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UGS Recognized in Leaders Quadrant in Magic Quadrant for Product Lifecycle Management


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Leading Technology Research and Advisory Firm Evaluates UGS Based on “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision”

Thursday, October 5, 2006 - PLANO, Texas – UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that Gartner, Inc., a leading technology research and advisory firm, has listed UGS in the leaders quadrant of its “Magic Quadrant for Product Life Cycle Management, 3Q06” report. The “PLM Magic Quadrant” graphically portrays PLM vendor’s based on a thorough evaluation of a company’s vision and its ability to execute. Gartner published the “Magic Quadrant for Product Lifecycle Management, 3Q06” on Sept. 29, 2006.

“We are gratified that Gartner placed UGS in the leaders quadrant in the PLM industry,” said Tony Affuso, chairman, CEO and president, UGS. “We believe this report echoes what we are hearing from our customers and underscores the importance of our mantra to ‘Never Let a Customer Fail.’”

According to Gartner, Inc., leaders are vendors who are performing well today and have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market. The evaluation process involved the assessment of companies’ viability; the features and functions of their products; the service and support available after products are sold; and their core technology. In addition, Gartner considered each firm’s ability to support the entire lifecycle process, including the areas of strategy, planning, management and execution.

The report is available for purchase at the Gartner website on www.gartner.com.

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About UGS
UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with nearly 4 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS’ vision is to enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services while leveraging UGS’ open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of enabling them to transform their process of innovation.

Note: UGS and Transforming the process of innovation are trademarks or registered trademark of UGS Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders.

The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the expected benefits of the products, the successfulness of customer implementations and other statements identified by forward looking terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate” or “project,” are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements, including, among others, risks relating to loss or downsizing of customers, competition, international operations and exchange rate fluctuations, changes in pricing models, partnering strategy, and intellectual property. UGS has included a discussion of these and other pertinent risk factors in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006 filed with the SEC. UGS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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