Siemens PLM Software Technology Used by Nearly All Companies Unveiling New Vehicles at North American International Auto Show

Major Competitive Displacements at Daimler and Chrysler over Past Two Years Significantly Expand PLM Leader’s Footprint in Global Automotive Industry and Create “Strong Tailwind of Success”

DETROIT and PLANO, Texas, January 20, 2012 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that its technology is used in product development by more than 90 percent of the automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) making new vehicle introductions at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, the industry's most substantive annual event, which this year reflects the recent resurgence of the global auto industry. As a result of the recent decisions by two major OEMs to replace their computer-aided design (CAD) and PLM systems with technology from Siemens PLM Software, the company has continued to expand its leadership and market share in the global automotive industry.

“Siemens PLM Software has created a strong tailwind of success for itself over the past 18 months in the global automotive industry based on a very well executed vision, backed by its robust and proven technology solutions and services,” said Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata, a global PLM management consulting and research firm. “With an already long list of automotive clients, the company further increased its market share in the industry by receiving significant new commitments from two major OEMs – Chrysler and Daimler. CIMdata now expects Siemens PLM Software’s position in the auto industry to continue to grow as the supply chain follows the lead of those OEMs and others.

Siemens PLM Releases NX 8

Includes Comprehensive Enhancements Throughout with Focus on CAE

New Capabilities in NX CAD and NX CAM also Continue to Build on Company’s HD-PLM Vision and Manufacturing Leadership

NX Nastran 8 Includes non-linear analysis material, loading enhancements to simulate more material types for non-linear analysis

“NX 8 is a significant evolution of one of the world’s premier integrated digital product development systems,” said Jim Rusk, vice president, Product Engineering Software, Siemens PLM Software. “Our unsurpassed CAE solution has been further expanded to better enable users to identify and eliminate issues in the virtual world before they become problems in the real world. This ability to optimize product performance, combined with the extensive enhancements in NX design and manufacturing, will help our customers further reduce costs, shorten development time and facilitate smarter decisions that result in better products.”

Siemens PLM Software Offers First-Ever Free Download of Full-Function Solid Edge and Femap

Latest Versions of Leading 3D CAD and CAE Applications – along with Access to On-Line Training – Now Available to Use for 45 Days via Free Download

PLANO, Texas, October 3, 2011 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that the latest full-function versions of Solid Edge® software and Femap™ software with NX™ NASTRAN® software, can be downloaded and used at no-charge for 45 days. This first-ever offer provides free trial licenses for the full production versions of Solid Edge ST4 and Femap 10.2, and includes access to extensive learning resources. Interested parties have the option to download either or both applications.

Solid Edge ST4 users will experience state-of-the-art 3D computer-aided design (CAD) with synchronous technology, a unique capability which combines the speed and flexibility of direct modeling with the precise control of dimension driven design, while Femap users will benefit from high-powered computer-aided engineering analysis (CAE) delivered in an easy to use application. The software is available in multiple languages and a complete description of the program with a link to the free download sites for Solid Edge and Femap can be found at www.siemens.com/plm/free-solid-edge and www.siemens.com/plm/free-femap respectively.

“The most effective method of evaluating CAD and CAE software is to use the production versions in your own environment,” said John Fox, vice president of Velocity Series Marketing, Siemens PLM Software. “By providing a free download of Solid Edge and Femap, along with access to tutorials, user forums and other resources, we are making it easier than ever to perform that evaluation, while at the same time enabling an exceptional user experience. Now, with no obligation, anyone can download the full production versions of Solid Edge and Femap, try them out for themselves, and discover how they can increase engineering productivity, be more creative, and simply design better.”

Student Edition of Solid Edge Now Available Free of Charge to All Students Worldwide

Siemens PLM Software Makes Its Revolutionary Synchronous Technology Available to Students to Help Meet Growing Demand for Graduates with Skills and Experience in Modern CAD Technology

PLANO, Texas, August 29, 2011 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced as part of its ongoing investment in education, a Student Edition of its Solid Edge® software for 3D CAD that is now available free of charge to all full or part time students throughout the world at any academic level. This no-charge 12-month license is available only to students through an easy, instant download. It contains not only the latest Solid Edge functionality necessary to create detailed product designs, but also Siemens PLM Software’s market leading synchronous technology, which represents the next generation of design software. To register for and download the Student Edition of Solid Edge, students can visit www.siemens.com/plm/solid-edge-student. The license can be renewed each year provided the user remains a qualified student.

“The global manufacturing community – including all of our customers – has an insatiable appetite for new engineering graduates with the ability to add instant value to their product design and development process,” said Karsten Newbury, senior vice president and general manager of Solid Edge and Velocity Series, Siemens PLM Software. “With today’s announcement, we are helping to educate a new generation of students with the skills, experience and confidence needed to immediately leverage the industry’s most advanced CAD design methods using Solid Edge with its revolutionary synchronous technology. Through this long-term commitment to education we are enabling the individuals who will invent and produce the innovative products required to address the world’s future needs and challenges.”

Solid Edge ST4 Delivers New Tools to Help Machine Designers and Engineers Develop Better Products Faster

Enhancements to Siemens PLM Software’s Latest Release of Solid Edge Enable Better Product Design, Improved Multi-CAD Collaboration, Faster Sheet Metal Design Validation and Reduced Documentation Costs

PLANO, Texas, June 15, 2011 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced Solid Edge® software ST4 (Solid Edge ST4) aimed at helping machine designers and engineers develop better products faster. The latest Solid Edge release includes a wide range of new customer-driven functionality including enhancements to synchronous technology to facilitate better product designs, improved multi-CAD collaboration using the widely adopted JT™ data format, new tools to accelerate sheet metal design validation, and further refinements to its world-class drafting capability to help reduce documentation costs.

“Solid Edge ST4 helps the machine designer and engineer create better designs by making its ground breaking synchronous technology easier than ever to incorporate into everyday tasks, and by making its core modeling tools easier and more productive to use,” said Dan Staples, director of Solid Edge product development, Siemens PLM Software. “By delivering new ways to leverage synchronous technology, Solid Edge ST4 allows the user to work in whatever design environment best suits their needs, enabling them to stay focused on their design tasks without thinking about their design software. As a result, Solid Edge ST4 simplifies product design while offering one of the industry’s most powerful modeling systems for the advanced designer.”