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Mar 19, 2009

VISTAGY Renames its Airframe Development Environments™ Software to SyncroFIT™

Name change is intended to build brand recognition in fast-growing market for airframe assembly development

WALTHAM, Mass — VISTAGY, Inc., a leading provider of industry-specific engineering software and services, today announced that its product line of software for developing airframe assemblies —comprised of Airframe Design Environment™ and Airframe Manufacturing Environment™—has been changed to SyncroFIT™ to enhance its brand recognition in the rapidly expanding airframe assembly market.

SyncroFIT, previously known as Airframe Development Environments, is a group of software products integrated into commercial 3D CAD systems for designing and manufacturing airframe assemblies and large aerostructures. SyncroFIT enables the user to easily author and capture complete digital representations of airframe assemblies and share critical design and manufacturing detail more efficiently across the enterprise and the global supply chain. The software provides a thorough representation of the airframe assembly, including individual mating parts and their relationships to joints, fasteners and holes. It also manages the interactions of composite details within assemblies and allows engineers to validate that fastener design rules have been met.
About VISTAGY

VISTAGY, Inc. is a leading global provider of engineering software and consulting services that optimize product development processes by enhancing the functionality of commercial 3D CAD systems. For almost 20 years, VISTAGY has been a pioneer in providing industry-specific solutions that capture complete virtual product definitions and facilitate automatic reuse and efficient exchange of engineering information across the enterprise and supply chain. VISTAGY solutions help customers deliver robust products on time and on budget by increasing productivity, improving communication throughout the product lifecycle and enabling better-informed decision-making early in the design process. The company's customers include over 200 of the world's leading manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, transportation interiors and wind energy industries.