FISHER/UNITECH to Provide Aras Enterprise PLM Software

FISHER/UNITECH, an engineering software, hardware and services provider, will offer Aras Enterprise PLM (Aras EPLM^TM), an out-of-the-box software solution designed exclusively for companies running SolidWorks^®. Built on top of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, Aras EPLM enables global companies to improve product quality, accelerate time to market and achieve greater profitability. Aras^® is the leading provider of enterprise open source product lifecycle management solutions. FISHER/UNITECH has been appointed as a reseller for the software solution by Aras Corporation.

“Aras EPLM offers substantial new functions and cost-savings capabilities for SolidWorks EPDM users,” said Charlie Hess, President of FISHER/UNITECH. “Aras EPLM software is a world-class PLM solution that will give these companies a much better choice than they currently have from traditional vendors in the industry. We look forward to sharing this very exciting offering with our customers.”

Aras EPLM is a scalable and secure business-ready solution for New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI), Complex Configuration Management, Enterprise Change Management, Outsourced Manufacturing, Quality Compliance and more. It extends Enterprise PDM to drive PLM processes throughout a company and its supply chain for collaboration across organizations including product development, operations, quality, purchasing, sales & marketing and other groups worldwide.

“We looked at other PLM/PDM products, but they would require ripping out our existing system,” said Kevin Friske, Database Administrator at MiTek Corporation. “Aras EPLM would enable us to keep the software we already have and love while exposing product data in processes across the company.”

Web-browser screens with a familiar Microsoft look and feel make the application easy to learn and use for everyone, and the highly flexible pure web architecture includes powerful scalability, robust security and multi-site replication for deployments with users located around the world.

“We've been working with SolidWorks users for years and know that SolidWorks Enterprise PDM is by far the best CAD file manager for those designers. Companies are looking for a way to keep what’s working and preserve their investment while they address cross-functional, enterprise-wide PLM business processes,” said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. “So, we’ve taken our open source PLM solutions, included new out-of-the-box functionality that connects directly to EPDM, and packaged it all up to create a totally new commercial offering that's optimized for companies that run SolidWorks.”

Learn more and see a live demonstration at the first Aras EPLM webcast on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 11:00 am ET. Registration for the webcast is available online at http://www.aras.com/plm/001360.

Aras EPLM is a commercial offering available from FISHER/UNITECH. Additional details, videos, screenshots and more at www.aras-eplm.com.

About Aras (http://www.aras.com)

Aras is the leading provider of enterprise open source Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions. Freedom from licensing eliminates up-front expenses and per user costs while superior technology makes Aras the most advanced enterprise PLM solution suite available. Customers include Motorola, Freudenberg, GE, Hitachi, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, Textron and TEVA Pharmaceuticals. Aras is privately held with global headquarters in Andover, Mass. For additional information visit www.aras.com or follow us on Twitter @aras_plm.

About FISHER/UNITECH (www.funtech.com)

FISHER/UNITECH, established in 1993, provides Product Lifecycle Management solutions to discrete manufacturing companies. The company's focus is on process improvement for product development. Process improvement is obtained through the integration of advanced software solutions to replace legacy systems. The applications are focused on design, engineering and manufacturing. Professional services are offered for design automation and data management which provides customers with a full service, one-stop source for complex PLM systems. The company offers advanced web-based delivery of education programs with its interactive, instructor-led 3DU. For additional information visit www.funtech.com or follow us on Twitter @fisherunitech.

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