CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The recent PTC/USER World Event in Nashville, Tennessee, provided the stage for PTC, the Product Development Company™, to announce Blue Ridge Numerics is the company’s Software Partner of the Year.

Blue Ridge Numerics was selected from more than 200 software and technology partners for providing innovative and high quality products and for its support of the PTC customer base.

"We're honored to recognize the winners of this year's awards," said Dick Harrison, PTC president and CEO. "We appreciate their investment in PTC and its products and their commitment to superior product development." Partners were judged on a variety of measurements, including commitment to the PLM industry, the strength of their technology roadmap, response to the market demands in platform and software requirements, the quality of their day-to-day operations support and executive level support, and support of PTC Go-To-Market programs.

"By partnering with leaders in their respective fields, we provide the entire spectrum of capabilities our customers need to succeed,” said Iain Michel, vice president, business development and partner programs, PTC. “Over the past year, Blue Ridge Numerics has exemplified this dedication to our joint customers by providing CFdesign®, an innovative, fully integrated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) application designed for the Pro/ENGINEER user community."

The Partner Advantage program delivers a full suite of world-class software, technology and services from over 200 partner companies that extends PTC's Product Development System enabling our customers to create winning products and gain a competitive edge in their marketplace.

About Blue Ridge Numerics and CFdesign

Blue Ridge Numerics develops virtual prototyping software applications around a single product vision called Upfront CFD. Our CFdesign® software puts comprehensive fluid flow and heat transfer simulation upfront in the product development process where it creates tremendous value for small, medium, and large companies around the world.

First introduced in 1992, our unique Upfront CFD vision supported by a proprietary technology platform helps companies cut the time and expense associated with physical prototyping and testing by 65% while creating more time and resources for activities related to product innovation. An Inc. 500 company, Blue Ridge Numerics is one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America and the fastest growing CFD software company in the world. For more information, visit www.cfdesign.com.