SkyCross Drives Wireless Antenna Technology in Hand-Held Device Market with PTC(R) Mathcad(R).Industry Leading Engineering Calculation Software Increases New Technology Introduction by Identifying Optimal Product Performance During Design Phase 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[R], today announced that SkyCross, a global wireless company providing antenna-centric solutions, is using Mathcad, PTC's engineering calculation software to optimize design requirements of its wireless antennas. Using PTC solutions, SkyCross can quickly respond to market demands for more powerful antennas on ever-smaller wireless products. Wireless technology is complex. With hundreds of options available for any particular wireless antenna design, engineers must evaluate which combination will deliver the best customer experience relative to both aesthetics and reception. Investigating which design options will result in a final product can prove to be time consuming and costly. Because SkyCross is in the supply chain for device manufacturers and makes several million antennas per year, designing and delivering innovative antennas that address market requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective way is critical to their success. In 2003 SkyCross began using Mathcad to help its radio frequency engineers perform many signal simulations and complex design computations in a lab setting where mathematical principals and variables can be easily controlled and adjusted. Before using Mathcad, SkyCross depended on manipulating lab built models for one particular class of antennas, the Quadrifilar Helical Antenna A helical antenna is an antenna consisting of a conducting wire wound in the form of a helix. In most cases, helical antennas are mounted over a ground plane. Helical antennas can operate in one of two principal modes: normal (broadside) mode or axial (or endfire) mode. . Mathcad enabled predictable antenna performance which led to faster development times and reduced costly product development processes. Now with Mathcad, the company can develop solid initial designs leading to a more efficient product development cycle with fewer errors, fewer iterations and less money and time spent on prototypes. Additionally, the Mathcad calculation documentation capabilities enable SkyCross radio frequency engineers to communicate engineering calculations easily across its distributed engineering and manufacturing sites in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , China and Korea using mathematics, the universal language of engineering. SkyCross is also using PTC Pro/ENGINEER[R], the core design offering within the PTC Product Development System (PDS (1) (Processor Direct Slot) A single expansion slot on certain, early Macintosh models that was used to connect high-speed peripherals as well as additional CPUs. Providing a channel directly to the CPU, the PDS coexisted with NuBus slots on some models. ), as the global CAD/CAM/CAE solution. Pro/ENGINEER helps SkyCross ensure that antennas are designed with manufacturing in mind, using practical materials and minimizing complicated assembly processes. Using Pro/ENGINEER, SkyCross is able to minimize cost with practical materials and clever fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. techniques. "We constantly strive to develop and deliver innovative RF and antenna technology," said Dr. Chris Morton, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SkyCross. "PTC solutions enable SkyCross engineers to develop the kind of next-generation designs that the market demands while also enabling us to remain committed to our partners production schedules. We look forward to continuing our work with PTC." SkyCross is currently piloting Mathcad 14.0 and Pro/ENGINEER integration which will help customers ensure that mathematical parameters derived in Mathcad worksheets can be used to drive Pro/ENGINEER geometry directly, providing for greater design, development, lower cost and time-to-market efficiencies. "PTC solutions enable organizations like SkyCross to continually expand the technology that drives product innovation," said Chad Hawkinson, vice president product strategy, electronics, PTC. "The integration between Mathcad and Pro/ENGINEER supports our commitment to develop technologies that work tightly together to streamline product development processes for our customers. We are proud to continue our work with SkyCross as it builds and delivers the technology that sets it apart from competitors." About SkyCross SkyCross (www.skycross.com) is a global wireless company providing antenna-centric solutions to the mobile phone, home entertainment, and computing industries. These high-performance, radio-frequency (RF) solutions bundle patented technologies, antenna products, and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to streamline the design cycle, empowering device manufacturers to develop winning consumer electronics products and get them to market faster and easier. The company's frequency-agile, protocol-independent technologies are key enablers in delivering advanced voice, data, video, and location services See mobile positioning. to a wide variety of very small devices. Founded in 2000, SkyCross is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified See certification. and offers a full range of solutions from its facilities in Melbourne, Florida Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,382. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,646. (USA); Seoul, South Korea; and Shenzhen, China. PTC Solutions for Engineering Calculations PTC solutions for engineering calculations are designed to enable companies to automate calculation tasks by simultaneously documenting and solving the critical engineering calculations used throughout the product development process in order to deliver optimized products more rapidly. Ninety percent of Fortune 1000 companies, 500 government agencies and 2,000 colleges and universities around the world use PTC Mathcad to capture the strategic value in their engineering calculations. About PTC PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides leading product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. management (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 ), content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 40,000 companies worldwide. PTC customers include the world's most innovative companies in manufacturing, publishing, services, government and life sciences industries. PTC is included in the S&P Midcap 400 and Russell 2000 indices. For more information on PTC, please visit http://www.ptc.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, matters discussed in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include: our successful development and integration of the technology necessary to offer an integrated product development system; our ability to facilitate our customers' understanding of the benefits of our integrated PLM solutions and product development system offering (including return on investment, ease of use, and value creation); our successful development of the technology necessary to integrate the Mathcad product with PTC products; the market for, and customer adoption of, calculation solutions may not grow as quickly as we expect; we may be unable to retain and maintain relationships with key employees, distributors, customers and other strategic partners of Mathsoft, including those within markets and vertical industries with which PTC has little experience; we may be unable to adequately support multiple solutions acquired through strategic business development initiatives in industries outside of PTC's traditional customer base as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in reports filed by PTC with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PTC's most recent reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and 10-Q. The announcement of any particular selection or utilization of PTC products is not necessarily indicative of the timing of recognition of revenue therefrom there·from adv. From that place, time, or thing. Adv. 1. therefrom - from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V. or the level of revenue for any particular period. PTC and its logo, The Product Development Company, Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, Windchill, Arbortext, Mathcad 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. |
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