Minneapolis, MN — May 25, 2007 — Fishbowl Solutions, a leading technology consulting and software development firm supplying solutions to the manufacturing industry, announced the launch of linkTools™ for Windchill® PDMLink™. The linkTools Suite automates manual tasks around PDMLink – helping companies recognize a rapid return on investment from the solution.

Since 1999, Fishbowl Solutions has been assisting companies using the PTC Pro|ENGINEER® and Pro/INTRALINK® solutions to maximize their return on investment through the eTools™ Suite of products. eTools automate manual and tedious tasks such as creating downstream deliverables upon reaching designated milestones or bulk loading data into Pro/INTRALINK. Building on the success of its eTools for Pro/INTRALINK, Fishbowl Solutions’ new linkTools Suite promises to address similar automation challenges around Windchill based solutions like PDMLink and Pro/INTRALINK 8.0.

According to Rick Passolt, Business Development Manager for Fishbowl Solutions, “Eliminating non-value added activities is a key factor for US manufacturers to remain competitive. Our linkTools help companies implement PDMLink faster and also ensure that engineers are spending more of their time in value added activity instead of being engaged in manual and tedious tasks.”

Fishbowl Solutions intends to expand on its linkTools product family. The first release includes:
•        linkAccess™ Interactive – Dynamically generates deliverables like DXF, PDF, IGES and STEP.
•        linkAccess™ Trigger – Automatically generates deliverables at designated milestones from PDMLink without user interaction.
•        linkLoader™ – Automatically loads data into PDMLink from a file system.

To learn more about linkTools for PDMLink please visit: http://www.fishbowlsolutions.com/linkTools

About Fishbowl Solutions
Fishbowl Solutions ( http://www.fishbowlsolutions.com), founded in 1999, is a national leader in partnering with its clients to deliver innovative and effective services and solutions that provide competitive advantages in the mechanical engineering market. Fishbowl Solutions is differentiated by its unparalleled industry and technology expertise; its solid reputation for on-time delivery, value-added results and enhanced ROI; and its clear-thinking, accountable and knowledgeable people.

Fishbowl Solutions’ areas of expertise include: PTC’s Pro/INTRALINK®, Pro|ENGINEER®, Pro/TOOLKIT®, Pro/INTRALINK ® Toolkit and Windchill® software solutions, as well as being a Gold Level member of the PTC PartnerAdvantage™ Program; Stellent content management software solutions; and its own software solutions to web-enable manufacturing information and automate engineering processes.


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