Kristen Larsen
SensAble Technologies
15 Constitution Way
Woburn, MA 01801
T: 781-939-7495
F: 781-937-8325
media@sensable.com

Frankfurt, Germany, November 29, 2000 - SensAble Technologies today announced expansion of operations into Europe with offices opening in London, Paris and Stuttgart. Inc. Magazine named the Boston-based company to its list of top 500 fastest-growing private companies last year. The company continues to experience tremendous growth, but it is the 1999 introduction and subsequent success of its FreeForm modeling system that are the primary catalysts in its global expansion. The FreeForm system, which allows designers and modelers to use their sense of touch to model on the computer, has been widely adopted in industries from footwear and furniture to toys and entertainment.

"FreeForm modeling is changing the way companies approach design," commented Tom Ellery, SensAble's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We believe the best way to support customers through this process change is to give them easy access to SensAble representatives‹that means having local offices."
FreeForm modeling is already impacting European customers. The FreeForm system helped UK-based Synapse Modelmaking design a line of collectible toys for the recent hit movie Chicken Run. German sporting goods manufacturer adidas-Salomon is integrating FreeForm modeling into their design processes and cite possible reductions in development time up to 80%.

SensAble's recent $23 million investment round, which included Acer Capital, Advent International, IBM and the Kaufmann Fund, among others, provides for the global expansion. The company is also growing operations in Asia to be close to manufacturing customers located there.

SensAble Technologies will be unveiling FreeForm Version 3 at Euromold Booth #B83 in Frankfurt, Germany, November 29 - December 2.

About SensAble Technologies
SensAble Technologies is transforming the way people use computers in the 21st century. Our groundbreaking technology allows you to fully interact with your computer via your sense of touch. Two dimensions-sight and sound-become three, sight, sound and now touch. And that gives you the freedom to work in a more natural, intuitive way. SensAble and its products have won over a dozen awards and have been featured in publications worldwide, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Fortune. The company has more than 450 customers in 30 countries, including adidas-Salomon, Hasbro, Disney, Boeing, Shell, General Electric, NTT Communications, Motorola, Mayo Clinic and leading universities worldwide. For more information, visit www.sensable.com.

About FreeForm modeling
The FreeForm modeling system is the first tool that lets sculptors and designers use their sense of touch while modeling on the computer. It's as intuitive and expressive as physical modeling with clay or foam, yet with all the productivity advantages of a completely digital tool. The FreeForm system lets you model the way you want to, without constraints on your creativity. As a result, the well-known productivity benefits of digital modeling can now be applied to a variety of modeling challenges previously beyond the capabilities of computer software.

SensAble, PHANTOM, FreeForm, GHOST and 3D Touch are trademarks or registered trademarks of SensAble Technologies, Inc. All other companies and products referenced herein have trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.