PLM Industry Summary Christine Bennett, Editor Vol. 13 No.17 Friday 29 April 2011 Contents

Acquisitions ______2 Dassault Systèmes Acquires Enginuity PLM to Accelerate Innovation for Formulated Products ______2 ESI Group Acquires Comet Technology’s IP, Including “COMET Acoustics” Software for Low Frequency Noise and Vibration Modeling ______4 Lawson Software Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by an Affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor ______4 CIMdata News ______6 CIMdata in the News: “CIMdata Evaluates PLM-Market in 2010 and Gives Optimistic Forecasts” ______6 YouTube: Oracle Agile PLM Team Interviews CIMdata Analyst ______6 Company News ______6 CGTech and VMH International Announce Joint Partnership ______6 Delcam Wins Third Queen’s Award for International Sales Success ______7 500 Technical Paper and Presentations on Multiphysics Simulation are Available from COMSOL______8 POLYTEDA Joins Si2’s Design for Manufacturability Coalition ______9 PTC Holds the Inaugural FIRST Tech Challenge in China to Inspire Student Innovation ______10 Seven Universities Sign on with Altium: From the Classroom to CubeSats ______11 Veryst Engineering LLC Becomes COMSOL Certified Consultant ______12 Events News ______12 Altair HyperWorks Technology Conference Keynote, Workshop Sessions Will Focus on Aerospace Innovation ______12 Delcam PartMaker Webinar on Bone-Screw Manufacture ______13 Delcam to Show Complete Open Implantology at Lab Day West ______14 Forum TERATEC 2011, le grand rendez-vous européen du HPC ______15 48th Design Automation Conference Announces Keynote Speakers ______17 Geometric to Showcase Next Gen Solutions at Siemens PLM Connection 2011 ______20 SURFCAM V5.2 to Showcase at EASTEC 2011 ______21 Financial News ______21 Arena Kicks Off 2011 With 24% Increase in Subscription Sales ______21 Aspen Technology Announces Date of Third-Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast ______22 Cadence Reports Q1 2011 Financial Results ______23 Cimatron's First Quarter 2011 Results Release Scheduled for May 12th, 2011 before US Markets Open __24 Dassault Systèmes Reports Record First Quarter Earnings and Reconfirms 2011 Financial Growth Objectives ______25 ESI Group Strong Growth in 2010/11 Annual Results ______31 Geometric Declares Net Profit of Rs. 575.21 Mn for FY11; a Rise of 23.3% from the Previous Year _____34 Lectra: First Quarter 2011 Financial Results ______36 Nemetschek Publishes Annual Report and Increases Earnings Forecast for 2011 ______39 OpenText Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results ______40 PTC Announces Q2 Results and Initiates Q3 Guidance ______41 PTC Q2 Fiscal 2011 Prepared Remarks ______44 SAP Reports 26% Growth in Software Revenue and 20% Growth in Software and Software Related Service Revenue ______45 SofTech Announces Q1 & Q2 FY2011 Results ______48 Copyright © 2011 by CIMdata, Inc. All rights reserved. CIMdata, Inc. 3909 Research Park Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Tel: +1 (734) 668–9922 Fax: +1 (734) 668–1957 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.CIMdata.com CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Implementation Investments ______50 Autodesk Software Helps U.S. Navy Go Ropeless ______50 Embraer and Dassault Systèmes to Raise Digital Manufacturing Excellence to New Levels ______51 GL Noble Denton Purchases Intergraph® SmartMarine Technology to Optimize Offshore and Ship Design ______52 Italian Boat Designer ABstructures Extends Usage of HyperWorks ______52 Jaya Apparel Group Rolls Out NGC's PLM Software at 10 Divisions, Including Patterson J. Kincaid, and Elizabeth and James ______53 Latest Innovations in Synopsys IC Compiler Deliver up to 40 Percent Power Reduction at HiSilicon _____54 OHL Industrial Selects Intergraph® Solutions to Develop Oil and Gas and Power Generation Plants _____55 Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited Standardizes on Intergraph®SmartMarine® 3D ______56 Welker Engineered Products Increases Sales With PARTsolutions 3D Website ______57 Wind-Harnessing Clean Tech Company Aims To Solve Renewable Energy’s Greatest Challenge Using Autodesk Software ______57 Product News ______59 Agilent Technologies’ SystemVue Smashes Validation Barriers for Emerging Wireless Circuit Designs __59 Altair's PBS Professional Added to Dell's High-Performance Computing Solution Portfolio ______60 Celeritive Technologies Announces VoluMill™ for Siemens NX™ CAM and CAM Express ______61 Delcam CRISPIN Releases 2011 Software for Footwear Design and Manufacture ______62 Dynamics NAV Web Services now supported by Agni Link ERP-CAD Data Integration System ______63 LEDAS Improves Performance of its LGS 3D Constraint Solver; Version 5.0 introduces new functions, improves speed by 30-100% ______64 Mastercam X5 Now Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2012 ______66 Missler Announces Launch of TopSolid'Mold 2011 ______66 Motor-CAD Takes the Heat Off ______68 MSC Software Introduces Adams Bearing Advanced Technology Solution for Rolling Bearing Modeling & Simulation ______69 New aPriori 2011 Product Release Continues Push to Provide Costing for All of Product Development __70 New Cadence Allegro Technology Boosts Productivity and Predictability for Silicon, SoC and System Developers ______72 Okino Ships Certified Autodesk Inventor® 2012 CAD Conversion System for 3ds Max®, Maya®, Lightwave®, Cinema-4D®, Softimage® & All Major Downstream 3D File Formats ______73 Okino Computer Graphics Ships its 15th Yearly Release of PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max® & PolyTrans-for- Maya® 2012 for CAD, DCC, Skinning, Animation & Architectural File Format Conversions ______75 Okino Releases v5.6.1 "PLM" (Product-Lifecycle-Management) 3D File Conversion Pipeline Based on the "JT Open" Initiative. Ideal for Enterprise-level Data Management, Sharing and Data Re-Purposing ______75 Open CAD Files Faster with New Version Kubotek KeyView ______77 Significant Productivity Gains with TopSolid 7.5 ______78 Striker Systems Introduces PARTshare Nesting Interface for Solid Edge ______79 Acquisitions

Dassault Systèmes Acquires Enginuity PLM to Accelerate Innovation for Formulated Products 27 April 2011 Dassault Systèmes announced the acquisition of Enginuity PLM, a leader in formula-based PLM. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Demonstrating its broad industry focus, the addition of Enginuity expands Dassault Systèmes’ already extensive suite of collaborative business process solutions based on the ENOVIA V6 platform. Using

Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary ENOVIA V6, formula-centric companies in the pharmaceutical, personal care, cosmetics, food and beverage, flavor/fragrance industries will be able to accelerate product innovation and product launches while successfully navigating complex regulatory requirements and more effectively managing and leveraging their formula, packaging and consumer Intellectual Property (IP) in a single, global PLM solution. “At a time when many products are coming under increased scrutiny from the international community, the ability to avoid mistakes and costly recalls while accelerating product development is of paramount importance. We believe that the acquisition of Enginuity represents a keystone in our PLM solution for formula-based industries, enabling us to expand the services and value that we deliver to our customers in this previously underserved space,” said Michel Tellier, CEO, ENOVIA, Dassault Systèmes. “Additionally, this acquisition allows Dassault Systèmes to leverage our core technology and offer a complete product definition for process industries, including product, packaging and labeling.” Traditionally, formula-based companies working to implement a PLM strategy had to make a difficult choice. They could implement a broad enterprise PLM solution that lacked the deep formula, regulatory, labeling and compliance capabilities required to accelerate formula innovation and product launch – or invest in a point solution that provides these deep vertical capabilities, but can’t easily integrate with other critical business processes across the enterprise. Enginuity provides a highly-intuitive, digital work environment that empowers innovators to capture all product development information for formula design in real-time, as the innovation happens – eliminating the time-consuming effort of documenting data in a separate system. This approach also provides the entire R&D organization secure access to all current and historical product development data exactly when they need it – allowing them to leverage the company’s intellectual property to avoid past mistakes and leverage past successes. Dr. John Sottery, founder and CEO, Enginuity commented, “For the past 18 years we have focused on helping a number of the world’s largest and most successful formula-based companies address a fundamental industry dilemma – how to accelerate innovation and reduce time-to-market while simultaneously navigating an increasingly complex global regulatory environment. By combining our best-in-class formula PLM solution and deep industry domain knowledge with Dassault Systèmes’ ENOVIA V6 PLM platform, I believe that we will revolutionize how our customers develop and launch formulated products.” About Enginuity PLM Enginuity PLM provides a collaborative product development platform for global 2000 organizations in the formula-based, process manufacturing industries. Combining a global product development knowledge repository and search engine with formula CAD, regulatory management and product launch functionality – the Enginuity® solution allows companies to accelerate product innovation and achieve real-time regulatory compliance, while significantly reducing time-to-market, raw material costs and total cost of ownership. The Engenuity product development software is used by leading cosmetics, consumer packaged goods (CPG), over-the-counter (OTC) drug, specialty chemical and pharmaceutical companies around the world. Customers include Shiseido subsidiary Zotos International, Revlon, Schering-Plough, Coty Inc., AkzoNobel, Energizer, Merck and Procter & Gamble (P&G). Click here to return to Contents

Page 3 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary ESI Group Acquires Comet Technology’s IP, Including “COMET Acoustics” Software for Low Frequency Noise and Vibration Modeling 26 April 2011 The IP of Comet Technology is the result of over 20 years of continual research and development. The Comet solver originated in the advanced consulting group of Automated Analysis Corporation. Under the technical leadership of industry veteran Dr. Ravi Raveendra, Comet established a global user base that includes many of the world’s top companies, universities and research institutes. The low frequency Boundary Element solvers developed by Comet Technology (CTC) contain many unique features resulting from contract research programs with NASA, other US government agencies, and the automotive industry. These solvers are a central part of the acquisition and complement the existing solvers in ESI Group’s vibro-acoustics software VA One and multi-domain virtual testing software Virtual Performance Solution. “We are pleased to announce our collaboration with ESI Group on the integration of Comet Technology IP and vibro-acoustic modeling technologies,” said Dr. Ravi Raveendra, President, Comet Technology Corporation. “The acquisition will enable us to work together on the development of the next generation of vibro-acoustic solvers.” With over 25 years of experience in the development of Boundary Element Methods (BEM), Dr. Raveendra further strengthens ESI’s global vibro-acoustic research and development team. “We are looking forward to working closely with Ravi and Comet Technology’s R&D team,” said Dr. Phil Shorter, Director of Vibro-Acoustic Product Operations at ESI Group. “The integration of Comet further strengthens our Vibro-Acoustics solutions and will benefit our combined customer base”. For more information on ESI’s vibro-acoustics solutions, visit: http://www.esi-group.com/VAOne; for Virtual Performance Solution, visit: http://www.esi-group.com/virtual-performance-solution. Click here to return to Contents

Lawson Software Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by an Affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor 26 April 2011 Lawson Software, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, stockholders of Lawson will receive $11.25 per share in cash. Lawson’s board of directors unanimously approved the transaction and board members who collectively own approximately 9% of Lawson’s outstanding shares have agreed to vote their shares in favor of the transaction. Today’s announcement marks the culmination of the company’s evaluation of strategic alternatives and review and negotiation of a proposal from Golden Gate and Infor that began prior to, and was later publicly confirmed in a press release on, March 11, 2011. During its evaluation, Lawson conducted a comprehensive market assessment and contacted other potential acquirers including competing global providers of enterprise applications and financial buyers, a process that did not result in a superior proposal. Following a thorough review and analysis of the strategic alternatives available to the company, Lawson’s board determined that this merger transaction is in the best interests of stockholders.

Page 4 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary The transaction purchase price represents a valuation of approximately 2.5 times revenues, 12 times non-GAAP EBITDA and 23 times non-GAAP earnings per diluted share for the 12 months ended February 28, 2011. The $11.25 per share cash consideration represents a premium of approximately 14% to Lawson’s closing share price on March 7, 2011, the last trading day prior to news reports speculating about a potential transaction involving the company, and a premium of approximately 35% to Lawson’s average closing share price for the 52-week period prior to March 7, 2011. In addition, the purchase price represents a premium of approximately 28% to Lawson’s closing share price on January 10, 2011, the date prior to Lawson entering into a non-disclosure agreement with Infor. “We are pleased to have entered into a transaction that will offer Lawson stockholders an attractive valuation,” said Harry Debes, Lawson’s president and chief executive officer. “After a thorough examination of the strategic alternatives available to the company as well as extensive discussions with Golden Gate and Infor, Lawson’s board unanimously concluded that this transaction is in the best interests of the company and our stockholders.” “On behalf of Lawson’s board and management team, I would like to express our deep appreciation to our employees, whose passion and dedication have been key factors in making Lawson the great company it is today. We are also grateful to our customers and partners who have been instrumental in Lawson’s growth and development over the years. We look forward to working closely with the Golden Gate and Infor teams to ensure a smooth transition and complete the transaction as expeditiously as possible,” continued Mr. Debes. “Lawson is a natural strategic partner for Infor, offering complementary software solutions that will extend our existing portfolio, particularly in areas such as healthcare, public sector, manufacturing and human capital management,” said Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor. “Lawson’s and Infor’s respective best- of-class solutions will enable us to expand our commitment to our customers, delivering comprehensive ERP suites. We look forward to working closely with the Lawson team to build upon our distinct core competencies to offer an enhanced product portfolio and customer service experience.” Lawson will file a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which will contain detailed information about the transaction. The preliminary proxy will outline the Lawson board's reasons for approving the merger and its comprehensive review of strategic alternatives. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including the approval of Lawson's stockholders and regulatory approvals. The transaction has fully committed debt financing from Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada and Deutsche Bank. The transaction is currently expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2011. Barclays Capital, Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Lawson and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as its legal advisor. About Golden Gate Capital Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with approximately $9 billion of capital under management. Golden Gate is dedicated to partnering with management teams to invest in change-intensive, growth businesses. The firm targets investments where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. The principals of Golden Gate have a long and successful history of investing with management partners across a wide range of industries and transaction types, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures and spin-offs, build-ups and venture stage investing. For more information, visit http://www.goldengatecap.com.

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CIMdata in the News: “CIMdata Evaluates PLM-Market in 2010 and Gives Optimistic Forecasts” 26 April 2011 The following excerpt is from an article written by Vladimir Malukh and published by isicad. CIMdata justly characterizes itself as “a non-biased, independent, global consulting firm that has established itself as a world-leading source of information and guidance to both industrial organizations and suppliers of PLM technologies and services”. isicad is proud of its fruitful contacts with CIMdata established at least from 2006 when Ken Amann, at that time - Director of Research at CIMdata, as a keynote speaker participated in the Second isicad Forum in Novosibirsk. Since that time isicad.ru has multiply published in Russian summaries from CIMdata global reports and other materials that contributed to the PLM awareness and progress of the Russia & CIS market. In March (USA) and April (Europe), CIMdata has held (and will in May hold in Japan) its PLM Global Vendor Forums where in particular presented its comprehensive analysis of the state, trends, and forecasts of the world PLM market. CIMdata has kindly provided isicad with the full presentations and permitted us to publish our own summary, comments, and conclusions that probably give to many readers a rather clear impression of what, according to CIMdata, PLM is today and will be tomorrow. My great thanks to Ken Amann who provided isicad with these valuable data and made important advices and editing for this article. The entire article which includes numerous charts depicting the results of CIMdata’s survey of the 2010 PLM market is available HERE. Click here to return to Contents

YouTube: Oracle Agile PLM Team Interviews CIMdata Analyst 26 April 2011 During the CIMdata 2011 PLM Vendor Forum, the Oracle Agile PLM team sat down with Stan Przybylinski, Director of Research, CIMdata, to discuss key questions about the state of the Product Lifecycle Management market and how Oracle fits. Their interview is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ4ADrjWxn4 For more information about Oracle's PLM solution, visit http://www.oracle.com/plm. Click here to return to Contents Company News

CGTech and VMH International Announce Joint Partnership 22 April 2011 CGTech and VMH International, a leading value-added reseller of product lifecycle management (PLM)

Page 6 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary software, have announced a partnership to better serve the customer base of the two companies. As part of the partnership, VMH International has become a nationwide VERICUT reseller, marketing a unique bundle of products and CGTech services. VERICUT simulates CNC machining to identify errors in the tool path program (such as collisions, over-travel, gouges, etc.). Using VERICUT, manufacturers can verify the accuracy of the program before it is loaded on the machine, reducing or eliminating the need for the time-consuming manual prove-out process and minimizing material costs. VERICUT also improves machining efficiency by optimizing cutting speeds. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, VMH International started in 2008, when Vern Heyer recognized that many companies need assistance in reaching the full value of their PLM software purchase. In addition to software solutions, VMH International provides full implementation services including installation and training. “VMH is enthusiastic to become a strategic partner with CGTech,” said Vern Heyer, CEO, VMH International. “With a strong manufacturing customer base, this partnership enables VMH and CGTech to bring even more value to our customers. We recognized a need in the market for a more complete verification and simulation solution for manufacturing. CGTech fulfills this need and brings another level of added value to our customers. We are confident our customers will recognize the importance of CGTech’s software to their organizations. We look forward to building a strong relationship with CGTech.” For more information on VMH International, please visit http://www.vmhinternational.com or call (636) 536-2803. Click here to return to Contents

Delcam Wins Third Queen’s Award for International Sales Success 21 April 2011 On 21st April, Delcam will be presented with the company’s third Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, and its sixth Award in total, in recognition of the continuing growth in world-wide sales of its manufacturing software and services. This latest recognition of the company’s successful development and commercialisation strategies follows its receipt of three Queen’s Awards in the Innovation category for its ArtCAM engraving and routing software, its PowerINSPECT inspection software, and its dedicated software for the design and manufacture of dental restorations. The Award has been granted in recognition of Delcam’s consistent growth in its international sales over the six years from 2005 to 2010. The company saw its exports increase to £30 million annually over the period. It achieved record sales in 2010, recovering strongly after experiencing its first fall in annual sales during the 2009 recession. Over the period covered by the Award, Delcam has continued to grow its business outside its traditional mould and die area, both in other areas of toolmaking, in particular press tool manufacture, and in other industries, such as the production of components for the aerospace and autosport industries. Delcam has also been successful in applications where CADCAM technology is not so familiar, in particular, jewellery, signmaking and woodworking. The diversification has been supported by a number of acquisitions. The addition of the FeatureCAM range, for feature-based programming, and the PartMaker family, for Swiss-type lathes and turn-mill equipment, has given Delcam a broad range of machining software. This means that the company can

Page 7 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary offer smaller companies the specific software they need, rather than a compromise solution, and that it can provide larger companies with systems for all of their programming needs. It has been a key factor in making Delcam the leading specialist supplier of CAM software and services for the last ten years in the rankings published by US analysts CIMdata. Delcam also acquired CRISPIN, the specialist developer of software for the design and manufacture of footwear. The combination of products and expertise from the two companies gave the industry a leader, both in market share and in breadth of technology. Delcam CRISPIN is now the only company able to provide a complete solution for the design and manufacture of lasts, uppers and soles for all types of footwear, including fashion shoes, sports shoes and orthopaedic footwear. More recently, Delcam has established a Healthcare Division to provide a greater focus on this increasingly important part of its business. The Division helps companies across the medical, dental and associated industries to apply Delcam’s expertise and experience in taking advantage of the latest design and manufacturing techniques. In addition, the company has introduced several specific products for the healthcare market. These include the DentCAD and DentMILL programs for the design and manufacture of dental restorations and the OrthoModel and OrthoMill software for the development of orthotics. The growth in sales has been matched by a rapid increase in Delcam’s international customer base. During last year, the company announced its 35,000th customer, Southern Spars, a New Zealand-based manufacturer specialising in the design and construction of spars and rigging for high-performance yachts. Click here to return to Contents

500 Technical Paper and Presentations on Multiphysics Simulation are Available from COMSOL April 2011 The all-new Worldwide Edition of the COMSOL Conference CD 2011 is now available. This compilation features hundreds of technical papers, presentations and animations presented by engineers, researchers and scientists from around the globe. To receive a complimentary copy, request yours at http://www.comsol.com/activity/us_delist_conf11/1 Topics featured: - AC/DC Systems - Acoustics - Bioengineering and Biosciences - Earth Science - Education - Electrochemical Engineering - Electrostatics and Magnetostatics - Fluid Dynamics - Heat Transfer - Material Science and Nanotechnology

Page 8 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary - MEMS - Microfluidics - Optics and Photonics - Plasma Physics, EHD and MHD - Porous Media Flow - Process and Chemical Engineering - Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design - RF and Microwave Engineering - Structural Mechanics and Thermo-mechanics - and more Click here to return to Contents

POLYTEDA Joins Si2’s Design for Manufacturability Coalition 27 April 2011 The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced that POLYTEDA Software Corporation, a provider of advanced physical verification solutions, is the latest member of Si2’s Design for Manufacturability Coalition (DFMC). POLYTEDA joins other key players in the semiconductor supply chain, including Cadence Design Systems, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, IBM Corporation, Intel Corporation, Magma Design Automation, Mentor Graphics, STMicroelectronics, Synopsys, Tela Innovations and Texas Instruments, as DFMC members. DFMC’s charter is to specify open standards for software interfaces between EDA software tools and manufacturing software. The specification includes standard terminology definitions, semantics and exchange formats for relevant manufacturing information. It also includes standard software application program interfaces (API) for models describing different manufacturing processes, yield mechanisms and circuit behaviors. “The complexity of process steps and inter-dependency with many manufacturability related issues, especially at 40nm and below, are driving the runtimes and complexity of physical verification to unacceptable levels,” said Randy Smith, CEO of POLYTEDA. “In the short time we have been with the DFMC coalition of Si2, the active participation we have seen between the member companies to come up with an OpenDFM format is impressive. In addition, standards are typically influenced by the dominant, older technologies of the time. But it is also important to understand the emerging technologies so that the new standards do not close off the benefits of the latest developments in these critical areas. We expect to provide that insight for Si2.” On November 9, 2010, the DFMC members unanimously approved the first official release of the OpenDFM 1.0 standard. This is an open, high-level DRC language that can generate popular verification languages with no loss of accuracy or performance. OpenDFM 1.1 has added significant capabilities, including targeting functions, and has recently been released to the industry and can be obtained at this link: https://www.si2.org/openeda.si2.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=68. Membership in the DFMC is open to all interested parties across the semiconductor supply chain. For

Page 9 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary more information, see: http://www.si2.org/?page=491. About POLYTEDA POLYTEDA Software Corporation is a provider of advanced physical verification technology for addressing the verification needs of deep sub-wavelength processes with an innovative physical verification technology—One-shot DRC™ processing. PowerDRC™ and PowerLVS™ are POLYTEDA’s flagship products. For more information on POLYTEDA and its products: http://www.polyteda.com. Click here to return to Contents

PTC Holds the Inaugural FIRST Tech Challenge in China to Inspire Student Innovation 27 April 2011 PTC announced that PTC, in partnership with the FIRST organization, successfully launched the inaugural FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) competition in China at the Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded to make science and technology engaging while stimulating applied learning and creativity. FIRST designs accessible, mentor-based programs that give students an opportunity to apply science and technology concepts learned in the classroom to ‘real world' engineering problems. Students work in teams on open-ended challenges and create their own solutions, while developing teamwork, presentation and business skills. FTC is one of FIRST's high school level robotics competitions. This year's game, called "Get Over It!," challenges teams to develop and design a robot to compete in a sport-like competition, which includes rolling targets, obstacles, balancing and sensors. For the 2011 FTC challenge, 1500 teams with over 15,000 students worldwide will compete at local, regional, and international levels. In China, seven teams from top Shanghai area international high schools participated in the pilot event. These student teams used open-ended problem solving, critical thinking, strategy, oral and written communication and business skills to vie for 7 awards, with D. P. R. R. from Dulwich College School winning the top award The Inspire Award. Teams were scored on their ability to both compete and collaborate, taking into account robot scores, robot design, engineering notebooks, team spirit and professionalism. The event was staffed by 40 PTC volunteers with additional help from National Instruments, Tongji University and Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. "We are very proud to be part of the pilot FTC program and honored to be able to host the event at Shanghai American School," said Dr. Kerry Jacobson, SAS Superintendent. "The unique designs from each of the student teams and the innovative ideas taking shape demonstrate effective collaboration on the part of each of the teams. The success of this pilot event evidences the exciting potential for FTC throughout China. We look forward to the continuation of the close working relationships gained by all of our students and to future competitions and collaborations with teams from all over China." "We are so happy to bring FIRST competition to high school students in China." John Stuart, SVP Education & PTC Eastern Europe said that, "PTC is committed to developing and nurturing innovation in students. To this end, PTC's partnership with FIRST and bringing the FTC to China is a perfect fit. PTC is looking forward to providing its product design software (Creo Elements/Pro, Mathcad, and Windchill) as well as its training and mentoring to hundreds of future Chinese student teams. We are planning to have a team from China attend the World Championship in the U.S. next April.

Page 10 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary About FIRST Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from three out of every five Fortune 500 companies and more than $14 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC® ) and FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC® ) for high-school students, FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL® ) for 9 to 14-year-olds, (9 to 16-year-olds outside the U.S. and Canada) and Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLLTM) for 6 to 9-year-olds. Gracious ProfessionalismTM is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to http://www.usfirst.org. Click here to return to Contents

Seven Universities Sign on with Altium: From the Classroom to CubeSats 26 April 2011 Electronics design software company Altium is proving to be a top choice for universities in North America. York University, University of Tulsa, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory at Caltech, Stanford University, University du Quebec, University of British Columbia, and Wilkes University are using Altium Designer and NanoBoard FPGA development boards for their classrooms. Projects range from basic PCB board layout to nanosatellite circuitry and power generation. Universities see the inherent value of Altium Designer’s unified platform that includes PCB, FPGA and embedded software in one design solution,” said Bob Potock, Altium’s Director, North America Marketing. “The next generation of designers at these universities will be ahead of the game because Altium allows more time for learning and innovating rather than coordinating a host of disparate software tools. Altium believes that these students can change the world with their ideas and the skills to build electronic products. The fact that so many universities are adopting Altium Designer as an electronics design teaching tool is very gratifying.” York University, one university that selected Altium Designer, is building a nanosatellite that it hopes to launch within two years. Students are using Altium Designer to lay out circuits to fit within the CubeSat envelope, as well as creating solar cells to generate power for the spacecraft while in the sun that will keep batteries running during an eclipse. Said Hugh Chesser, York University Associate Lecturer of Space Engineering, “Nanosatellites are becoming important for research projects such as the study of climate change. Our students are gaining valuable experience with a tool that makes it easy for them to grasp broader concepts as well as design.” The University of Tulsa has used Altium products in the classroom since 1990. Students are using Altium Designer to create PCBs, and an open source door lock system for the labs. Jeff Kohlbeck, Senior Instructor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tulsa, said, “The University of Tulsa has been a long-time user of Altium because they are always working to simplify the design process. With the NanoBoard 3000 and Altium Designer, we’re able to introduce hardware topics into software-level classes and give students and more complete look at EDA.”

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Veryst Engineering LLC Becomes COMSOL Certified Consultant 25 April 2011 COMSOL, Inc. announced that Veryst Engineering LLC has become a COMSOL Certified Consultant. Veryst provides premium engineering services and consulting at the interface of technology and manufacturing. Located in the Boston area and serving a global client base, Veryst specializes in addressing complex, coupled, and nonlinear engineering problems. With its emphasis on manufacturing processes and product design, Veryst bases its services on technical fundamentals, employing grounded knowledge of mechanics, physics, and manufacturing to produce practical, useful results. Veryst consultants' backgrounds encompass teaching, extensive publications, industrial experience, and research. Veryst serves clients in such industries as medical devices, energy, consumer products, transportation, metal forming, and heavy manufacturing as well as government agencies. Veryst’s resources include PolyUMod, a proprietary library of material models tailored for the design and analysis of rubber, thermoset, thermoplastic, advanced biomaterials, and other polymeric products. PolyUMod is relied upon by manufacturers and designers of diverse range of products including medical devices and implants, packaging, hoses, tires, films, foams, and injection molded components. COMSOL's ability to couple multiple nonlinear processes enhances Veryst’s expertise by enabling the analysis of processes previously considered too complex to simulate. "As certified COMSOL Consultant," says Dr. Stuart Brown, Managing Principal of Veryst Engineering, "we can help our clients to solve today’s challenging design and manufacturing problems by analyzing coupled, multiple physics problems that other software cannot address.” “We frequently encounter complex engineering problems that include coupled fluid flow, thermal effects, and structural deformations," adds Dr. Nagi Elabbasi, Senior Engineer, Veryst Engineering. "Demanding simulations like these are tailor-made for the multiphysics capabilities of COMSOL.” The group of experts that are COMSOL Certified Consultants are problem solvers who use their extensive experience with COMSOL Multiphysics and its discipline-specific products to deliver turnkey solutions for a wide range of modeling projects. COMSOL Certified Consultants produce ready-to-run models and reports as well as in-depth analyses of simulation results. The collective expertise of the COMSOL Certified Consultant group covers a breadth of applications and has resulted in the commercialization of many patented products. For further information about COMSOL Certified Consultants, visit http://www.comsol.com/company/consultants. Click here to return to Contents Events News

Altair HyperWorks Technology Conference Keynote, Workshop Sessions Will Focus on Aerospace Innovation 27 April 2011 As Altair Engineering, Inc. prepares for its 2011 Americas HyperWorks Technology Conference (HTC2011), the company has announced that anticipated keynote speeches will focus on aerospace,

Page 12 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary sustainability and virtual engineering, while workshop agendas will address critical issues and technological developments influencing the advanced-manufacturing community. To be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla., June 22-23, HTC2011 will center on product lifecycle management (PLM) technology and its effects across a variety of advanced- manufacturing sectors, with particular focus on the aerospace industry. Robert Lightfoot, Jr., director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, will deliver the first keynote. He will address the challenges the Marshall Center faces and the ways it is seeking innovation to reposition itself for the future. At HTC2011, members of the Altair executive team will lead several aerospace-focused workshops, sharing the company’s strides to inject innovative technology into the simulation, optimization and analysis of both commercial and military aircraft. Representatives from Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, the National Institute for Aviation Research, and Sikorsky also will be on hand to present insights on the results their organizations have achieved with PLM technology. “The opportunity to gather aerospace professionals of this caliber under one roof for HTC2011 provides attendees with rare access to the latest in industry thought leadership,” said Robert Yancey, Altair executive director of global aerospace. “We are eagerly anticipating the knowledge sharing that will take place at the event.” John Viera, Ford Motor Company director of sustainability, and Kent Day, engineering team technical director for Richard Childress Racing, also will present keynote speeches during the conference. Viera will discuss product sustainability from an automotive perspective, and Day will recount his experiences regarding implementation of virtual engineering in the NASCAR racing environment, which was aided by the use and integration of a broad suite of simulation tools, including Altair’s HyperWorks software. At HTC2011, Altair also will introduce attendees to HyperWorks 11.0, the latest version of its suite of CAE solutions. A pre-conference training session, to be held on Tuesday, June 21, will focus on the software’s new features, including the incorporation of recently acquired high-fidelity CFD solver AcuSolve™. AcuSolve integrates with Altair’s RADIOSS solver and its OptiStruct and HyperStudy optimization tools, increasing Altair’s offerings in CFD and multi-physics optimization. HTC2011 is Altair’s premier annual event and is free for all attendees. The two-day conference will offer sessions on advancements in the areas of simulation-driven design practices, design optimization, data management, process automation and decision-support systems. For more information and to register, visit www.altairhtc.com. Click here to return to Contents

Delcam PartMaker Webinar on Bone-Screw Manufacture 27 April 2011 Developments in the manufacture of bone screws will be the topic for the second webinar in the monthly series on medical device manufacture being held by Delcam’s PartMaker Division. The webinar will take place on 29th April and will feature Marc Stipo, President of High Point Precision Products, as a guest speaker. Mr. Stipo’s company has been involved in the manufacture of bone screws on Swiss-type lathes for a variety of leading medical device OEMs for a number of years. The PartMaker webinar series for manufacturing professionals focuses on the optimal manufacturing and CNC programming techniques for a variety of common families of medical device. Each one hour

Page 13 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary webinar focuses on the manufacture of a particular implantable device and covers such issues as part application, machine tool selection, tooling options and CNC programming considerations. They are being conducted by PartMaker product specialists with extensive medical device manufacturing expertise. The webinars are all free of cost and available to both existing PartMaker users and prospective users alike. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, bone screws are used for internal fixation more often than any other type of implant, which means their manufacture probably represents the single largest opportunity in the medical device field. This webinar will discuss a number of issues to do with bone screws, including surgical applications, tool selection and, of course, programming techniques in PartMaker for making bone screws, including single-point threading and thread whirling among others. "Manufacturing options available to companies making medical devices are changing rapidly,” commented PartMaker Division President Hanan Fishman. “The machine tool, cutting tool and CNC programming techniques available in the market today to make medical devices has changed immensely in the past 24 months. The idea of this webinar series is explain what these changes are and how firms that are either making medical devices currently or are considering doing so need to apply the latest in advanced manufacturing to manufacture medical devices productively and profitably given the dynamics of their business.” The final two webinars will be on May 27th and June 24th when the topics will be the manufacture of spinal plates and spinal hooks respectively. For more details on any of the series, please go to http://www.partmaker.com/medicaldevice Click here to return to Contents

Delcam to Show Complete Open Implantology at Lab Day West 28 April 2011 Delcam will demonstrate its complete open system for the design and manufacture of dental implant restorations at Lab Day West in Orange County, California, on 6th and 7th May. Delcam offers a complete solution, from accurately capturing the implant position and orientation, through to the high- precision, multi-axis milling of customised abutments, implant bridges and dental bars, with a management system to track every stage of the process. This launch is the latest step in the trend within the dental industry to replace “closed” manufacturing methods, in which the user is restricted to the use of a limited range of equipment and materials, with “open” systems, in which manufacturers can combine their own choice of equipment and software, and then use a broad variety of materials. The key to the Delcam process is a new range of scan adaptors that are compatible with the leading brands of dental implant. Once the scan adaptors have been fitted to the model of the jaw, the scanner can accurately capture the positions and orientations of the implants, together with the shape of the remaining teeth. The precise fit of the scan adaptors, coupled with the latest generation of white-light 3D scanning technology used in the Delcam scanners, ensures the highest possible accuracy in the data collected. Furthermore, the same manufacturing data that is used to produce the scan adaptors is incorporated into the templates within DentMILL that generate the milling instructions to manufacture the implant

Page 14 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary interfaces on the restorations. The resulting high accuracy is, of course, important for individual copings but is absolutely essential for bridges and dental bars that need to align with a number of implants. This focus on high accuracy has been a key part of Delcam’s strategy for the dental industry and has been supported by the panel of experts from among the company’s customers that drives the development of the software. The better quality of restorations designed and made with the Delcam software benefits the patient by minimising manual adjustment of the item as it is being fitted, so reducing fitting times, and by offering improved comfort. In the longer term, the resulting restorations are more durable, so giving an extended life. Click here to return to Contents

Forum TERATEC 2011, le grand rendez-vous européen du HPC 26 April 2011 What: TERATEC Forum 2011 When: June 28 & 29, 2011 Where: Ecole Polytechnique (91120 Palaiseau, France). On Tuesday, June 28, the plenary sessions will illustrate the increasing impact of HPC in many areas of industry and research and its role in major scientific and technological challenges with the participation of industrial users, of international leading suppliers, and of personalities from the political, economical and academic worlds >>>> • Tadashi WATANABE, Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center, RIKEN (Japan)

• Debra GOLDFARM, Sr Director, Strategy Technical Computing, MICROSOFT

• Rudolf HAGGENMUELLER, President d’ ITEA 2 (Information Technology for European Advancement)

• Daniel ZAMPARINI, Directeur des systèmes d'information, PSA

• François BANCILHON, Président, Data Publica

• Vincent GARNIER, Directeur Technique Snecma, Groupe Safran

• Daniel VANDERHAEGEN, Directeur du Département de Physique Théorique et Appliquée, CEA

• Eric JACQUET-LAGREZE, Fondateur d’Eurodecision June 29, workshops will address HPC major topics and will be an opportunity to discover some major collaborative projects under development between industry and research >>>> TERATEC 2011 Forum June 29, Workshops A1 : Architecture and storage for future systems Wednesday, June 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This workshop will cover some of the opportunities to design HPC system aiming to deliver in a near

Page 15 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary future an hundred petaflops and on a longer term exaflops. On system architecture, the topics will include Many-Core architecture, interconnect network design and the challenges to optimize power efficiency of large supercomputer. On the storage side, the subjects covered will be disk systems, file systems and their connection to hierarchical storage system. Read more A2 : Complex systems Engineering Wednesday, June 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This year, the Complex Systems Engineering workshop will be dedicated to the crucial role played by optimization technology through the product whole lifecycle. We will also address the Verification and Validation technologies and procedures as a preliminary and necessary step. Read more A3 : HPC towards new applications Wednesday, June 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. New supercomputers enable new numerical simulation area and address applications which require large scales in time and spatial dimension. ISVs will illustrate some of those new perspectives such as ocean and tsunami, wind farm, meteo and urban pollution dispersion modeling. Read more A4 : Corporate strategy for hybrid code ports and large scale deployment Wednesday, June 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Numerical simulation is vital for the enterprise but can only be implemented in a cost effective way. During the past years the CPU-GPU association has proved it is innovative, performing and sustainable. CPU-GPU hybrid processing deliver cost efficient performance, allowing increased Corporate competitivity. This workshop detail the efficient methodology to implement, from source codes analysis to targeted hardware configuration based on performance requirements. Read more A5 : Simulation - Visualization & Performance Wednesday, June 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A year ago, we held a workshop on the new paradigms of scientific visualization. A year ago, we brought international experts to share with us their views and experience of these paradigms, such as: high performance resources, collaborative working or visualization as a decision making tool. This new Visualization workshop for the 2011 TERATEC Forum will be specifically focusing on performance. Performance in hardware, perfomance relative to software tools efficiency, performance as far as team work is concerned, and lastly performance of the visualization accesses. Read more A6 : Scientific Software HPC Capabilities Wednesday, June 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The evolutions of supercomputers architectures drastically accelerate. To take advantage of the potential power delivered by these new technologies, research laboratories and ISVs have more and more to adapt and “refit” their software products from the algorithmic point of view. Main ISVs and research labs will

Page 16 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary present during this workshop their last HPC developments and strategies for the software suite they develop and provide: parallelism, scalability, performance and speed-up, porting on hybrid architectures, new algorithmic strategies, new solvers will be some of the main subjects addressed. Read more ScilabTec’11, Scilab users day Wednesday, June 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The third edition of the Scilab Users’ Day – ScilabTEC 2011 will take place on Wednesday 29th June within the Ter@tec Forum. A rich day with conferences animated by industrials around their developments and applications on Scilab software and with technical workshops by the Scilab Consortium R&D Team will be offered to Scilab Users. Come, discover, learn and exchange on Scilab software capabilities.

June 28 and 29, an exhibition of some fifty booths will present innovations coming from the major players, manufacturers and software editors, integrators and distributors, services providers, etc. >>>> Pour plus d’information sur le Forum TERATEC 2011 et sur les activités de TERATEC, veuillez contacter : Jean-Pascal JEGU - TERATEC Mob.: 06 11 44 49 59 – [email protected] Bard 1 – Domaine du Grand Rué, 91680 BRUYERES-LE-CHATEL Tél. : +33(0)1 69 26 61 76 http://www.teratec.eu Click here to return to Contents

48th Design Automation Conference Announces Keynote Speakers 26 April 2011 Industry luminaries from Apple/ Fusion-IO, Freescale Semiconductor, Intel, and IBM will give keynotes at the 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC). “In assembling the 48th DAC series of distinguished keynotes, DAC is emphasizing the changes that Embedded Systems and Software are driving in electronic product design and its impact on the EDA industry in the keynotes by Lisa Su and Gadi Singer,” said Leon Stok, General Chair of the 48th DAC. “Steve Wozniak will lead this off by showing us the sheer joy of engineering innovation in putting challenging systems together. The series will be rounded off by Dharmendra Modha offering us a glimpse in the future of computing.” Keynote Schedule: Monday, June 6, 2011 from 2:00--3:00pm Up Close and Personal with Steve Wozniak Steve Wozniak, founder of Apple Computer and currently Chief Scientist for Fusion-IO Steve Wozniak will be interviewed live on stage by San Jose Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy on a wide range of topics, including the ‘joy’ of engineering and following your passion to convert

Page 17 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary innovative ideas into reality. Steve will provide a unique insight into the vision that started the largest and most successful technology company in the world. Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 8:30—10:00am Megatrends Driving Embedded Multicore Innovation Lisa Su, Senior Vice President and General Manager Of Networking And Multimedia for Freescale Semiconductor Dr. Su will outline the evolution of embedded multicore processing solutions that are increasingly enabling the exponential growth in the mobile device and infrastructure markets. Topics covered will include the evolution of the network infrastructure, growth of multi-purpose embedded devices, increased trend towards heterogeneous system-on-chip (SOC) integration, balanced with the market realities of maintaining system development costs and energy efficiency. Continued innovation in every part of the value chain is needed in hardware design, software design, and in EDA tools. Key solutions and challenges for embedded multicore designs will be discussed as we move to advanced geometries and more highly integrated SOCs. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 11:00am-12:00pm The Imminent EDA Transformation Gadi Singer, Vice President of the Intel Architecture Group and General Manager, SOC Enabling Group for Intel Corporation. The EDA industry faces a substantial shift. Electronic systems are going through fundamental and rapid change in domains ranging from TVs and in-vehicle devices to phones, tablets, and even PCs. These new systems require unprecedented connectivity, hardware and software complexity, and application and user interactions. To meet these challenges, the EDA industry must evolve and expand quickly to enable highly interdependent silicon, software, system, and experience solutions. The EDA industry's current offering need to be reassessed, and the scope of the industry’s capabilities and environments needs to encompass exploration, design, verification, and debug across the complete hardware and software stack. The keynote will highlight opportunities for innovation and the changes necessary to support this brisk evolution and value creation in electronic systems. Thursday, June 9, 2011 from 11:00am—12:00pm Cognitive Computing: Neuroscience, Supercomputing, Nanotechnology Dharmendra S. Modha, Founding Manager of the Cognitive Computing group at IBM's Almaden Research Center; Principal Investigator for DARPA SyNAPSE team of IBM Research - Almaden, IBM Research - Watson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, Columbia University, and University of California at Merced. The ultimate goal of the DARPA SyNAPSE project is to build brain-like cognitive computing chips that scale to human cortex by moving beyond the von Neumann architecture and become the brains behind IBM's Smarter Planet vision. The project leverages nanotechnology, supercomputing, and neuroscience and is a collaboration of four universities (Cornell, Columbia, Wisconsin-Madison, and UC Merced) and five IBM sites (Almaden, Yorktown, EFK, BTV, and IRL). About the Speakers Steve Wozniak

Page 18 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer, Inc. to market Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Inc., Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators. Since the 1980's, Wozniak has been involved in various business and philanthropic ventures. He has spent a great deal of time and energy focusing on computer usage in schools by stressing hands-on learning and encouraging creativity for students. In 2000, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment. Wozniak also co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum, Silicon Valley Ballet and Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. He currently serves as Chief Scientist for Fusion-IO. Lisa Su Lisa Su is the senior vice president and general manager of networking and multimedia for Freescale Semiconductor. Su joined Freescale in June 2007 as chief technology officer to lead Freescale’s technology roadmap and global research and development (R&D) operations. She was named general manager of networking and multimedia in September 2008. Prior to joining Freescale, Su was at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), where she was vice president of the Semiconductor Research and Development Center and responsible for the strategic direction of IBM’s silicon technologies, joint development alliances and semiconductor R&D operations. Su joined IBM in 1995 and held various engineering and business management positions including vice president of technology development and alliances in the IBM Systems and Technology Group and director of the PowerPC Product Line. Prior to IBM, she was a Member of Technical Staff at Texas Instruments. Su has extensive experience in the semiconductor industry leading technology innovation, microprocessor development and the launch of new products. Su has authored or co-authored more than 40 technical publications and co-authored a book chapter on next-generation consumer electronics. She was named in MIT Technology Review's Top 100 Young Innovators in 2002 and was named Fellow of the IEEE in 2009. She received bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Gadi Singer Gadi Singer is vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and General Manager, SOC Enabling Group for Intel Corporation. The SOC Enabling Group is responsible for delivering central building blocks and driving Intel's SOC silicon design and software development capabilities focusing on fast turnaround time and modularity practices. Singer joined Intel in 1983, holding a variety of senior technical and management positions. He was appointed VP in 1999 and CTO of Intel Communications Group in 2004, among other accomplishments. From 2005 through 2007, Singer served as General Manager of the Ultra Mobility Group. Among his prior roles, Singer was GM of Intel's Design Technology Division, co-GM of the IA-64 Processor Division and GM of Enterprise Processors Division. Singer received three Intel Achievement Awards for his technical contributions. He was Chairman of EDA Industry Council from 1997 to 1999. Singer is alumnus of the Technion, Israel.

Page 19 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Dharmendra S. Modha Dharmendra S. Modha is founding manager of the Cognitive Computing group at IBM's Almaden Research Center. Currently, he is the Principal Investigator for DARPA SyNAPSE team of IBM Research - Almaden, IBM Research - Watson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, Columbia University, and University of California at Merced. Most recently, his group performed cortical simulations at scale of cat cerebral cortex (1 billion neurons, 10 trillion synapses) only 100x slower than real-time on a 147,456 processor BlueGene/P supercomputer. This work received 2009 ACM’s Gordon Bell Prize. In 2010, his group compiled, visualized, and analyzed the largest long- distance network currently in existence of the Macaque monkey brain. Modha’s research has had significant practical impact on IBM's businesses. At IBM, he has won the Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper award (twice), an Outstanding Innovation Award, an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, and Communication Systems Best Paper Award. He holds 29 US patents, and is currently an IBM Master Inventor. In 2010, Modha was elected to the IBM Academy of Technology. Modha has authored over 50 publications in international journals and conferences. He is a Fellow of IEEE and a member of AAAS, ACM, and SfN and holds a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCSD. Click here to return to Contents

Geometric to Showcase Next Gen Solutions at Siemens PLM Connection 2011 28 April 2011 Geometric Limited announced that it will exhibit its next generation PLM solutions, including Integrated Process Planning (IPP) and global services for Teamcenter adoption at the Siemens PLM Connection 2011, the Annual User Conference of Siemens PLM in Americas, at Las Vegas, from 2 - 5 May, 2011. During the event, Geometric will also be presenting its Integrated Process Planning (IPP) solution on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 2:30 PM in Amazon PQ Hall and its solution for JT based workflows during the Partner Round Table on May 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM in the Palma G room. “Siemens PLM Connections is a very good platform for interacting with our customers and associates in the Siemens PLM ecosystem, in addition to getting insights into and collecting feedback on the latest from Siemens PLM. Through a close working relationship with Siemens PLM Software for over a decade and serving global customers, Geometric has built strong expertise on the NX and Teamcenter platforms. Our focus is to help customers get the best out of next generation solutions from Siemens PLM through quick adoption” says Mr. Nitin Tappe, Vice President and Global Operation Head at Geometric. “Responding to customer interest over the past year, we will be presenting our two key innovations at the event; our Integrated Process Planning (IPP) solution and our solution for enabling rich JT based workflows. The IPP solution leverages the PLM application backbone and Geometric’s own technologies to enable more efficient cross functional processes for manufacturing planning by enabling companies to take informed decision for manufacturing process selection” he added. Geometric’s Integrated Process Planning (IPP) solution aims at addressing the key manufacturing engineering need of using design content to select the manufacturing processes and its associated resources. It helps in addressing the gaps that exist in linking the design objectives (requirements) to the

Page 20 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary manufacturing processes. At the event, Geometric will introduce a multi-platform JT based visualization and application framework with extensible architecture to address various JT based use cases. It will help organizations enable JT based workflows and integrate downstream applications with a combination of out of the box (OOTB) add-ons and customized components. The company’s methodology and tools for PLM implementation, migration, upgrade and integration are a result of focused R&D on Siemens PLM product adoption. The methodology provides benefits including up to 20% reduction in the upgrade/migration time and alignment with OOTB features. Click here to return to Contents

SURFCAM V5.2 to Showcase at EASTEC 2011 27 April 2011 Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM CAD/CAM Systems and the patented TRUEMill Toolpath Technology will showcase the latest developments in the newest release of SURFCAM V5.2 at EASTEC 2011 to be held at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, May 17th thru 19th. Surfware, in cooperation with reseller DM Solutions extends an invitation to stop by booth 5533 where staff members will be on-hand to offer demonstrations of the many new features and benefits of SURFCAM V5.2. Stop by to check out features such as the new HSM Z-Roughing strategies, additional STL geometry capabilities for rough machining and stock calculations, adaptive slicing, a new SPost interface, enhanced Mill/Turn mode, optimized toolpath verification & machine simulation, updated CAD translators, just to name a few. Reseller DM Solutions will also offer a daily drawing to visitors who bring their printed voucher (http://www.dm-solutions.com/newsletter/2011Voucher.html) for a chance to win either an 8GB iPod Nano, a Wi-Fi Kindle, or a 1TB Portable Hard Drive. Click here to return to Contents Financial News

Arena Kicks Off 2011 With 24% Increase in Subscription Sales 29 April 2011 Arena Solutions announced an increase in subscription sales of 24% for the quarter ending March 31, 2011, as compared to the same period one year earlier. Helping drive that growth were strong sales to new customers and continued expansion among existing customers, with a net renewal rate of 109%. Expansion of usage among customers signed the previous year was particularly strong -- 95% greater than one year earlier -- and shows continued proof of the ease and speed with which new customers can adopt Arena, see measurable benefits and extend the value of the solution across their organizations. "It's great to start 2011 with a strong showing in all key area: subscription sales, customer adoption and renewals," said Craig Livingston, chief executive officer of Arena Solutions. "Once again I have to tip my hat to an impressive group of new customers, whose cutting-edge products are doing holographic imaging, high-performance solar power, health monitoring from afar and much more. We welcomed an impressive group of new employees in the first quarter too -- even the ones who are just weeks on the

Page 21 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary job are already making a significant contribution. Between the optimistic manufacturing climate and the energy in the building (not to mention some exciting items on our roadmap for this year), I'm thrilled by the prospect of what's ahead for Arena in 2011." Among the companies that chose Arena in Q1 2011 are: Argus Imaging, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of X-ray imaging solutions for medical, dental and industrial applications and one of the original pioneers of X-ray image intensifiers for medical imaging. Today Argus Imaging designs and manufactures customized solutions based on X-ray image intensifiers, X-ray imaging subsystems and scintillators. BAM Labs, which has developed a system that enables caregivers to monitor patient health remotely using a biometric sensor and an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android. Infinite Z, Inc., developer of interactive 3D holographic imaging systems for use in the CAD/CAM/CAE, energy, scientific visualization and health care markets. Nautilus, Inc., which manufactures and markets a complete line of innovative health and fitness products under the Nautilus®, Bowflex®, Schwinn® Fitness and Universal® brands. SquareUp, which is a credit card payment services company whose core product turns iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Androids into digital credit card readers. SunPower Corp., which designs, manufactures and delivers high efficiency, highest reliability solar panels and systems. Residential, business, government and utility customers rely on the company's experience and guaranteed performance to provide maximum return on investment. Virident Systems, whose solutions improve the performance, reliability and serviceability of storage class memory (SCM) applications used in data centers and cloud computing deployments. Virtual Instruments, which provides storage area network (SAN) and virtual infrastructure performance optimization solutions. Zuvo Water LLC, developer of a patented water filtration system that brings chemical-free water into homes as well as military and emergency/disaster relief solutions. Also in Q1 2011, Arena surpassed its 99.5% service level agreement for the 20th consecutive quarter, with 99.9% scheduled uptime in Q1 2011 and a continued focus on delivering the most secure and reliable collaborative BOM and change management solution available. Click here to return to Contents

Aspen Technology Announces Date of Third-Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast 25 April 2011 Aspen Technology, Inc. announced that it will release financial results for its third-quarter fiscal 2011, ended March 31, 2011, after the U.S. financial markets close on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. In conjunction with this announcement, AspenTech will host a conference call and webcast on May 3, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the company's financial results, business outlook, and related corporate and financial matters. The live dial-in number is (877) 245-0126, conference ID code 58336688. Interested parties may also

Page 22 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary listen to a live webcast of the call by logging on to the Investor Relations section of AspenTech’s website, http://www.aspentech.com/corporate/investor.cfm, and clicking on the “webcast” link. A replay of the call will be archived on AspenTech’s website and will also be available via telephone at (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, conference ID code 58336688 through May 10, 2011. Click here to return to Contents

Cadence Reports Q1 2011 Financial Results 27 April 2011 Q1 2011 Financial Schedules. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Cadence reported first quarter 2011 revenue of $266 million, compared to revenue of $222 million reported for the same period in 2010. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $6 million, or $0.02 per share on a diluted basis in the first quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $12 million, or $(0.04) per share on a diluted basis, in the same period in 2010. Using Cadence’s non-GAAP measure, net income in the first quarter of 2011 was $23 million, or $0.09 per share on a diluted basis, as compared to net income of $6 million, or $0.02 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period in 2010. “Demand was strong for our products and services across all regions in the first quarter,” said Lip-Bu Tan, president and chief executive officer. “Demand for the Cadence Verification Computing Platform continued to be strong. We also introduced the industry’s first complete DDR4 memory controller solution, and saw strong renewals and increasing run rates in our Silicon Realization products.” “We met or exceeded expectations for our key operating metrics in Q1,” added Geoff Ribar, senior vice president and chief financial officer. “The continuing momentum in our business gives us the confidence to increase our outlook for fiscal 2011.” The company also announced today that Charlie Huang, currently senior vice president and chief strategy officer, has been appointed senior vice president, worldwide field operations, effective immediately. Tom Cooley, who previously held that role, is leaving the company. “I want to thank Tom for his many years of significant contributions and dedication to Cadence,” said Lip-Bu Tan. “Most notable among his accomplishments were leading a successful transition to a highly ratable business model and building a world class sales team.” Mr. Tan continued, “I am pleased that Charlie Huang, an EDA veteran with deep technical expertise and a successful track record, will be leading our field organization. Charlie led the development of our strategy and is well positioned to further develop highly collaborative technology-based relationships with customers and partners. I am excited to have Charlie take on this new role.” Mr. Huang has served as senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Cadence since January 2009. Since April 2010, he has also served as chief of staff. From 2007 to 2009, he served as senior vice president of business development. Mr. Huang was general partner at Telos Venture Partners, a Cadence-affiliated venture capital firm, from 2004 to 2005. From 2001 to 2007, he held several positions at Cadence in engineering management and business development. Before joining Cadence, Mr. Huang co-founded and was chief executive officer of CadMOS Design Technology, Inc., an EDA company that was acquired by Cadence in 2001.

Page 23 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary In addition to using GAAP results to evaluate Cadence's business, management believes it is useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income or net loss, which excludes, as applicable, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, integration and acquisition-related costs, acquisition-related income tax benefits, income tax benefits related to the settlement of an IRS examination, shareholder litigation costs and charges, gains or losses and expenses or credits related to non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets, executive severance costs, restructuring charges and credits, amortization of discount on convertible notes, losses on extinguishment of debt, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, and gains or losses on the sale of investments. Non-GAAP net income or net loss is adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefit that the company would accrue if it used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results to calculate the company's tax liability. The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Business Outlook For the second quarter of 2011, the company expects total revenue in the range of $270 million to $280 million. Second quarter GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.04 to $0.06. Net income per diluted share using the non-GAAP measure defined below is expected to be in the range of $0.09 to $0.11. For the full year 2011, the company expects total revenue in the range of $1,075 million to $1,115 million. On a GAAP basis, net income per diluted share for fiscal year 2011 is expected to be in the range of $0.11 to $0.19. Using the non-GAAP measure, net income per diluted share for fiscal year 2011 is expected to be in the range of $0.36 to $0.44. Audio Webcast Scheduled Lip-Bu Tan, Cadence’s president and chief executive officer, and Geoff Ribar, Cadence’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a first quarter of fiscal year 2011 financial results audio webcast today, April 27, 2011, at 2 p.m. (Pacific) / 5 p.m. (Eastern). An archive of the webcast will be available starting April 27, 2011 at 5 p.m. (Pacific) and ending May 11, 2011 at 5 p.m. (Pacific). Webcast access is available at www.cadence.com/cadence/investor_relations. Click here to return to Contents

Cimatron's First Quarter 2011 Results Release Scheduled for May 12th, 2011 before US Markets Open 27 April 2011 Cimatron Limited announced that it will be releasing its first quarter 2011 financial results on Thursday, May 12th, 2011, before the US markets open. Cimatron's management will host a conference call that same day, at 9:00 EST, 16:00 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 call at least 5 minutes before the conference call commences. USA: +1-888-407-2553

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Dassault Systèmes Reports Record First Quarter Earnings and Reconfirms 2011 Financial Growth Objectives 27 April 2011 Dassault Système reported IFRS unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. These results were reviewed by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 26, 2011.

Summary Highlights (unaudited) • Strong revenue, earnings and operating margin performance

• New licenses revenue up 28% and recurring revenue up 32% (IFRS and non-IFRS) in constant currencies

• EPS up 59% to €0.51 (IFRS) and up 47% to €0.63 (non-IFRS)

• 2011 financial growth objectives reconfirmed, reported revenue range adjusted for currency

• First quarter Version 6 contracts signed with automotive leaders BMW and Jaguar Land Rover and agricultural engineering leader CLAAS

• Board of Directors’ recommends shareholders approve 17% increase in the cash dividend

First Quarter 2011 Financial Summary (unaudited) In millions of Euros, except per IFRS Non-IFRS share data Change in Change in Change Change cc* cc* Q1 Total Revenue 409.5 31% 29% 409.9 31% 29%

Q1 Software Revenue 372.2 33% 31% 372.6 33% 31%

Q1 EPS 0.51 59% 0.63 47%

Page 25 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Q1 Operating Margin 22.2% 28.3%

*In constant currencies.

Bernard Charlès, Dassault Systèmes President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Revenue and earnings came in ahead of our first quarter financial objectives. All regions were important drivers of our growth, including Asia. CATIA’s performance and record quarterly revenues at SolidWorks illustrate the progressive strengthening of the SMB market since the initial signs of recovery in mid- 2010. “The first quarter was also a time of extraordinary efforts by our Japanese employees and sales partners who quickly resumed operations in order to provide support and assistance to our customers in a number of areas. I would like to publicly thank them. “Key to our performance and market leadership is a continuous focus on leveraging the talents of our executives and regularly evolving management responsibilities, consistent with the dynamic of our market. In this regard, we recently made some brand and channel responsibilities changes to further support our market expansion objectives. “Finally, leading companies continue to adopt our Version 6, PLM 2 offerings. Two of the world’s foremost automotive companies are moving forward with Version 6 initiatives. In February we outlined BMW’s decision to use V6 as its new platform for Embedded Systems architecture, integration and design. In March, I was very pleased to join Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO Dr. Ralf Speth in announcing a new strategic partnership between our two companies. And most recently, CLAAS, a global leader in agricultural engineering, selected V6 – including CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA and SIMULIA.” Dassault Systèmes completed the acquisition of the IBM PLM operations on March 31, 2010 and these operations were merged into the Company’s operations within its PLM business segment commencing April 1, 2010. Due to the deep integration of former IBM PLM employees into the Company’s operations, involving many changes in sales territories and responsibilities, it is not possible to isolate the IBM PLM revenue and profit since the acquisition date. As previously disclosed, the IBM PLM share of Dassault Systèmes software revenue was estimated at approximately €50 million for the 2010 first quarter.

First Quarter 2011 Financial Review (unaudited) In millions of Euros IFRS Non-IFRS

Q1 Q1 Change in Q1 Q1 Change in

2011 2010 cc* 2011 2010 cc* Total Revenue 409.5 311.9 29% 409.9 312.0 29%

Software Revenue 372.2 279.7 31% 372.6 279.8 31%

Services and other Revenue 37.3 32.2 14% 37.3 32.2 14%

Page 26 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary PLM software Revenue 288.1 208.8 35% 288.5 208.9 36%

Mainstream 3D software 84.1 70.9 16% 84.1 70.9 16% Revenue

Americas 112.7 91.7 22% 112.8 91.8 22%

Europe 186.8 140.9 32% 186.8 140.9 32%

Asia 110.0 79.3 31% 110.3 79.3 32%

*In constant currencies.

• IFRS and non-IFRS total revenue increased 29%, reflecting software revenue growth of 31%, and services and other revenue growth of 14% (all figures in constant currencies).

• IFRS and non-IFRS new license revenue increased 28% in constant currencies and IFRS and non-IFRS recurring software revenue grew 32% in constant currencies.

• IFRS PLM software revenue increased 35% in constant currencies. Non-IFRS PLM software revenue increased 36%, with CATIA software revenue higher by 44%, ENOVIA by 31% and Other PLM by 20% (all figures in constant currencies). Other PLM includes SIMULIA, DELMIA, Exalead and 3DVIA.

• Mainstream 3D (IFRS and non-IFRS) software revenue increased 16% in constant currencies. New SolidWorks commercial seats licensed in the first quarter increased 23% to 12,128 seats.

• The IFRS operating margin was 22.2%, up from 15.9% in the first quarter of 2010. The non- IFRS operating margin increased to 28.3% in the 2011 first quarter, up from 22.1% in the year- ago quarter.

• IFRS earnings per diluted share increased 59% to €0.51 up from €0.32. Non-IFRS earnings per diluted share increased 47% to €0.63 compared to €0.43 in the year-ago quarter.

Cash Flow and Other Financial Highlights Net operating cash flow was €134 million for the 2011 first quarter, compared to €133 million in the year-ago period. The Company’s net financial position, comprised of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments less long-term debt, was €873.9 million at March 31, 2011, compared to a net financial position of €845.7 million at December 31, 2010. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term

Page 27 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary investments and long-term debt were €1.16 billion and €286.4 million, respectively at March 31, 2011 compared to €1.14 billion and €293.4 million, respectively at December 31, 2010. Cash Dividend Recommendation and Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Date The Board of Directors has scheduled the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for May 26, 2011 and is recommending a 17% increase in the annual cash dividend equivalent to €0.54 per share for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, compared to €0.46 per share for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Dassault Systèmes 2011 Management Organizational Changes to Further Position PLM at the Core of Sustainable Innovation in All Businesses. The following appointments have been made: Etienne Droit, member of the Executive Committee, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer CATIA; Bruno Latchague, member of the Executive Committee, has been appointed Executive Vice President, PLM Value Solutions; Sylvain Laurent has been promoted to Executive Vice President, PLM Enterprise Business Transformation and new member of the Executive Committee; Ken Clayton has been appointed as Vice-President, Professional Channel and Laurent Couillard has been appointed as Exalead CEO. Other Key Business and Corporate Highlights In a separate press release issued today, Dassault Systèmes announced the acquisition of Enginuity, to accelerate innovation for formulated products. Demonstrating its broad industry focus, the addition of Enginuity expands Dassault Systèmes’ already extensive suite of collaborative business process solutions based on the ENOVIA V6 platform. Using ENOVIA V6, formula-centric companies in the pharmaceutical, personal care, cosmetics, food and beverage, flavor/fragrance industries will be able to accelerate product innovation and product launches while successfully navigating complex regulatory requirements and more effectively managing and leveraging their formula, packaging and consumer Intellectual Property in a single, global PLM solution. Dassault Systèmes Acquired Intercim, LLC, a market leader in manufacturing and production operations management software solutions for advanced and highly regulated industries to integrate with its V6 DELMIA software applications. The combining values of DELMIA and Intercim bring together the factory communities with the manufacturing and product engineers, for an immediate common understanding of the products being built with their potential non-conformance and deviations. This translates for customers into faster turn-around time to correct issues, improved product quality, higher production efficiency and conformity information for certification purposes. CLAAS Boosts Innovation with V6 Solutions from Dassault Systèmes. CLAAS, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural equipment and products, has committed to shaping its entire product creation process worldwide – from design, construction and simulation to system validation and production planning – with CATIA V6, ENOVIA V6, DELMIA V6, and SIMULIA V6. Jaguar Land Rover and Dassault Systemes Agree to New Strategic Partnership. The agreement, signed by Dassault Systèmes President and CEO Bernard Charlès and Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr. Ralf Speth, will see advanced digital 3D simulation and development tools transform Jaguar Land Rover’s Product Development processes. The two companies will work together to jointly develop industry-leading product creation solutions. Jaguar Land Rover will deploy Dassault Systèmes’ V6 solutions for Product Lifecycle Management - the process which drives and controls all vehicle creation processes - to increase operational efficiency and reduce complexity through enhanced innovation and accelerated

Page 28 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary development capabilities. Lockheed Martin Expands Use of Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Robotics Implementation. Lockheed Martin has migrated its F-35 Lightning II robotic painting workcells to Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Robotics. A long-time user of DELMIA manufacturing simulation solutions, Lockheed Martin’s new implementation of DELMIA Robotics has made the company’s manufacturing processes more efficient, leveraging a common interface across its CATIA design authoring and DELMIA digital manufacturing solutions. Dassault Systèmes Assists Parker Aerospace in Managing Regulatory Compliance. Parker Aerospace, an operating unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the world’s leading producer of motion and control technology solutions, is implementing ENOVIA V6 to better manage regulatory compliance, consolidate disparate systems and enable quicker product data inquiries. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes to Deploy Dassault Systèmes V6 Solution. McLaren Racing, the operating arm of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, and Dassault Systèmes announced a new partnership to further enhance racing car development efficiency. The agreement sees McLaren Racing committing to Dassault Systèmes’ open V6 PLM solutions for integrated design development, analysis and management. ENOVIA V6 forms McLaren Racing’s collaborative innovation backbone by providing a single IP reference for managing engineering, intellectual property and business processes. CATIA V6 will be used for innovative design and concurrent engineering, enhancing McLaren’s development efficiency. Other Corporate Information On April 1, 2011, Dassault Systèmes filed its 2010 Document de référence with the French Autorité des marchés financiers. The 2010 Document de référence as well as an English language translation of this document are available on the Company’s website. Business Outlook Thibault de Tersant, Senior Executive Vice President and CFO, commented, “Our first quarter financial results reflected a number of positive dynamics across our businesses and solid operational management. Our strong revenue performance in combination with good expense management led to our non-IFRS operating margin coming in at 28.3% and non-IFRS earnings per share growing 47%. “Based upon our first quarter results, business trends and recently completed acquisitions, we believe we are positioned to offset the potential impact on revenues that may arise as a consequence of the earthquake in Japan. Therefore, although reducing the reported revenue range outlook to reflect currency assumption changes, we are reconfirming our 2011 constant currency revenue growth objective, including our 15% constant currency new licenses revenue growth goal, as well as our non- IFRS 29% operating margin and our non-IFRS earnings per share objectives. At the same time we will continue to make the appropriate investments to expand our addressable market.” The Company’s current objectives are the following:

• Second quarter 2011 non-IFRS total revenue objective of about €400 to €410 million, non-IFRS operating margin of about 26-27% and non-IFRS EPS of about €0.56 to €0.61;

Page 29 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • Reconfirming 2011 non-IFRS revenue growth objective range of about 9% to 11% in constant currencies; (adjusting the reported revenue range to €1.67 to €1.70 billion from €1.68 to €1.71 billion previously, based upon the 2011 currency exchange rate assumptions outlined below);

• Reconfirming 2011 non-IFRS operating margin of about 29%;

• Reconfirming 2011 non-IFRS EPS range of €2.64 to €2.75, representing growth of about 6% to 10%;

• Objectives are based upon exchange rate assumptions for the 2011 second quarter of US$1.45 per €1.00 and JPY120 per €1.00 and a full year average of US$1.43 per €1.00 and JPY118 per €1.00.

The Company’s objectives are prepared and communicated only on a non-IFRS basis and are subject to the cautionary statement set forth below. The non-IFRS objectives set forth above do not take into account the following accounting elements and are estimated based upon the 2011 currency exchange rates above: deferred revenue write-downs estimated at approximately €1 million for 2011; share-based compensation expense estimated at approximately €15 million for 2011 and amortization of acquired intangibles estimated at approximately €80 million for 2011. The objectives outlined above do not include any impact from other operating income and expense, net principally comprised of acquisition, integration, restructuring and relocation expenses. These estimates do not include any new stock option or share grants, or any new acquisitions or restructurings completed after April 27, 2011. Webcasted Meeting and Conference Call Information Today, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, Dassault Systèmes will first host a meeting in Paris, which will be simultaneously webcasted at 8:30 AM London time/9:30 AM CET time and will then host a conference call at 2:00 PM London time/3:00 PM CET/ 9:00 AM New York time. The webcasted meeting and conference call will be available via the Internet by accessing http://www.3ds.com/company/finance/. Additional investor information can be accessed at http://www.3ds.com/company/finance/ or by calling Dassault Systèmes’ Investor Relations at 33.1.61.62.69.24. Non-IFRS Financial Information Readers are cautioned that the supplemental non-IFRS information presented in this press release is subject to inherent limitations. It is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered as a substitute for IFRS measurements. Also, the Company’s supplemental non-IFRS financial information may not be comparable to similarly titled non-IFRS measures used by other companies. Further specific limitations for individual non-IFRS measures, and the reasons for presenting non-IFRS financial information, are set forth in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2010 included in the Company’s 2010 Document de référence filed with the AMF on April 1, 2011. Information in Constant Currencies

Page 30 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary When the Company believes it would be helpful for understanding trends in its business, the Company provides percentage increases or decreases in its revenue (in both IFRS as well as non-IFRS) to eliminate the effect of changes in currency values, particularly the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, relative to the euro. When trend information is expressed herein "in constant currencies", the results of the "current" period have first been recalculated using the average exchange rates of the comparable period in the preceding year, and then compared with the results of the comparable period in the preceding year. This press release constitutes the quarterly financial information required by article L.451-1-2 IV of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code Monétaire et Financier). For the unabridged press release with financial tables please click HERE. Click here to return to Contents

ESI Group Strong Growth in 2010/11 Annual Results 28 April 2011 • Sharp improvement in operating and net profitability • Validation of the business model’s leverage effects • Confidence in the pursuance of profitable growth Alain de Rouvray, ESI Group’s Chairman and CEO, declares: “2010/11 was a good year for ESI, in terms of both the growth in activity and the improvement in profitability. The substantial increase in Licenses sales, the significant improvement in new business and the signing, at the end of the year, of a number of major multiyear contracts all lay witness to a more favourable market context for the upramping of our virtual prototyping solutions. At the same time, we are reaping the benefits of the high level of R&D and Sales & Marketing investments we have carried out for many years, and which are now providing us with a leverage effect on our margins. These positive evolutions again reaffirm the pertinence of our strategic positioning and our business model. We are confident that our revenues will continue to grow and our profitability will keep improving.”

Consolidated annual results

FY 2009/10 to FY 2010/11 to January € millions 31 2011 January 31 2010 Δ

Total sales 84.2 75.1 +12.1%

of which Licenses & Maint. 61.9 54.1 +14.4% of which Services 22.3 21.0 +6.2%

Page 31 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Gross margin 59.0 49.9 +18.3%

% of sales 70.1% 66.5%

EBITDA 8.5 5.8 +46.6%

% of sales 10.2% 7.8%

Operating profit (EBIT) 7.7 4.6 % of sales +67.2% 9.2% 6.1%

Attributable net profit 5.4 1.2 +365.7% % of sales 6.5% 1.6%

The Company’s financial year runs to January 31

· Buoyant growth in revenue and Licenses activity As announced on March 14 2011, consolidated annual revenue saw purely organic growth of +12.1% to €84.2 million in 2010. The key indicators were positive over the financial year: · License sales increased by +14.4% to €61.9 million, · the License volume of repeat business was up +11.2%, · License repeat business reached the very high level of 91%, · License new business grew +31.7% to €13.1 million, · Services sales were up +6.2% over the year as a whole, to €22.3 million, after a slow start but a very dynamic final quarter. Note that activity also benefited from a positive exchange rate effect. Sharp increase in the gross margin The split in business activity reflects the good strategic alignment of our product mix: 73.5% for Licenses and 26.5% for Services. The gross margin jumped +18.3% to €59.0 million, benefitting from the re-allocation of resources to S&M (Product Marketing and Sales), R&D activities and a better

Page 32 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary utilization of the Services teams. EBITDA margin: 10.2% and EBIT margin : 9,2% Benefitting from the effects of the improvement in the product mix, a better allocation of Sales & Marketing cost resources and an operating cost structure under control, EBITDA totaled €8.5 million, up +46.6% on the figure of €5.8 million recorded in 2009/10. The EBITDA margin was 10.2%. The Group continued to benefit from the leverage of the substantial R&D investments it has carried out for many years in order to maintain the Group’s leadership position in the emerging virtual prototyping market. Research & Development investments (before the impact of IFRS rules and Research Tax Credits) were up +11.6%, and represented 28.5% of Licenses sales, a figure that has continued to decrease in recent years. The increase in the IFRS costs of R&D was 14.2% in 2010/11. Reflecting the Group’s intention of accelerating its sales penetration worldwide, notably with sales investments in Europe, the United States and the BRIC emerging markets, and given its diversification initiatives, Sales & Marketing costs exceptionally increased by +16.8% to €26.4 million. General and Administrative costs were almost unchanged at €10.7 million, versus €10.2 million in 2009/10. Once net provisions and depreciations, which were down on the previous year, are taken into account, operating profit was up +67.2% at €7.7 million. The operating margin was thus 9.2% in 2010/11, versus 6.1% in 2009/10. · Sharp increase in net profit to €5.4 million (+365%) The sharp increase in net profit was due to the substantial increase in operating profitability, the stable financial result at -€1.3 million and non-recurrent tax savings associated with financial support for the Group’s Chinese activity. All in all, attributable net profit increased by +€4.3 million over the year, with a net margin of 6.5% for the financial year to January 2011 versus 1.6% the previous year. · Sound financial structure The Group had €6.8 million in available cash at the end of the 2010/11 financial year, stable on the year when restated after divestment of exceptional accounts receivables carried out at the end of the 2009/10 financial year. The financial structure was further strengthened, with a gearing (long-term financial debt over shareholders equity) of 6.4%, compared to 14% at the end of 2009/10. The improvement in this figure was notably the result of the reimbursement of bank loans enabled by the operating cash generated by the Group, which totaled €3.6 million over the year. At January 31 2011, ESI Group held 6.57% of its own capital. Key points and recent events · Validation of the strategy and the offer – Signing of major multiyear contracts in the Automotive and Energy sectors Licenses activity improved substantially, in terms of revenue growth and the improvement in the gross margin. A market context that has become more favourable resulted in a higher rate of repeat business for the installed base (91%), reflecting OEMs’ increasing desire to call upon ESI’s virtual prototyping solutions. This trend, observed throughout the year, was reinforced by the signing of two large multiyear license-renewal contracts, both with associated innovative services, with major automotive OEMs:

Page 33 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Renault and the Volkswagen Group. These 3-year contracts are the subject of annual revenue recognition. In the Metal Stamping domain, ESI has also signed a multiyear contract with the PSA Group for the supplying of licenses and high value-added and innovative services. In the energy business sector, EDF signed with ESI a 10 year framework contract in the domain of nuclear safety. · Substantial increase in New Business and sector diversification Licenses new business increased substantially over the year as a whole (+31.7%). Also a major indicator of a more favourable market context, it reflects the sales efforts undertaken, with the addition of new clients and of new products for existing clients. It also illustrates the deployment effect inherent to ESI’s business model, with solutions initially adopted by the sector’s main OEMs before then being gradually adopted by the main suppliers and subcontractors; thereby supporting optimization of the workflow between OEMs. Lastly, New Business is amplifying sector diversification, with new clients and new domains from sectors such as Transport, Aerospace, Heavy Industry, Energy and Electronics. · Very strong increase in profitability and optimization of the cost structure The very sharp improvement in profitability is a result of the growth in revenue with improved efficiency of the Group’s cost structure and product mix resulting in the substantial improvement in the gross margin. It should be noted that 37% of ESI’s workforce is now employed in low-cost countries, thus enabling the Group to combine its local support for major OEMs in very dynamic zones, with increased competitiveness. This proportion should continue to increase during 2011, notably with the strengthening of our near- shore Services line in Tunisia and the Group’s Indian presence. · Participation in industrial innovation and presence within Competitive Clusters Leader in the strategic movement towards virtual engineering, ESI has strengthened its presence amongst industrial players by creating a Bordeaux-based R&D centre for the Simulation of composite materials for the aerospace and nautical sectors and by participating in the Rennes-based iD4CAR competitive cluster for the digital design, shaping and multi-material assembly of new-generation vehicles. The Group is also participating in innovative projects carried out within 9 other competitive clusters in France. Click here to return to Contents

Geometric Declares Net Profit of Rs. 575.21 Mn for FY11; a Rise of 23.3% from the Previous Year 25 April 2011 Geometric Ltd. announced its Q4 and annual results for FY 2010-2011 at the board meeting held today. Highlights for financial year ended March 31, 2011 (FY11) The company’s consolidated revenues rise 21.3% to Rs. 6,206.12 Mn for the year, as against Rs. 5,115.62 Mn last year

Page 34 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary USD revenues rise 26.2% to USD 136.47 Mn from the previous year FY11 net profit increases 23.3% to Rs. 575.21 Mn, compared to a profit of Rs. 466.60 Mn in FY10 Revenue contribution from the US increased from 63.3% to 72.8%, signifying the revival of the geography after the recessionary trends seen in the previous year EPS of Rs.9.24 in FY11, as against Rs. 7.51 in FY10 Added 33 new customers during the year Recommended dividend of 60% on face value of Rs. 2 per share, by the board of directors Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 (Q4 FY11) The company recorded operating revenues of Rs. 1,700.30 Mn for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, a rise of 4.2% and 33.7% compared to revenues of Rs. 1,632.02 Mn in last quarter, and Rs. 1,271.71 Mn in the same quarter last year, respectively. In US dollar terms as well, consolidated revenues increased 4.4% Q-o-Q and 35.9% Y-o-Y to USD 37.84 Mn. The company saw an increase in operating profits to Rs. 153.20 Mn in Q4FY11, as against profits of Rs. 134.52 Mn in Q3FY11 and Rs. 119.23 Mn in Q4FY10, a rise of 13.9% and 28.5% respectively. Net profit of the company rose to Rs. 178.43 Mn in the quarter, a 16.8% increase from the subsequent quarter’s profits of Rs. 152.73 Mn, and a 50.8% increase from Q4FY10 profit of Rs. 118.36 Mn. The company had a total employee strength of 3905 employees as of March 31, 2011, including its subsidiaries. On declaring the results, Mr. Manu Parpia, Managing Director & CEO said, “The results of FY11 have been exceptional. They reflect the growing demand for our solutions and services, which we see continuing for the foreseeable future. The focus of the coming year will be improvement in margins, especially as the tax holiday is over. Therefore, our efforts will be directed at ensuring we continue to grow revenues and simultaneously improve our margins.” Business outlook “At the moment the company is not in a position to provide a guidance for the next year. However, revenue is expected to be flat or slightly lower when compared to the previous quarter due to delays in commencing projects. As the company proposes salary increase in line with market conditions, we expect pressure on margins in the first quarter”, he added. Key wins and additional business highlights for Q4 FY11 The company added 5 new customers during Q4, and 33 new customers during the year; taking the total number of active customers to 100. Some of the significant wins in this quarter are: A multiyear contract for development and maintenance of CAD/DMU & PLM for an aerospace Major A Greenfield Oracle Agile PLM implementation program for a leading Indian pharmaceuticals company Offshore-based AMS services on Teamcenter for a leading oilfield products and services company in the US Development of an integrated manufacturing process planning application for a global leader in construction and off-highway equipment A large software product development project for a leading machine tools manufacturer in Europe.

Page 35 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Project won after successful completion of a solution definition and design consulting engagement with the same customer An annual contract for press tool design services for a leading European industrial equipment manufacturer Other important business highlights for the quarter include: NASSCOM IT Innovators 2011 recognition for the fourth consecutive year for a design process innovation Opening of the first Canadian office in Montreal Release of version 8.0 of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER, RapidFire Lite, Solid Edge and Google SketchUp Click here to return to Contents

Lectra: First Quarter 2011 Financial Results 29 April 2011

-- Revenues: EUR 49.8 million (+14%)(*) -- Income from operations: EUR 5.5 million (+77%(*) -- Net income: EUR 3.7 million -- Free cash flow: EUR 3.2 million -- Net cash positive again: EUR 2.3 million (in millions of euros) January 1- March 31 January 1- March 31 2011 2010 Revenues 49.8 43.0 Change like-for-like (%) (1) +14% Income from operations 5.5 3.0 Change like-for-like (%) (1) +77% Operating margin (% of 11.0% 6.9% revenues) Net income 3.7 1.6 Change at actual exchange +126% rates (%) Free cash flow(2 3.2 5.0 Equity(3) 47.1 42.0 Net cash (+)/Net debts (-)(3) 2.3 (2.4)

(*) like-for-like

(1) Like-for-like: 2011 figures restated at 2010 exchange rates (2) Before a non-recurring payment of EUR 0.5 million in Q1 2011 and a non-recurring payment of EUR 0.4 million in Q1 2010. (3) At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

Page 36 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Today, Lectra's Board of Directors, chaired by André Harari, reviewed the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2011. (Detailed comparisons between 2011 and 2010 are like-for-like.) First-quarter 2011 orders and earnings confirm that the sales dynamics are ongoing and that the operating and financial ratios-which had already significantly strengthened in 2010-are continuing to improve. Continuation of the Strong Sales Dynamics Recorded in 2010 At a total of EUR 21.9 million, orders for new software licenses and CAD/CAM equipment were up 25% compared to Q1 2010. Despite their strong rebounds recorded in 2010 and again in 2011, orders were still down 11% compared to Q1 2007, as activity in many industrialized countries remains yet to recover pre-crisis levels. Geographically, the situation reveals certain contrasts. Orders rose 48% in Europe (led by Germany and Eastern Europe) and 33% in Asia-Pacific, but they dropped 5% in the Americas and 18% in the rest of the world (North and South Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, etc.). Orders in emerging countries (45% of total orders) advanced 17%, while in developed countries (55% of total orders), which had grown more moderately in 2010, they were up 32%. Compared to 2007, they still lag behind by 8% and 14%, respectively. The market sectors revealed the same contrast. Fashion remained essentially stable (-2%), whereas the automotive sector continued to show its vigor (+115%). Furniture advanced 43%, and the other industries were down 17%. Sales of spare parts and consumables, up 14% at EUR 10.4 million, registered new, strong gains, resulting from the combined effect of the increasing number of installed CAD/CAM systems and the continuing recovery in customers' production volumes. These variations over a single quarter cannot, of course, allow for an extrapolation of trends for the coming quarters. Strong Growth in Operating Margin Revenues totaled EUR 49.8 million, up 14% relative to Q1 2010-up 16% at actual exchange rates. Revenues from new systems sales (EUR 23.5 million) were up 30%. Recurring revenues (EUR 26.3 million) rose by 3%. At March 31, 2011, the order backlog (EUR 19.2 million) increased by EUR 0.7 million relative to December 31, 2010, and by EUR 4 million relative to March 31, 2010. Fixed overheads costs (EUR 26.5 million) were up 2%. Variable costs (EUR 3.4 million) increased 51%, reflecting the growth in sales activity and earnings. Income from operations was EUR 5.5 million. Like-for-like, it amounted to EUR 5.3 million, an increase of EUR 2.3 million (+77%) relative to Q1 2010. There were no non-recurring items in the first quarters of 2011 or 2010. The operating margin was 11%. Like-for-like, it worked out to 10.8% and increased by 3.9 percentage points compared to Q1 2010 (6.9%). After an income tax charge of EUR 1.6 million, net income was EUR 3.7 million (EUR 1.6 million in Q1 2010).

Page 37 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Net Cash Positive Again Free cash flow before non-recurring items was EUR 3.7 million (EUR 5.4 million in Q1 2010). Consequently, net financial borrowings were down EUR 4.7 million relative to December 31, 2010, the quarter ending with net cash of EUR 2.3 million, compared to net financial borrowings of EUR 43.1 million one year earlier. Payment of Dividend Upon approval at the April 29 Shareholders' Meeting, a dividend of EUR 0.18 per share in respect of 2010 will be paid on May 10, 2011. Business Trends and Outlook The company discussed in detail its expectations regarding its activities and the outlook for the future in its Management Discussion of February 10, 2011, and in its 2010 Annual Report, both of which serve as a reference. While the macroeconomic environment has continued to improve since the start of 2011, it has still not reverted to pre-crisis levels yet. The recovery remains fragile, with persistent risks and uncertainties, and a further deterioration in the economic and monetary situation remains possible, demanding continuing caution and vigilance. The 2011 action plan seeks to preserve the sales momentum restored since the end of 2009, an operating margin equal to or greater than that of 2010, and significant free cash flow generation. Sales activity and earnings for Q1 2011 are generally in line with company expectations, confirming the strengthening of its operating ratios and the transformation of its balance sheet, with a strong order backlog. However, the situation remains disparate across the different regions and market sectors, and the combined activity of all Lectra customers has yet to recover its 2007 level. The company has adopted as its central scenario for 2011, assuming that the economic recovery continues at its present pace and generates a 20% growth in revenues from new systems sales, revenues of around EUR 207 million (+10%), and income from operations before non-recurring items of approximately EUR 28.5 million (+30%), thus generating an operating margin before non-recurring items of close to 14% (+2 points). In that case, net income would be close to EUR 18 million (+27% at actual exchange rates relative to the 2010 figure, restated for non-recurring items). That would yield basic net earnings per share of approximately EUR 0.63. Finally, free cash flow would be expected to come to around EUR 14 million. In this hypothesis, therefore, revenues would still lag behind the 2007 figure by EUR 10 million (-4%), but income from operations, on the other hand, would be multiplied by 2.5, testifying to the improvement in the company's key operating ratios in the midst of the crisis. These figures are based on an average parity of $1.35/EUR 1 and like-for-like variations calculated by comparison with 2010 results translated at 2011 exchange rates. The euro's recent rise has resulted in a parity, at this date, of $1.48/EUR 1. If this parity is maintained until the end of the year, it would mechanically reduce revenues by EUR 4.6 million and income from operations by EUR 2.3 million, relative to the central scenario (like-for-like variations relative to 2010 results remaining unchanged). 2011 should also be the year in which net cash becomes positive again, after payment of the dividend in respect of fiscal 2010, whereas net financial borrowings peaked at EUR 56.4 million at the end of 2008.

Page 38 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary As the 2010 rebound showed, once the crisis is definitely over, firms in the different geographies and market sectors served by the company will need to accelerate their investment plans or make good the investments either frozen or postponed over the last three years, and to acquire the technologies necessary to boost their competitiveness. The crisis has amplified the challenges they face. Bolstered by its results, the company is confident in the strength of its business model and its growth prospects for the medium term. First half 2011 earnings will be published on July 28, 2011. The Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements for Q1 2011, as well as the 2010 Annual Report, are available on lectra.com. Click here to return to Contents

Nemetschek Publishes Annual Report and Increases Earnings Forecast for 2011 28 April 2011 Nemetschek AG published its annual report today. As was announced with the preliminary figures, the group managed to increase sales revenues by 10.4 percent to 149.7 million euros in 2010. As a result, the operating result (EBITDA) increased to the record level of 37.1 million euros (previous year: 30.4 million euros). The EBITDA margin amounted to 24.8 percent, up from 22.4 percent in the previous year. The operating profit (EBIT) increased from 20.9 million euros to 27.5 million euros. At 18.9 million euros (previous year: 12.2 million euros), the net income (consolidated shares) increased significantly. The earnings per share (consolidated shares, basic) are 1.97 euros, up from 1.27 euros in the previous year. The strong operating result is also reflected in the cash flow: the cash flow from operating activities increased from 23.4 million euros to 32.3 million euros. The cash flow from investment activities amounted to -3.8 million euros. Compared with December 31, 2009, the cash and cash equivalents increased from 22.9 million euros to 30.6 million euros. The Nemetschek Group’s equity ratio is 57 percent (December 31, 2009: 50 percent). With the record earnings of 2010 in mind, the managing board and supervisory board have decided to propose doubling the dividend to 1.00 euro at the annual general meeting in May. “Now is the right time for our shareholders to participate substantially in the success of the company,” commented Ernst Homolka, CEO, Nemetschek AG. Earnings forecast raised slightly For the current fiscal year, Nemetschek is planning to increase revenues significantly by around 10 percent to approximately 165 million euros. To achieve this, the group wants to drive forward with its internationalization activities. Furthermore, both the group’s subsidiary companies and the Nemetschek holding company have planned substantial investments in 2011 to develop web-capable software solutions and to be able to offer new services over the internet in the future. In the current annual report the management defines more precisely the forecast that was first announced in the middle of February concerning the expected earnings. With sales revenues at the expected level, Nemetschek will achieve an operating result (EBITDA) of around 40 million euros for the year as a whole. This corresponds to an EBITDA margin of around 24 percent.

Page 39 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary After depreciation of tangible fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets (including purchase price allocation) of around 10 million euros the EBIT will presumably amount to around 30 million euros. In view of the falling interest charges, the net income will thus increase to over 20 million euros. Click here to return to Contents

OpenText Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results 27 April 2011 Open Text™ Corporation announced unaudited financial results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2011. (1) Total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was $263.0 million, up 23.6% compared to $212.8 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. License revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was $67.8 million, up 37.0% compared to $49.5 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Adjusted net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was $52.5 million or $0.90 per share on a diluted basis, up 30.3% compared to $40.3 million or $0.70 per share on a diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") was $35.8 million or $0.61 per share on a diluted basis, compared to $13.1 million or $0.23 per share on a diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year. (2) Operating cash flow in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was $82.3 million, compared to $78.0 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The cash and cash equivalents balance as of March 31, 2011 was $237.7 million. Accounts receivable as of March 31, 2011 totaled $150.2 million, compared to $132.1 million as of June 30, 2010 and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was 49 days in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, compared to 52 days in the third quarter of fiscal 2010. "I am pleased with our performance this quarter," said John Shackleton, President and Chief Executive Officer of OpenText. "With strong sales in all geographies, we are seeing increased demand for both compliance based solutions and productivity centric applications that integrate workflow processes with ERP systems." Please see note (2) below for a reconciliation of non-US GAAP based financial measures used in this press release, to US GAAP based financial measures. Teleconference Call OpenText will host a conference call on April 27, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its final financial results. A replay of the call will be available beginning April 27, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. ET through 11:59 p.m. on May 11, 2011 and can be accessed by dialing 416-640-1917 and using passcode 4431709 followed by the number sign. Notes (1) Based on comparison of historical revenue figures publicly disseminated by companies in the Enterprise Content Management ( ECM ) sector. All dollar amounts in this press release are in US Dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Page 40 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary (2) Use of US Non-GAAP financial measures In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with US GAAP, the Company provides certain non-US GAAP financial measures that are not in accordance with US GAAP. These non-US GAAP financial measures have certain limitations in that they do not have a standardized meaning and thus the Company s definition may be different from similar non-US GAAP financial measures used by other companies and/or analysts and may differ from period to period. Thus it may be more difficult to compare the Company s financial performance to that of other companies. However, the Company s management compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded in the calculation of adjusted net income and adjusted EPS both in its reconciliation to the US GAAP financial measures of net income and EPS and its consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company s results. The Company uses the financial measures adjusted EPS and adjusted net income to supplement the information provided in its consolidated financial statements, which are presented in accordance with US GAAP. The presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted EPS is not meant to be a substitute for net income or net income per share presented in accordance with US GAAP, but rather should be evaluated in conjunction with and as a supplement to such US GAAP measures. OpenText strongly encourages investors to review its financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure. The Company therefore believes that despite these limitations, it is 3 appropriate to supplement the disclosure of the US GAAP measures with certain non-US GAAP measures for the reasons set forth below. Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are calculated as net income or net income per share on a diluted basis, excluding, where applicable, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, other income (expense), share-based compensation, and restructuring, all net of tax. The Company's management believes that the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted EPS provides useful information to investors because it excludes non-operational charges. The use of the term non- operational charge is defined by the Company as those that do not impact operating decisions taken by the Company s management and is based upon the way the Company s management evaluates the performance of the Company s business for use in the Company s internal reports. In the course of such evaluation and for the purpose of making operating decisions, the Company s management excludes certain items from its analysis, such as amortization of acquired intangible assets, restructuring costs, share-based compensation, other income (expense) and the taxation impact of these items. These items are excluded based upon the manner in which management evaluates the business of the Company and are not excluded in the sense that they may be used under US GAAP. The Company believes the provision of supplemental non-US GAAP measures allows investors to evaluate the operational and financial performance of the Company's core business using the same evaluation measures that management uses, and is therefore a useful indication of OpenText's performance or expected performance of recurring operations and facilitates period-to-period comparison of operating performance. As a result, the Company considers it appropriate and reasonable to provide, in addition to US GAAP measures, supplementary non-US GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items from the presentation of its financial results in this press release. For the unabridged press release that includes financial tables, please click HERE. Click here to return to Contents

PTC Announces Q2 Results and Initiates Q3 Guidance 27 April 2011 PTC reported results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2011.

Page 41 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Highlights • Q2 Results: Revenue of $269.2 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.26; GAAP EPS of $0.16 • Non-GAAP operating margin of 15.7%; GAAP operating margin of 9.0% • Relative to Q2 guidance ($260 - $270 million in revenue with $0.22 to $0.26 non-GAAP EPS), currency fluctuations did not materially impact results • Q3 Guidance: Revenue of $275 to $285 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 to $0.32 • GAAP EPS of $0.16 to $0.20 • Assumes $1.45 USD / EURO • FY’11 Targets: Revenue of $1,120 to $1,130 million and non- GAAP EPS of $1.20 to $1.25 • GAAP EPS of $0.73 to $0.78 • Expecting license revenue growth of 15% to 20%, low- to mid-teens services revenue growth, and high single-digit maintenance revenue growth • Non-GAAP operating margin of 17% to 18%; GAAP operating margin of 11% to 12% • Assumes $1.45 USD / EURO for H2’11 The Q2 non-GAAP results exclude $9.9 million of stock-based compensation expense, $7.6 million of acquisition- related intangible asset amortization, $0.6 million of acquisition-related expense, and $5.8 million of income tax adjustments. The Q2 non-GAAP results include a tax rate of 25% and 122 million diluted shares outstanding. The Q2 GAAP results include a tax rate of 19% and 122 million diluted shares outstanding. Results Commentary James Heppelmann, president and chief executive officer, commented, "PTC had a strong Q2, with revenue and EPS at the high-end of our guidance range. Our license revenue of $74.2 million was up 15% on a year-over-year basis, and included 40% year-over-year growth in Desktop license revenue. This was our 5th consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement in Desktop license revenue and in our Channel business. Our Enterprise license revenue was down 15% year-over-year, and was significantly impacted by lower than expected Federal, Aerospace & Defense revenue in North America, as well as the dilutive effect of the strong Desktop revenue on PLM sales capacity. Overall, we delivered 12% total growth compared to the year ago period." On a constant currency basis, total growth was 11% and license growth was 13% compared to Q2'10. "Our momentum in the PLM market continued with the announcement of 3 new strategically important ‘domino' accounts during Q2," Heppelmann continued. "Since 2009, we have won 25 domino accounts and we continue to expect to win a cumulative total of 30 domino accounts by the end of FY'11.

Page 42 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Dominoes represent the largest of many competitive displacement opportunities, and we believe they demonstrate that PTC is gaining share and becoming recognized as the industry leader for both our technology and product development process expertise." Heppelmann added, "We had 24 large deals (license + services revenue of more than $1 million) in Q2'11, compared to 22 last quarter and 18 in Q2'10. We believe this is an indicator of the strength of our pipeline for business opportunities with new and existing customers. During the quarter we recognized revenue from leading organizations such as ITT Corporation, Liebherr, Bandai Co. Ltd., Target Corporation, Tata Motors Limited, TJX Companies, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Volkswagen." Jeff Glidden, chief financial officer, commented, "From a profitability standpoint we had a very strong quarter; we delivered $0.26 of non-GAAP EPS, up 30% from $0.20 per share in Q2 ‘10. Our Q2 non- GAAP result includes approximately $3 million of severance expenses related to a strategic reprioritization effort to support our long-term market opportunity in the Automotive vertical. We delivered $78 million in cash flow from operations during the quarter, and we ended Q2 with $260 million of cash, up from $183 million in Q1." Outlook Commentary “From a product portfolio perspective, FY’11 is an exciting year,” said Heppelmann. “We have already launched Mathcad Prime 1.0 and Windchill 10, and will be launching Creo 1.0 this summer. In addition, our pending acquisition of MKS, which we expect will close in early June, adds important breadth and depth to an already robust product portfolio, and further extends PTC’s long-term growth opportunity. Given the market momentum we are experiencing and the extent of our technology leadership position, we remain confident in our ability to achieve our longer-term goal of 20% non-GAAP EPS CAGR through 2014.” “For Q3, we are providing guidance of $275 to $285 million in revenue with non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 to $0.32, excluding any impact from the acquisition of MKS,” Glidden added. “From a revenue perspective, we are expecting approximately 15% to 25% year-over-year growth in license revenue in Q3, with our combined services and maintenance businesses up in the low teens, resulting in approximately 15% year-over-year growth in total revenue. We expect to resume our stock repurchases in Q3, with the goal of repurchasing approximately $55 million in total in FY’11.” For Q3, the GAAP EPS target is $0.16 to $0.20. The Q3 guidance assumes a non-GAAP tax rate of 24%, a GAAP tax rate of 20% and 121 million diluted shares outstanding. The Q3 non-GAAP guidance excludes approximately $11.3 million of stock- based compensation expense, $7.7 million of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense, any acquisition-related expenses, and their related income tax effects. Glidden continued, “Looking to the full year FY’11, we are increasing the low end of our revenue growth target from 10% to 11% growth, or $1,120 million. The mix of revenue is also changing, with lower license revenue growth being more than offset by stronger and more predictable services and maintenance revenue. We are now expecting total revenue growth of 11% to 12% driven by license revenue growth of 15% to 20%, low- to mid-teens services revenue growth and high single-digit maintenance revenue growth. We remain committed to achieving our FY’11 non-GAAP EPS target of $1.20 to $1.25, and will continue to balance investments to support future growth with our commitment to 20% non-GAAP EPS growth.” For FY’11, the GAAP EPS target is $0.73 to $0.78. The FY’11 targets assume a non-GAAP tax rate of 24%, a GAAP tax rate of 22% and 121 million diluted shares outstanding. The FY’11 non-GAAP guidance excludes approximately $44.2 million of

Page 43 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary stock-based compensation expense, $29.9 million of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization, $0.7 million of foreign currency transaction losses, any acquisition-related expenses ($0.6 million through Q2), and their related income tax effects. Q2 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Prepared remarks for the conference call have been posted to the investor relations section of our website. The prepared remarks will not be read live; the call will be primarily Q&A. What: PTC Fiscal Q2 Conference Call and Webcast When: Thursday, April 28th, 2011 at 8:30 am (ET) Replay: The audio replay of this event will be archived for public replay until 4:00 pm (CT) on May 3, 2011 at 1-866-509-3683 or 203-369-1910. To access the replay via webcast, please visit www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm. Important Information About Non-GAAP References PTC provides non-GAAP supplemental information to its financial results. Non-GAAP operating expenses, margin and EPS exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, foreign currency transaction losses related to a litigation resolution, and the related tax effects of the preceding items and any one-time tax items. We use these non-GAAP measures, and we believe that they assist our investors, to make period-to-period comparisons of our operational performance because they provide a view of our operating results without items that are not, in our view, indicative of our core operating results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business, and we use the measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating our performance. We believe that providing non-GAAP measures affords investors a view of our operating results that may be more easily compared to the results of peer companies. In addition, compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business based on these non-GAAP measures. However, non-GAAP information should not be construed as an alternative to GAAP information as the items excluded from the non-GAAP measures often have a material impact on PTC's financial results. Management uses, and investors should consider, non-GAAP measures in conjunction with our GAAP results. For the unabridged press release with financial tables, please click HERE. Click here to return to Contents

PTC Q2 Fiscal 2011 Prepared Remarks 27 April 2011 PTC Q2 fiscal 2011 prepared remarks address the following in detail: • Q3 and FY’11 Outlook • The Long-Term View • Q2 results vs. guidance • Revenue Trends • Revenue by Line of Business

Page 44 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • Revenue by Region: Signs of global stability • Q2 FY’11 Expenses Commentary and Q3 & FY’11 Outlook Click here to return to Contents

SAP Reports 26% Growth in Software Revenue and 20% Growth in Software and Software Related Service Revenue 28 April 2011 SAP AG announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

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“We are pleased to report our fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in software and software related service revenue,” said Werner Brandt, CFO of SAP. “The strong top line results coupled with a double-digit increase in non-IFRS operating profit keep us on track to deliver further profitable growth in 2011 and beyond.” “Coming off our largest fourth quarter software revenue results in our history, our strong momentum continued in the first quarter,” said Bill McDermott, Co-CEO of SAP. “Our customers are embracing our innovation and open ecosystem strategy. This is driving demand across our industry leading portfolio of business applications, analytics, and enterprise mobility solutions. We delivered double-digit revenue growth in all regions, benefitting from an increasing contribution to software revenue from our partner and channel business.” Jim Hagemann Snabe, Co-CEO of SAP, continued, “SAP’s strategy of growth through innovation is clearly paying off and we remain confident about our future outlook. We offer great value to our customers with the most modern business suite and analytics solutions in the industry. In addition, our innovations addressing new markets with in memory, on demand and mobility are rapidly gaining traction. We are innovating faster in all product areas and continue to increase operational efficiency across the company.” FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – First Quarter 2011

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€ million, unless stated Q1 Q1 % Q1 Q1 % % change constant otherwise 2011 2010 change 2011 2010 change currency3)

Software revenue 583 464 26% 583 464 26% 24%

Software and software-related 2,327 1,947 20% 2,344 1,947 20% 17% service revenue

Total revenue 3,024 2,509 21% 3,041 2,509 21% 18%

17% Total operating expenses -2,427 -1,952 24% -2,262 -1,892 20%

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Operating profit 597 557 7% 779 617 26% 21%

Operating margin (%) 19.7 22.2 -2.5pp 25.6 24.6 1.0pp 0.7pp

Profit after tax 403 387 4% 528 439 20%

Basic earnings per share (€) 0.34 0.33 3% 0.44 0.37 19%

Number of employees (FTE) 53,872 47,598 13% na na na na

1) All figures are unaudited. 2) Adjustments in the revenue line items are for the support revenue that would have been recognized had the acquired entities remained stand-alone entities but that SAP is not permitted to recognize as revenue under IFRS as a result of business combination accounting rules. Adjustments in the operating expense line items are for acquisition-related charges, share-based compensation expenses, restructuring and discontinued activities. 3) Constant currency revenue and operating profit figures are calculated by translating revenue and operating income of the current period using the average exchange rates from the previous year's respective period instead of the current period. Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year's non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the non-IFRS number of the previous year's respective period.

Revenue – First Quarter 2011 • IFRS software revenue was €583 million (2010: €464 million), an increase of 26% (24% at constant currencies). • IFRS software and software-related service revenue was €2.33 billion (2010: €1.95 billion), an increase of 20%. Non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue was €2.34 billion (2010: €1.95 billion), an increase of 20% (17% at constant currencies). • IFRS total revenue was €3.02 billion (2010: €2.51 billion), an increase of 21%. Non-IFRS total revenue was €3.04 billion (2010: €2.51 billion), an increase of 21% (18% at constant currencies). First quarter 2011 non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue and total revenue exclude a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of €17 million.

Profit – First Quarter 2011 • IFRS operating profit was €597 million (2010: €557 million), an increase of 7%. Non-IFRS operating profit was €779 million (2010: €617 million), an increase of 26% (21% at constant currencies). • IFRS operating margin was 19.7% (2010: 22.2%), a decrease of 2.5 percentage points. Non- IFRS operating margin was 25.6% (2010: 24.6%), or 25.3% at constant currencies, an increase of 1.0 percentage point (0.7 percentage points at constant currencies). • IFRS profit after tax was €403 million (2010: €387 million), an increase of 4%. Non-IFRS profit after tax was €528 million (2010: €439 million), an increase of 20%. IFRS basic earnings per share

Page 46 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary was €0.34 (2010: €0.33), an increase of 3%. Non-IFRS basic earnings per share was €0.44 (2010: €0.37), an increase of 19%. The IFRS effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2011 was 30.9% (2010: 25.7%). The non-IFRS effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2011 was 31.0% (2010: 25.2%). First quarter 2011 non-IFRS operating profit excludes a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of €17 million, acquisition-related charges of €112 million, discontinued activities of €2 million and stock-based compensation expenses of €52 million (2010: €0 million, €54 million, €0 million and €5 million). First quarter 2011 non-IFRS profit after tax and non-IFRS basic earnings per share exclude a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of €11 million, acquisition-related charges of €76 million, discontinued activities of €1 million and stock-based compensation expenses of €37 million (2010: €0 million, €41 million, €7 million and €4 million) net of tax.

Cash Flow – First Quarter 2011 Operating cash flow for the first quarter 2011 was €1.59 billion (2010: €772 million), which is the highest operating cash flow for a first quarter in the Company’s history. Free cash flow was €1.45 billion (2010: €715 million), an increase of 103%. Free cash flow was 48% of total revenue (2010: 28%). At March 31, 2011, SAP had a total group liquidity of €4.49 billion (December 31, 2010: €3.53 billion), which includes cash and cash equivalents and short term investments. Net liquidity at March 31, 2011 was €633 million, which included €3.85 billion of debt, of which €3.25 billion resulted from the proceeds of bond and private placement transactions.

Business Outlook SAP is providing the following outlook for the full-year 2011, which is unchanged from its previous outlook reported on January 26, 2011 and then reaffirmed in the 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders published on March 18, 2011 and the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2011.

• The Company expects full-year 2011 non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue to increase in a range of 10% – 14% at constant currencies (2010: €9.87 billion). • The Company expects full-year 2011 non-IFRS operating profit to be in a range of €4.45 billion – €4.65 billion at constant currencies (2010: €4.01 billion), resulting in a 2011 non-IFRS operating margin increasing in a range of 0.5 - 1.0 percentage points at constant currencies (2010: 32.0%). • For the full-year 2011, the Company projects an IFRS effective tax rate of 27.0% – 28.0% (2010: 22.5%) and a non-IFRS effective tax rate of 27.5% - 28.5% (2010: 27.3%). Major Customer Wins In the first quarter of 2011, SAP closed major contracts in key regions.

EMEA: SAP - Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Stadtverwaltung Biel, PIERRE & VACANCES SA, GALP ENERGIA, S.A., OJSC Promsvyazbank (PSB), OOO Rosgosstrakh Sybase - Ericsson, Telefonica, 1&1 Internet AG

Americas: SAP - Banco Intermedium S.A., PrimeSource Building Products Inc., Coinstar, Inc., Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., Sedgwick County, Kansas, Mohawk Industries, Inc. Sybase – Synnex, Fujioka Eletro Imagem S/A, Medical Data Systems

Asia Pacific/Japan: SAP - Jiangsu King's Luck Brewery Co., Ltd, Texhong (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Liby Enterprise

Page 47 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Group Co., Astro All Asia Networks PLC, KyungDong Navien Co., Ltd., Microelectronics Technology Inc. Sybase - YunNan Local Taxation, Jiaxing International Creative Culture Industry Park

SAP Business ByDesign Hartung Consulting, KAI Computer Services Limited, Tennants Fine Chemicals Ltd, Dicentra, RB-INFO Kontor, HBC, Framos, EURO RSCG, siller AG, Wildnissport, Nowis

Q1 2011 Interim Report SAP’s Q1 2011 Interim Report was published today and is available at www.sap.com/investor for download.

Webcast SAP senior management will host a conference call today at 3:00 PM (CET) / 2:00 PM (GMT) / 9:00 AM (Eastern) / 6:00 AM (Pacific). The conference call will be web cast live on the Company’s website at www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay.

2010 Annual Report The 2010 Annual Report was published on March 18, 2011 and is available for download at www.sap.com/investor.

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SofTech Announces Q1 & Q2 FY2011 Results 27 April 2011 SofTech, Inc. announced financial results for its first and second quarters of fiscal year 2011. Since the recapitalization transaction of March 11, 2011, the new management team has been working with the Company’s registered independent accountants to complete the fiscal year 2010 audit (results released April 19, 2011) and the quarterly reviews for fiscal year 2011. The operating results for the first two quarters of fiscal year 2011 compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year were as follows: Fiscal Year 2011 Fiscal Year 2010

(000's, except per share data) Q1 Q2 YTD Q1 Q2 YTD

Revenue $ 1,893 $ 1,933 $ 3,826 $ 1,981 $ 1,892 $ 3,873

Income from operations 242 224 466 326 330 656

Net income 132 87 219 180 192 372

Earnings per share .01 .01 .02 .01 .02 .03

“After suffering through a difficult fiscal year 2010 with double-digit declines in revenue across all product lines, the Company’s revenue stabilized during the first six months of fiscal year 2011,” said Joe Mullaney, President and CEO. “Fiscal 2011 profitability was negatively impacted by significant legal and advisory fees related to the Company’s debt default in June 2010. With the completion of the March 2011 recapitalization transaction, the new management team is now focused on profitable growth and we are pleased with our progress,” he added. Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), a non- GAAP financial measure, for the first half of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year is

Page 48 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary provided below in tabular form. The reconciliation from net income is also provided. Fiscal Year 2011 Fiscal Year 2010

(000's) Q1 Q2 YTD Q1 Q2 YTD

Net income $ 132 $ 87 $ 219 $ 180 $ 192 $ 372

Plus: Interest expense 121 151 272 151 148 299

Tax expense ------

Depreciation expense 9 9 18 19 18 37

Amortization expense - - - 37 26 63

EBITDA 262 247 509 387 384 771

The Company believes that EBITDA is useful supplemental information for investors, when considered along with net income and other income statement data. The Company believes that EBITDA is useful because it provides investors with information concerning the potential longer term profitability of the Company’s technology assets (subsequent to full amortization of costs), as amortization of acquisition costs has been added back to net income in arriving at EBITDA. Further, management believes that EBITDA provides a useful financial metric by which the Company can be compared with other companies that have different capital structures (interest expense, a cost of capital, has been added back to net income in the derivation of EBITDA). It is also management’s belief that this non-GAAP measure of performance continues to be used in the investment community as a financial metric for business valuation purposes. However, the Company believes that EBITDA is not a substitute for cash flow from operating activities, which is included in the Company’s financial statements. Investors should carefully review the financial statements of the Company in their entirety in order to obtain a complete understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Annual Meeting The Board of Directors also announced that the fiscal year 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May 24, 2011 at the Company’s headquarters located at 59 Lowes Way, Lowell, MA, 01851. Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 19, 2011 will be entitled to vote. The Board of Directors has recommended, among other matters, the approval of a one-for-twenty reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding common shares and the approval of an equity incentive plan. The information statement will be mailed to record holders on or about April 26, 2011. “The stock price has responded positively to the recapitalization transaction and the new management team’s announced goal of improving the Company’s listing exchange,” continued Mullaney. “We believe the reverse stock split could increase the acceptance of the Company’s stock by the financial community and the investing public. The equity incentive plan will assist us in attracting, motivating and retaining high-performing executives, directors and employees while aligning the interests of the option holders with that of our shareholders.” The information statement, audited financial statements for fiscal 2010 and the interim financial statements for the three and six month periods ended November 30, 2010 may also be obtained at the Company’s website at http://www.softech.com/company/investors.php. Click here to return to Contents

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Autodesk Software Helps U.S. Navy Go Ropeless 27 April 2011 Autodesk, Inc. has named Federal Equipment Company (FEC) as the Autodesk April Inventor of the Month for using Autodesk software to design a new type of elevator system for the U.S. Navy. The advanced system relies on magnets rather than cables to power its elevators, enabling the Navy to more efficiently transport munitions on board new aircraft carriers. Unlike most elevators, which rely on a cable-based pulley system, FEC elevators for the Navy’s new system use what is known as linear synchronous motor technology — the same magnet-based technology that powers many high-speed trains. The elevator can move 150 feet per minute and accelerate to full speed in two seconds, which is a significant performance improvement over the Navy’s legacy elevator systems. FEC worked on the project with defense contractor and shipbuilder Northrop Grumman Newport News, which awarded FEC the $55 million project as part of its larger assignment to build a new class of aircraft carrier called the CVN-21. Digital Prototyping Helps Accelerate Design of Innovative Elevator System To develop, simulate and optimize its groundbreaking design, FEC relied on Autodesk Digital Prototyping software provided by Advanced Solutions, an Autodesk Authorized Reseller and Gold Partner. FEC used Autodesk Inventor Professional software to develop an accurate prototyping model of the elevator, Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics (formerly Algor Simulation) software to simulate its real- world performance, AutoCAD Electrical to design the electrical control system and Autodesk Vault to manage the project’s data and share it with Northrop Grumman. “Autodesk software saved us an immeasurable amount of time,” said Scott Thompson, a mechanical engineer at FEC. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, a digital model is worth 10,000.” Autodesk software proved particularly valuable when FEC used the dynamic design analysis method capabilities in Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics to simulate the elevator model’s response to shocks, such as those produced by underwater explosions. By running the simulation in Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics, the company identified and fixed potential problems before it performed live tests that cost $400,000 — helping it to pass the test on the first attempt. In addition to the extensive finite element modeling tools provided in Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics, Autodesk provides simulation experts who offer technical support for all simulation users and explore the latest trends, issues and developments in simulation to help users and analysts gain knowledge and experience from fellow industry gurus. “FEC illustrates the innovation that can be achieved by creating a single digital model to design, visualize and simulate the product, paired together with enterprise product data management,” said Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group, Autodesk. “Digital Prototyping enhanced FEC designers’ and engineers’ ability to think innovatively on an ambitious endeavor such as the Naval aircraft carrier project.” For more information about Autodesk Inventor of the Month, contact us at [email protected].

Page 50 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary About the Autodesk SIM Squad The Autodesk SIM Squad is a team of world-class simulation experts who speak the language of Computational Fluid Dynamics, finite element analysis, all things mechanical and plastic injection molding simulation. The SIM Squad’s mission is to explore the latest trends, issues and developments in simulation to help users and analysts gain knowledge and experience from fellow industry gurus. For more information about the Autodesk SIM Squad, visit simulation.autodesk.com. About Advanced Solutions Advanced Solutions, Inc., is an Autodesk Gold Partner in manufacturing and architecture, engineering and construction. It is an Authorized Autodesk Training Center and Authorized Autodesk Consulting Services Partner. For more than 24 years, the company has focused its business model on helping customers realize return on investment from 2D and 3D design software. For additional information, visit http://www.advancedsolutionsonline.com. Click here to return to Contents

Embraer and Dassault Systèmes to Raise Digital Manufacturing Excellence to New Levels 27 April 2011 Dassault Systèmes announced that Embraer S.A., the world’s fourth-largest plane maker, is deploying a complete 3D solution for the design and manufacturing of its Phenom and Legacy 500 executive jets at its Melbourne, Florida, U.S. and São José dos Campos, Brazil plants. Digital Factory is a 3D source for product information aimed to reduce design and manufacturing costs by creating a single set of plans, design models and work and product instructions, all integrated into a secure, collaborative platform. With growing market interest in executive jet purchases, Embraer required flexible technology to support an agile manufacturing operation that responded quickly to market changes, while ensuring work was done in compliance with industry requirements. Embraer’s business challenge was to create a single PLM platform for its manufacturing and shop floor operations and to move all shop-floor data from a paper to an online environment. “Our goal is to create a single manufacturing model to increase efficiency, reduce costs and offer a collaborative environment for designers, engineers, and floor workers to work as one team,” said Alexandre Baulé, vice president, Information Systems, Embraer. “By following one product roadmap, we will react quickly and deliver the accuracy of data and perfection of processes so critical to ensure superior performance in our Phenom and Legacy 500 jets.” Working with Dassault Systèmes, Embraer launched two new design and manufacturing initiatives as part of its Phenom and Legacy 500 programs: Digital Factory (DF): Using CATIA and DELMIA for virtual design, production and manufacturing, Embraer has a 3D platform for process planning and detailing, workload balancing, costing, cycle time calculations, as well as a new 3D process for design validation and optimization. A 3D master source for product information known as “Model-Based Definition,” is used by workers on the manufacturing shop floor to access design, data and work instructions with personal and tablet computers. ENOVIA’s collaborative platform helps in the process planning and manufacturing simulation of aircrafts, with final plans published in 3DVIA and delivered on-line for use by shop floor workers as well. Manufacturing Execution System (MES): With the development of a new, common architecture,

Page 51 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Dassault Systèmes paved the way to integrate an MES solution that allows shop floor workers and suppliers across many locations to access the latest 3D models and instructions real time, hence ensuring the accuracy of the final product and the set of instructions. “Embraer is tapping into advanced technology solutions to help achieve significant savings by integrating key engineering, design and manufacturing operations into a single 3D model. These savings allow Embraer S.A. to re-invest resources in new industry opportunities and initiatives,” stated Marcelo Lemos, general manager, Latin America, Dassault Systèmes. “Brazil is a country of historic contributions to the aviation industry. It is an incredible opportunity to partner with Embraer, a company driving that pioneering spirit.” Click here to return to Contents

GL Noble Denton Purchases Intergraph® SmartMarine Technology to Optimize Offshore and Ship Design 28 April 2011 GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, will standardize on Intergraph SmartMarine® Enterprise, including SmartMarine 3D, to replace its existing design solution for offshore and marine assets. This move will enable the company to increase the functionality and usability of its engineering designs, as well as to improve the data consistency between the schematics and the outfitting within its projects. “We benchmarked Intergraph SmartMarine® Enterprise against several leading, global marine engineering design solutions, and we thought it was the most sustainable option for us,” said Tor Lonnerod, GL Noble Denton’s General Manager for Noble Denton Brevik, Norway. In addition to SmartMarine 3D, GL Noble Denton purchased licenses of SmartPlant P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram), Electrical, Review and Foundation Basic Integrator products. SmartMarine 3D is an advanced offshore and shipbuilding design solution, providing companies with the capabilities they need to gain and maintain an edge in a highly competitive industry. SmartMarine 3D is an engineering technology that is data-centric, knowledge- and rule-driven, streamlining marine asset design processes and improving delivery schedules, with increased detail and manufacturing design productivity of up to 30 percent. Click here to return to Contents

Italian Boat Designer ABstructures Extends Usage of HyperWorks 26 April 2011 Altair Engineering, Inc. announced that ABstructures, an Italian structural design company that develops sailboat structures for yachts that participate in the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race, has extended its use of HyperWorks. ABstructures has been using the HyperWorks suite since its foundation in 2008. The company initially employed OptiStruct, from the HyperWorks suite for topology optimization, along with HyperMesh, the HyperWorks meshing tool. In December 2010, the company extended its use of HyperWorks to RADIOSS, the product suite's solver, to its development process for the analysis of the behavior of composite materials. Altair's new agreement with ABstructures includes the rental of 20.000 Grid Works

Page 52 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Units (GWUs) for 2011, providing the company with access to every product of the suite, including the use of HyperWorks Partner Alliance (HWPA) products at no additional costs. In the past, ABstructures applied the HyperWorks suite in the design of the winning Volvo Ocean Race yacht Ericsson 4 as well as the Ericsson 3 yacht. ABstructures is now using HyperWorks to design and optimize three yachts for the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race and is structurally designing for Artemis Racing, which will participate in the next America's Cup in 2013 in San Francisco. To design and optimize the carbon structures of the yachts, ABstructures is using HyperWorks together with other computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools to simulate composites and fluid-structure interactions. ABstructures has achieved fundamental structural improvements of all the yachts it has designed, compared to older-generation yachts. The combination of cutting-edge CAE technology and the extensive hands-on experience of ABstructures' designers, as well as the close collaboration with Altair Engineering, have enabled the company to deliver the best design for lightweight structural projects. "I began using HyperWorks in 2003 and have never stopped using it since then," said Dr. Fabio Bressan, ABstructures. "When I first started to use HyperWorks, I was especially fond of its open platform and the ability to use it with any other available CAE or computer-aided design software. We also like the software suite because it enables us to handle most of the development tasks in structural design within one user interface and because it helps us to easily and quickly understand the challenges of our designs." "It immediately gives us the answers we need and therefore helps us drive new ideas and innovation," adds Dr. Andrea Avaldi, ABstructures. "We particularly appreciate the morphing function within HyperMesh that allows us to change the geometry of our model and have it ready for another simulation run in 10 minutes; without HyperWorks, that would take us probably up to two or three days." "Last but not least, we appreciate the good collaboration between our engineers and Altair. The support is outstanding, and we are able to influence future software development by giving Altair our feedback on software enhancements and by testing them," both designers agree. "It is always a great pleasure to work with ABstructures," said Cosimo Pannetta, country manager, Altair Italy. "The company is young and innovative, and the technical exchange between its team and ours is excellent and fruitful for both sides. We are glad ABstructures has decided to extend its use of HyperWorks and are confident that we have the right offering for the company's needs. On the technical side, HyperWorks opens the possibility for ABstructures to do almost all of its simulation tasks in one software environment. Business-wise, Altair's patented licensing system offers ABstructures a very flexible usage of all our products, including partner software, at a reasonable price. We are sure that this cooperation will last for many years." Click here to return to Contents

Jaya Apparel Group Rolls Out NGC's PLM Software at 10 Divisions, Including Patterson J. Kincaid, and Elizabeth and James 26 April 2011 NGC® Software announced that Jaya Apparel Group LLC (formerly L’Koral LLC) is implementing NGC's Extended PLM software across all the company's divisions. Headquartered in Vernon, California, the growing apparel company specializes in contemporary women’s fashion for the industry's top

Page 53 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary retailers and brands. Jaya's 10 divisions include Patterson J. Kincaid and Elizabeth and James, a modern lifestyle brand designed by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. According to Jaya, NGC's Extended PLM software, which includes Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management, will boost design efficiency and standardize processes across all the company's brands while greatly improving production tracking and vendor collaboration. NGC's PLM will also extend the life of Jaya Apparel's legacy ERP system, allowing the company to continue to leverage its existing business systems while transforming design and sourcing productivity. Jaya chose the NGC solution based on the software's rich features and functionality. "We were won over by the fact that NGC's PLM is web-based and we could easily roll it out to our vendors for collaboration and production updates," said David Page, project manager for Jaya Apparel Group. Collaboration with vendors is one of the top benefits of NGC's Extended PLM system, according to Page. "Having all our vendors on a single platform makes it much easier to communicate with all our divisions and departments," he said. "NGC's time and action calendars are very flexible, and we can set up alerts and exception reporting without having to rely on spreadsheets and email." Page also noted that the software gives Jaya's executive management visibility into design across all of Jaya's divisions – an important feature for a company with a reputation for design excellence. Click here to return to Contents

Latest Innovations in Synopsys IC Compiler Deliver up to 40 Percent Power Reduction at HiSilicon 26 April 2011 Synopsys, Inc. announced that HiSilicon, a leading fabless semiconductor house supplying end-to-end ASIC solutions for communications networking and digital media markets, has reduced stand-by power consumption by up to 40 percent using the latest technology in Synopsys' IC Compiler, a key component of Synopsys' Galaxy™ Implementation Platform. Driven by their success, HiSilicon has deployed IC Compiler in their production design flow for ICs targeting green networking applications. HiSilicon is a leading enabler of green networks, driving toward building highly integrated and differentiated ASICs delivering more than 50 percent standby power savings. "Device performance is our top priority, but in the green networking space, leading-edge performance with the lowest power is a key differentiator," said Yan-Qiu Diao, senior director, research and development, at HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd. "IC Compiler's new final-stage leakage recovery capability delivered 40 to 50 percent standby power savings while preserving timing on blocks in our recently taped out designs. We have since deployed final-stage leakage recovery in our production tape- out flow." Traditional methods for reducing leakage, the power consumed by ICs in idle or stand-by mode, have relied largely on multi-threshold libraries. New channel-length-biased cell libraries can effectively provide many variants of a given cell with the same functionality but different leakage power consumption. IC Compiler's latest release provides a powerful final-stage leakage recovery capability architected to manage a multitude of these leakage variants in order to substantially reduce stand-by power consumption while preserving timing. HiSilicon initially exercised this capability on a few trial blocks. Encouraged by more than 40 percent standby power savings coupled with very low impact on timing, they immediately applied this capability on several blocks of a live tape out and succeeded in substantially lowering their power consumption. This new capability is the latest addition to IC Compiler's comprehensive solution for advanced low-power designs.

Page 54 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary "Delivering capabilities that enable designers to stay at the forefront of the power-performance technology curve is a critical driver shaping every release of IC Compiler," said Antun Domic, senior vice president and general manager, Implementation Group at Synopsys. "As a key enabler of energy efficient equipment used in green networks, HiSilicon was pleased to recognize the improvements delivered by IC Compiler's final-stage leakage recovery." Click here to return to Contents

OHL Industrial Selects Intergraph® Solutions to Develop Oil and Gas and Power Generation Plants 27 April 2011 OHL Industrial, the engineering division of one of the largest Spanish construction companies, has chosen SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions, including SmartPlant 3D, for the development of oil and gas and power generation plants. The product suite integrating SmartPlant 3D, SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Instrumentation, SmartPlant Review and SmartPlant Materials will enable OHL Industrial to optimize the engineering process workflow, to increase plant design quality and to maximize information management. Avalora, OHL's technology services company will also adopt Intergraph solutions. Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise offers a portfolio of design and data management solutions, enabling companies in the process, power and marine industries to capture integrated engineering knowledge at the enterprise level for the competitive advantage needed in today's and tomorrow's market. SmartPlant Enterprise solutions enable proven productivity gains, improving engineering efficiency by up to 30 percent. OHL, which develops activities in 29 different countries, decided to adopt SmartPlant Enterprise to foster faster project execution, to reach higher quality standard, to reduce over-costs in procurement and construction and to be more cost-effective and competitive. "In an increasingly demanding global market, the use of the most advanced systems of design is a prerequisite to ensure the quality of design and the optimization of resources, enabling the integration of partners, customers and suppliers in major international projects, " said Alvaro Gamarra, head of Corporate Services at OHL Industrial. "Driven by its commitment to use the best tools available, OHL Industrial relies on new opportunities in oil and gas and power generation plants reducing time schedules and integrating the value chain of our customers and suppliers during project implementation. SmartPlant Enterprise is a catalyst to enabling these opportunities, allowing us to become a strong player in the market and to share these opportunities with our customers." Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said: "Working with OHL Industrial is an important collaboration, and it strengthens Intergraph growing position in the construction market, where we have seen significant breakthroughs since the beginning of 2011. We foresee an increasing role for Intergraph technology in the construction and materials handling industry in the coming months, as Intergraph knowledge drives further productivity improvements in this sector." About OHL and Avalora OHL Group is one of the global leaders in the development of infrastructures, focusing its activities in the construction of transport infrastructures, industrial plants and services. The history of the company dates back over a century and it is currently present in 29 countries across five continents. Around 70 percent of its revenue is generated by the Group international activities. OHL Industrial is the EPC of

Page 55 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary the Group and focuses on the engineering development and construction of Oil and Gas plants as well as Power Generation plants. Avalora is a company specialized in information technologies. Avalora belongs to the Villar Mir Group, one of the leading Spanish holdings in construction and industrial sectors, and to OHL Construction Group, active in concession, infrastructures, and urban and environmental services. Avalora provides and manages integral solutions based on information systems that allow her customers to improve the management of their business and to align new technologies with their Enterprise objectives. Click here to return to Contents

Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited Standardizes on Intergraph®SmartMarine® 3D 26 April 2011 Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited (SKDY), recognized as one of the world's most productive shipyards, has standardized on Intergraph®SmartMarine® 3D as its 3D design and modeling solution of choice for its ship projects. Japan-based SKDY sought to implement technology to increase its leading productivity numbers, as well as to drive improved quality and performance. The company found SmartMarine 3D to be the perfect match for its requirements, being truly a next-generation solution with rule-based technology, enabling SKDY to include and enhance its own sophisticated automation rules to continuously drive productivity numbers. With SmartMarine 3D, SKDY continues to enhance its competitiveness in the global shipbuilding industry. SKDY has now standardized on SmartMarine 3D for its ship design department, using it as the shipyard's enterprise solution of choice for all of its projects. SmartMarine 3D's architecture enables users to create their own custom rules that allow the automated creation of parametric structure detail, as well as manufacturing parts through either manual or automatic selection. SKDY has succeeded in changing part selection rules from manual to automatic through the integration of its unique shipbuilding know-how and expertise into SmartMarine 3D. SKDY will demonstrate cuts of four steel plates with the use of SmartMarine 3D's manufacturing application and data at BARI-SHIP 2011, Japan's premier shipbuilding industry event, to be held on May 19-21, 2011 in Imabari city. "We chose to standardize on SmartMarine 3D because of its proven efficiency and ability to include further design automation, leading to less labor costs without having to sacrifice quality," said Isshin Fuji, general manager, Ship Design Department of SKDY. "SmartMarine 3D's data-centric capabilities ensure that we always use high-quality manufacturing data with minimal design errors for enhanced safety, quality and productivity." Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "We are pleased that our solution has delivered continued productivity results for SKDY, one of the world's most productive shipyards, and it is an honor to have SKDY demonstrate the use of SmartMarine 3D at BARI-SHIP 2011. SKDY's choice validates Intergraph SmartMarine 3D as the premier ship design and engineering software in the industry." Click here to return to Contents

Page 56 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Welker Engineered Products Increases Sales With PARTsolutions 3D Website 26 April 2011 PARTsolutions, LLC introduced its PARTcatalog™ website solution at Welker Engineered Products, a leader in automation components. In addition to web-enabling its entire product line in 3D native CAD using PARTcatalog, PARTsolutions completely overhauled Welker Engineered Products' website by adding a product configurator and e-commerce solution. As a result, Welker has increased lead generation, resulting in a 10 percent increase in sales in just 4 months. Click here to see the website in action. The availability of high quality product data in 3D native CAD online empowers Welker's customers -- including automotive and transportation, industrial, agricultural, oil & gas, marine and special machine companies -- to search, access, download, configure and purchase 25,557,811 orderable products anytime. All of these products are available in more than 85 native and neutral CAD and graphics formats, resulting in millions of different files being available, on time and in the right format at the time of online ordering. Digital product orders have grown dramatically since implementing the new fully integrated PARTsolutions 3D configurator website, increasing 1,410% on average in Q1 2011 versus Q1 2010. "At Welker, we pride ourselves on the ability to assess the application needs of our customers and provide innovative solutions," said Jo Ann Terri, Operations Manager, Welker Engineered Products. "Partnering with PARTsolutions to enhance our website has enabled our customers to be almost completely self-sufficient, while greatly increasing our sales. It was an investment in our customers and our future, which has already paid off tremendously." The new Welker site uses PARTsolutions' rules-based logic to quickly configure and download high- quality product data in native CAD, simplifying the previous time-consuming and complex manual process of configuring automation components for locating, clamping, sliding, lifting, ejecting, transporting, stopping and rotating applications. Previously, customers had to go online to see a one- dimensional rendering of a product. They would then call or email Welker's engineering team, who would have to mail each customer a flash drive with more detail and data. Welker's new website provides a customer experience superior in every way to "copy/paste" websites provided by template- based website solutions. "During the economic downturn, Welker had the foresight to create a remarkable competitive differentiator," said Rob Zesch, president, PARTsolutions. "In teaming with PARTsolutions on its website and digital product catalog, the company can more easily and effectively deliver stellar customer service and increase sales, all while saving the valuable time and resources of its engineering and procurement teams." In addition to increasing Welker's lead generation and sales, the new site has shortened design time and improved the customer experience, while enabling customers to more easily "Design In" Welker products directly into their proposals. In addition, the process has freed tremendous internal resources, allowing the Welker engineers to focus on their core competencies. An overview video of the Welker Engineered Products catalog can be viewed at: http://www.partsolutions.com/customer_examples/Welker_Engineered_Products/Website. Click here to return to Contents

Wind-Harnessing Clean Tech Company Aims To Solve Renewable Energy’s Greatest Challenge

Page 57 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Using Autodesk Software 28 April 2011 General Compression, a Massachusetts-based developer of clean energy solutions, is successfully using digital prototyping software from Autodesk, Inc. to design an energy storage technology that enables wind generators to store and dispatch electricity to customers on demand. Intermittency is a major challenge for wind power and remains a key hurdle to the widespread deployment of renewable energy on the grid. To address this issue, General Compression has developed technology specifically designed to deliver renewable resource-based electricity to customers when they want it and not just when the wind blows. The General Compression Advanced Energy Storage (GCAES) system takes intermittent electricity from conventional wind farms and stores that energy in the form of high-pressure air in underground geologic formations such as salt caverns. Electricity is created on demand when air is released from storage, powering the system in reverse and sending scheduled electricity back to the grid. This method of creating dispatchable wind power helps increase the value of wind, making wind energy a more viable, cost effective and friendly option to customers on the grid. The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program — which provides software to emerging clean tech companies in North America, Europe and Japan — supplied General Compression with licenses of Digital Prototyping software to develop and market the GCAES. Autodesk Gold Partner M2 Technologies provided General Compression with comprehensive training. Autodesk Digital Prototyping Software at Major Stages of Product Development General Compression’s engineers used Autodesk Inventor software to go from simple sketches to extremely complex assemblies — all within one software program — while developing a working prototype of the GCAES. Rapid iteration was possible through easily updated 3D models, enabling the company to stick to a tight development timeline. Once the prototype was complete, General Compression used Autodesk Maya software to create near realistic 3D animations of how the machine would work and to more accurately explain the complex concept of “dispatchable wind power.” By more effectively sharing its vision with investors, partners and funding agencies through visual storytelling, General Compression has secured more than $38 million in investments and government grants to date. In addition to Maya and Inventor, the General Compression team uses AutoCAD P&ID software for piping and instrumentation diagrams, as well as AutoCAD Plant 3D software to determine placement for pipes and hydraulic lines around the GCAES machine. “Having the ability to go from simple sketches to extremely complex assemblies and to easily update models all in one software program is just part of what makes Inventor so powerful,” said Ian Lawson, vice president of development at General Compression. “In this business, you also need to make sure that people can quickly understand your technology, and Autodesk Maya has been a crucial tool for explaining how our compression and expansion process works during pitches and presentations.” General Compression has rallied significant support for its vision of dispatchable wind power and is scheduled to deploy a GCAES prototype in the field in late 2011 as part of a demonstration project with ConocoPhillips. “As our requirements have grown from visual animations to 3D mechanical detailed designs to finite element analysis to computation fluid dynamics simulations, the advanced capabilities of Autodesk

Page 58 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary solutions for Digital Prototyping helped our design team to achieve the very high level of productivity that a start-up demands,” said Eric Ingersoll, CEO at General Compression. About the Clean Tech Partner Program The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program supports the efforts, innovations and environmental advancements of clean technology pioneers, providing world-class software to design, visualize, and simulate their ideas through Digital Prototyping. Clean tech companies in North America, Europe and Japan are invited to apply to receive up to $150,000* worth of software for only $50. Access to a collection of Autodesk industry-leading software includes up to five licenses of Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate, AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite, Autodesk Simulation Mechanical, Autodesk Inventor Publisher and Autodesk Vault Professional software. For additional information, visit http://www.autodesk.com/cleantech. Click here to return to Contents Product News

Agilent Technologies’ SystemVue Smashes Validation Barriers for Emerging Wireless Circuit Designs 28 April 2011 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of SystemVue 2011.03, a leading system-level communications design environment. With this release, SystemVue now enables wireless system architects and system-on-chip designers to validate multiband, high-transistor-count wireless IC designs accurately against the latest communications standards. Until now, wireless communications architects have lacked the accurate commercial modeling formats needed to qualify the system-level performance of their RF/analog and mixed-signal CMOS transceiver designs. Agilent’s GoldenGate and SystemVue environments now connect in two ways to help system- on-chip designers meet the challenging requirement of ETSI LTE/LTE-A and other emerging wireless standards, via an exclusive, fast circuit envelope (FCE) model or direct envelope-level cosimulation. The new FCE models execute 1,000 to 100,000 times faster than the original RFIC physical designs, with virtually no loss in accuracy at the system level. Unlike indirect commercial modeling approaches, the new FCE models can account for nonlinear memory effects and are generated from the RFIC design itself, with little human intervention or coding. They can also account for frequency- and power- dependence, frequency translation, multiple ports and internal nodes, and can be exported at various settings of control states, bias voltages, process corners, temperatures and impedance loading. The new FCE models run natively in SystemVue, as part of the W1719 RF System Design Kit. For challenges that require dynamic behaviors and the highest possible analog accuracy at the system level, a direct cosimulation mode is also available. “Agilent’s new modeling technology breaks down design flow barriers for enterprise-level wireless IC designers,” said Paul Colestock, product manager for Agilent’s GoldenGate products. “With no programming, you can quickly verify a whole functional chain against instrument-grade reference IP using calibrated, bottom-up models that come out of your existing design flow.” SystemVue 2011.03 also unveils new wireless capabilities for Spectrasys, the spectral domain simulator

Page 59 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary at the heart of SystemVue’s RF System Architect personality. “Wireless architects love the natural use model of Spectrasys and asked that we expand it to address challenging, modern transceiver designs,” said Frank Ditore, product manager for Agilent’s SystemVue products. “With the new wireless capabilities in SystemVue, our enterprise customers can now achieve superior partitioning and verification by applying Spectrasys to multiband architectures, zero IF, MIMO, phase noise, and even X-parameters* from other tools, and bringing those RF effects up to the system level.” Support for Wideband and Emerging Communications Standards SystemVue 2011.03 introduces several baseband verification libraries for algorithm developers, which integrate naturally into the wireless IC verification flow enabled by Agilent GoldenGate. They include: W1918 LTE-Advanced baseband verification library, the EDA industry’s first shipping support for the 3GPP Release 10 physical layer. W1917 WLAN baseband verification library, which supports 802.11ac modulated sources, as well more mature support for 802.11a. W1916 3G baseband verification library, for legacy support of CDMA, CDMA2000, WCDMA, and HSUPA for multi-format radios. ISDB-T, which is included in the W1914 DVB-x2 library as an upgrade. Custom OFDM, a general-purpose OFDM block set included with the SystemVue platform for prototyping new communications formats. U.S. Pricing and Availability Agilent’s SystemVue 2011.03 is available for download at http://www.agilent.com/find/eesof- systemvue. Pricing for the SystemVue environment starts at approximately $17,000. A free 30-day evaluation is available at http://www.agilent.com/find/eesof-systemvue-evaluation. More information on SystemVue 2011.03 is available at http://www.agilent.com/find/eesof- systemvue2011_03. Click here to return to Contents

Altair's PBS Professional Added to Dell's High-Performance Computing Solution Portfolio 28 April 2011 Altair Engineering, Inc. announced today that PBS Professional, the commercial-grade HPC workload management solution and job scheduler, is now available directly through Dell's ordering system for Dell's high-performance computing customers. PBS Works is a popular solution for optimizing workload scheduling and management of complex jobs in the HPC environment to ensure that technologies are being used to their greatest efficiency. It enables organizations to maximize efficient use of their computing resources and to initiate HPC jobs rapidly, thereby improving their overall productivity and return on investment. "Our agreement with Dell allows our customers to obtain an integrated high-performance computing solution," said PBS Works CTO Bill Nitzberg. "When products are accessible through Dell's world- renowned order management system, customers can streamline large-scale implementations, minimize

Page 60 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary acquisition costs and maintain direct access to Altair's sales, support and engineering teams. With this agreement in place, our engineering, scientific and educational communities have streamlined access to PBS Works, further enhancing our ability to help HPC projects run efficiently and easily." PBS Professional has been deployed on a broad range of Dell-based HPC solutions at more than 50 universities and research labs around the world, including a large U.S. Department of Defense site, centers at the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, CIRA and Department of Structural Engineering of Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and Infotech Enterprises in India. "Our customers require complete solutions for the full range of their computing needs," said Dell Director of Enterprise Software Solutions Donnie Bell. "With the addition of Altair's PBS Professional software suite, Dell customers have access to a broad suite of options that can be uniquely customized to each of their specific usage models and needs." About PBS Works PBS Works™ is a suite of on-demand cloud computing technologies that allows enterprises to maximize ROI on computing infrastructure assets. PBS Works is the most widely implemented software environment to optimize grid, cloud, cluster and on-demand computing worldwide. The suite's flagship product, PBS Professional®, provides a flexible, on-demand computing environment that allows enterprises to easily share distributed computing resources to create and sustain competitive advantages – whether shortened time to market or improved product quality. Leveraging a revolutionary "pay-for- use" unit-based business model, PBS Works delivers increased value and flexibility over conventional software-licensing models. Visit http://www.pbsworks.com to learn more. Click here to return to Contents

Celeritive Technologies Announces VoluMill™ for Siemens NX™ CAM and CAM Express 27 April 2011 Celeritive Technologies, Inc. announced the release of VoluMill™ for Siemens NX™ CAM/CAM Express. The integration of the VoluMill ultra high-performance toolpath engine with Siemens PLM software complements the powerful finish milling capabilities of NX CAM. “The integration of VoluMill with NX has been a ‘game changer’ for our customers,” said Dan Wibbenmeyer, Managing Partner/Client Sales for Swoosh Technologies. “VoluMill has helped our NX clients literally win more business and increase their margin on existing work. Aerospace machining was our initial focus with the integrated NX VoluMill solution, but now we have users in mold/die and energy services. We have been selling manufacturing software solutions for 14 years and have never had a solution such as the NX/VoluMill integration which immediately impacts the bottom lines of our customers.” “We are excited to bring the proven benefits of VoluMill to the NX community,” said Terry Sorensen, president of Celeritive. “The support we received from Siemens during the integration process was terrific and at the upcoming Siemens PLM World event in Las Vegas, May2-5 we will be exhibiting at booth #44, presenting a technical paper and hosting a round table discussion.” Based on the VoluMill 3.6 toolpath engine, VoluMill for Siemens NX CAM/CAM Express can reduce rough milling cycle times by 70% or more, and more than quadruple tool life. Additional features include:

Page 61 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Fastest, most economical method of reducing rough-milling costs; Highly efficient roughing for any part geometry, including cores, cavities, pockets, channels, and steps, with optional toolpath containment to limit the extent of cut; Final Step Height option provides a secondary, shallower depth of cut, processed bottom-up, to leave small, manageable steps for semi-finishing or finishing tools – cut to near-net shape with the initial roughing tool; Freeway Linking™ repositions the tool by lifting slightly off the floor and moving smoothly at high speed around obstacles, minimizing retracts to the clearance plane; For additional information visit the VoluMill web site at www.volumill.com. Click here to return to Contents

Delcam CRISPIN Releases 2011 Software for Footwear Design and Manufacture 26 April 2011 Delcam CRISPIN has released the 2011 versions of its range of design and manufacturing software for the footwear industry. The new versions include significant enhancements to the LastMaker program for last design and the Engineer Pro system for the production of 2D sample and graded footwear patterns, plus general speed and ease-of-use improvements across the full range. Full details can be found on http://www.footwearcadcam.com. The main addition to the 2011 version of the LastMaker program is a brand new Graphical User Interface that provides a familiar look and feel with the other core products in the footwear solutions product range. The functions for last editing, measurements, control planes and sections are accessed through icons rather than a mixture of icons and menus, providing a much simpler-to-use and more intuitive working process. Improvements have also been made to the last import functionality, which makes data import much quicker and easier to achieve. The last can be edited and modified in the solid display, with the option to view it as the mesh. There is also a new last view-and-rotate mechanism using the middle mouse button, eliminating the need for the view and rotate dialogue boxes. Product integration is part of the main focus for 2011 and LastMaker now includes the .SHOE file format. This stores the data from all the Delcam CRISPIN products, including the 3D last, the 3D design and sole, and the 2D patterns, plus costing and cutting. It ensures that only the one single file format is required across the complete product range. For the 2011 release, Engineer Pro includes a new snapping function that allows single or multiple data points to snap to another data point when drawing or editing base lines. A “Parts & Shapes” library has been implemented to allow parts and shapes to be saved in an external library. An Interactive Margin function to quickly and easily adjust the position of a created margin line has been added, plus the Match Margin function, which uses a target base line to define a new margin line. Edge Templates, the functionality to add dependent feature lines to a net part shape, have been further improved and access made easier by adding the functionality into the parts manager dialogue. This has significantly speeded up the pattern-engineering process. Initial feedback from customers states an increase in productivity by up to 50%.

Page 62 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary The TechPac module within Engineer Pro provides a 2D solution for producing technical packages, including technical information, images and operation sequences for manufacturing. Reports can be generated in PDF and HTML formats for factory operatives to follow, which give them all the technical information required for the upper assembly processes like clicking, skiving, folding and closing. New for TechPac 2011 are User Defined Reports, which create automatic reports using information and data received from Engineer Pro. This reduces the time taken to produce a technical package and improves the integration between products. TechPac also includes new functionality to calculate the visible net material areas of shoes. Click here to return to Contents

Dynamics NAV Web Services now supported by Agni Link ERP-CAD Data Integration System 26 April 2011 Elmo Solutions, a leader in ERP-CAD data integration, announced the immediate availability of a new connector for its Agni Link ERP-CAD Data Integration System designed specifically to integrate Dynamics NAV 2009 ERP data through the Dynamics NAV Web Services. By making full use of the functionality of the Dynamics NAV Web Services, Agni Link now offers numerous benefits in terms of efficiency, flexibility and robustness. The Agni Link CAD-ERP Data Integration System is a client-server companion to CAD / PDM / PLM applications that provides real-time, bidirectional data integration with ERP systems, among which: • Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) • Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta) • Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) • Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) • Microsoft Dynamics CRM This outstanding application offers a reliable way to integrate CAD, PDM, PLM and ERP data, automatically resolving discrepancies, and allowing editing of product data using possible values obtained "live" from the ERP application, thus ensuring perfect synchronization of both data sets and completely eliminating redundant data entry as well as costly errors. Agni Link clients are currently available for the following applications: • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks • Autodesk Inventor • AutoCAD • AutoCAD Electrical • AutoCAD Mechanical • AutoCAD Architectural • Dassault Systemes Workgroup PDM • Dassault Systemes Enterprise PDM

Page 63 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • Autodesk Vault The new Web Services connector fully leverages the capability of the Dynamics NAV Web Services architecture. It is also the herald of a new series of connectivity tools which will include the upcoming Web Services-based connector for Dynamics AX. Elmo Solutions Science Officer, Ricardo Talbot said: "We are very excited to introduce a new way to access the most advanced and efficient method of integrating the CAD, PDM, PLM and ERP silos of information. We are confident that this new CAD- ERP data integration technology will make the solution even more attractive to potential users. Early market tests have shown that we can expect a very enthusiastic response from the market." Agni Link's open architecture can support a wide range of ERP applications, including, among others: • Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta) • Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) • Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) • Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) • Microsoft Dynamics Small Business Financials • Consona Intuitive ERP • Orchestra pour PME Click here to return to Contents

LEDAS Improves Performance of its LGS 3D Constraint Solver; Version 5.0 introduces new functions, improves speed by 30-100% 29 April 2011 LEDAS Ltd announced the availability of version 5.0 of LGS 3D, its geometric constraint solver. As a core technology component of CAD/CAM/CAE software, LGS 3D is used to implement geometric, dimensional, and engineering constraints in applications involving assembly design, motion simulation, and direct modeling. Version 5.0 improves on its performance, introduces several new functions requested by LEDAS customers, and enhances the quality of its solutions. Improved Performance The move-under-constraints function allows users to drag one or more geometric objects interactively, while LGS 3D solves the constraints dynamically at each intermediate step. This makes it easy for users to adjust their designs, and to explore the kinematics of complex mechanisms. The new algorithm for adaptive calculation of move-under-constraints in LGS 3D 5.0 speeds up this function by 100%, on average. LGS 3D can deal with inconsistent problems, and with version 5.0 inconsistent models are processed 30% faster on average, thanks to minimizing of the number of iterations to solve. Extended Functions In some design contexts, users need to know whether a particular constraint is satisfied. In previous releases, the only way to do this was to run the LGS 3D solver procedure, which proved to be time-

Page 64 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary consuming for large models. Version 5.0 introduces new functions that very quickly check if one or all constraints are satisfied. The tangency constraint between cylinders and tori now supports the orientation attribute. Version 5.0 of LGS 3D now automatically detects the orientation attribute for coincidence constraints between circles and tori. The distance constraint between two spheres now supports user- and application-defined help points. This allows users to measure distances between different combinations of the spheres’ sides. Enhanced Solution Quality The scope of some problem decomposition and heuristic methods has been extended to support models with non-rigid objects and variables. The DOF (degrees of freedom) analysis introduced with the previous version of LGS 3D has been improved in version 5.0. The number of spiraling DOFs is minimized whenever possible. LEDAS developers also eliminated several bugs reported by customers. About LGS Software The 2D and 3D geometric constraint solvers are used as parametric engines in applications involving 2D sketching and drawing, 3D direct modeling, assembly design, motion analysis, and other. LGS 2D and 3D are cross-platform software packages running on 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, AIX, HP-UX, and other operating systems. Both solvers have a C-style API for easy integration into a broad range of software applications using a variety of wrappers, such as .NET, Java, and C++. LGS 2D/3D supports the creation and modification of geometric models through explicit and implicit constraints. Points, lines, circles, ellipses, planes, cylinders, spheres, cones, tori, NURBS, application- defined parametric curves, and surfaces can be constrained. Objects can be fixed in the absolute coordinate system or relative to each other. Supported constraints include geometric relations between objects (coincidence, parallelism, tangency, and so on) and dimensions that specify the required values for distances, angles, and radii. LGS 2D/3D moves and rotates objects to positions that satisfy all constraints, yet minimizes transformations from initial configurations. Other LGS functions implement advanced features of CAD/CAM/CAE systems, such as diagnostics of over- and under-defined parts of models, engineering variables and equations, help points, and tolerance management. The “Lege’n’d 2D/3D” example applications are available as free downloads from the LEDAS web site. These sample models represent different kinds of 2D sketches and 3D assemblies. The applications can be used to test the functions, robustness, and performance of LGS 2D/3D. They were created with the Open CASCADE open-source application framework, and the source code is available to all licensees. To learn more about LGS D, visit the LEDAS web site at www.ledas.com/products/lgs3d. More information about LEDAS is available at www.ledas.com. Click here to return to Contents

Page 65 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Mastercam X5 Now Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2012 April 2011 CNC Software, developer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announced that its Mastercam X5 CAD/CAM Software has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2012 3D mechanical design software under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Digital Prototyping with Autodesk Inventor software gives manufacturers the ability to digitally design, visualize, and simulate how a product will work under real world conditions before it is built, which helps reduce cost and increase efficiency. To be certified, the product must meet certain guidelines and demonstrate a high level of quality as well as compatibility with Autodesk Inventor software. Certification is given only after the product has been tested and approved. “We are very happy to be certified for Autodesk Inventor 2012. Many Mastercam customers receive Inventor files, so both communities can be assured of the seamless integration between our two products,” says Gary Hargreaves, director of business development for CNC Software. “The flow from design to manufacture becomes easier for both Inventor and Mastercam customers, where the designer can be assured that the part designed in Inventor is precisely the part that is machined with Mastercam. Both companies are working together to provide customers with the best in CAD and CAM software. The Mastercam and Autodesk Inventor integration offers users a way to easily work between the two products and stay ahead of their competition.” Mastercam X5 has a direct add-in for Autodesk Inventor, a great way to boost productivity. Autodesk Inventor mechanical design software takes engineers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping by enabling them to design, visualize, and simulate products before they are ever built. Free to the Mastercam and Autodesk communities, Mastercam Direct enables users to open a model in Mastercam while in an Inventor session, and then update toolpaths to reflect changes to the model. Mastercam X5 is able to read in native Inventor files (.IPT and .IAM) for design purposes and toolpath generation. “Autodesk Inventor software users can import part files and manufacture them quickly using Mastercam X5” says Carl White, director of digital design product management at Autodesk. “Having partners, such as Mastercam, in the Autodesk Certified Application Program assures users that the same standards of product quality we want for Autodesk Inventor are being extended to the Mastercam suite of solutions.” Mastercam Direct for Inventor is available at no charge from http://www.mastercam.com or through your local Mastercam Reseller. Click here to return to Contents

Missler Announces Launch of TopSolid'Mold 2011 April 2011 Missler Software announced the launch of TopSolid’Mold 2011 which is an integrated CAD/CAM solution for the design of molds and the machining of tools for mold makers and cutting tool makers. To be efficient a CAD mold making solution should propose increased automation for repetitive mold design operations. In order to manage all projects the CAD software should ideally be completely integrated with a CAD/CAM solution that can manage all shaped forms, general mechanical engineering and machining operations in a parametric and associative way. Thanks to these qualities TopSolid’Mold has become a worldwide reference in the design and manufacture of molds.

Page 66 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary TopSolid’Mold manages the design of the mold, the machining of the mold base, milling mold cavities, electrode production and mold assembly. Missler Software has taken manufacturing constraints and imperatives into account when developing TopSolid’Mold and the 2011 new functions and improvements of the version have clearly an eye on manufacturing. TopSolid’Mold 2011 offers improved functions such as a more intuitive ergonomy, improved cavity block management, plastic injection simulation and a complete solution for the design and manufacturing of electrodes. Simplified ergonomy TopSolid’Mold has numerous management tools aimed to simplify a moldmaker’s life. The ergonomy of these functions has been worked on and simplified by offering intuitive shortcuts. Mold visualization is now, for example, available via a quick mold visualization icon which allows the user to quickly see his study without having to juggle between several windows. The link to the shortcuts is direct which offers instantaneous management and increased productivity. Neutral mode management for mold elements is now also possible. Cavity block creation The design of cavity block elements demands precision and perfect control. New surface tools dedicated to tool makers are now directly available in TopSolid’Design which offer flexibility and control in your design work from the design of parting surfaces to insert design and repairing imported data in TopSolid’Design. Not only do these new tools offer a more simplified and efficient management, the new “angled” parting surface function is the ideal extension of existing TopSolid’Mold tools. Design… and simulation A mold maker needs to validate his design before the manufacturing stage. The direct link from TopSolid to the Cadmould software from Simcon offers TopSolid’Mold users an optimised tool for the design of plastic parts and can be used as a first step in determining the feasibility, quality and cost of designing their parts and injection molds. The TopSolid’Mold operator can now analyse the part(s) to be injected as well as the various feeding elements: the runners, gates and the injection sections are automatically transferred to and recognized by Cadmould which manages the simulation of the injection process. Cadmould gives the results of your simulation analysis and validates or offers alternatives options to the design and technological choices you opted for in TopSolid’Mold. TopSolid’Electrode TopSolid’Electrode is an essential tool for mold makers who need to design and build electrodes. The 2011 version offers various strategies to detect and find the zones that need to be eroded. Depending on the electrode design strategy you choose (pocket detection with or without fillets, ribs) the software highlights zones that are difficult to machine and may be subject to the creation of an electrode. You can quickly and easily create your electrodes thanks to the association with surface modeling. TopSolid’Electrode manages standard or customizable electrode stock libraries. The storage of all your electrodes in independent files is essential for the efficient preparation of your electrodes for manufacturing and overall better machining management (automatic gap recognition). Click here to return to Contents

Page 67 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Motor-CAD Takes the Heat Off 27 April 2011 Magsoft Corporation announced the release of Motor-CAD Version 6. Motor-CAD is simulation software developed by Motor Design Ltd. of Shropshire, UK in cooperation with Magsoft. Motor- CAD's unique approach is to transform the complex thermal physics within electric machines into a lumped-parameter circuit equivalent. Solving the circuit then reveals the corresponding thermal behavior. This technique allows the designer to virtually prototype the performance of their machine on their standard PC computer. Simulation is fast, accurate, and offers a coupled multi-physics approach which yields unparalleled insight as things heat up. Motor-CAD V6 has numerous new features to improve the experimental experience of the machine designer. The most prominent of these are: New Geometry Capabilities Additional magnet configurations for the Brushless PM Motor [BPM] machine-type Multiple independent duct layers for both Rotor and Stator cooling components Additional parameters for configuring the shape of the winding End-Rings ActiveX and Scripting New Help menu access to the complete ActiveX parameter list New Scripting interface area for developing and running macros Save and re-use desired macros for timeless consistency in experimentation New Multi-Slice model for long stack lengths Choice of the number of slices Review the solution on each slice separately or as a function of the slices New Flow Interface Review the various fluid paths for each cooling method chosen Review the fluid flow rates throughout the machine Improved Component Models End-Space Region Winding End-Rings Forced Convection Cooling Transient Solutions Reduced Computation Times Transient results can now be displayed "on demand" during the simulation "The requirements for today's electric machines dictate that the designer take into account how the machine's behavior changes as it heats up over time. Motor-CAD is alone in the marketplace; providing

Page 68 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary results which readily allow the designer to make critical design adjustments in order to remove heat when it's necessary," says Magsoft Technical Director Tan Pham. About Magsoft Magsoft Corporation markets computer-aided-engineering (CAE) simulation tools. These tools are used by manufacturers to accelerate and manage precise design solutions for devices such as motors, transformers, actuators, and sensors. Click here to return to Contents

MSC Software Introduces Adams Bearing Advanced Technology Solution for Rolling Bearing Modeling & Simulation 28 April 2011 MSC Software Corporation announced the availability of Adams Bearing Advanced Technology. The new toolkit is a plug-in to the leading multibody dynamics software MD Adams from MSC Software. The toolkit's customized simulation interface provides a user-friendly environment for performing numerical simulations of rolling bearings within Adams. The solution is compatible with all options in Adams including flexible bodies. The traditional practice of designing bearings uses kinematic joints or simplified compliances for modeling which leads to shorter modeling and simulation times. However, experiences have shown that such simplified modeling cannot meet the accuracy demands that are expected when using today's virtual prototyping techniques. Additionally, simplified modeling does not provide any insight into the design parameters of a rolling bearing. The Adams Bearing Advanced Technology toolkit is a customized software solution for modeling and analysis of rolling bearings. The customized solution: Considers the complex and nonlinear contact mechanics between the rolling elements and the races. Allows input of several parameters describing the geometry and the micro-geometry of the bearing. Enables meshing and computation of the compliances between rolling elements and races to start with a single mouse-click. No expertise in nonlinear finite element analysis is required. Allows derived compliances to be used to efficiently compute the load transfer in the rolling bearing during a motion analysis. Using this toolkit solution, design engineers achieve higher accuracy during predictive simulations of system dynamics and loading of components. The results include the total bearing force, the loading of the rolling elements, and their loading conditions. This additional insight into the bearing performance is achieved within a shorter compute time which compares with that of the aforementioned simplified modeling of bearings, but with much greater accuracy. The Adams Bearing Advanced Technology toolkit can be fully integrated with the MSC Software AdWiMo and Adams Gear Advanced Technology Toolkit solutions, both recently announced. AdWiMo, an acronym for Advanced Wind Turbine Modeling, allows fast modeling and accurate system simulation of wind turbines. The Adams Gear Advanced Technology toolkit gives engineers an easy to use, single dynamic simulation tool for the complete design process of transmissions. All three of these MSC Software toolkit solutions allow flexible, dynamic transient, nonlinear and interactive simulation

Page 69 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary processes making it easier for engineers to perform systems simulations in less time than traditional simulations that offer little or no customization. Click here to return to Contents

New aPriori 2011 Product Release Continues Push to Provide Costing for All of Product Development 27 April 2011 aPriori announced the general availability of aPriori 2011, the newest release of its Product Cost Management platform. aPriori 2011 expands support for generating real-time cost estimates upstream to the Research & Development (R&D) group, where critical decisions are often made on new product concepts that impact cost. This release also introduces new capabilities that allow for quick and flexible configuration of the software so that customers can model new cost scenarios and extend manufacturing process cost models. Finally, aPriori 2011 includes a new flexible report generation tool, and delivers a substantial number of enhancements to accelerate batch costing and expand support for complex sheetmetal stamping in the automotive industry. “With each new release that we deliver to the market, aPriori’s value proposition becomes increasingly more compelling,” said Julie Driscoll, aPriori’s Vice President of Product Management. “aPriori can now provide software and best practices service solutions for concept costing - where no 3D CAD model is available, design-to-cost solutions, costing of engineering change orders, spend outlier analysis, make versus buy analysis, quote checking and capital asset justification to name just a few examples. aPriori 2011 opens up a whole host of potential new cost modeling use cases, and we are looking forward to observing the creative ways our customers will deploy this release.” Creating Cost Estimates with No 3D CAD Model One of aPriori’s unique differentiators has always been the product’s capability to generate a detailed cost estimate from a 3D CAD model in real-time. However, there are numerous use cases where a CAD model is not available, and the need to generate a cost estimate is still critical for a product manufacturer. In response to this need, aPriori 2011 is introducing a new User Guided Costing module. This product will compliment the company’s traditional Automated Geometric Cost Driver-based costing, and present customers with an integrated, end-to-end solution for product costing. Examples of the types of costing scenarios that could be created with User Guided Costing include: Estimating costs during the R&D phase when concepts and ideas are evaluated prior to committing to a project. Costing mechanical parts within assemblies where 3D CAD models do not exist (carry over parts that were not modeled in CAD). Costing electrical components and wire harnesses not modeled in 3D CAD. Parts with 3D CAD models, but made by manufacturing process groups for which aPriori doesn’t yet provide advanced geometry extraction (e.g. extrusion, powdered metals, thermoforming). User Guided Costing is a standalone aPriori product, and is implemented in collaboration with aPriori’s professional services team. All cost models must be developed based on inputs from the customer. The engagement involves defining cost objectives, building cost models, and then deploying the solution within the customer’s own environment.

Page 70 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Customers Can Fully Configure Their Own Cost Models Over the past several releases, aPriori has strived to provide customers with tools that allow them to configure nearly any type of manufacturing cost model they may want to explore. The aPriori VPE Creator Toolkit, released in 2010, enabled customers to make copies of baseline Virtual Production Environments (VPEs), and edit both material and machine data. With the release of aPriori 2011, aPriori is introducing the Cost Model Work Bench (CMWB) to edit the logic associated with cost models in a VPE. Prior to this release, this was a capability only available through aPriori’s professional services team. Specific examples of operations customers will be able to accomplish with the CMWB include: Modify existing VPE baseline process rules and calculations Change Process Routings Add new data fields, custom user inputs and outputs, and new manufacturing processes, process feasibility rules, and machines for new processes With this comprehensive level of flexibility, customers will be able to create manufacturing cost models that mimic the practices for an internal fabrication or product assembly shop. They will be able to create virtual factories that generate costs estimates for a specific strategic supplier, or create a cost estimate that represents a blended average for suppliers in a particular geographic region. Customers will be able to create “factories of the future” to test efficiencies that may be expected from new machines they are considering purchasing. They will be able to calculate the impact of rising material or energy costs for a product that is expected to go to market one year in the future. With the aPriori CMWB, the power to leverage aPriori’s advanced cost models and configure new manufacturing cost scenarios will be limited only by the imagination of the user. Flexible Reporting Platform aPriori 2011 introduces a new flexible reporting platform that enables reports to be configured for customer business practices and management reviews. For product portfolio reviews, design milestone reviews, cost status reviews or any other type of management event, aPriori 2011 simplifies the process of extracting specific information from the database, and formatting it in a wide variety of presentation styles that suit the occasion. Two examples of reports that will ship with aPriori 2011 include a Cost Driver Report and a Project Tracking Report. Enhanced Capabilities for Automotive Industry For the past few months, aPriori has been working closely with one of the largest and most sophisticated automotive manufacturers in the world. Some of the results of this partnership are being made generally available in the aPriori 2011 baseline product. For example: Customers will now be able to cost hundreds or thousands of parts in a batch, feeding cost inputs from a spreadsheet and generating output files that can be integrated into other customer systems aPriori 2011 includes enhanced capability to detect and analyze geometry in complex stamped parts. The result is better blank detection and manufacturing analysis which translates to more accurate piece part and tooling cost estimates. Click here to return to Contents

Page 71 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary New Cadence Allegro Technology Boosts Productivity and Predictability for Silicon, SoC and System Developers 25 April 2011 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. introduced the latest version of its Allegro PCB and IC packaging technology, delivering new capabilities that provide a significant increase in both productivity and predictability across silicon, SoC and system development. New technologies include advanced miniaturization capabilities, integrated power delivery network analysis, DDR3 design-in kit, bolstered co-design features, and flexible team-design enablement to address global designer productivity. The company also announced that the Allegro 16.5 technology will be available through product configuration that enables users to access advanced features on-demand for specific design tasks, thus optimizing total cost-of-ownership. “Coming on the first anniversary of the announcement of the EDA360 vision, our Allegro 16.5 release strengthens the connection between Silicon, SoC and System Realization—the three key tenets of EDA360,” said John Bruggeman, senior vice president and CMO of Cadence. “We have leveraged our leadership in PCB and IC package design to drive a true end-to-end flow across all product creation disciplines, which speeds time to market while improving productivity and profitability for our customers.” The new Allegro 16.5 features and capabilities are aimed at easing the path to co-design and analysis between engineers involved in Silicon, SoC, and System Realization, and enabling more predictable and efficient design flows that deliver higher-quality end products. Allegro Offers a Constraint-driven Approach for System Realization Assisting system developers, the Allegro 16.5 release provides many capabilities that enable a more productive, predictable path and closure to product creation. New in this version of Allegro is a constraint-driven flow for embedded components that employs advanced miniaturization techniques used in state-of-the-art products--such as smart phones, tablet PCs and avionics--to reach new levels of functional density. Traditionally, manual layout is used to place and route embedded components, but this is an error-prone process with multiple iterations and no design rule checking. The Allegro technology enables a simpler way to place and route these components with its constraint-driven approach. The new Allegro Power Delivery Network Analysis is seamlessly integrated with Allegro PCB Editor for comprehensive power trade-offs of fully routed PCBs. "The Allegro 16.5 embedded component capability supports advanced and traditional embedded component fabrication methods," said Christian Maudet, Team Leader Back End Workbench (ATDM) for Thales Aerospace, Space, Defense and Security. "Cadence worked with us closely to understand requirements for advanced embedding techniques for PCB and IC packages, and delivered a full operational and complete approach that exceeded our expectations.” "We partnered with Cadence for the past 18 months to ensure that maximum functionality is available to our joint customers in the latest version of Allegro to support our ECP® technology," said Mark Beesley, director of Advanced Packaging ECP, AT & S. "ECP is used to enable further miniaturization of electronic devices while at the same time improving electrical performance of critical signals in a cost-effective manner." Increasing use of standards-based interfaces such as DDR4 and PCI Express 3.0 is making timing closure on PCBs extremely challenging. The new PCB Interconnect Design Planning option uses a

Page 72 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Cadence-patented hierarchical abstraction, coupled with semi-automatic approaches, that leverages feedback from the route engine to accelerate the path to timing closure. The new concurrent team design authoring capability of Allegro also shortens the time it takes to create design intent by leveraging the power and skill of a distributed engineering team. New DDR3 PCB Design Kit Advances SoC Realization Selecting and integrating SoC IP that works with package and board implementations has always been a major challenge. Starting with Allegro 16.5, Cadence will extend SoC Realization by providing package-board-aware SoC IP. With this release, a package-board-aware DDR3 SoC IP methodology kit will be available to provide a compliant and fast implementation path from silicon IP to package and board. Similar support for other protocols, such as the recently announced DDR4 memory standard, will come in the future, according to Cadence. Allegro Links to Encounter, Virtuoso to Extend Silicon Realization Capabilities Allegro technology is built upon a unique silicon-package-board co-design approach, with direct bi- directional integration with flows from the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System and Virtuoso custom analog products lines, including low-power, mixed-signal, gigahertz, RF, and SiP/3D- IC flows. Allegro products provide a scalable PCB and IC package design solution that leverages a constraint- and rules- driven methodology, from logical design authoring through physical implementation to signal and power integrity analysis and signoff. Extending Silicon Realization, the new system-in-package (SiP) distributed co-design capability works with Encounter Digital Implementation System and Virtuoso custom analog technology to enable cross geographic, company and team design, reducing time to package-optimized chip tapeout. New Allegro Configuration Enables ‘On-Demand’ Access The new Allegro configuration—base plus options—lets design teams create an environment that meets their specific needs, without paying for extra capabilities they don’t want and won’t use. The options provide cost-effective, scalable solutions for complex PCB and IC packaging designs. Click here to return to Contents

Okino Ships Certified Autodesk Inventor® 2012 CAD Conversion System for 3ds Max®, Maya®, Lightwave®, Cinema-4D®, Softimage® & All Major Downstream 3D File Formats 26 April 2011 Okino Computer Graphics announced that its software products have been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2012 software under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Certified applications must meet certain implementation guidelines and demonstrate the highest levels of robustness, quality, and interoperability with Autodesk Inventor software. Please refer to this URL on the Okino WEB site for the Autodesk Inventor solutions page: http://www.okino.com/solutions/autodesk_inventor.htm Now into its 23rd year of development, Okino’s PolyTrans|CAD is a complex, robust and widely used product within the 3D graphics market, allowing cross conversion between all major MCAD, DCC/Animation and VisSim 3D file formats + programs. Okino’s Inventor importer solution allows crack-free geometry, hierarchy (assembly data) and materials to be transferred from native disk-based

Page 73 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Autodesk Inventor files or from a running copy of the Autodesk Inventor directly into any Okino data- conversion-compliant program: the stand-alone Okino PolyTrans & NuGraf products, PolyTrans-for- 3dsMax, PolyTrans-for-Maya, PolyTrans-for-Softimage and within many third party products such as: 3DCreate (by Visual Components), Cinema-4D and its “Engineering Bundle” (by Maxon Computer), EON Reality, NGRAIN military training products, Pytha (by CATS Software), Quest-3D (by Act-3D), VirTools (“4DC” .nmo pipeline by Realicon) and others. Major Benefits of the Inventor Importer to Okino Customers Import complete assemblies (including assembly cuts and patterned geometry, as well as multiple sub- assemblies) from a live running copy of Autodesk Inventor, or from native Autodesk Inventor .iam and .ipt files on disk (no copy of Autodesk Inventor required for this latter feature). Autodesk Inventor assemblies can be imported directly into Maya (using the PolyTrans-for-Maya native plug-in system) or directly into 3ds Max (using the PolyTrans-for-3dsMax native plug-in system). The native PolyTrans plug-in systems for 3ds Max and Maya have been refined for well over 1.5 decades, specifically for importing large CAD assembly models. The ability to quickly transfer assembly data into Okinos' NuGraf product for interactive scene manipulation, real-time OpenGL shaded views and object manipulation, complex material assignment, 2D bitmap and 3D procedural texture assignment, and rendering by Okino's stable, proven and fast scanline or multi-threaded ray tracing renderers. Once inside NuGraf (or PolyTrans), the data can be easily re-exported to any of the supported Okino 3D file formats. Okino's "CAD Scene and Hierarchy Optimization System" has been integrated right into the Autodesk Inventor importer. This is most important when importing large CAD models into 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Cinema-4D or Lightwave. These animation packages can have performance problems when the source CAD model is large, and/or has a large number of individual parts (which is often the case with the BREP model topology of data provided by Autodesk Inventor). Complete control over material parameter modification on an automatic basis. Many CAD systems like Autodesk Inventor have basic material parameters (like color, ambient + diffuse shading coefficients, opacity, etc) but when they are transferred over to a rendering and animation system they often look "too bright" or "highly ambient". This can be expected and is quite normal. The material tweak parameters easily allow such saturated shading values to be automatically compensated for. The Autodesk Inventor to Okino Software Data Conversion Process When importing part or assembly data from a live running copy of Autodesk Inventor, the data is transferred from Autodesk Inventor to the Okino side of the pipeline using the Autodesk Inventor "Automation Server Interface". This is an exposed set of functions which Autodesk Inventor "publishes" to the outside world. Okino's Autodesk Inventor importer queries all the part, assembly and material data from the running copy of Autodesk Inventor using this COM interface. Autodesk has also created a smaller stand-alone "Inventor View" application which exposes this COM interface to Okino software. This allows the Okino importer to read in Inventor .iam assembly files and .ipt part files directly from disk without requiring a local resident copy of Inventor to be installed on your machine. Availability Okino products are available directly from Okino Computer Graphics and through a number of Value

Page 74 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Added Resellers. The Inventor CAD importer is a component of the Okino "CAD/Pack" add-on license. For more information or to download fully functional demonstration versions (with minor limitations), please visit http://www.okino.com. To locate an authorized VAR or for customer inquiries, email [email protected] or contact Okino at (905) 672-9328 or toll free at (888) 3D-OKINO (1-888-336- 5466). This is an abridged announcement. To read the full text press release with graphics please visit: http://www.okino.com/press/press_release_autodesk_inventor_certification_2011.pdf Click here to return to Contents

Okino Computer Graphics Ships its 15th Yearly Release of PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max® & PolyTrans- for-Maya® 2012 for CAD, DCC, Skinning, Animation & Architectural File Format Conversions 28 April 2011 Okino Computer Graphics announced that its long standing 3D DCC/Animation/Skinning and CAD/MCAD/Architectural conversion software PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max (for 3ds Max 2012 & 3ds Max Design 2012), and PolyTrans-for-Maya (for Maya 2012), are now fully qualified and shipping to customers. This is a general notice to those Okino customers who have not upgraded to the 2011/2012 releases yet, and for those not aware of Okino’s software for 3ds Max & Maya. PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max and PolyTrans-for-Maya have provided the defacto conversion systems for 3ds Max and Maya, since their original software releases, that allows these programs to freely exchange 3D scene data with all key 3D software packages or file formats, such as . . . . For details please visit http://www.okino.com/press/press_release_3dsmax_maya__april2011.pdf Click here to return to Contents

Okino Releases v5.6.1 "PLM" (Product-Lifecycle-Management) 3D File Conversion Pipeline Based on the "JT Open" Initiative. Ideal for Enterprise-level Data Management, Sharing and Data Re- Purposing 26 April 2011 Okino Computer Graphics released its newest v5.6.1 set of JT PLM/MCAD bidirectional import and export converter modules. The 'JT' converter modules allow geometry, hierarchy, materials and texture mapping data (assembly data) to be imported and exported to native JT disk-based MCAD files (otherwise called "DirectModel" files). At no additional cost, the JT importer module also allows PMI graphical data to be imported and then re-exported to such compatible Okino export file formats as SketchUp and U3D (for further import into Adobe Acrobat®-3D), among others. The modules are built upon the official "JT Open" Toolkit which has been licensed from Siemens AG. The use of the official "JT Open" toolkit ensures consistency of JT files across the enterprise and throughout the PLM supplier chain. “Having been one of the early adopters of the JT Open toolkit, our v5.6 release of the bidirectional JT converter modules are a real gem in our line-up of Okino CAD modules and of our dedicated CAD software development,” said Robert Lansdale, president and CEO of Okino Computer Graphics, Inc. “Using our long standing JT solution, end-users are able to bring together a wide range of 3D data file sources into one cohesive work environment, add optional materials/lights/cameras/textures, add complex animation data (such as via PolyTrans-for-3dsMax/Maya/Softimage/Lightwave/CINEMA-4D),

Page 75 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary reduce the data size by 80-95%, optimize the parts count and hierarchy, then optionally re-export to top quality 3D file formats and WEB streaming formats. This end-to-end CAD repurposing concept and pipeline has been pioneered by Okino over the last 23 years. The JT import and export converters are also directly accessible from within the user interfaces of 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, CINEMA-4D and any other third party vendor products which support Okino's integration API.” What is "JT"? "JT" is the predominant and lightweight 3D visualization file format for PLM. It is in production use by thousands of companies worldwide. Compact and accurate, JT is used throughout the product development life cycle in all major industries to communicate the critical design information typically locked up inside a CAD file. Features of the Okino "JT" Importer A multi-panel wizard importer interface, common amongst the best of Okino CAD importers, provides much flexibility to control the import of JT files. Allows transfer and import of complex MCAD data from upstream application packages, used typically by large corporate users. Imports and retains assembly hierarchy information and assembly structure of the source model. Can query accurate vertex normals, uv texture coordinates and UV tangent vectors (when available). The quality of the model (the number of polygons) and imported LOD levels can be controlled through various sliders. Intelligent import of JT texture mapping information, including automatic extraction of embedded texture images to new disk-based TIFF images, and uv texture coordinate import. Okino's "CAD Scene and Hierarchy Optimization System" has been integrated right into the JT importer. This is most important when importing large CAD models into 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, CINEMA-4D, Lightwave and hundreds of other downstream 3D programs and file formats. These packages tend to have performance problems when the source CAD model is large, and/or has a large number of individual parts (which is often the case with the BREP model topology of data provided by JT). The native PolyTrans plug-in systems for 3ds Max (PolyTrans-for-3dsMax) and Maya (PolyTrans-for- Maya) have been refined since 1998 specifically for importing large CAD assembly models from JT. Complete control over material parameter modification on an automatic basis. Many MCAD file formats like JT have basic material parameters (like color, ambient + diffuse shading coefficients, opacity, etc), but when they are transferred over to a rendering and animation system they often look "too bright" or "highly ambient". This can be expected and is quite normal. The material tweak parameters easily allow such saturated shading values to be automatically compensated. Allows import of JT PMI graphical data as vector data and then re-exported to such vector-line compatible Okino destinations as 3ds Max, Maya, Collada, DWF-3D, SketchUp, X3D and U3D. JT's PMI data consists of: 1. Geometric and linear dimensioning and tolerancing information. 2. Additional manufacturing information such as surface finish and weld information.

Page 76 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary The JT import/export system works with third party plug-ins and integrations of Okino software for programs such as Act-3D/Quest-3D, CATS/Pytha, Maxon/Cinema-4D, Realicon/VirTools-Exporter and Visual Components/3Dcreate. Features of the Okino "JT" Exporter A plethora of options across 8 panels to provide you with great control over the JT scene export process. All main JT geometry types supported: NURBS surfaces, NURBS curves (exported as a BREP “wire” object), 3D polylines, 3D point sets and polygonal meshes with vertex normals, (u,v) texture coordinates and vertex colors. Automatic cross conversion of NURBS curves, spline curves and spline shapes into either JT NURBS curves or JT polylines. Control is provided through dialog box options. Closed curves marked as “renderable” can also be output as either trimmed NURBS surfaces or meshes. Exports point, spot and directional light sources and their related parameters. 18 predefined light configurations are made available, which allows lights to be automatically added to the exported JT scene if none are available in the source scene. Embedding of almost every possible 2D bitmap file format inside JT files. If you do not wish to embed the 2D bitmap images, then support exists for automatic bitmap conversion to a desired 2D file format for file referencing from within the JT file. Material export including ambient/diffuse/specular/luminous colors, shading coefficients, associated diffuse texture map, opacity, Phong shininess and dozens of options to override or tweak any of these parameters prior to exporting. Export of "meta data" (JT object properties) information on JT nodes. Mesh geometry tweaking, modification and transformations via automated operations made available by Okino's suite of polygon reduction and transformation routines. Ideal as a means to "clean up" the source meshes and apply 80-95% pre-polygon reduction to the models prior to export to JT. Fine control over the JT compression methods used to take the polygonal mesh data and apply lossy or lossless compression techniques prior to file creation. Direct control over all of the major JT toolkit options used to create the final JT file. This is abridged information. For the full text of this press release including graphics please visit http://www.okino.com/press/press_release_jt_april_2011.pdf Click here to return to Contents

Open CAD Files Faster with New Version Kubotek KeyView 27 April 2011 Infotech Enterprises GmbH announced the release of a new version of the CAD viewer Kubotek KeyView. With this version, CAD files can be opened considerably faster than before. Besides, numerous new CAD file formats are supported. New function “Quick Open” With the new “Quick Open” functionality in Kubotek KeyView, even large CAD files can be opened at a remarkable speed. CAD models can then be rotated, zoomed and cut to view the model in detail. “The

Page 77 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary days are gone when employees were having a cup of coffee while waiting for their files to open”, Jochen Layer, Sales Director Products at Infotech explained. “Now, users can get a quick overview of the model and are able to complete their tasks much faster.” Users that want to use the versatile analyzing tools in Kubotek KeyView can continue to open their models with the “Precise Open” functionality. CAD models that are opened this way can be analyzed in detail with the functions for measuring, volume-, surface-, weight calculation and more. New formats supported The “Quick Open” function now also supports the file formats Solid Edge, I-DEAS, JT, CATIA CGR, 3D XML, PRC and VDA-FS. Besides, the most recent formats SolidWorks 2011 and UG NX 7.5 are also supported - both for “Quick Open” and “Precise Open”. Kubotek KeyView at Control 2011 in Stuttgart On May 5 and 6, 2011, Jochen Layer will present the CAD viewer and its new functions at the trade show Control 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany - at the booth of SWAP Computer GmbH in hall 5, stand 5203. Click here to return to Contents

Significant Productivity Gains with TopSolid 7.5 1 April 2011 TopSolid 7.5, the latest version of the TopSolid integrated CAD/CAM solution has been launched at the beginning of this month. The key characteristics of the TopSolid 7 CAD solution are : • Significant performance benefits - The end user of the new software generation benefits from productivity gains estimated at being 30% superior to traditional solutions thanks to such characteristics as partial loading and very fast realistic rendering.

• Built-in Product Data Management (PDM) – All data management actions are carried out directly in TopSolid (rename, move, copy/paste, …) and data is shared and secured transparently (guaranteed data integrity, PDM messenger, …) • FreeShape – A new concept to TopSolid which implies that users do not need a history tree to edit imported parts Let’s take a look at some of the major improvements in the 7.5 version. The “toleranced” part Thanks to this new function TopSolid 7.5 generates parts ready to be manufactured from the initial part designed by the R&D Department without having to completely redesign the part. In fact several modifications have to be made to designed parts before manufacturing can happen. This is to ensure that manufacturing constraints, such as using the correct tolerances, are respected. Missler Software is a software developer that takes into account manufacturing imperatives throughout the entire product development lifecycle and does not only worry about managing the CAD definition of the part. The French software developer’s philosophy of offering a complete solution right up to and including the actual programming of the machine tool means that manufacturing considerations are taken into

Page 78 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary account in the CAD stage. Today’s Methods Department often has to completely redesign parts which will be manufactured. This obviously leads to huge time losses and repeat data entry. TopSolid 7.5 eliminates this unnecessary step by taking such manufacturing imperatives as constraints into account from the beginning. Not only can TopSolid 7.5 apply the correct tolerances to parts designed using TopSolid but it can also manage tolerances for imported parts designed using another CAD software (thanks to the FreeShape function) Workflow TopSolid 7.5 offers operators a solution to manage approval cycles when a change happens at any stage throughout the lifecycle (this function is called Workflow in TopSolid). The Workflow functions are directly integrated in TopSolid 7.5 and are completely transparent for the user. There is, therefore, no need to work with an external workflow application. TopSolid 7.5 offers facilitated automation of the approval process which reduces the risk of errors being made and improves efficiency and communication within the company. Complete 2D draft Missler Software understands the importance of having complete and detailed 2D plans and does not consider that 2D drafts are something of the past in today‘s 3D world. We all know that contracts are still signed based on 2D plans. Today’s manufacturing companies still need to make impressive 2D draft documents which are complete and meet industry standards without having to use an external 2D application. For this reason improved draft creation is one of the key improvements in TopSolid 7.5. Here are just some of the draft improvements in the 7.5 version: • Cartesian dimensions • Automatic dimensions and annotations • Table and split table creation Piping module Machine designers often need to design pipelines and may, from time to time, have to connect piping elements, use components such as elbows, tubes etc. and generate 3D piping views and BOMs for manufacturing. TopSolid 7.5 offers many improvements and new piping functions including the possibility to manage multiple unfolding. This new functions generates significant time gains for the R&D Department who can now automatically generate and manage all unfolding from the assembly stage. Click here to return to Contents

Striker Systems Introduces PARTshare Nesting Interface for Solid Edge 21 April 2011 Striker Systems, a leader in the development of sheet metal CAD/CAM and nesting software announced the release of PARTshare for Solid Edge. PARTshare is a Solid Edge add-in that allows Solid Edge to share sheet metal manufacturing data with the Striker Systems nesting software. The PARTshare process is very straightforward. From the Solid

Page 79 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Edge environment an individual part or entire assembly is extracted. Sheet Metal parts are automatically unfolded as necessary and placed into the Striker Systems PARTshare nesting library. Critical manufacturing data including part number, revision level, routing information, and material properties are transferred with each part. Bend information is maintained to facilitate bend line marking during CNC punching or cutting operations. Production nests can then be created interactively or automatically from any networked computer running STRIKER nesting software. The PARTshare process minimizes data handling and reduces the risk of manufacturing error. PARTshare has previously been available only for SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor. “Our decision to expand PARTshare to include support for Solid Edge was based primarily on market demand,” states Michael Boggs, Striker Systems Sales Manager. “We’ve seen a steady increase of Solid Edge users in our customer base, and we felt obligated to provide them with this advanced level of capability.” For additional information and a comprehensive demonstration of PARTshare for Solid Edge contact Striker Systems sales at [email protected] or 1-800-950-7862. Click here to return to Contents

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