WHITE HOUSE, Tennessee – May 15, 2008 – Striker Systems is pleased to announce the availability of FAB Professional 2009.

FAB Professional is the AutoCAD based version of Striker’s industry leading sheet metal CAD/CAM and nesting software. FAB Professional 2009 provides direct integration with AutoCAD® 2009 and AutoCAD® Mechanical 2009, as well as integrated support for SolidWorks® and Autodesk Inventor®.

A primary focus of FAB Professional 2009 is a simplified user interface, adopting the new “ribbon” style menu that has become the standard of the newest Microsoft Office® products. “Our goal is ease of use,” states Michael Boggs, Striker Systems VP of Sales. “As a product becomes more capable, the interface tends to become more complex. To overcome this, the redesigned menu system for FAB Professional 2009 presents command options in a concise visual format that allows users to intuitively know where commands are located and reduces the steps to reach commands.”

Complementing the FAB Professional 2009 ribbon interface is a new Extended Help system. As a command is selected, the command name and a brief command description are immediately displayed. On many commands, pausing over the command icon for a second expands the information displayed, detailing command usage with additional text and diagrams. This instant feedback reduces the learning curve for new FAB Professional users and assists existing users when accessing seldom used commands.

For additional information on FAB Professional 2009 or any of the Striker Systems sheet metal CAD/CAM and nesting software solutions, please visit the Striker Systems web site at www.StrikerSystems.com or call Striker Systems at 800-950-7862.