Geometric to showcase DRAPED methodology

Geometric Ltd has announced that the Company will be showcasing its unique D.R.A.P.E.D.™ methodology for accelerated PLM adoption at the Technology Solutions Expo, Miami from 8-10 April 2008.

Technology Solutions Expo is the premier exposition for information technology organized by the American Apparel & Footwear Association. It offers the latest innovations and best practices for the apparel and other sewn product industries. It is held in conjunction with Material World, the premier fabric, trims and sourcing trade event.

Today, fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers are increasingly investing in PLM solutions to achieve greater collaboration, visibility and standardization across their enterprise and the extended eco-system. PIM helps them accelerate the pace of product development and bring newer products to market much faster.

Geometric's unique D.R.A.P.E.D. methodology has been developed to ensure quick realization of the benefits from PLM investment for the fashion (apparel, footwear, jewelry and accessories) industry. D.R.A.P.E.D., an acronym for Define - Rationalize - Attest - Propose -Execute - Deploy, is a six stage graded methodology. Geometric has successfully accelerated PLM adoption by 20-25% across various implementations, thus demonstrating value delivered by this methodology. The PLM Adoption Maturity Level (AML) framework within D.R.A.P.E.D. facilitates an assessment of the customers’ current maturity, based on which, strategies and a detailed improvement roadmap can be charted out for a phased implementation.

At Technology Solutions Expo, Atul Dhakappa, Practice Head for Fashion Solutions will be making a presentation on leveraging D.R.A.P.E.D. to help organizations "go-live with PLM in the same season". The presentation is scheduled for April 9, 2008 at 2 pm in the Technology Solutions Theater. Geometric will be showcasing its offerings in the fashion domain at booth #230.

With significant experience in developing PLM products for fashion for five leading software OEMs and implementing PLM solutions for several end-customers, Geometric has been delivering value to fashion brands, retailers, and manufacturers. Geometric offers solutions for PLM adoption as well as Outsourced Product Development (OPD) for the Fashion industry.

Geometric Q3FY08 Results

Geometric Ltd has announced the following Audited results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

The Company has posted a net profit of Rs 14.86 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 as compared to Rs 82.99 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Total Income has decreased from Rs 529.86 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 to Rs 487.52 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

The Audited Consolidated results are as follows:

The Group has posted a net profit after minority interest of Rs 67.99 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 as compared to Rs 105.41 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Total Income has increased from Rs 1116.45 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 to Rs 1265.41 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

Geometric to demo at SolidWorks World 2008

Geometric Ltd has informed that regarding the announcement of demonstration of the power of automation with CAMWorks® and DFMIPro at SolidWorks World 2008 by Geometric Technologies, Inc. (formerly TekSoft, Inc.), a subsidiary of the Company.

In this regard the Company has issue the following Press Release:

"Geometric Technologies, Inc. (formerly TekSoft, Inc.), an industry leader in developing advanced manufacturing software, will showcase the latest releases of CAMWorks® and DFMPro at SolidWorks World 2008 (at booth #539) in San Diego, California, from January 20 to 23, 2008.

CAMWorks was the first SolidWorks® certified Gold CAM 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. The combination of the latest innovations in CAMWorks 2008 and SolidWorks' excellence in design, continue to make CAMWorks a premier CAM solution. The latest release of CAMWorks has over 50 enhancements and new features to machine faster and more accurately. This release has significant advances in 3-axis functionality, new features and cutting strategies for 2 to 5 axis milling, turning and wire EDM. More information on CAMWorks is available at www.camworks.com

The recently launched DFMPro 2008 add-on for SolidWorks is a revolutionary "Design for Manufacturability" product developed for designers and manufacturing engineers to facilitate upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive or impossible to manufacture. DFMPro is engineered for quick and in-depth examination of product Manufacturability. A lighter, free version of DFMPro, DFMXpress is shipped as a part of every seat of SolidWorks 2008. More information on DFMPro is available at www.dfmpro.com.

Demonstrations of CAMWorks and DFMPro will be available in booth #539throughout the three-day conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with the Company's application engineers and executives and learn about CAMWorks and DFMPro at the following presentations:

- Geometric Technologies will present "CAMWorks, Machining Intelligence for Automation" at the Certified Partner Theater on January 23, at 12:30 p.m. Director of Support and Services, Michael Sours, will demonstrate the latest innovations in CAMWorks and the close integration in Solid Works that facilitates machining processes and boosts shop productivity.

- Head of R&D, Desktop Products and Technologies, Sameer Kondejkar, will provide a hands-on session on "Design for Manufacturability Validation within SolidWorks" in room number 5-8 on January 23, at 10:30 am. Participants will learn how to optimize design for manufacturability within the Solid Works environment. Attendees will use integrated DFMXpress and DFMPro review tools to evaluate design manufacturability. They will learn how to make changes to the design as recommended by the tool, without compromising on intent and functionality."

Geometric Software - New version of DFM Pro 2008 available from Geometric

Geometric Software Solutions Company Ltd on November 29, 2007 announced the release of Service Pack 1 of DFMPro 2008 on SolidWorks platform, which focuses on report generation functionality and 64-bit platform support.

DFMPro now generates reports that include:

- Tabular summary of results

- Parametric information (expected vs actual) about failure instances

- Grouped image snapshots of failures based on failure type

- CAD independent, browser viewable reports

- Customizable style sheets for formatting reports

- Report data in XML format for easy integration with other enterprise systems

DFMPro 2008 on SolidWorks has been enhanced to support 64-bit Windows XP OS in order to leverage better processing power and larger computing memory.

DFMPro is a revolutionary "Design For Manufacturability" productivity tool for industrial designers. It facilitates upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive, and impossible to manufacture. DFMPro includes advanced design rules for manufacturing processes such as milling, drilling, turning, and sheet-metal fabrication. It also contains rules to process manufacturing tolerances specified using SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology. Tightly integrated with SolidWorks, DFMPro is an add-in that allows designers to perform complete design checks and analysis for manufacturability, all within SolidWorks sessions.

Geometric is now a Microsoft Certified Partner

Geometric Software Solutions Company Ltd on November 28, 2007 has announced that it has achieved "Certified Partner" status in the "Microsoft Partner Program". As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Geometric demonstrates a very high degree of competence and expertise in Microsoft technologies.

Geometric addresses clients' evolving business needs with flexible engagement models; end-to-end product development capabilities, including release management and technical support; collaborative R&D processes; and its own products and technologies that result in a faster time to market for its customers, Geometric has delivered value in software product development to leading Companies in the PLM & Engineering solutions domain, as well as for growing niche technology Companies.

"Achieving Certified Partner status is an important milestone for Geometric, which recognizes the capabilities of our practices and delivery teams and their commitment to delivering products based on Microsoft technologies. This status will help us create value added solutions in areas of our core competence of PLM and Manufacturing, on Microsoft Technologies," said Rajaramana Macha, Chief Operating Officer, of the Company.

Geometric joined the Microsoft Partner Program as part of its effort to build capabilities for customers and partners who are developing new age software solutions on the latest Microsoft technologies. Going forward, Geometric will create a Microsoft Center of Excellence to track and develop expertise and best practices across various Microsoft platforms. This initiative will ensure that Geometric stays on the cutting edge of Microsoft technologies, and continues to provide architectural, design and development services to ISVs and industrial customers. Geometric is already helping its customers release their products on Microsoft Vista and SOA using the Net framework.

The "Microsoft Partner Program", launched in October 2003, represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. It offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners' businesses be successful. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including first hand access to Microsoft for competency building, training and technical support.

Geometric Software launches DFM Pro

Geometric Software Solutions Company Ltd has announced DFM Pro - the latest in its series of DFM family of products. DFM Pro implements a set of critical DFM rules to check designs from a manufacturing perspective. DFM Pro is available for SolidWorks 2007 and 2008.

DFM Pro is a revolutionary "Design For Manufacturing" product developed for designers to facilitate upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive, and impossible to manufacture. DFM Pro is engineered for quick and in-depth examination of product manufacturability. It includes advanced design rules for manufacturing processes like milling, drilling, turning and sheet-metal fabrication. It also contains rules to process manufacturing tolerances specified using Solid Works® Intelligent Feature Technology (SWIFT™).

DFM Pro enables faster, cost-effective and optimized product development, as well as greater in- depth examination of product manufacturability than was possible earlier using the most intensive iterative design processes. Tightly integrated with SolidWorks as an add-in, DFM Pro allows designers to perform complete design checks and analysis for manufacturability directly from within Solid Works sessions.

"DFM Pro provides a sophisticated environment for designers to custom configure the default design rules for manufacturing processes," said Mike Coleman, CEO of the Company's Desktop Products & Technologies Business Unit. "Providing simple, accurate and robust design analysis based on manufacturability rules, DFM Pro ultimately leads to better products by giving designers the confidence and capabilities to build superior models. Designers are free to innovate, secure in the knowledge that they won't pass potentially costly mistakes down to manufacturing."

Benefits of DFM Pro:

- Allows early prediction and prevention of production problems or manufacturing inefficiencies

- Assists the evolution of optimal design and product quality

- Facilitates automation of manufacturability review process

Geometric Software Solutions announces Q2 results

Geometric Software Solutions Company Ltd has announced the following Audited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007:

The Company has posted a net profit of Rs 51.62 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 as compared to Rs 82.65 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Total Income has increased from Rs 501.44 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 to Rs 506.78 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

The Consolidated results are as follows:

The Group has posted a net profit after minority interest of Rs 90.68 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 as compared to Rs 100.88 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Total Income has increased from Rs 828.52 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 to Rs 1277.97 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.