| Baltimore,
Maryland - October 18, 2004
– Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:
AVSO.OB), the recognized leader in design and
engineering technology for the manufacturing,
building design and engineering markets, announced
that American Science and Engineering, Inc.
(AS&E) has chosen SMARTEAM as its enterprise
product lifecycle management solution and Avatech
as its system integrator. The comprehensive
solution was chosen to integrate seamlessly with
AS&E’s corporate engineering applications and
Oracle ERP system and will be used throughout the
company by over 100 engineering, purchasing and
manufacturing users in its Billerica, MA plant.
The company expects to use the software to better
manage changes as they affect vendors and product
lines - helping to make AS&E more cost competitive
and bring new designs to market faster. “After
fully researching the market and having had a
previous good experience with Avatech, we are
confident in their expertise and abilities as our
PLM partner,” said Ken Breur, Vice President of
Operations. “We believe that the SMARTEAM solution
will streamline changes at AS&E, making us more
lean and responsive. In the security industry
today, partnering with suppliers and working as a
team is essential in getting to market faster with
new innovations. SMARTEAM will help with this
collaboration.”
AS&E X-ray inspection systems are used by
governments and corporations around the world to
combat terrorism, drug and weapons smuggling,
illegal immigration, and trade fraud. AS&E’s
detection technologies can uncover dangerous and
elusive threats, including explosives, plastic and
metal weapons, and radioactive devices, such as
dirty bombs and nuclear WMD. These X-ray systems
are deployed worldwide at ports and borders, and
military and high-threat facilities.
“Companies such as AS&E have made huge
investments in design automation and enterprise
resource planning systems and want to ensure that
they can leverage their intellectual assets across
the extended enterprise, generating efficiency and
synergy,” said Scotty Walsh, Avatech Solutions
CEO. “SMARTEAM helps increase the value of PLM
across the enterprise by helping organizations
innovate, improve quality, and reduce both costs
and product development times. This can help AS&E
better respond to its customers’ critical homeland
security issues.”
Enhanced Collaboration, Optimal Results
Avatech’s product lifecycle management (PLM)
streamlines design data management, improves
workflow and enhances collaboration with suppliers
and customers to optimize business processes.
Avatech’s SMARTEAM PLM solutions help companies
create and manage their product-related
intellectual capital, from the product's initial
conception through its retirement. The solution
improves collaboration internally and across
geographic boundaries by providing integration of
diverse "Silos of Information" for greater
profitability and improved competitiveness.
Avatech delivers these unique solutions to a wide
variety of industries including, machine design,
aerospace, automotive, consumer products, discrete
manufacturing, electronics, heavy industry and
medical.
About AS&E
American Science and Engineering, Inc.
develops and manufactures state-of-the-art X-ray
inspection systems for homeland security and other
critical defence applications. AS&E continues to
innovate, create and develop new products by
investing in new ideas through research and
development, and evolving its technology to meet
the needs of an ever-changing world. AS&E's
patented Z® Backscatter technology detects plastic
explosives, illegal drugs, and other contraband,
even when artfully concealed in complex
backgrounds by terrorists and smugglers. AS&E's
Shaped Energy™ X-ray inspection systems combine
the material discrimination features of Z
Backscatter imaging with the penetration
capability of high-energy X-rays for dense
cargoes, without the problems caused by excessive
radiation. AS&E's High Energy Systems Division
manufactures linear accelerators for a variety of
applications including medical, scientific,
security, electron beam curing and non-destructive
testing. For more information on AS&E products and
technologies, please visit
http://www.as-e.com.
About Avatech Solutions
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO.OB) is
the recognized leader in design and engineering
technology with unparalleled expertise in CAD
software, data management and process optimization
for the manufacturing, engineering, building
design and facilities management industries.
Headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland, the
company specializes in software integration,
standards development and deployment, education
and technical support. Avatech is one the largest
integrators of Autodesk software worldwide and a
leading provider of Dassault Systèmes SMARTEAM PLM
solutions. The company serves 18,000 clients
worldwide including the industry leaders from
Fortune 500 and Engineering News Record's Top 100
companies. Visit
http://www.avatechsolutions.com for more
information.
About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings value
to more than 70,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer
in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes
develops and markets PLM application software and
services that support industrial processes and provide
a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from
conception to retirement. Its offering includes integrated
PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®, DELMIA®,
ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream product design tools
(SolidWorks), and 3D components (ACIS®) from Spatial
Corp. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY)
and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges.
For more information, visit
http://www.smarteam.com/
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