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2003

SofTech and NorthRidge Software Introduce New User-Configurable ProductCenter™ Web Portal, ProductDashboard™

Windham, New Hampshire – May 15, 2003 — SofTech, Inc., a leading provider of design-through-manufacturing productivity solutions, announced the availability of ProductDashboard™, a new user-configurable PDM (product data management) Web portal, now available for SofTech’s ProductCenter™ collaborative PDM solution. ProductDashboard is the first in a series of integrated PDM applications, developed by SofTech partner NorthRidge Software, LLC, to expand ProductCenter capabilities and speed of deployment for customers.

With ProductDashboard, users can create their own personal portal Web pages or view into ProductCenter to access PDM data and functionality in support of their specific role in the product planning and development process. Similar to My Yahoo!® or other Web portals, ProductDashboard is easy to set up and use, offering flexibility and ease of use out of the box. Additional announcement details can be found here: ProductDashboard

SofTech Partners with NorthRidge Software to Expand ProductCenter™ PLM Solutions

Windham, New Hampshire – May 15, 2003 — SofTech, Inc., a leading provider of design-through-manufacturing productivity solutions, together with its Workgroup Technology Division, announced a renewed partnership with NorthRidge Software, LLC to develop specialized, Web-based applications built on SofTech's ProductCenter™ collaborative product data management (PDM) platform. NorthRidge will develop a series of fully integrated applications to automate and accelerate many kinds of business processes that include product portfolio management, project management, and other applications and utilities. Additional announcement details can be found here: SofTech Press Release

ProductPortfolio - Portfolio Management Solution Rolls into Production

Windham, New Hampshire – March 10, 2003 — NorthRidge Software, LLC is pleased to announce that its ProductPortfolio Web-based application framework for product portfolio management has been successfully rolled out into a full production implementation. The application, built on top of ProductCenter™ 8.1.0, allows a Fortune 200 automotive supplier to characterize each of their product initiatives in terms of risk and opportunity. This information is then used to determine which projects are most likely to meet their business objectives. Additional announcement details can be found here: PROLaunch

WTC Founder Joins NorthRidge Software, LLC

Windham, New Hampshire - January 3, 2003 — NorthRidge Software, LLC furthered its commitment to the PDM component of its application and consulting services portfolio by hiring industry veteran Mike Turcotte to its management team. This reunites Mike with Al Cole, both of whom were founders of Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) in 1992. Mike and Al were instrumental in bringing WTC to a successful IPO in 1996 - the first PDM company in the industry to do so.