PR: PTC Releases Pro/ENGINEER for Linux With Help from HP

“…In a first for the product design industry, PTC (Nasdaq:
PMTC) announced its intention to support the Linux operating system
for Pro/ENGINEER. Pro/ENGINEER, PTC’s flagship mechanical computer
aided design (MCAD) application, gives users the power to create
advanced, high-quality product models and designs that result in
superior products… With the release of a Linux supported
Pro/ENGINEER, PTC plans to accommodate the growing demand from top
design engineers to support the Linux open-source operating
system.

“PTC also announced its intention to align with the
Hewlett-Packard Company as the Linux partner for PTC’s
Pro/ENGINEER. Working with HP, PTC intends to support two popular
Linux distributions, including Red Hat, on the full range of 32-bit
Intel-based architecture workstations available from HP with the
release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire later this year.

“‘Two of our biggest strengths with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire are
openness and value,’ said Brian Shepherd, senior vice president of
technical marketing at PTC. ‘Adding Linux to the long list of
certified platforms for Pro/ENGINEER ensures that our customers can
take advantage of the innovations and competition taking place in
the platform market to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership
for their product development environment…'”

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