Feb 11 - Aras to Imbed Actify SpinFire in PLM Suite

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Aras to Imbed Actify SpinFire in PLM Suite

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb 11, 2009 – Actify Inc., the global leader in product data collaboration solutions, today announced at SolidWorks World 2009 that it has forged a technology partnership with Aras, the leading Microsoft enterprise open source software solution provider. The partnership will provide Actify's SpinFire visualization products embedded in every download of the advanced PLM software suite from Aras to deliver seamless 3D and 2D file translation, publishing, and distribution.

Actify's SpinFire technology is designed to enable access, communication, distribution and re-use of numerous 3D and 2D CAD file formats throughout the enterprise and global supply chain. SpinFire enables collaboration on all the major CAD formats including CATIA, SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD, NX, Solid Edge, and more. With the partnership, every download of the advanced PLM software solution from Aras will include Actify's SpinFire for CAD viewing with additional capabilities available as an upgrade.

"Embedding SpinFire in Aras provides companies with an immediate way to streamline processes where secure access to viewing CAD files is necessary such as collaborating on product designs with international suppliers and outsourced manufacturers," said David Opsahl, CEO of Actify. " By integrating our technology with the Aras PLM software solution, businesses have a powerful new way to solve their collaboration needs."

"Companies that use product lifecycle management software need to be able to view the CAD files, and making the SpinFire CAD viewing software available in Aras expands our capabilities to everyone that wants to access 3D models and 2D drawings," said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. "Because of our advanced model-based SOA and the open format of the Aras PLM software we are able to embed the SpinFire CAD viewer technology very quickly and easily so that it is included in every download."

To learn more and see a video of the SpinFire visualization products visit http://www.aras.com/PLM-Software/100109.aspx.

About Actify, Inc.

Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of product data collaboration solutions with customer companies throughout the automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, and discrete manufacturing industries. Actify products are 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, visit www.actify.com.

About Aras

Aras is the leader in providing Microsoft enterprise open source solutions. Aras delivers the most advanced model-based service-oriented architecture [SOA] solutions for enterprise Product Lifecycle Management [PLM] on the Microsoft platform. Customers include Motorola, Rolls-Royce, Freudenberg, Lockheed Martin, Ingersoll Rand and ACCO Brands. Aras is privately held with global headquartered in Andover, Mass.

For more information visit www.aras.com.

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