Harvard University Design School Joins PTC's University Plus Engineering Education Program

University Plus Program Now in All of the Country's Top 30 Engineering Colleges

NEEDHAM, Mass. - August 6, 2002 -  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PTC, the product development company(TM), today announced that Harvard University's Graduate School of Design has joined its University Plus program, an initiative aimed at providing educators and students with the most advanced engineering technology available.

With the inclusion of Harvard's Design School in the University Plus program, all 30 top U.S. engineering colleges (as ranked by U.S. News & World Report) have signed on to introduce students to PTC solutions as part of their curricula.

"We are delighted at the opportunity to add PTC's software to the selection of 3D design software available to our students," said Stephen Ervin, assistant dean for Information Technology at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. "This software augments our strength in research and education in the areas of CAD/CAM and design for manufacturability, both important emergent topics for architects and designers."

John Stuart, senior vice president of education and community relations at PTC, said, "Our agreement with Harvard 's Design School caps a fantastic year for the University Plus Program. Harvard recognizes that mastery of the most current engineering technology will prepare its students to have an immediate impact on the organizations they join."

PTC launched the University Plus program a year ago. It is the component of PTC's Product First initiative, which provides product-focused companies with solutions that are critical to the product development process. The partnership provides colleges and universities with PTC's Pro/DESKTOP(R) and Pro/ENGINEER(R) 3D design software, affordable teacher training, instructional materials and other resources.

A University Plus license includes:

• Unlimited seats of Pro/DESKTOP(R), Pro/ENGINEER, and Pro/MECHANICA(R) for classroom and extra-curricular club use, including release updates and customer support, for an affordable $2,500 a year;
• More than 50 other integrated applications;
• Free professor resources and training, including attendance at any PTC Pro/ENGINEER education class, free CD-ROM tutorials and online training, and free courseware for fast development of classroom exercises or homework assignments; and
• Membership in the PTC Education community to link directly to online support and licensing information, share curriculum, lesson plans and success stories, and the ability to participate in textbook reviews and beta-test the product

In addition to securing 100 percent of the top 30 engineering schools during the program's first year, PTC established agreements with 49 of the top 60 top engineering schools in the nation (as ranked by U.S. News & World Report). Overall, more than 450 universities in the United States and 1,050 elsewhere in the world deploy PTC's software in the classroom. Students who participate in the University Plus program graduate ready to join the 33,000 companies that use PTC's software to design the products that touch peoples' lives everyday.

About PTC

PTC (NASDAQ:PMTC) develops, markets, and supports software solutions that help manufacturers win with superior products. PTC is the world's largest software company with a total commitment to product development. The company services more than 33,000 customers worldwide. 

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