Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced that Saab, a global producer of
world-leading products, services and solutions from military defense to
civil security, selected Aras Innovator® to support the handling of complex
product data and business processes related to the Gripen fighter aircraft.
Aras will be used to strengthen the information management capabilities for
the maintenance aspects of the Gripen, a unique fighter that unites
operational performance, high-tech solutions, cost-efficiency and
industrial partnership into one, smart fighter system.

After reviewing the major PLM solutions on the market, the Saab team
selected Aras because of the platform flexibility, upgradability and strong
capability to integrate with other applications in their existing PLM
environment. The open architecture of Aras with an open data model, open
interfaces and use of open Web standards was important in order to simplify
integrations to existing systems in place at Saab.

“Aras will complement our current PLM-landscape here at Business Area
Aeronautics,” said Henrik Pettersson, Head of Product Data Support at Saab.
“It will be used alongside other applications to support us in handling our
product data in a correct and efficient way.”

The ownership cost of Aras relative to the functionality delivered was an
added advantage. “The Aras business model with subscriptions, combined with
the open community where users share investments toward the application,
makes it especially valuable for us,” added Henrik.

About Saab AB

Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and
solutions within military defense and civil security. Saab has operations
and employees on all continents around the world. Through innovative,
collaborative and pragmatic thinking, Saab develops, adopts and improves
new technology to meet customer’s changing needs. http://saabgroup.com/

About Minerva

Founded in 1996, Minerva specializes in the development and implementation
of Enterprise solutions in both PLM and ERP. Established as Europe’s
largest Aras implementation partner, Minerva offers a full range of PLM
services, productivity tools, integrations and complete industry solutions.
The company works closely with its customers, challenging ineffective modes
of operation and providing insight and expertise to drive results and help
customers reach their business objectives. For additional information visit

www.minerva-plm.com/aras/home

About Aras

We offer the best Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for global
businesses with complex products and processes. Resilient PLM platform
technology makes Aras more scalable, flexible and upgradable for the
world’s largest organizations, and a full set of applications provide
complete functionality for the business of engineering. Customers include
Airbus, GE, Hitachi, Honda, Kawasaki, Motorola and XEROX. Aras is privately
held with global headquarters in Andover, Mass. More at www.aras.com and Twitter @aras_plm