solidThinking Adds Javelin Technologies to Growing Roster of Value-Added Resellers

First Canadian VAR partnership positions solidThinking for further international expansion

TROY, Mich -- Global industrial design/styling software company solidThinking, Inc. (www.solidthinking.com) has signed Javelin Technologies Inc. (www.javelin-tech.com) to market, sell and support solidThinking - the industrial design community's most user-centric product design tool - in Ontario and the Atlantic Canadian provinces. Javelin Technologies, Canada's leading supplier of 3D design and manufacturing software and services, is the latest software provider to join solidThinking's growing roster of international value-added resellers (VAR).

"As solidThinking's first VAR in Canada, Javelin Technologies is pleased to empower industrial designers with software that helps them creatively, quickly and cost-effectively materialize their ideas in the digital space," said John Carlan, managing director at Javelin Technologies.

With more than a decade of CAD software expertise, Oakville, Ontario-based Javelin Technologies offers 3D solutions, comprehensive training programs and technical support to customers in a variety of industry segments, helping designers develop innovative products that get to market faster.

"Javelin Technologies is a significant partner win for solidThinking," said Jim Hassberger, solidThinking's vice president of business development and customer relations. "Our agreement expands solidThinking's market presence throughout North America and further positions solidThinking for continued international growth. We are thrilled to be working closely with Javelin, a recognized market leader, to provide industrial designers with the design solutions to fit their needs."

solidThinking's NURBS-based 3D conceptual design software inspires innovation in industrial designers through a number of features including an advanced construction tree history that enables users to change their minds anytime during the design process. It also features simultaneous parameter editing and control-point editing functionalities, a streamlined user interface and a fast rendering engine that produces rich photorealistic images with a wide array of color options, finishes and global illumination. solidThinking is the first and only industrial design software of its kind to run on both Windows and Mac platforms, and is compatible with computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) software, encouraging collaboration between industrial designers and engineers during the product development cycle.

"At Javelin, we work in partnership with our customers throughout the design process, and with solidThinking, we are presenting the global industrial design community with an environment that maximizes creativity and boosts the ability to explore new ideas," said Alex Arevalo, product specialist for Javelin Technologies. "solidThinking's advanced capabilities and flexibility between both Windows and Mac make for an ideal complement to our product suite."