PTC and BYU to Lead Universities in Discussions on Future Directions in Mechanical Engineering 

Deepened Relationship Highlighted by Fall Conference on Future of PLM Curriculum 

NEEDHAM, Mass. Sept. 17, 2002 -- PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), the product development companyTM, and Brigham Young University (BYU) today announced an expanded relationship that will include a co-sponsored conference for educators who wish to create new curricula to produce the "PLM engineer of the future." The conference is a key initiative under the deepened eight-year old strategic relationship between PTC and BYU, which is now focused on exploring the potential of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology. PLM is an emerging business strategy that enables companies to achieve strong and sustainable revenue growth by managing products throughout their entire life cycle. 

The invitational conference will bring together leaders of many of the country's largest and most prestigious university mechanical engineering programs to discuss curriculum and research issues related to PLM. More information about the conference will be released in the fall.

The PTC-BYU relationship will ensure that BYU's 700 mechanical engineering students graduate with an understanding of how collaborative design and data management tools are radically changing the product design process. "We are entering a revolutionary age in engineering," said Jordan Cox, associate dean of the BYU College of Engineering and Technology and a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department. "PTC's grant will prepare our students to play leadership roles in industry by teaching them how to mobilize technology to tighten the strategic management of products as they move through every phase of their lifecycle." 

In addition, said John Stuart, senior vice president of the Partnership for Innovative Learning at PTC, "BYU has always been in the forefront helping industry incorporate the latest generation of engineering technologies into current product design processes. This grant will support BYU as it continues this effort in the new realm of Product Lifecycle Management." 

In addition to the conference, the relationship between PTC and BYU includes: 

PLM technology: PTC will continue to provide licenses and/or access to its software, including various solutions from both its Pro/ENGINEER� family of design tools and its Windchill� collaboration and product data management suite. This will allow BYU to integrate the latest technologies into engineering degree courses from freshman year through graduate school.

The PTC Product First Fellowship Program: PTC will support a fellowship allowing a graduate student to research integration of next generation engineering technologies into the product design process, addressing the strategic needs of specific industry sectors.

BYU Advanced Product Development Laboratory: PTC will support this recently established laboratory's research into issues associated with industry adoption of the next generation of product development processes and technology. 

The Partnership for Innovative Learning is a worldwide initiative that provides educators with complete learning solutions to prepare a new generation to succeed in a technological world. At the college level, the Partnership prepares the engineers of tomorrow to create great products by providing their professors with PTC's powerful Pro/ENGINEER 3D design software, industry-proven training and tutorials and membership in the PTC Education Community. 

More than 1,500 institutions of higher education worldwide already are using PTC's Pro/ENGINEER and other software applications, including the top 30 U.S. engineering programs as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

About BYU 

Founded in 1875, Brigham Young University has grown from a small pioneer academy to one of the world's largest private universities, where more than 29,000 students gather from more than 100 countries. Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU offers a unique educational environment that promotes learning by study and also by faith. The College of Engineering and Technology, founded in 1952, enrolls over 3,000 undergraduates and graduate students in engineering and technology programs. BYU is located 45 miles south of Salt Lake City in Provo, Utah, situated 4,560 feet above sea level. The campus sits at the western base of the Wasatch Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain Range. 

www.byu.edu. 

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. 

www.ptc.com

 

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