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current and future blockbuster market
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therapy areas pose the greatest potential in revenue growth
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revenues streams by new products with blockbuster potential

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Turcotte served as vice president of product planning for Workgroup
Technology Corporation, an enterprise software company, where he drove
product strategy and functional definition, and was previously
director of product management for PLM at PTC.

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The scope of this report is as follows:

- Global analysis of historical and forecast changes in the blockbuster
market across 12 therapy areas

- Detailed profiles of current and future blockbusters detailing key
issues likely to impact product success between 2002 and 2008

- Analysis of the top 17 companies' blockbuster portfolios examining
current and future share of blockbuster sales

- Sales forecasts for more than 130 products (blockbuster $1 billion plus
and high earning $600-$999m) between 2002-08

The highlights of this report are as follows:

Between 2002-08, sales of blockbuster products are forecast to rise from
$116 ,408m to $158,046m.

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During his career, he has held a variety of executive
positions at enterprise software companies, managing teams responsible
for product management, product planning, and technical marketing.6 per cent.

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The underlying Aras
Innovator(TM) application framework is a next generation model-based,
service oriented architecture that enables customers to deploy
solutions quickly and adapt easily without programming delivering a
Total Cost of Ownership far lower than conventional enterprise
systems.

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"We are excited to have Mike heading up product
management as we continue to deliver practical, affordable product
development solutions to the market.

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Turcotte
will lead the continued development of the Aras business ready
solutions and oversee the further advancement of the product strategy. Customers include CNT, Rolls-Royce, Freudenberg-NOK, and the
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S. Between 2000-02, total blockbuster revenue as a percentage of
total ethical revenues has increased from 40 per cent to 45.com
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Sales are forecast to rise from the $6,484m in 2002 to $18,769m in
2008.

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aras. Company reliance on blockbuster revenues has increased
since 2000.

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With over 20 years experience in enterprise software and
manufacturing , Turcotte brings a process focused perspective to
product management and an intimate understanding of customer
requirements.

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Business Editors/Technology Editors

LAWRENCE , Mass.
"Mike's proven leadership and record of product success further
strengthens our development process," said Rick Lucier, CEO of Aras
Corporation.

Research and Markets: Cardiovascular and CNS Products are Forecast to Dominate the Blockbuster Market By 2008

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Visibility and actionable metrics focus resources on
continuous improvement and value-added operations. For additional
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Developing blockbuster products has long been the focus of pharmaceutical
companies and company reliance upon blockbuster revenue continues to increase
on a yearly basis.

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Aras is headquartered in Lawrence, Mass .
Cardiovascular and CNS products are forecast to dominate the blockbuster
market: by 2008 , attributed sales forecast to reach $67,810m accounting for 43
per cent of total blockbuster sales .

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However, with blockbuster sales growth forecast to slow
considerably past 2005, pharmaceutical companies are under increasing pressure
to meet investor expectation for the double-digit growth to which they have
grown accustomed.

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About Aras Corporation

Aras Corporation provides practical , affordable Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) business ready solutions for performance driven
manufacturers . DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.

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com/reports/c16299 ) has announced the addition
of Benchmarking Blockbusters: Identifying winning products and therapy areas
to 2008 to their offering.

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Aras Corporation Names Vice President of Product Management; Michael Turcotte Chosen for Industry Experience and Process-oriented Approach

----Aras Corporation,
a provider of practical Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions
for performance driven manufacturers, today announced the appointment
of Michael Turcotte as vice president of product management.newscom.

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The oncology therapy area is forecast to undergo the strongest sales
growth.