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Press Releases : October 19, 2006 

KUBOTEK EXECUTIVE TO ADDRESS BOEING DATA EXCHANGE CONFERENCE ON CAD LEGACY DATA DILEMMA

Marlborough, MA October 19, 2006 Robert Bean, chief operating officer of Kubotek USA, will be discussing technology alternatives for managing CAD legacy data at Boeings Ninth Annual Product Data Exchange Conference to be held October 24-26, 2006 in Mesa, Arizona.   Beans presentation is tightly integrated with the theme of this years conference migrating legacy CAD data. 

Kubotek was invited to participate in this annual strategic conference because of its efforts to address CAD interoperability challenges.  Beans presentation, titled To Remaster or Not to Remaster: Get What You Need, When You Need It, from Legacy Data, will explore why problems concerning data exchange, access, integrity and the ability to remaster continue to mount.  These are the issues costing engineers valuable time that could be invested in new product design efforts. 

CAD was supposed to make life easier for designers and engineers, stated Robert Bean, chief operating officer of Kubotek USA.  On average, half of all CAD professionals completely rework at least one model a week because they cannot access legacy or imported design data.  Those engineers dont necessarily view that as a problem, but they should.  As an industry, we must understand how much time might be saved if we could import and use the geometry of a design.  To remain competitive in an increasingly 24/7 global marketplace, CAD users need to investigate solutions that leverage existing data resources, improve productivity and provide the flexibility to add value.

Recently, Kubotek released the results of its 2006 CAD Interoperability Survey.  The survey found that 50 percent of the nearly 3,000 respondents had to redesign a new part or tool from existing or received 3D CAD models on at least a weekly basis.  In addition to providing a general overview of interoperability and legacy issues facing the industry today, the survey provides a detailed investigation of issues which may limit a CAD users effectiveness.  The complete survey results are available at http://www.kubotekusa.com/company/interopsurvey/index.asp.    

Robert Bean is the chief operating officer of Kubotek USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubotek Corporation.  He has been a staunch proponent of leveraging open data formats and pure geometry to drive technology developments at Kubotek USA.

About Kubotek
Kubotek USA, Inc., headquartered in Marlborough, MA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubotek Corporation. Kubotek USA develops and manufactures KeyCreator software (formerly CADKEY) and is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution and support for the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More than 20,000 global customers use Kubotek design and manufacturing software.

Kubotek Corporation was founded in 1985 in Osaka, Japan, and has been publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 2001. Kubotek Corporation is a worldwide leader in creation engineering - the development of technologies for modeling, measuring and machining in industrial businesses large and small.

Visit Kubotek at: www.kubotekusa.com.