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29 July 2008

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PTC Announces Winners of DesignQuest Challenge

PTC announced the winners of its 2008 DesignQuest Challenge. Sponsored by the PTC Global Education Program, the worldwide design competition provides students the opportunity to showcase their achievements in product design using PTC Pro/ENGINEER® or Pro/DESKTOP®. The competition was open to individual students and student teams attending academic institutions that are currently enrolled in the PTC Global Education Program. Each contestant had to be a registered student in the 2007-2008 academic year and was sponsored by a teacher at their school.

Students were invited to submit designs in two categories – K-12 and University – during the November 2007 - April 2008 competition. Each submission included a short description of the design, the problem it solves (or how it improves upon existing products), and why it is important. Finalists from each category were selected by the PTC Education team and then evaluated by a panel of judges from the PTC/USER community (http://www.ptcuser.org) to select the Grand Prize Winner in each category. Each contestant was evaluated in the following criteria:

•  Solves Unique or Defined Problem

•  Innovative Design

•  Design Quality

•  Complexity of Design

•  Feasibility of Solution

•  Ergonomics/Ease of Use

•  Aesthetics/Style

The Grand Prize Winners:

K-12: Thayer Adsit Newburyport High School, MA - Hydrogen Engine

University: Mark Armstrong, University of Sunderland, UK - Archimedes Screw Propelled Vehicle

Finalists entries may be viewed at: http://www.ptc.com/for/education/gallery/worldwide-design-challenge/

About PTC’s Global Education Program

PTC's education program provides teachers and professors with complete learning solutions to prepare a new generation for success in a technological world. From secondary school to the university level, PTC gives students product development education by providing software, training and classroom materials to educators worldwide.

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