Teamcenter 2007 Honored with the “Golden Software” Award by Software World. NX 5 Presented with “Product Innovation Award” by Manufacture Information Engineering of China and the “2007 Editor’s Choice Award” from E-Manufacturing and Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology.

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that its Teamcenter® 2007 software was honored with the “Golden Software” award by Software World, and its NX™ 5 software was honored with the “Product Innovation Award” by Manufacture Information Engineering of China (MIE China), “Best Choice Product” award by e-works, and the “2007 Editor’s Choice Award” from E-Manufacturing and Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology. Siemens PLM Software also won “Best Vendor” award granted by e-works.

These awards honor industry-leading software that maintains strong innovative capabilities and value to customers. To select award recipients, the PLM industry’s software products were appraised by industry experts, government officials and entrepreneurs.

Software World is a leading IT publication media which focuses on the software industry. The “Golden Software” award recognizes best-in-class software which provides strong innovations capability and value to customers.
MIE China is under supervision of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and is organized by the China Association of Productivity Promotion Centers. The awards honor best software in the PLM industry for strong innovative capabilities and value to customers.

E-Manufacturing is published by VOGEL and targets on manufacturing industry such as machinery, auto, aerospace, and electronic appliances. .Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology is under supervision of China Aviation Industry Corporation. The two “2007 Editor’s Choice Award” recognize PLM products of the higher quality, design, and service to users.

e-works is the most famous IT application portal for Chinese manufacturing enterprises. There are abundant papers, news, cases, reports and reviews in 11 areas and are totally 128 knowledge bases on e-works. e-works introduces IT products and solutions for Chinese manufacturing enterprises, provides all sorts of useful information, including exhibition, training and recruiting.

“The readers here at MIE and the jury concurred that Siemens PLM Software’s NX 5 plays a powerful support in the manufacturing industry,” said Cui Ronghui, vice editor-in-chief of MIE China. “This is the type of innovative technology that helps manufacturers enhance revenue opportunities and improve business practices – and that is exactly why it was selected as a recipient.”

“We are honored to receive these recognitions for developing and delivering the world’s first truly integrated PLM solution; it required much dedication and imagination.” said Chuck Yuan, vice president and managing director of Greater China, Siemens PLM Software. “Siemens PLM Software will continue to create and promote applications in vertical industries and draw on our rich experiences worldwide to further benefit our customers here in China.”

Teamcenter powers innovation and productivity by connecting people and processes with a single source of product and process knowledge. Teamcenter’s comprehensive portfolio of proven digital lifecycle management solutions is built on an open PLM foundation to power end-to-end PLM.

NX 5 powers innovation by integrating all aspects of the design-through-manufacturing process in a high-performance digital product development solution. NX helps companies develop innovative products faster and more cost-efficiently.

About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, 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 Industry Sector

The Siemens Industry Sector and its products and solutions address industry customers in the fields of production, transportation and building systems. The sector, newly formed on Jan. 1, 2008, is primarily comprised of the business activities of the former Siemens Groups A&D, I&S, SBT, Osram and TS. Approximately 209,000 employees currently work in the Industry Sector. The sector’s businesses generated revenues of roughly €40 billion in fiscal 2007. Further information about the Siemens Industry Sector is available at www.siemens.com/industry.

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Contact:
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k.huang@siemens.com

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