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Autodesk Certifies SofTech’s ProductCenter PLM For Autodesk Inventor 10
SofTech ProductCenter PLM Maintains Long Standing, High Quality Interoperability with Autodesk ReleasesTEWKSBURY, Mass. — June 14, 2005 — SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB: SOFT), a proven provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, announced that its ProductCenter™ PLM solution is certified for Autodesk Inventor® 10. SofTech is a long-standing partner in the Autodesk Inventor Certified Application Program, having continuously demonstrated high quality compatibility of its ProductCenter PLM solutions with Autodesk Inventor release to release, as well as updated support for Mechanical Desktop® and AutoCAD® design solutions.
“SofTech offers a valuable solution for companies using Autodesk Inventor,” states Richard Runnells, Partner Programs Manager of Autodesk’s Manufacturing Solutions Division. “ProductCenter serves as a product backbone. It enables all members of the product value chain to save time with improved process automation and controlled access to the latest (as well as historical) specifications, engineering changes, new designs, and other related data directly from within Autodesk Inventor.”
ProductCenter also offers Autodesk Inventor users the added ability to manage drawings and documents from a mixed-CAD environment of Autodesk 2D and 3D solutions, as well other CAD applications, office tools, and desktop publishing applications. In fact, ProductCenter can manage almost every type of information used in the design, manufacture, and support of a product.
ProductCenter positively impacts businesses using Autodesk solutions, with the added benefit of quick and easy PLM deployment and a fast return on investment. In many cases, ProductCenter has demonstrated reduced product development cycles of 60% or more. By improving information access and reuse, automating smoother release processes, and lowering the chance for errors, ProductCenter helps companies to reduce cost of goods sold, increase revenues, and leapfrog competitive product introductions. Companies get their products to market faster and extend their profitable life.
About SofTech, Inc.
SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB: SOFT) is a proven provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions with its flagship ProductCenter™ PLM solution, and its computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) products, including CADRA™ and Prospector™.
SofTech's solutions accelerate products and profitability by fostering innovation, extended enterprise collaboration, product quality improvements, and compressed time-to-market cycles. SofTech excels in its sensible approach to delivering enterprise PLM solutions, with comprehensive out-of-the-box capabilities, to meet the needs of manufacturers of all sizes quickly and cost-effectively.
Over 100,000 users benefit from SofTech solutions, including General Electric Company, Goodrich, Honeywell, Siemens, Sikorsky Aircraft, U.S. Army, and Whirlpool Corporation. Headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, SofTech (www.softech.com) has locations and distribution partners throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
SofTech, CADRA, ProductCenter and Prospector are trademarks of SofTech, Inc. All other products or company references are the property of their respective holders.
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SofTech, Inc.
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