ACTIFY AND SHAPESPACE ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION

Actify’s Centro Solution to be Integrated with Leading CAD Search Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. and Edinburgh, Scotland – September 6 , 2011 – Actify Inc., a global leader in visual product knowledge solutions  and ShapeSpace Ltd, developer of world-leading search technology for CAD, today announced their intent to collaborate in the development of a joint solution in the latter part of 2011. The partnership will make ShapeSpace’s world renowned CAD search technology available in Actify’s latest publishing platform, Centro.

David Chisholm, Business Development Director of ShapeSpace, said, “Given Actify operates in 45 countries and has a sound product portfolio with strong product development plans, there is clear synergy and complementary skills and resources, we each can share. Actify’s Centro solution is a perfect platform for ShapeSpace’s technology and we share in Actify’s vision. This initiative also further enhances the partnerships already enjoyed by ShapeSpace internationally.”

“Actify is constantly looking for ways to help improve our solutions and answer our customers’ needs,” said Chris Jones, Actify President. “By partnering with ShapeSpace and making their robust CAD search technology available to our customers, we are fulfilling the needs of many of our customers and prospects.”

About Actify, Inc.

Actify Inc. is a privately held, award-winning global leader of product data collaboration solutions with customer companies throughout the automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, and discrete manufacturing industries. Actify products are sold through authorized distributors and Value Added Resellers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Actify is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information please visit www.actify.com or call 415.227.3800.

About ShapeSpace

ShapeSpace Ltd (www.shapespace.com) is committed to the development of world-leading search technology for CAD. Built on a strong background in information retrieval, geometric reasoning and visualization, the company’s search software and consultancy service helps engineering companies reduce costs by increasing design reuse and improving part management through the identification of duplicate components and the rationalization of parts libraries.
ShapeSpace Ltd has its global head quarters in Edinburgh, Scotland