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Mar 31, 2010

VISTAGY Partners with NS Solutions to Expand Use of its Composites and Engineering Solutions in Japan

Partnership provides VISTAGY with access to key industries while enabling NS Solutions to leverage FiberSIM® in the fast-growing composites space.

WALTHAM, MA — VISTAGY, Inc., a provider of industry-specific engineering software and services, today announced a strategic partnership with NS Solutions, a recognized leader in the Japanese information technology field that delivers system life cycle solutions to a variety of critical markets, including automotive and manufacturing.

NS Solutions recognizes the importance of the unique and innovative solutions that VISTAGY products deliver, ranging from FiberSIM®, the world’s leading composites engineering solution, to Seat Design Environment™, which supports the entire process for designing and manufacturing transportation seat systems. NS Solutions believes that the fast developing trend toward adopting advanced composite materials within key industries in response to environmental issues as well as increased competition makes VISTAGY’s industry-specific software solutions a strategic part of its offerings.

NS Solutions and VISTAGY will deliver solutions to Japanese companies looking to address the need to “go green” while increasing the efficiency of the engineering life cycle. NS Solutions is well equipped not only to anticipate—but also to leverage—its long-standing industry relationships and outstanding reputation with the proliferation of these new technologies.

“Japan is quickly expanding the use of composites in the automotive, wind and other transportation industries as well as additional manufacturing sectors,” said Shigeo Sasahara, director of sales for the Industrial Systems Solutions Division at NS Solutions. “The partnership with VISTAGY is a significant step towards staying at the forefront of new materials and processes, which is critical to our company’s mission. With FiberSIM, the premier software for engineering composites products, NS Solutions will be able to offer our customers the most advanced solutions available.”

“We’re pleased to have the opportunity to partner with NS Solutions because of its tremendous experience delivering advanced technologies and integration solutions to the Japanese market,” said Mamoru Iguchi, VISTAGY’s general manager for Asia Pacific. “NS Solutions will enable a broader expansion of VISTAGY software into new markets in a very strategic region for our company. A partnership with NS Solutions will ensure that our customers are well supported and successful in achieving their product development goals.”