Gamma Technologies Signs 150th Customer,
Extends Industry Leadership Position
GT-SUITE Customer List Reads Like a Who's Who of Auto Industry Including: The Big 3, Honda, Adam Opel, Audi, BMW, Daimler-Benz, FIAT, Detroit Diesel, Cosworth, FEV, GM Racing, PSA, Saab, Renault F1, Scania, Volvo Truck, VW, Toyota, Nissan and Yamaha.
Westmont IL October 22, 2002 - Gamma Technologies Inc. (GTI), today announced that the company has signed Briggs & Stratton (NYSE:BGG) as a new customer, pushing GTI's customer list to 150, and further extending the company's industry leadership position. Briggs & Stratton will be using GT-POWER in its engine development programs. GT-POWER, a component of GT-SUITE, is the industry's de facto standard engine modeling software for design/analysis, and is being used by practically all world's leading automotive companies and engine consulting firms.
The signing of Briggs & Stratton comes on the heels of DaimlerChrysler's decision earlier this year to adopt GT-POWER for use in engine design at the company's Stuttgart, Germany facilities. It also follows the adoption of GT-POWER for the same purposes at PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) and at FIAT, during 2002.
"Briggs & Stratton has long had a reputation for engineering excellence in its business sector," said Dr. Thomas Morel, President & Founder of GTI. "Briggs & Stratton's decision to adopt GT-POWER as its engine simulation platform is a vote of confidence, that indicates to us that the engineering developments at GTI reflected in the GT-SUITE product, correctly address the needs of the industry."
"Few companies provide the engine modeling technology available in GT-SUITE, " said Suzanne Caulfield, Analysis Engineer, Briggs & Stratton. "GTI's technical capabilities, coupled with their superior support, made our decision to choose GT-POWER an easy one."
With the signing of Briggs & Stratton, GTI's customer list now includes most leading engine and vehicle manufacturers such as: GM, Ford, Chrysler, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Adam Opel, Audi, BMW, Daimler-Benz, FIAT, Detroit Diesel, Cosworth, GM Racing, PSA, Saab, Scania, Volvo Truck, VW, Toyota, Nissan, Yamaha, Mack Truck and Renault F1, as well as a growing number of engine consulting companies including: FEV Motorentechnik, Southwest Research Institute, Cosworth Technology, MIRA, TNO, Prodrive, MSX International, Roush Industries and IAV.
About Briggs & Stratton
Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of air cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. The company designs, manufacturers, markets and services these products for original equipment manufacturers worldwide. These engines are primarily aluminum alloy gasoline engines ranging from 3 through 25 horsepower.
About Gamma Technologies Inc.
Gamma Technologies Inc. (www.gtisoft.com) develops and licenses GT-SUITE - an integrated suite of CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) software tools. GT-SUITE, which incorporates GT-Power, is the first true "virtual engine / powertrain / vehicle" simulation tool. The product makes it possible for engineering professionals to model engine performance, vehicle dynamics, valvetrain dynamics, cooling systems, fuel injection systems, and cranktrain dynamics. GT-SUITE's ease-of-use is further enhanced by integration with third party products such as STAR-CD, Fluent, Simulink and Frontier. For more information about Gamma Technologies and its products, visit http://www.gtisoft.com/.