Erie, Pennsylvania Engineer Wins Worldwide .3D Model Competition; Michael McCullough of Erie, Pennsylvania Wins $1000.00 Grand Prize in the Actify .3D Model Challenge.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004

Actify Inc., the leader in client-server design visualization and collaboration solutions for the high technology, industrial automation and discrete manufacturing industries, today announced the three winners of the international Actify .3D Model Challenge. The competition took in hundreds of entries from around the world over a two month period to judge the best use of .3D files in real world applications. .3D files are created by importing any major CAD file into Actify's SpinFire Professional 2003, a view, measure and mark-up application for knowledge workers unfamiliar with CAD. Judges included Sara Ferris of Cadalyst Magazine, Jan Larsson of 3Dconnexion and Randy Ochs, President and CEO of Actify. First prize of $1000 went to Michael McCullough of Erie, Pennsylvania, second prize of $500 to Hans-Peter Hemmer of Mainz, Germany and third prize of $250 went to Achim Baulig of Cologne, Germany.

"My goal was to provide a model that best represented the powerful capabilities offered by Actify SpinFire products," said Mike McCullough, Process Engineer at OEM/Erie Inc. and the first place winner of Actify's .3D Challenge. "I gain the most utility from SpinFire when I use it to combine files from various different CAD packages. I can combine a 3D solid model, a 2D print, and add annotations and comments all at the same time. This saves me time and prevents me from losing information that I need to communicate to my team. I am thrilled that the judges chose my model as the first place winner, especially from such an outstanding group of complex and detailed models."

"Our goal for this competition was to see and hear how CAD users are using .3D files produced by SpinFire Professional, and to help everyone learn how to maximize the Power of .3D," said Randy Ochs, President and CEO of Actify Inc. "We were delighted to receive submissions from all over the world from CAD users who are using .3D for a multitude of purposes, from using it for design reviews across many continents to sharing designs with their tooling departments or collaborating with their supply chain."

"I was very impressed with the quality of the models that were entered into the competition," said Sara Ferris, Editor in Chief at Cadalyst Magazine. "In the end, we chose Mr. McCullough's because of his clear understanding of SpinFire's capabilities and his creative use of available tools to solve a process problem."

"The three competition winners really demonstrated the best use of .3D," said Jan Larsson, Director of Partner Marketing at 3Dconnexion. "Out of the 15 finalists, the winning models stood out as having the most complex and sophisticated design visual."

First prize of $1000 went to Michael McCullough of Erie, Pennsylvania who shared his use of .3D through the design of an automotive front fender. Second prize of $500 went to Hans-Peter Hemmer of Mainz, Germany whose design was an eight-cylinder, four-stroke hydrogen engine. Third prize of $250 went to Achim Baulig of Cologne, Germany who submitted a design for a heating element.

The .3D Challenge was launched by Actify in October of 2003. All submissions were received by the deadline date, November 30, 2003. Judging occurred at Actify's San Francisco office on January 15, 2004 where 15 finalists were judged and three winners were chosen.

About Actify Inc.

Founded in 1996, Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of client/server CAD visualization solutions. Actify's SpinFire product line provides the lowest total cost of ownership with the highest scalability across manufacturing industries and through their supply chains. The Actify SpinFire solution is sold through authorized distributors and Value Added Resellers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information please visit www.actify.com or call 415-227-3800.