OptiTex sells 45 fashion design IT workstations to China

January 3rd, 2006 - Tel-Aviv, Israel - The Suzhou Art & Design Technology Institute in China has recently acquired 45 computer aided fashion- design workstations from Petah Tikva-based Company OptiTex LTD. While the size of the deal is unknown, OptiTex West Asia manager Saar Machtinger said that the sale had followed "very interesting and challenging negotiations with the Chinese institution."

Mr. Machtinger added that China is currently the company's largest target in Asia and is OptiTex's second largest market worldwide. "15 Chinese educational institutions have already installed similar programs" added Mr. Machtinger. OptiTex CEO Ran Machtinger said that the company's growth potential in Asia was extremely fast, mostly in China and India.

OptiTex has annual sales of several million dollars with export accounting for 95% of the company's sales. "Rising global demand for software products in the textile industry has boosted sales growth by the Israeli based company 30% this year" CEO Ran Machtinger said, The Company has grown by average of 15% a year since 2002.

About OptiTex

Founded in 1988, OptiTex specializes in the development of innovative easy-to-operate CAD/CAM solutions for sewn products and other related industries. Our native Microsoft Windows based software packages for digitizing, pattern engineering, grading, marking, advanced automatic nesting and draping, are specifically designed to meet the needs of today's manufacturers of industrial fabrics, apparel, upholstery, transportation, composites, home furnishings, and other sewn products. OptiTex' open architecture system comes amply equipped with a multitude of import/export formats, enabling OptiTex users to interface with a wide range of software and hardware. OptiTex also offers the convenient option of purchasing a completely integrated CAD package, including OptiTex software solutions, digitizer, and pen or ink jet plotter.

Available in more than 19 languages, OptiTex products are sold and supported around the world through certified distributors and OEMs.
Contacts:

Saar Machtinger
OptiTex LTD - International HQ
6 Ravniztky Street
Petah Tikva, 49221, Israel
+972 3 9049979 ext 237
saar.machtinger@optitex.com
http://www.optitex.com

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