Shape Corporation Selects FISHER/UNITECH and SmarTeam for Product Lifecycle Management Solution

TROY, Mich.--Oct. 4, 2004--FISHER/UNITECH announced today that Shape Corporation, an automotive and industrial component manufacturer headquartered in Grand Haven, Michigan, has chosen SmarTeam as their enterprise-wide product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. FISHER/UNITECH, an engineering technologies firm specializing in PLM products and consulting services, will be implementing the system.

After evaluating the leading PLM industry options, Shape Corporation chose SmarTeam based on its ability to provide them with the best tools for managing multi-CAD platform data, as well as electronic workflow for change control automation. SmarTeam will enable the company to manage their product data at the enterprise level and across their supply chain. Shape Corporation's decision to work with FISHER/UNITECH was based on both a strong existing business relationship and on the company's competency and experience in the PLM market.

As an automotive supplier, Shape Corporation understands the importance of achieving consistent product quality across design manufacturing and standardizing on components and platforms. Shape Corporation has developed several unique rollforming, welding and assembly processes that has made them leading innovators in their field. The SmarTeam implementation will help them retain that position by enabling part and assembly reuse, tooling automation, and by providing multiple authoring tools to manage drawings and documentation.

About Shape Corporation (www.shape-corp.com)

Shape Corporation is renown worldwide as the trendsetter in automotive and industrial component manufacturing. Established in 1974, this privately owned corporation has grown to become a major player in the component field, employing over 1,000 associates, encompassing four manufacturing plants, a dedicated R&D center, a coatings facility, and six associated sister companies. Through almost 30 years in existence, Shape Corporation has developed and now embodies the ideals of innovation, vision, commitment and performance necessary to excel in today's tough global marketplace.

About FISHER/UNITECH (www.funtech.com)

FISHER/UNITECH provides process consulting for the product development community. As an integrator of technology-based software and hardware solutions, the company sells and supports product lifecycle management, computer-aided design, manufacturing and analysis software, rapid prototyping equipment, reverse engineering products and knowledge-based engineering solutions. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, FISHER/UNITECH has seven branch offices located strategically throughout the Great Lakes region. For the latest news and information, please visit the company's website at (http://www.funtech.com/) or call 800-816-8314.

About SmarTeam Corporation Ltd. (www.smarteam.com)

SmarTeam develops, markets and supports rapidly implemented, yet totally customizable, product lifecycle collaboration solutions that drive efficiency, quality and responsiveness for customer-centric organizations and their value chains. Founded in 1995, SmarTeam is one of the fastest-growing companies in the PLM market, with more than 3,000 customers worldwide. Its broad solutions portfolio enables manufacturing organizations and their suppliers and customers to efficiently manage and leverage product knowledge and business processes from concept through maintenance. SmarTeam solutions help companies of all sizes gain improvements in product quality, reduce costs, expedite project turnaround, comply with industry standards and shorten time-to-market. SmarTeam is a Dassault Systemes and IBM PLM solution and is delivered by world-class resellers on every continent.