3 HTi ENTERS BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH MENTOR GRAPHICS

Online, June 3, 2012 (Newswire.com) - 3 HTi - Mentor Graphics Business Partnership
3 HTi, a fully integrated sales and service firm in the PLM marketplace, and an authorized PTC Channel Advantage Platinum Reseller, signed a business agreement with Mentor Graphics, an authorized PTC Platinum Software Advantage Partner, as a source for distribution in the sales and marketing in North America of the Mentor Graphics, FloEFD™ product line. The Mechanical Analysis Division of Mentor Graphics provides simulation software and hardware solutions that enable users to eliminate mistakes, reduce costs, and accelerate and optimize designs involving heat transfer and fluid flow before physical prototypes are built.

Garry Hoffman, VP of Sales at 3 HTi states, "...our new business partnership to resell FloEFD™, Mentor Graphics' CAD-embedded CFD product, broadens the 3 HTi product portfolio offering for PLM solutions to our customers, and adds a new element to our strategic marketing."

"As we continue to build our indirect sales channel, bringing on market leading partners is of the utmost importance," said, Andy Farrington, Regional Director of Mentor Graphics "3HTI is a leader in their space. We are excited to begin this partnership and expect mutual success with FloEFD™."

Mentor Graphics FloEFD™ Features
FloEFD™ is part of a new breed of CFD tools called Concurrent CFD. FloEFD™ is a full-featured general purpose CFD tool serving the needs of Creo (formerly Pro/ENGINEER), Inventor, Solid Edge, SolidWorks as well as other popular MCAD systems. FloEFD™ combines all simulation steps - starting with use 3D CAD data for model preparation, to mesh generation, solving and results visualization - in one easy-to-use package.

Concurrent CFD can reduce simulation time significantly in comparison to traditional CFD tools and enables users to optimize product performance and reliability while reducing physical prototyping and development costs without time or material penalties.
Combined with MCAD software, FloEFD™ provides a powerful simulation tool to:
• Improve product performance, functionality and reliability
• Reduce physical prototyping and production costs
• Minimize risk of making design mistakes

About 3 HTi
3 HTi is a complete sales and service firm that provides a holistic solution in Product Life Cycle Management (PLM), and offers fully integrated, associative CAD/ CAM/CAE software solutions to optimize the total design throughout the manufacturing process. 3 HTi services and support delivers a revolutionary experience to our customers while providing them with the knowledge and tools to reach their maximum productivity.

3 HTi was founded in 2002 with the core principle to serve our customers genuinely with our relationship-oriented process. We provide the means to make 3 HTi customers successful through our experience, dedicated resources and tools, and our expertise in the market.

The 3 HTi tenured 75+ team members have the ability to service customers at a level that is un-paralleled by other firms. The Company effectively blends specific expertise in the areas of people, process and technology. 3 HTi offers a full line of services in the PLM market through software sales and maintenance, Windchill implementation services, hosting/contract administration, certified training services, engineering services and staff augmentation.

3 HTi is an authorized PTC Channel Advantage Platinum Reseller and provides a full line of PTC Software and complimentary solutions including: Creo (formerly Pro/ENGINEER), Relex, Arbortext, Mathcad, and Windchill. 3 HTi is a consultant and reseller for: NCSIMUL; Moldex3D: Mold Design/Analysis; Vuuch: Enterprise Social Platform & Kenesto Business Process Automation.

3 HTi now adds the Mentor Graphics FloEFD™ to its portfolio of PLM Solutions.

For more information on 3 HTi visit: http://www.3hti.com

About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $1,015 million.

Mentor Graphics Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com

(Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark and FloEFD™ is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)
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