OKI Printing Solutions Wins 'Good Design Award' Using CoCreate Award-Winning Digital Color Printer Reduced in Volume by 36%


FORT COLLINS, Colorado and SINDELFINGEN, Germany - November 8, 2006 - CoCreate Software Inc., a leading provider of 3rd generation PLM software applications for high-tech electronics and machinery, announced that OKI Printing Solutions (the brand name for Oki Data Corporation) developed its award-winning C3400n digital color printer using CoCreate's 3D product development software, OneSpace Designer Modeling.

The Good Design Award 2006 is hosted by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

OKI Printing Solutions is the world's second largest digital color printer manufacturer in market share, and represented in 120 countries worldwide. The company's award-winning digital color printer is the first product developed based on a new product design strategy of S3 - SMART, SIMPLE, SOLID.

CoCreate's Dynamic Modeling(TM) based approach to 3D product development supports Oki Data's development strategy by offering the company ease of use while enabling fast and flexible response to unexpected changes throughout product development. Time to market and rapid product evolution are pressures characteristic of the high-tech electronics and machinery industry, for which CoCreate is best suited.

OKI Printing Solutions reduced the volume of the printer by 36% compared to previous models, making it lighter and the smallest within its class. The radical miniaturization of the product was achieved through a complete examination of the design and finding opportunities to combine parts and make reductions in size.

"CoCreate offers us the advanced capabilities needed for our design process while contributing to our shortened product development cycles," said Mr. Masanori Maekawa, Director of the Mechanical Development Center for NIP Operational Headquarters, Oki Data Corporation.

About C3400n?
The C3400n is a network-ready color printer with the legendary reliability of OKI Printing Solutions products--all in a sleek, compact desktop unit.

About OKI Printing Solutions (Brand name for Oki Data Corporation?
Founded in 1994, Oki Data Corporation is Japan's printer/MFP manufacturer, with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Oki Data Corporation provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions to its customers through its printers and Multi-Function-Peripherals. Through its business activities, Oki Data Corporation satisfies a spectrum of customer needs in various markets. Visit OKI Printing Solutions' website at www.okiprintingsolutions.com.

About CoCreate®
CoCreate Software is for leaders in high-tech electronics and machinery, and other innovative companies facing intense time to market pressure. Many of the world's best known product development companies depend on CoCreate in order to achieve unprecedented speed and flexibility.

CoCreate's 3rd generation approach to product lifecycle management (3G PLM(TM)) streamlines the process of planning, developing and manufacturing products. As the world's #1 provider of Dynamic Modeling(TM) based software, CoCreate is the ideal platform for lean product development.

You can find CoCreate's award winning software, resellers, and services in more than 30 countries and on the Web at www.cocreate.com.

CONTACT:
Todd Black
CoCreate Software, Inc. North America
970.267.8120
todd_black@cocreate.com

Chikage Toyama
CoCreate Software Company, Japan/Asia-Pacific
+81.42.352.5652
chikage_toyama@cocreate.com

Thomas Roser
CoCreate Software GmbH, Europe
+49.7031.951.2208
thomas_roser@cocreate.com

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