16th Annual PTC/USER World Event Draws Record Attendance; PTC Announces Winners of Annual Design Competition and Partner Advantage Awards.NEEDHAM, Mass. -- PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. (Nasdaq: PMTC PMTC Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (of HIV/AIDS) PMTC Pacific Missile Test Center PMTC Professional Multimedia Test Center ), the Product Development Company(TM), announced the overall winner of the thirteenth annual PTC Design Awards Competition and the winners of the PTC Partner Advantage(TM) Awards at the 16th annual PTC/USER World Event held on June 5-8, in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . The conference attracted more than 1,500 attendees representing 25 countries around the globe. PTC/USER is an independent, not-for-profit, corporation organized by PTC users. Deere & Company received the Design Award for Best Overall entry for its design of the John Deere 328 Skid Steer Loader using PTC's Pro/ENGINEER(R) solution. Deere & Company was chosen from more than 200 entries submitted from dozens of countries. PTC also named IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Proficiency and aPriori as winners of PTC Partner Advantage Awards for their exemplary leadership in support of PTC customers and programs. This year's PTC/USER event included the launch of Windchill(R) 8.0, a major release of PTC's data management and collaboration software See collaborative software. and Pro/INTRALINK(R) 8.0, a next generation version of the Pro/ENGINEER(R) data management solution. Attendees participated in more than 80 technical and business seminars, tutorials and demonstrations presented by expert PTC users, partners and PTC staff. The conference exhibit hall hosted more than 100 demonstrations of the latest tools and technologies from industry partners such as HP, Intel, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. , NIKA, and IBM. "This year's event was another great success with a record number of attendees participating in a wide array of educational sessions and very informative keynote presentations," said Evan Caille, president, PTC/USER. "PTC provided valuable insight into their future product direction, including technology acquisitions. The exhibit hall was buzzing with activity as attendees visited the booths of the increased number of vendors that were present." PTC Design Award The PTC Design Awards Competition is an international forum for PTC customers to display successful product design achievements using PTC solutions. Awards are given in each of seven industry categories: consumer, education (K-12), education (college and university), high-tech and electronics, heavy equipment, life sciences, and transportation. "Using PTC Pro/ENGINEER along with highly detailed assembly modeling practices helped optimize the 300 series skid steer hydraulic and hydrostatic hy·dro·stat·ic or hy·dro·stat·i·cal adj. Of or relating to fluids at rest or under pressure. hydrostatic pertaining to a liquid in a state of equilibrium or the pressure exerted by a stationary fluid. plumbing for the best possible assembly and serviceability while maintaining the smallest possible overall packaging," said Matt T. Deutmeyer, designer, Skid Steer Hydraulics, John Deere Dubuque Works, Worldwide Construction and Forestry Division. "The participants in this year's PTC Design Award Competition not only rose to the challenge of the event, but exceeded expectations," said Mark Hodges, divisional vice president, customer support and operations, PTC and member of the PTC/USER Board of Directors. "Deere & Company's winning design demonstrates the powerful capabilities of PTC's software solutions and underscores the innovation and commitment to product excellence that characterizes the PTC/USER community." An expert panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Individual category winners for the PTC Awards Competition 2005 included: --Consumer: Concepts 2 Reality - Remote-Controlled Toy Truck --Education, K-12: British School of Washington - Open60 Class Trimaran --Education, College and University: University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. - 2005 Sooner Racing Team Formula SAE Formula SAE is a student design competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The competition was started back in 1978 and was originally called SAE Mini Indy. Vehicle --High-Tech Electronics: Plug Power, Inc. - GenSite(TM) Electronics Enclosure --Heavy Equipment: Deere & Company - John Deere 328 Skid Steer Loader --Life Sciences: US Surgical/Tyco Healthcare - Auto Suture suture /su·ture/ (soo´cher) 1. sutura. 2. a stitch or series of stitches made to secure apposition of the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound. 3. to apply such stitches. 4. GIA Noun 1. GIA - a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres" (TM) w/DST(TM) Surgical Stapler sta·pler 1 n. One who deals in staple goods or staple fibers. stapler Noun a device used to fasten things together with a staple Noun 1. --Transportation: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (Ukrainian: Харківське Конструкторське Бюро - DOZOR-B Armored Personnel Carrier All of the seven winning entries can be viewed at http://www.ptc.com/appserver/mkt/ptcawards/winners.jsp PTC Partner Awards The annual PTC Partner Advantage Awards recognize key contributors to the partner program for their initiative, energy, and integration efforts in supporting our customers and promoting PTC's and our program's goals. Recipients of the 2005 PTC Partner Advantage Awards for outstanding contribution, commitment, and dedication to PTC products and the PTC/USER community are: --IBM - Strategic Partner of the Year --Proficiency - Software Partner of the Year --aPriori - Innovation Partner of the Year "The Partner Advantage Program members play a key role in helping PTC to fully address the needs of our users," said John Stuart, senior vice president of global partners and education, PTC. "We are pleased to recognize IBM, Proficiency, and aPriori for their outstanding contributions in deploying solutions that deliver value to our customers and their commitment to the success of the PTC Partner Advantage Program." "For clients that choose PTC solutions, IBM provides a choice of hardware and middleware platforms as well as On Demand fully managed solutions with per-user pricing. By working jointly in development, marketing and sales, IBM and PTC deliver tangible business advantage to clients," said Rich Michos, VP, Systems & Technology Group, Solutions Marketing, IBM. "PTC's Product Development System is complemented by a broad range of offerings delivered through a large network of software, technology and service providers," said Iain Michel, vice president, business development and partner programs, PTC. "By partnering with leaders in their respective fields, we provide the entire spectrum of capabilities our customers need to succeed. Over the past year, IBM, Proficiency, and aPriori have exemplified this dedication to our joint customers and we're pleased to recognize them today." Partners were judged on a variety of measurements, including commitment to the PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design industry, the strength of their technology roadmap, response to the market demands in platform and software requirements, the quality of their day-to-day operations support and executive level support, and support of PTC Go-To-Market programs. About PTC PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions to more than 35,000 companies worldwide. PTC customers include many of the world's most innovative manufacturing companies in the aerospace & defense, automotive, consumer, electronics & high technology, industrial equipment and medical products industries. PTC is included in the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices. For more information on PTC, please visit http://www.ptc.com. PTC and its logo, Product First, The Product Development Company, Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, Windchill, Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill ProjectLink,Windchill PDMLink, and all PTC product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation |Parametric Technology Corporation]] Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)(NASDAQ: PMTC) provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) engineering CAD/CAM software and content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 40,000 companies worldwide. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. The PTC registered trademark is used by PTC/USER Inc. under license from PTC. |
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