Aras Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100
Award Recognizes Strategic Value and Results Achieved by Aras Customers


LAWRENCE, MASS. – July 13, 2005 – Aras Corporation, a premier provider
of enterprise product development software solutions for performance driven manufacturers,
today announced that Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has selected
Aras as one of the Top 100 leading supply and demand chain solution providers.
2005 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 recipients provide companies with
solutions to strategic supply and demand chain initiatives. Recipients were evaluated
and selected based on the strategic business issue addressed by the initiative,
the technologies and services used to address the pain points, the results of
the initiatives, including Return on Investment [ROI], and the plans for the
future.
“This honor from Supply & Demand Chain Executive further validates
the strategic results that Aras customers achieve,” said Peter Schroer,
President of Aras Corporation. “On behalf of our entire company, we are
proud to be recognized as a leader in delivering value to our customers.”
Award recipients are featured in the cover story of the June/July 2005 issue
of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, as well as online at
www.sdcexec.com
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful
supply chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints
and unbiased case studies to steer supply and demand chain management professionals
through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain management
as competitive advantage. On the Web at www.sdcexec.com
About Aras Corporation
Aras Corporation delivers practical, affordable product development software
solutions for performance driven manufacturers. Product engineering, quality
planning, and program management solutions provide a process-oriented approach
to product lifecycle management [PLM] helping companies achieve alignment
with customer requirements, ensure new product margins, and shorten development
cycles. The underlying Aras Innovator™ application framework is a next
generation model-based, service-oriented architecture [SOA] in Microsoft® .NET
with unmatched flexibility enabling companies to deploy solutions quickly
and adapt easily at a Total Cost of Ownership far lower than conventional
enterprise systems. Customers include Rolls-Royce, Freudenberg-NOK, Ingersoll-Rand
and ACCO Swingline. Aras is privately held and headquartered in Lawrence,
Mass. For additional information call [978] 691-8900 or visit
www.aras.com