Munich  — Westford, Mass. – MatrixOne, one of the leading suppliers for Product Lifecycle Management systems, has announced that, in the course of the strategic expansion of its sales activities, the company will focus more aggressively on small and medium sized business (SMB) in Germany.

Starting in October 2005, MatrixOne will be supported in this fast growing sector of the market by Pumacy Systems GmbH, an independent subsidiary of Pumacy Technologies AG. Pumacy Systems offers wide-ranging experience within the medium-sized aerospace and automotive, as well as the plant and machinery sectors.

The close cooperation at both a technical and organisational level will enable MatrixOne and Pumacy to leverage their strengths and offer medium-sized German businesses access to local support for one of the world’s most efficient PLM platforms.

About MatrixOne

MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE) is a recognized leader in delivering collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. The company provides flexible solutions that unleash the creative power of global value chains to inspire innovations and speed them to market. MatrixOne's customers include global leaders in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high technology, life sciences, machinery, and the process industries, including Robert Bosch, Porsche, Linde, General Electric, Honda, Philips, Proctor & Gamble, Nokia, Toshiba and Siemens. MatrixOne (http://www.matrixone.com/) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.

About Pumacy Technologies AG

Pumacy Technologies AG (http://www.pumacy.de) is located in Berlin, Bremen and Sachsen-Anhalt, providing services for Knowledge and Product Lifecycle Management. Pumacy offers a proven applications portfolio of strategic and process oriented solutions. Pumacy has customers who are known as leading manufacturers from the aerospace and automotive, as well as the plant and machinery industries and has extensive references from significant international consultancy and IT projects.