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    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/ptc-named-a-leader-in-independent-research-firm2019s-application-life-cycle-management-q4-2012-report">        <title>PTC Named a Leader in Independent Research Firm’s Application Life-Cycle Management Q4 2012 Report</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/ptc-named-a-leader-in-independent-research-firm2019s-application-life-cycle-management-q4-2012-report</link>        <description>PTC application lifecycle management solutions provide complete lifecycle traceability for discrete manufacturers that require visibility into product release readiness</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>rkanold</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2012-12-10T14:52:18Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/yazaki-north-america-selects-ptc-as-its-software-systems-solution-for-electronic-instrumentation">        <title>Yazaki North America Selects PTC as Its Software Systems Solution for Electronic Instrumentation</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/yazaki-north-america-selects-ptc-as-its-software-systems-solution-for-electronic-instrumentation</link>        <description>NEEDHAM, Mass., March 19, 2012 PTC; (Nasdaq: PMTC) today announced Yazaki North America, Inc., a Tier 1 automotive supplier, has selected PTC as the software systems platform for its electronic instrumentation...</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>rkanold</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2012-03-20T13:03:25Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/ptc-and-tech-clarity-unveil-new-research-on-developing-software-intensive-products">        <title>PTC and Tech-Clarity Unveil New Research on Developing  Software-Intensive Products</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/ptc-and-tech-clarity-unveil-new-research-on-developing-software-intensive-products</link>        <description>NEEDHAM, Mass.- February 14, 2012- PTC® (Nasdaq: PMTC) announced today the findings of new research from Tech-Clarity, an independent research and consulting firm.  The study, Developing Software-Intensive Products, showed that the majority of respondents significantly increased the amount of software, the importance of software and the innovation driven by software in their products over the last five years with nearly seventy five percent of the respondents planning to increase these efforts further over the next five years.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>rkanold</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2012-02-14T15:00:44Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/tuv-sud-automotive-erteilt-ptcs-mks-integrity-iso-26262-zertifikat">        <title>TÜV SÜD Automotive erteilt PTCs MKS Integrity ISO 26262-Zertifikat</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/tuv-sud-automotive-erteilt-ptcs-mks-integrity-iso-26262-zertifikat</link>        <description></description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>knagel</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-08-09T14:48:45Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-integrityae-a-ptc-product-certified-for-iso-26262-by-tuv-sud-automotive">        <title>MKS Integrity®, a PTC Product, Certified for ISO 26262 by TÜV SÜD Automotive</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-integrityae-a-ptc-product-certified-for-iso-26262-by-tuv-sud-automotive</link>        <description>NEEDHAM, Mass., July 20, 2011 – PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company®, today announced that MKS Integrity®, a PTC product, is the first software system lifecycle management solution certified to help manufacturers comply with a key automotive industry safety standard governing areas such as steering and braking systems.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>ccopil</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-07-20T13:48:58Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-reg-a-ptc-reg-company-named-201ccool-vendor201d-by-leading-analyst-firm">        <title>MKS®, a PTC® Company, Named “Cool Vendor” by Leading Analyst Firm</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-reg-a-ptc-reg-company-named-201ccool-vendor201d-by-leading-analyst-firm</link>        <description>NEEDHAM, Mass., June 10, 2011 – MKS, a PTC Company, today announced it was selected for inclusion in the 2011 “Cool Vendors for Product Design and Lifecycle Management” report published on April 14, 2011by Marc Halpern of Gartner Inc., a premier worldwide information technology research and advisory company. The company earned this distinction based on innovative, intriguing and impactful technology.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>ccopil</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-06-13T18:30:13Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/ptc-sets-new-standard-for-managing-hardware-and-software-development-lifecycles-with-mks-integrity-acquisition">        <title>PTC Sets New Standard for Managing Hardware and Software Development Lifecycles with MKS Integrity Acquisition</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/ptc-sets-new-standard-for-managing-hardware-and-software-development-lifecycles-with-mks-integrity-acquisition</link>        <description>NEEDHAM, Mass., May 31, 2011 – PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company®, today completed its acquisition of MKS Inc., developer of MKS Integrity®, an industry-leading platform for software application lifecycle management (ALM).

</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>ccopil</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-06-01T14:59:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/starkey-entscheidet-sich-fur-mks-integrity-zur-foerderung-der-produktinnovation-und-verkurzung-der-produkteinfuhrungszeit">        <title>Starkey entscheidet sich für MKS Integrity zur Förderung der Produktinnovation und Verkürzung der Produkteinführungszeit</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/starkey-entscheidet-sich-fur-mks-integrity-zur-foerderung-der-produktinnovation-und-verkurzung-der-produkteinfuhrungszeit</link>        <description>WATERLOO, Kanada- 26. Mai 2011: MKS Inc. (MKS) (TSX: MKX), teilte heute mit, dass Starkey Laboratories, Inc., ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Hörgerätetechnologie, MKS Integrity(TM) als Anforderungsmanagementplattform für die Entwicklung seiner Hörgeräte, die die Lebensqualität Hunderttausender hörgeschädigter Patienten weltweit verbessern,  ausgewählt hat.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>knagel</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-06-01T08:11:16Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-obtains-final-court-order-approving-plan-of-arrangement">        <title>MKS OBTAINS FINAL COURT ORDER APPROVING PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-obtains-final-court-order-approving-plan-of-arrangement</link>        <description>Waterloo, ON – May 26, 2011: MKS Inc. (TSX:MKX) (“MKS”) today announced that it has obtained a final order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the previously announced statutory plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) pursuant to which Parametric Technology Corporation will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of MKS for Cdn $26.20 cash per share. </description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>astocco</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-05-26T15:49:15Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-shareholders-approve-acquisition-of-mks-by-ptc">        <title>MKS Shareholders Approve Acquisition of MKS by PTC</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/mks-shareholders-approve-acquisition-of-mks-by-ptc</link>        <description>Waterloo, ON – May 24, 2011: MKS Inc. (TSX:MKX) (“MKS”) today announced that shareholders have approved the previously announced acquisition by Parametric Technology Corporation (“PTC”) of all of the outstanding common shares of MKS at a price of Cdn $26.20 cash per share. The transaction will be effected pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement").</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>astocco</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-05-24T19:45:11Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/varian-strafft-entwicklungs-prozess-fur-digitaldetektoren-mit-mks-integrity">        <title>Varian strafft Entwicklungs-Prozess für Digitaldetektoren mit MKS Integrity</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/varian-strafft-entwicklungs-prozess-fur-digitaldetektoren-mit-mks-integrity</link>        <description>WATERLOO, Kanada - 26. April 2011: MKS Inc. (MKS) (TSX: MKX), führender internationaler Technologie-Anbieter für ALM-Lösungen (Application Lifecycle Management), gab heute bekannt, dass Varian Medical Systems Inc., ein führender Hersteller medizinischer Geräte und Anbieter von Röntgenröhren und Digitaldetektoren für Röntgenanlagen, MKS Integrity(TM) zur Straffung seiner Entwicklungsprozesse für Digitaldetektoren ausgewählt hat. </description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>knagel</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-06-01T08:10:29Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/varian-x-ray-products-streamlines-engineering-processes-for-flat-panel-imaging-systems-with-mks-integrity">        <title>Varian X-Ray Products Streamlines Engineering Processes for Flat-Panel Imaging Systems with MKS Integrity</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/varian-x-ray-products-streamlines-engineering-processes-for-flat-panel-imaging-systems-with-mks-integrity</link>        <description>Waterloo, ON – April 26, 2011: MKS Inc. (MKS) (TSX: MKX) the global application lifecycle management (ALM) technology leader, today announced that Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of medical devices and a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat-panel image detectors for X-ray imaging, has selected MKS Integrity™ to streamline Varian's flat-panel engineering processes.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>mklassen</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-04-26T14:23:40Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/tuv-sud-automotive-zertifiziert-mks-integrity-tm-fur-iso-26262">        <title>TÜV SÜD Automotive zertifiziert MKS Integrity(TM) für ISO 26262</title>        <link>http://www.mks.com/about-MKS/press/press-releases/tuv-sud-automotive-zertifiziert-mks-integrity-tm-fur-iso-26262</link>        <description>WATERLOO, Kanada - 30. März 2011: MKS Inc. (TSX: MKX), der weltweit führende Anbieter von ALM-Technologie (Application Lifecycle Management), teilte heute mit, dass der TÜV SÜD Automotive eine Fit for Purpose- Zertifizierung für MKS Integrity durchführt. Diese Zertifizierung prüft die Eignung von MKS Integrity für den Einsatz in der Entwicklung von sicherheitsrelevanten Systemen gemäß dem neuen Standard für funktionale Sicherheit ISO 26262. Damit einher geht die Bereitstellung einer Referenzlösung für Automobilfirmen um den Anforderungen des Standards zu entsprechen.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>knagel</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>en</dc:rights>                <dc:date>2011-06-01T08:08:51Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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