Dayton, OHIO USA, (July 22, 2003) – For the third consecutive year, Automated Technology Solutions (ATS) were the Americas Top Sales Performer for Pathtrace Systems Inc.

“Achieving this honor for three consecutive years speaks highly of ATS’s commitment to EdgeCAM, the manufacturing market and their customers,” says Steve Sivitter, CEO for Pathtrace. “For a reseller to do well in sales on a consistent basis, they need to be knowledgeable and have the in-house expertise to support their customers. Clearly, ATS meets these requirements.”

Brad Weaver, CEO for ATS, says, “Pathtrace and ATS share a common attitude toward customer satisfaction. Customers have come to expect first class quality and service when they purchase manufacturing software in today’s competitive environment. Pathtrace and ATS consistently deliver.”

Dick Allen, ATS President, adds, “The combination of Pathtrace and ATS is a great solution for our customers who are looking at improving their manufacturing processes. The key to implementing new technology is understanding how it improves the current process. With every release of EdgeCAM, our customers are benefiting from new functionality and tighter integration with their solid models.”

ATS is an Authorized Reseller for both Pathtrace Systems, Inc. and SolidWorks.

About Automated Technology Solutions

Automated Technology Solutions, Inc. specializes in EdgeCAM and SolidWorks software solutions within a Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing environment. Our solution approach is not limited to software, but includes all services necessary to apply these systems into the work place. "Our mission is to help make our customers successful by our capabilities, The Commitment to the industry, and the capacity of our people." For more information please visit us at www.A-T-S-Inc.com.

Pathtrace Engineering Systems, and Pathtrace.net are divisions of Pathtrace Plc and Pathtrace Systems Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary. Offices are also established in Scandinavia, China and Japan, complementing a worldwide network of resellers. EdgeCAM has over 28,000 users worldwide.

Pathtrace Engineering Systems is the developer of EdgeCAM, a powerful but easy- to-use solution for automating the programming of CNC metal cutting machine tools. For information about Pathtrace and EdgeCAM, please visit www.edgecam.com.

EdgeCAM is Windows 2000 and XP compliant.