Journey Publishing Teams With PTC to Offer Pro/ENGINEER(R)
Wildfire(TM)2.0 Student Edition
Industry Leading Product Design Solutions Help Students Prepare for 'Real
World'
DALLAS, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Journey Publishing, Inc. today announced the
availability of PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Student Edition. Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 2.0 is a 3D product design solution that helps companies develop
detailed, intuitive and realistic digital product representations.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030506/JEMLOGO ) PTC (NASDAQ:PMTC) provides Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and other PTC software
applications to institutions for educational use through its University Plus
program. Journey markets and supports student editions that allow students to
use professional software solutions for educational purposes. The student
edition is available for personal or educational use. This program directly
supports feedback that PTC has received from leading manufacturers that are
looking for engineers with a first-rate understanding of how to use
professional product design technology. Students at 46 of the top 52 U.S. engineering colleges, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, are using
Pro/ENGINEER in the classroom. Additionally, professors at more than 1,250
universities around the world employ Pro/ENGINEER for instruction in their
engineering courses.
"PTC works with Journey to offer affordably priced software to colleges and
universities to provide students with market leading solutions that will help
prepare them for careers in product development," said John Stuart, senior vice
president of Education and Partners, PTC. "PTC is dedicated to excellence in
the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) industry and feels that programs like
this help shape the engineer of the future." "This is the fifth release of the Student Edition published by Journey
Publishing," said Janet Drumm, general manager, Journey Publishing. "PTC and
Journey are committed to helping educators provide students with the real world
skills they will need when they go to work in private industry." Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Student Edition includes interactive surface design,
advanced assembly, Behavioral Modeling(R), mechanism design, design animation
and simulation (MECHANICA structure and thermal), and Peer-to-Peer
Collaboration, powered by Groove Networks technology. New to this release is
the 3-D Drawing Capability.
Pricing and Availability Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Student Edition is priced at US $199.98 for academic
use and $299.98 for personal use. A $25.00 rebate is available through
September 30, 2004. Upgrades are also available through September 30, 2004.
Student Editions are available in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico,
Australia and New Zealand and Japan. Orders may be placed at the Journey
Publishing web site at http://www.proestudent.com/ , http://www.journeyed.com/
or by calling Journey at 800-874-9001.
For information about the PTC education program please go to the following URL:
http://www.ptc.com/for/education/index.htm About PTC PTC develops, markets, and supports software solutions that help manufacturers
win with superior products. With a total commitment to product development and
product lifecycle management (PLM), the Company services more than 35,000
customers worldwide. PTC is included in the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices.
Further information on PTC is available at http://www.ptc.com/ .
About Journey Publishing, Inc.
Journey Publishing, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Journey Education.
Journey Education Marketing, Inc. is the leading multi-channel software
marketer to the post-secondary academic market that includes students, faculty,
staff and educational institutions. Journey offers more than 6,000 academic
software and technology products at deep discounts to verified academic buyers. For more information on Journey, visit http://www.journeyed.com/ .
Except for the historical information contained herein, matters discussed in
this news release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected. These risks and uncertainties include the ability of PTC and
Journey to effectively coordinate and manage joint activities (including sales,
marketing, development and support) in order to deliver products and services
that meet evolving customer requirements, together with such other risks and
uncertainties as are detailed from time to time in reports filed by PTC with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including PTC's most recent
reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.
PTC, The Product Development Company, Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, MECHANICA,
Behavioral Modeling and all PTC product names and logos are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation or its subsidiaries
in the United States and in other countries. Names of products from other
vendors mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.
Contact Information
Journey Publishing, Inc. Janet Drumm
781.631.8496
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