Baltic states provide university students with SolidWorks 3D design software

SolidWorks Education Edition prepares students for engineering careers with industry standard tools

CONCORD, Mass., March 7, 2005 ? SolidWorks Corporation today announced that institutions of higher education in the Baltic region have overwhelmingly adopted SolidWorks® as their premier 3D mechanical design software. Eight universities in the region have recently chosen SolidWorks software to help their engineering students work more quickly, efficiently, and creatively with the tools they will most likely use in their careers.

The two largest engineering universities in Lithuania ? Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University ? along with Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia have recently acquired a total of 1,100 new licenses of the SolidWorks Education Edition, which includes SolidWorks 3D mechanical design and COSMOS® design analysis software. Another five universities in the Baltics ? The Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn College of Engineering, Estonian Agricultural University, University of Tartu (Estonia), and Virumaa College of Tallinn University of Technology ? have acquired 100 new campus licenses each.

?Until recently, 2D has been the commercial and educational design standard in many parts of the Baltic region,? said Pranas Ziliukas, director for academic affairs at Kaunas University of Technology. ?Since industry here is beginning to value powerful and efficient 3D design capabilities, we are making certain our graduates possess these capabilities. SolidWorks software, a critical part of this formula, includes more native 3D mechanical design capabilities than other offerings yet is easier to learn and use, as demonstrated by the choices commercial and government engineers make every day. As a result, students who use SolidWorks are best preparing themselves for employment and spending more time working on projects than learning design software.?

Kaunas University of Technology is the largest technical university in the Baltic States with more than 20,000 students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate programs. It is using 500 new licenses of SolidWorks and COSMOS software in the mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, and electrical engineering and control systems faculties.

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, a 14,500-student university with 104 programs of study, will use 300 new licenses of SolidWorks and COSMOS software in the mechanical engineering, electronics, environmental engineering, transport engineering, and fundamental science programs. The university chose SolidWorks and COSMOS software for their powerful modeling and analysis capabilities, enabling students to focus more time and energy on innovation than on the workings of the software.

Tallinn University of Technology, the biggest engineering and technology university in Estonia, acquired 300 new licenses of SolidWorks in large part because many partner universities and customers were using the software. Tallinn works closely with businesses and universities across Europe to develop new designs with real-world commercial applications. Recent examples include a super-sonic flame sprayer, small-scale boilers for industry, and biomedical rehabilitation devices.

In addition to mechanical design and design analysis products, the SolidWorks Education Edition gives students access to SolidWorks' eDrawingsä e-mail-enabled design communication tool; the PhotoWorksä photorealistic rendering tool; SolidWorks Animator design animation tool; and the SolidWorks Toolbox library of standard parts.

SolidWorks Education Edition also includes these design analysis tools:

• COSMOSWorks® - for finite element analysis;
• COSMOSMotion? - for kinematics and motion analysis; and
• COSMOSFloWorks? - for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and thermal analysis.

?As the Baltic states embrace the power, efficiency, and accuracy of 3D design, they are overwhelmingly selecting the number-one software in production usage, features, and ease of use,? said Rosanne Kramer, director of worldwide education markets for SolidWorks Corporation. ?We value each institution's decision to teach with SolidWorks software and to offer their students an opportunity to develop the expertise and knowledge they are certain to use in their careers.?

Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University work with SolidWorks reseller UAB IN RE, and Tallinn University of Technology works with SolidWorks reseller CadON for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.

About UAB IN RE

The Lithuanian company UAB IN RE was established in 1996. UAB IN RE provides complete CAD, CAM, CAE, and AEC solutions. The main business activities of the company are software distribution, implementation, maintenance, consulting, training, and engineering services. UAB IN RE is an authorized SolidWorks reseller, and products it distributes include SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks. UAB IN RE's highly qualified professionals are certified to provide technical maintenance and training for the software. The main focus of the company is to find solutions for diversified engineering tasks for all of its customers. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.inre.lt or call +370 5 2124660.

About CadON

CadON was founded in 1998. Today the company employs about 20 people and is one of the key resellers in the Finnish and Estonian territory. CadON provides tailored packages of 3D CAD and PDM solutions in order to help organizations increase their productivity. CadON's main focus is to meet organizations' various requirements and help them make their product design both faster and more efficient. CadON stresses the importance of personal and flexible service, and provides a total solution of technical support, production services, and training. For more information, call +358 22 83 90 00 or visit the company's Web site at www.cadon.fi.

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