NEWBURG, OR, Jan. 10, 2005 - WISE Software Solutions Inc. reported that annual 2004 revenues were up 15% in North America and 6% internationally over 2003. The CAM software and services provider said the growth was the result of increased direct selling efforts within North America, refinements to their distributor network throughout the rest of the world, and the success of GerbTool version 13.

"Despite improvements in the world's economy in 2004, the EDA industry doesn't appear to be out of the woods yet," said Jeff Miller, vice president of sales and marketing for WISE. "I'm pleased that we achieved a third straight year of growth; however the market continues to be cautious. Our plan is to forge ahead in our efforts toward providing high-level analysis, verification, and tooling functionality at a price that users can afford."