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SolidProfessor Reaches 35,000 Weekly Subscribers

April 13, 2010 San Diego, CA - SolidProfessor announces it has reached 35,000 opt-in subscribers to its weekly Ask SolidProfessor newsletter. Each week SolidProfessor receives hundreds of SolidWorks “how-to” questions and responds with rich multi-media answers to real world design challenges. All SolidProfessor videos are produced by Certified SolidWorks Professionals and Instructors, and explain not only how to do things in SolidWorks, but also why particular strategies are used.

David Ptak, President of SolidProfessor remarks - "Adding our 35,000th subscriber is an important milestone and we recognize the wonderful support we've received from the press, our VAR partners, and SolidWorks Corporation. As options on the web continue to evolve, we plan to remain at the forefront by staying focused on developing tools that help our customers work smarter, faster and more productively."

Previous editions of Ask SolidProfessor videos are placed into a searchable archive and made available to SolidProfessor subscription customers at no additional cost. The archive contains hundreds of tips, tricks, shortcuts, best practices, and techniques used by experienced SolidWorks users to get through challenging design situations.

Jason Wright, Product Manager of SolidProfessor comments – “In an environment where designers are faced with the challenge of getting more done with less resources, Ask SolidProfessor has been a place where SolidWorks users can get answers to questions they couldn’t find anywhere else. Since the videos are clear and concise, users can learn something that adds value quickly and get on with their day.”

SolidProfessor is 100% focused on SolidWorks, making its 35,000 newsletter subscriber base an extremely concentrated group of SolidWorks users. Over the past 6 years the newsletter has grown organically to become one of the largest repositories for SolidWorks solutions on the web.

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SolidProfessor Releases Premium Product Bundle for SolidWorks 2010

March 26, 2010 San Diego, CA - SolidProfessor, a SolidWorks® Certified Solution Partner announced the release of its complete product line for SolidWorks 2010, including SolidProfessor Premium. SolidProfessor products are aligned specifically to address the needs of SolidWorks users based on the version of SolidWorks they are running such as Standard, Professional, and Premium. Each year SolidProfessor updates all of its products to be current with the latest version of SolidWorks.

For SolidWorks 2010, the complete SolidProfessor library represents over 820 video lessons, including beginner through advanced topics, Sheet Metal, Weldments, Mold Design, Advanced Surfacing, and CSWP/CSWA Exam preparation. The library also includes comprehensive instruction on SolidWorks Add-Ins; including Routing, Simulation, PhotoWorks, Photoview 360, PDM, DimXpert, and TolAnalyst.

Jason Wright, Product Manager for SolidProfessor comments, "Professional SolidWorks users have looked to us over the past 6 years to provide the best self-paced resources to make them proficient in SolidWorks, and as a tool to help them get through their toughest design challenges. I am proud of our development team who has once again raised the bar with the content in our courses, and made SolidProfessor the only self-paced training provider to offer a complete library of courses for SolidWorks 2010.”

The SolidWorks® Premium Bundle for 2010 is available direct from SolidProfessor for $799 or through its partner resellers. Customers who have purchased their products within the past year, or are current on their subscription get access to the latest content automatically. As an added benefit, all subscription customers also receive access to the popular “Ask SolidProfessor” archive, which includes a wealth of SolidWorks best practices and design techniques.

A SolidProfessor customer and Senior Design Engineer for Peerless industries Don Andersons writes, "Our Design Engineering team has greatly benefitted from the use of SolidProfessor. I plan on making sure our company purchases SolidProfessor each year to keep pace with the changes of SolidWorks. The "bang for the buck" is unparalleled in my opinion."

David Ptak, President of SolidProfessor comments, "Our customers tell us regularly how much of an advantage it is to have clear, concise and professionally developed content available that goes with the version of SolidWorks that they’re using. With this year’s line, our customers will have the tools they need to bring products to market faster and at a lower total cost."

SolidProfessor products are valuable as an ongoing reference tool for users of all skill levels who have gone through instructor led training through their Value Added Reseller. Many SolidWorks VARs include SolidProfessor as a blended training solution which combines the best of live instruction with content that can be accessed in an on-demand format long after the classroom experience has ended.

About SolidProfessor

SolidProfessor is a SolidWorks Solution Partner 100% focused on creating the very best on-demand knowledge resources for users of SolidWorks and SolidWorks related software. The mission of SolidProfessor is to provide the highest quality and best value for all levels of SolidWorks users worldwide. SolidProfessor products may be ordered direct or from a growing number of SolidWorks Value Added Resellers. SolidProfessor is your SolidWorks Knowledge Resource. For more information visit www.solidprofessor.com

SolidProfessor, Geometric Celebrate 4 Years of Partnership

SAN DIEGO, CA, Oct 12, 2009 - SolidProfessor, a SolidWorks Certified Solution Partner celebrates four years of partnership with Geometric Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Geometric Limited, and an industry leader in developing advanced manufacturing software. SolidProfessor is focused on creating the very best self-paced multimedia training experience for users of SolidWorks and SolidWorks-related products.

Solid Professor is the training partner for Geometric's leading product, CAMWorks, which is the first SolidWorks certified Gold CAM software product and the first CAM solution to offer knowledge-based feature recognition and associative machining capabilities, seamlessly integrated into the SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software.

David Ptak, President of SolidProfessor comments, "Our partnership with Geometric Technologies has been an important part of our growth and success in the CAD/CAM industry. By including our SolidWorks and CAMWorks self-paced resources with the service and support that comes with the purchase of CAMWorks customers benefit by having the tools they need to get the most out of their CAMWorks investment."

Dr. Vinay Kulkarni, Vice President and Head, Desktop Product and Technologies, Geometric states, "Reducing learning time and efforts is the key to getting maximum productivity out of your CAM software, which is very critical in these times. By using self paced tutorials from SolidProfessor, users can quickly ramp up their basic CAMWorks skills. SolidProfessor is a leader in multimedia training courseware covering CAD and CAM; and having partnered with them, we ensure that our customers get the best fundamental training, freeing our VARs to focus on more advanced topics that require classroom-based sessions. "

About Solid Professor
SolidProfessor is a SolidWorks Solution Partner 100% focused on creating the very best on-demand knowledge resources for users of SolidWorks and SolidWorks related software. The mission of SolidProfessor is to provide the highest quality and best value for all levels of SolidWorks users worldwide. SolidProfessor products may be ordered direct or from a growing number of SolidWorks Value Added Resellers. SolidProfessor is your SolidWorks Knowledge Resource. For more information visit www.solidprofessor.com.

About Geometric
Geometric is a specialist in the domain of engineering solutions, services and technologies. Its portfolio of Global Engineering services and Digital Technology solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) enables companies to formulate, implement, and execute global engineering and manufacturing strategies aimed at achieving greater efficiencies in the product realization lifecycle.

Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Geometric was incorporated in 1994 and is listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges. The company recorded consolidated revenues of Rupees 5.98 billion (US Dollars 129.47 million) for the year ended March 2009. It employs close to 3000 people across 10 global delivery locations in the US, France, Romania, India, and China. Geometric is assessed at SEI CMMI Level 5 for its software services and ISO 9001:2000 certified for engineering operations.

Geometric's Desktop Products and Technologies (DPT) business unit develops cutting-edge point productivity solutions that enhance design and improve manufacturing operations. The end-user products from Geometric include CAMWorks, eDrawings Publisher, DFMPro, GeomCaliper and 3DPaintBrush. The key technologies from Geometric are NestLib, Feature Recognition (FR), GeomDiff and 3DSearchIT. Geometric licenses these technologies to OEM partners and also designs and implements customized process solutions using these technologies for industrial customers.

For further details about Geometric and CAMWorks, please visit www.camworks.com or call +1.480.367.0132.