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TriStar Recognized as Worlds Top PTC VAR and Leading Windchill Provider

PHOENIX, AZ – October 24, 2007 – TriStar Inc., North America’s largest PTC Platinum Authorized Reseller and Certified Training Partner, has achieved the distinction of being PTC’s number one reseller worldwide in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2007 and the leading Windchill provider worldwide in FY 2007 as measured by sales revenue. This recognition reflects the dramatic growth TriStar has made in recent months.

At the 2008 Channel Kickoff in Bonita Springs, Florida, earlier this month, PTC also recognized TriStar with awards for FY 2007 for “Fastest Growing PTC Channel Partner”, “Most New PTC Customer Accounts in North America”, and once again for leading in Total Channel Sales in North America.

“We are very happy to have been honored by PTC for being the number one VAR worldwide in overall sales in Q4,” said TriStar president Patrick Maderia. “Becoming PTC's largest reseller and partner has been our goal for the past year. Having reached that milestone is very gratifying for TriStar, and now we are setting our sights on number one worldwide on an annual basis.”

These accomplishments are a result of TriStar recent growth and its dedication to providing a “Total Solution” to the CAD/CAM industry. In the past year, the company has restructured and expanded its sales force to make more local resources accessible to customers. It has also revamped its staffing and hardware divisions, and added new software products and a full range of product lifecycle management (PLM) services to better serve its client base’s changing needs. Even with this rapid growth, TriStar remains dedicated to maintaining the same level of customer service on which its reputation was built.

About TriStar
Since 1988, TriStar has been serving the CAD/CAM markets by providing high-performance workstation systems for the engineering environment. TriStar became a PTC Platinum Authorized Reseller in 2001, offering the full line of PTC software and certified training. Today, TriStar is PTC's leading provider in North America and offers a complete range of engineering products and services including award-winning workstations and servers, software, training, consulting, and professional staffing services.

About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides leading PLM, content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 50,000 companies worldwide. PTC customers include the world's most innovative companies in manufacturing, publishing, services, government and life sciences industries. PTC is included in the S&P Midcap 400 and Russell 2000 indices. For more information on PTC, please visit http://www.ptc.com.

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