[Vnbiz] Gerber Technology Inaugurates First Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in SouthEast Asia

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  * Gerber Technology Inaugurates First Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in
SouthEast Asia
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    TOLLAND, Conn., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gerber Technology, a
business unit of Gerber Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: GRB
<http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/prnews?Page=Quote&Ticker=GRB>)
of USA, officially
opened its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, with a celebration that included over 150 guests,
including representatives of media, government and customers, as well as
local and overseas partners. Mr. Bui Xuan Khu, Permanent Vice Minister of
Industry and Trade, was chief guest at the opening ceremony together with
Mr. Kenneth Fairfax, US Consul General, and Marc Giles, president and CEO
of Gerber Scientific, Inc.

    Gerber Technology is a world-leading supplier of automated CAD/CAM/PLM
solutions for industries including apparel, aerospace, composites,
furniture, automotive, aerospace, marine, and industrial fabrics.

    Currently in Vietnam there are about 200 domestic and foreign-invested
companies using more than 500 Gerber systems. These companies include
Vinatex, Viet Tien, Thanh Cong Garment, Protrade, 10 Garment, Thang Long,
Duc Giang, Nam Dinh Garment, Nam Dinh Textile, Hai Phong 2, Triumph,
Adidas, Mascot and Urban Sofa. These companies are not only an important
factor in Vietnam's continuing growth and export strategy, but also in
increasing employment for the country.

    Gerber's ATC in Ho Chi Minh City is a 750m(2) (8,000ft(2)) facility
which was developed to provide product demonstration, training, and to
showcase the company's systems; Gerber has invested $1 million on the
building, offices and systems. Customers will be able to visit and see
demonstrations of state-of- the-art automated spreading systems, multi-ply
cutting systems, new-generation plotting, digitizing and computer-aided
design applications. The center offers product testing and training for
customers, engineers, designers, and industry students nationwide. It is
the first center of its kind in SouthEast Asia, and will also serve the
needs of apparel and related industries in the neighboring countries,
including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

    "In recent years, Vietnam has emerged as an attractive market,
providing opportunities for businesses, service providers, and
manufacturers around the world. Local industry is enjoying significant
growth in apparel manufacturing activities, and Gerber is highly involved
with this growth. The company established a Wholly-Foreign-Owned Enterprise
(WFOE), with headquarters in Hanoi, in May, 2007. In addition to the Hanoi
office and the new Advanced Technology Center in Ho Chi Minh City, a
service location will open in Danang in the near future," said James
Arthurs, President Asia-Pacific, Gerber Scientific, Inc.

    About Gerber Technology

    Gerber Technology (http://www.gerbertechnology.com/), a business unit
of $625 million corporation Gerber Scientific, Inc., develops and
manufactures the world's leading brands of integrated software and hardware
automation systems for the sewn products and flexible materials industries.
These systems automate and significantly improve the efficiency of
information management, product design and development, pre-production, and
production processes. The company offers specialized solutions to a variety
of end-user markets including apparel, transportation interiors, furniture,
composites and industrial fabrics. Gerber Technology's world headquarters
are located in Tolland, Connecticut, U.S.A. with regional offices, agents
and distributors in over 125, countries serving a total of over 17,500
customers through sixteen Customer Solutions Centers on six continents. The
company engineers and manufactures its products in various locations in the
United States, Europe and Asia.

    Established in 1968, Gerber Technology is one of four businesses of
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (http://www.gerberscientific.com/) of South
Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.A., a corporation listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the "GRB" symbol.




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