"PTC's membership in BSA complements our anti-piracy
initiatives and provides a forum to build an industry coalition with
the shared objective of obliterating the theft of intellectual
property . PTC
customers include many of the world's most innovative manufacturing
companies in the aerospace + defense, automotive, consumer,
electronics + high technology, industrial equipment and medical
products industries. PTC is included in the S+P 500 and Russell 2000
indices
Except for the historical information contained herein, matters
discussed in this news release may constitute forward -looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Wu and Liu's new, interdisciplinary digital fingerprinting technology
involves anti-collusion codes (ACC).
Film and recording industries, for example, want to better protect the
commercial copyrights of their products, which are distributed both
domestically and abroad over the Internet and via satellites.umd.

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The Maryland engineers' digital fingerprinting method avoids this
unpopular result.

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Digital Detectives: UM Engineers Pioneer New Forensics Technology to Help Catch Cyber Thieves

The Clark School's Min Wu, assistant professor of electrical and computer
engineering (ECE) and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, and K . Department of Homeland Security. The technology can be applied to images, video,
audio, and special documents like maps.S. Instructions for accessing the stream
are available via the Kansas Judicial Branch Web site,
http://www. This event epitomizes the public/private partnerships Kan-Ed
was organized to facilitate.

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With major emphasis in key
areas such as communications and networking, systems engineering, rotorcraft
technology, optoelectronics, transportation systems and space engineering , as
well as electronic packaging and smart small systems and materials, the Clark
School is leading the way toward the next generations of engineering
technology.).org
Kan-Ed, the state-funded private network facilitating video
collaboration among the state's public institutions, contracts with
ESSDACK to operate the Kan-Ed Live! system where the video stream will
be archived, and contracts with KanREN for network operations
services. KanREN operates a state-wide private backbone network
of .

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This ID can accurately identify
which users have contributed to a piracy attack.isr.

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They are
actively seeking technologies that will individually and invisibly protect
products without resorting to controversial methods that add programs to
individuals' computers or alter them in other ways. They have developed not only
the computer code but also the tools needed to embed, detect and decode the
technology. James Clark School of Engineering
The Clark School of Engineering, situated on the rolling, 1,500-acre
University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md.

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edu/ISR/research /researchbriefs/Wu_Digital_Fingerprinting.

Lawrence Non-Profit Corporation KanREN Donates Bandwidth to Stream Kansas State Supreme Court Hearing Live on May 11 2005

Oral arguments begin promptly at 9:30 a.

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PTC Affirms Zero Tolerance Anti-Piracy Stance

The company's anti-piracy
strategy includes:

License management enhancements

Digital rights management to enable the protection of customer
intellectual property

Reseller and customer anti-piracy educational campaigns

Auditing and prosecuting known pirates

"Software piracy is a global issue that impacts all industries and
requires a universal solution. The tragic events of 9/11
emphasized the importance of information sharing, not only among U. Yet without
effective "traitor tracing" tools to protect the sensitive nature of
multimedia data shared among a group of users, entities have been
understandably reluctant to participate in sharing operations.m. on Wednesday, May 11.

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Collusion attacks occur when multiple users conspire to
electronically steal and distribute copyrighted or classified material ,
diluting or erasing the original digital ID, or fingerprint, from the stolen
multimedia content to avoid implication.S. It can even be used to protect live
multicasts, such as pay-per-view events .
"We have introduced concepts that no one has thought of before," Wu says.p
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As industry and government rely increasingly on digitized content, the
problem of protecting electronic assets is growing more and more challenging., is one of the premier
engineering schools in the U. This is a joint effort among KanREN, Kan-Ed
and ESSDACK (Educational Services and Staff Development Association of
Central Kansas) to bring such an important hearing to the public.

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PTC has already implemented a zero tolerance policy regarding
piracy of its software .
Recent headlines have documented a new generation of cyber criminals who work
together to engage in multimedia piracy, unauthorized data dissemination and
security leaks.
Their new ACC fingerprinting performs much better than existing methods. The Clark School's graduate programs are
collectively the fastest rising in the nation in U.edu/

The Kan-Ed
Live! streaming server will be set to allow 500 connections at one
time, but the event will be archived and available for viewing on
demand after the event is over. Members also benefit from technological innovation, partnership
and advocacy at the local, state and federal level.

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The
PTC team will be an invaluable ally in BSA's efforts to promote
innovative policies and establish public/private partnerships that
effectively protect intellectual property. "The concepts we have pioneered will be used to protect the digital
resources of the future.
Academically, the School offers 13 graduate programs and 12 undergraduate
programs , including two degree programs tailored for working professionals and
one certification program.

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According to the 2004 "Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy
Study," the global piracy rate in 2003 was 36% and amounted to $29
billion in lost revenue to the software industry. James Clark School of Engineering are creating new digital
fingerprinting technology that could help protect Hollywood's assets and
identify national security leak sources, all without impinging on legitimate
uses.
The pair believe the presence of sophisticated embedded ACC technology in
digital resources, with its ability to unmask colluders, will be such a
powerful deterrent that it actually will prevent these kinds of piracy
attempts.
Visit the Clark School homepage here: http:/ /www.

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The Clark School of Engineering is home to one of the most vibrant
compilations of research activities in the country.

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federal
agencies , but also among their international counterparts.S. Multiple connections, providers and
redundant links enable KanREN to provide the 200 Mbps service for one
day without interrupting or decreasing service to any of the eighty
institutions in the state connected to KanREN's backbone.

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"The message our technology sends is, 'Don't bother to try anything,
because we can catch you,'" according to Liu.eng.

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Business Editors

NEEDHAM, Mass. BSA programs foster technology
innovation through education and policy initiatives that promote
copyright protection, cyber security, trade and e-commerce."

About PTC

PTC (NASDAQ: PMTC) provides leading Product Lifecycle Management
(PLM) software solutions to more than 35,000 companies worldwide. These risks
and uncertainties include: PTC's ability to successfully penetrate
emerging markets with high piracy rates in order to further its
strategic initiatives including revenue growth, together with such
other risks and uncertainties as are detailed from time to time in
reports filed by PTC with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including PTC's most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.

Business Editors /Government Writers/Internet Writers

LAWRENCE, Kan.

KanREN, based in Lawrence, Kansas, is an independent, non-profit
consortium of colleges, universities, school districts, libraries and
other organizations in Kansas for the purpose of providing dedicated
connectivity to the Internet and advanced network services on behalf
of its members.

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New Membership in Business Software Alliance Complements Ongoing
Initiatives

PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), the Product Development Company (TM), today
affirmed its strong stance against software piracy and announced that
the company has become a worldwide member of the Business Software
Alliance (BSA). Richard Harrison, president and chief executive
officer, PTC."
Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the Business Software
Alliance noted, "BSA is pleased to welcome PTC to our membership.J."

Technical research brief on ACC digital fingerprinting (pdf)
http://www.
PBS out of Topeka will also be taping the event for later broadcast.

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The system can accommodate up to
millions of users, an especially important feature for satellite and Internet
multimedia distribution.
In addition to its usefulness for commercial purposes, ACC technology also
could have major national security implications.
KanREN operates a state-wide public network with six points of
presence across the state.

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This powerful new technology, documented in the researchers' 2006 book,
Multimedia Fingerprinting Forensics for Traitor Tracing, could help interests
as varied as those of Hollywood and the U. In addition, MIT's
Technology Review magazine recently named Min Wu as one of 100 individuals
under age 35 whose innovative work has made a profound impact on the world.
Liu is confident in ACC's potential: "This is must-use technology," he
says.

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The Clark School team's award-winning research has captured the attention
of colleagues in academia and industry worldwide.S.----When the Kansas
State Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments about school finance,
anyone with an Internet connection can watch the events live through a
streaming server that uses 200 Mbps of Internet 1 bandwidth donated by
a Lawrence non-profit consortium, the Kansas Research and Education
Network (KanREN, Inc.

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The BSA is an industry association dedicated to the
protection of intellectual property. In the last two years, PTC licensing
enforcement has resulted in the recovery of more than $4 million in
revenue from pirated software . PTC advocates a multi-pronged approach
incorporating pricing, technology, educational and legal initiatives
to stem the tide of software piracy.
Ray Liu, professor in ECE and the Institute for Systems Research, are
developing innovative new "cyber forensics" technologies that will not only
protect digital resources but also trace those who attempt to steal or misuse
them through sophisticated "collusion attacks," a common piracy method used by
today's cyber thieves. ACC protects multimedia content without
compromising the quality of the multimedia product or inhibiting legitimate
uses . Wu and Liu's work, which began in 2001, protects multimedia
content from unauthorized redistribution by embedding a unique ID that leaves
a distinct fingerprint on each user's copy.
Fingerprints can be extracted to help identify culprits when unauthorized
duplication is attempted.

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As more companies look to Global
Product Development, they face the dilemma that the highest areas for
business growth are also in many cases the markets with the highest
piracy rates," said C. COLLEGE PARK , Md. In the truly
secure intelligence sharing that ACC technology could provide, multimedia
information could be tracked, and those involved in attempts at unauthorized
redistribution could be identified .5 Gbps I1, and is the exclusive Internet 2 connector for the
state.

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We win and, equally important , our customers win. News + World Report's
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