Press Release

Alibre's Solution Partner Program Offers Benefits to Customers and Partners

To date, twelve companies have joined the Solution Partner program, offering discounts of $495 (the purchase price of Alibre Design) or more off their own products if customers purchase Alibre Design. These products include applications for free-form surfacing, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), finite element analysis (FEA), motion simulation, plastic injection molding, rapid prototyping and metal forming and stamping.

The Solution Partner program offers numerous benefits to companies:

• Testing for application compatibility between Alibre Design and the partner's products.
• Participation in special promotions, as with Alibre's newest demo CD which will be mailed to all Design News subscribers with its October 7 issue. The CD includes discount offers from eleven Solution Partners.
• Access to the Alibre sales team and the company's value-added resellers.
• Joint marketing to Alibre Design customers through a monthly email newsletter.
• Participation in trade shows and events.
• Use of the special Alibre Solution Partner logo to promote the affiliation and compatibility with Alibre Design
• Listing on the Alibre Web site.

"We're very proud of the companies that have joined with us to deliver their solutions. Their participation ensures our customers that their favorite engineering and design applications are compatible with Alibre Design," said Alibre CEO J. Paul Grayson. "With the Solution Partner program, our customers can use the savings they get on partner products-that they may be considering already-to get Alibre Design essentially for free."

"The partnership between ALGOR and Alibre makes the process of capturing Alibre Design parts and assemblies for ALGOR analysis seamless," said Marc Meadows, a consultant and president of Meadows Analysis & Design. "ALGOR's direct support for Alibre Design geometry enables me to focus on my analysis work."

"ALGOR is pleased to join the Alibre Solution Partner program and provide Alibre Design users with value-added software for FEA-based analysis and simulation," said Bob Williams, product manager for ALGOR. "Through this partnership and the special offer we're providing to Alibre Design users, companies of all sizes can get a value-priced solution for both professional 3D solid modeling and full-featured FEA software. The seamless data exchange between our products will enable engineers to speed up time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost."

"In addition to offering value to current GibbsCAM customers, we see our partnership with Alibre opening up new markets for Gibbs," said John Callen, vice president of marketing for Gibbs and Associates. "Alibre makes professional 3D solid modeling accessible by anyone, even the smaller companies for whom the technology was once priced out of their reach. Alibre Design's and GibbsCAM's ease of use not only ensure a quick payback but also a cost of ownership that is affordable over the long term."

Companies that are interested in becoming an Alibre Solution Partner should contact Greg Milliken, vice president of marketing, at gregm@alibre.com or by phone at 972-671-8492, ext. 255.

Alibre redefines professional solid modeling with the Alibre Design application, which offers unprecedented ease-of-use, affordability, accessibility and rich functionality. Built to leverage the Internet, Alibre Design lets designers, engineers and their associates create 3D models and 2D associative drawings, share and edit product designs from different CAD applications, and spontaneously work together online in real time using precise design data. Users get advanced support and training, including direct online access to the Alibre Assistant. The application's support for open data standards such as STEP provides a CAD-neutral environment. Customers include Marchon Eyewear, B/E Aerospace and Dresser Rand. Founded in 1997, Alibre Inc. is privately funded and based in Richardson, Texas. For more information, visit www.alibre.com or call (972) 671-8492.

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