UGS Helps Mazda Improve Production Efficiency with Its Tecnomatix Digital Manufacturing Solution

PLANO, Texas and TOKYO, Aug. 14, 2006 -- UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that the company helped Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) achieve significant improvements of production efficiency at its Hofu Plant with UGS' Tecnomatix(TM) digital manufacturing solution.

Manufacturing simulation and planning, part of the Tecnomatix digital manufacturing portfolio, have been leveraged in the manufacturing technology area and was expanded to the manufacturing site for the first time. UGS' Tecnomatix solution helped Mazda link production control systems with production management resulting in optimized performance. The Tecnomatix deployment contributed to Mazda's achievements of reduction in inventory, reductions in labor costs, enhanced safe workplace practices and more reliable production instructions.

"We are pleased to see one of the leaders in the industry achieve success with UGS' Tecnomatix solutions," said Haruyoshi Iida, senior vice president, Japan Operations, UGS. "Their success reinforces the importance of Digital Manufacturing as core to a company's overall PLM strategy. We look forward to an ongoing partnership with Mazda to help them achieve their goals."

About UGS

UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with nearly 4 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS' vision is to enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services while leveraging UGS' open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of enabling them to transform their process of innovation. For more information on UGS products and services, visit http://www.ugs.com/.

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