Global Excellence Awards 2017

4 Corporate Vision / Global Excellence Awards 2017 , PTC is a global technology provider of the leading IoT and AR platformand field-proven solutions transformhow companies create, operate, and service products. We profile the firm to find out more about its service offering and explore the secrets behind its success. Most Outstanding Professional Services DVP for Software Solutions Founded in 1985, since inception PTC has been innovative and now offers the most robust Internet of Things technology in the world. The company has been changing the industry since then, and in 1986 the firm revolutionized digital 3D design. Later, in 1998 it was first to market with Internet- based PLM, highlighting the persistently pioneering nature of its work. Now PTC’s leading IoT and AR platform and field-proven solutions bring together the physical and digital worlds to reinvent the way you create, manufacture, operate, and service products. With PTC, global manufacturers and an ecosystem of partners and developers can capitalize on the promise of the IoT today and drive the future of innovation. To provide the very highest standards of service and support, PTC employs approximately 6,000 professionals serving businesses in rapidly-evolving, globally distributed manufacturing industries worldwide. Over the years the firm has grown through acquisition, taking over a number of companies with complimentary service offerings and technologies including ThingWorx, the acquisition of which positioned PTC as a major player in the emerging Internet of Things era, and Atego which enhanced PTC’s portfolio of product lifecycle management (PLM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, and strengthens PTC’s commitment to supporting its customers’ systems engineering initiatives with powerful modeling capabilities. Since its acquisition, PTC’s next-generation ThingWorx® technology platform has grown into a vital part of its portfolio, giving developers the tools they need to capture, analyze, and capitalize on the vast amounts of data being generated by smart, connected products and systems. The company’s field- proven solutions are deployed in more than 26,000 businesses worldwide to generate a product or service advantage. PTC’s award-winning CEO, considered an industry thought leader, co- authored the definitive guides to the impact of the IoT on business in the Harvard Business Review. Looking ahead, PTC will be looking to continue to build upon its current achievements and grow even further, working to adapt and evolve ahead of the latest developments in the fast paced technology market. 1705CV56 Contact: Carlos Damasceno, Divisional Vice President, Professional Services Address: 140 Kendrick Street, Needham MA 02494 USA Website: www.ptc.com