Tuesday, 24th November, Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon

Farnborough, 08 October, 2009 - PTC® (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company®, today announced that registration for the PTC Technology Forum 2009 is now open. This free forum is specifically designed for Technical & Engineering Managers, Design Engineers, CAD Users & Administrators and organizations who want to explore technologies that will move their design and process knowledge to the next level.

Rapidly advancing technologies, growing consumer demands and a challenging economy calls for product development companies, of all sizes, to develop increasingly complex products in shorter time to market and within budget constraints. PTC’s objective at this Technology Forum is to offer attendees solutions to these challenges by demonstrating the latest technologies that help companies optimize virtual product development processes. Attendees can engage in dedicated hands-on workshops on Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 and attend various PTC product demonstrations.

Commencing at 0900am, with an introduction to PTC´s Technology and Vision roadmap, followed by over 12 presentations, 3 business tracks, and a networking lunch to discuss with peers how PTC solutions have helped them optimize processes and bring real business benefit, participants have a packed day’s agenda.

Highlights of the day, listed below :

•        Hands-on introduction to Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire 5.0 – the next major release of PTC’s integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE software and a key component of the PTC Product Development System
•        PTC demonstrations of their Product Development Solutions that help customers optimize their product development processes – Windchill ProductPoint, the CAD data management solution for small to medium sized organizations, Windchill PDMLink for larger organizations, and Mathcad, PTC’s leading engineering calculation solution
•        CIMdata Virtual Prototyping business case
•        Customer case studies – including VAX, the UK’s number one floor-care brand and customer of PTC Reseller INNEO. Learn how boundaries are stretched using PTC´s software to deliver innovative and above all, market-leading products.

In the exhibition center attendees will find PTC Value Added Resellers, PTC partners, a dedicated eLearning lab open all day for customers to experience web based training, and a PTC Maintenance team – all these people, plus Technical Specialists present, will be available to discuss any business requirements.


“This Technology Forum is an excellent opportunity for companies to view our latest product offerings,to discuss business challenges, and learn how PTC´s products can help optimize business processes,” comments Richard Allan, Channel Director PTC UK. “In a time of ever shorter innovation cycles and a tough economic climate, direct swapping of experience is an important element, along with discussions on product development trends, for companies to pick up solid business strategies to grow their businesses.”

For all the latest information on the PTC Technology Forum 2009 please visit www.ptc.com/go/technologyforum

About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides discrete manufacturers with software and services to meet the globalization, time-to-market and operational efficiency objectives of product development. Using the company’s CAD and content and process management solutions, organizations in the Industrial, High-Tech, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Consumer and Medical industries are able to support key business objectives and create innovative products that meet customer needs and comply with industry regulations. For more information on PTC, please visit http://www.ptc.com.