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Software Industry Veteran Jeremy Jaech Joins the Alibre Board of Directors

Jaech is best known as co-founder of Aldus Corporation and Visio Corporation, which he also led as president and CEO. Aldus launched an era of desktop publishing in 1985 through its introduction of PageMaker software, an application that allows users to mix type and graphics on the same page. Jaech managed the development of all Aldus products through 1989. In 1990, Jaech and two others founded Visio Corporation, which introduced software that enabled information-technology professionals and engineers to diagram, visualize, document and share ideas including flowcharts, organization charts and office layouts. Microsoft acquired Visio in 2000 and Jaech became vice president of the Visio Division for Microsoft Corporation. His technology background includes the development of a computer-aided design system for the Boeing 777 in the early eighties. A native of the Northwest, Jaech holds degrees in math and computer science from the University of Washington.

Jaech also serves on the board of directors for RealNetworks, Pivotal Corporation, Vizx Labs and Performant.

"I'm very impressed with Alibre's software and people," said Jaech. "It has a great future as a leader in the CAD software industry. I look forward to contributing to its success."

"We're very pleased that Jeremy has joined our board," said
J. Paul Grayson, Alibre president and CEO. "His experience in successfully guiding software companies with his strong technical background and personal interest in CAD and technical graphics will be welcome as we continue our innovation in the CAD industry."

Alibre's other board members include Grayson, Mike Maples, David Marquardt and Robert Paluck. Maples is retired as executive vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Products Group and active on the boards of 12 high-tech companies and venture funds. Marquardt has been a member of Microsoft's board of directors since 1981 and is a co-founder of August Capital. He has served on the boards of more than 20 technology companies. Paluck is the managing general partner and co-founder of CenterPoint Ventures. He is chairman of the board of Knowledge Discovery One, Inc. and Chorum Technologies, and serves on the boards of ComSpace Corporation, Chiaro Networks Ltd. and Delsys Pharmaceutical Corporation.

Alibre redefines professional solid modeling with the low-cost Alibre Design application for 3D parametric solid modeling. Alibre Design lets designers, engineers and their associates create 3D models and 2D associative drawings, and its integrated online tools let users share and edit product designs from different CAD applications, and collaborate in real time using precise design data. These tools also allow for advanced support and training directly from the online Alibre Assistant. Additionally, the application's support for open data standards such as STEP provides a CAD-neutral environment. 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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