oracle will file other relevant materials in connection with the proposed acquisition of Agile by Oracle pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Oracle, Aqua Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oracle, and Agile. The materials to be filed by Agile with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/. Investors and security holders of Agile are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed merger.

Oracle and certain of Oracle's executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Agile stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Oracle's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading the proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC when they become available.

Agile and its executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Agile stockholders in favor of the proposed transaction. Certain executive officers and directors of Agile have interests in the transaction that may differ from the interests of stockholders generally. These interests will be described in the proxy statement when it becomes available

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Oracle to Buy Product Lifecycle Management Leader Agile Software 15 May 2007

Agile Software Corporation announced a definitive agreement for Oracle to acquire Agile through a cash merger for $8.10 per share, or approximately $495 million.

Agile states that the acquisition will establish the leading best-in-class, integrated, Enterprise PLM solution in the industry. Agile's enterprise class product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions helps companies across multiple industries drive profits, accelerate innovation, improve quality, enable globalization and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. Agile is also a global leader in collaborative visualization solutions for the A/E/C, engineering, manufacturing and electronics industries.

"With over 1,250 PLM customers and over 10,000 visualization customers globally, Agile has a proven track record of rapid, successful implementations, integrated across a wide range of ERP and CAD

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systems," said Agile CEO Jay Fulcher. "By becoming part of Oracle we can bring Agile's solutions to a wider audience and accelerate the advance of Enterprise PLM."

"Profitable product innovation is critical to product-based industries, making PLM one of the fastest growing application segments," said Oracle President Charles Phillips. "The addition of Agile, which will serve as the foundation of our PLM offering, will further Oracle's strategy of delivering industry- specific enterprise applications and allows us to offer yet another strategic application to SAP customers."

The merger is subject to stockholder and regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in July 2007. More information is available at http://www.agile.com/oracle.

Preliminary Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Agile reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, with total revenues expected to be in the range of $37.0 million to $38.0 million. Total revenues increased approximately 12% over the same period last year and approximately 13% over the third quarter of fiscal 2007. License revenues are expected to be in the range of $14.0 million to $15.0 million and service revenues in the range of $22.0 million to $23.0 million.

Agile expects non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 (which excludes amortization of intangibles, stock compensation and investigation costs) to be in the range of $0.04 to $0.06 per share. On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, Agile expects net loss to be in the range of ($.04) to ($.06) per share. Agile expects fiscal 2007 revenues to be in the range of $133.7 million to $134.7 million, or approximately $2.0 million higher than fiscal 2006. Fiscal 2007 non-GAAP net income is expected to be in the range of $0.07 to $0.09 per share, or $0.11 to $0.13 higher than the results of fiscal 2006.

Investor Information

Details of the acquisition will be discussed in a conference call on May 15, 2007 at 6:00pm ET. A live webcast and a replay of this call will be available on Agile's website at http://www.agile.com/ under the "Investor Relations" section. You may access replays for ninety days after the call at http://www.agile.com/investors.

In connection with the proposed transaction, Agile intends to file a proxy statement and Agile and Oracle intend to file other relevant materials with the SEC. Before making any voting decision with respect to the proposed transaction, stockholders of Agile are urged to read the proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC and provided to you or otherwise publicly disclosed when they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. The proxy statement and any other documents filed by Agile or Oracle with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov./ In addition, stockholders of Agile may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by contacting Agile's Investor Relations at 6373 San Ignacio Avenue, San Jose, California Telephone: 408-284-4000. You may also read and copy any reports, statements and

Page 5 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary other information filed by Agile with the SEC at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E. Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 or visit the SEC's website for further information on its public reference room.

Agile and its executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Agile stockholders in favor of the proposed transaction. Certain executive officers and directors of Agile have interests in the transaction that may differ from the interests of stockholders generally. These interests will be described in the proxy statement when it becomes available.

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Acquisitions

PTC Acquires Leading CAM Software Provider NC Graphics Ltd 16 May 2007

PTC announced it has acquired NC Graphics Ltd., headquartered in Cambridge, England. The acquisition of NC Graphics is in direct response to customer demand for specialized CAM capabilities required for molds, dies and prototypes. With its Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) technology, NC Graphics delivers software for optimizing tool making and high-speed precision machining processes. NC Graphics has more than 1,500 customers in multiple discrete manufacturing vertical markets such as aerospace, automotive, medical equipment and motorsports. With this acquisition, PTC strengthens the link between product design and manufacturing, offering its customers faster production of molds and dies. As a result, parts will be available sooner and at a higher quality level than other non-integrated solutions.

Mold and die shops serve customers using a wide variety of CAD systems to model their products. The ability to create molds and dies quickly and accurately is important to the manufacturing process and overall product development cycle and vital for their business. Additionally, the quality of an end product depends directly on the quality of the tooling. With this acquisition, PTC now offers an open solution to any toolmaker or company requiring high-speed precision machining CAM software, regardless of the source of CAD data. These companies will be able to optimize their mold and die making processes to deliver more complex products faster and with less cost.

NC Graphics has revolutionized the process of producing NC machining toolpaths for molds, dies, and other high-speed precision applications from 3D CAD models. Mold and die makers need this capability to help them optimize their processes to deliver more complex products with less manufacturing lead time and at lower cost. The companies that rely on these outsourced mold and die makers are able to decrease overall product development time, better enabling their response to market demands.

“The global economy is intensely competitive, and the design and manufacturing of mold and die tools is typically on the critical path of a new product introduction cycle,” said James Heppelmann, executive vice president software products and chief product officer, PTC. “This acquisition allows customers to

Page 6 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary work more effectively with their outsourced toolmaker partners by connecting customer CAD data with the toolmaker’s CAM system.”

PTC has always appreciated the important connection between product design and manufacturing having delivered a broad set of CAM solutions as part of the Pro/ENGINEER® product family. Subsequently, PTC expanded its manufacturing strategy with its acquisition of Polyplan for manufacturing process management. The acquisition of NC Graphics, best known for its technology distributed under the DEPOCAM name, further enhances PTC’s ability to help customers optimize their manufacturing processes. Combining NC Graphics’ mastery of high-speed machining with PTC’s Pro/ENGINEER solutions for tool design provides a powerful, end-to-end solution for tool production.

“Today, mold and die design for manufacturing are often outsourced to companies that specialize in developing the fixtures that are used in production processes,” said Arthur Flutter, founder and managing director of NC Graphics. “The combination of PTC and NC Graphics will enable manufacturers to effectively manage the data and enable collaboration across multiple locations and suppliers in the supply chain to deliver better quality tools resulting in a design that can be easily manufactured.”

NC Graphics customers will be able to continue to use NC Graphics technology stand-alone or as an integral part of PTC’s Product Development System (PDS). PTC will offer the NC Graphics technology under the new product name, Pro/TOOLMAKER™. Both NC Graphics and PTC are committed to openness and support for heterogeneous environments. Moving forward, PTC plans to manage tool paths created using Pro/TOOLMAKER in Windchill®, just as it manages Pro/ENGINEER and other CAD data, providing a single source of data that improves secure collaboration among designers, tool makers and manufacturers.

PTC and NC Graphics have many joint customers. One such customer is Racing Technology Norfolk, a member of the Express Composites Group and a leader in advanced composites design, engineering and rapid prototyping for the Motorsports and racing markets. “As a customer of PTC and NC Graphics solutions, we are excited about the opportunity that a best of breed integrated CAM technology will offer,” said David Coates, group projects director, Racing Technology Norfolk, Ltd. “PTC’s continued investment in manufacturing solutions will enable our Group to achieve business benefits such as improved time-to-market, improved quality and improved customer satisfaction.”

The timing of any product release or integration, including any features or functionality, is subject to change at PTC’s discretion.

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SAP Acquires Wicom Communications to Deliver Communication-Enabled Business Processes

May 14, 2007

In a move that will enable companies to streamline and improve the agility of their customer- facing processes, SAP AG announced the acquisition of Wicom Communications, a leading, privately-held

Page 7 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary provider of all-IP contact center and enterprise communications software based in Espoo, Finland. The acquisition will enable SAP to offer companies the ability to better integrate communications technologies and business systems so that they can more effectively serve their customers, regardless of how they connect to the business; connecting functions such as customer service, marketing, finance and sales; and making sure that all customer-facing employees wherever they are located have access to the same relevant knowledge and data. Founded in 1999, Wicom delivers concrete business benefits for approximately 200 contact centers and contact-intensive multi-sited enterprises in 18 countries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 - 16.

SAP sees a growing market trend for companies to create, mature and service their business network: including customers, partners, suppliers and competitors; extending business processes beyond the traditional enterprise boundaries. To successfully leverage these network members, companies must be able to build and manage virtual business processes and teams to harness the full range of knowledge, resources and communication channels. With the addition of Wicom, SAP will enable our customers to leverage communication- enabled business processes to more effectively serve and manage their business networks to deliver superior customer experience.

"To successfully create an agile enterprise, executives must radically alter how they harness their communications to create more-effective business processes," said Bern Elliot, Gartner, Inc. "These changes will result in faster response times, more accurate interactions and better social context for the communications."(1)

In today's global business marketplace, people, processes, knowledge and contact points are distributed across multiple geographies, functions and organizations. At the same time, customers are increasingly seeking service by connecting to companies' personnel through multiple channels; including voice, SMS, Web, e-mail and mobile phones; making it challenging to synchronize activity across these communication silos. With Wicom Communications, SAP will deliver a multichannel all-IP, end-to-end contact center solution, integrating communication processes into customer service. This solution will help customers streamline the integration of disparate hardware and software components while allowing for central management and reporting of dispersed resources and processes.

"Wicom firmly established itself as an innovator in improving the performance and quality of customer service, telesales and daily business interactions for our growing customer base," said Ilkka Kivimaki, CEO, Wicom. "Together, SAP and Wicom will support communication-enabled business processes, starting with a complete solution for a multichannel all-IP contact center. Joining SAP opens up our innovation to a larger set of business and development opportunities. I'm excited for our employees to join the SAP team and for our customers, who will benefit from a unified solution to manage communication-enabled business processes."

Today, Wicom solutions focus primarily on improving the performance and quality of business processes within contact centers and contact intensive multi-sited enterprises. The company's current solution can be deployed flexibly (using hosted, on-premise or hybrid deployment models) and provides standard Web service-based integration to SAP® Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM). Wicom capabilities are complementary to and integrate with SAP's existing contact center application, SAP® Interaction Center, which will continue to integrate with a range of different telephony options and vendors, meeting a broad range of customer needs.

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"The market is moving to a more communications-intensive enablement of business processes, and SAP's acquisition positions us to leverage our leadership in CRM, and our unique understanding of business process to help customers benefit from the transition," said Bob Stutz, senior vice president and general manager, SAP CRM Strategy and Product. "With the addition of Wicom Communications, SAP will offer game-changing communication-enabled business processes to organizations to help improve the customer experience, streamline operations and lower TCO. At the same, our powerful ecosystem provides customers with the best possible range of choices and options for the deployment and execution of CRM and communications technologies. We welcome the Wicom team, partners and customers to the SAP family."

The transaction with Wicom Communications is continuing evidence of the SAP strategy to use well- placed, fill-in acquisitions to add to its broad solution offering by gaining specific technologies and capabilities that meet the needs of its customers, within industries or across industries, while maintaining its successful organic growth track record. SAP reported that the acquisition of Wicom was completed on May 7, 2007, and integration planning is underway.

(1) Gartner, Inc., "Achieving Agility Through Communication-Enabled Business Processes," by Bern Elliot, Steve Blood and Bob Hafner, April 4, 2006.

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CIMdata Commentary: PLM Consolidation Continues—Oracle to Acquire Agile Software Corporation 16 May 2007

On 15 May, Oracle announced their intent to acquire Agile Software Corporation for a total of $495 million. They expect to finalize the acquisition in mid to late-July of this year. CIMdata is positive on this acquisition and believes that it reflects a continuation of the consolidation activities that have been changing the PLM market landscape and reinforces the trend toward increased PLM focus from the major suppliers of ERP solutions.

Agile also announced that they expect their FY07 revenues (ended in April 2007) to be around $134 million. They are one of the leaders in providing lifecycle management-focused PLM solutions, and CIMdata recognizes them as one of the five key “PLM Mindshare Leaders.”

Agile has consistently been recognized in the PLM market for their solid focus on solutions for high-tech based businesses. In recent years, they have expanded their suite of offerings to include solutions focused on some other industry sectors, especially the food and beverage industries through their acquisition of Prodika in 2006. Agile has been known for their attention to supporting specific processes within their targeted industries, and have been very competitive in these industries.

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However, Agile has not been a profitable operating business and as the pace of PLM industry consolidation has accelerated, they have increasingly been considered a prime acquisition target. In CIMdata’s PLM market analysis of 2006, Agile was clearly the smallest of the PLM Mindshare Leaders and rumors of their acquisition by one major company or another have circulated regularly. So the acquisition of Agile by Oracle is not a shock, or even a major surprise. Rather, it is a market event that has been anticipated for some time. Now, a new chapter in Agile’s development and Oracle’s presence in PLM is about to begin.

For Agile and for Agile’s customers this move should be positive. It should result in the availability of considerably more resources that can be applied to development of Agile’s solutions and result in a stable business environment for customers going forward. Oracle’s worldwide industry and market presence, and their industry domain expertise in multiple industries provide a foundation that can be used to substantially increase Agile’s ability to expand their business and compete in a PLM market that is increasingly being dominated by very substantial corporations. Oracle’s customer base by itself provides an enormous market opportunity that Agile can leverage.

For the PLM industry, this move transforms one of the major PLM Mindshare Leaders from a small company operating among giants into a relatively small, but focused, PLM program backed by a giant. The PLM landscape has changed in the timeframe of one year from six Mindshare Leaders, with two of them being companies with slightly over $100 million in annual revenues, to five Mindshare Leaders with the smallest one being a company approaching $1 billion in annual revenues. This change reflects the growing visibility, criticality, and demand for PLM solutions in industry and the corresponding increased interest this has created among the world’s largest enterprise solutions suppliers. A clear trend has been the increasing presence and impact of major ERP-based suppliers in the PLM market. SAP’s role has continued to grow, and Oracle’s position now becomes much stronger. With this acquisition, two of the top five PLM Mindshare Leaders will be from the ERP community – quite a change in market dynamics from a few years ago when mechanical CAD-based suppliers dominated the PLM landscape.

For Oracle and its customers, this move should be especially valuable. To date, Oracle has been noticeable by their absence from the top tier of PLM suppliers. While they certainly have been present in PLM, and have launched PLM-focused programs a couple of times over the past few years, they have not previously established themselves as market leaders in terms of either thought leadership or market share achievement. Their acquisition of Agile provides a clear statement that they are serious about PLM, and are putting their investment behind a group that has already established a good position.

But success for the Oracle-Agile team is not guaranteed. There are serious questions about how the Agile software solutions will be melded into the Oracles suite of solutions. Oracle has stated that Agile will become the foundation for their PLM offering, but what about the components of Oracle’s previous PLM offerings? Agile has multiple product suites, based on different underlying architectures, some from Oracle competitors. How are these to be treated in the new Oracle organization? And what will they do with the Cimmetry product line from Agile that is developed and sold under quite a different strategy than are Oracle’s other products? The roadmap for this transition has not yet been described or communicated to the market; this should happen over the coming months as the acquisition is finalized and the teams begin to work through the details. But this will be no easy task.

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An additional challenge will be for Oracle to execute this acquisition without Agile disappearing into the Oracle ship without a trace. The Agile organization brings with it a solid base of knowledge and domain expertise in PLM that will be new to Oracle. Equally important, the Oracle field organization has not previously shown much inclination to focus on PLM. While the Agile field organization’s expertise can be a major strength, if it is not managed effectively, it could disappear quickly as well. Oracle’s success in PLM will be dependent on their successful execution of this melding process. Oracle is a major enterprise software solutions organization with the experiences of several acquisitions behind them as well. So this process is not new to Oracle. But it will still be a challenge – one that we hope they will execute successfully.

As stated earlier in this commentary, CIMdata is positive about this announcement, and believe that it has the potential to be an excellent move for Agile, Oracle, and the industry – a major enterprise software supplier has expanded their suite of offerings to address PLM, and the technology suite from one of the leading independent suppliers has been given longer-term stability and a greatly expanded market opportunity. If successfully executed, this acquisition should put additional competitive pressure on Oracle’s major competitors and help educate industry about the value of PLM. We look forward to seeing this acquisition proceed over the coming months and hope that the potential benefits become reality.

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CIMdata in the News: Oracle Makes PLM Play With Agile Buy 16 May 2007

In the article “Oracle Makes PLM Play With Agile Buy”, an analysis of the Oracle acquisition of Agile Software by Erika Morphy published in the E Commerce Times, Ed Miller, president of CIMdata observes:

“Agile has a history of being successful in the high-tech sector and in high-tech related portions of other industries, such as the automotive sector's electronic component space," Ed Miller, president of CIMdata, told CRM Buyer. "With the acquisition behind it, Agile should be able to use these product lines it has already developed and fine tune them for other industries."

As for Agile's customers -- possibly nervous about their existing investments in the vendor's technology -- they should take a deep breath, he suggests. In this particular deal, Oracle is acquiring best-of-breed knowledge and technology in order to expand its market share. Its plans include not only continued investment in the Agile product line, but also support for standalone implementations.

For Erika’s analysis of this acquisition please access: Oracle Makes PLM Play With Agile Buy, (CRM Buyer, Part of the E-Commerce Times News Network, May 16, 2007) Click here to return to Contents

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CIMdata in the News: Oracle to Buy PLM Provider Agile 16 May 2007

In the article “Oracle to Buy PLM Provider Agile”, Managing Automation’s Jeff Moad, offers his insight into the Oracle acquisition of Agile Software:

The Agile acquisition continues Oracle's aggressive, three-year growth-through-acquisition run, during which the company has bought large enterprise application suite providers such as PeopleSoft and JD Edwards, as well as fill-in best-of-breed vendors such as transportation management software provider GLog.

The deal also marks a continuation of a consolidation trend in the PLM software arena, which, according to CIMdata, grew by 10.4% last year to $20.1 billion. Dassault Systemes last year acquired PLM vendor MatrixOne. And recently, Siemens announced plans to acquire PLM and CAD leader UGS. That consolidation trend had left just five leading PLM providers: Dassault, UGS, PTC, SAP, and Agile. After Agile's acquisition by Oracle, CIMdata's Miller noted, two of the five leading PLM providers — SAP and Oracle — will be large ERP vendors. Unlike their PLM counterparts Dassault, PTC, and UGS, neither Oracle nor SAP provides CAD software for product design.

To read more of his analysis, please access Oracle to Buy PLM Provider Agile, (Managing Automation, May 16, 2007).

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CIMdata in the News “PLM Market Grows To Meet Integration Challenges; Market is estimated to hit $30 billion by 2011” 1 June 2007

John Teresko in this “PLM Market Grows To Meet Integration Challenges” article provides insight into the growth of the PLM market:

The attraction is PLM's prowess in supporting the collaborative creation, management, dissemination and use of product definition information across the extended enterprise. That strength, however, is easily jeopardized by improperly integrating the systems that make up a PLM implementation, cautions Ed Miller, president of CIMdata.

His point: PLM is not just a set of technologies, but a strategic business approach that integrates people, processes, business systems and information. "PLM success requires the implementation strategy to focus on optimizing the business process. As newly developed niche technologies expand the PLM footprint, implementers must remember that the goal is not technology optimization, but use of the technology to optimize the business process."

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To read the full article, please access PLM Market Grows To Meet IntegrInation Challenges, (IndustryWeek, June 1, 2007) By John Teresko.

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ANSYS Makes List of Top R&D Spenders 15 May 2007

ANSYS, Inc. announced that it is the highest-ranked computer-aided engineering (CAE) software company included on Baseline magazine's list of U.S. top research and development (R&D) spenders in the IT industry. ANSYS was ranked 63rd out of 84 organizations that made the list.

According to the Baseline report, the median R&D expenditure among all 84 companies was 15 percent. In 2006, ANSYS invested more than $49 million in research and development, 17 percent of non-GAAP revenue.

"ANSYS has had a long-standing vision about what engineering simulation should be. Because of the innovation that is required, we have built in a very large reinvestment of every dollar we make into ongoing R&D," said Jim Cashman, president and CEO of ANSYS, Inc. "We envision our software as a valuable tool for anybody making fundamental design and engineering decisions. Such sustained technology leadership can't be built overnight. So our focus on sustained R&D investment has allowed ANSYS to take the lead in simulation technology for more than 30 years."

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The Baseline report ranked IT companies based on the dollar amount spent. Case studies and other articles discuss how the success - or failure - of technology implementation is measured by a company's actual progress against "baseline" expectations of financial returns and technology deliverables.

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Aspen Technology Wins Award for Best Online Support—Receives SSPA’s STAR Award for Excellence in Self-Service Capabilities

May 14, 2007

Aspen Technology, Inc., a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today announced that it is the recipient of the 2007 SSPA STAR Best Online Support Award presented by the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA), the most influential association for technology service and support professionals. This award is presented annually to the company that effectively promotes self-service capabilities, instructs customers on the use of the self-service systems and tools, offers consistent and integrated interfaces, and measures customer success through usage of metrics for ongoing improvement. The 2007 award represents the third such honor for Aspen Technology; it had been recognized previously by SSPA for customer service excellence in 2003 and 2004.

The STAR Awards for Best Practices provide industry peer recognition to companies that have developed, implemented, and benchmarked the most innovative and efficient processes for service and support delivery. Companies seeking this award must pass a rigorous review by a select industry committee, providing specific baseline data, a detailed description of the process, performance metrics, returns and benefits, and other information about what makes their best practices unique.

“To be recognized by our peers as providing the best online support is welcome validation for all the hard work our valued and talented teams of professionals have invested in creating self-service capabilities that are truly exceptional. Customer support and service are critically important to Aspen Technology and this award speaks to that dedication,” said Michele Triponey, senior vice president, global customer support and training, Aspen Technology. “This accomplishment was made possible by the outstanding teamwork exhibited by our support consultants and our support technology and customer care teams. I look forward to working with these groups as we continue to reach new heights in creating value for our customers.”

“Given the increased complexity of today’s home and enterprise technologies, the differentiating factor in the overall customer experience often comes down to the quality and breadth of support they receive. The caliber of this year’s competition has really raised the bar for excellence and sets the standard for world-class service and support organizations,” said Stephen Smith, executive director, SSPA.

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Banks and Insurers Capitalize on New Business Opportunities Through Co-Innovation with SAP and Partners

May 14, 2007

In a continuing demonstration of the maturity of its strategy and road map to deliver solutions based on enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA), SAP AG announced details on how it is enabling business process platforms for banks and insurers to quickly identify and capture new business opportunities while creating cost efficiencies and additional sources of revenue. Through co-innovation with SAP and its partners, banks and insurance companies can have one integrated technology platform at the center of innovation and improved business processes. This helps in differentiating their value proposition, bringing new products to market faster and competing more effectively, while gaining market share, increasing profitability and transforming their business networks. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 - 16.

Leveraging SAP technology and enterprise SOA, business process platforms for the banking and insurance industries bring together the SAP NetWeaver® platform combined with industry-specific, reusable enterprise services and business process elements to help banks and insurers capture opportunities faster, efficiently and profitably. Through a business process platform, business processes are repeatable and software-enabled, so a bank and insurance company can easily manage and update such processes-and do so at a lower cost.

SAP Powering Next-Generation Performers in Banking

The banking industry is the one of the first industries to achieve business goals by transforming business networks with solutions delivered on business process platforms enabled by SAP. The broad adoption of business process platforms in the banking industry is fueled by co-innovation with leading banks, including ABN AMRO and Standard Bank, contributing to the vision of how adaptable IT enables business growth.

"SAP's integrated approach for the banking industry allows us to take components of our existing systems and plug them with other systems; This is the flexibility we needed," said Herman Singh, director, Architecture and Technology Engineering, Standard Bank. "With the combination of the technology and the innovative strategy of business process platforms, SAP was the best choice for Standard Bank. SAP is going to be around for the long term. Not many people are."

Standard Bank will drive the integration of 91 legacy systems, with more than 240 interfaces that include 11 million customer records leveraging banking solutions delivered on a business process platform. The integrated platform will help Standard Bank to improve sales and marketing performances, operational efficiencies, speed-to-market and, most importantly, customer experiences. "SAP has spent a tremendous amount of time to map our step-by- step approach to ensure our success," said Singh. "We have started our journey towards flexibility, and the business process platform strategy will result in a single system of records for all our customer information and all related involved parties."

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SAP's partners enrich the platform by adding services that contribute to the banks' business-but not to IT complexity. SAP also announced today a planned collaboration to deliver world-class assess liability management capabilities that, through enterprise SOA, can be integrated seamlessly into business process platforms.

The industry value network (IVN) for banks is another example of co- innovation. The banking industry- specific enterprise services identified and defined by the IVN members are the reusable services available for business process platforms enabled by SAP. (See April 18, 2007 announcement, titled "SAP and Banking Community Definition Group Unite the Worldwide Banking Industry Around Enterprise SOA Standards.")

"Working closely with banks and partners, SAP has successfully delivered a business process platform to help the industry reach increased differentiation and at the same time increased efficiency," said Thomas Balgheim, head of SAP's global Banking line of business. "With one integrated platform that includes reusable services and business process elements, banks now have an evolutionary, predictable approach to enterprise SOA where they can more efficiently manage their business operations."

SAP Creating the Road Map to Becoming a Networked Insurer

In addition to demonstrated success in the banking industry, SAP also announced the enablement of a business process platform for insurance that will help maximize operational efficiency across lines of business and geographic locations to lower expenses, improve relationships with agents and brokers and increase satisfaction among customers. This marks another milestone in SAP's endeavor to help insurance carriers transform their business networks to address their customers' insurance needs, facilitate consolidation and comply with changing regulatory mandates.

"The paradigm of service-oriented architecture holds tremendous promise for the insurance marketplace, and it is a promise linked more to business transformation than to the technology stack," said Mark Gorman, strategic research advisor, Insurance TowerGroup. "SOA promises a path to system consolidation, process flexibility, enhanced reporting and expanded analytics through independent, loosely coupled functional components dynamically linked to provide flexible, robust support for mission-critical business processes. With the combination of standardized services and an SOA-enabled enterprise business process platform, insurers can gain the flexibility they need to meet the expectations of the changing environment."

By integrating processes throughout the insurance value chain on a business process platform, SAP takes insurers a step beyond standard processes for property and casualty, life and annuities, and health insurance. The business process platform for insurance enables carriers to rapidly respond to new business requirements and regulations while maximizing existing IT infrastructures. A business process platform for insurance offers a unique, risk-controlled innovation environment to develop new applications and services as well as to enhance existing processes for agency distribution, policy inception, collections and claims management. It also provides cutting- edge collaboration tools with both internal and external resources, resulting in tighter integration with the varied stakeholders in the insurance value chain. It further creates optimal business and IT governance processes, resulting in a lower total cost of IT ownership.

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"Transforming an insurance business requires an IT environment to provide efficient, end-to-end processing, as well as strong workflow and configurable business-rules engines for such functions as auto assignment and event triggers," said Leo Schneider, senior vice president, Financial Services, SAP AG. "SAP offers insurance solutions and enterprise management solutions based on enterprise SOA, empowering insurers with a single, scalable business process platform. The platform leverages the co- innovation of SAP and its ecosystem of partners to help insurers achieve the operational efficiency and flexibility they need to capture business opportunities quickly in this rapidly changing industry."

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Cadence Launches Electronic-Design Contest for European Engineering Students 14 May 2007 Cadence Design Systems GmbH in connection with the CDNLive! EMEA User Conference being held in Munich from May 14-15, 2007, announced it will be launching an electronic-design-automation (EDA) contest for European electronic-engineering students. The objective of the contest, which is open to engineering students from European colleges and universities, is to identify and to provide early support for students who are working on some of today's challenges in designing electronics devices. Those challenges include, among others, reduction of power consumption and decreasing heat buildup in complex silicon chips typically used in automotive and consumer-goods industries. By sponsoring the contest Cadence® wants to support development activities in the European electronics industry and encourage enrollment in university engineering programs. The competition is to encourage students to address key development issues in the area of analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated- circuit designs and printed-circuit-board (PCB) designs. Either individual students, or teams of up to five applicants studying at European colleges and universities, are encouraged to participate and submit their proposed designs by July 31, 2007. Then, the students with the most promising concepts will be selected to continue working on their design projects until the beginning of 2008. Finally, an international jury will select the final winners to be announced during the May 2008 CDNLive! User Conference. The judges will award points to the competitors based on a variety of criteria including creativity, complexity, methodology, the design aspects handled, efficient use of Cadence software, and the presentation of their projects. The top three winners will be invited to present their work in person at the next Cadence CDNLive! EMEA User Conference in 2008. "The Cadence Design Contest is a great opportunity for European students to apply their creativity and conceive innovative solutions using Cadence software tools," said Wolf-Ekkehard Matzke, a fellow at Cadence Design Systems in Munich. "We're looking forward to the bright new ideas and creative solutions tomorrow's young professionals will propose. Whenever universities work closely with Cadence, both the universities and the electronics industry benefit from greater understanding of technical topics. Universities also profit from the boost in recognition of their engineering courses." Application forms for the Cadence Design Contest, which must be completed in English, can be downloaded from http://www.cadence.com/company/events/event.aspx?xml=eu_cadence_design_contest or visit http://www.cadence.com/ Click here to return to Contents

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Delcam Appoints New Chairman and Non-Executive Director 16 May 2007 CADCAM developer Delcam announced the appointments of Peter Miles as Chairman and of Geoffrey McFarland as a Non-Executive Director. Peter Miles takes over as Chairman following the retirement of Thomas Kinsey at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 14th May. He has been associated with Delcam for 18 years and has been a Non- Executive Director for the past 10 years since joining the Board in 1997. He was previously Corporate Finance Partner at Deloitte and Touche. Geoffrey McFarland’s appointment took effect following a Board meeting immediately after the AGM. He has joined Delcam’s Board following Renishaw’s £6.1 million investment, representing 20 percent of the issued capital, in the business on 23 April 2007. Mr. McFarland, aged 38, has been a director of Renishaw plc since July 2002, and is also a director of Pulse Teq Limited and Metrology Software Products Limited. Hugh Humphreys, Managing Director of Delcam said, "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Tom Kinsey sincerely for his very valuable contribution over the last 18 years as Chairman of Delcam. His guidance and support has helped to drive our turnover from £4.5m in 1989 to £27m last year. I am pleased to report that Tom has kindly agreed to continue to work as a consultant to Delcam. "We are delighted that Peter Miles has agreed to take on the role of Chairman. Peter has also been associated with the Company for 18 years and became a Non-Executive Director in 1997 when we joined AIM. We welcome Geoffrey McFarland to the Board and look forward to the contribution he will make in helping to continue the development of our Company.” Click here to return to Contents “Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand” Guides Manufacturers to Bring Products to Market Faster and At Lower Cost 14 May 2007

In response to global market pressures on manufacturers, Astoria Software released a market brief defining “Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand,” a new methodology for organizations to harness the full power of their product information through process automation, adoption of new information standards, and a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model.

The complete market brief, “Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand: Extending the Information Revolution to Manufacturing” is available at http://www.astoriasoftware.com/forms/whitepaperForm.asp?id=16. The market brief defines Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand and explains how Forbes Global 2000 manufacturers can bring complex, information-rich products to market faster and at a lower cost.

“Today, manufacturers face relentless pressure to quickly build and ship increased volumes of products to new global markets simultaneously,” said Alan Fraser, president and CEO of Astoria Software. “Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand confronts the pressures of Information Age manufacturing by streamlining the documentation process required to support increasingly complex products.”

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“Manufacturers selling similar products must rely on value-adds such as high-quality product documentation to differentiate themselves in their markets,” said Dana Gardner, principal analyst for Interarbor Solutions. “The SaaS model for creating and maintaining documentation — where manufacturers can author, revise and distribute documentation content quickly and broadly — offers a significant competitive advantage. Going on-demand for documentation lifecycle management provides authoring benefits to the product or service provider, but more importantly, brings improved customer service, support and satisfaction.”

Delivering across-the-board improvements, the Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand methodology enables process automation benefits across the entire product documentation lifecycle — content creation and content re-use, review and approval cycles, translation into multiple languages, and publication to print and digital delivery formats.

In general, manufacturers witness:

Sharp reductions in the time it takes to deliver products and services to new markets, adding weeks or months to their revenue-generating opportunities.

Reduced costs associated with creating, translating and publishing product documentation for global markets and automation of multi-channel publishing for print and electronic delivery.

Enhanced customer experience that results in improved loyalty, retention and profitability with consistent product information accessible across all touch points — from in-package documentation, to customer support databases and online-help.

Global Market Trends: Technology Innovation Invoking Shift to Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand

Discussed in detail in the market brief, Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand supports the following tenets:

Component Content Management — Managing content components within a document, page or paragraph as discrete, independent objects allows trouble-free content re-use, repurposing and historical change tracking.

Format Neutrality — Separation and management of content from its output structure enables flexibility in how content is repurposed for multiple publishing formats and delivery channels.

Single Sourcing — As defined by Wikipedia, single source publishing, also known as single sourcing, allows original source content to be used in different documents and in various formats.

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Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Information Standard — A new approach to technical writing and information management driven by OASIS, the XML standards board, enables simplified content reuse.

SaaS — As defined by Wikipedia, a model of software delivery, in which the software company provides maintenance, daily technical operation, and support for the software provided to their client.

Concluded Fraser, “Ultimately, Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand tightly aligns product documentation with organizational priorities. To be successful, manufacturers must look at product information as a corporate asset equal in value to the product itself.”

In conjunction with the release of the market brief, Astoria Software has announced results of a study that estimates the total available market for Dynamic Product Documentation On-Demand solutions within discrete manufacturing to be $4.4 billion annually. See the related news release, “Astoria Software Study: Discrete Manufacturers Comprise $4.4 Billion Market for Dynamic Product Documentation On- Demand” at http://www.astoriasoftware.com/news_events/press_releases/051407.asp.

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George M. Davis Appointed President and CEO of Avatech Solutions Donald R. “Scotty” Walsh Retires after Five Years of Outstanding Service

May 14, 2007

Avatech Solutions, Inc., the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management, announced that George M. Davis has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. George Davis, age 51, who most recently served as Executive Vice Chairman, succeeds Scotty Walsh, age 70, who, as previously disclosed, is retiring. Both George Davis and Scotty Walsh will continue to serve on Avatech’s Board of Directors.

Thom Waye, Chairman of Avatech, commented, “George has the right experience, leadership capabilities and skill set to accelerate Avatech’s evolution into a diversified services and solutions provider. Since joining Avatech as a director in July 2006, he has proved to be an essential resource and has developed a keen understanding of the many market opportunities that await Avatech. In addition to bringing a deep understanding of the software services business, he has the strategic acumen to drive value-added services revenue while profitably growing our core business.”

Thom Waye continued, “The Board and employees of Avatech are extremely grateful to Scotty Walsh for his countless contributions over the past five years. Under Scotty’s direction, we grew from a disparate group of companies into the largest value-added reseller of Autodesk in the U.S. Scotty’s expertise has been instrumental in bringing Avatech to its current stage of development, and all of us wish him the best in his retirement.”

George Davis served as President and Vice Chairman of Aether Systems, a wireless data software and services company until 2003, helping to build the venture into a $100 million company. He led its public

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offering in 1999 and several secondary offerings in 2000. From 1980 to 1996, he worked for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, now a division of Northrop Grumman, with increasing levels of responsibility in program management, including P&L accountability for major defense contracts involving the design, manufacture and support of integrated military avionics.

George Davis serves on the boards of Demesys, LLC, an electronic medical records software and services company and Defywire, a wireless software and services company. He is a trustee of Bethany College in West Virginia, where he received a BS in Economics in 1978.

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MSC.Software Signs Agreement With CEI Enhancing Graphics Visualization for SimXpert

May 14, 2007

MSC.Software Corp., the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions, announced a signed agreement with Computational Engineering International (CEI), the world's leader in visualization software for science and industry. Under this agreement, utilizing the Service Oriented Architecture of SimEnterprise, MSC.Software will integrate CEI's advanced APEX visualization and results processing technology into MSC.Software's recently-announced SimXpert product line. This technology will be delivered to customers as a part of the MSC SimEnterprise solution set.

"With our latest release of SimEnterprise, we are simulating some of the largest and most complex problems in manufacturing today. The ability to visualize these results accurately and quickly will be key to understanding, and predicting product performance and behavior," said Doug Peterson, senior vice president for Product Development. "CEI's APEX technology offers the most advanced and broadest visualization suite available today. We look forward to integrating this technology into SimXpert to provide our customers with the advanced visualization they need for enterprise simulation."

"MSC.Software's decision to integrate our APEX visualization framework is a complement to CEI and a confirmation that we have achieved our goal of developing the world's most advanced technology for the visualization of sophisticated simulation models and results," said Dr. Anders Grimsrud, CEI's chief technology officer. "We look forward to working with MSC for many years to come."

MSC.Software will deliver SimXpert enhanced by CEI's APEX technology in a forthcoming release this year. SimXpert, available immediately, is an advanced, next-generation multi-disciplined CAE environment that provides comprehensive depth and functionality to speed system-level simulations and allow companies to build, share, and execute best practices for simulation standardization throughout the enterprise.

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Product Name Changes -- AutoManager is now InnoCielo 23 April 2007

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BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software) announced that the names of its flagship ECM software solutions AutoManager Meridian and AutoManager TeamWork will be changed with immediate effect to InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork, along with similar name changes to its entire product line. This news comes in conjunction with the company's name change from Cyco Software to BlueCielo ECM Solutions, announced on April 16.

'Inno' demonstrates the company's commitment to continuous innovation and its constant research and development of new software solutions to find new and more efficient ways of meeting the ECM needs of enterprises, while 'cielo' or 'sky' reflects the company's ambition to remove barriers between people who speak different business languages within an organization (in the engineering and other departments) and connect them, just as the sky connects different people worldwide. It also underlines the company's truly international presence and its goal to support clients on a global scale.

For BlueCielo's key product InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise, its new name highlights the software's ability to enable organizations to manage and share their technical information across the enterprise and help to streamline engineering-related business processes.

InnoCielo will simply replace AutoManager in the rest of BlueCielo's product line, for example:

AutoManager View becomes InnoCielo View

AutoManager BriefCase becomes InnoCielo BriefCase

AutoManager Asset Management Server becomes InnoCielo Asset Management Server

AutoManager Asset Management Extension becomes InnoCielo Asset Management Extension

AutoManager Asset Management Module becomes InnoCielo Asset Management Module

AutoManager Shop Floor Web Client becomes InnoCielo Shop Floor Web Client

AutoManager Maximo Module becomes InnoCielo Maximo Module

AutoManager Maximo EDM Web Client becomes InnoCielo Maximo EDM Web Client

AutoManager Maintenance EDM Web Client becomes InnoCielo Maintenance EDM Web Client

The company's InnoCielo solutions are used in multiple vertical industries worldwide in companies such as Biwater, EDF Energy, Entergy Nuclear, ExxonMobil, Finnish Rail, the Franke Group, Hewlett Packard, Huntsman, Met-Mex Penoles, Petrobras, Pfizer, RWE, Shell and many more.

About BlueCielo ECM Solutions

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For more information, please visit http://www.bluecieloecm.com/, or call (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (Toll- free from USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).

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PTC Launches Global E-Commerce Operations For Desktop Solutions; Online Store Offers PTC Product Development Software and Training Programs to Worldwide Customers 15 May 2007

PTC announced it has launched e-commerce operations to sell PTC product development software and training programs to its worldwide customers. The online store was created to provide a quick, easy way to purchase PTC desktop products and training on the Web.

PTC’s online store provides the flexibility to customers who wish to purchase single, low volume licenses of PTC desktop products. The online store currently includes Mathcad® engineering calculation software and PTC University training and has plans to increase the store’s offerings to include other PTC desktop products.

Today, the PTC online store is available in multiple languages and currencies to ensure a localized shopping experience. North American customers can access the PTC online store at http://store.ptc.com, customers located anywhere else in the world can access the store at http://store.ptc.com/gb, and German speaking customers can access the store at http://store.ptc.com/de. Localized French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese stores will be launched later this year.

“We continually look for opportunities to provide our customers with exceptional service,” said Ed Jennings, vice president desktop marketing, PTC. “As PTC’s portfolio of desktop products expands, the online store provides a quick and easy buying option for individuals and small companies. I am excited to offer this choice to our customers and look forward to making more of our desktop products available for purchase on this site.”

PTC desktop solutions are Pro/ENGINEER, Mathcad and Arbortext Editor. The family of Pro/ENGINEER CAD/CAM/CAE software addresses a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines essential to the development of virtually all manufactured products, ranging from consumer products to jet aircraft. Pro/ENGINEER can improve product quality and reduce time to market by enabling end users to evaluate multiple design alternatives and to share data with bi-directional associativity. Mathcad helps organizations create, automate, document and reuse engineering calculations critical to the product development process, as well as other mathematics-driven processes. PTC Arbortext document authoring solutions help companies create documents the same way Pro/ENGINEER helps them create product designs by allowing the creation of reusable content as components and as compound documents. The PTC approach to document authoring can help companies reduce authoring and translation costs and improve the accuracy and consistency of the information they produce.

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SAP and SunGard to Collaborate: First Offering Is Asset Liability Management Solution on Integrated Platform

May 14, 2007

SAP AG and SunGard announced plans to collaborate to address the needs banks have to comply with increasing regulatory requirements and to control costs while simultaneously driving revenue growth. The goal is for SAP and SunGard to help customers tap the business value of enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA) to reduce complexity, lower costs and benefit from leading compliance functionality on an integrated platform. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 - 16.

The first offering will be a joint asset liability management solution. "This is the first step in what we hope will become a fruitful partnership between SAP and SunGard. It's a win for customers, a win for SAP and a win for SunGard. The availability of the offering will begin in Europe," said Harold Finders, division chief executive officer of SunGard's Financial Systems business. "At SunGard we expect the number of enterprise infrastructure providers to get smaller in the coming years, so we are pleased to collaborate with a world leader to offer banks our best-of-breed BancWare ALM solution on SAP. SunGard's BancWare solution is used by over 500 customers in more than 40 countries, including seven of the top ten global banks and six of the top ten European banks, and we look forward to expanding this footprint with SAP."

"We're very pleased that SunGard, a longstanding industry leader known for technical excellence and banking industry expertise will be deploying its application on a business process platform enabled by SAP," said Leo Apotheker, deputy CEO, member of the executive board and president, Global Customer Solutions and Operations, SAP AG. "The decision to execute this strategy in the banking space was easy. Banking is a strategic industry for SAP and, through the work with our partners and banks, SAP is demonstrating a high level of commitment to co-innovate with industry leaders to deliver banking solutions that help banks be the next-generation performers."

The collaboration joins the strength of SAP applications and business process platforms for banking and SunGard's BancWare (ALM), a leading solution for balance sheet risk management. Precise measurement and management of balance sheet risks depends on fast access to accurate data. Delivering SunGard's BancWare solution on a business process platform enables banks to gain a leading-edge analytical banking data management and integration platform for providing ready access to reliable data. The integrated offering enables financial institutions to measure and manage interest and foreign exchange rate risks accurately, consistently and comprehensively. Banks deploying this integrated banking management solution for asset and liability management are empowered to reduce their integration and administration effort and benefit from cost savings through lower total cost of ownership.

SunGard's BancWare Solution

A solution suite for integrated risk and performance management, SunGard's BancWare is used by banks, mortgage and credit lenders, and other financial services institutions. Designed for finance professionals, the solution's modular software and consulting solutions for asset/liability management, budgeting and planning, profitability, economic capital, operational risk and Basel II compliance provide

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SAP - Powering the Next Generation Performers in Banking

Leveraging SAP technology and enterprise SOA, SAP is enabling a business process platform for the banking industry that leverages the SAP NetWeaver® platform to orchestrate industry-specific, reusable enterprise services and business process elements. The platform is designed to help banks capture business opportunities faster, efficiently and profitably. SAP's partners enrich the platform by adding services that contribute to the banks' business—but not to IT complexity. Also announced at SAPPHIRE '07 Vienna is the broad adoption of a business process platform for banking that is fueled by the co- innovation with leading banks including ABN AMRO and Standard Bank, and leading software solution providers, including SunGard, amongst others contributing to the vision of how adaptable IT enables business growth. (See May 14, 2007 announcement, titled "Banks and Insurers Capitalize on New Business Opportunities Through Co-Innovation with SAP and Partners.")

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CD-adapco to Preview Engine Thermal System and Coolant Flow Boiling in STAR-CCM+ at VTMS VIII 15 May 2007 CD-adapco announced a preview of a new solution for simulating engine thermal systems and coolant flow boiling at the Vehicle Thermal Management Systems VIII (VTMS 8) show. Starting from CAD geometry, STAR-CCM+ meshes the fluid and solid regions, solves the temperature fields in both the solid and fluid and predicts the boiling characteristics. CD-adapco report that this unified approach significantly improves the simulation turnaround time and accuracy. VTMS 8 will run from the 20th to 24th May 2007, in Nottingham, UK, showcasing the latest research and technological advances in the field of heat transfer, passenger comfort and the management of all thermal systems within the vehicle. As lighter weight engines, requiring greater heat dissipation, are produced boiling in the coolant has become increasingly important to engine thermal management teams. Get it right and the coolant flow will remove significantly more heat from the engine structure. Get it wrong, and a vapor film forms on the solid surface significantly reducing the heat transfer with potentially disastrous consequences. Traditionally, due to the tight coupling between temperatures in the solid and fluid, this mechanism has been difficult to simulate. It required multiple tools, and results to be mapped from one simulation to another. CD-adapco's Automotive Director, Dr Richard Johns, considers the unified STAR-CCM+ approach a significant step forward: The ability to mesh and solve the complete system in one tool brings a number of benefits. The simulations are easier to run, as you don't have to worry about interfacing between meshing, flow and structural analysis tools. Plus, the flow and thermal fields are tightly coupled when local boiling occurs and to predict this accurately you really need to solve the fluid and structural temperature fields together. Click here to return to Contents

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Comet Solutions Sponsors Business Impacts of Early Simulation Workshop at PTC User World Event 2007; Early Simulation Can Make the Difference in Staying Competitive and Pushing Innovation 18 May 2007 Comet Solutions™, Inc. will sponsor a networking lunch and workshop on Tuesday, June 5th offering a strategic look at key business benefits of early simulation during the PTC User World Event in Tampa, FL. The networking lunch and discussion will be led by industry veteran, John MacKrell - Senior Consultant for CIMdata. The topic of the workshop is "Business Impacts of Early Simulation". Mr. MacKrell has worked closely with organizations who seek to gain a competitive advantage in the global economy. CIMdata, a leading and independent worldwide strategic consultancy, is dedicated to maximizing an enterprise's ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of PLM solutions. CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and suppliers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. "The Comet workshop is an added educational and networking opportunity featured during the new Management Forum track this year," said Dan Meyer, President of Comet Solutions. "We want management level attendees to benefit from our experiences and hear customer stories to learn how other organizations are finding success by moving simulation earlier in the product design cycle." Workshop participants will learn how leading companies are improving their product development environment by using early simulation approaches to remove workflow barriers, collaborate more effectively and become more innovative. This event is for those who are leading their company to improve engineering and product development to hit innovation, quality and cost targets. Attendees will take with them a gameplan for implementing strategies and practices to achieve breakthrough benefits of early simulation, including: Achieve more simulation cycles in product design How non-experts are able to run early, sophisticated simulations using existing tools Gain instant feedback on whether concepts meet requirements Better manage remote engineering groups For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.cometsolutions.com/management_forum.html. About Comet Solutions Comet Solutions, Inc. enables manufacturers to get it right the first time in product design by eliminating barriers to early simulation. Comet software delivers the industry's first Integrated Simulation Environment that enables a streamlined workflow for simulation work in a single user interface using a customer's existing CAD and CAE tools. With the aid of Comet software, leading companies are now exploiting the full potential of these tools and exploring more design alternatives, enabling the rapid development and delivery of much more innovative, higher quality, and more cost-effective products. Comet currently offers a suite of targeted workgroup products including: Comet/StructuralDynamics™, Comet/StructuralFEA™ Comet/MultiBodyDynamics™, and Comet/Optronics™ Click here to return to Contents

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Design For Power With Sequence At DAC, Booth 4860 16 May 2007

Sequence Design is unveiling a comprehensive suite of tools for power-aware design at this year’s DAC with its Design For Power (DFP) Flow, attacking the challenges of low-power design holistically, from RTL to GDS. Customers already employing Sequence’s DFP Flow are reporting RTL power reduction of up to 50 percent, a 50 percent speedup in design closure times, and leakage power reduction of up to 1,000X.

Demos of all Sequence products and their implementation in a complete DFP Flow will be available at DAC by advance registration. To register online: http://www.sequencedesign.com/dac-2007/index.htm.

“DFP is a holistic approach to power, enabling power exploration from the architectural level through physical implementation, reducing power while preventing power problems in timing, SI, and power grid design, with exclusive ‘silicon-aware’ features,” said Vic Kulkarni, Sequence president and CEO.

Dazzling DFP DAC Demos

Sequence’s DFP Flow comprises PowerTheater for RTL power analysis and reduction, with new PowerTheater-Explorer for power visualization and debug. Accelerated design closure, power reduction, and power-grid integrity is supplied by the company’s CoolProducts family, now with power gating analysis and simultaneous switching noise options. The Columbus extraction engine provides statistical corner parasitics for significantly increased margin in the DFP flow.

PowerTheater – RTL Power Management

Power Estimation

Power Reduction

Architectural Exploration

Silicon-Aware Power Management

Wattbotts and Linters Eliminate Wasted Power

Modal Analysis

RTL Power Signoff

Gate-Level Power Verification

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PowerTheater-Explorer – Fast Power Visualization and Debug

Interactively View, Debug and Reduce Power

Hierarchical RTL Source

SmartSource Viewer

Perform Regression Testing

Create Custom Power Data Analyzers and Utilities

CoolProducts – Reduces Iterations, Boosts Quality

Power-Grid Integrity

Design Closure and Signoff with Concurrent Timing and SI

Power Reduction

Columbus – Award-Winning Extraction

AMS: Full-Custom Extraction to Confidently Model High-Performance Designs

Turbo: SoC Extraction with Price/Performance Accuracy for Modeling Rails and Signals

Foundation Technology for Sequence DFP flow

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44th Design Automation Conference Announces Third Integrated Design Systems Workshop 15 May 2007

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) announced it will offer an Integrated Design Systems Workshop on Monday, June 4, 2007. Titled “Models for Design and Manufacturing - How Modeling Challenges are Touching Every Aspect of IC Design,” the third Integrated Design Systems Workshop will bring together experts in important modeling areas, such as: delay calculation, statistical timing, low power, DFM, yield, IP blocks and pcells.

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Speakers will examine the necessity for model-based design and its impact on design tools and flows, as well as business implications and anticipated interactions between foundries, fabless design and EDA. Participants will then discuss significant research, development and cooperation across the industry, and debate whether it is sufficient and timely enough to meet the needs of coming technology nodes.

“As models increasingly are being used to represent everything in modern chip design flows -- from the system-level analysis through foundry process variation -- this workshop will provide valuable information and discussion for the industry,” said Sumit DasGupta, senior vice president of Si2, one of the workshop’s organizers. “We are pleased to offer this workshop again this year and look forward to the discussion of these challenges and their solutions in integrated design systems.”

The Third Integrated Design Systems Workshop will be held on Monday, June 4, 2007 from 12 to 5 p.m. in Room 6A at DAC at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. Registration is $50 for ACM/IEEE members and $75 for non members, and includes lunch. For more details, contact Bill Bayer at 512-342-2244 ext. 304 or via email at [email protected]. To register for the workshop, visit the DAC Web site: http://www.dac.com/.

Third Integrated Design Systems Workshop Agenda:

1. Modeling for Power Minimization

Gary Delp - LSI Logic Corp., Rochester, MN

David Hathaway - IBM Corp., Essex Junction, VT

2. Modeling for Timing

Bob Kezer - Intel Corp., Mont Vernon, VT

Rob Aitken - ARM Ltd, Sunnyvale, CA

3. Modeling for Design Reuse

Chris Rowen - Tensilica Inc., Santa Clara, CA

James Spoto - Independent Consultant, Irvine, CA

4. Modeling for DFM/DFY

Walter Ng - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Milpitas, CA

Andrew B. Kahng - Blaze DFM, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

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5. Panel Discussion: All speakers

Moderator: Chandu Visweswariah - IBM Corp., Yorktown Heights, NY

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Jotne EPM Technology sponsor PLM and 3D Quality event.

May 14, 2007

What

Lifecycle-oriented Product Data Management for Aerospace & Defense

Streamlining and Improving Data Quality throughout the Product Lifecycle in an Extended Enterprise Environment

When

Event Date: 18-19 June 2007

Where

Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Germany

Key Topics

• Ensuring data quality throughout all of the products lifecycle phases

• Effective long-term data consistency and integrity

• Process improvements in reliability, resilience and quick retrieval of long-term product data

• Reusability of product data and data availability over the products lifecycle

• Avoiding product data redundancy

Event Summary

The Aerospace and defense (A&D) market is changing rapidly and involves extremely complex products, processes and systems. A&D is facing many challenges, such as reducing time-to-market, rising costs, rapid changes in technology, offering excellence services after delivery and regulatory compliance, which directly affect an A&D company’s product data management. In today’s PLM environments product and engineering data and lifecycle uses of that data require ever increasing quality. Data quality and integrity have become critical factors for many A&D companies and customers, partners, sub-contractors and suppliers must be involved in a collaborative effort. Systems without processes to coordinate product data are destined for failure.

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Faced with the daunting task of managing an increasing number of data, companies have to find and implement tools, processes and methods to ensure overall consistency in the lifecycle-oriented data quality in an extended enterprise environment in order to minimize risks. Despite these challenges, many companies still lack the specialist skills to intelligently, comprehensively and effectively manage distributed product related data across the lifecycle. Lifecycle data management is an ongoing process, not a one-time event!

Request brochure and registration here: http://www.marcusevans.com/events/CFEventinfo.asp?EventID=12339

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Registration Open for BE Conference Europe 14 May 2007

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that registration is open at http://www.be.org/ for BE Conference Europe, being held June 10-14 at the Hilton London Metropole in the United Kingdom. Those registering by May 18 will receive an early bird discount that reduces the Learning Program fee by £145 – from £710 to £565.

The BE Conference, which consistently scores a 99 percent attendee satisfaction rating, is a once-a-year learning opportunity for Bentley user organizations. It offers:

Keynotes by Bentley executives on future technology and business trends;

Hundreds of courses and thousands of hours of accredited learning;

Best practices sessions from experienced peers and technology experts;

Hundreds of technology updates across all industries and disciplines;

An exhibition featuring the latest products and services to help support infrastructure projects;

A variety of networking opportunities.

“Our second BE Conference Europe will be more exciting and offer even more learning than our inaugural conference last year in Prague,” said Dana Wormer, director, corporate marketing. “The BE Conference provides an annual setting for comprehensive, discipline-specific, professional training for Bentley users across the spectra of architecture, engineering, construction, operations, and geospatial data management. In addition, it offers users invaluable networking time with their peers, with Bentley product teams, and with technology exhibitors.”

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Added Wormer, “Best of all, the learning continues well beyond the event as attendees share their newly acquired knowledge with other members of their organizations. This is why learning at the BE Conference translates into more productive organizations that create higher quality projects.”

In addition to the many user presentations at BE Conference Europe, there will be 350 courses representing close to 600 learning units of professional training provided by the Bentley Institute. This training will help attendees stay current on technology and best practices and, in doing so, also help them advance their careers.

New Technology Updates

BE Conference Europe attendees will gain insight into Bentley Software’s future technologies, including the next release of MicroStation and ProjectWise, code-named “Athens.” Innovations at the platform level will include new conceptual design tools, dynamic views that promote efficient and effective design processes using live content and live connections, performance enhancements for distributed projects that make it easier and faster for the entire team to access content, and geo-coordination tools that spatially coalesce content from different sources in different formats using different coordinate systems.

Attendees will also be updated on advancements already available:

Innovations by MicroStation – including PDF for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), CAD standards configuration and management, collaboration across teams, and the ability to link project information across file formats – that deliver significant business advantage to multidiscipline teams requiring interoperability, power, and accessibility in their software portfolio;

ProjectWise – the scalable collaboration system used for connecting people and information across distributed enterprises that includes: ProjectWise Navigator, a visual collaboration client for project review and analysis; ProjectWise StartPoint, which provides entry-level collaboration using Microsoft SharePoint; and ProjectWise Integration Server, which enables project-wide collaboration and content management for distributed teams sharing distributed content and includes servers to accelerate content access, automate the creation of intelligent, portable deliverables, and to facilitate integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint;

Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions – including automated design and production processes with Bentley Architecture; integrated analysis, design, documentation and fabrication of structural systems with Bentley Structural, RAM, STAAD, and ProSteel; building services design and documentation with Bentley Building Mechanical Systems and Bentley Building Electrical Systems; advanced associative parametric computational design with the MicroStation GenerativeComponents Extension; and effective operational management of space and assets with Bentley Facilities;

DigitalPlant solutions – including AutoPLANT XM Edition; PlantSpace XM Edition; ProjectWise Navigator; AutoPLANT Structural; Bentley’s approach to workflow challenges during front-end engineering; rules-based P&IDs ProjectWise Lifecycle Server interoperability with 2D and 3D design tools; ProjectWise V8 XM Edition; and Bentley’s newly acquired Design Power PlantWise, an automatic

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pipe routing and plant layout tool used by EPCs during the initial phases of a project for a quick visual of the plant and early cost estimate;

Civil Project Lifecycle – including details on advancing to a more complete road lifecycle; leveraging data into construction; site development and design technology; roadway design technology; surveying; and water resources technology;

Geospatial solutions – including Bentley Map and XML feature modeling; cadastral applications via Bentley Cadastre; Bentley Geospatial Server; building public Web sites with Bentley Geo Web Publisher; technology solutions for municipal government; communication industry solutions for planning, engineering, and operations; utility solutions for distribution and power delivery with Bentley Electric and Bentley Expert Designer; and water and wastewater engineering, modeling, and management.

For more details on BE Conference Europe sessions, visit http://www.be.org/.

BE Conference Europe Attendees

BE Conference Europe attendees will come from AE firms, architecture firms, design-build firms, engineering consulting firms, facility owner-operators, transportation ministries, rail companies, site engineering firms, communications and utilities firms, governments and cadastres, defense contractors, public works departments, plant engineering, procurement and construction contractors (EPCs), and plant owner-operators. They will include users of Bentley’s MicroStation, ProjectWise, AutoPLANT, Haestad Methods, STAAD, and RAM solutions, among others.

Exhibits

The BE Conference Europe experience includes an extensive exhibition of software, hardware, and services designed to support users’ infrastructure project needs. On display will be offerings from not only Bentley, but also from a broad range of other organizations serving the infrastructure community.

For more information or to register for BE Conference Europe, being held June 10-14 at the Hilton London Metropole in the United Kingdom, go to http://www.be.org/. Those registering by May 18 will receive an early bird discount that reduces the Learning Program fee by £145 – from £710 to £565.

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Tribold And Convergys To Demonstrate Successful Implementation Of A Unified Product Catalog At TeleManagement World Nice 16 May 2007

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Catherine Michel, Tribold’s Chief Technical Officer, and Francois Lancon, Senior Vice President Product Marketing and Management at Convergys Corporation, will present their experience and shared vision for effective product management at the annual TeleManagement World Conference in Nice, France on Wednesday 23rd May 2007. Catherine has also been invited by the TeleManagement Forum to chair the event’s Customers & Services Track on Wednesday 23rd May, which will be focusing on the overall topic of ‘Designing and Managing a Portfolio of New Services’.

The joint Tribold / Convergys presentation, entitled ‘Integrated Management of Products and Services’, is scheduled for 9:00am on Wednesday 23rd May in the main conference hall and will show delegates how to assert control over multiple products and services across the CSP enterprise. It will also highlight a practical implementation in partnership with Convergys, detailing how to implement integrated management of products and services from a centralized product catalog.

“As first movers in the market, we have been very active in working with the TM Forum to define product management standards, and are quick to recruit the best global partners to share and implement our vision,” said Catherine Michel, Chief Technical Officer, Tribold. “Our presentation with Convergys is the reflection of this strategy and shared vision and will provide communication service providers (CSPs) with a clear route to realizing a practical implementation of effective product management. It will highlight how centralizing product data enables the rapid delivery of new products to market in the most efficient and profitable way.”

The Convergys and Tribold best-of-breed partnership provides further evidence of increasing operator adoption of product management solutions. Through the integration of Tribold’s Product Portfolio Manager™ (Tribold PPM) application software, Convergys has enhanced its Infinys® Series 3 Business Support System solutions with additional product management capabilities. Convergys and Tribold consequently enable CSPs to centralize vital product data into a single enterprise catalog, thus improving data integration, product lifecycle management, business intelligence and channel management.

The TeleManagement World show is the largest technology management event globally, attracting over 3500 attendees, including the leaders of the world’s communications, information and entertainment services providers.

Tribold will be showcasing its Tribold PPM software solution and, along with Convergys, will be available to discuss their partnership. To confirm a briefing at TeleManagement World (Nice) 2007, please contact Dan Purvis, T: +44 (0) 8453 700 655 E : [email protected]

Tribold representatives will also be available on its stand, 85

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Ansoft Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast 15 May 2007

Ansoft Corporation will release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2007, after the market close on Wednesday, May 23.

The earnings announcement will be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT. A webcast of the earnings conference can be accessed on Ansoft's Web site at http://www.ansoft.com/ or through V-call at http://www.vcall.com/. A replay of the call also will be available on the corporate Web site.

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Autodesk Reports Record Revenues of $509 Million 17 May 2007 Autodesk, Inc. reported record quarterly revenues of $509 million, an increase of 17 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007. "Autodesk delivered another record quarter of revenue," said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. "During the quarter, we launched strong new releases of our 2008 family of products which continue to improve our customers' design experience. Customers are responding enthusiastically to the improved performance and scalability across the product line. Additionally, our industry-leading 3D design software solutions are providing customers the ability to experience their ideas through the power of digital prototyping resulting in improved competitive advantage." Operational Highlights Autodesk's performance was driven by strong increases in revenue from its model-based 3D design products, maintenance revenue from subscription, revenue in the emerging economies, and revenue from new seats. The Company's model-based 3D products, Inventor, Revit and Civil 3D software, continue to increase their market penetration. Combined revenues from these model-based design products increased 19 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $106 million or 21 percent of total revenues. In total, Autodesk shipped more than 32,000 commercial seats of 3D in the quarter including 14,000 seats of Revit, 10,600 seats of Inventor and 7,400 seats of Civil 3D. During the quarter, Autodesk passed a significant milestone when it shipped the millionth commercial seat of its model-based 3D design solutions. Installed base revenue, which includes upgrade revenue and maintenance revenue from subscriptions, increased 22 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $197 million. Continued strength in subscription attachment and renewal rates drove strong performance on many subscription metrics. Maintenance revenue from subscriptions increased 45 percent compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $125 million. Deferred maintenance revenue from subscription increased $34 million sequentially and $110 million compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The subscription installed base grew to 1.3

Page 35 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary million subscribers. Total upgrade revenues decreased 5% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007, as expected. Once again, emerging economies contributed robust growth in revenues. Revenues from the emerging economies in Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America increased 36 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $72 million and represented 14 percent of total revenues. Revenues from new seats increased by 10 percent compared to the first quarter of last year. AutoCAD Mechanical and 3ds Max were particularly strong with revenues from new seats increasing 65 percent and 30 percent, respectively, compared to the first quarter of last year. Revenue from new seats of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT were robust this quarter, growing 11 percent compared to the first quarter of last year. OTHER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by $186 million sequentially to $964 million as of April 30, 2007. Total backlog increased $23 million compared to January 31, 2007. Total deferred revenue increased $21 million sequentially. Deferred maintenance revenues from subscription increased $34 million sequentially. Unshipped product orders increased by $2 million sequentially to $19 million at April 30, 2007. Channel inventory as of April 30, 2007 was below the normal range of three to four weeks. DSO decreased to 47 days. Capital expenditures were $7 million. As a result of the voluntary review of the Company's historical stock option granting practices and the related accounting, the Company did not issue or repurchase any shares during the quarter. There were approximately 231 million total shares outstanding and 244 million diluted GAAP basis shares outstanding in the first quarter. Revenues in the Americas increased 8 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $184 million. Revenues in EMEA increased 26 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $207 million. Revenues in Asia Pacific increased 16 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $117 million. Revenues in Japan decreased slightly compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007, and increased 23 percent sequentially. In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, spending on total costs and expenses -- which include cost of license and other revenue, cost of maintenance revenues, marketing and sales, research and development, and general and administrative - increased by $21 million sequentially. Spending on legal, tax and accounting fees related to the voluntary stock option review was approximately flat with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 at $3 million. Interest and other income increased by $5 million sequentially to $10 million. Business Outlook The following statements are forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations and which involve risks and uncertainties some of which are set forth below. As a result of the voluntary stock option review, the Company is not providing EPS guidance at this time. Additionally, because accounting related to the restatement of its financial statements is being finalized as a result of the

Page 36 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary voluntary stock option review, as described below, the Company is not able to provide GAAP operating margins for fiscal 2008 at this time. Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 are expected to be in the range of $520 million to $530 million. Non-GAAP operating margins for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 are expected to be in the range of 24.5 to 25.4 percent. Non-GAAP operating margins do not include SFAS 123R stock-based compensation expenses or reimbursement to employees for tax issues arising from the stock option review, which in total the Company is currently unable to determine but believes will be significant. Non-GAAP operating margins also exclude amortization of acquisition related intangibles of approximately $4 million. Company estimates of non-GAAP operating margins include approximately $1.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 for legal, tax and accounting fees related to the voluntary stock option review. Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 are expected to be in the range of $520 million to $530 million. Non-GAAP operating margins for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 are expected to be in the range of 26.4 to 26.9 percent. Non-GAAP operating margins do not include SFAS 123R stock-based compensation expenses, which the Company is currently unable to determine but believes will be significant, and amortization of acquisition related intangibles of approximately $4 million. Full Year Fiscal 2008 For fiscal year 2008, net revenues are expected to be between $2.115 billion and $2.150 billion. Non- GAAP operating margins for fiscal year 2008 are expected to be in the range of 27 to 27.5 percent. Non- GAAP operating margins do not take into account SFAS 123R stock-based compensation expenses and reimbursement to employees for tax issues arising from the stock option review, both of which the Company is currently unable to determine but believes will be significant. Non-GAAP operating margins also exclude amortization of acquisition related intangibles of approximately $16 million. The Company expects its fiscal 2008 tax rate to be between 25 and 26 percent. Stock Option Review As announced on May 2, 2007, Autodesk is seeking the advice of the Office of Chief Accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "OCA") and on May 3, 2007, submitted to the OCA certain financial statement information arising out of adjustments related to accounting for stock-based compensation expense as a result of a voluntary review by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors regarding timing of past stock option grants and other related issues. Autodesk intends to file its restated financial statements, as well as its delinquent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended July 31, 2006 and October 31, 2006 and its annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, as soon as practicable after receiving the advice of the OCA. While Autodesk is in the process of restating prior years' financial statements to reflect the additional compensation expense associated with past stock option granting practices, the Company is also recording other minor adjustments related to reseller incentives on its subscription program. These adjustments increase revenue and decrease deferred revenues for fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005 by approximately $15 million and $5 million respectively. Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Autodesk will host its first quarter conference call today at 5:00 p.m. EDT. An audio webcast or podcast of the call will be available at 7:00 pm EDT at http://www.autodesk.com/investors. This replay will be

Page 37 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary maintained on our website for at least twelve months. An audio replay will also be available for one month beginning at 7:00 pm EDT by dialing 888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 (passcode: 64067637). Click here to return to Contents Avatech Solutions Achieves Record Revenue of $14.6 Million, Including 53% Increase in Services Revenue to $2.8 Million 15 May 2007

Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced financial results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2007.

Total revenue grew 32.4% over the same quarter in the prior fiscal year and totaled $14.6 million compared to $11.0 million in the prior period. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, Avatech reported a net loss of $224,000, or $0.02 per fully diluted share, which included a one-time charge to earnings of $525,000 related to severance payments made to the Company’s former President and Chief Operating Officer. This compares to net income of $1.3 million, or $0.07 per fully diluted share, in the same period last year. Excluding the one-time charge, the Company earned net income of $301,000.

The results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 were also impacted by a change in the Autodesk, Inc. fiscal year 2008 sales incentive program. Despite the Company’s record revenue quarter, the change resulted in a significant decrease in Avatech’s attainment of sales incentives, which directly impacted the Company’s gross margin for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 and hence its net income.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, the Company reported revenue of $39.0 million, a 31.5% increase over the nine months ended March 31, 2006, with all categories of revenue posting significant increases. Avatech’s net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 was $319,000, or $0.00 per fully diluted share, compared to $2.3 million, or $0.14 per fully diluted share, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Excluding the one-time charge to earnings of $525,000 in the third quarter, the Company earned net income of $844,000, or $0.05 per diluted share.

President and Chief Executive Officer George Davis commented, “Avatech achieved record revenue in the third quarter. We are particularly pleased with the 52.6% increase in service revenue, which illustrates the progress we are making in our goal of transitioning the Company to a more diversified services and solutions provider. In addition, the gross margin on service revenue rose to 33.0% from 28.7% in the prior period, reflecting the increasing productivity of recently hired technical engineers.

“With Avatech successfully established as one of the leading solutions providers of Autodesk products in the U.S., we will now begin to sharpen our focus on achieving profitability. Our plans include streamlining the organization and driving fiscal accountability at all levels. In addition, we are working with Autodesk to ensure we maximize our sales incentives going forward under the new Autodesk incentive program. We will report on the status of these initiatives in the coming months.

“Finally, as we move through fiscal 2007 and into 2008, we are also focused on strategic initiatives, including acquisitions, that will leverage Avatech’s dominant market position, industry knowledge, customer base and geographical footprint to drive additional value-added engineering services. Our

Page 38 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary enhanced balance sheet, with virtually no long-term debt, positions us well to capitalize on the many opportunities in our market.”

Conference Call Information

Avatech will hold a conference call to discuss its third-quarter results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. The dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 634-2258. (For international callers, the dial-in number is (706) 643-9926.) The conference ID number is 8194488.

A replay of the call will also be available through Tuesday, May 22, 2007, and can be accessed by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID #8194488. An audio replay of the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s Web site, http://www.avatech.com/.

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Cimatron's Q1 2007 Results Release Scheduled for May 21st 14 May 2007

Cimatron Limited announced that it will be releasing its first quarter 2007 results on Monday, May 21st, 2007, before market opens.

The Company will be hosting a conference call that same day, at 9:00am EDT, 4:00pm Israel time. On the call, management will review and discuss the results, and will also be available to answer questions by investors.

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least 5 minutes before the conference call commences.

USA: +1-888-281-1167

Israel: 03-9180688

International: +972-3-9180688

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available from the day after the call under the investor relations section of Cimatron's website, at: http://www.cimatron.com/

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ADVIK Hi-Tech Leverages PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® To Speed Entry Into Four-Wheeler Auto-Parts Market 15 May 2007

PTC announced that ADVIK Hi-Tech Private Limited, a leading Indian auto components manufacturer, has standardized on Pro/ENGINEER® to help transform its product development process and expand its operations into new markets. Pro/ENGINEER, PTC’s integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE software, helps companies develop detailed, intuitive and realistic digital product representations.

Headquartered in Pune, India, ADVIK is a supplier of two-wheeler automotive parts such as tensioners to worldwide brands such as Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Bajaj and Hero Honda. Prior to its selection of Pro/ENGINEER, ADVIK relied on a two-dimensional CAD system for product development. Because they were restricted to viewing designs in 2D, engineers were unable to effectively analyze key design elements such as volume, surface area and mass. As a result, design errors were often not identified until the physical prototype was created causing rework and development delays.

Constrained by the limitations of its 2D CAD system, ADVIK chose to transition to a 3D solid modeling solution to support its growth initiatives into the four-wheeler market. Pro/ENGINEER provided ADVIK the powerful capabilities it needed to strengthen its development process, reduce errors and shorten time- to-market. Using Pro/ENGINEER, development of a die-casting tool has been reduced by 25 % from 60 days to 45 days. Further, the ability to identify and correct errors early in the design process has helped improve product quality and increase the overall efficiency of the company’s product development process.

“Pro/ENGINEER has helped ADVIK meet the extremely high quality standards that our customers demand, while reducing design cycle time and managing increasing design complexity,” said Aditya Bhartia MD ADVIK Hi-Tech. “As a result of these efficiencies, we can rapidly scale our product development to support the requirements of the new four-wheeler market, which gives ADVIK a competitive advantage.”

”The automotive sector is becoming more competitive globally, causing increased pressure on the supply chain. To be successful in this environment, Indian companies must keep pace by utilizing innovative technology, efficient processes and best practices in product development,” said Martin Walters, director, product and market strategy, PTC.”PTC is pleased to help industry leading companies like ADVIK Hi- Tech leverage the powerful capabilities of PTC solutions to improve product development processes and achieve growth in emerging markets.”

About ADVIK Hi-Tech Private Limited

Headquartered in Pune, ADVIK Hi-Tech Private Limited is a leading manufacturer of Auto Components, products like Lifter Tensioner Assemblies, Oil Pumps, Fuel Pumps, Fuel Feed Pumps, Fuel Cocks,

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Decompression Units, Water Pumps, One Way Clutch and Precise Machined Components like Pinions, Screws, and Nuts & Control Shafts for Globally Renowned Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers. Its facilities at Pune include a full fledged research and development set-up, a state of the art standards room with coordinate measurement machine and product testing laboratory with sophisticated test rigs, cellular manufacturing CNC set-ups as well as conventional machine shops with customer-part combination based dedicated assembly lines and metallurgical Laboratory under one roof. With over 250 strong workforce comprising of technically qualified engineers and supervisors the company boasts of modern machinery and infrastructure conforming to international standards.

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Autodesk Announces One Millionth 3D User 17 May 2007 Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has passed the one million mark for users of its 3D model-based design solutions -- Autodesk Inventor software, Autodesk Revit software and AutoCAD Civil 3D software. This milestone underscores the broad demand for Autodesk's 3D solutions that deliver digital prototyping, allowing customers to visualize and simulate the real-world performance of their designs without a heavy reliance on costly physical prototypes. "We are very proud to have reached this significant milestone," said Carl Bass, Autodesk CEO. "Our one million Autodesk 3D users work for companies in a broad range of industries across the manufacturing, building and construction markets. These diverse companies realize the value of digital prototypes as a competitive advantage, increasing the efficiency of their operations and enhancing quality and innovation." With digital prototypes, companies can not only see, but also experience their designs before they're built. Through the digital prototyping process of detailed visualization, precise analysis and real-time simulation, Autodesk's advanced 3D tools give customers the ability to accurately model their designs -- allowing them to optimize and make performance-related changes early in the design process. Gulf Stream Coach Purchasers of One Millionth Seat Gulf Stream Coach, a RV manufacturer based in Nappanee, Indiana, is the largest privately held full-line recreational vehicle manufacturer in the United States, offering 26 brands and more than 100 models. The company is a long-time Autodesk customer, having used AutoCAD software as its primary design tool for more than a decade. Gulf Stream Coach recently purchased Autodesk's millionth 3D seat among almost a dozen seats of Inventor software. Gulf Stream is already employing Inventor to design its new Class A toy hauler which will launch later this year. "Autodesk Inventor provides us with the power of 3D design without compromising our investments in 2D processes," said Mike Potis, of the Product Development Group at Gulf Stream Coach. "Gulf Stream is a leader in RV manufacturing because our philosophy of lean manufacturing gives us the ability to provide what the market requires quickly. Using Inventor will increase our efficiency even further by allowing us to create digital prototypes of our products while reducing our need to produce physical prototypes. With Inventor we'll be able to make better design decisions faster and increase the overall value to our customers. We are a company that invests in technologies when they add value for our customers."

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Hagerman & Company, an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider and reseller since 1984, worked with Gulf Stream Coach to design the full solution and provide training services for all their engineers. The announcement of Autodesk's one millionth 3D user was made during the company's first quarter of fiscal 2008 financial results call, in which the company reported revenue of $509 million, an increase of 17% over the first quarter of fiscal 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.autodesk.com/investor. Autodesk's Diverse 3D Solutions Autodesk's model-based 3D solutions include: Autodesk Inventor -- the foundation for digital prototyping and a 3D mechanical design software; available in several product suites. Autodesk Revit -- building information modeling (BIM) software that address the building industry's evolving requirements for productivity and efficiency; available in several product. AutoCAD Civil 3D -- a comprehensive application package for the design, drafting and management of a wide range of civil engineering projects. Other products in Autodesk's 3D portfolio include: Autodesk AliasStudio -- a complete set of software tools for the conceptual design process, AliasStudio is now interoperable with Inventor products. AutoCAD Map 3D -- a leading engineering GIS platform for creating and managing spatial data. 3ds Max -- modeling, animation and rendering software for games, film, television and design visualization. Maya -- modeling, animation and rendering software for games, film, television and design visualization. Autodesk MotionBuilder - character animation software. Autodesk VIZ -- modeling, rendering and presentation software for design visualization. Click here to return to Contents Autodesk Honors RTKL for Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration With Revit BIM Experience Award 16 May 2007

Autodesk, Inc. announced that RTKL has received a Revit BIM Experience Award for its use of the Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM) to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration. RTKL uses the Revit platform for early, informed design decision making, energy analysis and close coordination between architects, engineers, builders and clients on each project. The Revit BIM Experience Award honors firms for their innovation and excellence in implementing the Revit BIM platform to create quality, complex designs and collaborate across building design disciplines.

"Revit enables us to design better buildings by allowing for a better understanding of the building before construction begins. We use the technology as a crystal ball to see the future and to more completely understand the building and its relation to the environment," said Douglas Palladino, Principal RTKL. "RTKL is committed to being a leader in the use of BIM, so we are honored to be presented a Revit BIM Experience award for our use of the Revit platform."

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A global architecture, engineering and planning firm, RTKL has over 1,000 professionals in 10 locations around the world. Founded in 1946, the firm has been repeatedly honored for its work worldwide, receiving more than 20 project and individual awards in 2006 alone. RTKL made the strategic decision to move to BIM in order to build better buildings, and implemented Revit Architecture software in 2003 followed by Revit Structure and Revit MEP software applications. Today, RTKL's Washington, D.C., and in Dallas offices are at the forefront of using BIM on large-scale projects.

RTKL is currently using Revit to design buildings for a 4.7 million square-foot camps for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., and a 2.4 million square-foot facility for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in Virginia. The Revit BIM platform is helping the architects and engineers collaborate to solve complex challenges, and design better performing buildings. RTKL uses Revit Architecture to generate dynamic area analyses and solar studies as the basis for designs that yield maximum space and energy efficiency and limit solar glare. Architects and engineers are using Revit Structure to coordinate column sizes, beam sizes and locations, slab openings, duct runs and shear walls with minimal disruption due to discrepancies. RTKL also uses the Revit model to quantify materials with greater precision for more accurate cost estimation.

"RTKL continues to be a leader in their commitment to fully realizing the benefits of BIM across architecture, engineering and construction. The firm is to be commended for its use of BIM to control costs and complexity on long- running projects such as the FDA campus consolidation," said Jim Lynch, vice president of marketing, Autodesk AEC Solutions. "RTKL has set an example in the industry for their use of BIM to improve collaboration and we're proud to present them with a Revit BIM Experience award."

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Delcam’s PowerMILL Gives Wegner Motorsports High-Speed Port Machining 14 May 2007

Using Delcam’s PowerMILL to program its Bostomatic 505 five-axis machining centre lets Wegner Motorsports turn around a set of performance cylinder heads more rapidly while improving surface finishes. Whereas it used to take between 20 and 26 hours with multiple set-ups on a three-axis machine, a set of ports can now be machined in 45 minutes.

Carl Wegner started Wegner Motorsports in a machine shed in the backyard of his central Wisconsin farm in 1975, working for local hot rods, pick-up trucks and even an occasional farm tractor. As his reputation grew, so did the list of customers. The company now employs more then 30 people and takes up more than 7,500 square feet of the original back yard. Wegner engines have competed in nearly every NASCAR division, including winning multiple championships in the BUSCH Grand National series, while Wegner short-track engines have won championships on asphalt and dirt throughout the United States.

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A big part of Wegner’s success recently is CNC cylinder head porting. The first step is hand grinding by an expert, a process that combines experience, craftsmanship, and persistence. The difficult part is making each head the same. With hand work, it is almost impossible to be perfectly consistent.

Once the ports have been created manually, the inside surfaces are scanned and the resulting NURBS file brought into PowerMILL. Within the software, Wegner engineers specify tools, create toolpaths and check for clearances.

Within one to two days, an entire set of cylinder head ports can be recreated from an original, machined, tested, and installed into an engine. The ability to turn out a complete set of cylinder head ports that duplicate a hand-ground original is making a major difference in Wegner’s business, according to Casey Wegner, Carl’s son and head of the CNC department. "Previously, with a three-axis vertical machining centre, it would take us between 20 and 26 hours to machine the ports,” he said. "Now, we can complete a head in about 45 minutes. Plus, people in the industry are amazed at how smooth the walls of our ports are.”

Saving time programming is another major help. PowerMILL lets Mr. Wegner try out the programs and simulate the tool paths before uploading to the machine, so he can know right away if a program will work efficiently. Wegner does not have the luxury of time for test cuts and try-outs with the tools.

"Delcam has been a big help in listening to us and has been willing to change the product to suit our needs, which makes the CAM part of the job a lot easier,” concluded Mr. Wegner. "Time saving is a big benefit to our entire operation, allowing us to do more in the shop overall. It lets us spend more time designing in more horsepower.”

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Forklift Innovator Combilift Cuts Product Design Time by 40 Percent with SolidWorks, COSMOS 16 May 2007

Combilift, Inc., pioneer of the three-wheeled, four-way forklift, is using SolidWorks® 3D CAD and COSMOS® analysis software to design and test machines used to stack 40-foot long steel beams in tight spaces in customers’ warehouses. The combination of SolidWorks, COSMOS, and PDMWorks® product data management tool has allowed Combilift to reduce product development time by 40 percent.

The Combilift was the first invention to combine the attributes of a forklift and sideloader to help manufacturers better handle and store long and/or awkwardly shaped materials such as wood trusses, stairwell rails, PVC pipes, pre-cast concrete, etc. It can not only lift long loads up to high shelves, but it can also fit into tight spaces in warehouse aisles. Manufacturers using the Combilift maximize warehouse space and minimize damage to their products. Ireland-based Combilift, Inc. standardized on SolidWorks Office Premium, including COSMOSWorks® Designer for new product development to shorten design cycles, explore more design options, and eliminate system crashes.

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“Autodesk Inventor® had stability problems that frequently caused large models to crash. We spent a lot of time reloading drawings,” said Les Smith, design engineer at Combilift. “SolidWorks is more stable, and its design tables and large assembly features help us quickly customize designs to suit our customers’ needs. It also has the ability to load large assemblies quickly. The dimensions of the forklift depend on the loads they carry and the space they work in.”

The company designs each forklift based on the customer’s warehouse floor plan. Because most customers’ floor plans are in 2D, Smith and the rest of the engineering team use SolidWorks DWGgateway™ to export SolidWorks models into 2D drawings to ensure the Combilift will fit in the aisles, have enough turning radius, and lift and extract the customer’s material without damaging it. Once engineers have calculated the correct 2D dimensions, they build a solid model in SolidWorks and test it in COSMOSWorks Designer to ensure components such as attachments that support long loads can handle the dimensions and weight of the customer’s material.

“We’re all about reducing aisle space and increasing warehouse storage capacity. Combilift has a department dedicated to warehouse layouts. This service is offered free of charge to both potential and current customers,” Smith said. “SolidWorks allows us to be flexible in how we approach designs so we can overcome the challenges our customers’ floor space presents.”

Combilift uses PDMWorks Workgroup to manage all of the CAD data the company generates. PDMWorks ensures version control and security while enabling multiple engineers to work on the same design concurrently, without introducing errors.

“Combilift has a great story about innovation and customization,” said SolidWorks Marketing Manager, Europe Simon Booker. “Tailoring forklifts to fit their workspace and ensuring those forklifts can do their jobs is why Combilift has an impressive customer list including globally recognized brands like Alcoa, Lowe’s, and Boise Cascade.”

Combilift, Inc. relies on authorized SolidWorks reseller Pentagon Solutions for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.

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INCOSE Chooses Telelogic DOORS for Requirements Management 15 May 2007

Telelogic announced that the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) has selected Telelogic DOORS® for Requirements Management. The agreement with Telelogic includes 20 user licenses, which will be used primarily by INCOSE’s planning and budgeting committee, the board of directors, and other stakeholder communities throughout the organization.

“INCOSE recognizes that while there are many good systems engineering tools available, Telelogic DOORS is the most frequently specified requirements management product in the market, and has a long

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history of being continually refined to respond to its customers’ changing needs,” says Pat Hale, President-elect, INCOSE. “The majority of our volunteer members have worked with DOORS professionally, so our decision was based on our members’ familiarity with DOORS as well as its flexibility and ease of use.”

INCOSE will use Telelogic DOORS to manage and trace requirements within its suite of strategic planning documents, which drive the organization’s development of best practices in systems engineering. The suite includes the organization’s 15-20 year projected vision for systems engineering practices, plus a 5-year strategic plan and multiple annual planning and budgeting documents.

According to Hale, Telelogic DOORS facilitates and accelerates the development and management of business critical information by empowering INCOSE members to locate the original requirements of previous decisions. “At various points during a planning cycle, we get questions about what motivated us to launch a particular tactical initiative or develop a certain budget line in the annual operating plan. With all of our information stored in DOORS, we can quickly answer those questions,” says Hale. “DOORS makes it easy for us to provide a rationale for the investments we are making because we can trace back to our 15-20 year vision document. We can demonstrate which considerations were part of our decisions.”

Telelogic hosts INCOSE's DOORS database on a remote server in California, which INCOSE accesses though a Web interface. Prior to implementing DOORS, INCOSE linked its strategic documents manually using word processing and spreadsheet applications. Hale noted that updating documents was awkward and time-consuming. He also stated that the detailed histories of strategic decisions were difficult or impossible to locate.

“As professional systems engineers, we knew that a manual system was not the right answer,” Hale said. “Now, with DOORS, we have capabilities that match our goals.

“Most importantly, DOORS enables us to plan, execute, and track the progress of the practices that we’re improving for our members,” Hale added. “DOORS helps us provide a good example of best practices in systems engineering.”

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IronCAD Helps Design Group Secure Oakridge National Labs Contract 15 May 2007

IronCAD announced the Multiple Discipline Technology Group (MDTG), an engineering and design firm, used IronCAD software to help secure Oakridge National Labs contracts. To win the bid, engineers at MDTG created two conceptual deigns for portions of Oakridge National Lab’s new particle accelerator.

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Using geometry imported from Oakridge National Lab’s, MDTG engineers use IronCAD features like direct face modeling to conform non-intelligent shapes to an engineer’s design. In IronCAD, intelligent shapes, called Intellishapes, can be resized using dynamic handles and have the ability to automatically mate and align to other intelligent parts. Imported geometry does not have this ability, but, with direct face modeling, engineers can make changes to the geometry and even create Intellishapes from imported geometry.

“The ability to import geometry is great, but IronCAD’s added ability to directly modify non-native geometry cuts down design time immensely because less components have to be re-created,” says Shannon McCall, President and Principle Engineer of MDTG.

IronCAD’s ability to work with imported geometry comes from its vast array of translators combined with dual ACIS and Parasolid Kernels. By using two separate kernels to build geometry, IronCAD reduces accuracy issues that plague single-kernel systems when importing standard file formats. Because of this, MDTG was able to deliver two conceptual designs instead of one, like competing companies delivered.

“Submitting two designs was only possible because of IronCAD’s rapid conceptual design ability. Creating two designs in the time MDTG was given won us the contract,” says McCall.

To read more about MDTG’s project visit: http://www.ironcad.com/product/inaction/mechanical/mdtg/mdtg.html.

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Leading Semiconductor Companies in China Adopt the VMM Verification Methodology 14 May 2007

Synopsys, Inc. announced that the VMM verification methodology, described in the ARM-Synopsys Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog, has been adopted by major electronics companies in China for developing advanced verification environments. In addition, Synopsys announced that the Chinese-language edition of the manual has been published by Beihang Press in China. More than 3,500 copies of the English-language edition have been sold to date.

The manual, co-authored by verification experts from ARM and Synopsys, describes how to use SystemVerilog to create comprehensive verification environments using coverage-driven, constrained- random and assertion-based techniques, and specifies library building blocks for interoperable verification components. The VMM methodology is used by hundreds of system-on-chip (SoC) and silicon intellectual property (IP) verification teams around the world to speed development of powerful SystemVerilog-based verification environments and to help achieve measurable functional coverage goals in less time with less effort.

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"Mainstream chip design increasingly requires the use of SoC-based design techniques with extensive IP reuse. This increased level of design complexity presents engineers with even greater verification challenges that require the adoption of powerful new verification techniques and methodologies," said Ji Jin, vice president of research and development at Spreadtrum. "We have applied the VMM methodology in our design flow, which has significantly improved the quality and productivity of our chip verification process. The VMM for SystemVerilog is an important and practical reference book for chip designers and verification engineers."

"A robust, systematic and predictable verification methodology is a necessary foundation for developing complex SoC products," said Xu Lei, chief technical officer of Tongfang Microelectronics Company. "The VMM methodology embodies industry best practices for developing and using advanced verification techniques with SystemVerilog. The VMM for SystemVerilog will help readers master the most advanced verification methods, no matter if they are verification engineers, design engineers or project directors."

"Verification of chips has become a challenge to engineers as design size and complexity increase. SystemVerilog with the VMM methodology can help chip developers solve the verification challenge effectively," said Dr. Liu Weiping, chief executive officer of CEC Huada Electronic Design. "Synopsys and ARM are to be applauded for introducing SystemVerilog-based verification techniques to China with the publication of the VMM for SystemVerilog. Chip development teams in China adopting the VMM methodology can now easily benefit from the advanced design verification methods used by experts worldwide."

"The widespread adoption of SystemVerilog in China is enabling a new generation of chip developers to take advantage of advanced verification techniques for complex SoC designs," said Dr. Tan Jun, president of ARM China. "The VMM for SystemVerilog, co-written by ARM and Synopsys, is an excellent guide for harnessing the power of SystemVerilog to improve verification productivity and quality."

"The VMM verification methodology has rapidly emerged as the de facto industry standard for SystemVerilog, enabling chip development teams around the world to achieve predictable verification success" said George Zafiropoulos, vice president of marketing, Discovery Verification Platform at Synopsys. "The publication of the Chinese-language edition of the Verification Methodology Manual for SystemVerilog represents a major step in bringing these advances to the growing community of chip developers in China."

A free technical tutorial on the VMM methodology, and Synopsys' recently introduced VMM Applications for rapid verification environment development, will be delivered at the Synopsys Discovery Verification Seminars in Beijing, China on May 14, 2007; Shanghai, China on May 16; and Shenzhen, China on May 17. More information is available at http://www.synopsys.com/news/events/seminars/veri_sem.html.

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The Chinese-language edition of the VMM for SystemVerilog is available now from Beihang Press at RMB58 in major bookstores throughout China. For additional information, please visit: http://www.vmm-sv.com/.

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MTC Technologies Puts Enigma First—Selects Enigma as Subcontractor for US Army Maintenance Logistics Programs

May 14, 2007

Enigma Inc., the leader in aftermarket service and support technology, announced that the company has been selected by MTC Technologies as a subcontractor for the Field & Installation Readiness Support Team (FIRST), which supports several United States Army maintenance, transportation and logistics programs. MTC Technologies is an industry-recognized provider of aircraft modernization and sustainment, professional services, C4ISR, and logistics solutions to the Department of Defense and national security agencies.

As part of Team MTC FIRST, Enigma will be providing its Enigma Integrated Maintenance Logistics (E-IML) solution for five vehicle types: Stryker, HEMMT, FMTV, HMMWV and the Abrams Tank. Based on the award winning Enigma 3C® Platform, the E-IML solution provides engineers and technicians with a single electronic interface to all maintenance, logistics and operational information for multiple weapons system or platforms. The E-IML solution provides Class 3 thru 5 Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) functionality; it provides the maintainer with a complete maintenance solution, from diagnosis, to service and repair, to parts procurement. Furthermore, the E-IML quickly, securely and cost-effectively distributes IETM support content (maintenance information, rapid action notices, service bulletins) to maintenance depots and field engineers around the world.

“The E-IML solution is highly valued in defense maintenance and logistics because it provides the maintainer with all of the information required to perform their tasks at the point of need,” said Jonathan Yaron, CEO of Enigma. “The end result for the US Army will be increased equipment uptime, improved maintenance efficiencies and reduced parts mis-orders.”

The FIRST contract provides logistical support services for FORSCOM, Installation Management Agency (IMA), Army Materiel Command (AMC) and numbered Field Armies. Logistical support services include Program Management and Operations, Quality Assurance Support, Information/Technology Support, Training Support, Army Transformation Logistics Support, Logistics Program Support, Transportation/Supply Support, Parts Support - Sets, Kits and Outfits, Support to Directorates of Logistics/Installation Management Agency, and other programs.

“The combination of Enigma 3C and service from the MTC FIRST Team is ideal for the Army’s maintenance needs,” said Mark Housand, Acting PMO Director for Team FIRST. “We’re confident that the E-IML solution will improve maintainer efficiency and consistency, thereby decreasing the repair cycle and increasing the readiness of weapons systems/platforms,” added Housand.

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Open-Silicon Adopts Synopsys DFT MAX to Lower the Manufacturing Cost of ASICS 17 May 2007

Synopsys, Inc. announced that Open-Silicon, a leading supplier of predictable, reliable and cost-effective ASIC solutions, has adopted Synopsys' DFT MAX scan compression solution to substantially reduce the cost of testing ASICs. DFT MAX lowers test costs by significantly reducing the amount of time and data required to test digital circuits. Open-Silicon requires scan compression solutions for 130-, 90- and 65- nanometer (nm) designs that are easy to implement and have minimal impact on their established design flows. Using DFT MAX, Open-Silicon's design team achieved a 90-percent test application time reduction for scan testing. The ease of implementation and predictable results solidified Open Silicon's decision to adopt DFT MAX for use with its existing Galaxy™ Design Platform flows.

"Optimizing costs is a key element to the success of our OpenMODEL services," said Dr. Satya Gupta, vice president of Engineering at Open-Silicon. "We carefully evaluated many different aspects of the Synopsys DFT MAX scan compression solution, from the way it performed with different compression parameters to its effect on downstream flows and fault coverage. In all aspects, DFT MAX produced results to our satisfaction: the tool substantially reduced test time and test data volume with very low gate/routing area and timing impact. We anticipate these capabilities will yield significant benefits for our customers."

DFT MAX utilizes advanced scan compression technology to substantially reduce both test application time and test data volume compared with traditional scan techniques. DFT MAX's key advantage is that it is easy to implement and is far less intrusive on design flows and design performance than alternative methods. Fragmented, bolt-on flows requiring separate design synthesis and test compression insertion steps can break critical timing, add routing congestion and necessitate subsequent re-optimization. In contrast, DFT MAX is integrated with the Galaxy RTL, physical and sign-off design flows to help eliminate costly, time-consuming design iterations between synthesis and physical implementation. Simultaneously, designers can achieve convergence of timing, power, area and test.

"Today, successful fabless ASIC companies are differentiated by their ability to embed high reliability into their products while remaining competitive on price," said Graham Etchells, director of Test Automation Marketing at Synopsys. "Open-Silicon's decision to adopt DFT MAX is a clear indication that Synopsys has the portfolio of products and solutions to enable our customers to meet these challenges and achieve their business goals."

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Precast Leader Tindall Corp. Selects IFS Applications—IFS Shows Capabilities in Both the Manufacturing and Construction Space

May 14, 2007

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has been selected to provide enterprise applications by Tindall Corporation, a leading provider of precast and prestressed concrete panels and products.

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Tindall Corporation designs and manufactures precast and prestressed concrete systems for office buildings, industrial facilities, parking decks, prisons and bridges, and also produces precast concrete prison cells for facilities throughout the United States. The company employs approximately 900 at locations in Conley, GA, Spartanburg, NC, Biloxi, MS, and Petersburg, VA.

Tindall Corporation will implement a full complement of IFS Applications for financial management, document management, business performance management, distribution, manufacturing, project management, maintenance, support and service management, call center as well as sales and sales contract management.

According to Tindall Corporation Information Technology Director Steve Flacy, IFS Applications are being implemented to replace a number of disparate systems running within the firm. Various homegrown and commercial systems had been implemented at Tindall Corporation to augment their existing software. Choosing an application to replace the company's current system was not easy.

"We looked at a lot of products," Flacy said. "But we are an engineer to order (ETO) company, and almost all the systems we considered are really geared towards repetitive manufacturers. Only a few systems are designed for ETO companies like us. And of those, IFS was the only one who will support a construction company as easily as they support a manufacturer. There is no one else out there that does all that that I was able to find."

"As IFS expands its customer footprint from manufacturing into the construction space, precast manufacturers like Tindall Corporation are some of the early adapters in North America," IFS North America President and CEO Cindy Jaudon said. "As manufacturing has become more project-oriented, our functionality has grown to encompass the transactions and functions that construction contractors require. In North America, mixed mode companies like Tindall Corporation with one foot in the manufacturing camp and one foot in the construction camp are finding our broad capabilities a good fit."

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Rapid Subversion Adoption Validates Enterprise Readiness and Challenges Traditional Software Configuration Management Leaders 15 May 2007

CollabNet announced the continued rapid adoption of Subversion among enterprise developers, the launch of an early adopter program for Subversion’s upcoming Merge Tracking capabilities, as well as new investments in the Subversion development, support, training, and consulting programs for enterprise organizations. With its year-over-year growth of 265% (http://www.collab.net/subversion), Subversion continues to gain market share against traditional Software Configuration Management (SCM) leaders.

Version management is essential to software development and is considered the most critical component of any development environment. Subversion is an open source version control system that is rapidly becoming the tool of choice for distributed and multi-site development teams, replacing conventional SCM tools. Today, an estimated 1.75 million developers around the world rely on Subversion to version their code. Since the release of the first production-ready version only three years ago, Subversion’s user

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With CollabNet providing professional support services to a growing community of business customers, Subversion is no longer used at only the project level. Today, companies around the globe are turning to Subversion backed by CollabNet’s global and commercial support as the next generation version control system to standardize and optimize code repositories for distributed development projects and critical software assets.

"CollabNet is proud of Subversion’s success and its unprecedented adoption among developers and in distributed development organizations,” said Bill Portelli, CEO of CollabNet. “Seven years ago, when we started Subversion as a community-managed open source project, we provided the development community with the unique opportunity to create the best possible tool to get their work done. Today, Subversion is an unmitigated success: hundreds of thousands of software developers use it on a daily basis, the Subversion community continually improves the tool and extends its functionality, and we embed Subversion in CollabNet’s commercial solutions for distributed software development. We are proud of our Subversion history and continue to be committed to the Subversion community."

The momentum of Subversion in the enterprise is fueled by the need to implement a proven alternative to conventional software configuration systems. Companies increasingly turn to CollabNet for its expertise in collaborative development practices, its ability to support enterprise organizations with professional Subversion support, consulting and migration services, and to deploy CollabNet-certified Subversion packages on enterprise platforms.

“At Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc., a joint venture between Fujitsu and Siemens, we are facing a multitude of challenges: development projects run on tight schedules and under tight budgetary constraints, our global parent companies require close collaboration with key business units in Europe and Asia and our global customer base have a diversity of needs,” said Ron Sheen, CTO of Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. “Supporting our global customer base was straining the capabilities of our source management systems. After careful evaluation, we migrated our entire development organization to Subversion. Subversion has been incredibly easy to deploy; best of all, we accomplished this with zero impact to our delivery schedules.”

“As Subversion has met and surpassed the community’s original goal of simply replacing CVS, we have extended our vision for Subversion accordingly,” said Karl Fogel, president of the non-profit Subversion Corporation. “We are very excited about the growth we’ve seen in Subversion usage, and appreciate the role CollabNet has played in Subversion’s success, from starting the project in 2000 to continuing to work closely with Subversion’s worldwide developer community today.”

As a part of CollabNet’s ongoing commitment to the Subversion community and users in enterprise development organizations, CollabNet today also announced:

An early adopter program for the new Merge Tracking functionality that will be available in Subversion 1.5, due in late summer 2007. Merge Tracking, one of the most often requested features for Subversion,

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adds functionality that is typically available in enterprise SCM applications such as IBM® Rational ClearCase® and Perforce. CollabNet’s early adopter program has been developed in collaboration with the Subversion community and customers who contribute to the project. SCM managers will be able to evaluate Subversion’s enhanced capabilities, provide feedback, submit enhancement requests and communicate directly with the Subversion project developers. To sign up for the program, visit http://open.collab.net/mergetracking.html.

New investments in CollabNet’s Subversion development team. Two recent key hires include Mark Phippard, the development lead of the Subclipse project which closely integrates Subversion to EclipseTM, and Paul Burba, a long-term member and contributor to the Subversion project.

The extension of its portfolio of professional Subversion support, training and consulting services for Subversion to better serve business customers and to promote enterprise adoption of Subversion.

About the Subversion Open Source Community

Subversion is an open source project that can be used to manage changes to any sort of digital information. In less than three years, Subversion has become the version control standard of choice for distributed development teams.

Subversion is available under an Apache/BSD-style license and runs on all modern flavors of UNIX, Win32, BeOS, OS/2, OS/400 and Mac OS X. To date, Subversion has been installed on more than 120.000 public Apache servers (source: SecuritySpace.com) and it is estimated that more than 1.75 million developers worldwide use Subversion to version their source code.

The home site of the Subversion project is Tigris.org (http://www.tigris.org/), an open source community focused on building better tools for collaborative software development.

Visit CollabNet at http://www.collab.net/ or get more information about Subversion at http://www.collab.net/subversion.

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SABMiller plc Taps Sopheon to Power Global Innovation Process Initiative 16 May 2007

Sopheon announced that SABMiller plc will deploy Sopheon’s Accolade product life cycle management system to support the company’s new standardized process for managing initiatives within the business. The new process is part of a broad strategy aimed at improving knowledge sharing and product pipeline management across SABMiller’s operating hubs around the globe.

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The South African Breweries (SAB) was founded in 1885. In 2002, after acquiring the Miller Brewing Company, the second largest beer maker in the U.S., the enlarged group changed its name to SABMiller plc. The company produces more than 200 brands, with brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across five continents. It has annual revenues of over $15 billion. SABMiller’s product line includes premium international beers such as Miller Genuine Draft®, Peroni® and Pilsner Urquell®, as well as dozens of market-leading regional varieties. It is also one of the world’s largest bottlers of Coca-Cola® and other soft drinks.

SABMiller’s selection of Sopheon’s Accolade system followed an evaluation process involving seven suppliers. The reasons Accolade was chosen included its ease-of-use, embedded best-practice content, strong alignment with Stage-Gate® methodology, and the speed with which it can be deployed. Another advantage of the Sopheon offering that SABMiller valued was its tight integration with Microsoft Office® applications such as Excel and Word already in broad use within the company.

“SABMiller’s organic growth depends upon the creation of strong, locally driven brand portfolios,” said Neil MacGilp, group technical director at SABMiller. “Accolade will help us overcome the challenges of our decentralized approach to innovation across regional hubs. In addition to giving us an efficient, unified process structure, the system’s features will guard against duplication of effort and allow cross- functional teams responsible for product innovation to more easily share their knowledge. Its capacity to aggregate regional data will provide corporate executives with essential support in making strategic portfolio decisions. Accolade gives us a common, coherent way of looking at innovation, and a more effective way of making it happen.”

SABMiller’s new process will be focused primarily on managing product development. However, it will also support other types of initiatives.

Nigel Cordery, European director for Sopheon, said, “Through implementation of its Accolade-supported initiative management system, SABMiller is positioning itself to raise its already prolific product innovation capabilities to a new level. We’re excited by the opportunity to be a partner in this process.”

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Stability and Competitiveness with KOMPAS-3D – the Main Secrets of JSC "Zavod Phiolent" May 2007 Phiolent factory is a strategically important object of Ukrainian industrial complex. Factory specializes in manufacture of low-power electric machines, complexes, systems and components of shipboard automatics intended for control of technical devices, NPP control elements, as well as domestic electric tools. Factory's history began as far as 1913 from ordinary workshop for construction of farm implements. Today "Phiolent" is a multi-product, economically stable enterprise that delivers about 50,000 pieces of various products annually. These products are popular not only in Ukraine and CIS but at European and world markets as well. "Phiolent" delivers its products to Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, China, Vietnam, India, USA and Cuba.

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In 1990s with the beginning of market relations in economics factory was to study to work in conditions of severe competition. One of the tools for winning in competitive activity that the factory chose to use was complex automation. Literary during several years the stock of computing machinery increased up to 250 computers upon which today a great number of licenses of various software products are introduced and used. Among them off-the-shelf software of national and foreign manufacturers and self-developed facilities for automation of production scheduling, storage and book-keeping accounting, work with suppliers and consumers, and many other. But initially namely automatic design systems were considered by factory management as the main component in all software complex. Because namely in decreasing of duration of the new products designing there is a significant reserve for decrease expenditures of labour and time for preproduction and manufacturing of production. Reduction of designers and technologists number nearly by 4 times became a precondition for introduction of CAD at factory "Phiolent". In 2001 specialists of the factory, having tested various CAD-systems, chose КОМPАS system. Reasons that led to such decision were conditioned not least by very strict requirements for preparation of design documentation set by automation bureau. At the first stage of automation a drawing/design system КОМPАS-Graphic was installed at factory, but in the next, 2002, year the factory already moved to full-scale complex for 3D design КОМPАS-3D. In the result of centralized teaching of factory personnel in 2003 the use of КОМPАS-3D became a standard during execution of any design works. The result did not keep waiting. Chief engineer of SDB of JSC "Zavod Phiolent" Pavel Ivanchenko says: "From the first days of КОМPАS-3D CAD application our specialists immediately prized the high quality of the system. Convenient, intuitive user interface allowed designers to easily move to automatic designing, and use of 3D-modeling allowed to make a qualitatively new step in products manufacturing. Various CAD/CAM/CAE-systems are used at the factory, but enterprise standard assigns common CAD format - КОМPАS". Technical capabilities of graphic editor included in КОМPАS-3D, as well as of specifications editor provide easy execution of drawings and other documentation. Easiness of the system learning, moderate price, as well as relatively small requirements to the existing stock of personal computers - due to all this features КОМPАS quickly gained confidence of "Phiolent" designers, the same way as at thousands of other enterprises in CIS. In 2003 – 2005 personnel of information technologies department provided more close integration of solutions from АSCОN with ERP-system, as well as with CAM/CAE-solutions used at factory. In particular, they succeeded in creation of a row of software products that import data from КОМPАS-3D documents into databases of enterprise management system, and this allowed to use КОМPАS functional more fully for solving of designers and technologists tasks. At last from description of automation stages let us go to the issue of real economic return from CAD introduction put in the beginning of the paper. Beginning from 2002 a full range of various domestic electric tools and accessories was developed at the factory with the use of only КОМPАS-3D. "During this time a significant reduction of new products assimilation period was achieved: from 2 years for one product (before introduction of КОМPАS) to 4 products annually today, – says Pavel Ivanchenko. – And in 2003 factory specialists started development of complicated complex ship movement control system ОRION-KАТ 1E, which was made with the use of КОМPАS-3D too. Assimilation period (that is the time from design idea till delivery of a product) are reduced to one year, and design of complex by itself took only 3 months! Today, due to introduction of КОМPАS, not less than 4 new products are prepared annually at the factory, and reduction of expenditures for preproduction is over 30%".

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All listed indices, in the end, resulted in increase of earnings, and consequently improvement of economic stability and independence of the factory. Besides of economical effect introduction of КОМPАS has drawn graduates of institutes of higher education, highly influenced the motivations of experienced employees for learning of computer technologies, etc. "There are a lot of young specialists in design and technological bureaus of the factory, – confirms Pavel Ivanchenko. – With enthusiasm they study and use automatic design, and at all multiplicity of software products they are respectful to КОМPАS, as the basic system of preproduction that solves all problems set before it". In 2004 model developed at factory "Phiolent" for the first time became the participants of KOMPAS 3D-Modeling Contest held by ASCON Company. From this time factory representatives take active part in this annual Contest. More over, in 2005 the complex movement control system ОRION-KАТ 1E is declared to be the best project in the field of instrument engineering, and at the contest of the previous year the project of electric fret saw PМ4-700E became on of the prize-winners. More than two thirds of components included in the fret saw are unique and are developed exactly in КОМPАS-3D. One more interesting fact is connected with the fret saw model. The fact is that during its designing a program was used that had been specially developed by JSC "Zavod "Phiolent" specialists with the use of API of КОМPАS system and Windows API. Library realizes rotation of one of fret saw's parts in the result of which, due to revolved conjugation, all mechanism is rebuilt. Rotation is realized with a definite step, for each value of which the program calculates mass centering characteristics of all assembly and delivers coordinates of product's center of gravity into MS Excel. With the help of such application several variants of parts were developed for the model for the purpose of obtaining of minimum changes of center of gravity, and that gave the possibility to determine the minimum vibration velocity features of the fret saw. At the present moment the commercial product shows excellent noise and vibration parameters of the saw swinging mechanism. Upon this example it is shown that КОМPАS has wide capabilities not only for integration with external CAD/CAM/CAE-systems but for extension of its functionality with consideration of real requirements of specific production. At that, this extension can be achieved by the forces of the users themselves. Today not all industrial enterprises are able to evaluate direct connection of CAD with general efficiency of production. Example of "Phiolent" shows how with the help of rational selection of design system one can quickly achieve and exactly control return of investments into new information technologies. Use of КОМPАS at the factory excellently demonstrates how complex solutions on the basis of IT can transform your production. Result is obvious - improvement of products competitiveness, both at internal and external markets, and mainly – achievement of long-term economic stability of the factory. To view pictures & graphics, please access http://download.novedge.com/Brands/ASCON/Documents/PhiolentPlant.pdf Click here to return to Contents Sympak Corraza Spa Wraps Up Design Environment With CoCreate Tools 16 May 2007

CoCreate Software GmbH announced that Sympak Corazza Spa have upgraded their design environment to 3D CAD, implementing new licenses of CoCreate OneSpace Modeling.

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The company, based in Bologna, Italy, lies in the very heart of the “Packaging Valley.” In 1954, the company began by developing the FD220, a machine that wraps bullion cubes. Next, it added more equipment to meet the requirements of customers like Kraft, Unilever, Nestlé and Star. Since then, Corazza has installed more than 3000 machines in 75 countries for dosing and wrapping bullion cubes, processed cheese and butter portions.

“We have relied on CoCreate for over 10 years,” says Luigi Bassi, IT Manager at Sympak Corazza Spa, Italy. “We started with CoCreate’s 2D software, CoCreate OneSpace Drafting [formerly ME10], which many considered a must for mechanical engineering companies at that time.”

The company has now selected CoCreate for its 3D solution for two reasons. First, it couldn’t risk losing its existing library of designs. “Our rich heritage of drawings represents the actual history of Sympak Corazza Spa,” says Bassi. With OneSpace Modeling, the company ensured that its existing drawings remained compatible with future work.

Second, CoCreate’s OneSpace Modeling offers history-free design. “We manufacture machinery with several high-tech aggregates,” says Bassi. “CoCreate’s Dynamic Modeling based approach is ideal for leveraging and maximizing our designers' creativity.”

OneSpace Modeling is an essential part of CoCreate’s lean product development philosophy. Lean product development calls for technology that blends easily with existing production tools, but also brings significantly less complexity and more value to design processes. As such, OneSpace Modeling supports features like rich master models, so designers can attach any information to models. Then, anyone who uses the model later can be sure of the original designer’s intent.

With the new licenses, Sympak Corazza now works with 17 OneSpace Drafting and 5 OneSpace Modeling seats. They’ve also added Model Manager for OneSpace Modeling for data management and storage; plus they’ve powered up their OneSpace Modeling licenses to include Advanced Design modules.

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Two High School Robots Designed in SolidWorks Software Win Big in National Competitions

May 14, 2007

One robot deftly placed colored inner tubes on pegs and lifted other robots a foot in the air, while the other simply knocked competitors out. That’s the story line for two high school teams who recently won the world FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and the national BattleBots® IQ competition with entries designed in SolidWorks® 3D CAD software.

In what has become a familiar theme among educational institutions globally, students chose SolidWorks as the 3D CAD software for learning science, technology, education, and math (STEM) principles. The Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, a two-year high school affiliated with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), outperformed 1,300 teams from six countries to win the FRC Championship

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Tournament on April 14. On the same date, Plymouth (Mass.) North High School won the best engineering documentation category at the BattleBots IQ competition.

Give ‘em a lift

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a program developed by inventor Dean Kamen to engage students in science and technology. This year’s FRC challenged alliances of three teams (including one lead team) to build robots that place inner tubes on a structure in the middle of an enclosed playing field. At the end of the competition, teams earned extra points for elevating their alliance partners’ robots 12 inches off the ground. All teams were allowed to have third-party mentors, which often include professional engineers from the likes of NASA and Ford Motor Company.

It was the extra point stage that helped propel Goat-dactyl and the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science to victory. The team designed major portions of the lifting mechanism (a ramp and elevator that other robots climbed onto), the chassis, and the driveline in SolidWorks. “SolidWorks is a lot more user friendly and stable than much of the other CAD software used in the competition, which is a huge benefit given that teams only had six weeks to design, test, and build the robots,” said Kenneth Stafford, director of robotics resource center at WPI, which mentored the high school team. “This year, we were able to calculate weight early on in the process with SolidWorks, and make design changes based on those calculations. That was a significant timesaver.”

The win is in the details

Created from the popular TV show BattleBots, the BattleBots IQ competition featured a series of task- oriented, fully autonomous challenges culminating in the head-to-head knockout competition for 15- and 120-pound robot classes. Plymouth North’s Juggernaut won four out of six matches in the final round, but the team won first place for engineering documentation. The team’s clear, accurate SolidWorks designs, complete with bills of materials, costing, COSMOSXpress™ analysis results, etc. stood out among nearly 80 other teams.

“There’s always a little luck involved in winning the head-to-head competition. But luck doesn’t play a role in engineering documentation,” said Mike Bastoni, science and technology teacher at Plymouth North. “SolidWorks gave these students a portal into the world of engineering, and they learned that it’s in the design that their journey begins and ends. Winning this award validates their skills as budding engineers and SolidWorks’ effectiveness as an instructional tool.”

Plymouth North Senior Corey Belaief agrees that SolidWorks software played a crucial role in the team’s win. “SolidWorks allowed us to design the Juggernaut by forming and then hardening sheet aluminum instead of using titanium, which is more expensive and much harder to work with. That helped us keep our costs and weight down so we could focus resources on optimizing the robot’s performance,” he said.

SolidWorks continues to invest in education programs that promote STEM education and fuel student interest in engineering careers. More than one million students at more than 14,000 institutions worldwide receive SolidWorks training every year.

“National and international competitions like FIRST and BattleBots IQ give students valuable lessons in teamwork, deadlines, troubleshooting, costing, as well as engineering and analysis,” said Marie

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Planchard, SolidWorks director of education. “More importantly, they learn what they can do with engineering, and hopefully see more possibilities for their skills in the future.”

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Vienna City Administration Waltzes With SAP—City of Vienna Leverages SAP® ERP to Enhance Public Sector Administration and Maximize Public Value for Its 1.7 Million Residents

May 14, 2007

SAP AG kicked off its international customer conference SAPPHIRE® '07 in Vienna with the announcement that the Vienna City Administration selected SAP® ERP to create a more cost effective and efficient financial management system. The Vienna City Administration, hosting one of the largest computer networks in Europe that connects more than 30,000 employees to serve 1.7 million residents, will use SAP NetWeaver® Process Integration as the foundation for the City's electronic billing system. This accounting modernization project is the latest in the Vienna City Administration's relationship with SAP, which goes back to 1999. SAPPHIRE '07 Vienna will bring together SAP customers and partners from throughout the world in Austria's capital from May 14-16 to present how they utilize and benefit from SAP applications to do "business at the speed of change."

"After a thorough evaluation, we selected SAP as it provides us with the tools to move full-steam into the digital age by replacing our labor-intensive batch processing towards an automated accounting system," said Bernd Wunschek, SAP development strategist, City of Vienna. "Processes that historically take a whole day being handled by two people are orchestrated by a centralized Web- based system which determines and posts updates automatically."

After introducing SAP software for its controlling, materials management, and sales and distribution operations in 1999, the Vienna City Administration decided to utilize SAP® ERP Financials for the introduction of a citywide paperless financial management system that provides superior asset management and a centralized overview of its partners' receivables and payments. Crucial to the flow of revenue and expenditures throughout government, Vienna's financial management system is estimated to currently process more than 1,600,000 invoices per year. Vienna plans to gradually transition the majority of the city's supplier billings to this SAP installation.

SAP NetWeaver® is the uniform technology platform on which the Vienna City Administration is basing its standardized, optimized administrative processes. SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, an evolution of SAP NetWeaver® Exchange Infrastructure, manages the overall process of the automatic distribution and administration of suppliers' billings. Suppliers can connect to the city's electronic accounting system via a Web portal, featuring an easy-to-use graphical user interface. The SAP software supports the provision of different billing formats and its content-based routing allows easy identification of the billing recipient. The software validates the signatures and archives the invoices based on pre-determined criteria. The accounting department developed a quality assurance system that verifies execution logs by selected staff members.

"As SAP and thousands of our customers gather in Vienna for our annual SAPPHIRE conference, we are thrilled that our host city continues to select SAP to leverage IT to maximize public value by reducing costs and providing better service to its residents," said Tom Shirk, president, SAP Global Public

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Services. "We are honored to be part of the city's move towards a value-based administration system, the first stepping stone to a truly transformed government."

About SAP for Public Sector

SAP for Public Sector provides comprehensive solutions to help governments and public organizations improve economic viability and increase process efficiency and transparency while better serving the needs of the public. With more than 1,320 customers in 70 countries, SAP is the leading provider of enterprise business solutions to the public sector. (Additional information at http://www.sap.com/solutions/industry/publicsector/)

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WorkNC Improves Lean Manufacturing at Reich Tool & Design 3 April 2007

Reich Tool & Design Inc is an expanding company, and is currently doubling the size of its factory in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA. It is ISO 9001 2000 certified, and is participating in a world-class lean enterprise program. It is a second-generation company, dedicated to serving the metal stamping industry by making complex 3D tools as well as by contract machining. Its customers are in aerospace, the domestic appliance market, the medical field and the automotive industry. Reich Tool & Design Inc. also manufactures hydro form dies, as well as stamping dies for electronics.

The company’s old CAM software could not cope with the complexity of its work, leading it to evaluate new solutions. A trial of WorkNC at its factory showed that a job which previously took 24 hours to machine could be completed in 12 hours when reprogrammed in WorkNC. Eric Neumann, CNC Specialist for Reich Tool & Design Inc, said, “We were programming and machining complex 3D parts after our first day of training. The short learning curve and the time savings which we achieved proved to Fritz Reich our President, and Brett Reich our CNC Manager & V.P. that WorkNC was the correct choice.” As a relatively new user, the company was particularly pleased with Sescoi’s software support. Eric Neumann commented, “The technical support team is proactive, you can call them anytime and they are happy to work with you to resolve your queries.”

Currently Reich Tool & Design has seven vertical machining centers including an OKK VM5 which it runs at up to 20,000 rpm with shrink fit toolholders cutting Rockwell HRC 60 material. Eric Neumann often starts with WorkNC’s High Volume Roughing. He finds that plunging the tool into the material is a good way of quickly removing the excess. “Sescoi’s Re-roughing is excellent, all the toolpaths keep the cutter in the material with the minimum of air cutting.” The company also uses the software’s Z-Level and Optimized Z-Level toolpaths, starting with 1.25 inch ball and working down to a 1/16 inch ball. He continued, “WorkNC’s toolpath editing is also very powerful, making it quick and easy to modify or restrict cutterpaths.”

For machining hard material the trochoidal toolpaths, which add spiral moves whenever full engagement of the tool is detected, are particularly valuable. Eric Neumann said, “These cutterpaths are excellent. You can select climb movement, which results in a good surface finish and smooth cutting with no

Page 60 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary squealing of the tool in corners. We run at around 260 inches/minute with a 5/16 inch cutter. The tool life is also tremendously extended, we have achieved 2 hours in-cut on Rockwell HRC 60 material.”

Simulation and tool holder collision checking in WorkNC enable Reich Tool & Design to double check toolpaths and pick the right tool combinations for deep cavities. Eric Neumann added, “These checks build confidence in WorkNC in both the office and the workshop. Furthermore, to eliminate the possibility of machine setting errors, we have customized WorkNC’s automatic documentation to give us exactly the information required at the machine, such as tools used, machining time, and datum position.”

Currently Reich Tool & Design produce around 10-15 programs in WorkNC each week, but it anticipates that this will rapidly escalate. Eric Neumann said, “ WorkNC is crucial to our success and has enabled us to efficiently tackle more complex work than we could easily machine before.” Reich Tool & Design is looking at expanding into 5-axis machining, so the capability of WorkNC in this area is an important part of its plan. Eric Neumann concluded, “I believe that behind every good company there is good software and WorkNC is certainly good.”

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Product News

Cadence Introduces Industry's First Complete Custom IC Simulation And Verification Solution 15 May 2007

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. unveiled Cadence® Virtuoso® Multi-Mode Simulation (release MMSIM 6.2), the electronic design industry's first end-to-end simulation and verification solution for custom IC that uses a common, fully integrated database of netlists and models to simulate analog, RF, memory, and mixed-signal designs and design blocks. This allows designers to switch from one simulation engine to another without compatibility issues or interpretation impacts, so consistency, accuracy, and design coverage are improved, while cycle time and risk are reduced. The overall result is lower cost of adoption, support, and ownership, and faster time to market.

Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation is integrated with the new Virtuoso custom design environment, enabling a complete design-to-verification methodology. In addition, Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation provides a cost-efficient token-based licensing model that allows designers to optimize their usage of different simulation technologies. This model significantly reduces the adoption and support costs typically associated with using multiple simulation technologies from different vendors.

"IBM Global Engineering Solutions deals with a broad range of designs every day, from high-end foundry devices to memories, SERDES, standard cells, I/Os, cores and microprocessors. We regularly use Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator, Virtuoso Spectre XL for RF design, Virtuoso UltraSim and Virtuoso AMS Designer simulators for circuit simulation, RF analysis, and full chip mixed signal verification," said Mark Merrill, Director of IBM Silicon Solutions Engineering and IP Development.

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"Cadence Multi-Mode Simulation, based on common technology and infrastructure, has provided our designers with a reliable verification solution improving productivity and reducing support costs."

"National Semiconductor uses the complete Cadence Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation components, so we see immediate benefits to having an integrated, easy-to-choose simulation model," said Bill Meier, Senior CAD Manager of National Semiconductor. "This solution has enabled thorough verification throughout the design cycle of our leading edge analog products like power management, data converters, and communications interfaces."

"The ground-breaking Cadence Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation enables verification throughout the design cycle, across design teams, and even across device types," said Charlie Giorgetti, corporate vice president of marketing for Virtuoso and Allegro Platforms at Cadence. "Customers demand front-to-back design solutions for advanced design. Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation addresses design verification challenges for the entire spectrum of custom IC designs at various design domains while being tightly integrated with the new Virtuoso custom design environment, enabling a complete design-to-verification methodology."

Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation Supports Kits

The new Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation supports the recently released Cadence AMS Methodology Kit, RF Design Methodology Kit, and Low Power Methodology Kit. All three kits offer advanced methodologies and best practices using, among other things, Cadence Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation for verification.

What's New in Virtuoso MMSIM 6.2—Tiered Enhancements

Virtuoso MMSIM 6.2 provides a holistic, integrated simulation solution and shared licensing model that better meet diverse customer needs. This solution includes Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator, Virtuoso UltraSim Full Chip Simulator, and Virtuoso AMS Designer. Each of these simulators includes tiered configurations with enhancements tailored to specific levels of design complexity. All are tightly integrated into the Virtuoso Platform Analog Design Environment.

Cadence Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator L

Fast, accurate SPICE-level simulation; optimized engine provides up to 3x performance improvement over traditional SPICE tools

Enhanced Monte Carlo analysis reduces simulations by a factor of up to 10x.

Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator XL

Integrated analog, RF and high-speed IC simulation capabilities

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Enhanced frequency-domain mutli-rate harmonic balance engine for fast, accurate simulation of high dynamic range, weakly non-linear RF circuits

Patented time-domain shooting algorithm optimized for highly non-linear circuits

New flow for analysis of analog noise and jitter analysis in phase-locked loops, the root cause of silicon re-spins in many mixed-signal SoC designs.

Virtuoso UltraSim Full-Chip Simulator L

Fast, high-capacity, SPICE-accurate transistor-level simulation for pre- and post-layout verification at block- and full-chip level for analog, mixed-signal, RF, memory and SoC designs.

Virtuoso UltraSim Full-Chip Simulator XL

High-performance digital solver for fast verification of multi-million-transistor custom digital designs with up to 10X better performance

Easy-to-use flow for electromigration and IR drop analysis supports electrical verification of memories and large analog/mixed signal designs.

Virtuoso AMS Designer

Mixed-signal simulation with easy access to Virtuoso Spectre L, Virtuoso Spectre XL, Virtuoso UltraSim L and Virtuoso UltraSim XL when needed

Enhanced mixed-signal RF with integration to Virtuoso Spectre XL

Significant performance improvements when used with Virtuoso UltraSim XL for SoC verification

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Cadence Revolutionizes Productivity For Next-Generation PCB Design with New Allegro Platform 15 May 2007

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced new product and technology enhancements within the Cadence® Allegro® system interconnect design platform for printed-circuit board (PCB) design. The enhanced platform, which includes Global Route Environment technology, establishes a paradigm for PCB designers, offering significant new capabilities for constraint-driven design, as well as new technology and enhancements to improve usability, productivity and collaboration among design teams in the IC, package, and board domains.

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"As supply voltages go down and current needs increase, package and IC characteristics must be considered while designing Power Delivery Networks on PCB systems," said Xiangzhong Jiang, SI manager at Huawei Technologies. "With the enhancements in Allegro PCB PI technology, we are able to plug in package models, on-die current profile, and die capacitance—improving our accuracy without sacrificing simulation performance."

Today, engineering teams face unprecedented challenges in designing and managing the overall system interconnects of today's complex electronic designs. As the average PCB size decreases, the number of device pin counts, the frequencies of designs, and the complexity of design constraints increase. This ongoing challenge is making traditional approaches to PCB design obsolete. Building on Cadence PCB market segment leadership, the new Allegro platform offers a new paradigm in PCB design by offering a flow and methodology that adapts to and overcomes these increasing complexities.

"The new Allegro platform release introduces many new productivity features that will prove advantageous for designers like me," said Vincent Di Lello, senior PCB designer, Kaleidescape Canada, Inc. "Features like physical and spacing constraints, noun-verb function selection mode, expanded RMB functions, open GL, and numerous visual enhancements will greatly increase a designer's output and provide a much more user-friendly design environment."

The Cadence Allegro platform is a leading physical and electrical constraint-driven PCB layout and interconnect design system. It has been updated to include the most advanced routing technology and a new methodology for physical and spacing constraints using the Cadence Constraint Management System, a common cockpit which provides constraint management throughout the entire PCB flow. Other updates include support for algorithmic modeling for advanced serial-link design, improved circuit simulation, seamless scalability with Cadence OrCAD® products, enhanced collaboration, and a new user-interface for improved productivity and usability. This release of the Allegro platform also offers significant new functionality for signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI).

"Being our most significant PCB release in many years, we have worked with many customers to meet their requirements so they can solve their most challenging design problems," said Charlie Giorgetti, corporate vice president, product marketing at Cadence. "Our ability to develop and deliver innovation for our customers clearly is a visible commitment to the PCB market segment."

Next-Generation PCB Design Flow

The new release of the Cadence Allegro platform features new technologies for hierarchical planning and global routing, and improved capabilities for advanced constraint-driven design. The platform also offers greater usability through a new use-model. Allegro and OrCAD PCB design suites include new PCB editing technologies to improve designer efficiency, as well as productivity.

Improved Design Creation and Simulation

This release of the Allegro platform allows hardware designers to shorten development time to create designs with a large number of differential signals by 60 percent using the latest version of Allegro

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System Architect. Cadence further enhances analog simulation by adding substantial improvements in performance and convergence to Cadence PSpice® technology.

Advanced Constraint-Driven Design

The Allegro platform's constraint-management system offers an advanced new capability to reduce creation time for designs with advanced I/O interfaces, such as PCI Express, DDR2, SATA, and others. The system gives designers the power to create and specify constraints using formulas that reference other objects. The constraint-management system includes a component workbook, in addition to physical and spacing constraints, providing one location for design constraints, design-rule checks, and properties.

Improved Productivity and Simulation Accuracy

This release of the Allegro platform offers significant new functionality in Allegro PCB SI and PCB PI. Both options offer new functionalities that shorten interconnect design time and improve product performance and reliability. These capabilities include significant improvements for serial-link design, allowing users to accurately predict bit-error ratio for channels with algorithmic transceivers above 6Gbps. Additionally, channel compliance with statistical analysis allows users to evaluate legacy channels for possible use with high-data-rate transceivers.

The Allegro PCB PI option consumes package parasitics, die capacitance, and switching currents from IC and IC package design tools to accurately model a complete power-delivery system. In conjunction with Static IR Drop analysis, Allegro PCB PI users can quickly determine if power-distribution systems can maintain reference voltages within specification.

Availability

The latest version of the Allegro platform is scheduled for release in June 2007. The Global Route Environment, showcased at PCB West, is included in the Allegro PCB Design GXL product.

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Cadence Speeds Adoption of Wireless and Consumer Low-Power Designs with Low-Power Methodology Kit 14 May 2007

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the industry's first kit that enables engineers of different experience levels to adopt advanced low-power techniques with minimized risk and deployment effort. A complement to the Cadence® Low-Power Solution, the Cadence Low-Power Methodology Kit provides a working end-to-end methodology covering logic design, functional verification and physical implementation. The Kit includes example IP, scripts and libraries; all proven on an included wireless segment representative design. Delivered together with Cadence applicability consulting services, the Kit

Page 65 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary enables design teams without extensive low-power implementations to quickly optimize their low-power design environment, and accelerate their time to lower power, more competitive system-on-chip products.

The Cadence Low-Power Methodology Kit contains a generic wireless application design, implemented using multi-supply voltage and power shut-off methods, and all associated command scripts and technology files needed to carry the design through the entire end-to-end flow. The example IP in the design is from Cadence and third parties including ARM® processor and AMBA® on-chip communication technology, WiFi from Wipro, USB 2.0 from ChipIdea, 65-nanometer ultra low-power memories from Virage Logic and 65-nanometer technology libraries from TSMC.

"The Cadence Low-Power Methodology Kit allowed us to reduce the turnaround time for implementing and verifying a low-power solution for our design," said Dr. Samuel Sheng, CTO of Telegent Systems. "The Kit simplified both the logical and physical implementation for our design; we plan to use it in our future tape outs. Having access to such Kits is a great benefit as they allow users to leverage and adapt proven solutions quickly and with minimal risk."

"The semiconductor industry needs to speed up deployment of low-power methods," said Craig Johnson, corporate vice president for Marketing and Strategy at Cadence. "The systems markets, especially wireless and consumer, demand it. While some IC companies have already completed large numbers of sophisticated low-power tapeouts, many others are still tuning or even establishing their infrastructure and know-how. The Cadence Low-Power Methodology Kit directly addresses this problem; it helps low- power teams deploy optimized, highly automated low-power design flows quickly across multiple engineering groups for maximum productivity."

The Low-Power Methodology Kit is modular and includes six distinct flows: low-power functional simulation, logic synthesis, design for test and ATPG, physical design, formal implementation, verification and power grid signoff. Users can implement the entire Kit as an integrated flow, or may select modules individually. The Si2 Common Power Format standard is used to provide a single specification of low-power intent throughout the flow.

"Power has become a critical success factor for our customers and a key differentiator for our communication IP, like our 802.11 WiLD™ IP that Cadence embedded in its Kit," said Mana Coste, director marketing for Wipro-NewLogic. "We are pleased to see Cadence take the lead in the industry, enabling delivery of easily integrated low-power IP solutions."

"Integration and reuse of IP in a low-power environment creates new challenges not easily solved using traditional approaches for our customers and their design processes," said Ian Drew, vice president, Segment, ARM. "Through the Kits initiative, Cadence is directly addressing these challenges, which support our mutual customers."

Cadence Kits

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Cadence Kits enable IC designers to accelerate technology-specific product development and address design challenges in EDA technology segments such as analog mixed signal, silicon-in-package (SiP), coverage-driven functional verification, and radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC). By using Cadence Kits, customers can focus more of their design resources on design differentiation rather than developing design infrastructure.

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CADopia Bundles McNeel Rhino 4.0 and Flamingo 1.1 with CADopia IntelliCAD Professional 17 May 2007

CADopia announced the availability of Rhino 4.0 bundled with CADopia Professional 6.

"Rhino 4.0 is the most significant upgrade in the history of Rhino, with hundreds of new features and enhancements. CADopia users get a complete suite of solutions when they purchase the CADopia Pro/Rhino/Flamingo bundle," said Surya Sarda, CEO of CADopia. "CADopia customers can also create various types of animations using the bundled product."

"We are very pleased to announce Rhino 4.0. Over 800 features and enhancements were designed, developed and tested with input from more than 10,000 users. More development resources went into Rhino 4.0 than all of the prior Rhino releases combined," said Robert McNeel, founder and CEO of Robert McNeel & Associates.

Most Significant New Version

Rhino 4.0 has over 800 new features and enhancements, some of the major development areas include:

Modeling

Editing tools

2-D drawing/drafting tools

Mesh modeling, editing, repair and rapid prototyping

Interface

Display

Rendering and animation

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Analysis

Large projects

Compatibility

Software developer tools

CADopia IntelliCAD is a CAD solution for engineers, architects, designers and drafters - virtually anyone who creates, edits, or views professional drawing. It offers a high degree of compatibility with popular CAD systems and supports DWG as its native file format. CADopia can be customized using AutoLisp, Microsoft VBA, and SDS (Solution Development System). Featuring advanced tools such as raster image support, photorealistic rendering, integrated VBA, and FlexLM license management, it provides a very comprehensive solution for advanced engineering drafting and drawing.

CADopia Professional 6 with Rhino/Flamingo bundle is priced at $1295.00 and is now shipping. Contact [email protected] and visit http://www.cadopia.com/products/rhino/rhino4features.asp.

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CaminoSoft Completes Testing of Information Lifecycle Management Software under IBM System Storage Proven Program

May 14, 2007

CaminoSoft Corp., a leading provider of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) solutions for Microsoft Windows 2000/2003, Novell NetWare and NetApp Filer environments, announced that its Managed Server HSM™ - N series Edition has successfully completed interoperability testing with IBM® System Storage™ N series unified storage products and has been confirmed as IBM System Storage Proven™. The IBM System Storage Proven program builds on IBM’s already extensive interoperability efforts to develop and deliver products and solutions that work together with third-party products.

“The IBM System Storage Proven program enhances the value and credibility of our solution to the end user customer. Our participation in this program and successful completion of interoperability testing at the IBM Innovation Center for Business Partners demonstrate that CaminoSoft and IBM are each focused on and committed to customer satisfaction,” said Neil Murvin, CaminoSoft’s chief technology officer. “CaminoSoft’s policy-based software has historically provided the ability to migrate files to an IBM N series target when configured as a lower tier in a storage hierarchy. With Managed Server HSM – N series Edition, customers can now also migrate files from an N series source, configured as primary storage, to an unlimited number of storage tiers.”

Target environments can consist of a broad range of networked storage solutions: IBM general purpose storage arrays; an IBM N series unified compliance storage platform via CaminoSoft’s support of N series SnapLock®; and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and IBM System Storage Archive Manager DR550

Page 68 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary archival platform integration with CaminoSoft’s Managed Server HSM – Tivoli/IBM System Storage DR550 Edition, which has been previously confirmed as IBM Ready for Tivoli Software™.

Managed Server HSM – N series Edition runs on a Windows 2000/2003 server and provides true file system integration via IBM FPolicy® application programming interface. Key advantages for customers include: reclamation of N series unified storage space for active production file usage; dramatic reduction in the amount of time needed for backup (and recovery in the event of an outage); fast, efficient and transparent recall of migrated files; and facilitation of compliance with corporate and industry regulations governing file retention and deletion. Multiple N series systems and Windows and NetWare servers are easily administered from a central Windows console. CaminoSoft’s white paper covering the N series edition can be accessed at http://www.caminosoft.com/solutions/managedns/.

The IBM System Storage Proven program supports the ability of independent software and hardware vendors to build high-quality solutions with the latest technology on leading storage platforms as well as reduce solution design time when multiple building blocks have already been pre-tested.

Managed Server HSM – N series Edition is now available and shipping.

About CaminoSoft

CaminoSoft Corp. is a developer and manufacturer of software solutions that store, manage and safeguard vast quantities of data generated in a wide range of businesses and applications. The company’s Information Lifecycle Management solutions for IBM System Storage N series, Microsoft Windows 2000/2003, Novell NetWare and NetApp Filer environments include comprehensive administrative policies that allow organizations to reclaim storage resources, improve operational efficiency, and achieve regulatory compliance. CaminoSoft has established alliances with industry- leading technology partners, and the company markets its Storage Management and High Availability solutions worldwide through commercial distributors, value-added resellers, and systems integrators. For further information, visit http://www.caminosoft.com/.

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Concept Engineering to Join Sequence Design’s In-Sequence Program 17 May 2007

Sequence Design announced that Concept Engineering has joined its In-Sequence Technology Partner Program, promoting EDA interoperability and advanced design methodologies. Concept Engineering is integrating its visualization technology into Sequence’s low-power analysis and optimization tools to improve exploration and debug capabilities.

“Sequence is all about providing low-power excellence to their customers,” said Gerhard Angst, president and CEO of Concept Engineering. “Joining the In-Sequence program allows us to work together to deliver an intelligent debug environment for power reduction.”

“Concept Engineering’s established excellence in the field of visualization technology makes them a welcome addition to our partner program,” said Holly Stump, Sequence vice president of marketing.

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“Our customers need greater and greater insight into their design challenges, and this type of sophisticated, yet intuitive, method of displaying data is a great aid to them.”

Concept Engineering is the latest in a series of In-Sequence partnerships, joining a variety of EDA vendors, foundries, IP providers, design services providers, platform vendors and universities

First demonstrations of the integrated, power-aware debugging cockpit will be given during the Design Automation Conference 2007 (DAC) in San Diego. For more information visit http://www.sequencedesign.com/.

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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release for Unified Finite Element Analysis from SIMULIA 15 May 2007

Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced the release of Abaqus Version 6.7, its technology-leading finite element analysis (FEA) software suite.

Abaqus Version 6.7 introduces a new architecture for high-performance linear dynamics, advanced capabilities for composites simulation and nonlinear materials modeling, a new intuitive and highly customizable user interface for accelerated model building and results visualization, and two new interfaces for bi-directional CAD associativity.

“SIMULIA is delivering several important enhancements to their Abaqus FEA software that we expect will greatly improve overall productivity at Scania," stated Martin Edberg, head of chassis simulations, Scania CV AB. "We are particularly impressed with the new high-performance linear dynamics functionality in Abaqus Version 6.7.”

The new linear dynamics architecture in Abaqus is fully integrated with existing nonlinear capabilities, enabling engineers to share model data and results seamlessly across workgroups. With this release, SIMULIA is providing the industry’s only unified simulation environment for general purpose structural integrity, powertrain durability, noise and vibration behavior, crashworthiness, occupant safety, and tire- roadway interaction. In addition, the software’s distributed memory parallel direct solver technology leverages the latest advances in high-performance computing to deliver significant performance improvements in clustered environments.

“We have developed a unique collaborative relationship with our customers that provides us with a clear view on which technical developments are most valuable to their businesses,” said Bruce Engelmann, CTO for SIMULIA. “The new materials capabilities in Abaqus Version 6.7 were created in response to environmentally driven industry issues and are helping electronics manufacturers adopt lead-free solder and enabling aerospace manufactures to drive fuel efficiency through application of complex composite materials.”

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“The new CAD Associative Interface for Abaqus/CAE allows engineers to be more productive while iterating from CAD to FEA,” said Jerome Montgomery of Siemens Power Generation. “Loads and boundary conditions are retained between design changes, and the updates are handled efficiently through an intelligent mechanism that is a real time-saver.”

“Abaqus usage and adoption continues to grow rapidly as companies evolve their methods to be more sophisticated with the goal of improved fidelity to physical behavior,” stated Steve Crowley, director of product management at SIMULIA. “Abaqus 6.7 is the most scalable and powerful finite element analysis solution available on the market today. We expect these enhancements to dramatically improve our customers’ business processes.”

With more than 100 major improvements, Abaqus Version 6.7 from SIMULIA continues to set the industry standard for realistic simulation through its technical excellence and product quality.

For more information visit: http://www.simulia.com/products/unified_fea.html.

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Dassault Systèmes Announces SIMULIA Solutions for Simulation Lifecycle Management 16 May 2007

Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced a strategic initiative from SIMULIA to deliver solutions for Simulation Lifecycle Management (SLM).

The new product portfolio is the result of bringing together the benefits of managing simulation data, applications, and processes with a world-class simulation environment. SIMULIA SLM solutions will enable companies to integrate simulation earlier and more effectively into their product and process development activities and, in so doing, fully leverage their simulation expertise as a valuable corporate asset.

“Accurate and consistent simulation has to be at the heart of any design and manufacturing development process,” stated Frank Popielas, manager advanced engineering, Dana Sealing Products Division. “In order for simulation to provide more than a partial picture, we need system simulation capabilities as well as the ability to carry over simulation results from one stage to the next. A good example of this is the influence that manufacturing processes have on the functional behavior of the final product. SIMULIA’s SLM initiative is the right thing to do to get there in a reliable and consistent fashion.”

“Our SLM solutions are a testimony to the combination of simulation and PLM expertise that only Dassault Systèmes can offer,” said Mark Goldstein, CEO, SIMULIA. “We are leveraging the wealth of technology and talent in our SIMULIA and ENOVIA development organizations to deliver the world’s only robust simulation lifecycle solution.”

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“Customer feedback and reaction to early product demonstrations indicate that we have a truly unique offering,” stated Colin Mercer, vice president product development, SIMULIA. “We have high confidence that the SLM product portfolio will fulfill our customers’ growing need to manage their simulation-generated IP at exactly the right time.”

In addition to a standard Web interface, the new SIMULIA SLM products will utilize the recently announced 3DLive technology from Dassault Systèmes for 3DSearch, 3DNavigation, and 3DCollaboration, so that users can query, manage, and collaborate on any simulation information regardless of location, source, or format. Built on Dassault Systèmes’ V5 SOA architecture, SLM will bring PLM SOA based lifecycle management capabilities to simulation workgroups and virtual testing applications found in a wide variety of engineering and scientific domains as well as to new types of users and communities.

“Companies are spending millions on simulation but are often failing to capture, manage and reuse the resulting intellectual property,” said Ken Short, vice president of strategy and marketing at SIMULIA. “The goal of SIMULIA is to deliver the first SLM solution to the market that is economically deployable, functionally capable for the specific needs of all users and scalable from workgroups to the enterprise.”

The complete SLM solution will address the collective needs of the most demanding analysis expert as well as those of product designers who require validated simulation methods to drive rapid design decisions. In addition to SLM support for Abaqus Unified FEA and CATIA V5 Analysis applications, SIMULIA is also extending its industry-leading partnership program to allow CAA V5 partners, other third-party application vendors and customers to link to the SLM platform using a new connector toolkit and open simulation interchange model.

The first SIMULIA products for SLM will be available later this year. For more information and to download the SLM White Paper from SIMULIA, visit: http://www.simulia.com/products/slm.html.

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DAZ 3DTM Announces Free Dynamic Clothing Technology 15 May 2007

DAZ 3D, Inc. announced their cooperative effort with OptiTex , LTD, a leading provider of software for the textile and fashion industry, to develop a 3D dynamic clothing solution which will be included as part of the version 2.0 release of DAZ|Studio, the free 3D art software.

Powered by the proprietary OptiTex physics engine, this virtual clothing solution allows anyone to load in the DAZ 3D figure and clothing of their choice and experience real-world cloth simulation, including the ability to alter the clothing’s fabric type, garment size, and style variations.

“We are extremely excited to release this new line of dynamic clothing,” said Dan Farr, president of DAZ 3D. “Historically, there’s never been a virtual clothing solution that has provided users this level of

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realistic interaction with 3D garments, nor has such realism ever been accompanied by a straight forward interface like what is available within the DAZ|Studio 3D software.”

Using the Dynamic Clothing Control plugin, DAZ|Studio users may see first-hand how making subtle changes to the 3D clothing such as altering the fabric type, number of buttons opened, and garment size directly affect the drape of the virtual fabric. Available for free download, DAZ|Studio provides an ideal solution for budding 3D artists as well as professional 3D designers, photographers, filmmakers, animators and illustrators. With the addition of this new dynamic clothing plugin, users can work with virtual objects to create images and animations of any genre with a level of realism that was previously not available to the general public.

“Pushing garment simulation technology to its limits has become increasingly important to OptiTex over the recent years,” said Ran Machtinger, CEO of OptiTex, LTD. “Everyone wants the ability to quickly and easily manipulate a convincing virtual person wearing realistic clothing without the need for a Hollywood budget. Now virtually everyone can experience exactly that.”

Pricing and Availability

The dynamic clothing solution for DAZ|Studio and the accompanying line of new clothes is scheduled to be released in the upcoming weeks in DAZ 3D’s online store. The release will consist of the Dynamic Clothing Player™ plugin (included within DAZ|Studio 2.0 for free), and the Dynamic Clothing Control™ plugin (available for $49.95) which will provide an extended set of controls over cloth panel properties, wind, and gravity. A dynamic clothing creation tool, the Dynamic Clothing Designer™, is also in development and will be released later this summer.

DAZ|Studio 2.0, with the Dynamic Clothing Player plugin, will be available free of charge at http://studio.daz3d.com/. DAZ|Studio works with Windows 98® SE or higher and Mac® OSX 10.3 or higher, including the Intel-based Macintosh computer systems. DAZ|Studio comes with three pre- configured 3D scenes, including the popular Victoria model, an extensive user manual, and easy-to- follow tutorials for getting started. To obtain a free copy of DAZ|Studio, users must register for a free account on the DAZ 3D website. For more information, please visit http://www.daz3d.com/.

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DP Technology Corp. Introduces ESPRIT 2008 and ESPRIT Mold V. 9 15 May 2007

DP Technology Corp. introduced the newest versions of its ESPRIT software family at ESPRIT World Conference 2007, held in Newport Beach, Calif., May 7-11. More than 300 attendees from the ESPRIT community, including resellers, end-users and business partners converged to celebrate the launch of ESPRIT 2008 and ESPRIT Mold Version 9.

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The ESPRIT World Conference is held annually to provide the DP community with a first look at the latest product developments, while taking part in intensive technical training, networking opportunities and special presentations. The event continues to grow each year, with attendees traveling from around the world take advantage of the opportunity to get a preview of the newest developments in CAM technology.

This year’s product evolution offers something for everyone. ESPRIT 2008 provides distinctive new technologies for milling, turning and wire EDM. These include advances in ESPRIT FX, open pocket milling and turning stock automation. ESPRIT Mold Version 9 has extensively expanded modeling and 3- and 5-axis high-speed machining capabilities.

ESPRIT’s multitasking component provides powerful capabilities for driving mill-turn machines, multi- axis lathes, and Swiss-style machine tools. ESPRIT provides synchronization of simultaneous cutting cycles using any combination of turrets and spindles for milling or turning, factory-certified post processors for all the leading multitasking machine tools, and dynamic solid simulations for dry run verification of the machining processes.

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EMC Unveils Newest Version of Flagship Storage Resource Management Software, ControlCenter 6.0

May 14, 2007

EMC Corporation, world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today unveiled EMC ControlCenter® 6.0, the newest version of the company's flagship storage resource management (SRM) software. The software is a market leading SRM solution for managing storage discovery, problems, compliance, change, and reporting in virtualized and physical server environments. Acting as a complement to VMware VirtualCenter, EMC's ControlCenter offers customers extensive support for VMware Infrastructure 3 software and delivers significant improvements in flexibility and customization for SRM reporting.

"Virtual infrastructure provides simplified IT management for data centers of any size. But VMware Infrastructure customers also tell us they want to surround their virtualized environments with diagnostic tools that provide complete end-to-end visibility to account for the physical infrastructure," said Brian Byun, vice president of global partners and solutions at VMware. "EMC ControlCenter enables our joint customers to simply and effectively manage storage resources in mixed virtual and physical environments."

"Companies across the globe are deploying virtualization software to increase efficiencies, lower costs and enable business agility. While businesses are realizing many of these benefits today, IT tools have lagged behind," said Dave Russell, Vice President, Gartner, Inc. "Lacking the ability to comprehensively discover, map, provision and report on virtual server environments, users cannot effectively connect the dots between the virtual and physical worlds and fully realize the cost efficiencies of virtualization."

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Answering customer demand, ControlCenter 6.0 offers comprehensive support for VMware Infrastructure, including discovery, problem management, compliance, change management, provisioning, and reporting of VMware ESX Server host and guest servers—fully enabling SRM in virtual environments. EMC ControlCenter complements VMware's VirtualCenter software by providing end-to-end storage relationship information—from a VMware ESX server host to the physical array devices. Users can view properties, capacity and usage information for a VMware ESX server host and corresponding virtual machines. The solution discovers individual VMware ESX Server guests— including guest name, OS version and IP address -- and reports the capacity of virtual disk files and raw storage devices mapped to each virtual machine guest. ControlCenter 6.0 also enables users to provision, mask and zone storage to VMware ESX server hosts.

"One of the primary reasons we continue to lead in the storage management space is that we listen to our customers. And ControlCenter 6.0 is no exception," said Chris Gahagan, EMC's Senior Vice President, Resource Management Software. "From SRM for virtualized environments to dramatic improvements in flexible and custom reporting, ControlCenter 6.0 is designed specifically to meet the needs of our 7,000- plus customers worldwide."

ControlCenter 6.0 also offers customers significant improvements in flexible and custom reporting. With the introduction of multiple new reporting methods, users can easily access the breadth and depth of data discovered by ControlCenter and tailor it to specific business requirements. For example, the new Query Builder feature within EMC StorageScope(TM) software provides open access to a centralized reporting repository as well as customized reporting. Additionally, ControlCenter 6.0 now brings EMC ControlCenter StorageScope and EMC ControlCenter StorageScope File Level Reporter (FLR) together, providing a single interface and infrastructure for enterprise-wide and file-level reporting.

"As a long-time EMC customer, we've found ControlCenter permits us to more effectively manage storage. By enabling more admins to provision storage, we experience dramatically quicker time-to- deliver server build times," said Lori Motzko, Windows Manager, SHPS. "Now, with new reporting functionality and support for VMware Infrastructure, ControlCenter provides us with an even better all around storage management tool, allowing us to accomplish better storage provisioning, management and forecasting."

As part of ControlCenter 6.0, customers also benefit from expanded heterogeneous platform support. The solution expands active management capabilities for Hitachi storage arrays and supports vendors' storage platforms with CTP-certified SMI-S 1.1 providers.

EMC ControlCenter 6.0 will be available at the end of June and is a core piece of EMC's comprehensive resource management portfolio. For more information on ControlCenter and EMC's award-winning network, application and storage management solutions, please visit http://www.software.emc.com/products/resource_management/resource_management.htm.

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FreeDesign Receives Patent for FreeDimension Technology 14 May 2007

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FreeDesign, Inc. announced the granting of a patent in the United States for the software's surface generation technology.

While many improvements in computer-aided design have come piecemeal, the method of 3D curve and surface creation seen in the exciting innovation of FreeDimension constitutes an entirely new - and hence patentable - industry technique.

FreeDimension presents an innovative approach for curve and surface generation in 3D models. The new technology enables designers to stylize 3D models intuitively, unburdened by the need for complex tools to create sculptured surfaces. With an easy user interface, the software expedites what used to be the most difficult task in creating 3D models: the design of naturally looking organic objects, ergonomic surfaces, and rich three-dimensional shapes.

This new freedom in design enables FreeDimension to depart from traditional CAD surfacing based on NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines). FreeDimension instead uses a curve-based approach to surface design. FreeDesign's novel surfacing technology, called N-sided surfaces, is now protected under U.S. Patent Number 7,196,702.

"The first year of FreeDesign and the FreeDimension product has been tremendously successful," says FreeDesign CEO Dick Sowar. "Our product has been critically well received, awarded as an innovation and has generated great interest within the design community. Alyn Rockwood, FreeDesign's CTO, deserves special recognition for his formulation of the mathematics that underlies the patent."

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HP Helps Manufacturers, Distributors Better Manage Business Services with Solution Certified by SAP May 14, 2007

HP today introduced a solution that allows manufacturers and distribution companies to improve visibility into and control over software and business service interactions across their supply chains and within IT environments.

The HP Manufacturing and Distribution Industries Business Services Management (MDI BSM) solution – which has achieved “SAP® xApps™ certified – Powered by SAP NetWeaver®” status – can be implemented without radically changing existing IT systems. The result is manufacturers can shorten their time to market for new products and services, save money and, ultimately, deliver better business outcomes.

The offering was announced at SAPPHIRE® ’07 Vienna, SAP’s international customer conference.

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The HP MDI BSM solution addresses common business issues by providing the means for manufacturing and Allow IT managers to establish business process service-level agreements with their line of business counterparts to more effectively align IT with business priorities;

Improve visibility and control over applications and business service interactions all across the supply chain;

Shift the focus from reacting to infrastructure problems to understanding the impact of IT changes and breakdowns;

Use business metrics to drive more intelligent IT decision making;

Address issues before they have an impact on the business;

Speed reaction time to shifting market opportunities or threats;

Shorten the time to market for new products and services; and

Speed the adoption of enterprise SOA (eSOA) to achieve the benefits of increased flexibility for business processes and reduced development, integration and maintenance costs.

“Successful business service management depends on the ability to track and visualize key business processes,” said Mike Tay, director, IT Strategy and Consulting, Adobe. “Today, Adobe is using HP Business Availability Center and HP Operations Center to monitor a wide range of SAP applications for front- and back-end business operations providing greater visibility that improves user, customer and business partner satisfaction.”

HP brings its experience running one of the world’s largest and most complex manufacturing and distribution supply chains to its customers and combines it with technology, services, a proven business service management methodology and thousands of highly experienced personnel to ensure a seamless deployment.

HP also has extensive experience with SAP, both as an SAP Global Partner and as the owner of one of the world’s largest SAP application installations. This knowledge helps ensure that every customer implementation of the MDI BSM engagement goes smoothly.

“When business services aren’t working in concert, the result can seriously damage a company’s reputation, its customer relationships and the bottom line,” said Uli van der Meer, vice president and general manager, Manufacturing and Distribution Industries, HP. “HP’s solution helps companies maintain vital visibility into the many complex business services required to orchestrate the profitable delivery of products into the marketplace.”

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The HP MDI BSM solution, built on an enterprise service-oriented architecture (eSOA), is a combination of HP software and services. The solution includes the entire Business Technology Optimization for eSOA product set, including eSOA governance, quality and management, as well as elements for business process monitoring, governance and change management, test management and automation, synthetic transaction monitoring, and integrated incident management services. The solution is also powered by the HP BSMconnect Semi-Packaged Composite Application certified by SAP.

HP Services provides assessment services, deployment and integration expertise, and training for the line-of-business user working with SAP applications and for the operations team who implement, operate and change the business applications. HP can even manage the entire MDI BSM solution as an outsourced service.

The HP MDI BSM solution is designed to support the upcoming release of version 3 of ITIL (IT infrastructure library), the most widely accepted and cohesive set of best practice guidelines for IT service management in the world. HP’s Service Management consulting, training, continuous improvement and education services help optimize service quality, improve service levels, reduce service delivery costs and maximize the business value from SAP applications.

HP works with the IDS Scheer ARIS Platform and or IDS Scheer consultants within the MDI BSM solution for SAP applications and other integration projects. This ensures a strong correlation between business process definitions and SAP applications throughout the entire lifecycle of an SAP implementation.

The MDI BSM solution is part of the HP Business Technology Optimization portfolio, which uses HP’s management software and application services to help customers address the key challenges of aligning business and IT, managing IT services and automating change.

More information on HP in the manufacturing and distribution industries is available at http://www.hp.com/go/manufacturing.

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Informative Graphics MYRIAD CAD Viewer Gets 3D Visual Rights Publishing 16 May 2007

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) announced the latest release of its MYRIAD® 3D/2D CAD viewer. MYRIAD 8 Service Release 1 (SR1) adds additional features to enhance change communication, measurement take off, and 3D content security.

MYRIAD, a multi-format CAD viewer for the manufacturing and AEC industries, supports numerous CAD drawings/model assemblies, images and documents formats. Users can view, print, markup, measure, compare and publish files, all from a very simple interface. MYRIAD’s 3D viewing features

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This SR1 release adds:

Publishing 3D models to 3DF with Visual Rights® persistent file security

Exporting Changemarks notes and associated images to Word or the Windows clipboard, making building summary document reports easy

Enhanced 3D measurement details, including cross section area

Visual Rights utilize US export-approved data encryption and include hard or relative viewing expiration dates, password protection and allow/disallow measure, inside part viewing, printing and copying.

MYRIAD 8 SR1 is available for standalone desktop, network and concurrent licensing. For more information, visit http://www.myriadviewer.com/.

Click here to return to Contents iSEEK Delivers CADSEEK Polaris, Incorporating New Technology For More Sophisticated, Extensive Shape Searches 30 April 2007

CADSEEK Polaris, iSEEK Corporation's latest release, enhances the core shape algorithms for greater accuracy and speed, and extends the technology to hunt down similar individual parts from an assembly. The new software is able to keep track of components that comprise an assembly. A user can highlight a single part within an assembly and initiate a CADSEEK search, locating replacement parts. Further, CADSEEK can show assemblies that incorporate components that match the target. Dr. Abir Qamhiyah, iSEEK President and CEO stated, "Our technology continues to evolve based on customer feedback as well as true internal commitment to innovation. There are a number of new features in development, and the capacity to search for replacement components in an assembly is but the first of these new enhancements to be added to CADSEEK."

Field Proven at Deere & Company iSEEK Corporation has delivered CADSEEK Polaris to Deere & Company for its global engineering operations. The product automates the cataloging of their databases, and enables real-time search and retrieval of designs and associated metadata. CADSEEK searches by part, by component in an assembly or by an entire assembly. This shape-based search tool reduces the product development cycle, eliminates part redundancies, and overcomes costly part shortages.

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Virtual Reality Navigator

A new visualization interface for the CADSEEK™ Navigator provides a complete view of CAD databases in the form of "billboards" in a 3D virtual space. The billboards show parts which are representative or average parts for each cluster. Users can "fly" and zoom through the billboard space, click on a billboard to get more information or start a CADSEEK search. Parts can also be grouped in a variety of ways such as by corporate division, project, supplier, etc. and will be represented in different billboard colors. These groups or datasets can be superimposed in the Navigator to show part distribution.

Metadata Searches

A metadata or text searching mechanism has been combined with the core CADSEEK shape search. A customer may include text data in their CAD searches. For instance, a user may simultaneously do a shape search across their database combined with text information like part classification, material, or supplier name to further refine their result set. The customer thus has the option of searching on shape alone, text input alone, or a combination of the two.

Free Thin Client Web Interface and Portal

A lightweight, browser-based interface will be made accessible for free at http://www.iseekcorp.com/ on April 30, 2007. Anyone will be able to search, browse, download and upload components via an iSEEK hosted catalog at the corporate web site. The interface is simple to use as it presents thumbnail images in a page format which can be browsed to find parts of a particular shape. A user can quickly scan "pages" of products in the free interface. Clicking on a part loads it to the search engine which quickly shows corresponding matches. iSEEK expects to become the comprehensive search portal for engineers and other personnel at design and manufacturing firms by combining CAD shape searches with manufacturing-related content searches. Dr. Don Flugrad, iSEEK Senior Vice President and COO says, "A customer will be able to conduct a shape search over their internal CAD databases, search their 2D data and documents and search the web all from one browser-based interface." Going a step further, the entire engineering/manufacturing community will have the ability to make open contributions to the search engine.

3DWebCrawler

Along with the web portal initiative, iSEEK released its 3DWebCrawler to locate and assimilate 3D models, making them searchable on the CADSEEK shape-search engine. The 3DWebCrawler will glide through cyberspace collecting 3D data. Curt Carlson, iSEEK Executive Vice President of Sales & Business Development said, "Due to iSEEK's scalability, this 3D data catalog is projected to become the largest shape-searchable catalog in the world."

How CADSEEK Works

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CADSEEK consists of three easy to use software modules:

Search Engine - for selecting a target part and searching results in picture form. Shape searches can be combined with metadata or text search criteria.

Virtual Reality Navigator - for flying over and zooming in on a virtual reality view of a company's part database where part clusters are represented by "billboards."

Digital Parts Catalog - for scanning catalog pages of products in a rapid, thin-client module.

There are five ways to initiate a search in CADSEEK. The first is to simply load an existing file of the target part, or one that's similar. Second is to enter all or a portion of a part name or number or any associated metadata. Third is to use a CAD program to quickly sketch a CADSEEK target part. Fourth is to use the Visual Navigator to zoom (fly over) the database, picking a CAD file from a "billboard" which represents a family or cluster of like parts. Or fifth, the user can scan the Digital Parts Catalog and select a component. CADSEEK searches can be executed on an intranet or a company's entire network of contract manufacturers.

About iSEEK Corporation

Nearly 15 years of research in geometric reasoning and in CAD search technology mark the careers of iSEEK co-founders, Dr. Abir Qamhiyah and Dr Don Flugrad. Dr. Qamhiyah became President and CEO of iSEEK when it was established in 2004. Dr. Flugrad serves as Senior Vice President and COO.

Together they've worked on developing and refining a fast, efficient and accurate shape-based coding and classification technology for CAD databases. The resulting product, CADSEEK, employs algorithms which capture the geometric shapes of objects. CADSEEK's accuracy, ease of use, and scalability are some of the factors which led to the signing of a major contract with Deere & Company for the product in June 2006. John Deere conducted extensive testing on 3D search products for over a year. They considered several alternatives but chose iSEEK's product. CADSEEK's accuracy, speed and scalability provide real value in organizing an incredibly large CAD database and making it easy to search.

The company is located in Ames, Iowa in the Iowa State University Research Park. To date iSEEK has developed partnerships with a number of the leading CAD technology companies including: Dassualt/COE, PTC, UGS, SolidWorks, and TechSoft3D.

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LEDAS enters CAM/CNC market in partnership with Tecnos G.A. Srl.

May 14, 2007

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LEDAS Ltd., an independent software provider of computational components for PLM and ERP, has released licenses LGS 2D/3D to an Italian CNC manufacturer Tecnos G.A. Srl.

Tecnos has just released and is presenting the beta version of its Masterwork CAM application from 14 to 18 May at the LIGNA+ exhibition at Deutsche Messe in Hannover, Germany. Masterwork integrates the LGS geometric constraints solver into a completely new project which is developed using OpenCASCADE as the basic geometry kernel. “The fact that you have already developed a sort of integrator is an advantage for us”–says Marco Dell'Eugenio, Tecnos project leading developer. Masterwork provides combination of 2D and 3D CAM functionality as well as multi-axis CNC code generation.

LGS 2D/3D provides an affordable solution for strong variational and constraint-based functionality. Through the scalable architecture of LGS, variational and parametric techniques become available in a wide range of the geometry modeling products in particular in CAM, where there’s strong need to maintain offset curves, tangency and perpendicularity of tool axis and detail surface, work with inverse kinematics and solve many other non-trivial geometry problems.

About the LGS Family Solvers

LGS 2D/3D is a set of C++ class libraries that runs under Windows 2000 and XP (versions for Linux, FreeBSD, and AIX platforms are available upon request). It can be integrated (via its API written in C) into a broad range of software applications. A sample test application for LGS called Lege’n’d is also available as part of the Evaluation version of LGS 2D/3D. They were created with the Open CASCADE open-source framework. The Lege’n’d 2D and 3D applications can be used to test the entire functionality of the LGS 3D without the need to integrate the solver into other software packages. A set of representative examples for Lege’n’d 2D/3D is also supplied.

LEDAS Geometric Solvers 2D/3D support creation and modification of the geometric models by means of (explicit or implicit) constraints. Typical geometric objects are points, lines, circles, planes, cylinders, spheres, arbitrary curves, surfaces and swept surfaces. Objects can be fixed in an absolute coordinate system or relative to each other (the latter feature is provided by the so-called rigid sets of objects). Set of geometric constraints includes logical constraints between geometric entities (like coincidence, parallelism, tangency, etc.) and dimensional constraints (that specify the required values for given distances, angles or radii). LGS moves and rotates objects to the positions where all constraints are satisfied by performing minimal transformations of initial configuration.

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Lombardi Announces Teamworks 6 BPM Suite

May 14, 2007

Lombardi®, leader in business process management (BPM) software for Global 2000 companies, announced the availability of Teamworks® 6, the next generation of Lombardi's award-winning BPM Suite. The overarching theme for the Teamworks 6 suite is to deliver extensive horizontal and vertical process collaboration focused on all roles within an organization, and covering the entire process lifecycle.

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In addition to the many new business-oriented enhancements and technical functionality introduced in Teamworks 6 Enterprise, Lombardi has also introduced two new complementary products for the Teamworks family that further extend the reach of business process management and promote collaboration - Teamworks for Organization Management™, and Teamworks for SharePoint 2007™.

"Business process management is about making everyone in a company more productive," said Phil Gilbert, EVP and CTO at Lombardi. "Some of those people work in defined workflows and applications, but more and more, if companies can define the flow then they can probably automate the process. To continue to succeed, BPM has to move into implementing, measuring and helping organizations to improve their unstructured activities. New collaborative software enables these activities, and now with Teamworks 6 there is a BPM platform that integrates those collaborative activities into higher-level, structured, measurable business processes."

As part of today's Teamworks 6 announcement, Lombardi is hosting two (2) one-hour webinars to highlight important aspects of the technology:

"Adding Process Management to Microsoft SharePoint," features Rob Koplowitz of Forrester Research and Jim Rudden of Lombardi, and is being held on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. CDT. This one- hour webinar is presented in conjunction with Shared Insights, and details how to combine collaboration platforms with better process management to leverage personal productivity into more strategic organizational productivity gains. For more information or to register, please visit: http://www.sharedinsights.com/events/webseminars/overview.aspx?e_id=9DF1CF16EE3E4782BFC23D E556D8BCB1&pcode=FYOTL88.(Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field.)

"Building A Business Process Management Roadmap," features Janelle Hill of Gartner and Phil Gilbert of Lombardi, and is being held on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. This one-hour webinar provides organizations with a concrete set of recommendations for assessing their BPM capabilities, putting a roadmap in place for growing the company's process management maturity and the key BPM technologies to support it. For more information or to register, please visit: http://www.lombardisoftware.com/building-bpm-roadmap.php.

Core Teamworks Innovations

Innovations to Teamworks 6 Enterprise are focused on helping companies dramatically expand the adoption of BPM throughout the organization by increasing collaboration and ease-of-use across all of the product components. For example, Teamworks 6 process development and modeling improvements include support for real-time discussion between business team and process developers, ad-hoc process tasks, advanced task routing rules, business-data auditing, built-in Wiki capabilities allowing process authors to maintain up-to-date process documentation in real-time, and links to on-line product documentation, knowledge base, discussion groups, and "user contributions" from the online Lombardi Community.

Technical enhancements for architects and developers include AJAX support, numerous enhancements to Web Services integration, JSR-168 portlet support, and security, as well as certification for the latest versions of various application servers, databases, Web browsers and Eclipse.

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The Teamworks 6 Enterprise Optimizer™ has been enhanced to associate SLA's and KPI's to processes as well as group different processes in one analysis set. This allows companies to conduct true cross- process analysis and optimization to learn the answers to difficult process questions such as - "will our call center still be able to meet the agreed upon customer Service Level Agreement (SLA) if we introduce two new product lines next quarter?" Additionally, the unique Shared Model technology in Teamworks 6 Enterprise incorporates the Object Management Group's recently-ratified Business Process Definition Metamodel (BPDM) standard specification to deliver BPM portability and interoperability.

Teamworks 6 Enterprise also provides seamless integration with Teamworks for Office 2003™, as well as Lombardi Blueprint™, the first on-demand collaborative process planning tool that enables companies to map processes, identify problems and prioritize improvement opportunities. Processes created in Blueprint can be published into Teamworks 6 Enterprise and executed instantaneously. Any changes made to process models in the Teamworks Authoring Environment, such as those recommended by the Teamworks Optimizer, are published back to the Blueprint repository for true round-trip integration. This approach allows for rapid, iterative process model development and collaboration between business analysts and process authors.

New Lombardi Products

Teamworks for Organization Management (TFOM), is an add-on component that extends the organization modeling capabilities of Teamworks 6. It delivers an Organization Modeling perspective into the Authoring Environment that allows companies to easily and flexibly define any number of organization structures matching their unique process needs. This is especially useful when modeling "dotted line" relationships in matrix organization structures or informal approval chains. During process execution, TFOM extends the normal task routing capabilities by factoring in the relationships defined in these organizations. Finally, TFOM adds an Organization Analysis view to the Teamworks Optimizer that allows companies to identify which groups having trouble meeting business-defined SLAs across all processes. This provides companies the first ability to gain insight into workforce management across processes, across applications, throughout the enterprise. Teamworks for Organization Management provides the means by which companies can gain additional insights into the productivity increases that business process management offers.

Teamworks now offers seamless integration to Microsoft SharePoint via Teamworks for SharePoint 2007. Workgroups are increasingly using Microsoft SharePoint to set up team sites, discussion groups and document repositories. However, these collaboration forums rarely have a notion of process - the steps that came before the forum discussion, the information required downstream, or the overall performance of the process supported by the forum. Teamworks for SharePoint 2007 provides built in support for ad-hoc collaboration activities by creating shared workspaces and discussion forums in SharePoint at any point in a Teamworks process, ensuring that the business process context and visibility remains intact. Thus people can continue to collaborate on work activities in a free form manner, and Teamworks for SharePoint tracks all of these activities as part of an overall process.

"Customers place their trust in Lombardi because our software and people deliver the confidence they need to become - and remain - process-driven," said Rod Favaron, Lombardi president and CEO. "Teamworks 6 is another innovative leap forward that is designed to help companies around the world to close the gap between their business strategy and execution results."

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Magma Enhances Flip Chip Design Support, Integrates Talus Vortex and Blast Fusion with Rio Design Automation’s RioMagic 14 May 2007

Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced the availability of enhanced flip chip design support through the integration of the Talus™ Vortex and Blast Fusion® physical design systems with Rio Design Automation’s RioMagic, the electronics industry’s first package-aware chip design software. With the enhanced capabilities, Magma provides tight links between IC implementation and package design and comprehensive redistribution layer (RDL) routing and bump placement capabilities, allowing designers to make packaging and performance tradeoffs and decisions earlier in the design process to ensure better quality of results (QoR), faster turnaround time and optimal packaging.

“By streamlining the interface between our tools, Magma and Rio enable mutual customers to concurrently address timing, area, power, signal integrity, yield and packaging requirements throughout the design flow,” said Kam Kittrell, general manager of Magma’s Design Implementation Business Unit. “This integrated approach will allow them to deliver better QoR and faster time to market.”

“Flip chip design teams are the big winners as a result of RioMagic’s integration with Magma’s Talus and Blast Fusion physical design systems,” said Kaushik Sheth, Rio Design Automation’s chief executive officer. “As a result, they will have a high degree of confidence that their chip will meet the timing, area, power, signal integrity and yield budget and fit into the package.”

RDL routing is necessary for designs that use flip chip interconnect packages – which utilize solder bumps on the chip pads instead of wire bonds – as well as for systems in package (SiPs). The RDL is an extra interconnect layer of wiring used to convert designs from perimeter to area array interconnect structures. Generally these redistribution layers not only route signals but also provide distributed power and ground. The Rio flow automatically routes the RDL on the die, which connects I/Os to bumps, and does the escape routing, which determines how routes "escape" into the package and connect bumps to balls. Rules-driven I/O sequencing and prototyping capabilities are also provided. The RDL routing and bump assignment information is easily imported into the Magma environment through a Tcl interface and used to complete the implementation.

RioMagic and RIO RDL router are resold and supported by Magma through an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement. This flow is available now through Magma.

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Magma Offers Royalty-Free License for Low-Power Chip Design Patent 15 May 2007

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Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced the availability of a patent license that allows electronic design automation (EDA) software developers to implement power-aware EDA tools based on concepts and claims in a Magma patent application that describes automated design of integrated circuits (ICs) with multiple voltage domains. This royalty-free, non-reciprocal license provides EDA developers and their end users with open access to fundamental low-power design technology.

Magma filed provisional patent application No. 60/783,425 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office more than a year ago for a method and system for automatically designing a chip with multiple voltage domains, which are commonly used to manage and reduce power consumption in advanced, complex ICs. These voltage domains are identified via characteristics related to signal potential, sleep mode and other factors. The identification of voltage domains is used for automated insertion of isolation blocks, level shifters, retention flip-flops and other power-optimization-related components. The concept of using multiple voltage domains to reduce power consumption is well understood and there are many ways to implement this technique. This license allows EDA tool developers to implement low-power design formats and standards using these techniques.

“By offering this licensing agreement so early in the patent approval process Magma is demonstrating full support for the development of a low-power design standard – especially one that is developed in an open and inclusive environment such as IEEE, which has a well-rounded policy on intellectual property,” said Kam Kittrell general manager of Magma’s Design Implementation Business Unit. “Magma recognizes the importance of creating and facilitating innovation while at the same time protecting differentiating IP.”

The license agreement and an FAQ are available on the Magma website at http://www.magma- da.com/LPLicense.

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MasterControl Partners with EMC to Integrate Enterprise Content Management Technologies 15 May 2007

MasterControl Inc. announced that it has entered into a technology partnership with EMC Corporation to allow easy integration of MasterControl Training™ with the EMC Documentum enterprise content management (ECM) platform. MasterControl will showcase its software solutions at the EMC World Conference on May 21-24 in Orlando, Fla.

“Our partnership with EMC in the area of enterprise content management will provide important support for life science companies in two ways. For Documentum users, it means a readily available solution for optimizing their training control and other GxP processes. And for those already using both Documentum and MasterControl, it means expanding the usability of their systems for greater efficiency,” said Michael Bothe, MasterControl vice president of business development.

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MasterControl, a global provider of GxP process and document management software solutions for life science companies, recently unveiled MasterControl Document Connections™, a module that enables companies to easily integrate their Documentum system with MasterControl Training.

Through MasterControl Document Connections, Documentum users will be able to complement their systems with robust MasterControl features. The key benefits of this integration include:

Any document change in the Documentum environment significant enough to require training will automatically trigger the appropriate training tasks in MasterControl Training for all affected employees. MasterControl Training automates assignment, monitoring, and verification of training tasks, as well as grading of online examinations. It allows sequencing of training courses, so when a prerequisite is completed, the next course is automatically launched. The system also tracks and shows any training deficiencies that might jeopardize compliance.

Multiple connections can be made to multiple electronic repositories. This is beneficial for companies that may have documents stored in multiple systems (e.g., SOPs in one and engineering drawings in another), but would like to trigger training when changes occur in either.

Documentum can be integrated with MasterControl Training without the need for expensive custom coding, so the integration is cost-effective.

Through links, a Documentum user can launch MasterControl forms (such as CAPA, change control, nonconformance disposition, and deviation management forms), pulling out relevant information stored in Documentum into the form.

A MasterControl team will demonstrate MasterControl solutions at Booth 735 in Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., during the EMC World Conference.

MasterControl considers software validation an integral part of software solutions for FDA-regulated customers. It offers a continuum of validation products and services that address different levels of software validation needs based on individual risk assessment. MasterControl's “continuous validation” approach cuts the time, pain, and cost involved in validating a system.

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Mentor Graphics Expands Questa Functional Verification Platform and Targets Low-power Designs 14 May 2007

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced it has expanded the comprehensive Questa™ verification solution, which combines tools, methodology and industry partners to deliver a new level of verification productivity and efficiency to today's designers. The announcement includes the new Questa 6.3 functional verification platform addressing low-power verification, and powerful verification management capabilities that enable closed-loop management reporting, analysis and documentation. It

Page 87 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary also includes improved debugging and version 3.0 of the industry's first open-source standards-based Advanced Verification Methodology (AVM).

“Power and complexity are the two design drivers that are impacting today’s verification flows,” said Robert Hum, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Design Verification and Test division. “Complexity is also an increasing issue with tool environments. With the Questa 6.3 functional verification platform, we’re solving these issues by delivering the critical new capabilities required by today’s designers while simultaneously eliminating many of the tool and integration issues that complicate today’s flows. The combination enables the increase in productivity that teams need to be successful with today’s designs.”

Verify Low-power Behavior in RTL

Effectively managing power consumption is a critical design issue in many markets. The increasing size of today’s designs has made traditional post-place and route insertion and verification of low-power design techniques such as power gating and retention impractical. The Questa 6.3 functional verification platform includes new simulation technology that enables verification of power control logic at RTL (register transfer level) before synthesis when it is easier to validate and repair issues in the system power architecture implementation.

With Questa 6.3, designers can specify low-power design intent without modifying their RTL code – reducing any costly re-verification of existing intellectual property (IP) blocks. Questa 6.3 accurately simulates shutdown and power-up behavior to verify that the chip operates as intended in all system power states. To support the common use of retention in today’s designs, Questa 6.3 allows the easy specification of retention capabilities with inferred flip-flops and latches as well as memories in the RTL design. These features enable identification of difficult bugs such as the interaction of register clock and reset signals with the save, restore and retention states early in the design cycle.

Mentor Graphics supports the Accellera Unified Power Format (UPF). The Questa Power Configuration File was donated to Accellera and was used in the development of this new industry standard that offers portability of low power design data and interoperability of tools in a low-power design flow.

Comprehensive Closed-loop Verification Management Delivers Actionable Metrics

Designers are faced with massive amounts of data from their verification tools. Getting actionable information from this sea of data is the key to verification productivity. The Questa 6.3 verification platform features a verification management toolset that includes a Unified Coverage Database (UCDB) that collects and manages all verification data, automatic import of verification plans written in Microsoft Word and Excel and XML, and a tracking and reporting system that closes the verification loop by delivering coverage information mapped to the verification plan.

Questa Verification Manager optimizes the verification process by identifying redundant tests, tests that achieve a specific purpose – highest coverage within a given amount of simulation time or tests that hit

Page 88 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary specific coverage areas – and the functional areas that have not yet been verified. These actionable metrics enable verification teams to improve efficiency and reduce time to coverage.

Improving Debugging Reduces Repair Times

The bottleneck within verification is the time it takes to analyze and resolve bugs. Questa 6.3 introduces new capabilities to speed the debug process including graphical and source-based traceability of incorrect results to their root cause and an innovative assertion debug capability. Questa’s Assertion Thread Viewer provides a graphical view of the evaluation of an assertion or coverage property from initial activation until final pass or failure. This functionality provides all the information needed to understand why an assertion passed or failed as well as improving the quality of assertions by identifying poorly written properties that can severely impact simulation performance.

AVM 3.0 Extends First Open Source Verification Methodology

The Mentor Advanced Verification Methodology (AVM) is the first true system-level-to-RTL verification methodology. The AVM integrates advanced verification techniques like constrained- random stimulus, functional coverage and assertions into a single transaction level modeling (TLM)- based framework implemented in both SystemC and SystemVerilog. All AVM libraries are available in source code format in both SystemVerilog and SystemC. AVM 3.0 now includes improved management and reporting features, more top-level environments for integrating 3rd-party IP and a revamped Verification Cookbook – the AVM end user manual – that includes new material on object-oriented programming and working with modules.

Product Availability and Pricing

The Questa 6.3 verification platform will ship in Q2 2007 and includes access to the Advanced Verification Methodology portal. Configurations start at $24,000 USD for a 12-month license. AVM 3.0 will be available in Q2 2007 at no charge under a standard, open-source license. For additional product details, call 1-800-547-3000 or go to http://www.mentor.com/questa.

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Midsize Companies Embrace SAP® All-in-One Solutions for Unprecedented Speed, Predictability in Deployment

May 14, 2007

SAP AG announced that midsize companies around the world are realizing faster, more predictable and affordable deployment of business solutions with SAP® All-in-One solutions from SAP and its partners. Companies in diverse industries and geographic markets - including Hess Medizintechnik (Switzerland), Imperium Renewables (United States), RPG Life Sciences (India), Swiss Precision Industries (Singapore), Vinothek Brancaia (Switzerland), WaterAir (France) and XOJet (United States) - are among the first to gain competitive advantage from SAP All-in-One solutions qualified on the latest version of

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SAP®ERP, which serves as a business process platform that delivers continuous innovation customers can adopt over time at their own pace. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 - 16.

SAP All-in-One solutions from SAP and its partners are the choice of nearly 10,000 companies in more than 50 countries around the world, growing at a rate of 23 percent year-over-year. Developed and delivered by a network of approximately 1,000 SAP channel partners, SAP All-in-One solutions comprise the industry's largest portfolio of microvertical business applications designed specifically for midsize companies.

Fixed-price Deployment, Industry Best Practices in 20 Working Days

A seller of high-quality wines from leading European wine cultivation countries, Vinothek Brancaia selected SMART - Weinhandel, an SAP All-in-One solution from SAP partner Atlantis IT-solutions GmbH because of its unique fixed-price offering and maintenance model. Addressing specific, microvertical requirements of companies in the wine industry, the solution is built upon an SAP® Best Practices Baseline Package designed specifically for midsize companies in Switzerland. Working with pre-configured industry capabilities from SAP and Atlantis, Vinothek Brancaia implemented the solution within a rapid time span of 20 working days. Internet sales is seen as a strategic business area and therefore further planning includes the SAP-based Webshop to be implemented in the near future.

"We wanted to avoid lengthy implementation, and the solution from Atlantis and SAP allowed us to quickly adopt proven technology and industry best practices at an established, affordable cost," said Raymond Silvani, CEO, Vinothek Brancaia. "The solution, price and deployment times are an exact fit for a business of our size, in our industry."

Performance, Customer Satisfaction Gains in 50 Working Days, at Fixed Price

A leading medical equipment manufacturer in Switzerland, Hess Medizintechnik selected as//medical, an SAP All-in-One solution from SAP partner Agilita AG. Utilizing SAP Best Practices and the additional services of SAP's regional SME Solution Center, the company deployed the solution in 50 working days, with minimal disruption to operations and predictable outcomes, costs and time to value.

"Midsize companies with ambitions to grow rapidly need a good solution for improving their services to customers," said Walter Zannier, CEO, Hess Medizintechnik. "With the SAP All-in-One solution, we can now check at a glance whether we can accept an order and deliver on time - this is helping establish credibility with our customers, and they have more confidence in us. Our on-time delivery performance has improved by 25 percent."

Automation in areas such as serialization and batch management of instruments, as well as contract management within IT systems helps Hess Medizintechnik effectively manage legal requirements and product recalls.

"These critical capabilities have enhanced our reputation as a professional supplier," Zannier said. "The project was completed on time and within budget - I would do it again."

Reduced Operating Costs, Improved Decision Making, 30 Days Ahead of Schedule

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Based in India, RPG Life Sciences Ltd. is a full-spectrum pharmaceutical company with international operations, which develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of branded formulations, generics and bulk drugs developed through fermentation and chemical synthesis routes. The company selected the OBTPharma solution from SAP partner OBT Global based on its micro-vertical industry capabilities, including cGXP processes, electronic batch process recording and recipe management. RPG Life Sciences leveraged best practices from SAP and OBT Global to "go live" with the solution on April 1, a full month before its anticipated project completion.

"Our expectations from SAP have largely been fulfilled ahead of schedule, and we now have integration of business processes towards common corporate objectives and a single source of reliable data for faster decision making and more meaningful analysis and reports," said Ashoke Roy, CFO, RPG Life Sciences. "Real-time data availability will enable us to reduce both working capital and operating cost, increase business predictability, and also to enhance the quality of business decisions at all levels - we expect payback from this project to be fast."

Fast ROI, Improved Visibility and Operational Excellence

Swiss Precision Industries Pte Ltd of Singapore engineers and manufactures precision tools, dies and components that drive a diverse range of industries. It also works closely with its customers to design and develop new products, offering a one-stop shop for manufacturing solutions. Swiss Precision chose the HighTech-One solution from SAP partner Ledge Consulting. Designed for rapid, "value-for-money implementations," the solution allowed Swiss Precision to experience rapid implementation.

"With the SAP All-in-One solutions, we saw a tremendous improvement in the visibility of information across our company that allows us to retrieve information rapidly," said Raymond Tan, managing director, Swiss Precision Industries. "We are able to identify opportunities for improvement resulting in enhanced management efficiencies through the deployment of the solution's integrated and streamlined business processes. The implementation has already resulted in a quick return on investment (ROI) and helped us move up a notch in our industry sector through our enhanced operational performance."

Fast Deployment, Time to Value Underpin High Growth

The world's first private airline and a fast-growing private aviation company based in San Carlos, California, XOJet sought an IT platform that could both scale along with its expanding business and provide the flexibility to support its innovative business model. The company's ability to deliver dramatically better economics, while improving aircraft availability, reliability and safety to its customers has led to more than 300 percent growth rates each year since its founding. XOJet selected the SAP All-in-One solution due to its industry capabilities and ability to keep pace with the company's ambitious business strategy.

"Our operating model calls for a highly adaptive business solution that will power our rapid growth, allow for continuous change and deliver the insight our executives need to remain highly responsive to our customers," said Nick Solinger, CMO, XOJet. "The SAP solution gives us a predictable deployment in an accelerated time frame, and a solid backbone as our fleet grows and we continue to innovate."

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SAP All-in-One solutions, along with SAP® Business Suite and SAP® Business One, address the diverse needs of small businesses and midsize companies, a fast-growing segment accounting for more than 65 percent of SAP's total customers.

"With the SAP All-in-One solutions, SAP and our partners deliver highly configurable and extensible business solutions that meet the unique and often changing business needs of mid-market customers," said Hans-Peter Klaey, president, SME, SAP AG. "And, we deliver value to these customers with unprecedented speed, predictability and affordable cost. Customers deploying SAP All-in-One solutions qualified on the latest version of SAP ERP enjoy the clear business advantages to be gained from the powerful combination of micro- vertical best practices and continuous innovation from SAP."

For more information about SAP All-in-One solutions, visit http://www.sap.com/solutions/midsize/allinone.

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New Enterprise Risk Management Application From SAP Helps Companies Balance Business Opportunities With Risk Exposures

May 14, 2007

Continuing to expand its market-leading portfolio of solutions for governance, risk and compliance, SAP AG introduced SAP® GRC Risk Management, a new business application that provides organizations with an integrated framework to automatically identify and proactively manage enterprise risk in the context of corporate strategy and business performance. Managing enterprise risk in a consistent, efficient, sustainable manner has become a critical boardroom priority as CFOs and chief risk officers (CROs) are facing unprecedented levels of business complexity, changing geopolitical threats, new regulations and legislation, and increasing shareholders demands. In response to these growing business challenges, SAP is delivering SAP GRC Risk Management to equip companies with the tools they require to help manage key risk exposures and vulnerabilities alongside the pursuit of new business opportunities, delivering more informed decision-making, improved business performance and competitive advantage. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 - 16.

According to a recent Deloitte report, titled "Disarming the Value Killers: A Risk Management Study," nearly half of the Fortune 1000 companies lost 20 percent of their stock value as a result of a significant business event, with half of those companies requiring greater than one year to regain lost value; more than one-fifth of those companies never recovered. SAP GRC Risk Management enables organizations to guide risk appetite and threshold planning, identify and analyze risks, balance the costs of risk avoidance with opportunities for growth and continuously monitor risk profiles over time. The new risk management application from SAP is a key component of the company's growing portfolio of solutions for governance, risk and compliance (SAP solutions for GRC), and supports SAP's multi-year plan to holistically address the increasingly strategic role of the CFO in driving business performance.

"Historically, risk management has often been a fragmented operation, particularly for large, distributed global businesses," wrote Michael Rasmussen, vice president, Forrester Research, in his February 2007 report "Business Drivers For Enterprise Risk Management." "Individual silos of risk management have

Page 92 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary emerged in enterprises worldwide as they react to mounting pressures, including dynamic and distributed business environments, changing geopolitical threats, and new legislation ... Today, executives are trying to establish a more consistent approach to risk management throughout the enterprise that will help aggregate better data for decision-making... A federated approach to measuring and managing risk is clearly beneficial for large enterprises."

Becoming a Risk-Intelligent, Risk-Agile Organization

Smart companies today recognize that the ability to balance risks and opportunities separates companies that thrive from companies that merely survive. Risk-intelligent enterprises view risk not only as protecting existing assets from negative incidents or events, but also as being prepared for opportunity and taking calculated, measured risks to drive growth and value creation. An integrated, systematic, comprehensive risk management framework and set of advanced technology tools allow organizations to accomplish these dual objectives.

"We often see companies struggle to refine their risk management approach to encompass the entire business and address the full spectrum of risks," said David M. Johnson, managing director, Technology Risk Services group, Protiviti. "It's important for these companies to incorporate a holistic, proactive risk management framework using the SAP GRC Risk Management solution that will enable them to better understand and manage risk across the enterprise."

"Fragmented approaches to risk management often result in duplication of efforts and technologies, inconsistent measurement approaches and reporting, an obscured view of comprehensive risks across the organization, and importantly, a lack of confidence in an organization's operational, financial and legal integrity," said Amit Chatterjee, senior vice president, GRC business unit, SAP. "SAP provides a holistic, integrated, enterprise-wide risk management platform, and is uniquely positioned to help companies access and leverage the wealth of operational data that exists in an organization's existing IT systems to help expose, manage and respond to an increasingly wide range of potential high-risk events."

SAP GRC Risk Management - An Integrated, Cross-Enterprise Approach

SAP GRC Risk Management enables organizations to implement proactive risk management processes throughout the enterprise. The application provides a best-practice framework for enterprise risk identification, collaborative risk analysis, risk-response management and continuous risk monitoring and reporting. SAP GRC Risk Management provides critical process automation for all key risk management activities.

Risk Planning—SAP GRC Risk Management facilitates a consistent, cross-enterprise approach, enabling companies to overcome "siloed" activities to create a complete and accurate risk profile for the enterprise based on customizable risk catalogs and measures. Executives can identify risks concurrent with new strategy development and determine the appropriate risk appetite that should be used for different units within the organization.

Risk Identification and Analysis—Key risks can be identified, regardless of where they exist, and analyzed based on qualitative or quantitative methods. In many cases, this process can be automated and embedded within key business processes, such that when high-impact, high-probability indicators exceed thresholds, proactive alerts are delivered via workflows to experts for assessment and resolution. Some

Page 93 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary risks cannot be automatically identified, in which case collaborative, user-friendly self-assessments gather and route the relevant information. Regardless of whether the risk was automatically or manually identified, the application's analytics can be used to prioritize risks.

Risk Response—Once critical risks have been identified, SAP GRC Risk Management helps organizations develop an appropriate response strategy based on which responses generate the best ROI. The application delivers a customizable risk response playbook, or a set of best practices based on past experiences and loss event analysis, which facilitates strategy recommendations for optimum risk avoidance, mitigation or recovery across business silos.

Risk Monitoring—As the business environment and subsequent risk profile of an organization change over time, executives need to understand the status across the enterprise and be able to compare and re- prioritize risk-adjusted opportunities. Role-based dashboards for risk managers and business professionals provide transparency for more informed decision-making, monitoring risks in context of business unit objectives, and capturing incidents and losses to help companies avoid making the same mistakes twice.

SAP GRC Risk Management leverages enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) and is built on the standards-based SAP NetWeaver® platform, which supports the integration of SAP® Business Suite applications as well as non-SAP software. SAP NetWeaver unifies technology components into a single platform, allowing organizations to reduce IT complexity and obtain business value from their IT investments.

Growing SAP Risk Management Partner Ecosystem

The complexities of enterprise risk management are significant and growing every day, and customers often require risk specialty products or services based on specific industry, regional or functional needs. With SAP GRC Risk Management serving as an integrated cross-enterprise platform, SAP is partnering with other leading technology providers to extend its capabilities into critical areas such as business continuity and crisis management, supply chain risk, advanced analytics and industry-specific solutions.

One such SAP partner is Triple Point Technology, a global supplier of cross-industry software for commodity trading and position management. Triple Point provides Commodity SL, built on the SAP NetWeaver platform, which enables organizations to aggregate the physical and financial positions and execute the respective hedges across their diverse commodity profile. This is critical within industries where raw materials and finished products are subject to highly volatile supply/demand shifts, thus creating a significant risk exposure, such as in oil and gas, mining, utilities and consumer products. Triple Point provides the quantification of commodity risk exposure to SAP GRC Risk Management, so it can be prioritized and monitored effectively in context to the other top financial, regulatory and operational risks that the enterprise faces.

In the area of compliant business continuity and disaster recovery, SAP is partnering with Unisys to promote solutions to manage and control disaster risk and limit subsequent liability due to potential non- compliance following a catastrophic event. The Unisys Safeguard 30m solution uniquely provides automated application failover and fully coordinated data recovery between data centers up to 3,000 miles apart in 30 minutes or less. With this solution, regional business continuity risks such as seismic-, power- or weather-related events tracked in SAP GRC Risk Management can be successfully mitigated

Page 94 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary by automatically shifting operations to an unimpaired data center within a matter of minutes. SAP and Unisys have initiated a joint marketing program to promote disaster recovery, regulatory compliance and risk management solutions to clients.

SAP solutions for GRC are a critical component of the company's multi-year plan to holistically address the increasingly strategic role of the CFO in driving business performance. (See May 8, 2007 press release, "SAP Extends Leadership in Delivering Solutions to the CFO with Acquisition of OutlookSoft Corporation")

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Primavera® Evolve and Hitachi Consulting Ally to Deliver Combined Solutions for Optimal Workforce Planning

May 14, 2007

Primavera® Evolve, the resource and project portfolio management software division of Primavera Systems, Inc., announced a strategic alliance with Hitachi Consulting, the global consulting company of Hitachi, Ltd., to help companies manage special projects with the right resources needed to achieve the right results. Primavera Evolve will provide project portfolio management (PPM) software. Hitachi Consulting will provide project management guidance and implementation services.

As the labor market tightens and investors continue to push for higher gross margins, companies are demanding solutions that will improve workforce planning and forecasting, enable more accurate budgeting, and optimize business processes. Primavera Evolve and Hitachi Consulting services uniquely provide solutions to meet these difficult challenges.

According to Randy Green, Hitachi Consulting vice president leading the alliance, Primavera's market- leading Project Portfolio Management software provides value to companies looking to quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI on important projects.

"Primavera has developed one of the few products that provides a comprehensive and strategic application in this area," said Mr. Green. "Organization leaders are getting more sophisticated at how they look at project portfolio management and this system facilitates smart decision-making and managing investments. This solution is capable of interacting with the financial side of a company. This is a significant feature as these solutions are now becoming another piece of the ERP."

Primavera Evolve recognizes Hitachi Consulting's business process mapping expertise and its ability to help companies realize the value of using Primavera software. Implementing the software on its own can prove to be more difficult if the proper processes are not in place.

"We had been in engagements working with Hitachi Consulting prior to signing the partnership," said Joanne McCool, General Manager of Primavera Evolve. "We quickly realized that, as market leaders, it makes sense for the two of us to work together for the benefit of our customers who will gain tremendous value through Hitachi Consulting's services."

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SAP Extends Identity Management Capabilities in SAP NetWeaver With Acquisition of MaXware

May 14, 2007

Delivering new solutions to help CIOs increase security in today's heterogeneous IT environments, SAP AG announced that it is extending the identity management capabilities in the SAP NetWeaver® platform. These enhancements come with the acquisition of MaXware, a privately held provider of identity management software. Building on SAP's knowledge and expertise in core business processes, the addition of new identity management capabilities in SAP NetWeaver will deliver an integrated platform to work across systems and across business processes, to manage identities and ensure security in real- time. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '07, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 - 16.

Improving security around information workers involved in one or more business processes is becoming increasingly important as companies move to the highly distributed environment of enterprise service- oriented architecture (enterprise SOA). In addition to increasing security in an enterprise SOA, CIOs are looking to reduce the total cost of running IT through an integrated approach to assigning and administering user roles across many systems. As companies service-enable their applications, the combination of distributed enterprise services with powerful cross-system business processes requires that identities are managed in an integrated, straightforward and simple manner. By combining MaXware's proven, flexible and easy-to-configure identity management solution with SAP's industry- leading business applications and SOA- based platform, SAP can offer an identity management solution that increases flexibility and agility of business units when managing employee identities and when managing identities across company boundaries with customers, distributors or suppliers.

"Security ranks at the top of CIO agendas as they look to further improve security and control access, while lowering the administrative costs associated with managing identities," said Klaus Kreplin, corporate officer and member of the Executive Council, head of SAP NetWeaver Technology, SAP AG. "With the addition of MaXware capabilities, SAP will deliver to customers a lean, integrated and proven identity management solution for heterogeneous IT landscapes. This will be of tremendous benefit to both MaXware and SAP customers."

MaXware provides a comprehensive solution suite and a world-class professional services delivery team, helping companies optimize, integrate and evolve their current identity management processes. MaXware's virtualization and user provisioning technologies form the core of its identity management solution are built on an enterprise SOA and offer identity management as a service-providing scalable, real-time and standards-based access to identity information residing in multiple repositories. MaXware serves 300 customers worldwide in a diverse range of industries, such as technology, manufacturing, business services, defense, energy, healthcare, financial services and public sector. MaXware's corporate headquarters are in Trondheim, Norway, with sales subsidiaries in the United States and the United Kingdom.

"This is a very exciting time for MaXware customers, as they now have access to the global reach and deep solution offerings of SAP," said Stale Svenning, president and CEO, MaXware. "For our employees, this is also an exciting time as we look to new innovations and value we can collectively deliver to CIOs who are managing the heterogeneity of enterprise SOA landscapes."

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The addition of MaXware complements SAP's business applications and platform and will enable customers to extend the value of their SAP investments. While the new MaXware capabilities in the platform will provide the functionality to centrally manage and provision identity information in SAP and heterogeneous environments, SAP GRC Access Control can deliver business value to the customer through its rich capabilities and content to support end-to-end compliance and risk management.

The acquisition of MaXware is continuing evidence of SAP's strategy to use well-placed, fill-in acquisitions to complement its broad solution offering by gaining innovative technologies while maintaining its successful organic growth track record. Integration planning is still underway for MaXware's offices and its 30 employees. The acquisition is expected to close May 2007. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Continuing Innovation in SAP NetWeaver

The addition of MaXware builds on the new innovations SAP is delivering in the platform this year. At SAPPHIRE '07 Atlanta, SAP unveiled the next wave of functionality in SAP NetWeaver aligned under four pillars: improved user access and productivity, accelerated application and business process composition, streamlined access to relevant and reliable information across the enterprise and automated governance of enterprise SOA. (See April 24, 2007 press release, titled "SAP Unveils Road Map for Next Wave of SAP NetWeaver Innovations.") Marking the first milestone in the roadmap, SAP announced that SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE), a next-generation set of standards-based and integrated composition tools, has been released to customers and partners for full production use. (See May 9, 2007 press release, titled "SAP NetWeaver® Composition Environment Ready to Power Companies' Enterprise SOA Applications."

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Sequence Intros PowerTheater-Explorer For Power Visualization and Debug 17 May 2007

Sequence Design announced PowerTheater-Explorer, an innovative option to the RTL power analysis engine, PowerTheater, that adds state-of-the-art power visualization and debug capabilities for fast, interactive power reduction.

“Users will experience immediate productivity gains when using PowerTheater-Explorer,” said Sequence president and CEO Vic Kulkarni. “It provides access to more power data that can be manipulated at both the RTL and gate levels of abstraction than any other solution.”

A new SmartSource Viewer allows designers to determine hot spots in the design, to visualize, debug and interactively determine ways to reduce a design’s power. The hierarchical RTL power tree display shows hot spots that can be cross-probed to schematics, showing connectivity and indicating how activity is moving through the design and how instances impact one another. These results can be displayed and analyzed at RTL, gate, or mixed levels of abstraction. SmartSource also provides a dedicated view of the clock tree for fast isolation and optimization.

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The integrated waveform viewer in PowerTheater-Explorer can input qualified vectors for all modes of operation and report average modal power for package selection, or worst-case for preventing dynamic voltage drop problems. Waveforms can be viewed simultaneously to debug power problems, including power over time, peak power, and comparisons between logic and power waveforms.

Customized power analysis features in PowerTheater-Explorer allow designers to write their own power data analyzers and reporting algorithms, since the design data is stored in OpenAccess, an Si2 standard database.

PowerTheater-Explorer is also useful in power regression testing, for block or full-chip analysis. The PowerTheater analysis engine can run multiple power regressions at RTL overnight, and post process data to determine power budget problems. PowerTheater-Explorer is the debug and visualization tool for power reduction. This new analysis environment lets large design groups employ PowerTheater engines for power estimation, and multiple PowerTheater-Explorers for visualization and debug for a focused team effort on power management.

Price/Availability

PowerTheater-Explorer is sold as an option to PowerTheater, allowing more engineers access to PowerTheater for maximum cost-effectiveness. PowerTheater-Explorer is part of the Sequence Design- For-Power flow. PowerTheater-Explorer will be available Q3 2007. North America price begins at $30,000 for a one-year TBL.

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Serena Software Ships First Portfolio Management Solution to Integrate Software Development Data With Business Metrics

May 14, 2007

Serena Software, Inc., leader in application lifecycle management for distributed and mainframe systems, introduced Serena® Mariner™, the industry’s first solution to integrate Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) into a single Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) offering. By integrating Mariner with Serena Dimensions® and Serena TeamTrack®, IT executives can make better decisions and manage their application portfolio like a business – from initial project proposal to application retirement.

“Finally, with Serena Mariner, IT executives have the tools they need to quantify and justify their application development efforts,” said Jeremy Burton, Serena president and CEO. “Up to now, IT managers have been forced to make critical decisions with insufficient data. With Serena’s integrated PPM/ALM solution, CIOs have the same level of visibility that line of business managers have for their operations. They can drill down on current project metrics and communicate IT’s value back to the business.”

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Today’s enterprises face competitive pressures that challenge them to deliver high-quality software that cuts costs and drives business revenue. Yet demand for new or enhanced applications far outstrips IT resources. Serena’s ALM solutions now provide visibility, automation, and collaboration across the application lifecycle to reveal the true cost of maintaining existing applications and ensure that the highest value projects are properly resourced.

According to an independent report by Forrester, “ALM alone is not enough to guarantee successful software delivery. Much of ALM’s value comes from its connections to the separate but related disciplines of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and IT operations. The best PPM efforts leverage ALM data to inform executive decision-making. And hand-offs to and from IT operations fulfill, propel, and inform development activities.”1

“Visibility into supply, demand, execution, and performance will help IT organizations decrease costs and increase revenue, using PPM process change management and PPM process automation as a foundation,” said Daniel Stang, Principal Research Analyst for Gartner, Inc. “Combining PPM and ALM support through process change and process automation is an important step toward significant, enhanced IT planning and control.”

Serena Mariner Ties IT to Business Strategy

Serena Mariner allows companies to manage IT as an investment portfolio by defining objectives, controlling risk, and efficiently balancing resource demands. With enterprise-wide visibility, projects are prioritized and assigned based on fit with business strategy.

By integrating PPM into a single ALM offering, Serena combines traditional PPM metrics, such as project costs and resource availability, with software development metrics, such as requirements met or defects open. This yields information that IT managers and executives can use to make better portfolio decisions and focus critical IT resources on higher-priority projects.

Serena Mariner 6.2 offers consolidated dashboard views of key project metrics via out-of-the-box integrations with both Serena TeamTrack, for real-time collaboration across the entire development ecosystem, and Serena Dimensions, which automates and manages the application development lifecycle from inception to implementation. IT decision makers and application development managers can monitor project progress without relying on manual roll-ups of project status information. As a result, IT executives can assess and manage all the elements critical to enterprise application development, including application demand, current project status, IT skills and resource availability, development costs, and fit between project progress and business requirements.

“We believe Serena has adopted the right business strategy with the integration of ALM and PPM,” said Dorene Farwick and Mary Beth Peavler, Systems Managers, Western & Southern Financial Group. “With better insight into project costs, resource availability, and application development, the new solution will give IT managers and executives the ability to make smarter, more informed decisions about how to allocate resources to address the most important business priorities.”

Benefits of Serena’s approach include:

Focus application development resources on high-priority projects: IT decision makers and application development managers have visibility into all application development work — making it much easier to

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Deliver projects on-time, on-budget and on-value: Complete visibility into the product lifecycle ensures that IT organizations can manage projects with an eye toward costs, timelines, and business requirements. Serena’s integrated PPM offering for ALM provides visibility into targeted requirements and met requirements throughout the entire project lifecycle — ensuring that IT delivers what the business needs.

Ensure alignment between business and application development: The integration of PPM with ALM lets customers control not just the “what” and “how” but also the “why, when, and who” of IT project management. Data no longer has to be manually collected from disparate systems. Nor is it rolled up by hand and reported after the fact. Gathered from distributed sources and teams, data delivered to executives is both up-to-date and unfiltered for accurate status of projects and resources. The result is better decision-making, less rework, faster time-to-market, and final results that deliver expected project value.

Pricing and Availability

Serena Mariner 6.2 is available now worldwide. Easy to install and deploy, Mariner’s capabilities can be configured to an organization’s specific levels of IT process maturity. As IT organizations mature, more advanced Mariner capabilities can be enabled to drive additional value from their PPM and ALM initiatives. Serena offers free assessment services to help companies determine their IT process maturity.

Interested parties should contact their Serena sales representatives or authorized resellers. For more information, please visit http://www.serena.com/US/products/mariner.

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SpaceClaim Adds Precise Editing of JT Open Format for Effective Manufacturing Collaboration 17 May 2007

SpaceClaim Corp. announced immediate support for the 3D JT Open format with SpaceClaim Professional 2007. SpaceClaim enables JT import, precise modification, and JT export for customers in automotive, aerospace, and other industries that utilize this format for data exchange. SpaceClaim’s JT Open support broadens our customer’s data exchange choices, which also include native-CAD and industry standard file formats. The result is greater collaboration across product development and throughout the supply chain. SpaceClaim has also joined the JT Open Program as a vendor member.

JT has been widely adopted as a viewable format for 3D data and as a lightweight means to exchange product information across global manufacturing organizations. In some industries JT is used for downstream applications and across the supply chain. With the expanding use of JT comes an increased need to precisely modify the geometry in support of change requests and product revisions and to drive improved design collaboration throughout the value chain.

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JT Open, and the ability to make modifications directly to JT data, is important in furthering OEMs ability to communicate and collaborate with their supply chain. The use of JT enables manufacturing to quickly and accurately communicate issues with their suppliers without having to provide native CAD file formats.

“Our customers work with multiple OEMs and partners with different CAD systems. It is too costly for them to maintain resources for every system. SpaceClaim enables these customers to import JT Open files or native CAD files, and then make any necessary design modifications,” said Howie Markson, Sr. Director, Marketing, of SpaceClaim Corp. “SpaceClaim frees the user to make changes without needing to know what system originated the design or how the design model was created. This enables everyone within the extended design team to rapidly view, modify, and communicate design changes to the rest of the team.”

Web Event

SpaceClaim will host a product demonstration of SpaceClaim Professional 2007 and its support of JT Data Modification and Exchange on Wednesday, 6 June, 2007 at 11:00 am EDT. To register for the online presentation, please go to: http://www.spaceclaim.com/Company/Events/JT-Open-Webinar.aspx.

See how SpaceClaim Professional 2007 fits into the existing workflow of product development, and includes a flexible modeling environment, geometric inferencing for real-time design hints, integrated parts and assembly workspace for top-down design, and an open XML data model that ensures long-term protection of customer data.

SpaceClaim Professional 2007 and JT Data Exchange is available world-wide for purchase and for download directly from the company web site, http://www.spaceclaim.com/.

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Synopsys Switch IP for PCI Express Passes PCI-SIG Compliance Testing 17 May 2007

Synopsys, Inc. announced that its DesignWare® Switch intellectual property (IP) for PCI Express® has passed compliance testing at the PCI-Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG®) Compliance Workshop. Compliance helps ensure interoperability while minimizing risk and reducing time to market for designers using complex, high performance PCI Express interfaces. The DesignWare Switch IP for PCI Express is used to power Agilent Technologies' Protocol Test Card (PTC), one of three "Gold Tests" required by PCI-SIG for products to achieve compliance and be listed on PCI-SIG's Integrators List.

"Agilent's PTC for PCI Express has enabled the industry to rapidly adopt the PCI Express Standard" said Siegfried Gross, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Digital Verification Solutions Division. "Synopsys' track record of providing the industry with quality PCI Express IP was a key reason why we selected their IP for our PTC."

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The DesignWare Switch IP for PCI Express is part of Synopsys' comprehensive, silicon-proven PCI Express solution supporting the 1.1 and 2.0 (Gen II) specifications. The suite of digital controllers, including Endpoint, Root Complex, Switch, Bridge and Dual Mode, provide low gate count and low latency. The PHY IP for PCI Express has the lowest power (30 to 50 percent lower than competitive solutions), high performance margins, and small die area. The verification IP enables a quick and efficient way to verify PCI Express designs using the industry's latest verification methodologies. The trusted DesignWare IP for PCI Express is used by more designers than any other PCI Express solution available today.

"Delivering IP that is compliant with the PCI Express standard is just one example of how Synopsys helps designers achieve interoperability and reduce integration risk" said John Koeter, senior director of marketing for the IP and Service Group at Synopsys. "By being in Agilent's PTC, Synopsys is contributing to a key industry product which helps designers validate the functional compliance of their PCI Express-based designs and deliver innovative products to the market."

Synopsys will be demonstrating the DesignWare IP for PCI Express 2.0 at the PCI-SIG Developer's Conference, May 21-22, 2007, in San Jose, California.

Availability

The DesignWare Switch IP for PCI Express is available now, for more information visit: http://www.synopsys.com/products/designware/docs/ds/c/dwc_pci_express_sw.html.

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Synopsys Unveils Industry's First Certified Hi-Speed USB 'On-The-Go' nanoPHY IP for TSMC's 65- nanometer Process 15 May 2007

Synopsys, Inc. announced that its DesignWare® USB 2.0 nanoPHY is the first USB 2.0 PHY intellectual property (IP) for TSMC's 65-nanometer (nm) process to successfully pass the USB Implementers Forum Hi-Speed On-The-Go (OTG) PHY certification. Synopsys' USB 2.0 nanoPHY mixed-signal IP, now available in the TSMC 65-nm process nodes, uses half the power and die area compared to previous USB solutions and enables faster time-to-market and reduced risk.

In addition to optimizing for low power and area, Synopsys IP architects designed the DesignWare USB 2.0 nanoPHY for long-term electrical performance of the USB 2.0 nanoPHY when implemented in the 2.5 V transistor process option. Since the nanoPHY must maintain USB compliance and thereby support 3.3V and 5V signaling levels, careful attention was required to ensure that the 2.5V structures would not be overstressed. Extensive simulations were specifically developed across worst-case conditions to ensure consistent, long-term nanoPHY operation.

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The DesignWare USB 2.0 nanoPHY is part of the complete USB OTG solution from Synopsys. Combined with Synopsys' USB 2.0 high-speed OTG controller and USB Verification IP, Synopsys offers a proven, 65-nm solution for high speed OTG applications. The DesignWare USB IP products, including the PHYs have been certified in hundreds of applications.

"Designers require that we provide them access to reliable, low-risk and proven mixed-signal connectivity IP such as USB 2.0," said Kuo Wu, deputy director of design service marketing at TSMC. "This latest generation of USB 2.0 nanoPHYs from Synopsys allows designers to quickly integrate USB 2.0 connectivity into their system-on-chip designs and ramp into high-volume production."

Synopsys' USB 2.0 nanoPHYs are available for TSMC's 65-nm, 90-nm, and 130-nm processes.

"The availability of proven mixed-signal IP continues to be a key factor in enabling migration of SoC designs to advanced small-geometry processes," said John Koeter, senior director of IP Marketing at Synopsys. "We've worked closely with TSMC in creating this 65-nm USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP to help designers achieve power and area savings while meeting TSMC's rigorous design-for-manufacturing standards. Our attention to these details provides designers the confidence that the nanoPHY will deliver low power, small area, maximum yield and long-term reliability."

Availability

Synopsys' DesignWare USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP is available now from Synopsys for TSMC's 65-nm, TSMC's 90-nm, and TSMC's 130-nm processes.

About DesignWare Mixed-Signal IP

Synopsys enables designers to integrate analog Mixed-Signal IP (MSIP) into next-generation system-on- chips (SoCs) with a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance PHYs for the PCI Express, SATA, XAUI, and USB protocols. The MSIP offering also includes a complete suite of I/O Libraries. Available for industry-leading processes, DesignWare Mixed-Signal IP meets the needs of today's high-speed designs for the networking, storage, computing, and consumer electronics markets. The DesignWare MSIP offering is complemented by a comprehensive suite of digital controller cores and verification IP to provide chip developers with a complete solution for SoC integration. Each MSIP can be licensed individually, on a fee-per-project basis or customers can opt for the Volume Purchase Agreement, which enables them to license all the MSIP in one simple agreement. For more information on DesignWare MSIP, visit http://www.synopsys.com/designware.

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Tacton Signs Strategic Agreement With IBM Japan 15 May 2007

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Tacton Systems announced that IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd (IASC), a 100% owned subsidiary of IBM Japan, has signed an agreement to become Tacton System's reseller in Japan. The reseller agreement includes the complete Tacton Configurator product line, and will complement IBM Japan's solution offering for manufacturing companies throughout the country.

IASC will supply Tacton solutions to the Japanese industrial marketplace, including the automotive, consumer electronics, computer, semiconductor, iron and steel sectors, through the sales representatives of IBM Japan and its business partners.

For Tacton Systems, this development represents a further strengthening of its close working relationship with IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks, in which the two companies combine to deliver open and flexible solutions for the manufacturing industry.

The IASC/Tacton Systems agreement will also increase Tacton's regional presence - the company has an existing independent agreement with JAIEL, Korea's largest IBM Business Partner, and one of the country's largest product lifecycle management (PLM) specialists. The addition of Tacton Configurator complements JAIEL's total solution offering for manufacturing companies.

"The agreement with IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd. is an important opportunity for us to create a strong presence in one of the world's foremost manufacturing and engineering hubs," says Christer Wallberg, Tacton Systems CEO. "This is a major milestone for Tacton Systems and we are very pleased at being able to extend our global co-operation with IBM."

For more information, contact:

Tacton Systems

Christer Wallberg, Chief Executive Officer

Telephone: +46 8 690 07 50

Cell: +46 730 32 49 70

E-mail: [email protected]

IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd.

Keiji Sasaki, Emerging Solution Group, ISV Solutions

Telephone: +81 44 201 5752

E-mail: [email protected]

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UMC Expands Support for Mentor Graphics’ Calibre YieldAnalyzer to Deliver Production Proven DFM Flow 15 May 2007

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that UMC has expanded its support for the Calibre® nm Platform with Calibre YieldAnalyzer™ for all major design flows for its 90 nanometer (nm) and 65nm processes. Mentor and UMC have worked collaboratively to introduce Design for Manufacturing (DFM) capabilities that give designers highly valuable information to guide physical design improvements that can increase production yields.

As volume IC production moves to sub-100nm, manufacturing costs increase dramatically and yield is increasingly sensitive to both random and systematic defects and process variations. Calibre YieldAnalyzer can mitigate one source of yield loss by performing critical area analysis (CAA), providing information about how random process defects, such as unwanted particles, result in layout pattern shorts and opens that reduce yield. Designers can use CAA information to modify layouts to reduce the probability of incurring these failures in production.

The DFM collaboration between Mentor Graphics and UMC started in 2005 with the creation of production decks to enable Mentor’s Calibre YieldEnhancer™ for UMC’s 180nm through 65nm processes. YieldEnhancer reduces systematic defects with a variety of pattern enhancements, such as inserting redundant “Vias” and other techniques to improve as-built circuit integrity. YieldEnhancer production decks, as well as the new silicon verified decks for Calibre YieldAnalyzer users, are available upon request through UMC customer representatives.

“Our long-term relationship makes Mentor Graphics a natural choice as an ongoing EDA partner for CAA,” said Patrick Lin, Chief SoC Architect, System and Architecture Support at UMC. “We have found that the Calibre YieldAnalyzer tool produces results with excellent correlation to our internal data standard. This work complements our existing Calibre YieldEnhancer Via-doubling decks that also provide excellent coverage and outstanding throughput performance for layout enhancement. We believe our support for Calibre’s DFM tools provides a valuable advantage for our mutual customers.”

“YieldAnalyzer and YieldEnhancer are just two components of the expanding Calibre nm Platform first introduced a year ago with nmDRC,” said Joe Sawicki, vice president and general manager of the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor Graphics. “Building on our powerful, production-proven Hyperscaling architecture, we are delivering the broadest, most accurate, and best performing DFM solutions in the industry. Because the Calibre platform is built on standard open database interfaces, it brings production proven DFM capabilities to UMC customers, independent of the design creation environment they use.”

About the Calibre DFM Platform

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Mentor Graphics offers a full range of DFM analysis and enhancement solutions for random, systematic, and parametric process issues affecting production yield. Calibre nmDRC is an industry standard for physical verification, with Hyperscaling technology that supports simultaneous execution on up to 100 CPUs for dramatically improved runtimes. Calibre LVS is a market-leading layout vs. schematic physical verification tool, which extracts the most advanced device properties from state-of-the-art device models. Calibre xRC™ and xL parasitic extraction tools deliver accurate interconnect models, and their hierarchical structure provides breakthrough performance even for very large designs. Calibre YieldAnalyzer combines critical area analysis (CAA) and critical feature analysis (CFA) into a single integrated solution. YieldEnhancer recommends and performs specific layout modifications, such as via doubling, via extensions and enclosures, to increase production yield. Calibre LFD™ addresses issues related to lithographic process effects by modeling the effects of process variability on both devices and interconnects, and identifying layout “hot spots” that can be improved to ensure higher yield. Calibre nmOPC, OPCpro™, OPCverify™ and other related tools provide a complete solution for layout resolution enhancement and mask data preparation. Dense simulation, contour-based design intent constraints, Cell Broadband Engine compatibility, and other innovations allow the Calibre environment to deliver accuracy and performance at the lowest cost of ownership.

Click here to return to Contents usb announces XOpenDoor—New product integrates Telelogic DOORS® with Agile PLM solutions Agile 9 and Agile e6.

May 14, 2007

Agile partner usb GmbH, a specialized consulting company for configuration and requirements management in the domain of PLM, based in Unterfoehring/Munich, introduced today its first release of the integration product XOpenDoor. XOpenDoor enables information defined and kept in the requirements management tool Telelogic DOORS® to be used in Agile’s Enterprise PLM solutions.

Telelogic DOORS®, the world's leading requirements management tool, helps to deliver quality by optimizing requirements communication, collaboration, and verification across the enterprise. Based on latest XML Technologies, XOpenDoor publishes all requirements, captured and maintained in DOORS, into Agile’s PLM Solutions. In addition, XOpenDoor enables bidirectional communication between the requirements management stored in DOORS and the product record managed in Agile PLM. This allows users to verify product information in different lifecycle stages against the initial requirements and to give automatic feedback to DOORS. With this methodology, requirements and the “real world” in PLM will be always in sync and discrepancies will be identified faster. Companies will be able to leverage upfront investments in requirements management throughout the entire product lifecycle, and they can use requirements traceability against the product record as an efficient mechanism to improve overall product quality. usb has focused on configuration and requirements management for the last 25 years and has established strong technology partnerships with Agile and Telelogic. The development of XOpenDoor arose from customer input from both sides, and utilized usb’s experience to deliver such efficient and powerful integration.

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