Siemens PLM Software Expands Global Channel Program in Switzerland

URDORF, Switzerland, December 6, 2007 – Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, has expanded its sales channel in Switzerland with the addition of partners Marenco AG, mecasale Fertigungssoftware GmbH and PLM-Team GmbH. Its new partners are adding Siemens PLM Software’s UGS Velocity Series™ portfolio to their current solution ranges.

“Our new partners have a proven track record and the know-how to realise maximum customer value from our applications,” said Angus Marshall, director Sales and Channel Programmes EMEA, Siemens PLM Software.

Marenco AG (Pfäffikon/ZH) has extensive PLM knowledge in the industrial sector. Its core competencies are development, consulting and prototype construction. “With PLM solutions from Siemens PLM Software, our engineers and designers can help drive innovation, generate profitable growth and add value,” said Olivier Kempf, head of Sales and Marketing at Marenco.

For 25 years, mecasale (Rebstein/SG) has integrated CAD/CAM/PLM into various industries, including equipment engineering and metal-cutting manufacturing. “With the solutions from Siemens PLM Software we can offer Swiss SMEs the optimum technology for product design,” said Jens Fischer, head of Sales at mecasale. “Our customers can now use forward-looking technologies to map their entire process without interface problems.”

PLM-Team (Hubersdorf/SO) is primarily focused on customers in the mechanical engineering space, in particular those who are not happy with data management in their existing engineering software. “The cPDM solution from Siemens PLM Software will enable PLM-Team to help their customers meet their PDM requirements, especially in a multi-CAD environment,” said Reinhard Orleth, PLM-Team’s Sales Manager.

For more information about the Siemens Solution Partner Program PLM, visit www.siemens.com/plm/partners.

About Siemens PLM Software

Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D), is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software’s open enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and services, visit www.siemens.com/plm.

About Siemens Automation and Drives

The Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D), Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this field worldwide. Products supplied by A&D include standard products for the manufacturing and process industries and for the electrical installation industry as well as system solutions, for example for machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such as the automation of entire automobile factories or chemical plants. Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D also offers software for linking production and management (horizontal and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing production processes. A&D employs 70,600 people worldwide and in fiscal year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group profit of €1.572 billion on sales of €12.848 billion and orders of €14.108 billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further information about A&D is available in the Internet at www.siemens.com/automation.

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