PLM Industry Summary

Editor: Christine Bennett Vol. 7 No 43, Friday 28 October 2005

CONTENTS CIMdata News______3 CIMdata Commentary: Adobe – UGS Partnership ______3 Company News ______3 Adobe Joins JT Open Program; Continuing Strong Momentum of Rapidly Growing Global Initiative ______3 Agile 9 Certified as CMII Compliant by the Institute of Configuration Management______4 Agile to Participate at Consumer Goods Technology 2005 Fall Conference______5 Aldon Announces 2005 International User Conference; 10th Annual User Conference Aims to Help Companies Maximize their Change Management Initiatives ______5 Alias Gets in the Game - Supports Upcoming Game Industry Events______6 ANSYS Named to Forbes 200 Best Small Companies ______7 Autodesk Chief Finance Officer Al Castino to Present at the Morgan Stanley Software, Services, Internet & Networking Conference ______7 AVEVA Congratulates University of Newcastle for Scooping Top Places in Student Ship Design Competition _____ 7 Cimatron Names Dirk Dombert as New General Manager in Germany ______8 Cranes Software Acquires the Worldwide Marketing & Sales Rights of InventX™ ePM; Cranes to Invest in InventX™ ePM Project Portfolio Management Solution, Product Development and Life-Cycle Management ______8 DELMIA Forms Strategic Relationship with AscendBridge Solutions Inc. ______9 Embarcadero Technologies Defines New Strategic Data Management Approach to Help Organizations Achieve Critical Business Objectives ______9 EMC Outlines Comprehensive Information Archiving Strategy at Momentum 2005. Captiva and Acartus Acquisitions Complement Strategy to Deliver Common Archiving for All Information ______11 Geac appoints Eric Rosenfeld to Board of Directors ______12 Intergraph, Warfighter Protection Lab Support Emergency Management Efforts______13 Lattice3D and TechniCon Form Reseller Partnership ______13 Michael D. Marvin Resigns From Geac's Board of Directors ______14 MSC.Software and Engineous Form Global Strategic Alliance: Customers to Benefit From the Combination of Managed Product Engineering and Multi-Run Design Improvement ______14 MSC.Software Joins the Itanium Solutions Alliance ______15 Omnify Software To Present at ASPMFG RoHS/WEEE Seminars In Boston ______15 Omnify Software To Present at ASPMFG RoHS/WEEE Seminars In Chicago ______16 Opsware Expands Reseller Network With Addition of Millennium Technologies; Italian Systems Management Expert to Resell Opsware IT Automation Software ______16 PartMiner to Serve IHS Customers Directly ______17 Peter Batty to Join Intergraph Corporation as Chief Technology Officer ______17 PLH arkitekter as Wins 2005 BE Award; SBA Office Building Named Top Project in ''Building: BIM for Simulation and Visualization, Single Subject'' Category ______18 With Merkur Group's Expertise in Both PeopleSoft Enterprise and Oracle E-Business Suite Integrations, ReadSoft Has Signed a Valuable Partner for Providing Integrated Document Automation Solutions ______19 Financial News ______19 Authentica Announces Record Results for Q3 2005; Company Signs on New Customers, Expands Product Line, Achieves Over 200% Growth______19 Cadence Announces Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results Webcast ______20 Cadence Reports Q3 Revenue up 12% Over Q3 2004______20 Cadence to List Solely On NASDAQ Under New Symbol 'CDNS'; Trading to Commence Oct. 31, 2005 ______21 CENIT with significant profit in the past 9 months EBIT improved by 67 % and amounted to EUR 6.55 million ___ 21 Dassault 3Q EPS Seen Flat At EUR0.28 ______22 Dassault Systèmes Reports Third Quarter Financial Results with Software Revenue up 17%, Total Revenue up 14% and EPS up 14%______22

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Embarcadero Technologies Announces Record Total Revenue for the Third Quarter 2005; GAAP Operating Margin Reaches 21% as Income from Operations grows 252% over Prior Year Quarter ______26 Intergraph Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results ______27 Magma Reports Record Revenue of $39.9 Million in Second-Quarter Financial Results ______31 PDSi Reports Results for 2005 Third Quarter; Acquisition Contributes to Record Quarterly Sales and Strong Earnings ______32 SAP Plans Change to Share Capital—Change to Result in 3 Additional Shares for Each Existing SAP Share Held __ 35 Implementation Investments______35 3Dconnexion Implements Agile PLM for Enterprise Collaboration ______35 ABAQUS Software Adopted by Major Automotive OEM for Crash Simulation; Four-Year Technical Collaboration Signals a Major Technology Shift in Automotive Engineering ______36 Autodesk Technology Goes Prime Time in House, Lost, Nip/Tuck and Other 2005-2006 Television Shows ______36 BC Hydro Selects Workstream Recruitment; Workstream's Established Presence in Canadian Market and Ability to Deliver a Rapid Implementation, Functionality and Value Key to Securing Contract______37 CoCreate Software Subscription Offer Nets 1,000 Licenses. One Million Euro in Customer Revenue in Just 10 Months ______38 Florida House of Representatives Streamlines Legislative Publishing with PTC Arbortext® Enterprise Publishing __ 38 gedas USA Wins Major BorgWarner Contract to Handle Information Technology System Upgrade ______39 Laird Security Systems Locks in Cost, Time Savings with SolidWorks 3D Mechanical Design Software; U.K.'s Second Largest Window and Door Hardware Provider Cuts Thousands of Dollars, Weeks out of Prototyping ______40 Lattice3D XVL Technology Selected by MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG—XVL to Become Integral Part of MAN 3D Data Distribution ______40 Maya To Serve As Chief Animation Software For Lucasfilm Animation Singapore ______41 Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering Firms Improve Profitability and Coordination With Autodesk Building Systems ______42 MSC.Software's Integrated Enterprise Simulation Software is Selected by Valeo Engine Cooling (VEC) to Improve Virtual Product Development Processes ______43 Paxar Selects Wavelink to Centrally Deploy, Manage and Secure Mobile Devices; Retail and Manufacturing Industry to Save Time and Money by Centrally Managing Devices Throughout the Wireless LAN Lifecycle ______43 Seapine Software Gets jProg Developers Back Online Following Hurricane Katrina______44 Spirit AeroSystems Increases Real-time Collaboration with PLM Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systèmes _____ 45 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Continues Innovation Leadership with Integration of RuleStream and MatrixOne; RPM and PLM Technologies Work Together to Drive Efficiencies, Shorten Engineering Times ______45 Toyota Manufacturing UK Uses DELMIA to Optimize Design-for-Manufacture Process; Digital Technology Enables Automakers' Strategy for Global Information Sharing across the Extended Enterprise______46 UGS Digital Product Development Software Speeds KB Racing and Driver Greg Anderson to Third Straight Championship Season ______47 UK: PLM Software To Help Bianco Footwear Expansion ______47 Product News______48 Actify® Releases Actify DesignShare™ for Visual Product Data Collaboration Based on Microsoft's SharePoint Technology______48 Cadence Advances Segmentation Strategy with 3 Tiers of Verification Products and Methodologies; HDL, Design Team, and Enterprise Families offer 'Plan-to-Closure' Verification Solutions Tailored for Unique Project Needs____ 49 Cadence Provides Powerful Low-Risk SystemVerilog Verification from Plan to Closure; Incisive Design Team Product Family Overcomes Obstacles That Have Limited SystemVerilog Adoption______50 CYA Technologies Announces CYA SmartRecovery 4.0 for EMC Documentum; New Version Enhances Performance, User Experience and Reduces Recovery Time Objectives______51 Documentum 5.3 users now have access to hundreds of formats for collaborative visualization ______52 eCapture for eRoom Receives EMC Designed for Documentum Accreditation; Visioneer's OneTouch Scanning Enables Instant Document Sharing in eRooms ______52 EMC RecoverPoint Spearheads New Information Protection Software ______53 Freeborders Launches New PLM Suite 3.5 for Retail Customers ______55 IronCAD Releases New Motion Simulation Functionality Based on UGS’ PLM Components ______56 LogicLibrary Introduces Logidex 4.0; SOA Governance Leader Continues to Set Industry Standards with Addition of Dynamic Asset Metrics and Enhanced Visualization and Collaboration Features______56

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Mastercam X Includes Support for 3D Motion Controller Technology—Increased Productivity Made Possible with Mastercam and 3Dconnexion______57 Mentor Graphics Releases Expedition Enterprise - The Next Generation PCB Systems Design Solution for Enterprise Electronics Companies______58 New, Free Autodesk Tools for Viewing and Converting DWG Data Enhance Communication and Collaboration ___ 59 OSIsoft Continues Enhancement Of PI ServerWith Rrlease 3.4.370______60 SealedMedia Unveils New Documentum Content Server Solution; SealedMedia Sealing Service for Documentum Integrates Protection to Enable Control Over Documents Stored on PCs and Handhelds______61 Seapine Software Announces TestTrack Pro 7.5 with New Cross-Platform Client and Multilingual Character Support62 VERICUT 6 by CGTech to Include Native CATIA and ACIS Translation Through Spatial's InterOp Components; Spatial Translators Provide Unparalleled Accuracy for Vericut ______62 CIMdata News CIMdata Commentary: Adobe – UGS Partnership 25 October 2005 On 24 October 2005 Adobe and UGS announced a partnership in which Adobe will become a member of UGS’ JT Open program and UGS will join Adobe’s Solution Network Program. Each will adopt and support the other’s technologies to expand and improve information and document exchange, distribution and access. The two companies will integrate Teamcenter with Adobe’s LiveCycle Server and will jointly develop new digital rights management solutions. This partnership will enable users to include JT data in a variety of PDF-based document workflows and to publish PLM and 3D content into PDF documents directly from UGS’ suite of PLM applications. They will also be able to import JT content into Adobe Acrobat software where it can be viewed in U3D format for improved design collaboration. Customers can use Adobe Reader for design collaboration without having to download a different viewer and will be able to use the review and markup capabilities in the Adobe reader to annotate PDF documents generated from either UGS or Adobe applications CIMdata believes that this partnership is a solid step in expanding usability and availability of product related information. The ability to use the familiar, free Adobe Reader will bring that information to a larger audience and enable them to more actively participate in product design, development and support processes. Integrating the JT and PDF formats should enable extending collaborative use of product information further throughout an enterprise and across the extended value chain. Additionally, the use of Adobe’s LiveCycle Server and PDF to support digital rights management will provide more control of intellectual property that is being widely distributed and used. Click here to return to Contents Company News Adobe Joins JT Open Program; Continuing Strong Momentum of Rapidly Growing Global Initiative 24 October 2005 UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe has become the newest member of the rapidly growing JT Open Program. The announcement was made in conjunction with a separate announcement of a relationship between the two software leaders that will enable manufacturers to publish 3D digital product models, stored in the JT data format, as Adobe® PDF files. The JT Open Program is a global organization of leading manufacturers, PLM vendors and prestigious universities focused on supporting JT as the de facto industry standard. JT is the PLM industry’s most widely used open format for sharing 3D digital product information. Adobe, UGS and all the members of JT Open work together to help eliminate artificial barriers to product innovation caused by incompatible proprietary data formats. “In today’s global manufacturing environment, effective collaboration among widely dispersed product development teams is key to achieving profitable revenue growth,” said Jim Brown, vice president, Global Product

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Innovation and Engineering, Aberdeen Group. “Aberdeen research indicates that design and project collaboration are very important to both increasing revenue and decreasing product costs. Technology suppliers that work together to provide powerful, open solutions supporting global collaboration will enable the manufacturing industry to consistently deliver the new product innovations necessary to fuel their growth.” JT Open benefits fuel strong momentum In addition to gaining “level playing field” access to the JT software development toolkit (SDK), membership in JT Open also provides Adobe with a low entry cost into the large market of existing JT users. Furthermore, Adobe can now participate in royalty free sales of JT-enabled software applications among other JT Open members and add its influence to helping direct the future direction of JT technology. Since UGS established JT Open in November 2003 at the request of its customers, it has grown rapidly to support and add to the more than four million JT-enabled software seats installed today throughout the world. Strong momentum for JT Open continues to build with the recent addition of several new members. In addition to Adobe, other new JT Open members joining during the past several months include Siemens, Autodesk, Capgemini and Asahi Electronics. Click here to return to Contents Agile 9 Certified as CMII Compliant by the Institute of Configuration Management 24 October 2005 Agile Software Corporation announced that its PLM solution, Agile 9, has been CMII certified by the Institute of Configuration Management (ICM). Agile 9 now joins Agile e6 as CMII compliant, providing enhanced change management, product development and environmental compliance standards and best practices for the company's over 10,000 worldwide customers. "Agile 9's CMII certification indicates our commitment to providing our customers with a PLM solution that incorporates the leading configuration management practices," said Ray Hein, Agile vice president of product strategy. "By including these management principles into our solutions, our customers can improve the efficiency of their processes and increase the quality of their products. In the world of global and outsourced value chains, access to this information puts them at a distinct competitive advantage." According to the Institute of Configuration Management, Configuration Management is the process of managing products, facilities and processes by managing their requirements, including changes, and assuring conformance in each case. Viewed by configuration management professionals worldwide as the most robust standard for product design and change management, CMII expands the scope of Configuration Management to include any information that could impact safety, quality, schedule, cost, profit or the environment. CMII is configuration management plus continuous improvement in the following five areas: (1) accommodate change, (2) accommodate the reuse of proven standards and best practices, (3) assure that all requirements remain clear, concise and valid, (4) communicate (1), (2) and (3) promptly and precisely and (5) assure that the results conform in each case. "CMII is a methodology for accommodating change and ensuring that design and process-related information remain clear, concise and valid," said Vince Guess, President of the Institute of Configuration Management. "Our certification of a software tool serves to formally acknowledge that it has the functionality required to support the CMII methodology. Through our certification process, we find Agile 9 and Agile e6 to be very robust in this regard." Agile 9, Agile's next generation release for managing the enterprise product record throughout the product lifecycle, provides the most powerful and comprehensive release in Agile's history. Agile 9 supports the product lifecycle business process, technology platform, and integration requirements of companies in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer packaged goods, electronics, industrial products, and life sciences industries. With Agile 9, global enterprises have an unprecedented breadth of capabilities for harnessing the product record as the key intellectual asset to drive competitive advantage, profitability, compliance, and long-term growth. Agile e6 focuses on organizing and managing product design assets to support globally distributed engineering teams. It is specifically designed for complex engineering organizations in the automotive, aerospace & defense, and industrial machinery industries to manage complex products throughout the product lifecycle. With its unique

Page 4 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary capabilities for the early development phase, Agile e6 helps companies deliver a higher rate of success on new product introductions. Click here to return to Contents Agile to Participate at Consumer Goods Technology 2005 Fall Conference 25 October 2005 WHO: Sarvesh Jagannivas, director, consumer products marketing and Mike Jansen, senior director, consumer products consulting at Agile Software Corporation will participate at the Consumer Goods Technology 2005 Fall Conference along with Agile customer Bayer Healthcare LLC. WHAT: The 2005 Consumer Goods Technology Conference will deliver strategic insight that consumer goods companies can turn into real-time solutions. Discussions will focus on driving growth through innovation, execution and brand value, and addressing topics including customer profitability, product lifecycle management, RFID, demand forecasting, sales and operations planning and trade promotion management. TOPIC: Jagannivas and Jansen will be speaking on the topic of PLM, and how PLM can accelerate new product introductions and manage complexities around global packaging, labeling and artwork. Jagannivas will also introduce keynote speaker Phil Bonanno, president of The Americas for Management Ventures. Gary Ellis, senior manager, supply chain systems and processes, Bayer Healthcare LLC, will participate in an insights workshop session where he will discuss the challenges of getting product from concept, to the retail shelf, to the hands of the consumer as quickly and efficiently as possible. The workshop will provide perspectives as to what tools are being used to help manage a product's lifecycle, and provide attendees the opportunity to discuss issues around this critical area. WHEN: The 2005 Consumer Goods Technology Conference takes place October 25-28, 2005. Mr. Jagannivas' talk will precede Phil Bonanno's keynote on Thursday, October 27 at 8:30 a.m. Mr. Ellis' presentation will take place Wednesday, October 26, at 3:15 p.m. Mr. Jansen's presentations on the following topics will be held at Agile's booth in the exhibit area: • Wednesday, October 26 - "Accelerating Products to Marketing: New Product Introduction through Agile PLM." • Thursday, October 27 - "Global Packaging, Labeling and Artwork Management through Agile PLM." WHERE: Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, 4401 Floridian Way, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. TO REGISTER: Register online at https://edgellco.securesites.com/CGT/CGIT05_registration.html Click here to return to Contents Aldon Announces 2005 International User Conference; 10th Annual User Conference Aims to Help Companies Maximize their Change Management Initiatives 24 October, 2005 Aldon, the leading provider of enterprise software configuration and change management solutions, today announced its 10th Annual International User Conference will be held November 6 - 9, 2005 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, California. This year's conference will address new ways to facilitate team development and improve productivity and how to extend development best practices across an entire IT organization. The conference offers attendees informative technical sessions, outstanding networking opportunities, and an opportunity to share valuable information about the success of their change management deployments. Attendees of the 2005 Aldon User Conference will: • Learn how to improve their enterprise change management processes • Gain a better understanding of Aldon enterprise change management products • Discover how Aldon products can help meet regulatory obligations such as Sarbanes-Oxley Keynote Presentations Linda Cole from IBM will provide a special keynote presentation with a discussion on the state of the open-source Eclipse movement and its future impact on the software development industry. Aldon's guest keynote is Dr. John

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Gray, who changed the way people view gender differences with his no. 1 international bestseller "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," and brings his newest insights to the working world. Dr. Gray will help attendees raise their work performance and learn teamwork in the workplace. Partner Showcase At this year's conference, Aldon is hosting a Partner Showcase exhibit technology area. Partners include: Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASC), IBM, Lakeview Technology, LANSA, Original Software Group (OSG) and ProData Computer Services. Registration To register for the 2005 Aldon User Conference, view detailed track session information, and to learn more about conference events, please visit: www.aldon.com/events/user_conference. The Aldon Suite The Aldon Suite provides IT business process automation, requirements management, distribution and deployment, and multiple version management to companies worldwide. Built to address the needs of geographically distributed IT organizations and complex multi-platform environments, the Aldon Suite gives companies a defined, repeatable, measurable and traceable process for every stage of their application development. The integrated suite is comprised of Aldon Lifecycle Manager, Aldon Deployment Manager and Aldon Community Manager. Click here to return to Contents Alias Gets in the Game - Supports Upcoming Game Industry Events 25 October 2005 Alias ® is pleased to announce its involvement in three of the gaming industry's leading events this fall: the Austin Games Conference taking place October 27-28; the Serious Games Summit happening in Arlington, VA October 31 to November 1; and the Montréal International Games Summit running November 2-3. Alias' open and component-based pipeline solution for game development includes: Alias SketchBook™ Pro, Maya ®, Alias Motionbuilder ®, Alias HumanIK ® Middleware, and FBX ® and FBX SDK (Software Development Kit). Alias is a sponsor of the Austin Games Conference, a forum for networked game development, including massively multiplayer online games, mobile and wireless games and devices, and online PC and console games. On the first day of the conference, Rob Ormond, senior Maya product specialist at Alias, will give a seminar titled Maya 7 tips and tricks for effective polygon UV layout and beyond,' as part of the Future of the Development Pipeline Track. The seminar, which will also be given at the Serious Games Summit, covers a wide range of workflow tips and tricks for laying out polygon UVs with Maya 7. An overall approach to UVs will be discussed as well as an exploration of some lesser-known gems found in Maya. Tri-planar Projections, unfold UVs, UV lattices and UV smudge are some of the new Maya 7 tools to be covered. The Serious Games Summit is 100 per cent dedicated to non-entertainment games with a focus on areas such as government, education, military, corporate, health, first responders and science. Marc Beaudoin, Alias support specialist, will speak about the power of Maya and Alias MotionBuilder software at the Montréal International Game Summit (MIGS), and during his session will help people understand how to integrate both products and establish a complete workflow solution for games. Joining Beaudoin will be Jason Parks, technical artist at Sony Computer Entertainment America, who will speak about helper joints and advanced deformations on runtime characters. Alias, a Mega Sponsor of MIGS, is pleased to also present Don Daglow, president and CEO of Stormfront Studios' session titled Tips/challenges of working with licensed IP' on the second day of the conference. Intended to serve members of the video and electronic gaming industries, the Montréal International Game Summit is a specialized event offering an environment conducive to learning, networking and discussion. More information about the MIGS can be found at www.montrealgamesummit.com. Visit www.seriousgamessummit.com for additional information about the Serious Games Summit and www.gameconference.com for full details on the Austin Game Conference.

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Click here to return to Contents ANSYS Named to Forbes 200 Best Small Companies 26 October 2005 ANSYS, Inc., a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced its inclusion among the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies. ANSYS made the Forbes list for the fourth consecutive year and ranked 65th overall. The Forbes 200 list comprises financially solid small-cap businesses. Selection criteria limited ranking to companies that showed a growth of at least 5 percent in sales, return on investment and earnings per share over the last 12 months and the last five years. This year's list is dominated by health and medical companies, with computer software businesses comprising just 6 percent of the list. ANSYS is the only computer software company in Pennsylvania included in the list. "It is a great privilege to be named to the Forbes 200 for the fourth consecutive year. For ANSYS, it reaffirms that our strategic vision is working - one that focuses on customers and fuels our drive to develop innovative technology continually," said Jim Cashman, president and CEO at ANSYS, Inc. "Our ranking among other dynamic companies is a testament to our employees and partners, who have a passion for making the vision a reality." Click here to return to Contents Autodesk Chief Finance Officer Al Castino to Present at the Morgan Stanley Software, Services, Internet & Networking Conference 25 October 2005 Autodesk, Inc. announced that Al Castino, CFO, will present a company overview at the upcoming Morgan Stanley Software, Services, Internet & Networking Conference in Phoenix on November 2nd at 8:45 a.m. MST. A live webcast and audio archive will be available on www.autodesk.com/investors. For additional information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6705. Click here to return to Contents AVEVA Congratulates University of Newcastle for Scooping Top Places in Student Ship Design Competition 21 October 2005 The University of Newcastle's School of Marine Sciences & Technology announces its M.Eng students have won both first and third place in the prestigious 2005 Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME) conference. The accolades mark the ninth time the school has placed in the top three since 1995: seven times in first place and once in second. The Stage 4 Group Ship Design Project at the University of Newcastle brings together M.Eng students studying for M.Eng (Hon) Marine Technology in numerous disciplines. The projects were designed with AVEVA's Tribon solutions. The Dr. James A. Lysnik Student Ship Design Competition (SSDC) Award, organized by the SNAME Education Committee, is open to undergraduate student members of SNAME and the American Society of Naval Engineers in their final undergraduate year and attracts entries from universities the world over. Its aim is to stimulate interest in ship design as a career choice and to increase students' understanding of competence in ship design. This year's winners are Naval Architecture student Laura Philips, Small Craft Technology student Philip Wykeham and Marine Engineering students Shaw Chuan Ivan Lim Michalis Christoforou and George Georgiou. The group awarded third prize was led by Naval Architecture student Ben Graat in the design of a novel double-acting CNG carrier concept. The winning group identified a need for a novel and innovative Live Food Fish Carrier for the lucrative transatlantic live lobster trade route between Europe and New York to meet the increasing European demand for the live American Lobster. An extensive economic study and fleet analysis for the route suggested a single monohull vessel on the route with a length of 124.3m, a displacement of 20,000 tonnes, a service speed of 20 knots and carrying a payload of 5,400 tonnes. The lobsters are shipped in a specially-designed cold, wet environment in four

Page 7 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary tanks with refrigerated sea water circulation. The vessel has diesel electric propulsion driving two compact azipod propulsors. "As with all the winning entries of previous years, the groups that took part in the competition used the Tribon Initial Design Suite of programs in developing and evaluating their design," said Dr. Peter N. H. Wright, who teaches ship design at the university. "AVEVA's Tribon Surface/Compartment module facilitated the hull form development by allowing distortion of a parent form and control over the derived form to meet the requirements of the design; providing a suitably fine form with aft lines appropriate for azipod propulsion as well as modelling the cargo holding system and other spaces. Tribon then allowed extensive hydrostatic and hydrodynamic evaluation of the proposed design through the Calc/Hydro module." The use of Tribon Initial Design for undergraduate teaching purposes at Newcastle has been a great success, evolving to assist students in becoming familiar with the software. These teaching methods have been developed as a close cooperation between Dr. Wright, Graeme White of AVEVA and Keith Hutchinson of naval architecture consultants Armstrong Technology. They bring together the requirements for an academic teaching environment, a software developer and an industry expert user respectively. Click here to return to Contents Cimatron Names Dirk Dombert as New General Manager in Germany 27 October 2005 Cimatron Limited, a provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for the tooling industry, today announced the nomination of Mr. Dirk Dombert as the new Cimatron GmbH General Manager. Mr. Dombert, 43, joined Cimatron GmbH in 1996 as head of the Hamm office and was responsible for building and developing Cimatron's sales activities in North Germany. He took the complete responsibility on the German sales team in 2001. Former General Manager of Cimatron GmbH, Dr. Wolfgang Mueller, remains responsible for all European activities as Cimatron's Vice President Europe. "The German toolmaking industry is known worldwide as the technology leader, and we are making all the efforts in order to keep pace with German customers' needs and retain our leading position in Germany", said Dr. Mueller. "Moreover, the German market is important for Cimatron, [representing the most significant part of the Company's revenues worldwide. Dirk Dombert's long experience in the German tooling industry and with Cimatron will serve us as an asset to help us continue and reinforce our position in this country". "I am very happy to keep serving Cimatron GmbH customers at even a higher level", said Mr. Dombert. "We will keep and increase our level of service through our good product quality, local tooling experts and dedicated support engineers."

Click here to return to Contents Cranes Software Acquires the Worldwide Marketing & Sales Rights of InventX™ ePM; Cranes to Invest in InventX™ ePM Project Portfolio Management Solution, Product Development and Life-Cycle Management 24 October, 2005-- Cranes Software International Ltd., a global scientific and engineering software solutions provider, announced that it has acquired the sales and marketing rights of InventX™ ePM, a Project Portfolio Management Solution, and will make substantial investments to maximize its growth potential. Cranes Software will also extend customized solutions around its product domains to current and future customers worldwide. Cranes Software will leverage the extensive reach of its global sales and distribution network in 39 countries and 350,000 customers using its products and solutions to market and promote the sales of InventX™ ePM. Cranes Software will provide all current and future customers with product development and implementation support for InventX™ ePM through a dedicated offshore development center. This will involve investments in product upgrades, customer and implementation support, technical and after sales support and continual trouble-

Page 8 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary shooting. The entire life-cycle for this product in line with its roadmap, including version control and enhancements and lifecycle management etc., will be managed by Cranes Software. The Company plans to invest $3 million to $4 million over the course of the year and employ 50 to 60 people towards this effort. Cranes Software also plans to offer customer-centric technology solutions and service offerings for enterprise wide applications in the key practice areas of Analytics; Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Six Sigma consulting, and Enterprise Applications. InventX™ ePM supports communication, collaboration, and coordination of an organization's diverse personnel and project resources to maximize the potential for project success for globally dispersed project teams. Some of the customers include Texas Instruments, Novartis, World Vision, Dell and Target. Asif Khader, Co-founder and Managing Director, Cranes Software, commented, "InventX™ ePM blends seamlessly with our objectives and we stand firmly committed to growing this initiative to take an end-to-end offering to customers. Overall, this is a key milestone for our business, and takes us closer to our objective of establishing globally competitive capabilities." Click here to return to Contents DELMIA Forms Strategic Relationship with AscendBridge Solutions Inc. 26 October 2005 AscendBridge Solutions Inc. launches DELMIA’s Digital Manufacturing Solutions product suite at the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show in Toronto October 17-20, 2005. DELMIA, in partnership with AscendBridge, participated at the 2005 Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show. Mr. Tom Scotton of DELMIA was present for the 4 day show held at Toronto's Exhibition Place to demonstrate DELMIA's digital manufacturing solutions to leading North American manufacturers. Mr. Krishna Kishore, Manager of the Americas Business Partner Program for DELMIA, sees this new arrangement as a logical extension of AscendBridge’s 15 year commitment to manufacturers’. “When DELMIA was identifying a Canadian partner we focused our attention on AscendBridge; a company that is successful with Dassault’s core PLM solutions (CATIA V5 and SMARTEAM),” said Mr. Kishore. “AscendBridge is pleased to add DELMIA to our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Portfolio,” said Mrs. Karen Crespi, Director of Operations for AscendBridge. “Manufacturers will realize many benefits by deploying DELMIA’s Digital Manufacturing Technology. From streamlining collaboration between design and manufacturing, reducing manufacturing costs, as well as efficient use of asset utilization. Adding DELMIA to our PLM Portfolio is a natural extension for our business and for the customers that our organization serves throughout North America.” Click here to return to Contents Embarcadero Technologies Defines New Strategic Data Management Approach to Help Organizations Achieve Critical Business Objectives 25 October 2005 Embarcadero® Technologies, Inc. announced a new approach for optimizing how organizations can leverage corporate data assets to achieve greater business value. Embarcadero Strategic Data Management (SDM) fosters essential practices that enable organizations to enhance the availability, integrity, accessibility, and security of enterprise data assets. SDM delivers the global visibility and operational efficiencies that IT professionals need to design, deploy, manage, and protect a scalable data infrastructure across the enterprise. By offering an integrated approach to data architecture, availability, and security, SDM can help organizations convert corporate data into a truly valuable asset that drives business success. "Strategic Data Management helps customers establish a progressive approach to managing corporate data," said Stephen Wong, chairman, president, and CEO of Embarcadero Technologies. "Because companies work so hard and spend so much to capture business data, IT executives are very interested in maximizing return on information. However, the sheer size and rapid growth of data in large organizations can make this a formidable challenge. Rather than managing data tactically as a necessary but significant cost of business, customers can assume a more strategic posture with the fundamental goals of driving down costs while making data more relevant to the business and improving the resiliency of the overall data infrastructure."

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With the launch of its SDM initiative, Embarcadero is shifting its focus to deliver market solutions that address the global data management issue in three critical areas: enterprise data architecture, availability, and security. The company plans to leverage its established strengths in the fields of data architecture and database administration to deliver even more compelling solutions that meet the challenges of these areas on a broader scale. Recently announced versions of Embarcadero's award-winning products, DBArtisan 8.1 and ER/Studio 7.0, represent significant steps in this new direction. In addition, the acquisition of SHC Ambeo Acquisition Corp. ("Ambeo"), a leader in the emerging market of data auditing, serves as a springboard for delivering a broader suite of data security solutions. Dangers of the Rising Data Glut Competitive pressures, regulatory requirements, and the desire to achieve greater operational efficiency are compelling businesses to collect more data each year. Indeed, industry analysts estimate that corporate data is doubling each year with no relief in sight. This unbridled growth places great strains on IT organizations, which must juggle competing demands to absorb growth cost effectively while simultaneously ensuring the availability, relevance, security, and responsiveness of the data infrastructure to changing business and regulatory requirements. Beyond the scale and growth of corporate data, other technical issues confound the data management challenge. With the accelerating commoditization of computing, data infrastructure is becoming increasingly distributed. Today, it is not unusual for large enterprises to run their businesses on top of hundreds or even thousands of geographically dispersed databases. To make matters worse, most large organizations have failed to standardize on a single database platform, which imposes substantially greater complexity to overcome the technical incompatibilities that typically exist between database software from different vendors. Managing this many disparate and mission-critical systems spread across geographic boundaries and business units is a daunting challenge even for the best funded IT organizations. Data professionals are already challenged to deliver appropriate service levels to run the business. In order to make corporate data more useful to the business, however, they now must also ensure the consistency, quality, and security of data when managing such a fragmented and complex data infrastructure. Given the many challenges, it is no wonder that IT organizations struggle just to keep up with basic demands. Accordingly, the risks are very real that an organization will fail to achieve a proper return on the considerable investments made in its data infrastructure. For large organizations in certain industries, annual spending on corporate databases can exceed a billion dollars. "At Jetaway, business decisions need to be based on data that is reliable, consistent, accurate, and secure," said Bryan O'Neil, data architect/DBA with Jetaway.com. "This is a difficult task because we operate in a complex, multiplatform, distributed environment. Solutions that provide visibility into our data infrastructure and promote consistency and collaboration between IT teams will give us the ability to design and more efficiently manage our data resources." "Most companies store business data in a fashion that supports their business application architecture. Because their business applications mirror the organizational structure, so does their data," writes Ted Friedman, vice president, research, Gartner Group, in his recent report entitled "Enterprise Information Management is a Core Element of Your IT Architecture." "The bad news is that information about things and objects gets split up and gets stored in a manner that meets the needs of the presentation tools that users access. This leads to locally optimal use of data (by department) but a lack of effectiveness for multidisciplinary needs. As the boundaries between departments break down, and as boundaries between application domains like CRM, supplier relationship management (SRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and PLM continue to erode, there is a growing need to create an enterprisewide information strategy to ensure semantic consistency and persistence for all users, applications and services." The Disciplines of Strategic Data Management: Enterprise Data Architecture, Data Availability, and Data Security Data management is a core competency area for every IT organization. Because of its central importance to information technology, data management as a topic is understandably broad and deep. With its intense focus on solving customer data problems since its founding 13 years ago, Embarcadero has had the opportunity to study the fundamental challenges of modern data management through its exposure to a diverse customer base that it has built over the years. The concepts underpinning SDM represent a culmination of this research, as Embarcadero has synthesized and integrated its thinking on key leverage points that customers can employ to harness corporate data for competitive advantage.

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SDM defines a transition from a tactical, project-by-project approach to a holistic approach that fosters the proactive planning, execution, and management of corporate data on a broad scale. SDM calls for a global approach to data management in three essential disciplines: enterprise data architecture, availability, and security. Data Architecture: The scale and growth of corporate data dictates the need for an overall strategy concerning the future of data and how it will support a business over time. Embracing data architecture at the enterprise level will give an organization global oversight into the data assets that it owns. Given the highly distributed and, therefore, fragmented data infrastructures that exist, customers often find tremendous opportunity to rationalize and consolidate disparate data stores. By establishing the practice of enterprise data architecture, customers can gain control over global metadata and start to define, implement, and enforce consistent data standards across all of their businesses. In this manner, they can drive down costs by eliminating redundant data and streamlining or simplifying the requirements for integration. At the same time, customers can improve the business value and reliability of data by preventing the erosion of quality that naturally occurs when data proliferates across so many database instances. Data Availability: According to Gartner, most companies spend between 70 - 85 percent of their IT budgets on managing and maintaining production systems. Considering the pace of data growth, IT executives are particularly motivated to achieve greater efficiency in data management to prevent runaway costs. To realize greater operational efficiencies, organizations must achieve greater capacity utilization across all the software, hardware, and human resources they apply to ensuring the availability and performance of corporate databases. Within its SDM framework, Embarcadero is promoting a global approach to managing all the databases in an organization, regardless of their type, in an effort to deliver highly efficient, standardized, and repeatable database administration practices. This strategic approach to data availability encompasses proactive performance management and monitoring, cross-platform administration, high quality database development and tuning, and efficient backup and recovery processes. Data Security: Data security plays a vital role in protecting the privacy of sensitive information, detecting and preventing fraud, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Despite heavy investments to secure network perimeters and to prevent malicious activity on individual computers, data security breaches continue to occur with alarming frequency. The explosive growth of corporate data and increased sensitivity to the insider threat are motivating organizations to consider securing sensitive data stores from the inside-out. The acquisition of Ambeo is a springboard for Embarcadero's entry into the field of data security. (Please refer to today's press release "Embarcadero Technologies Completes Acquisition of Data Security Solutions Leader Ambeo - Move Signals Company's Aggressive Push into Data Security Market.") Ambeo's products offer a robust solution for data auditing and activity monitoring for many of the popular database platforms in use today. The Ambeo acquisition represents a key entry point for introducing a comprehensive suite of data security solutions aimed at helping customers mitigate the risks of capturing sensitive information in their corporate databases. Click here to return to Contents EMC Outlines Comprehensive Information Archiving Strategy at Momentum 2005. Captiva and Acartus Acquisitions Complement Strategy to Deliver Common Archiving for All Information 25 October 2005 EMC Corporation outlined its strategy to enable customers, for the first time, to benefit from a holistic set of archiving policies and access tools for all information, regardless of origin, type or location—thus facilitating significant cost savings, faster response times, reduced risk and better decision making. Momentum 2005 is the year's largest gathering of key EMC Documentum business partners and customers. More than 2,500 people are attending this year's conference—the largest Momentum crowd ever assembled. During the opening keynote address, Dave DeWalt, President of EMC Software, said, "Our customers are beginning to recognize information archiving and retention as an essential element of their business processes. The explosion in information growth requires robust archive solutions not only to free up primary storage, but also to arm companies with tools to quickly access archived information such as files, images, documents, records, reports, forms, databases and specific enterprise application information.

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"Today, much of this information is archived in separate, disconnected systems," DeWalt continued. "The negative business impact of not efficiently and accurately managing, retaining, securing and retrieving this information is measurable. For example, a company's ability to respond in short order to legal inquiries depends largely on its underlying archive and retrieval systems. For this reason, EMC has embarked on a strategy to eliminate the complexity of disconnected archiving silos." In discussing how EMC will deliver on this strategy, DeWalt also discussed EMC's recent acquisition of privately held Acartus. Acartus, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, represents a strategic technology for enterprise report management (ERM) and serves as a key element of EMC's common information archiving strategy. Acartus software enables customers to capture, manage, distribute and archive large volumes of computer- generated output, such as daily ERP system reports, invoices, statements, billings, transactional summaries and general ledger balance journals. This class of enterprise information drives large- scale archiving requirements. Acartus delivers report management technology that is integrated with the EMC Documentum software and EMC Centera content- addressed storage platforms. Last week, EMC and Captiva Software Corporation announced a definitive agreement for EMC to acquire Captiva (http://www.emc.com/news/emc_releases/showRelease.jsp?id=3606&l=en&c=US). "Much like Captiva does for paper-based information, Acartus extends our capability to address the archiving needs of reports, print streams, statements, bills and other forms of electronic fixed content, which comprise a large portion of all unstructured information," said DeWalt. "With the growing convergence of enterprise report management and enterprise content management, and the key role Acartus software will play in our future direction, the time was right to advance this partnership to the next level." With complementary products from Acartus and Captiva, as well as the newly released EMC Archive Services for SAP and the wide range of other EMC archiving-related products such as the EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS) systems, EMC is unique in its ability to deliver comprehensive archiving for all forms of information. EMC Documentum Momentum User Conference Taking place Oct. 24-27, 2005, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, this year's Momentum conference features a comprehensive agenda packed with more than 170 breakout sessions, in-depth technical presentations, product demonstrations, partner discussions, Ask-the-Experts sessions and Fundamentals courses. Momentum 2005 is the industry's largest gathering of key EMC Documentum business partners, including top- level EMC Documentum sponsors Adobe, Accenture, AdLib, Arbortext, BEA, BearingPoint, Burntsand, CYA Technologies, FCG, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, iMany and Kofax. These vendors will be demonstrating how their products and technologies complement and extend the Documentum ECM platform. In addition, Documentum customers including ABN AMRO, The Home Depot, Amgen, Bechtel, Chevron, Ford Motor Company, Harley-Davidson, Qualcomm and the University of Southern California will lead sessions that describe and demonstrate the value of their Documentum ECM deployments. This year's event also highlights the first "EMC Designed for Documentum 2005 Offering of the Year Award," which recognizes the partner with the best Designed for Documentum-accredited offering built on the Documentum ECM platform. EMC presented this award to McLaren Software, a recognized Documentum ISV (independent software vendor), VAR (value added reseller) and leader in out-of-the-box content-based applications for engineering markets. After a careful evaluation of more than 50 accredited offerings, McLaren's Enterprise Engineer suite of document management applications, which is based on the Documentum platform, was awarded for having the highest platform utilization and revenue contribution. Click here to return to Contents Geac appoints Eric Rosenfeld to Board of Directors 21 October 2005 Geac Computer Corporation Limited, a global enterprise software company dedicated to addressing the needs of CFOs, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Eric Rosenfeld of New York-based Crescendo Partners, L.P., as director of the Company, effective immediately. "During the last many weeks, the Board's Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has had the opportunity to conduct a full and proper review of Eric's credentials and candidacy, and we are delighted to

Page 12 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary welcome him to the Board of Geac," said Kent Jespersen, Chairman of Geac. "Eric's experience with mergers and acquisitions, his understanding of the technology sector and his focus in the public company arena will be strong assets for Geac as we continue to examine the best possibilities for growth and value for the benefit of employees, customers and our shareholders. We are particularly pleased that Eric and our CEO have developed a good working relationship." Mr. Rosenfeld has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners, L.P., an investment firm based in New York, since its formation in 1998. Crescendo and its affiliates own approximately 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Geac. Prior to forming Crescendo Partners, Mr. Rosenfeld held the position of Managing Director at CIBC Oppenheimer and its predecessor company Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. He received an MBA from Harvard University and an BA degree in Economics from Brown University. He was Chairman of the Board of Spar Aerospace Limited from 1999 through 2001 until its sale to L-3 Communications. Mr. Rosenfeld is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arpeggio Acquisition Corporation, Chairman of CPI Aerostructures, Inc. and Computer Horizons Corp., and a director of Sierra Systems Group Inc. and Emergis, Inc. Mr. Rosenfeld is a regular guest lecturer at Columbia Business School and is a member of the faculty of Directors College. He has served on numerous panels at Queen's University Business Law School Symposia, McGill Law School and the World Presidents' Organization. Mr. Rosenfeld has also been a regular guest host on CNBC. Click here to return to Contents Intergraph, Warfighter Protection Lab Support Emergency Management Efforts 24 October 2005 Intergraph Corporation and the U.S. Army Warfighter Protection Lab announced that, as part of their teaming agreement, the organizations supported emergency management efforts of the Fifth U.S. Army and Joint Task Force Katrina during the recent natural disasters on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Warfighter Protection Lab provides a simulation environment for force-protection research, development and training, leveraging the power of modeling and simulation to provide integrated, reusable, reliable and cost- effective testing. Intergraph provides security technology and expertise, as well as integration services, to the Warfighter Protection Lab. "The Warfighter Protection Lab and Intergraph contributed the skilled resources and technology required to compile information necessary for assessing storm damage, planning response and recovery efforts and communicating those efforts to the public," said Dr. Dan Belk, manager of the Warfighter Protection Lab. "During these natural disasters, the Warfighter Protection Lab and Intergraph worked closely as a team. We have received many compliments on the value and expertise we were able to offer in this situation." Ben Eazzetta, chief operating officer of the Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure division, said: "The Warfighter Protection Lab's expertise in training military personnel to respond to natural disasters, coupled with Intergraph's fusing together of spatial and security technologies, offers unique capabilities to first responders in times of crisis. We also possess many years of experience working closely with U.S. federal, state and local agencies in support of security and emergency incident command and control activities. "Our relationship with the Warfighter Protection Lab is particularly close," Eazzetta said. "It is very gratifying that we could team together to fulfill the lab's role in preparing for and responding to natural disasters." Click here to return to Contents Lattice3D and TechniCon Form Reseller Partnership 24 October, 2005 Lattice3D, a leader in 3D Publishing and Communications, announced a Reseller Partnership with TechniCon, a leading provider of online catalog and configuration solutions for manufacturers. With the agreement, TechniCon will be integrating Lattice3D’s XVL technologies and 3D publishing applications into its product offerings to major manufacturing customers.

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Lattice 3D's XVL technology ultra-compresses 3D data from CAD modeling applications and enables the widespread use of large-scale 3D data in an unmatched high-fidelity compressed form. It typically provides 1/30 to 1/250 (better than 97%) compression in a loss-less format, which means that large 3D data files become small enough to easily handle on PC systems and can be sent via email or easily used on the Internet without loss of detail or visual fidelity. “We are very happy to partner with Lattice3D,” said Mark Keenan, CEO TechniCon. “Lattice3D’s technology will allow us to produce 3D solutions faster, at a lower cost versus previous methods, and deliver a better experience to our customers for their parts catalogs and other e-commerce applications.” Lattice3D is actively recruiting resellers and integrators worldwide to leverage the company’s strategy of ‘3D Everywhere” into reality. Recently the company announced a huge increase in reseller activity across Europe and is also focusing on Continental US resellers and integrators. “TechniCon is a highly valuable addition to our efforts and we believe that its clients will benefit from the flexibility, cost-reductions and increased efficiencies that XVL delivers,” said Bill Barnes, director worldwide channels, Lattice3D. Click here to return to Contents Michael D. Marvin Resigns From Geac's Board of Directors 28 October 2005 Geac Computer Corporation Limited, a global enterprise software company dedicated to addressing the needs of CFOs, announced that Michael D. Marvin has resigned from its Board of Directors. "Mike has been a valuable contributor to the success of the Corporation since he became a director in August 2001. The Board will miss his insights," said Kent Jespersen, Chairman of Geac. Mr. Marvin stated, "I am pleased with the improvements in the Corporation's performance during my tenure on the Board, and I wish the Corporation every continued success." Click here to return to Contents MSC.Software and Engineous Form Global Strategic Alliance: Customers to Benefit From the Combination of Managed Product Engineering and Multi-Run Design Improvement 24 October 2005 MSC.Software Corp., a global provider of virtual product development (VPD) solutions including simulation software and services, and Engineous Software, Inc., the leading provider of product development infrastructure coupled with robust design tools, today announced a global strategic alliance through which Engineous' iSIGHT and FIPER will be integrated with MSC.Software's enterprise solutions. As an extension of MSC.Software's current relationship with Engineous, this agreement will further benefit customers by delivering a robust, seamless solution today to our customers. MSC.Software and Engineous technologies will be combined to provide customers with managed product development for VPD solutions ranging from specific engineering tasks to large scale inter-company engineering processes. Engineous' iSIGHT process integration and design optimization software and FIPER, a component-based, integration infrastructure will enable significant design improvements using MSC's enterprise solutions. This alliance will couple MSC.Nastran, MSC.ADAMS, MSC.Patran, MSC.Marc, and MSC stochastic simulation technologies with iSIGHT and FIPER. The combined functionality can be managed with the MSC.SimManager enterprise data management infrastructure. "We are continuing to find ways to help our customers better automate their product development processes by leveraging best-in-class technologies—with Engineous we can do just that," said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO, MSC.Software. "Their market leading multi-run tools are perfect complements to MSC.Software's integrated enterprise solution suite, especially as it relates to promoting collaboration and engineering automation. We look forward to the strengthening of our relationship with Engineous." Under the terms of the agreement, MSC.Software will be the primary channel for delivery of the coupled enterprise process solutions. The MSC.Software and Engineous product development and support teams will work together to deliver customers the capability they require with seamless interaction between solutions.

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"The integration of iSIGHT and FIPER products with the MSC.Software VPD product line gives us the opportunity to provide customers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for managed virtual product development with design exploration," said Janet C. Wylie, president and CEO, Engineous. "We are very pleased to work closely with MSC.Software to tightly integrate our technologies with MSC's market leading VPD offerings." The results of simulations powered by Engineous and MSC.Software solutions provide more insight and better understanding of design sensitivity, allowing engineers to manage risk and improve product quality, safety and performance. Having design exploration technology tightly integrated within the VPD environment offers the potential for more comprehensive understanding of design alternatives and trade-offs. Click here to return to Contents MSC.Software Joins the Itanium Solutions Alliance 24 October 2005 MSC.Software Corp., a global provider of virtual product development (VPD) solutions including simulation software and services, today announced it has joined the newly formed Itanium Solutions Alliance. As the first simulation company to provide support of Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 processors, MSC.Software has committed to work with the Alliance to further the capabilities of High Performance Computing solutions based on Itanium platforms. MSC.Nastran is the world's most widely used FEA program for simple to complex, linear and nonlinear analyses of structural, fluid, thermal, and coupled systems. Deployment of MSC.Nastran on Itanium platforms offers customers world class solution performance for this critical tool. "As the world leader in Virtual Product Development, MSC.Software is proud to be a contributing member of the Itanium Solutions Alliance," said Frank Kovacs, vice president of strategic alliances, MSC.Software. "MSC was the first simulation company to provide beta support of Intel's Itanium 64-bit dual core platform and our upcoming release of MSC.Nastran will include advanced optimizations and will extend the performance customers will see with high-end analysis. We will continue to strengthen our collaboration with the Alliance to accelerate the delivery of low cost enterprise VPD solutions that enable our customers to reduce time-to-market and increase market share." The Itanium Solutions Alliance was formed by leading enterprise and technical computing providers to work together toward a common goal of transitioning the world of proprietary computing platforms to the new datacenter based on open, industry standards based platforms. Membership comprises some of the most influential companies in the computing industry who will focus on expanding Itanium solutions capability for high performance computing and mission critical enterprise deployments. "Since the Itanium Solutions Alliance launch in September, industry interest in participation has been strong," said Kirk Skaugen, Intel's representative to the Itanium Solutions Alliance Steering Committee. "MSC is the first VPD provider to join the Alliance and brings a unique expertise to the group. We look forward to their joining other industry leaders in driving new capabilities to Itanium platforms." Click here to return to Contents Omnify Software To Present at ASPMFG RoHS/WEEE Seminars In Boston 26 October 2005 Omnify Software, a provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for mid-market electronic, medical, mechanical, and defense OEMs, will be a featured speaker in a RoHS and WEEE seminar in Boston, MA. The seminar is part of a series produced by the Alliance of Service Providers & Manufacturers (ASPMFG) and hosted by Innov-X Systems to educate organizations on the impact of the European Union's RoHS and WEEE Directives and explain what these organizations must do in order to comply. WHAT: ASPMFG RoHS/WEEE National City Tour: The Clock is Ticking – Poor planning and/or non-compliance with these directives can erode margins, cause revenue shortfalls, lead to excess inventory, affect product reliability, and result in bad publicity. The seminar will educate companies on the directives and how companies can leverage technology to ensure compliance with them. There will be an interactive Q&A following the panel discussion. WHEN: Tuesday, November 1, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. ET to 11:30 a.m. ET

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WHERE: Boston: Westin Waltham Hotel, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA WHO: David Whitney, director of product strategy at Omnify Software will be joined by other panelists, including environmental attorneys from the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, supply chain experts from IBM and other specialists involved in product development and testing. To register, or to find more information on each city's event, please visit the Omnify Events page at www.omnifysoft.com. Click here to return to Contents Omnify Software To Present at ASPMFG RoHS/WEEE Seminars In Chicago 27 October 2005 Omnify Software, a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for mid-market electronic, medical, mechanical, and defense OEMs, will be a featured speaker in a RoHS and WEEE seminar in Chicago, IL. The seminar is part of a series produced by the Alliance of Service Providers & Manufacturers (ASPMFG) and hosted by Innov-X Systems to educate organizations on the impact of the European Union's RoHS and WEEE Directives and explain what these organizations must do in order to comply. WHAT: ASPMFG RoHS/WEEE National City Tour: The Clock is Ticking - Poor planning and/or non-compliance with these directives can erode margins, cause revenue shortfalls, lead to excess inventory, affect product reliability, and result in bad publicity. The seminar will educate companies on the directives and how companies can leverage technology to ensure compliance with them. There will be an interactive Q&A following the panel discussion. WHEN: Thursday, October 27, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. CDT to 11:30 a.m. CDT WHERE: Chicago: Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9300 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue WHO: Richard Paul, vice president of business development at Omnify Software will be joined by other panelists, including environmental attorneys from the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, supply chain experts from IBM and other specialists involved in product development and testing. To register, or to find more information on each city's event, please visit the Omnify Events page at www.omnifysoft.com. Click here to return to Contents Opsware Expands Reseller Network With Addition of Millennium Technologies; Italian Systems Management Expert to Resell Opsware IT Automation Software 24 October, 2005 Opsware Inc. a provider of IT automation and utility computing software, announced the expansion of its reseller network through a partnership with Millennium Technologies, an Italian-based reseller with deep expertise in systems management solutions. With offices in Milan and Rome, Millennium Technologies will resell Opsware's Server Automation System (SAS), Network Automation System (NAS), and Asset Management System (AMS) to its established customer base and to companies that want to maximize operational efficiencies and cost savings by automating their IT environment. "Customers across Europe are rapidly embracing IT automation as a way to dramatically reduce the complexity and inefficiencies that exist in today's data centers, and as the market leader Opsware is poised to capitalize on this demand," said Tiziano Besana, managing director at Millennium Technologies. "Opsware is the only IT automation solution offering comprehensive server and network automation, enabling customers to leverage efficiencies across these assets and achieve exponential returns across their IT investments." As the leading provider of performance monitoring, SLA management, network inventory and application performance troubleshooting solutions, Millennium Technologies provides Opsware with a strong presence in the Italian market. Opsware's IT automation solutions enable Millennium Technologies to meet escalating demand for increased operational efficiencies and reduced costs across customers' servers and network devices. As an authorized Opsware reseller, Millennium Technologies will receive extensive sales and marketing support and in-

Page 16 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary depth training through Opsware's partner web site, online seminars and web-based sales and technical training programs. "Millennium Technologies' expertise in systems management provides Opsware with a strong foothold in the Italian market as we continue to gain significant traction across Europe," said Remy Dubois, vice president, EMEA. "This partnership will give customers a best of breed IT automation solution which is an essential component in managing a utility computing environment and reducing costs across a company's IT infrastructure." Click here to return to Contents PartMiner to Serve IHS Customers Directly 27 October 2005 PartMiner Information Services, Inc., a global provider of information, software tools, and services to engineering and procurement professionals for electronic components, announced that Information Handling Services, Inc. (IHS) will be terminated as a reseller for PartMiner's CAPS™ family of information products. This termination will become effective December 1, 2006. Chris Meyer, CEO of PartMiner, announced that the subscriptions of all CAPS™ customers will not be affected by this termination and will be handled in a seamless fashion. "PartMiner looks forward to serving all our current CAPS™ customers for a long-time to come. Our most recent products, CAPS Connect and CAPS BOM-Watch, have not been offered by our resellers, such as IHS; access them now—directly from PartMiner. The time has come to give electronic component professionals not just the premier database but also tools that will revolutionize access to the entire universe of engineering and procurement information." To smooth the transition for CAPS customers at the expiry of their current subscriptions, PartMiner is offering a number of special programs: Free PartMiner Procure: Receive a free one-year subscription to the PartMiner Procure database when you renew or re-subscribe to CAPS. PartMiner Procure is the world's largest database of pricing and availability information derived from the open market—containing over 50 million records. 50% Discount: Receive a 50% discount on subscriptions to CAPS Connect and CAPS BOM-Watch software, when subscribing to the CAPS Expert database. Fixed Multi-Year Pricing: A variety of multi-year pricing options are available to protect you against future price increases. Free Evaluation of Environmental Compliance: One of our experts will help your company get on the right track for upcoming RoHS and lead-free regulations. To find out more about RoHS compliance and download a free white paper on the subject, go to www.partminer.com/rohswhitepaperdownload.jsp. Click here to return to Contents Peter Batty to Join Intergraph Corporation as Chief Technology Officer 27 October 2005 Intergraph announced that Peter Batty has agreed to join the company as vice president and chief technology officer. Batty, a globally recognized spatial and location-based technology expert, will report to R. Halsey Wise, Intergraph's president and chief executive officer. As the company's chief technology officer, Batty will be responsible for helping to direct Intergraph's future technology vision. "Peter's depth of experience in spatial information management and location-based technology, architecture, platforms and applications will serve as a solid foundation to further enhance our future technology direction," Wise said. "Innovation is a strong part of Intergraph's heritage and a core strategy in our organizational transformation efforts. Today, Intergraph is a recognized global leader in delivering technology solutions that are based on the fusion of spatial and security technologies. Peter's spatial experience and his global customer interaction will no doubt strengthen our ability to continue delivering innovative solutions to our customers and the markets we serve, now and into the future." "Intergraph has always been recognized as a leader in spatial and location-based technologies," said Batty. "I have been particularly impressed with Intergraph's execution over the past two years and the company's renewed

Page 17 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary commitment to innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of some of the world's foremost spatial and location-based technologists who are setting new standards for how spatial technology can be deployed to make the world a safer and more efficient place." Batty brings to Intergraph more than 18 years of technology leadership experience in spatial and location-aware technologies. Before joining Intergraph, he was the co-founder and chief technology officer of Ten Sails, a company focused on building businesses in the area of spatial and location-related technologies. Prior to founding Ten Sails, Batty served as vice president of technology for GE Power in the GE Network Solutions group. While at GE, his technical leadership helped to establish GE Smallworld as a global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS) for the utilities and communications industries. Before Smallworld, Batty worked at IBM in the spatial and location-based technology field. Batty is a globally recognized author and speaker on spatial information management and location-aware technology. He has successfully led a number of major spatial software development projects, participated in the Open Geospatial Consortium during its formative years and is currently a member of the board of the Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA). Batty holds a master's degree in computer science from Oxford University and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, also from Oxford. Click here to return to Contents PLH arkitekter as Wins 2005 BE Award; SBA Office Building Named Top Project in ''Building: BIM for Simulation and Visualization, Single Subject'' Category 27 October 2005 PLH arkitekter as, a leading architectural practice based in Denmark, has won a 2005 BE Award for the SBA Group office building in Vilnius, Lithuania. The award category was "Building: BIM for Simulation and Visualization, Single Subject." The BE Awards of Excellence, which are selected by an independent jury of industry experts and presented at an evening ceremony during the annual BE Conference (www.be.org), honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world's infrastructure. These projects set benchmarks for their industries, and showcase the imagination and technical mastery of the organizations that created them. The SBA Group held a competition to design a new office building that not only reflects the company's dynamism, but also its stability. PLH arkitekter's winning design achieved both goals, creating a building that presents a new and visionary structure from a set of tried and tested construction techniques. The firm conceived and designed the new building using Bentley's building information modeling (BIM) solutions, including Bentley Architecture, and achieved exceptional results. As Brian Sheldon, an architect with PLH, explained, "The drawings generated from our Bentley Architecture 3D model gave a level of sophistication, detail, and accuracy that is seldom seen in traditional 2D drawings." Moreover, 3D modeling enabled the design to be completed in half the time. One reason for PLH's selection of Bentley solutions was the flexibility they afforded the architects to sketch the unique forms envisioned for this building. In particular, they helped them design the main bearing structure, which consists of eight intertwined steel helixes standing as a unified tower around a central atrium. The design expresses SBA's dynamism in the open twisting atrium structure that supports the entire building. The staggered upper floors are hung from a large helical structure that twists up from the lower parking floor to the roof terrace, providing increased floor areas higher in the building. A large four-story lobby, with a restaurant balcony and floating meeting rooms, greets visitors to the building. Visitors arrive under the restaurant balcony, a two-story space with a vast four-story view opening towards the city. Spiral ramps within the helical structure lead visitors to the upper and lower levels, and elevators bring them to the upper office floors and conference facilities at the top of the building. Additional Benefits of BIM With the help of BIM and its 3D modeling, PLH was able to regularly do geometry checks of building parts and the interrelationship of part to part. At any time during the process, the architects could inspect design solutions and evaluate them for aesthetic and functional value.

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To save time, the 3D model was structured so that several architects could work on the model simultaneously. The model files were divided into building parts, and the individual models were then referenced into the main model. The visualizations, both still images and animations, were used to keep the client and local authorities up to date on the project. Visualizations could be readily produced on a day-to-day basis and consistently represented the most recent state of the design. But PLH didn't limit itself to traditional rendering and animation techniques. It also used a real-time rendering program to quickly view the 3D model on the fly. This provided an efficient method of navigating through the model for inspections. Click here to return to Contents With Merkur Group's Expertise in Both PeopleSoft Enterprise and Oracle E-Business Suite Integrations, ReadSoft Has Signed a Valuable Partner for Providing Integrated Document Automation Solutions 26 October 2005 ReadSoft's focus on streamlining accounts payable processes in various enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems provides strategic competitive advantages to ReadSoft and its partners. The only Document Automation supplier with both SAP and Oracle partner certifications, ReadSoft seeks and attracts reselling and integration partners like Merkur Group. For more than ten years, Merkur Group has helped thousands of organizations improve document-oriented workflow, electronic document delivery, receipt and archive capabilities of their business processes and applications. Their customers benefit from the certification they have been awarded from organizations like PeopleSoft, SAP and Oracle. Merkur Group now intends to assist both their own customer base and ReadSoft's in ERP installations, integrations and services. "Many of our PeopleSoft Enterprise and E-Business Suite customers have an overwhelming need for supplier invoice management," said Rob Wadzinski, President of Merkur Group. "We chose to partner with ReadSoft in offering this facet of our document process automation solutions because of their market leading technology and vast experience with invoice processing." "Merkur's impressive background and large installed base of satisfied PeopleSoft, SAP and Oracle customers made them a key partner for ReadSoft," said Bob Fresneda, President of ReadSoft North America. "We sought out Merkur due to the ERP experience and sophistication they offer to end customers and are pleased to now call them an official ReadSoft Solution Partner." Click here to return to Contents Financial News Authentica Announces Record Results for Q3 2005; Company Signs on New Customers, Expands Product Line, Achieves Over 200% Growth 25 October 2005 Authentica, Inc., a provider of enterprise rights management (ERM) solutions, announced a record third quarter for 2005. The company's bookings more than doubled since 2004, while expanding its partnerships, customer deals and product line. "We attribute much of the growth to shifting our focus from secure email delivery to enterprise rights management for documents and email," said John Bruce, CEO of Authentica. "In addition, we are increasingly working with OEM partners to integrate our technology into their products based on the need they're beginning to see in their customers. We're expecting these two factors to drive continued growth over the next several quarters." Highlights for Q3 2005 include: • Expanded Customer Base - Leading companies such as Saudi Telecommunications, SPARTA, Mattel and EPS Settlements Group selected Authentica's solutions in Q3 2005.

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• Extended Engagements with Existing Customers - Cornerstone clients such as e-Mining, Southeastern Asset Management, ID Networks, Caremark and Medica purchased additional Authentica solutions, based on the positive return on investment they have achieved. • Growth in the Government Sector - The Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community have chosen to extend their relationship with Authentica, based on the successes they have already realized as a result of working with the company. • Product Expansion - Authentica announced several new product releases in Q3 2005, including: Secure Mail for Outlook 4.0, Secure Gateway 4.3, Secure Documents for PDF 4.0 and Policy Server 3.3. • Gained traction in the analyst community through prominent coverage in reports, such as the Forrester ERM report, and keynotes at analyst events, such as Jupiter's DRM Strategies conference. "Organizations are increasingly recognizing the need for enterprise rights management and Authentica has clearly emerged as a leader in this space," said Bill Rosenblatt of GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies. "Its Active Rights Management platform is an excellent choice for companies looking to protect and secure data both internally and externally without making changes to existing workflows." Click here to return to Contents Cadence Announces Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results Webcast 26 October 2005 WHO: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. to announce third quarter 2005 financial results via webcast. WHAT: You are invited to attend the third quarter 2005 financial results audio webcast. Participating on the webcast will be Mike Fister, president and chief executive officer, and Bill Porter, chief financial officer. WHEN: The webcast will begin Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 at 2 p.m. (Pacific)/5 p.m. (Eastern). An archive of the webcast will be available from Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. (Pacific) until 5 p.m. (Pacific) on Nov. 2. WHERE: The webcast will be available online at: www.cadence.com/company/investor_relations Click here to return to Contents Cadence Reports Q3 Revenue up 12% Over Q3 2004 26 October 2005 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. reported third quarter 2005 revenue of $337 million, an increase of twelve percent over the $302 million reported for the same period last year. On a GAAP basis, Cadence® recognized net income of $21 million, or $0.07 per share, in the third quarter of 2005, compared to $20 million, or $0.07 per share, in the same period last year. In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating Cadence's business, management believes it is useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income, which excludes, as applicable, amortization of intangible assets and deferred compensation, in-process research and development charges, integration and other acquisition- related expenses, executive severance payments, restructuring charges and equity in losses (income) from investments. Non-GAAP net income is adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefit that the company would accrue if it used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results to calculate the company's tax liability. See "GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliation" below for further information on our non-GAAP measure. Using this non-GAAP measure, net income in the third quarter 2005 was $67 million, or $0.21 per share, on a fully diluted basis as compared to $52 million, or $0.17 per share, on a fully diluted basis in the same period last year. "We had great response across the board in the third quarter, including a number of significant competitive wins," said Mike Fister, president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. "Customers are buying from Cadence both for the depth and breadth of our technology, and our ability to deliver at an enterprise level." Added Bill Porter, senior vice president and chief financial officer: "Once again, we had solid results in the third quarter across product lines and geographies. Both our verification and digital solutions continue to build momentum."

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The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward looking, and actual results may differ materially. These statements do not include the impact of any mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations that may be completed after Oct. 26, 2005. Business Outlook For the fourth quarter of 2005, the company expects total revenue in the range of $360 million to $370 million. Fourth quarter GAAP earnings per fully diluted share are expected to be in the range of $0.17 to $0.19. Diluted earnings per share using the non-GAAP measure defined below are expected to be in the range of $0.27 to $0.29. For the full year 2005, the company expects total revenue in the range of $1.31 billion to $1.32 billion. On a GAAP basis, net income per fully diluted share for fiscal 2005 is expected in the range of $0.25 to $0.27. Using the non- GAAP measure defined below, fully diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2005 are expected to be in the range of $0.80 to $0.82.

A schedule showing a reconciliation of the business outlook from GAAP net income and diluted net income per share to the non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share is included with this release. Audio Webcast Scheduled Fister and Porter will host a third quarter 2005 financial results audio webcast today, Oct. 26, 2005, at 2 p.m. (Pacific) / 5 p.m. (Eastern). Attendees are asked to register at the Web site at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast. An archive of the webcast will be available starting Oct. 26, 2005, at 5 p.m. Pacific time and ending at 5 p.m. Pacific time on Nov. 3, 2005. Webcast access is available at www.cadence.com/company/investor_relations. Click here to return to Contents Cadence to List Solely On NASDAQ Under New Symbol 'CDNS'; Trading to Commence Oct. 31, 2005 26 October 2005 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that it will list its common stock solely on the NASDAQ National Market and discontinue the company's dual listing with the NYSE. The stock will cease trading under the symbol CDN on both the NYSE and NASDAQ on Oct. 28, 2005 and begin trading on NASDAQ under the new symbol CDNS at market open Oct. 31, 2005. Bill Porter, Cadence®senior vice president and chief financial officer, commented, "Cadence's experience with being dual listed gave us an opportunity to compare the relative benefits of both marketplaces. After careful analysis, we determined that the NASDAQ electronic trading platform is the preferred marketplace for many of the institutional investors trading Cadence shares." "Cadence and NASDAQ share a vision of using technology to innovate and enable business," said Bob Greifeld, NASDAQ president and CEO. "Cadence is a natural fit for NASDAQ, the recognized leader in listing industry- defining companies." Mike Fister, president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., concluded by observing, "NASDAQ has been a successful platform for many innovative, growing technology companies. We believe that our association with NASDAQ will afford us an opportunity to reinforce our position as a technology and market leader." Click here to return to Contents CENIT with significant profit in the past 9 months EBIT improved by 67 % and amounted to EUR 6.55 million 27 October 2005 It is clear from 9-months figures presented here that CENIT will surpass its business targets for 2005. The positive business developments at CENIT were driven by growth in our three core business areas of Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Content Management und Outsourcing Solutions. Sales of our own CENIT software solutions continue to develop positively.

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Consolidated sales increased by 7 percent to EUR 54.51 million (2004: EUR 50.95 million). Consolidated gross income reached EUR 38.77 million (2004: EUR 34.32 million/13 %). Group EBITDA rose by 61 percent to EUR 7.13 million (2004: EUR 4.43 million). Group EBIT improved by 2.62 million EUR and amounted to EUR 6.55 million (2004:EUR 3.93 million/67%), while Group EBT was EUR 6.43 million (2004: EUR 3.98 million/62%). Group basic EPS were EUR 1.10 (2004: EUR 0.71 / 55%). Group cash flow from operating activities totalled EUR 6,24 million (2004: EUR 4.05 million) The Group's total assets amounted to EUR 31.07 million (2004: EUR 28.47 million). The equity ratio improved from 49 percent to 55.7 percent. At the end of the period under review, equity was EUR 17.3 million (31 December 2004: EUR 13.9 million). Cash and cash equivalents increased from the previous year's level of EUR 14.7 million to EUR 17.3 million. Click here to return to Contents Dassault 3Q EPS Seen Flat At EUR0.28 24 October, 2005 Dassault Systemes seen Tuesday posting 3Q EPS of EUR0.28, flat given last year's EUR0.28 figure, according to average of forecasts from five analysts. Operating income seen EUR46.5M, +0.4% from EUR46.3M, and revenue seen EUR215.5M, +15% from EUR188M. Analysts expect the growth of Solidworks business in the US and expansion of small to mid-size client base to drive revenue, offset weakness from auto sector. Looking forward, analysts expect the company to upgrade outlook to account for Abaqus acquisition. Shares +0.2% to EUR42.79. (BJL) Click here to return to Contents Dassault Systèmes Reports Third Quarter Financial Results with Software Revenue up 17%, Total Revenue up 14% and EPS up 14% 25 October 2005 Dassault Systèmes, a worldwide leading software developer of 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Third Quarter Financial and Business Highlights • Total revenue EUR 213.8 million, up 14% as reported and in constant currencies • Software revenue EUR 183.3 million, up 17% as reported and in constant currencies • Process-centric revenue EUR 170.4 million, up 11% as reported and 12% in constant currencies • PDM revenue EUR 26.5 million, up 12% as reported and in constant currencies, with PDM software end-user revenue up 33% • SolidWorks revenue EUR 43.4 million, up 24% as reported (up 24% in U.S. dollars) • EPS EUR 0.32 on U.S. GAAP basis and EPS EUR 0.32 excluding acquisition costs, up 14% • Providing initial 2006 financial objectives Bernard Charles, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Strong growth across our software applications drove our third quarter financial performance, enabling Dassault Systèmes to report a 17% increase in software revenue, and a 14% increase in earnings per share. We were particularly pleased with the third quarter and year-to-date progress in the Americas region, where we are successfully further expanding our market presence and increasing our market share. Our record performance in the Americas in 2005 to-date reflects contributions across all our software applications and market segments, reflecting strong customer demand for our PLM solutions and the effectiveness of our partnership with IBM. More specifically, building upon strong growth of CATIA V5, our total PLM software sales rose 28% in the Americas year-to-date. Our performance in V5 PLM was also mirrored in the Mainstream market with SolidWorks, where software revenues increased 26% in the Americas during this same time-period. "DS is on track in 2005 to deliver another year of accelerating revenue growth based upon our year-to-date performance and fourth quarter outlook. Looking to 2006 we believe DS is well-positioned to sustain the dynamics of strong revenue and earnings growth as we continue to penetrate and enlarge our addressable markets."

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Third Quarter Financial Results Revenue Total revenue increased 14% as reported and in constant currencies to EUR 213.8 million in the third quarter of 2005, up from EUR 188.0 million in the year-ago quarter. Strong growth in software revenue drove the year-over- year increase in total revenue. Total software revenue represented 86% of total revenue with service revenue accounting for the remaining 14% of total revenue in the third quarter of 2005. Total software revenue increased 17% (as reported and in constant currencies) to EUR 183.3 million in the third quarter of 2005, on strong growth across the Company's software applications. In the third quarter of 2004 total software revenue was EUR 156.7 million. Recurring licenses revenue represented 52% of total software revenue in the third quarter of 2005. New CATIA and SolidWorks seats licensed in the third quarter of 2005 increased 12% to 15,717 seats, compared to 14,002 seats in the year-ago period, with pricing up 3% for CATIA and up 4% in U.S. dollars for SolidWorks. Service and other revenue decreased 3% as reported and 2% in constant currencies to EUR 30.5 million in the third quarter of 2005, compared to EUR 31.3 million in the third quarter of 2004, solely due to customer deferrals related to the execution of several consulting contracts in Europe. The Company noted that its CMP activity, the Channel Management Provider model, focused on PLM opportunities in the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market, was well on track in the quarter. Looking at total revenue by geographic regions, the Americas represented 35% of total revenue, Asia was 25% and Europe accounted for 40% of total revenue in the third quarter of 2005. In the Americas, total revenue increased 23% as reported and in constant currencies on strong year-over-year growth in software revenue among the Company's major brands. Similarly, in Asia, total revenue increased 23% as reported and 24% in constant currencies year over year, with good contributions from all major brands. In Europe, following a very strong first half performance, total revenue increased 2% year over year, largely reflecting lower than anticipated service revenue as noted above. Process-centric revenue increased 11% as reported and 12% in constant currencies in the third quarter of 2005 largely reflecting strong software growth across design, digital manufacturing and PDM applications. In the third quarter of 2005, Process-centric revenue, including PDM revenue, totaled EUR 170.4 million, compared to EUR 153.0 million in the third quarter of 2004. PDM revenue increased 12% as reported and in constant currencies to EUR 26.5 million, compared to EUR 23.7 million in the year-ago period, on strong growth in software revenue. PDM software end-user revenue increased 33% in the 2005 third quarter, compared to the year-ago period. For the 2005 third quarter, CATIA licenses increased 7% year over year to 7,712. In the Mainstream market, SolidWorks revenue increased 24% (24% in U.S. dollars) to EUR 43.4 million in the third quarter of 2005, up from EUR 35.0 million in the year-ago quarter. SolidWorks seats licensed increased 18% to 8,005 licenses. Operating Income and Margin and EPS Earnings per diluted share increased 14% to EUR 0.32 in the third quarter of 2005, compared to earnings per diluted share of EUR 0.28 in the third quarter of 2004. Earnings per diluted share excluding acquisition costs increased 14% to EUR 0.32 in the third quarter of 2005, compared to earnings per diluted share excluding acquisition costs of EUR 0.28 in the year-ago period. In the third quarter of 2005 operating income increased 10% to EUR 50.5 million (23.6% operating margin), compared to EUR 46.1 million in the year-ago quarter (24.5% operating margin). Operating income excluding acquisition costs increased 10% to EUR 50.8 million in the recently completed quarter, compared to EUR 46.3 million in the third quarter of 2004. The operating margin excluding acquisition costs was 23.8% in the third quarter of 2005, coming in above DS's objective on a higher level of software revenue. In the year-ago quarter, the operating margin excluding acquisition costs was 24.6%. Nine-month Financial Highlights • Total revenue EUR 630.3 million, up 13% as reported and up 15% in constant currencies • Software revenue EUR 531.4 million, up 14% as reported and up 16% in constant currencies • Process-centric revenue EUR 425.6 million, up 10% as reported and up 12% in constant currencies

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• PDM revenue EUR 74.8 million, up 13% as reported and up 15% in constant currencies, with software end-user revenue up 26% • SolidWorks revenue EUR 129.9 million, up 24% as reported (up 28% in U.S. dollars) • EPS EUR 0.91 on U.S. GAAP basis • EPS excluding acquisition costs up 10% to EUR 0.92 Strategy, Technology and Partnerships Bernard Charles stated, "We completed the acquisition of ABAQUS in early October. I am pleased to report that the closing process went very smoothly. In fact, at the time of the completion of the acquisition, our new organization was ready to hit the ground running, with our simulation teams at both ABAQUS and CATIA working together." DS completed the acquisition of ABAQUS Inc., the established leader in advanced finite element analysis software on October 4, 2005. The all-cash purchase price was US$413 million, before cash balances and tax benefits. ABAQUS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DS, employs about 500 people worldwide, with its headquarters located in Providence, RI, USA, and R&D centers in Providence and in Suresnes, France. ABAQUS has 29 offices for technical support, sales and services, plus a network of distributors in emerging markets. In a separate press release issued today, ABAQUS announces that BMW Group has adopted ABAQUS software as the basis for all its vehicle crashworthiness simulation. The decision comes after an intensive four-year technical collaboration during which the two companies worked together to advance ABAQUS software to meet BMW's requirements on accuracy and robustness. In a separate press release also issued today, DS announces that Spirit AeroSystems, the world's largest independent supplier of structures for commercial aircraft, will use CATIA V5 for design, ENOVIA LCA for product data management, and DELMIA for digital manufacturing simulation. During the quarter DS announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation, the global aerospace and defense company, had reached a key milestone in the development of the U.S. Navy's first digitally designed and produced aircraft carrier, the CVN-21. As part of this project, Northrop Grumman Newport News has rolled out a 1,700 user implementation of CATIA and a 2,000 user implementation of ENOVIA. In addition, Northrop Grumman Newport News is also planning a migration to DS V5 solutions. Working closely with the education community around the world, SolidWorks was pleased to have been selected by the Norwegian Education System, who will purchase up to 30,000 licenses of SolidWorks software as part of its program to strengthen the country's manufacturing industry. It is anticipated that more than 60,000 high school and junior high school students will learn CAD skills as SolidWorks becomes the most widely taught CAD software in the Nordic region. SolidWorks recently announced that its DWGgateway™ data translation tool now offers the ability to publish AutoCAD designs in the popular Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). This new capability makes it easy for design engineers to share designs with anyone, regardless of whether the recipient has AutoCAD software. The DWGgateway tool enables any AutoCAD software user to open and edit any DWG file. In this way, the DWGgateway software tool fosters open collaboration and saves users the time and money of unnecessarily implementing new products. DS and Microsoft announced that as part of their strategic alliance, they will make V5 PLM available for Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, including versions of CATIA V5, DELMIA V5, ENOVIA V5 and SMARTEAM. These versions will take advantage of the full power of the Windows 64-bit architecture to enable customers to create, analyze and manage very large assemblies and complex products, such as entire automobiles or aircraft. This capability considerably reduces product development cycles by accelerating design and enhancing design reviews, product optimization and decision support. DS and IBM have teamed up to integrate IBM Lotus Notes and DS 3D XML technology, which will be delivered with the next release version of 3D XML Player fully supporting Lotus Notes. The 3D XML Player for Lotus Notes gives users outside the engineering department the ability to enhance collaboration and joint decision-making by sharing product and business information with other knowledge workers from their desktops, through the traditional Lotus Notes interface.

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DS and IBM recently signed an agreement in services around Product Lifecycle Management designed to help customers accelerate their business transformations, of which PLM is a key component. Clients will benefit from the combination of IBM's consulting and project management skills and DS software technology and technical expertise. This agreement, between IBM Global Service Business Consulting Group and DS Services, reinforces the nearly 25-year, strategic partnership between DS and IBM. DS recently achieved a new milestone in its Component Application Architecture Version 5 (CAA V5) Software Community Program. The program now includes more than 360 applications to be delivered in Version 5 Release 16 of DS' PLM portfolio. The CAA V5 open software development platform enables customers, partners and independent software companies to design leading-edge applications that seamlessly complement DS' PLM portfolio. In August, Virtools™ a company acquired by DS earlier this year, announced the availability of Virtools Software Suite 3.5. Virtools Software Suite 3.5, a set of comprehensive software development solutions for building highly interactive 3D content, is the result of extensive client and partner feedback. Virtools Software Suite 3.5 addresses development and production needs for Virtools' target customers in the industrial, game development and multimedia markets. Business Outlook Thibault de Tersant, Executive Vice President and CFO, stated, "Business opportunities are good. There is strong demand for our software applications and we see this continuing. As a result, we are comfortable with our revenue growth outlook for 2005 and are raising our 2005 EPS objective, as we did in the first and second quarters of this year. "We are adjusting our revenue objective for 2005 to reflect the inclusion of ABAQUS following the completion of this acquisition in early October. Our new objective for 2005, before the deferred revenue write-down, is to grow total revenue about 17-18% in constant currencies, with approximately EUR 20 million or two points of growth coming from the inclusion of ABAQUS. Therefore, we are essentially reconfirming our previous revenue growth objective of 15-16% which we set at the end of the second quarter. "We are increasing our EPS growth objective to 15-16% from 12-13%, reflecting better performance in the third quarter and the inclusion of ABAQUS going forward. This objective is given excluding acquisition costs and before the deferred revenue write-down. "Specifically, our objectives as well as key data for the fourth quarter and year are listed below: • Fourth quarter total revenue of about EUR 300-305 million, with ABAQUS estimated revenue contribution of about EUR 20 million before the deferred revenue write-down; • Fourth quarter EPS excluding acquisition costs of about EUR 0.64-0.66, with ABAQUS estimated contribution of EUR 0.01 before the deferred revenue write-down; • 2005 total revenue of about EUR 930-935 million, with ABAQUS estimated revenue contribution of about EUR 20 million before deferred revenue write-down, compared to the previous objective of EUR 910-915 million; • 2005 EPS objective, excluding acquisition costs and before deferred revenue write-down, about EUR 1.56-1.58, representing 15-16% growth, compared to our previous EPS objective, excluding acquisition costs, of EUR 1.52-1.53, representing 12-13% year-over-year-growth; • 2005 operating margin of about 28.5-29% excluding acquisition costs and deferred revenue write-down (0.2% dilution estimated from ABAQUS before deferred revenue write-down), compared to our previous objective of about 29% for 2005; • Estimated deferred revenue write-down of about EUR 10 million for the 2005 fourth quarter; • No change to our currency exchange rate assumptions of US$1.25 to 1 euro; "As has been our practice, we are providing our preliminary financial objectives for 2006. Our 2006 constant currency revenue growth objective is about 17-18%, including 7 points of growth from ABAQUS, before the deferred revenue write-down. This leads to a total revenue range for 2006 of about EUR 1.105-1.115 billion, before an estimated EUR 8-9 million deferred revenue write-down, assuming a US$1.25 per euro exchange rate. Looking at profitability in 2006, our goals are to deliver a stable operating margin and a similar level of earnings growth in comparison to 2005, before acquisition costs, deferred revenue write-down and share-based compensation." Further details including financial charts can be found on the Dassault Systèmes website.

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Click here to return to Contents Embarcadero Technologies Announces Record Total Revenue for the Third Quarter 2005; GAAP Operating Margin Reaches 21% as Income from Operations grows 252% over Prior Year Quarter 26 October 2005 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., a provider of data lifecycle management solutions, today announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $14.8 million, a six percent increase as compared to the prior year's third quarter results of $14 million. Net income and diluted net income per share under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) were $2.4 million and $0.09, respectively, for the third quarter of 2005, as compared to GAAP net income and diluted net income per share of $0.9 million and $0.03, respectively, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share were $2.5 million and $0.09, respectively, for the third quarter of 2005, as compared to non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share of $2.0 million and $0.07, respectively, for the third quarter of 2004. Non-GAAP measurements are tax adjusted and exclude amortization of non-cash stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired technology (for the comparable period in 2004). A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income is provided in the attached financial statements. "We're pleased with our financial results for third quarter," said Stephen Wong, chairman and chief executive officer of Embarcadero Technologies, "as the company demonstrated continuing progress in driving growth, higher profitability, and strong cash flow from operations. The company is in the midst of a strong product release cycle, which should help us build further momentum as we close out 2005." Cash flows from operations were $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $64.7 million at the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The Company purchased $1.1 million of its common stock in the quarter under its stock repurchase program. Total deferred revenues were $15.0 million at September 30, 2005, as compared to $14.7 million at December 31, 2004. Non-GAAP Financial Measurements The non-GAAP measurements of operating and net income and net income per share exclude $224,000 of amortization of non-cash stock-based compensation and $10,000 of amortization of acquired technology in the third quarter of 2005 and $556,000 in amortization of acquired technology, $732,000 of amortization of non-cash stock-based compensation in the third quarter of 2004. The non-GAAP results assume a 32% tax provision rate. Embarcadero has previously provided these non-GAAP measurements in press releases reporting operating and net income and earnings per share because we believe these measurements provide a consistent basis for the comparison of data between quarters and are not influenced by changes in certain non-cash or non-recurring charges and are therefore useful to investors. The non-GAAP measurements should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP, and as such, they may not be comparable to information provided by other companies. Other Corporate Matters Raj P. Sabhlok, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations. Mr. Sabhlok, has served as the Company's CFO since the Company's initial public offering over five and a half years ago, helped Embarcadero grow from a private company to a leading provider of data lifecycle solutions. Now, as the Company focuses on building comprehensive data management solutions, Mr. Sabhlok will have responsibility to drive the Company's corporate growth strategy. Prior to Embarcadero, Sabhlok spent five years at BMC Software as director of business development. Before joining BMC, Sabhlok held a number of technical, marketing, and sales management positions during his seven years at The Santa Cruz Operation. Sabhlok holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a M.B.A. from Duke University. Michael Shahbazian has been appointed by the Company's Board of Directors to serve as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 20, 2005. Mr. Shahbazian brings over 30 years of diverse high technology experience, including CFO roles in public and private companies. Most recently, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Niku Corporation, which was acquired by Computer Associates. He also served as CFO of ANDA Networks, Inventa Technologies, and Walker Interactive. Prior to these roles, Mr.

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Shahbazian spent nearly 20 years with Amdahl Corporation in a variety of senior finance positions. Mr. Shahbazian holds a B.S. in Business from California State University, Fresno, and a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Mr. Shahbazian also received inducement grants of an option to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $6.53 (the closing stock price on October 20, 2005) and 100,000 shares of restricted stock at a purchase price of $0.001 per share. Mr. Shahbazian's option will vest over 4 years. One fourth of the total option amount shall vest on October 20, 2006. The remaining options shall vest pro-rata on a quarterly basis over the next 3 years in accordance with the Company's stock option plan. Mr. Shahbazian's restricted stock will vest over three years as follows: 37,500 shares on October 20, 2006, 18,750 shares on each of April 20, 2007 and October 20, 2007 and 12,500 shares on each of April 20, 2008 and October 20, 2008. The stock options and restricted stock shall become fully vested in the event of a change in control pursuant to a "double trigger" provision or "termination event" (where Mr. Shahbazian is not the CFO of the surviving public company). Conference Call Information Embarcadero will discuss its third quarter 2005 results, as well as provide business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2005, on a conference call and simultaneous Web-cast to be held today, October 26, 2005, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. Those interested in participating may call (913) 981-5519. The Web-cast of this conference call, which will be available live as well as archived, can be accessed by all interested parties at the Embarcadero Technologies Web site in the events calendar under "Investor Relations." The press release in its entirety, including all pertinent financial statements are found on Embarcadero website. Click here to return to Contents Intergraph Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results 26 October 2005 Intergraph Corporation a global provider of Spatial Information Management (SIM) software, announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Revenue for the quarter was $149.9 million, an increase of 11.3% from $134.7 million reported in the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, revenue was $431.7 million, an increase of 6.6% from $404.9 million reported in the same period of 2004. Operating income for the quarter was $6.4 million, or 4.3% of revenue, compared to $7.6 million, or 5.6% of revenue, reported in the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, operating income was $22.1 million, or 5.1% of revenue, compared to $24.3 million, or 6.0% of revenue, reported in the same period of 2004. The Company reported restructuring charges of $5.3 million in the third quarter of 2005 and $9.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Operating income before restructuring (a non-GAAP measure) for the quarter was $11.7 million, or 7.8% of revenue, compared to $7.6 million, or 5.6% of revenue, reported in the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, operating income before restructuring (a non- GAAP measure) was $31.1 million, or 7.2% of revenue, compared to $25.1 million, or 6.2% of revenue, reported in the same period of 2004. "We are pleased with our third quarter results as we exceeded our financial guidance for both revenue and operating income before restructuring, and met our guidance for operating income. Also, I am pleased to report that Intergraph's third quarter revenue grew at a double digit rate (11%) year-over-year," said Halsey Wise, Intergraph President & CEO. "Favorable macro economic trends in our end markets have contributed to strengthened revenue and order backlog across PP&M and SG&I. Further, company-specific initiatives relative to our restructuring efforts are progressing nicely and are ahead of schedule. The combination of these factors illustrates the continued progress of our business transformation and value creation efforts." Net income for the quarter was $13.8 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2004. Net income includes approximately $5.6 million and ($5.7) million of after-tax intellectual property income (expense), net of all fees and expenses, in the third quarter of 2005 and 2004, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, net income was $103.3 million, or $3.24 per diluted share, compared to $151.6 million, or $4.09 per diluted share, for the same period of 2004. Net income includes $86.4 million and $128.4 million of after-tax intellectual property income, net of all fees and expenses, in the first nine months of 2005 and 2004, respectively. "While I am pleased with our recent operational progress and financial results, we remain committed to our business transformation efforts and achieving our operating margin goal of eight to twelve percent," Mr. Wise said.

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"As part of this commitment, we continue to evaluate opportunities to transform our Company as contemplated by our Strategic Plan. We remain focused on improving operational execution and offering customers differentiated solutions by delivering the full capabilities of Intergraph. In addition, we believe the recent organizational realignment will improve our ability to serve our customers and better position us to capitalize on our attractive market opportunities and Intergraph's increased relevance in the current global environment." Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar in international markets can have a significant impact on the Company's financial results. The Company estimates for the quarter that the weakening of the U.S. dollar in its international markets, primarily in Europe, positively impacted revenue by 0.7%, negatively impacted operating expenses by 0.7%, and increased its quarterly net income by approximately $0.01 per diluted share in comparison to the third quarter of 2004. The Company estimates that the strengthening of the U.S. dollar in the third quarter of 2005 as compared with the second quarter of 2005 negatively impacted revenue by 0.9%, positively impacted operating expenses by 1.2%, and increased its quarterly net income by approximately $37,000. The Company estimates for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 that the weakening of the U.S. dollar positively impacted revenue by 1.7%, negatively impacted operating expenses by 1.6%, and increased its net income by approximately $0.05 per diluted share in comparison to the same period of 2004. Organizational Realignment In April 2005, the Company announced, as part of its business transformation efforts, the realignment of its organizational structure and streamlining of its global operations from four to two divisions - Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) and Process, Power & Marine (PP&M). The organizational realignment is intended to: (1) improve the customer focus and responsiveness of the Company; (2) facilitate revenue growth by better leveraging the Company's full range of technology and services; (3) enhance the Company's development capabilities and ability to deliver innovative solutions to its target markets; and (4) reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company expects that the organizational realignment will be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2006. The Company eliminated approximately 95 positions during the third quarter of 2005 and reported a restructuring charge of $5.3 million related to the organizational realignment. In total, the Company has eliminated approximately 175 positions and reported restructuring charges of $7.3 million in the second and third quarters of 2005 as part of the organizational realignment efforts. Intergraph estimates that these actions will generate expense savings on an annual basis of approximately $13 million, which is within the estimated savings range of $12 - $15 million previously provided by the Company. The Company has identified additional process improvements and expense savings opportunities related to the organizational realignment efforts. The Company believes the majority of these efficiency improvements and expense savings will be generated by streamlining internal processes around the world and eliminating redundant positions as part of consolidating divisions and functions. The Company estimates that total restructuring charges for the remainder of the organizational realignment will be an additional $9.0 - $11.0 million, which is expected to generate additional expense savings on an annual basis of approximately $10 - $15 million. As part of the Company's transformation effort and in conjunction with its Strategic Plan, Intergraph plans to invest some of the expense savings generated by the organizational realignment into R&D for core product upgrades, IT and system improvements, expansion of sales channels, and targeted growth opportunities where the Company believes it has differentiated capabilities. Commenting on the organizational realignment, Mr. Wise said, "Due to solid execution and focus, we completed the initial phase of the restructuring actions more quickly than we had originally forecasted. We expect the actions taken to date will reduce our annual cost structure by approximately $13 million. Through the continued hard work of the people of Intergraph, we estimate additional annual savings of $10 - $15 million from restructuring activities that we anticipate completing by June 30, 2006. If we are successful in our continued restructuring efforts, our organizational realignment will produce total annual expense savings of approximately $23 - $28 million." Third Quarter Business Highlights • Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) was selected as part of the Lockheed Martin team providing a comprehensive upgrade to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) electronic security operations infrastructure. The MTA serves a population of 14.6 million people and oversees New York City Transit, Long Island Railroad, Metro North Railroad and MTA bridges and tunnels. As a subcontractor for the Integrated Electronic Security System and Command, Communications and Control (IESS/C3) program, Intergraph is providing its command and control solution.

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• SG&I generated third quarter orders of $97.2 million and had ending backlog of $197.0 million. The third quarter ending backlog represented a 7.4% increase from the $183.4 million reported at the end of the second quarter of 2005 and a 16.6% increase from the $168.9 million reported at the end of the 2004. SG&I ending backlog increases were primarily driven by new orders in the public safety business. • SG&I was selected by Louisville, Kentucky, MetroSafe Communications and Emergency Management to provide its multi-jurisdictional incident response and management system. The contract is valued at $6.4 million and includes computer-aided dispatch (CAD), mobile computing, and reporting and analysis software. • SG&I was awarded a four-year contract with the U.S. Air Force to deploy and manage operational excellence programs. The contract has a value up to $11.4 million. • SG&I was awarded several new Utilities & Communications projects including Anglian Water (UK), Duke Energy Gas Transmission, Tampa Electric, CLP Power (Hong Kong), Fujian Telecom (China), and KPN (Netherlands). • Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) generated quarterly revenue growth of 19.2% year-over-year and achieved operating margins of 21.3%. PP&M experienced revenue growth across a wide range of products and geographies, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. • PP&M announced a long-term strategic relationship with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), the largest petrochemical producer and crude oil refiner in Asia. The relationship allows SINOPEC engineering companies unlimited access to the majority of PP&M's engineering and design software including SmartPlant and PDS applications. • PP&M signed a Global Alliance Agreement (GAA) with Shaw, Stone & Webster as part of a three-year deal. The GAA will provide Shaw, Stone & Webster with access to PP&M's portfolio of plant design and engineering information management software. • PP&M held two international management and training conferences during the third quarter; one in Shanghai, China and another in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two conferences had total attendance of approximately 1,000 people representing more than 125 companies and over 25 countries. • Intergraph announced the hiring of Anthony Colaluca as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Colaluca is responsible for global finance and accounting, investor relations, and information technology. In addition, Intergraph appointed Larry J. Laster to serve as the Company's Senior Vice President and Treasurer. • Intergraph announced a patent license agreement with Fujitsu Limited, Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, Fujitsu made a one-time upfront royalty payment of $9.75 million and obtained a fully paid-up worldwide license to certain Intergraph Clipper patents for specified Fujitsu products. Business Unit Performance The Company believes that providing the operating performance of its two divisions is useful to investors. Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) SG&I revenue for the quarter was $107.9 million, an increase of 9.7% from the third quarter of 2004 and a sequential increase of 2.8% from the second quarter of 2005. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $310.6 million, an increase of 4.4% from the same period of 2004. The revenue increases were primarily driven by increases in maintenance revenue, sales of Digital Mapping Cameras and related geospatial solutions, distributor sales, and work completed in support of long-term U.S. Federal Government contracts. Operating income for the quarter was $2.1 million, or 1.9% of revenue, compared to $8.0 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $7.0 million in the second quarter of 2005. SG&I reported restructuring charges of $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2005 due to the organizational realignment announced in April 2005. Operating income before restructuring (a non-GAAP measure) for the quarter was $7.3 million, or 6.7% of revenue, compared to $8.0 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2005. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $14.9 million, or 4.8% of revenue, compared to $27.7 million for the same period of 2004. The declines in operating income were driven by restructuring charges, a reduction in gross margins on certain U.S. Federal Government contracts, a higher mix of services and hardware revenue, and cost increases on several projects. SG&I generated third quarter orders of $97.2 million, compared to $94.6 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $101.4 million in the second quarter of 2005. SG&I ending backlog was $197.0 million, an

Page 29 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary increase of 7.4% from the $183.4 million reported at the end of the second quarter of 2005. The growth in backlog was primarily due to new orders in the public safety business. Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) PP&M revenue for the quarter was $42.0 million, an increase of 19.2% from the third quarter of 2004 and a sequential increase of 3.7% from the second quarter of 2005. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $121.2 million, an increase of 17.2% from the same period of 2004. The year-over-year revenue increases were primarily due to growth in our core plant design products, the adoption of our new SmartPlant Enterprise technology, and the increased maintenance and services revenue generated by these new products. The sequential revenue increase from the second quarter of 2005 was primarily the result of an increase in software license revenue and increasing software leases for existing customer demand on major ongoing and new projects. Operating income for the quarter was $9.0 million, or 21.3% of revenue, compared to $4.0 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $7.4 million in the second quarter of 2005. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $22.7 million, or 18.7% of revenue, compared to $12.1 million for the same period of 2004. The year-over-year and sequential increases in operating income were primarily due to higher revenues and gross margins, partially offset by higher operating expenses. Accelerated Stock Buyback (ASB) On March 22, 2005, the Company repurchased approximately 5.4 million shares from Goldman, Sachs & Co. in a private transaction in connection with an Accelerated Stock Buyback (ASB). The shares were repurchased for an upfront payment of approximately $150 million or $27.74 per share, subject to a market price adjustment provision based on the volume weighted average market trading price over the period from May 2, 2005 to March 21, 2006. The Company's volume weighted average trading price has been approximately $38.00 per share since May 2, 2005. If the Company's share price continues to trade at current levels throughout the remainder of the ASB period, then the volume weighted average trading price would be approximately $42.00 per share and Intergraph would make an additional payment of approximately $77 million to Goldman, Sachs & Co., if the Company chooses to settle in cash. Intellectual Property The Company possesses an intellectual property (IP) portfolio, which it protects through licensing and litigation. All income and expenses associated with the IP portfolio, including legal expenses, are classified and reported in the Other Income (Expense), net section of the income statement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, Intergraph reported $136.1 million of pre-tax intellectual property income, net of all fees and expenses. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement its financial statements, which are prepared on a GAAP basis, Intergraph reports operating income before restructuring charges and operating margin before restructuring charges. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and management with additional information to evaluate the Company's past financial results and ongoing operational performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate making period-to-period comparisons and are indications of its operating performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not necessarily be comparable to that of other companies. Conference Call and Webcast Intergraph will provide an online, real-time Webcast and rebroadcast of its third quarter conference call to be held Thursday, October 27, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The live broadcast will be available online at www.intergraph.com/investors. Listeners will be asked to pre-register and should plan to visit the Website a few minutes before the broadcast begins. The replay will be available shortly after the conference call ends and will remain available online until October 27, 2006. In addition, the replay can be heard by telephone any time before the close of business on November 27, 2005 by calling 1-800-766-1882 and referring to reservation #3217503. The press release in its entirety, including all pertinent financial statements are found on the Intergraph website. Click here to return to Contents

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Magma Reports Record Revenue of $39.9 Million in Second-Quarter Financial Results 27 October 2005 Magma Design Automation Inc., a provider of semiconductor design software, announced it achieved record revenue of $39.9 million for its 2006 fiscal second quarter, ended Oct. 2, 2005, an increase of 8 percent over the $36.9 million reported for the year-ago second quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. GAAP Results In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Magma reported a net loss of $6.6 million, or $(0.19) per share (basic and diluted), for the quarter, compared to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per share (basic and diluted), for the year-ago second quarter. Non-GAAP Results Magma reported non-GAAP net income of $3.9 million for its fiscal 2006 second quarter, or $0.10 per share (diluted). This compares to a non-GAAP net income of $7.7 million, or $0.18 per share (diluted), for the year-ago second quarter. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 excludes the effects of amortization of developed technology, amortization of intangible assets, amortization of deferred stock-based compensation, charges associated with losses in equity investments, legal settlement reserves, acquisition-related expenses, and tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 excludes the effects of amortization of developed technology, amortization of intangible assets, amortization of deferred stock- based compensation, acquisition related expenses, miscellaneous restructuring and marketing expenses, charges associated with losses in equity investments and tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments. A reconciliation of our non- GAAP results to GAAP results is included in this press release. "It was another good quarter for Magma -- we again achieved record revenue and all key financial metrics finished within our target ranges," said Rajeev Madhavan, chairman and CEO of Magma. "Our most recently announced products continue to be well received, and customers who presented at our MUSIC users conference in Silicon Valley last month described their use of Magma on very impressive designs -- complex, 65-nanometer chips with high gate counts. These are precisely the kind of designs our products are best suited for." GAAP Reconciliation Magma provides non-GAAP financial information to assist investors in assessing its current and future operations in the way that Magma's management evaluates those operations. Magma believes that this non-GAAP information provides useful information to investors by excluding the effect of some expenses that are required to be recorded under GAAP but that Magma believes are not indicative of Magma's core operating results, or that are expected to be incurred over a limited period of time. Magma's management evaluates and makes operating decisions about its business operations primarily based on bookings, revenue and the core costs of those business operations. Management believes that the amortization of developed technology and intangible assets, amortization of deferred stock-based compensation, in-process research and development charges, integration and other acquisition-related expenses, workforce realignment restructuring charges, and the tax effects of its non-GAAP adjustments (yielding a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 17 percent for the second quarter of fiscal 2006) and other significant unusual items are not operating costs of its core software and service business operations. Therefore, management adjusts the GAAP financial measures included in this earnings release by excluding the period expenses for these items. The income statement line items affected are as follows: (1) cost of revenue, licenses; (2) cost of revenue, services; (3) total cost of revenue; (4) gross profit; (5) operating expenses, research and development; (6) operating expenses, general and administrative; (7) total operating expenses; (8) operating income (loss); (9) other income (expense), net; (10) total interest and other income (expense), net; (11) net income (loss) before income taxes; (12) benefit from (provision for) income taxes; (13) net income (loss); and (14) net income (loss) per share. To determine its non-GAAP provision for income taxes, Magma recalculates tax based on non-GAAP income before income taxes and adjusts accordingly. For each such non-GAAP financial measure, excluding these costs provides management with information about Magma's underlying operating performance that enables a more meaningful comparison of its financial results in different reporting periods. For example, since Magma does not undertake significant restructuring or realignments on a predictable cycle, management would have difficulty evaluating Magma's profitability as measured by gross

Page 31 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary profit, operating profit, income before taxes and net income on a period-to-period basis unless it excluded these charges. Similarly, since Magma does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, management excludes acquisition-related charges, such as in-process research and development charges, in order to make more consistent and meaningful evaluations of Magma's operating expenses. Management also uses these measures to help it make budgeting decisions between those expenses that affect operating expenses and operating margin (such as research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses), and those expenses that affect cost of revenue and gross margin (such as product development expenses). Further, the availability of non-GAAP financial information helps management track actual performance relative to financial targets, including both internal targets and publicly announced targets. Making this non-GAAP financial information available also helps investors to compare Magma's performance with the announced operating results of its principal competitors, which regularly provide similar non-GAAP financial information. Management recognizes that the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations, including the fact that management must exercise judgment in determining whether some types of charges, such as those relating to workforce reductions executed in the ordinary course of business, should be excluded from non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes, however, that providing this non-GAAP financial information facilitates consistent comparison of Magma's financial performance over time. Magma has historically provided non-GAAP results to the investment community, not as an alternative but as a supplement to GAAP information, to enable investors to evaluate Magma's core operating performance in the way that management does. Business Outlook For Magma's fiscal 2006 third quarter, ending Jan. 1, 2006, the company expects total revenue in the range of $38 million to $42 million. GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.18) to $(0.14) and non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be in the range of $0.08 to $0.12. A schedule showing a reconciliation of the projected non-GAAP EPS to GAAP projections is included in this release. A Financial Data Supplement containing detailed financial information intended to provide guidance and further insight into our business is available online at http://investor.magma-da.com/supplement.cfm in the Investor Relations section of the Magma website. Conference Call Magma will discuss the financial results for the recently completed quarter, including guidance going forward, during a live webcast and earnings call today at 1:30 p.m. PDT. The call will be available live by both webcast and telephone. To listen live via webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of Magma's website at http://investor.magma-da.com/home.cfm. To listen live via telephone call either of the numbers below: U.S. & Canada: (800) 661-8947, conference ID #1204105 Elsewhere: (706) 634-2358, conference ID #1204105 Following completion of the call, a webcast replay of the call will be available at http://investor.magma- da.com/home.cfm through Nov. 3, 2005. Those without Internet access may listen to a replay of the call by telephone through Nov. 3 by calling: U.S. & Canada: (800) 642-1687, conference ID #1204105 Elsewhere: (706) 645-9291, conference ID #1204105 The press release in its entirety including all pertinent financial statements are found on the Magma website Click here to return to Contents PDSi Reports Results for 2005 Third Quarter; Acquisition Contributes to Record Quarterly Sales and Strong Earnings 26 October 2005 Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. (PDSi) announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. John D. Bair, Chairman and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to report record quarterly sales of $14.3 million and strong earnings per diluted share of $0.05 for the third quarter of 2005, which benefited from the acquisition of GNP Computers, Inc. on August 15, 2005. This required a tremendous effort by the entire team to make it all happen."

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Mr. Bair continued, "We expect to achieve all time record sales in the 2005 fourth quarter and year. As anticipated, organic growth increased in the third quarter and has been greatly enhanced by the company's growth strategies, which includes acquisitions. We will continue our efforts to accelerate the growth of the company utilizing both avenues." Third Quarter Results The results of the third quarter of 2005 specifically benefited from the August 2005 acquisition of GNP. Sales for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005, increased 62% to $14.3 million from $8.8 million for the third quarter ended September 25, 2004. Gross profit for the third quarter of 2005 increased 103% to $3.1 million from $1.5 million for the same period of 2004 based on the increased volume and higher service revenue. Operating expenses, including selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased 64% to $2.5 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared to $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2004 due to additional expenses related to the acquisition, on-going investment in sales and marketing, and profitability-based expenses. Operating expenses for both periods were 17% of sales. Net income increased to $339,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2005 from $1,000, or $0.00 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2004. Nine Month Results The results of the first nine months of 2005 also benefited from the August acquisition of GNP. Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, increased 6% to $28.7 million from $27.1 million for the comparable period ended September 25, 2004. Gross profit for the first nine months of 2005 was $6.8 million, a 4% increase from $6.5 million for the nine months of 2004. In the first nine months of 2005, operating expenses increased 16% to $5.7 million from $4.9 million in the first nine months of 2004, mostly due to the third quarter increases. Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2005 were 20% of sales compared to 18% of sales in the comparable period of 2004. Net income for the first nine months of 2005 was $548,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to $860,000, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2004. Additional Operating Results For the third quarter of 2005, product sales totaled $11.7 million, an increase of 55% from $7.6 million in the third quarter of 2004. Gross profit on products increased 32% to $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2005 from $1.2 million in the same quarter of 2004 due to increased sales volume, which was partially offset by lower margin mix. The gross profit margin on product sales was 13% for the third quarter of 2005 compared to 15% for the third quarter of 2004. For the first nine months of 2005, product sales totaled $22.0 million, a decrease of 3% from $22.8 million in the first nine months of 2004. Gross profit on products declined 39% to $3.0 million in the first nine months of 2005 from $4.9 million in the first nine months of 2004 due to a lower margin mix. The gross profit margin on product sales was 13% for the first nine months of 2005 compared to 21% for the first nine months of 2004. For the third quarter of 2005, service sales totaled $2.5 million, an increase of 106% from approximately $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2004, due to new repair and hardware management programs started last year and programs acquired with GNP. Gross profit on service sales for the 2005 third quarter increased 328% to $1.6 million from $365,000 for the same period in 2004. The gross profit margin on service sales improved to 62% in the third quarter of 2005 from 30% in the 2004 third quarter due to higher service sales volume and the resulting increase in operating leverage. For the first nine months of 2005, service sales totaled $6.7 million, an increase of 53% from $4.4 million in the first nine months of 2004. Gross profit on service sales for the first nine months of 2005 increased 136% to $3.8 million from $1.6 million for the comparable period in 2004. The gross profit margin on service sales improved to 57% in the first nine months of 2005 from 37% in the 2004 first nine months due to higher service sales volume resulting in increased operating leverage. Highlights of the Quarter • During the third quarter of 2005, PDSi

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• won a new account with a leading Italy-based telecommunications equipment provider, • won new programs with a major imaging equipment manufacturer, • won multiple new accounts in the emerging network appliance space, and • acquired the assets and hired certain employees of GNP to obtain that business. Acquisition Highlights PDSi acquired GNP's assets totaling approximately $8.7 million, of which $8.3 million was receivables and inventory. PDSi immediately benefited from: • over 20 customers with similar profiles and expansion opportunities as PDSi's existing business, • a suburban Los Angeles sales office and production facility, • an expanded international presence with an Asia-based sales office and customers in Asia and Europe, • an expanded product line including telecommunications platforms and application-specific devices, and • additional technical and engineering expertise and capabilities. During the third quarter, the Company increased its asset-based line of credit with KeyBank NA to $11 million from $6 million. PDSi paid for the acquisition by paying off a $2.3 million asset-based line of credit and assuming payables and other accrued liabilities of approximately $6.4 million, including the transaction fees for both parties. The market value of the assets was essentially equal to the total of the assumed liabilities and capitalized transaction expenses. As a result, no goodwill was recorded on the transaction and no long term debt was assumed or incurred. Christopher L. Winslow, President and COO, said "The acquisition of GNP was attractive from both a business and financial perspective. Importantly, it met our criteria for acquisitions and immediately enabled us to extend our capabilities. GNP had built an outstanding customer base, a robust infrastructure and a great reputation for quality and service in the industry. Based on our due diligence, we believed that we could significantly improve the former operations of GNP. The company just needed to be right-sized in the areas of facilities and human resources, by far its two largest expenses. We are excited about the opportunities to accelerate the growth of PDSi and to achieve higher levels of long-term performance." Outlook Michael R. Sayre, Executive Vice President and CFO, stated, "As a result of the acquisition and the expected organic growth of the combined organizations, we anticipate another record sales year in 2006. We will continue evaluating viable acquisition opportunities that meet our established criteria, including strategic fit and accretive performance in less than a year. However, we are not planning any additional acquisitions before the second half of 2006. Further integration of the two businesses and infrastructure development for growth in the future will occur simultaneously for about the next year. Over that period, we plan to spend up to $1 million in those areas, mostly in information technology and systems, with about half of that amount being capitalized as fixed assets. We expect to begin those expenditures in the fourth quarter of 2005. We anticipate continuing profitability in the fourth quarter of 2005 and growing annual earnings in the 2006 year." Conference Call PDSi will host a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. John D. Bair, Chairman and CEO, Christopher L. Winslow, President and COO, and Michael R. Sayre, Executive Vice President and CFO, will discuss the Company's third quarter results, recent acquisition of GNP Computers, Inc., and long-term growth strategy. The telephone number to participate in the conference call is (800) 257-1836. A slide presentation will be referenced during the call which may be accessed at the PDSi website (www.pinnacle.com) by clicking on "Company Information" and then "Investor Relations." An audio replay of the call will be available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website approximately one hour following the conference call. More details including the financial charts are available on http://www.pinnacle.com.

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Click here to return to Contents SAP Plans Change to Share Capital—Change to Result in 3 Additional Shares for Each Existing SAP Share Held 28 October 2005 SAP announced it plans to propose a change to its share capital next year. The transaction would be structured for German company law purposes as an increase in subscribed capital from corporate funds pursuant to which each shareholder will receive three additional shares ("bonus shares" / "dividend stock") for each existing SAP share held. No new capital is being raised through this transaction. The executive board proposal was approved today by SAP's supervisory board and will be submitted for approval at next year's Annual Shareholder Meeting. "We expect this measure will make the SAP share more attractive for investors, in particular individual shareholders", said Werner Brandt, Chief Financial Officer and member of the executive board of SAP AG. If shareholders approve the capital increase at next year's Annual Shareholder Meeting, the numbers of shares held will increase fourfold automatically. Total shareholders' equity will not be affected since this measure simply involves a shift between individual components of shareholders' equity. The subscribed capital will rise to around 1,266 million euros from around 316 million euros at present. The number of SAP's outstanding shares, which each have a no-par value of 1 euro, will rise accordingly. Note to holders of SAP ADRs representing SAP Ordinary Shares: If approved by SAP shareholders, each SAP ADR will represent one SAP Ordinary Share after giving effect to the transaction rather than 1/4 of one Ordinary Share today. Click here to return to Contents Implementation Investments 3Dconnexion Implements Agile PLM for Enterprise Collaboration 25 October 2005 Agile Software Corporation, a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, announced that 3Dconnexion, one of the world's leading manufacturers of 3D input devices for the CAD/CAM and graphic design industries, has implemented Agile 9 to improve the flow of product information and collaboration with its manufacturing partners in China. Agile PLM provides enterprise visibility, management and collaboration of new and changing product record information across the extended supply chain, helping companies define, develop and manage product development. Implementing the Agile suite took just six weeks. This was due to the software's intuitive design, which allows for swift, pain-free implementation. 3Dconnexion's holding company, Logitech, is also running Agile's PLM solution. "Prior to implementing Agile's PLM software, the company had no central database of product information," said Antonio Pascucci, engineering manager, 3Dconnexion. "Product information could not easily be shared across the organization, while data from our Chinese suppliers was difficult to reconcile across the various departments that needed that information. Agile PLM has provided a central database of current and future product information, which gives everybody involved in the product development process access to the most up-to-date information. This unified approach has led to better workflow management and has increased our competitive advantage." 3Dconnexion now has the technology and the processes in place to better manage and share critical product information internally and across its extended supply chain. All parties involved in the supply chain have access to preliminary and released information about any product, part or document with visibility into pending and released changes (and the items that will be affected by these changes). "3Dconnexion leads the world in manufacturing advanced motion control devices for CAD/CAM and Digital Content Creation (DCC) environments," said James Aufdemberge, Agile senior vice president, international operations. "Its products have a reputation for innovation in terms of design and usage. By investing in Agile's PLM suite, 3Dconnexion will be able to better manage the flow of product data throughout the company and extended

Page 35 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary supply chain, ensuring it remains ahead of the competition by continuing to develop high quality, visionary products." Click here to return to Contents ABAQUS Software Adopted by Major Automotive OEM for Crash Simulation; Four-Year Technical Collaboration Signals a Major Technology Shift in Automotive Engineering 25 October 2005 ABAQUS, Inc., a Dassault Systèmes (DS) company, announced that BMW Group has adopted ABAQUS software as the basis for all its vehicle crashworthiness simulation. ABAQUS is the leading provider of software, technology and services for advanced finite element analysis and a key part of SIMULIA, the new DS brand for realistic simulation. The decision comes after an intensive four-year technical collaboration during which the two companies worked together to advance ABAQUS software to meet BMW's requirements for accuracy and robustness. BMW Group has used ABAQUS software since 1986, beginning with engine development and today encompassing substantial simulation requirements in engine, chassis, and body-in-white design. The capability of ABAQUS to accurately model complex material behavior and to capture the important physical response of automotive components and systems in these applications, combined with the robustness of the software, motivated BMW to begin a formal project in 2001 to investigate using ABAQUS for crashworthiness simulation. In production use since September 2004, the software has already demonstrated tangible benefits for improving the crash simulation process at BMW. In particular, the software has delivered the improvements in accuracy, robustness and reliability that BMW Group requires. Following the successful achievement of each major milestone, BMW has now adopted ABAQUS software for all crashworthiness simulations and will continue the joint development program. "This decision is a testament to the close cooperation between the ABAQUS development team and BMW's engineers, and to the progress we have made in improving the predictability of simulation methods for crashworthiness," said Mark Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer of SIMULIA. "We look forward to continuing our work with BMW Group and other customers as ABAQUS software becomes the standard for high-quality simulation within the automotive industry." Vehicle crashworthiness is a significant regulatory focus for automotive companies. As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and manages U.S. NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), which performs crash testing and publishes vehicle crash ratings for consumers. In the European Union, EuroNCAP evaluates the crashworthiness and safety performance of vehicles according to guidelines from the European Commission. Click here to return to Contents Autodesk Technology Goes Prime Time in House, Lost, Nip/Tuck and Other 2005-2006 Television Shows 27 October 2005 Autodesk, Inc. announced that its media and entertainment systems and software are shaping more than 40 television shows for the 2005-2006 television programming season. From returning favorites such as Lost and Nip/Tuck to provocative new shows like Prison Break and Rome, Autodesk's technology is relied upon by broadcasters and post-production facilities to realize edge-of-your-seat entertainment. Mark Driscoll, founder and president of Hollywood-based Look Effects, said, "Everyone knows that Autodesk's visual effects tools provide creative freedom. What's interesting is that this freedom is two-fold. We use the tools to deliver visual effects-driven shows like CSI New York. At the other end of the spectrum are the 'hidden visual effects' shows like The O.C. These types of shows require subtle effects like seamless transitions, color adjustments and green screen replacements. Autodesk's Discreet Flame and Discreet Flint systems enable us to flawlessly deliver both audible wows and undetectable story advancements." Look Effects also uses its Autodesk systems on Criminal Minds, Arrested Development and Malcolm in the Middle.

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A52, an Emmy award-winning visual effects and design company, employed Autodesk's Discreet Inferno and Flame visual effects systems on the main title sequence for Rome, a new historical drama. This HBO and BBC co- production envelops viewers in the mystique of the Roman Empire of 52 BC. Created entirely in-house at A52, the title sequence combines live-action and computer-generated elements, including digital graffiti, grain and colors. Autodesk's systems were instrumental in crafting a chariot race from varied-rate footage that required extensive 3D tracking, and for creating a camera fly-through of a dye wall. In addition, the Inferno system has a big role in crime and medical dramas, which use extensive visual effects to play out murders and surgeries. Post-production facility Digital Dimension recently won an Emmy award for its work on Lost. Digital Dimension used Autodesk 3ds Max animation software to create the chilling crash sequence that set the scene for the entire series. Autodesk technology—including 3ds Max animation software, Autodesk Combustion visual effects software, Discreet Fire and Smoke editing systems, and Discreet Inferno, Flame and Flint visual effects systems—is being used by customers on numerous returning hits and new shows: • Charlie Jade and Tripping the Rift (Cinegroupe) • !Huff, Barbershop, Big Love, Charmed, CSI New York, Deadwood, House, Monk, NCIS, Nip/Tuck, Rome, The Unit and Veronica Mars (Encore Hollywood) • The Flight That Fought Back (Imaginary Forces) • ER, Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy and The West Wing (Level 3 Post) • 10.5 (Meteor Studios) • Everwood, Hot Properties, Joey, My Name is Earl, Out of Practice, Related and Two and a Half Men (MFX) • Book of Daniel, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, Malcolm in the Middle, Misconceptions, Smallville, The O.C. and What I Like About You (Modern Video Film) • Cerburus (Pixel Blues) • Deadwood, Close to Home, Cold Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Prison Break and The Sopranos (R!OT) • Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: SG1 (Rainmaker) • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House and Medium (The Post Group) • Battlestar Galactica, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Prison Break and Threshold (Zoic Studios) Click here to return to Contents BC Hydro Selects Workstream Recruitment; Workstream's Established Presence in Canadian Market and Ability to Deliver a Rapid Implementation, Functionality and Value Key to Securing Contract 26 October 2005 Workstream Inc., a provider of On-Demand Enterprise Workforce Management software, announced that British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority (BC Hydro), one of the largest electric utilities in Canada, serving more than 1.6 million customers in British Columbia, has selected Workstream Recruitment to automate and streamline their recruitment processes. The deal, which will be managed through the company's outsourced recruitment team, Accenture Business Services for Utilities, was won on Workstream's established presence in the Canadian market, its product functionality and value, and ability to meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act for British Columbia. "Workstream's strong presence in Canada and the fact that they have been providing recruitment solutions to Canadian companies for the past nine years was an important factor in our decision-making process," stated Ken Webb, Manager of People Development at BC Hydro. "It was important for BC Hydro to work with a provider who

Page 37 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary could understand and conform to the unique business requirements dictated by British Columbian government legislation." Workstream Recruitment helps companies automate and manage the entire recruitment process from job requisition through offer letter generation and hiring. Workstream Recruitment also provides companies with an extended network of job boards and an industry database to help source key hires. The end result is a thoroughly researched and filtered list of qualified prospective candidates. Workstream Recruitment is an On-Demand solution that can be implemented quickly to help companies automate and streamline their overall recruitment process. The standard Workstream Recruitment product line comprises: • Candidate Management, for automating and streamlining the recruiting process used to attract, manage, screen and qualify candidates; and • Career Site Management, a configurable internal and external career website hosted and maintained by Workstream at our secure data center, used for candidate attraction. "Workstream is one of the leading HR software providers in North America and was recently named in Deloitte's 2005 Technology Fast 500 list as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America," said Michael Mullarkey, CEO and Chairman of Workstream. "We're pleased to have BC Hydro join our growing family of over 400 customers across North America." Click here to return to Contents CoCreate Software Subscription Offer Nets 1,000 Licenses. One Million Euro in Customer Revenue in Just 10 Months 25 October 2005 CoCreate Software Inc., a provider of 3rd Generation PLM and smart CAD software applications, announced the company has sold a landmark 1,000 subscriptions for CoCreate products in the 10 months since introducing the unique approach to licensing. Annual customer spending for subscriptions now exceeds 1 million euro. Full-subscription licensing provides customers with OneSpace Designer Drafting 2005, CoCreate's complete computer-aided drafting solution, for 26 euro per week; Drawing Manager, CoCreate's drawing management tool, for 6 euro per week; and OneSpace Designer Modeling, CoCreate's 3D CAD software, for 60 euro per week. German-based Breyer GmbH purchased the 1,000th subscription license. A long-time CoCreate Designer Modeling customer, Breyer needed additional licenses to keep pace with a heavy, but short-term, project load. New companies such as PDG Oncore and TecMation opted for subscription licenses to achieve immediate productivity with minimum capital investment. Many customers use the subscription option to try CoCreate products new to them, while others with limited budgets take advantage of the low pay-as-you-go costs. Subscription meets the ever-changing needs of design houses, which match their own software to that of each new customer. Still other designers subscribe to test CoCreate products against their current software during live projects. All subscribers achieve ROI in just a few months—not years. Users are under no obligation to surrender existing licenses for new ones. CoCreate's full-service, 12-month subscription licensing provides the complete product and full customer care. New service packs and major new releases as well as support and maintenance are included. Online training materials provide ongoing education. Click here to return to Contents Florida House of Representatives Streamlines Legislative Publishing with PTC Arbortext® Enterprise Publishing 25 October 2005

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PTC, the Product Development Company™, announced that the Florida House of Representatives has selected PTC's Arbortext solutions as part of its publishing initiative for legislative documents including calendars, journals and weekly schedules. Drafting and approving legislation is a dynamic and complex process involving numerous parties that typically have two to three months to act on thousands of proposed bills. Because of the extreme time pressures and nature of the information, overall efficiency and accuracy are crucial. Arbortext solutions address these challenges by enabling state legislatures to create information that can be reused and repurposed. This capability streamlines the compose-review-edit-recompose workflows, supports complex composition and page layout requirements and reduces publishing time. "State legislatures use Arbortext software to simplify the process of creating and revising legislation in order to meet increasing public access demands from their constituents," said PG Bartlett, vice president product marketing for Arbortext solutions, PTC. "Arbortext software gives legislatures the ability to publish higher-quality information automatically and on demand." State governments currently using Arbortext enterprise publishing solutions for legislative applications include Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. PTC Solutions for Dynamic Publishing PTC solutions for dynamic publishing enable companies to automate the assembly and publishing of product or service information in multiple languages and formats. These solutions are made up of the Arbortext product family and are used by 30% of Fortune 500 companies in the manufacturing, life sciences, publishing, government, insurance and financial services industries. Click here to return to Contents gedas USA Wins Major BorgWarner Contract to Handle Information Technology System Upgrade 24 October 2005 gedas USA, Inc. announced today it has won a major contract with BorgWarner Inc., a global leader in advanced products and technologies, to upgrade the information technology systems in its Thermal Systems business unit. The project will establish a global implementation platform in the U.S. and Germany, and is expected to take about two years. Drawing on its global experience in the automotive industry and recognized expertise in SAP implementations, gedas USA, Inc. will help BorgWarner transition its Thermal Systems business to a global template leveraging gedas' solution gExpress for Automotive Suppliers. This program will establish commonality among BorgWarner's business processes in finance, controlling, production planning, materials management, sales and distribution. "Winning this business was a team effort that involved gedas automotive IT specialists in North America, Europe and China. We're extremely pleased. And we're especially pleased to be working with BorgWarner, a company that is widely recognized for its management skill and continuing success despite very challenging times in the auto industry," said Eric Verniaut, President and CEO, gedas USA, Inc. "The project with gedas will enable BorgWarner's Thermal Systems business unit to consolidate from multiple ERP systems into a single instance of SAP. This will create value for our shareholders by providing information and process improvements that will drive cost savings and reduce the IT cost of operating our ERP environment," said Jamal Farhat, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, BorgWarner Inc. Mr. Farhat also noted that the project will create a best practices template with ERP data standards that are expected to be used for all future BorgWarner implementations at a considerably lower cost than would otherwise be feasible. The overall goal of the project is to help BorgWarner gain new efficiencies and reduce cost by establishing common standards for supply chain and manufacturing processes across the company, beginning with the business unit's plants in Germany and the United States. gedas has handled similar assignments for BorgWarner in Europe and China involving both single and multi-plant implementations. Click here to return to Contents

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Laird Security Systems Locks in Cost, Time Savings with SolidWorks 3D Mechanical Design Software; U.K.'s Second Largest Window and Door Hardware Provider Cuts Thousands of Dollars, Weeks out of Prototyping 26 October 2005 The second largest window and door hardware provider in the U.K. is speeding new product design, reducing prototyping costs, and engineering more creative hinge, lock, and handle solutions using SolidWorks® Office Professional software, SolidWorks announced today. Laird Security Systems is using SolidWorks PDMWorks® product data management (PDM) software to enable engineers in different offices to collaborate on product designs while ensuring version control and providing an audit history. A subsidiary of Laird Group PLC (with revenues of 256 million GBP), Laird Security Systems specializes in designing multi-point locking systems that secure more than just the mid-section of the door. The company supplies door and window hardware to home improvement companies such as B&Q and Wickes in the U.K. and Europe, and Pella in the U.S. Laird Security Systems chose SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software because the software's ease of use, flexibility, and intuitive interface let engineers try more new design concepts and discover door and window lock innovations faster than with its other CAD software. "SolidWorks' simplicity allows us to work faster," said Graham Loakes, director for design and quality engineering for ERA Products, Ltd., a subsidiary of Laird Security Systems. "It gives us more thinking time to develop new ideas. We can consider three different options rather than just one - under typically tight time constraints - which is a huge advantage to finding the best approach." SolidWorks physical simulation capabilities, which allow engineers to identify and fix part interference, along with COSMOSWorks® and COSMOSXpress™ design analysis software, give Laird Security Systems engineers the confidence that their designs will meet rigorous security demands. For example, they can simulate the impact of a baseball bat on a new lock to see how it will stand up. This type of electronic prototyping reduces overall development time by weeks and cuts costs by as much as 15 percent. Streamlined prototyping and faster design capabilities with SolidWorks enabled Loakes and his team to complete a new door restrictor (a chain that limits how far a door opens) in half the time it would have taken with the other CAD software. Laird Security Systems uses PDMWorks to ensure that engineers in Europe and the U.S. can work concurrently on projects without introducing errors and ensuring that project managers can see different design iterations throughout the life of the product. The company also uses SolidWorks PhotoWorks™ photorealistic rendering tool to produce life-like images of product designs to share with customers and marketing and sales teams. "No one wants to compromise when it comes to security, and Laird Security Systems understands that its door and window hardware must meet or exceed customers' expectations," said Neil McArthur, regional director for the U.K. and Ireland at SolidWorks. "Designing in SolidWorks lets engineers explore options they may not have considered before to make the most durable, yet stylish, locks, handles, and other hardware on the market." Laird Security Systems relies on SolidWorks reseller Solid Solutions Management for ongoing software training, implementation, and support. Click here to return to Contents Lattice3D XVL Technology Selected by MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG—XVL to Become Integral Part of MAN 3D Data Distribution 26 October 2005 Lattice3D™, a provider of 3D publishing and communications solutions, announced that MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG has signed a corporate agreement to purchase Lattice3Ds XVL technology and applications via TID Informatik GmbH. MANs goal is to optimize processes for the supply of 3D CAD data to internal and external users. Lattice3Ds technology is being employed to provide rapid, interactive collaboration using 3D data internally and in cooperation with suppliers worldwide. "Were delighted with the 3D XVL technology capabilities, both the compression and the deep integration capabilities of the XVL platform applications,” said Stefan Bernhardt, Department Manager, ITC, MAN. “We have a multiyear plan to deploy XVL right across the group, starting with truck and bus manufacturing internally and then to our suppliers.”

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“We are delighted that such a prestigious automotive company thoroughly evaluated then decided to integrate our 3D Publishing and Communication applications broadly into their workflow,” said Jiro Suzuki, COO at Lattice3D. “We and our local reseller partner TID Informatik expect deployment to over 34,000 MAN Nutzfahrzeuge employees and over 700 MAN suppliers.” “This decision by MAN further underscores the continuing adoption by leading automotive companies of Lattice3Ds publishing platform. It is yet another sign that 3D Publishing has come of age and that interactive 3D documentation is fast becoming commonplace in manufacturing and other key business processes,” said Alexander Garcia-Tobar, CEO, Lattice3D. Lattice3D develops and markets leading 3D Communication and Publishing applications on a robust platform to enable the rapid use of 3D data assets in post-design workflow. 3D CAD models and designs can be used directly in print and online user and employee manuals, parts lists, maintenance instructions, assembly instructions, IETMs and more. Click here to return to Contents Maya To Serve As Chief Animation Software For Lucasfilm Animation Singapore 27 October 2005 Alias® announced that its Maya® software has been chosen as the chief 3D animation technology at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore. The animation studio, which opened today, is gearing up to produce digital animated content - including films and television for global audiences. The choice of Maya not only gives the company access to world-leading 3D modeling, animation and visual effects technology, it assists them in drawing top animation talent to their facility. When Lucasfilm decision-makers - such as Chief Technology Officer, Cliff Plumer - began the process of determining the new facility's animation infrastructure, their goal was to find robust products that could handle the demanding requirements of feature film and television production. Says Plumer: "We needed a 3D solution with a proven track record and solid user base. We were also looking for the software that would give our animators the greatest possible amount of creative flexibility. Maya was the obvious choice." One of the first projects the new facility plans to tackle using Maya software is a fully animated television series, based on the Star Wars® universe. As the core animation software at the facility, Maya will be used for all of the modeling and character animation in each episode. Attracting the World's Best Animators In addition to the technical benefits that Maya brings to projects, the software's ability to attract top animation talent was another key selling feature for Lucasfilm. Rob Coleman, animation and development director at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore commented: "One of the benefits of choosing Maya is the enormous talent base using the software. It is wonderful to know that we can find Maya animators and technical directors in the United States, Canada, Singapore, and the rest of the world. Maya is highly regarded in the world-wide animation community; so, between the draw of the software and the appeal of the Lucasfilm name, we've already been able to attract some top talent." Lucasfilm Animation Singapore will be continuing to recruit experienced Maya artists in the coming months. Alias and Lucasfilm Alias software has been helping Lucasfilm Ltd. to create digital content for blockbuster projects since 1989 when their renowned California-based special effects division, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was working on The Abyss. Other notable Lucasfilm projects that have been fueled by Alias technology include Terminator II: Judgment Day, Jurassic Park®, The Mask, Perfect Storm, Pearl Harbor and Star Wars Episodes: I, II and III. Maya is used by all of the Lucasfilm divisions creating digital visual content: Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, ILM, and LucasArts - the company's electronic games division. Click here to return to Contents

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Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering Firms Improve Profitability and Coordination With Autodesk Building Systems 28 October 2005 Autodesk announced that Lizardos Engineering Associates, P.C. (LEA), a leading mechanical and electrical engineering firm based in Long Island, NY, has adopted Autodesk Building Systems software to more productively and accurately create construction documentation and improve coordination across project teams. Autodesk Building Systems is an AutoCAD-based software application that has been specifically developed to enable mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering firms to realize their ideas in building systems design and construction. LEA, a 40-year-old engineering consulting firm that provides design solutions for health care, educational, industrial, pharmaceutical, commercial and municipal facilities, has seen productivity in its building processes increase by 15 percent since standardizing on Autodesk Building Systems. "Using Autodesk Building Systems, the improvement in coordination with outside architects has been phenomenal," said George Lombardo, a mechanical engineer and vice president of LEA. "We also have experienced much greater coordination between our mechanical and electrical engineers. Now we can address conflicts in the design phase, before we get to the construction site, which is helping minimize the need for costly field changes, improving our profitability." Autodesk Building Systems Delivers Productivity to MEP Engineering Autodesk Building Systems software, is an AutoCAD-based, discipline-specific CAD software application, developed specifically for use by engineers, designers and drafters, to design and produce construction documentation for MEP engineering systems in buildings. It also provides design visualization, giving users onscreen feedback for interference detection; enables increased productivity through improved accuracy of data; extends engineering design data to provide automated scheduling; and links to industry leading cost estimation, fabrication and analysis tools. Autodesk Building Systems is especially valuable for building projects that demand the support of multiple HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems, such as in healthcare, institutional and commercial projects. According to an online Autodesk survey conducted earlier this year, more than three-quarters of respondents highlighted poor coordination and accuracy of construction documentation as the major factor contributing to expensive on-site changes in building projects. During the design and construction of a building, MEP engineering is heavily impacted by last-minute changes demanded by the architect or building owner. Because these changes often occur late in the design process, and can require a complete manual update of all the individual drawings and schedules, there is an increased risk of costly omissions and errors. Autodesk Building Systems automatically manages these changes, ultimately saving time and minimizing the potential for errors. "Autodesk has a history of helping our customers increase their productivity, profitability and document quality," said Jay Bhatt, vice president, Autodesk Building Solutions. "We're thrilled that our MEP engineering customers are experiencing such successes with Autodesk Building Systems." Availability Contact your local Autodesk Authorized Reseller for more information. To locate one near you, visit www.autodesk.com/reseller. Autodesk Building Systems is also available through the Autodesk online store at www.autodesk.com/store. A Comprehensive Portfolio of Software Solutions for the Building Industry With the right combination of leading-edge technologies, decades of proven industry experience and unparalleled, worldwide services, Autodesk offers the most comprehensive portfolio of products for the building industry. Ranging from the most advanced technology for building information modeling (BIM) to the most widely adopted design and documentation solutions, Autodesk supports information and management needs through the building lifecycle. Building solutions products include Autodesk Revit Building, Autodesk Revit Structure, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Building Systems and Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series. Click here to return to Contents

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MSC.Software's Integrated Enterprise Simulation Software is Selected by Valeo Engine Cooling (VEC) to Improve Virtual Product Development Processes 27 October 2005 MSC.Software Corp., a global provider of virtual product development (VPD) solutions including simulation software and services, today announced that MSC.Software's enterprise solution suite has been chosen by Valeo Engine Cooling Branch, a leader in vehicle powertrain thermal energy management systems, to improve the virtual product development of components and modules for a full range of engine and transmission cooling functions. MSC.Software's solution suite, SimOffice, is an enterprise VPD environment based upon scaleable, interoperable products that help engineers in every industry solve complex product development challenges by testing integrated virtual prototypes within a single, unified framework. MSC's SimOffice provides the world's most demanding organizations access to industry-leading enterprise solutions including MSC.Nastran, MSC.Marc, MSC.ADAMS; specialized analysis tools such as MSC.Dytran; modeling systems such as MSC.Patran; and industry-specific tools. "We are pleased with VEC's decision to replace the incumbent simulation provider with our best-in-class integrated simulation software," said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO, MSC.Software. "MSC's tightly integrated solutions were selected in this competitive environment because our integrated solutions will provide VEC unique depth and flexibility in their simulation capability and will ensure their continued advantage in a competitive global market." Faster turnaround for static, dynamic, thermal simulations of components, sub-systems and systems are some of the immediate benefits which engineers will gain from MSC.Software's suite of tightly integrated enterprise solutions. More importantly, MSC.Software displaced the competition because the on-demand access to SimOffice portfolio, realizes a key standardization objective, bringing benefits in technology at all stages of the VPD process and reducing costs. "MSC.Software's commitment to understanding and meeting the technical and operational requirements of our customers helped secure this highly competitive win," said Amir Mobayen, senior vice president, EMEA, MSC.Software. "Long-term relationships with organizations such as VEC are central to our product development and business strategy, and in the combination of the integrated SimOffice solutions suite we believe that we offer one of the most compelling enablers of profitable simulation on the market today." Click here to return to Contents Paxar Selects Wavelink to Centrally Deploy, Manage and Secure Mobile Devices; Retail and Manufacturing Industry to Save Time and Money by Centrally Managing Devices Throughout the Wireless LAN Lifecycle 25 October 2005 Wavelink Corporation, a leading developer of multi-vendor mobile application and infrastructure management software for the enterprise, today announced a software licensing partnership with Paxar Corporation, a global leader in providing innovative merchandising systems for the retail supply chain. Through this agreement, Paxar customers, which include the world's major retailers and their suppliers, will benefit from the ability to centrally manage their mobile devices throughout the wireless LAN lifecycle using Wavelink Avalanche™, the industry- proven, multi-vendor mobile device management solution for the auto-identification and data collection industry. Using Wavelink Avalanche, Paxar customers can now deploy, manage and secure Paxar's Monarch® brand bar code and radio frequency identification (RFID) products—including the new Monarch® Pathfinder® Ultra® Platinum, the industry-leading one-piece scan, print and apply device—from a central console. "Wavelink is the clear choice to enable our customers to manage their mobile devices—no other company equals Wavelink in its support for the complex security and management challenges of our global customers across multi- platform, multi-vendor and multi-generational environments," said Linda Delaney, Paxar's senior director, Product Management. "Specifically, mobile printers are a critical component of the overall system, yet have often been unmanaged and excluded from the security of the network. Wavelink Avalanche solves this issue, enabling our customers to control all aspects of their mobile printing." Wavelink Avalanche is ideally suited for managing industrial handhelds, PDAs and laptops from a broad range of vendors in a wide array of applications. Avalanche provides IT professionals with the tools needed to centrally

Page 43 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary manage mobile devices, thereby dramatically decreasing the cost of operating and supporting mobile devices, applications and end-users. "Paxar customers include some of the biggest brand names in retail, apparel and manufacturing who require best- of-breed technology solutions to maintain their competitive edge," said Dave Bullis, president and CEO of Wavelink. "Through this agreement, we address the entire lifecycle of the mobile system for these customers, enabling them to keep their mobile business moving. This partnership expands our customer base in our core markets and underlines our strong commitment to help customers achieve a single point of visibility and management control across their mobile computing and wireless LAN systems." "Retailers and manufacturers rely on their mobile systems to quickly respond to market demands and stay competitive," said William Terrill, senior analyst, Burton Group. "These companies often build their mobile environments over time, with hardware from many different vendors. Having a solution that can manage hardware from multiple vendors is crucial for companies to derive optimal benefit from their wireless LANs." Key capabilities of Wavelink Avalanche allow enterprises to easily perform over-the-air policy configuration and software distribution; seamlessly manage and secure multiple types of mobile devices, PDAs and laptops; centrally manage mobile devices in a variety of network environments and across multiple geographical locations; roll out and enforce security policies with ease including WEP, WPA and 802.1X-based security models; remotely diagnose and remedy application and device problems; and configure mobile devices through barcode scans for simple and rapid device deployment. Availability Wavelink will begin to support Paxar's Monarch® brand bar code devices in November, 2005. Click here to return to Contents Seapine Software Gets jProg Developers Back Online Following Hurricane Katrina 28 October 2005 Seapine Software, Inc., a provider of adaptable application lifecycle management (AALM) solutions, recently delivered its comprehensive issue management and version control solutions to jProg, a New Orleans-based developer of computer applications for the public health industry. Seapine's TestTrack Pro and Surround SCM helped jProg restore their development operations following the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. "Hurricane Katrina not only wiped out our corporate headquarters, but also it scattered our development team," said Jeff Murray, president and chief programmer at jProg. "To make matters worse, our existing version control software did not support versioning over the Internet. Our future depended upon deploying a new version control system. That's when we found Surround SCM." jProg develops applications that allow administrators to manage user-level data access, provider data sharing, service contracts, and more. Surround SCM, Seapine's scalable, cross-platform source code management solution helped jProg facilitate remote development by providing a central repository for managing changes to source files. "We were able to restore old backups into Surround SCM and piece together our current project relatively easily," said Murray. jProg believes that check in and check out is actually faster over the Internet than their previous on-site, source control solution. The company also anticipates greater development efficiency through Surround SCM's more powerful branching. Shortly after implementing Surround SCM to manage their source code, jProg selected TestTrack Pro, Seapine's cross-platform issue management solution, to manage their bugs and keep the team informed and on schedule. jProg reports that TestTrack Pro has given them improved routing and easier access to the bug database than their former bulletin board-based system. jProg has realized numerous benefits from choosing Seapine's solutions. "Looking back, Surround SCM and TestTrack Pro would have made sense for us when we were in a single location. Hurricane Katrina pushed us into the enterprise world, and Seapine had the best features for the price," added Murray. Click here to return to Contents

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Spirit AeroSystems Increases Real-time Collaboration with PLM Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systèmes 25 October 2005 IBM and Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that Spirit AeroSystems, the largest independent structures supplier to the worldwide aerospace industry and a major supplier to Boeing Commercial Aircraft, has chosen their PLM solutions to enhance real-time collaboration with its customers and improve the global efficiency of product development processes. Spirit will deploy a global end-to-end IBM PLM solution that includes industry-leading software applications developed by Dassault Systèmes, along with leading-edge middleware, hardware and services. The supplier will deploy CATIA V5's collaborative digital product design in a seamlessly integrated environment with ENOVIA LCA for product data management, and DELMIA for digital manufacturing simulation. With 500 seats, these solutions will together enable aircraft structure and system development based on industry-proven best practices, while supporting the industry-specific processes found in the aerospace sector. Using this PLM solution, Spirit will gain greater control over its data and processes, enabling it to work more efficiently and responsively, and enhancing its competitiveness. It will also optimize collaboration with Boeing Commercial Aircraft, the company's largest customer, with whom it is already tightly integrated. Spirit builds parts for almost every Boeing Commercial jetliner in production, and is currently responsible for the important forward section of the revolutionary 787 Dreamliner. Spirit also designs and manufactures the engine pylons and both fixed and moveable wing components. The developmental forward barrel -- called Section 41 -- is made of advanced composite material and was recently rolled out to much fanfare by Spirit and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner team. According to Spirit's Engineering Department, "This decision is not just about the advanced composite design capabilities that CATIA V5 brings to our design engineers. It's about collaborating with Boeing and the global 787 team in real-time, with no translation or papered-over integrations. This global collaboration is key to our success and to the success of our customer." "As a major supplier to the aerospace industry, Spirit is facing increased responsibilities in a very competitive marketplace," said John Porter, Vice President, Product Lifecycle Management, IBM Americas. "Our end-to-end PLM solutions will help Spirit transform its business by cutting costs, optimizing collaboration and the use of critical information. Thus they will increase differentiation through innovative products and services and offer their customers unique value." Marcelo Lemos, President, Dassault Systèmes of America, said, "Drawing upon our experience of working closely with leading aerospace companies, we have developed a portfolio of Digital Aircraft Solutions which addresses the specific transformation needs of the industry. We are delighted to work with Spirit AeroSystems and deliver to them field-proven solutions that enable unparalleled process innovation and real-time collaboration." Click here to return to Contents The Babcock & Wilcox Company Continues Innovation Leadership with Integration of RuleStream and MatrixOne; RPM and PLM Technologies Work Together to Drive Efficiencies, Shorten Engineering Times 25 October 2005 MatrixOne, Inc., a provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain™, and RuleStream Corporation, provider of rules-driven product management (RPM) solutions to the discrete manufacturing industries, announced the successful integration of the two companies' flagship products as part of an ongoing implementation at The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), a leading provider of products and services to the power generation industry. With the latest project milestone reached, B&W has brought together its RPM, PLM and MCAD systems in an intuitive and effective application that B&W engineers use to capture and reuse best practices and engineering resources. The integration allows B&W to use existing company knowledge to create and manage raw material items. With thousands of possible part/spec combinations, the integration between RPM and PLM results in the creation of better quality parts.

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"Leading manufacturers are already shortening engineering time through process improvement supported by new rules-driven software," said Marc Halpern, research director at industry analyst firm Gartner. "In the future, the integration between PDM and the rules engine will allow innovative new products to be designed with CAD models using PDM-controlled parts and items that are based on specifications and the context of use. This will streamline the generation of project proposals, make estimates of project costs more accurate and maximize part reuse." B&W engineers will be able to review their custom engineering designs, quickly incorporate engineering changes-- even those with complicated design dependencies--and ensure access to up-to-date product information from their MatrixOne PLM system and SolidWorks MCAD models. Mike Segal, senior vice president of global sales and services for MatrixOne, said, "Through our strong partnership with RuleStream, we were able to provide B&W with a comprehensive solution to meet its productivity and performance goals while maintaining its ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances. MatrixOne is committed to solving companies' most challenging product development and deployment problems. RuleStream's ability to capture knowledge and ensure its reuse is a powerful capability that MatrixOne users can take advantage of to great success, as B&W is showing." "Implementing rules-driven product management at all stages of the engineering lifecycle is helping The Babcock & Wilcox Company streamline a number of complex engineering processes," said Robert Nierman, chief executive officer, RuleStream. "B&W is already realizing a reduction in engineering times by being able to quantify and replicate business and engineering rules using RuleStream. Combining a shorter sales cycle with full MCAD visibility and instant access to critical PLM information should provide B&W with a significant market advantage." Click here to return to Contents Toyota Manufacturing UK Uses DELMIA to Optimize Design-for-Manufacture Process; Digital Technology Enables Automakers' Strategy for Global Information Sharing across the Extended Enterprise 26 October 2005 Dassault Systèmes announced that DELMIA digital manufacturing software is being deployed by Toyota Manufacturing UK as part of a strategy that is altering the way in which its cars are built by enabling the sharing of common real-time information throughout the enterprise. This is a continuation of Toyota's strategy, announced in 2002, to employ Dassault Systèmes' 3D PLM solutions. "Toyota Motor Corporation has always maintained a centralized manufacturing design function in Japan," explains John Grainger, Project Specialist in the Production Planning and Control Division at Toyota Manufacturing UK. "Teams of engineers and team leaders would travel to Japan and spend several weeks understanding the designs for a new model and how to build it. Now, through development of a tailored manufacturing environment involving software from and DELMIA and other suppliers, design data is stored in a common repository and accessible throughout the enterprise, allowing Toyota Manufacturing in locations outside Japan to share in the design-for- manufacture process." With access to DELMIA V5 DPM Assembly, Toyota Manufacturing UK engineers were able to optimize an assembly manufacturing process concurrently during the design phase. In addition, by implementing a DELMIA V5 Human add-on to examine reach and motion, the UK group has been able to analyze the manufacturing feasibility of each and every different variant of its models. Thanks partially to digital technology, the design-for-manufacture of some future models will take place entirely outside Japan. These models will be designed digitally and will also have all their processes, tooling and even employee training completed using advanced simulation, which then can be shared with Japan. Although the management of all the data will be controlled through Japan, each manufacturing department, from welding to plastics, will have access to the engineering data within the same DELMIA V5 environment. Grainger adds, "In the UK, we have currently only hosted one digital design review, but as they increase in frequency, we expect our total expenditure to have paid for itself within the year. Trips to Japan will become less common thanks to the power of digital technology in shrinking the distance between global teams working towards a common goal." Click here to return to Contents

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UGS Digital Product Development Software Speeds KB Racing and Driver Greg Anderson to Third Straight Championship Season 26 October 2005 UGS, a provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) products and services, today announced KB Racing -- whose cars are developed with the help of UGS® digital product development technology -- won the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Championship for the third straight year. KB Racing driver Greg Anderson, 2005 Speed Channel Driver of the Year, clinched the season championship for the team this past weekend at the fifth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals. UGS announced last month that UGS-sponsored Andretti Green Racing won the Indy Racing League® (IRL) IndyCar® Series Championship for the second year in a row (see separate release http://www.ugs.com/about_us/press/press.shtml?id=4184). KB Racing is one of the most successful teams in professional motor sports. After winning the 2003 championship with Anderson as the team driver, KB Racing added a second car with Jason Line in the driver seat for the 2004 season. The team continued their success with Anderson wining the 2004 championship and Line taking second place and being named 2004 NHRA Rookie of The Year. The team's success continues in 2005 with Anderson winning eight pole positions, eight races and breaking the 2005 national record for the quickest time and fastest speed. Line is firmly positioned in third place with four wins this season. KB Racing uses UGS' NX™ digital product development software to design, analyze and manufacture new engine components. The team actively trades data back and forth with its engine partner and uses new data to refine existing designs. "Winning a championship requires each and every member of the team, including partners like UGS, to work together to push the limits of their craft. Winning three years in a row is a testament to the quality and skills of the people and technology that are a part of our racing team," said Ken Black, owner KB Racing. "This third year was at times the most difficult and required a great deal of adaptability and desire to succeed. UGS has shown that they are here to win and to do whatever it takes to help the team to succeed. We are thrilled to have UGS as a partner in this victory and we intend to continue to develop our relationship with UGS." "Winning the NHRA Pro Stock championship three years in a row is a great accomplishment and proof of perseverance and teamwork, and UGS is an important member of our winning team," said Anderson. "UGS' software allows KB Racing to push the technology envelope and transform our process of racing innovation." "UGS congratulates KB Racing and Greg Anderson on a memorable season. This was a challenging season for KB Racing, and winning the championship required commitment, focus and fortitude, qualities which are common to both KB Racing and UGS," said Dave Shirk, executive vice president of Global Marketing for UGS. "UGS' mantra is to never let a customer fail and we strive to help every UGS technology user drive into victory lane, on the track or in the board room." A Tradition of Technology and Tracks UGS has a long tradition in providing NX digital product development software through racing sponsorships. KB Racing, which competes in the NHRA, began using UGS technology in 2005. Andretti Green Racing, along with Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports (participants in the NASCAR® NEXTEL Cup Series), have been using UGS software for several years to help develop their cars and improve their performance on the race track. The Renault F1 Team, established a partnership with UGS in 2004 and is using UGS' Tecnomatix™ solution. Click here to return to Contents UK: PLM Software To Help Bianco Footwear Expansion 27 October2005 Bianco Footwear, the European designer and retailer of men’s and women’s shoes, has invested US$91,000 in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to help support its rapidly growing retail business and more effectively handle complex collections. Bianco Footwear has a three year plan to grow its number of European stores by 160 per cent, to 300 outlets.

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The end-to-end PLM software suite from RunTime, Geac’s specialist division serving the apparel and footwear industry; is expected to go live in 2005. Core to the solution is Geac’s QuestACP (Advanced Collection Planning), QuestPDM (Product Data Management), Quest Workflow and Quest Integration Engine. Geac’s suite of design software will integrate with Bianco’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from Microsoft Axapta. Thomas Schultz Petersen, international product manager for Bianco Footwear, said: “Our new Geac PLM software will help us particularly in our pre-production activities to generate and adhere to new footwear collections in line with precise and diverse customer needs. “The process of managing collections used to be conducted ‘in our heads’ and supported by a manual spreadsheet system. But with every new market we enter, the complexity of collections grows exponentially. “Now that we’re in nine markets and we have 12 collections a year – together with a number of small express drops–we’re now looking forward to visualising and automating this difficult process.” Based in Kolding, Denmark, the Bianco Footwear chain has 124 shops in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Poland, Russia and Germany. Click here to return to Contents Product News Actify® Releases Actify DesignShare™ for Visual Product Data Collaboration Based on Microsoft's SharePoint Technology 24 October, 2005 Actify Inc.announced the release of Actify DesignShare. Actify DesignShare is a collaborative product data management solution that enables users to leverage the power of Actify's digital design communication platform from within a managed Microsoft SharePoint server-based environment. It provides a complete encapsulated solution for creating visual product data-based communications within the enterprise that is easy to deploy. Actify DesignShare addresses the needs of workgroups and design teams to effectively manage visual product data to facilitate collaboration and communication internally and externally. Because Actify DesignShare provides a complete system for managing communications that have historically been undocumented, uncontrolled and ad-hoc, users now have a single system that manages all relevant documents, including all major 2D and 3D file formats. The ultimate benefit is an increase in overall productivity, including time savings, reduced costs, reduction in excess work, fewer errors and improvement in communication of designs and associated data. "Actify is helping solve a problem in a way that is unique to collaborative product data management (cPDm), product lifecycle management (PLM) and other product-centric management systems," said Bill Gerould, industry director, worldwide discrete manufacturing, Microsoft Corp. "cPDm and PLM systems tend to be expensive, difficult to work with as well as, inappropriate for small to medium business units because of the dynamic nature of concurrent collaboration throughout a product's development lifecycle. With the release of Actify DesignShare, organizations are better able to communicate and collaborate on product information with internal and external teams allowing them to stay more competitive with a much lower total cost of ownership than other methods." "Actify DesignShare is a significant milestone for Actify in providing the best solution suite for enabling collaborative visual product data management," said Randy Ochs, CEO and president of Actify Inc. "By providing document management, sharing and collaboration capabilities to users in workgroups and design teams within the Microsoft SharePoint and Office Solutions platform, we are confident that manufacturing enterprises will see the value in easily configuring and customizing business systems to suit their specific needs and internal processes." The release of Actify DesignShare extends the collaboration platform within the Actify Suite of Products helping companies manage the digital design communication process. The full suite of products includes Actify Publisher 2005, to automatically convert CAD files to Actify's .3D format; SpinFire Professional, to view, measure and

Page 48 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary markup CAD files; SpinFire for Microsoft Office, to imbed rich 2D and 3D design data within Microsoft Office documents; the free SpinFire Reader, to view 2D and 3D files; and now Actify DesignShare. Through Actify DesignShare's managed server-based environment, users will be able to: • Create a customized dashboard to manage all collaboration processes that require access to native CAD data • Access a secure and easy-to-use environment for suppliers and other external partners to collaborate • Centrally automate and monitor the conversion of native CAD files to .3D • Inspect and markup native CAD files • Manage and version control of .3D files created and authored within SpinFire Professional and SpinFire for Microsoft Office. Actify's suite of products are designed to enable easy and secure access, communication and distribution of multiple 2D/3D CAD file formats, and related documents through global enterprises and supply chains, without requiring expensive native CAD products or access to complex data management systems. This allows for paperless distribution and collaboration of complex design data so companies will realize cost savings and productivity gains in product design, procurement, quoting and estimation, manufacturing, sales, marketing and field support. Click here to return to Contents Cadence Advances Segmentation Strategy with 3 Tiers of Verification Products and Methodologies; HDL, Design Team, and Enterprise Families offer 'Plan-to-Closure' Verification Solutions Tailored for Unique Project Needs 24 October, 2005 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the segmentation of its Incisive® functional verification platform, including full solutions with tailored and integrated products coupled with methodologies for unique segment needs. The product families add additional support for multiple languages optimized for each specialist, including the most powerful, yet lowest risk, SystemVerilog-based offering. The three-tiered approach provides Cadence customers with optimal solutions tailored to specific levels of verification complexity. The three tiers are: • Incisive Enterprise family of solutions for multi-specialist SoC and system development teams. The family features enterprise-level verification process automation (VPA) and management capabilities. It targets the exponentially increasing complexity of the entire process spanning block, chip, and system-level verification. Incisive Enterprise family also enables an optimal mix of e, SystemC and SystemVerilog, and includes an extensive verification IP (VIP) portfolio with a path to a high-performance system-level emulation solution with the Palladium® II emulation system. • Incisive Design Team family tailored for RTL design teams who are looking for low risk, powerful SystemVerilog (or VHDL and PSL) based verification solutions from assertion and test plan to RTL closure. The family combines proven VPA methodologies, technologies, and management solutions with the market-leading Incisive Unified Simulator, Formal Verifier, and Xtreme® Server. The Incisive Design Team family addresses many of the obstacles that have until now limited SystemVerilog adoption, including language maturity, VIP interoperability, proven methodologies, and the availability of supporting tools from assertion and test planning through formal analysis, simulation, acceleration and RTL closure. • Incisive HDL family is based on a high-performance single-kernel simulation architecture that offers support for Verilog, VHDL and design features of the emerging SystemVerilog language. The family also includes a desktop acceleration solution from the Incisive Xtreme series. "Cadence continues to bring new solutions to the table that address the exploding complexities associated with our SoC development," said Ari Cohen, vice president of Engineering, Silverback Systems. "We are excited about how Cadence brings together software- and hardware-based solutions with verification management to bridge block, chip and system levels." Moshe Gavrielov, executive vice president and general manager of the Cadence Verification Division, said: "As design and verification methodologies have become more complicated with the advent of SoCs and nanometer geometries, the leading-edge electronics companies have had an enormous challenge adopting a large number of verification languages, methodologies and technologies to address their unique problems. Our customers require

Page 49 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary solutions that are integrated, tailored to their unique project team needs, and coupled with management tools and methodologies that take them from their definition of plan to closure." "Incisive Enterprise infuses metrics throughout a verification process that is clearly becoming more and more unpredictable," said Dani Ginesi, ASIC/FPGA development director, Flexlight Networks Inc. "Cadence brings a productized methodology that is extremely comprehensive given the expanding scope of our verification activities, well beyond RTL, and supporting the full mix of languages that my engineers require." Incisive is the second Cadence platform to adopt a segmented approach to delivering customer-targeted solutions. Last month Cadence introduced a tiered range of Encounter® digital IC design products scaled to different design complexities. Encounter L products are tailored to address flat designs at 150 nanometers and above with gate counts below 5 million gates, and Encounter XL products address large-scale, high-performance, hierarchical designs over 5 million gates at 130, 90, and 65 nanometers. Click here to return to Contents Cadence Provides Powerful Low-Risk SystemVerilog Verification from Plan to Closure; Incisive Design Team Product Family Overcomes Obstacles That Have Limited SystemVerilog Adoption 24 October 24, 2005 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the Incisive® Design Team family, tailored for RTL design teams looking for a low-risk, yet powerful way to adopt SystemVerilog-based verification from plan to closure. The product family leverages proven verification process automation (VPA) methodologies, technologies, and management solutions from Cadence's acquisition of Verisity. The Incisive Design Team family overcomes many of the obstacles that have until now limited SystemVerilog adoption. These include language maturity, verification IP interoperability, proven methodologies, and availability of supporting tools from assertion and test planning through formal analysis, simulation, acceleration and RTL closure. Part of a new three-tiered Incisive platform, the Incisive Design Team family includes broad SystemVerilog language support, new product integrations, and tightly coupled methodologies optimized for design teams tasked with RTL verification. The family includes: • Incisive Design Team Manager, a new version of the Incisive Verification Manager for SystemVerilog and VHDL- based verification management, from assertion test planning and tracking, to failure and RTL coverage analysis. • Incisive Design Team Simulator, enhanced with new SystemVerilog testbench extensions, comprehensive SystemVerilog assertion (SVA) support, and integration with the Incisive Design Team Manager. • Incisive Design Team Xtreme Server, the easiest to adopt, simulator-like acceleration and emulation solution, with SystemVerilog DPI and SVA support in Q1'06, and integrated with the Incisive Design Team Manager. • Incisive Design Team Formal Verifier, optimized for design team use prior to testbench availability, with new SystemVerilog SVA extensions. A packaged plan-to-closure methodology, tailored for RTL design teams adopting SystemVerilog for verification. The methodology offers incremental steps to improve productivity, quality and predictability with maximum impact and minimum risk. It also includes modules for dynamic and formal assertion-based verification (ABV), verification IP reuse, testbench automation, coverage, and verification management. Plan-to-closure leverages proven eRM and sVM methodologies from the Incisive Enterprise family. "We're very glad to see Cadence going well beyond mere language support with a solution that couples leading simulation and testbench automation solutions," said Peter Hutton, vice president of Engineering at ARC International Inc. "The Incisive Design Team family delivers the technology we need with proven process automation methodology, based around the SystemVerilog language." Aggressive SystemVerilog-based VPA Roadmap This new family of Design Team solutions represents the first major step in Cadence's roadmap to offer world- class verification solutions based on SystemVerilog. As part of its "VPA Enablement" program for SystemVerilog, Cadence engineers will continue to work closely with customers on more advanced SystemVerilog capabilities.

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The program's goal is to infuse best-in-class technology and methodology from established products such as Specman® Elite and Incisive Verification Manager into SystemVerilog-based solutions. "The SystemVerilog language has evolved faster than the tools and methodologies required to support it," said Moshe Gavrielov, executive vice president and general manager of the Cadence Verification Division. "The Incisive Design Team-family represents a major step forward by leveraging Cadence's extensive verification technology, management tools, and plan-to-closure methodology. The combined offering will allow Cadence to jump ahead with the highest-value SystemVerilog-based offering in the industry." "Nethra is focused on meeting aggressive design schedules," said Clement Ip, vice president of ASIC Engineering at Nethra Imaging. "The more time we invest on design and verification up front, the faster we get to market through minimized design risk. Using the Incisive Design Team family from Cadence allows us to verify the design much earlier in the cycle, allowing us to hit our goals with a high level of confidence." Click here to return to Contents CYA Technologies Announces CYA SmartRecovery 4.0 for EMC Documentum; New Version Enhances Performance, User Experience and Reduces Recovery Time Objectives 24 October, 2005 CYA® Technologies, Inc., the only provider of solutions for the discrete recovery of content and its properties in enterprise content management (ECM) systems today announced CYA SmartRecovery™ 4.0 for EMC Documentum. CYA SmartRecovery for EMC Documentum is the next generation of CYA solutions that limits the impact of recovery to a single user, speeds recovery time objectives and minimizes the data loss window within ECM systems. CYA will showcase its new solution at Momentum Las Vegas, the EMC Documentum User Conference, October 24 - 27, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Booth #222. According to Strategic Research Corporation, over 50 percent of information loss is due to human error, metadata corruption and viruses, which occur more frequently than total system disasters. ECM systems compound this risk with its advanced information lifecycle capabilities, which add structured properties to unstructured content. As a result, ECM systems require an additional recovery capability to limit the impact of discrete information loss. CYA's application aware technology, Intelli-Capture™ understands the importance of the relationships between content, properties and its metadata links. Intelli-Capture knows where the various properties and metadata are stored within the repository in relation to the content and its revisions and renditions. This intelligence enables CYA solutions to be the only product to recover discrete content and its properties in EMC Documentum systems. In contrast, traditional business continuity backup solutions copy the entire repository. Since these solutions do not have Intelli-Capture capabilities, they are only able to manually recover discrete content, not content and its properties. ECM users require that the content and its properties are recovered as one, with all the metadata links intact. To do this with their existing solutions, a company must restore the entire repository, which causes downtime for all users and lost data as a result of longer recovery points. It also impacts the productivity of application administrators and IT personnel. CYA SmartRecovery limits the impact to a single user, decreases the data loss window and improves recovery time to minutes versus hours. It also adds value to traditional system-wide business continuity systems such as EMC Legato, Symantec Veritas and IBM Tivoli by enabling EMC Documentum administrators to quickly recover content and its valuable properties without requiring a full-system restore. "Before we developed SmartRecovery 4.0, we learned that ease of use, speed and versatility are what our customers required to support their user base," said Wayne Crandall, president and CEO of CYA. "The new functionality of SmartRecovery removes the challenges EMC Documentum users face, helping to increase productivity, save time and provide further protection toward an organization's compliance and regulatory approval initiatives." CYA SmartRecovery 4.0 includes: • Improved Performance: Enhancements to the Intelli-Capture technology improve speed by up to 25 percent over previous versions, lowering recovery point objectives for discrete content and properties. It also increases the recovery process speed by as much as 20 percent, positively affecting recovery time objectives.

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• Enhanced Recovery Options with Improved User Interface: Administrators now have faster and more targeted recovery options. • New Recovery for Any Foreign Language: New support for non-Latin character sets enables multinational corporations to have the same degree of protection and recovery capabilities for all their EMC Documentum repositories, regardless the language. • New Architecture: New Java-based architecture environment provides greater flexibility to enhance the product's functionality and ensure compatibility as customers upgrade their EMC Documentum applications. • New Multiplatform Deployment Options: All components can now be installed on one system, giving administrators greater flexibility to perform recoveries and other tasks from any workstation running Windows, Linux or Unix. "CYA solutions are an integral part of GTECH's recovery strategy," said Don Milton, business analyst of GTECH Corporation, a leading gaming technology and services company with more than $1.2 billion in annual revenues and 5,300 people in over 50 countries. "We had a recent incident whereby CYA reduced our data loss window to within one hour of our incident occurrence. CYA solutions complemented our recovery strategy and assisted in restoring our content and metadata from the time we last captured the information using our traditional backup procedures. CYA assists us in exceeding our internal service levels for recovering key corporate data." Available in the fourth quarter of 2005, CYA SmartRecovery 4.0 for EMC Documentum supports EMC Documentum 5.2 and higher. All existing customers under a maintenance agreement with CYA, who have migrated to EMC Documentum 5.2 or above, will automatically receive the software as part of their contract. Click here to return to Contents Documentum 5.3 users now have access to hundreds of formats for collaborative visualization 25 October 2005 Cimmetry Systems Corporation, an Agile Software Corporation company, announced the immediate availability of its collaborative visualization solution, AutoVue version 19 for EMC Documentum 5.3. AutoVue for Documentum integrates with EMC Documentum 5.3 Desktop and Webtop clients, providing users with a single point of access to hundreds of document types stored in the ECM repository for viewing, printing, markup and real-time collaboration. AutoVue’s vast format support reduces the need to purchase and maintain costly licenses for multiple authoring applications and its ease of use minimizes costs and downtime associated with user software training. AutoVue’s “Designed for Documentum” accreditation represents a sign of quality and value in enterprise content management (ECM) integrations and confirms that AutoVue’s integration with EMC Documentum has met stringent design development and qualification standards. To learn more about Cimmetry's integrated AutoVue solutions with Documentum, please visit Cimmetry's Booth # 532 during EMC Documentum's Momentum Las Vegas 2005 Conference October 24-26th. Click here to return to Contents eCapture for eRoom Receives EMC Designed for Documentum Accreditation; Visioneer's OneTouch Scanning Enables Instant Document Sharing in eRooms 24 October, 2005 Visioneer, Inc., a leader in intelligent imaging solutions, and Daybreak ICS, Inc., a content management services company focused on the Documentum platform, jointly announced that their eCapture™ for eRoom™ has received the EMC "Designed for Documentum" logo designation, a mark of quality and value that customers insist on in enterprise applications. The Designed for Documentum accreditation demonstrates that eCapture for eRoom has successfully met a comprehensive set of criteria for good design, development and implementation. eCapture for eRoom or e4e™ is a software scanning solution, jointly developed by Visioneer and Daybreak that directly integrates with the Documentum eRoom platform to significantly accelerate paper document scanning and import into eRoom. e4e utilizes the Visioneer OneTouch interface and allows a user to scan paper documents into

Page 52 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary their eRoom or folder of choice with the single push of a button or mouse click. e4e is available exclusively from the Visioneer channel on Visioneer-branded and Xerox-branded scanners. Visioneer and Daybreak received design accreditation by joining the EMC Documentum Application Logo Program. As members, Visioneer and Daybreak received specialized design consultation and guidance, along with access to dedicated EMC content management technical resources. Visioneer and Daybreak will also be able to include specialized Designed for Documentum logos on packaging, marketing collateral, and other promotional materials pertaining to their accredited offering, signifying to customers that e4e meets high standards for architectural compliance with the Documentum architecture and leverages development best practices. "By providing eCapture for eRoom as a packaged offering based on the EMC Documentum platform, Visioneer and Daybreak are taking a leadership position in the industry in the area of document capture," said Rob Tarkoff, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Alliances, EMC Software Group. "e4e's status as Designed for Documentum-accredited demonstrates their commitment to the Documentum platform and the quality of their offering." "Visioneer and Daybreak are extremely pleased to join the EMC Documentum Application Logo Program, and we are proud to have attained the Designed for Documentum status for eCapture for eRoom," said Kara Cleaver, president of Daybreak ICS. "We expect to realize significant benefits from e4e achieving Designed for Documentum status, including offering differentiation and increased customer awareness. We are pleased to be teaming with EMC and look forward to bringing more high-value offerings to market," said Murray L. Dennis, president and CEO of Visioneer. The EMC Documentum Application Logo Program helps ISVs, VSPs and SIs target, design, develop and go-to- market with successful offerings based on the EMC Documentum platform. As a member, partners can submit their offering to be considered for Designed for Documentum accreditation, which ensures their offering has met all requirements to be certified on the Documentum platform. To learn more about eCapture for eRoom and the EMC Documentum Application Logo Program, please visit http://www.documentum.com/app_portfolio. Both the Xerox DocuMate 272 and EMC Documentum eRoom 7.2 were awarded "Best of Show" at AIIM e-Doc 2005 and the Xerox DocuMate 252 was awarded "Best of Show" at AIIM e-Doc 2004. "The combination of these award-winning products is sure to bring some excitement into the document e-collaboration market," added Cleaver. Click here to return to Contents EMC RecoverPoint Spearheads New Information Protection Software 24 October 2005 EMC Corporation introduced EMC RecoverPoint™, new enterprise-level continuous data protection software. In addition, EMC announced enhancements to its flagship backup and recovery software—EMC Legato NetWorker®—and new software for backup reporting and analysis—EMC Backup Advisor™. The continued investments in software and numerous recent announcements in networked storage hardware demonstrate EMC's commitment to delivering new, enterprise-capable technologies for solving today's demanding information protection needs. Now, customers can strengthen and simplify the management of their information protection environment, achieving optimal recovery point and recovery time objectives. Many traditional approaches to information protection are necessary; providing help but not entirely eliminating complexity, rigidity, performance degradation and cost, leading to challenges in recovery, management and compliance. Today's new and enhanced software offerings bolster EMC's approach to helping customers blend their backup, recovery and archiving technologies. This new approach is driven by advanced software and disk- based technologies and is helping customers achieve faster recovery and retrieval of data and applications. As a result, customers can get back up and run faster in the event recovery is needed from a variety of events, with more flexibility, in a more simple and affordable way. Mark Sorenson, Senior Vice President, EMC Software, said, "Customers have been looking for better ways to optimize their information and application recovery investments. EMC RecoverPoint enables organizations to better leverage current technologies driving greater flexibility to a customer's information protection strategy. In addition, we continue to make investments in our backup and recovery software, addressing new customer needs

Page 53 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary like security and backup analysis. Today's announcement further validates how EMC is setting the industry agenda for the evolution of information protection." Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst of Enterprise Strategy Group, said, "EMC has been one of the very few to have the hardware, software, and services necessary to provide customers the full spectrum of data protection requirements -- including disaster recovery, business continuity, and data protection. With the addition of the new CDP offering, EMC enhances its already powerful story." Additional comments by analysts and customers are provided at the end of the release. New Continuous Data Protection Offering—EMC RecoverPoint Designed for enterprise data centers, EMC RecoverPoint provides immediate recovery to any previous point in time, within a customer-defined window of protection. Unlike many existing continuous data protection solutions, RecoverPoint provides application-aware data protection to key business applications on a variety of operating systems. In addition, RecoverPoint offers coordinated recovery of groups of related applications, enabling organizations to restart applications from the same point in time, providing for simpler and faster return to normal operations. RecoverPoint captures all writes to production environments as they occur and writes them in parallel to an allocated recovery storage space. Because data is captured whenever a change is made, a possible recovery point is available for every instant in time. Customers are protected from data loss caused by logical corruption and server hardware failures. RecoverPoint supports heterogeneous storage arrays, applications and operating systems, protecting existing storage investments. German Rodriguez, Infrastructure Manager, for EMC customer H-E-B Mexico, said, "With 15,000 partners and suppliers, we generate a vast amount of data necessary to keep our business running. It is critical that we are able to recover this data when we need to, quickly, without data loss, and without disruption to our overall business. Inventory control and distribution management are the keys to our success. Even a small amount of data loss in this area is unacceptable. We expect that EMC RecoverPoint will save us time and money, and will give us peace of mind -- knowing that we can turn back the clock and recover our applications as they existed at any point in time we choose." Enhanced Backup-to-Disk, Usability and Security in EMC Legato NetWorker EMC Legato NetWorker software protects data by simplifying and centralizing backup and recovery operations. The new release of NetWorker -- version 7.3 -- delivers important advances for customers who are concerned about escalating backup and recovery management costs, the speed of recovery and the risk of unauthorized data access. Increased backup flexibility, including enhanced retention policies and target sharing, adds even more value to NetWorker's proven and leading backup-to-disk solution. The software's new graphical user interface enhances usability for easier management. Finally, enhanced security features -- like 256-bit AES encryption, enhanced authentication and network address translation firewall support -- reduce the risk of unauthorized access to critical business data. New Backup Reporting and Analysis Tool -- EMC Backup Advisor EMC Backup Advisor is a backup reporting and analysis tool that gathers information from the entire backup infrastructure (backup software, tape drives, backup server operating system, etc.) and presents it in a way that helps customers identify and rectify backup process and operational problems. With Backup Advisor, users can conduct advanced fault diagnosis, predict where problems are developing and see where the business is at risk in relation to meeting service level agreements (SLAs) and external regulatory data retention laws. Availability EMC Backup Advisor is immediately available and EMC RecoverPoint and EMC Legato NetWorker—version 7.3— will be available later this quarter. Through leveraging EMC's market-leading hardware, software and services for backup, recovery and archive, customers can increase performance of their infrastructure, achieve greater availability of data and applications, improve reliability and management of backups, improve speed and accuracy of recovery and provide quicker retrieval of data and applications in support of compliance and retention requirements. EMC has the most complete offering for backup/recovery and archiving. This offering includes tiered service levels for performance and recovery SLAs; software to automate the movement of information to more cost-effective storage media; and a complete service offering that makes it more achievable to assess, implement and manage a backup, recovery

Page 54 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary and archive environment. All of these capabilities are integrated with the range of databases, file systems and applications that run businesses today. Additional Customer and Analyst Statements Customers Douglas Bovie, Manager Infrastructure Management, Equant, said, "EMC Backup Advisor is an effective, lights out tool to manage and analyze our enterprise backup solutions. With the software's reporting mechanism, we can produce reports in a matter of hours, when it previously used to take us up to a week to produce. In addition, Backup Advisor's key analysis technology alerts us for low tape availability, downed drives, failed backups and backups that extend outside the SLA window. As a result, we have reduced our mean time to recover, allowing our backup experts to only spend time on issues at hand instead of manually checking all sites. Backup Advisor is a perfect addition to EMC Legato NetWorker, is simple to install, and provides a comprehensive overview of our organization's backup environment." Analysts Brian Babineau, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said, "EMC RecoverPoint offers the commercial and enterprise markets support for the broadest set of applications and operating systems enabling customers to increase the frequency of data protection operations. Inherently, this translates into faster data restoration times and mitigates the risk of any data loss. EMC has a tremendous opportunity to offer customers RecoverPoint as a complement to the company's mature and comprehensive data protection offerings." Arun Taneja, Senior Analyst and Founder, Taneja Group, said, "EMC continues to drive its leadership position in overall backup-to-disk solutions with the release of EMC Legato NetWorker 7.3. The new release adds flexibility in retention periods, support for continuous data protection and enhancements to security features, all wrapped up in a new GUI that significantly enhances the user experience. In a nutshell, EMC is providing a complete solution for customers who are concerned about the effort it takes to manage backup and recovery, the speed of data protection and the risk of unauthorized data access." John Webster, Founder and Senior Analyst, Data Mobility Group, said, "With the introduction of EMC Backup Advisor, EMC continues to take steps to better equip its customers with tools that help them achieve recovery point and service level objectives. Backup Advisor not only provides customizable reporting and predictive analysis for EMC Legato NetWorker, but also for other backup/recovery software including Veritas and IBM; a key differentiator for EMC." Click here to return to Contents Freeborders Launches New PLM Suite 3.5 for Retail Customers 25 October 2005 Freeborders launched PLM Suite 3.5, the latest release of its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solution for retail that enables retailers to streamline the development processes. Beta-tested by customers such as J.Jill, Sara Lee Courtaulds and others, Freeborders PLM Suite 3.5 features enhanced manufacturing and costing visibility, improved data integration and the release of FB Source, a new fully-integrated sourcing management application. "We believe that with Freeborders PLM Suite 3.5, we now offer the most robust Product Lifecycle Management solution for retail on the market," said Debbie Baldini, Managing Director, Retail Practice, Freeborders. "With one of the largest development teams in the world dedicated to PLM, our customers know that when they work with Freeborders, they have a technology partner that will work with them to achieve their product development goals." "Retail is a key vertical market for us," said Ramsey Walker, Freeborders' co-CEO. "We're one of the first technology solution providers in China to develop industry-specific domain expertise, and it allows us to provide a wealth of retail-specific functionality and benefits at costs that are significantly lower than those of many of our competitors." One of Freeborders PLM Suite 3.5's major additions is FB Source, a sourcing visibility and management application that enables retailers to further reduce lead times by managing vendors more effectively. Features include RFQ management, real-time web-based vendor evaluations, and sourcing plans.

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"Any retailer can create a truly demand-driven fashion supply chain by adopting advanced private-label sourcing processes that make use of the latest Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and sourcing visibility applications," said Alexi Sarnevitz in the September 2005 AMR Research Alert, "Private Label Apparel Sourcing: Achieving Demand-Driven Speed for Retail." "In today's hypercompetitive marketplace, retailers that can assess key fashion trends and deliver targeted product to market the fastest will have an advantage against even the largest competitors." Other enhancements now available to Freeborders PLM Suite 3.5 include new business planning capabilities in FB Line Optimizer and multiple-page storyboard creation in FB Storyboard. Click here to return to Contents IronCAD Releases New Motion Simulation Functionality Based on UGS’ PLM Components 25 October 2005 UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, announced IronCAD has integrated and released the D-Cubed 3D Dimensional Constraint Manager (3D DCM) component in its 3D design solution, IronCAD V8.0. The 3D DCM has been accepted as the industry standard component solution for adding a 3D constraint solving capability to a variety of geometric software applications. Its applications include assembly modeling, mechanism simulation, direct non-history-based part modeling and parametric 3D sketching. IronCAD developers were able to implement a wide range of new positioning constraints using the 3D DCM including tangent, distance, angle and cam follower, providing greater flexibility in the creation of assemblies. Once partially or fully assembled, users can drag parts to investigate their motion in accordance with the applied constraints, enabling IronCAD users to engage in constraint-based mechanism simulation. “The 3D DCM component was the obvious choice for extending IronCAD’s motion simulation tools,” said Shaun Murphy vice president of Sales and Marketing for IronCAD. “In addition to quickly delivering new capabilities, licensing the 3D DCM meant we could focus our own resources on other functional areas, enabling us to implement more than 200 customer-driven enhancements in our V8 release.” 3D DCM complements IronCAD’s prior integrations of UGS’ PLM Components - Parasolid® software, one of the world’s leading geometric modeling kernels and the D-Cubed 2D DCM solver for constraint-based sketching. “IronCAD V8 clearly demonstrates that UGS’ PLM Components help adopters satisfy the requirements of their customers quickly with technology that they know they can trust,” said Bruce Feldt, vice president of Open Tools for UGS. “We welcome extended business with IronCAD and its positive endorsement of UGS’ winning open business model.” Click here to return to Contents LogicLibrary Introduces Logidex 4.0; SOA Governance Leader Continues to Set Industry Standards with Addition of Dynamic Asset Metrics and Enhanced Visualization and Collaboration Features 24 October, 2005 LogicLibrary®, the leading provider of software development asset (SDA) management tools, today announced the availability of Logidex 4.0. Featuring enhanced asset visualization and collaboration capabilities, dynamic metrics, and tighter integration with the IBM Rational Application Development Platform, Logidex 4.0 makes it easier than ever for developers and architects to create and manage world-class business applications. Logidex, the most widely used metadata repository for SDAs, makes it possible for organizations to govern the production process for reusable components, Web services and other SDAs within a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Logidex is the only software asset management product to feature tight integration with the industry's major development environments, including Eclipse, IBM WebSphere Studio, IBM Rational Application Developer, Software Modeler and Software Architect, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Borland JBuilder and SAP NetWeaver.

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"Logidex 4.0 continues LogicLibrary's commitment to provide solutions that make it easier for organizations to actively govern software development assets," said Greg Coticchia, CEO of LogicLibrary. "Logidex 4.0 simplifies impact analysis, provides a deeper understanding and control of assets, and delivers automatic dissemination of asset information to users. And, with our support for leading systems such as IBM WebSphere 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Oracle 10g, LogicLibrary customers have the flexibility to make sure their releases are always in-line with business requirements." Logidex 4.0 includes: • Dynamic Asset Metrics—developers and architects can make better informed decisions with quick access to key metrics provided by LogicLibrary. Easily generated via the many IDEs supported by Logidex, users simply click on a new option titled "View Metrics" to quickly determine important information related to the usage and enhancements for services. • Advanced Asset Relationship Visualization—featuring tight integration with Eclipse 3.0, Logidex uses a state of the art technology called Radial View to graphically represent asset-to-asset relationships. By simply dragging and dropping SDAs into Logidex ARV, customers can determine the impact that relationships have on new and existing application developments. • Integration with IBM Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest UCM—services and components are automatically made available in Logidex at the right time in the software development life cycle without human involvement. Logidex uses the unified change management (UCM) infrastructure to automatically document service and component activity based on ClearQuest changesets. Logidex also establishes asset-to-asset versioning relationships based on ClearCase foundation baseline dependencies. • Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Support—Logidex users can track asset forum updates and persistent searches via RSS. These asset forums and search results can be directly viewed within an RSS aggregator and allow the user to easily keep track of asset changes, asset discussions, and new or changing assets which fit user-specified search parameters. Logidex is a collaborative SDA management solution that simplifies the creation, integration and governance of enterprise applications throughout the complete application lifecycle. Its powerful mapping and discovery engine gives businesses and government organizations the ability to identify, manage and control the design, development and consumption of services throughout the distributed enterprise. Click here to return to Contents Mastercam X Includes Support for 3D Motion Controller Technology—Increased Productivity Made Possible with Mastercam and 3Dconnexion 27 October 2005 Mastercam announces support for 3Dconnexion’s line of motion controllers with the new release of Mastercam X. Default configurations for Mastercam X are part of the motion controller driver, giving users increased productivity. CNC Software’s President Mark Summers states, “3Dconnexion’s drivers have Mastercam settings built in and are pre-set with common Mastercam X functions and shortcut keys already programmed for you. Mastercam X has also been fine-tuned to support all of 3Dconnexion’s motion controllers to allow a smooth transition for our customers.” A motion controller can add value to every step of your work. Motion controllers from 3Dconnexion are proven to reduce design times and help your company become more efficient with Mastercam X software (or other design, manufacturing, and analysis software). A long-time Mastercam user, Larry “Tony G” Garibaldi from CNC Me says, “Using the motion controller allows me to easily roll my models around in space while I’m working, without ever having to take my hand off of the mouse or hit the keyboard.” 3Dconnexion is leading the market with an array of award-winning motion controllers that can be used with Mastercam’s latest software package. The motion controller is not meant to replace the mouse, but function together with it, creating a powerful, intuitive, and natural work style. Simply applying light pressure to the controller translates the user’s sense of touch into dynamic 2D and 3D movements. Users can pan, zoom, and rotate with the controller in one hand, while they simultaneously create and edit with a standard mouse in the other.

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“Mastercam X is a very powerful solution and with the excellent support for our range of 3D motion controllers, in particular the new SpacePilot, it brings a new level of interaction to the Mastercam X users allowing for a smooth and fluent workflow,” says Jan Larsson, Director Partner Marketing 3Dconnexion. Click here to return to Contents Mentor Graphics Releases Expedition Enterprise - The Next Generation PCB Systems Design Solution for Enterprise Electronics Companies 24 October, 2005 Mentor Graphics Corporation announced its new Expedition™ Enterprise flow for PCB systems design. This flow enables large electronics companies to leverage their multi-disciplined design team resources, and create and provide access to their intellectual property on a global basis. It also allows companies to integrate their design data with corporate PLM, and supply chain and manufacturing systems, as well as to communicate with outsourced design and manufacturing. Expedition Enterprise can significantly improve competitiveness and performance by combining advanced PCB design technology with library and design data management, and a unified constraint editing system. "To better serve the needs of our automotive customers, we had to address the challenges, as well as leverage the benefits of working in a global enterprise," stated Rick Sturgeon, executive director, Engineering Operations and PBU IT, Johnson Controls, Inc., a Fortune 70 company that is a global leader in automotive systems, building controls, and facility management. "We needed to improve operational efficiency through reduced design cycle time and product costs, with improved design quality. The Expedition Enterprise design flow enables us to leverage our design team resources and intellectual property to achieve our objectives." Expedition Enterprise Flow Overview Expedition Enterprise addresses the challenges of the global enterprise, including intellectual property management, supply chain integration, and design team management across multiple sites. It integrates and manages the system design flow and enables seamless data transfer among design teams, improving designer productivity and design team collaboration, while facilitating communication with the corporate enterprise. This new solution offers improved library management which simplifies supply chain management, increases library quality, and reduces product costs. Expedition Enterprise also integrates FPGA and PCB design flows, allowing concurrent design that leverages the FPGA's I/O flexibility, and addresses routing and timing challenges, and facilitates common design constraint management. Expedition Enterprise is available on multiple hardware platforms to support existing hardware investments "Expedition Enterprise is the culmination of recent technology acquisitions combined with significant engineering effort to deliver the next-generation PCB systems design solution," stated Henry Potts, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics' Systems Design Division. "Expedition Enterprise was created in collaboration with our global customers to solve their enterprise business and technical design challenges." Functional Overview • Library creation—Creates all library elements in a single design environment, leveraging the supply chain for web-based components that minimize library development time and increase its quality • Design data management—Manages library and design data to ensure appropriate access to and integration with corporate product life-cycle management systems • Constraint editor system—Provides common rule definition and verification environment for physical and electrical constraints, from design capture through layout • Design definition—Utilizes powerful hierarchy to capture large designs quickly, reuse proven circuits and attributes, and manage hundreds of variant designs • Functional verification—Quickly simulates analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits within an integrated environment • PCB/FPGA co-design—Concurrently designs an integrated FPGA/PCB system for optimal system performance and reduced design cycle time • Signal integrity verification—Leverages an advanced multi-lingual device and interconnect modeling environment to verify the integrity of synchronous and asynchronous signals

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• Design layout—Utilizes AutoActive correct-by-construction methodology to place and route complex PCBs in a single design environment based on constraints for advanced interconnect and high-speed • Concurrent team layout—Optimizes design team resources and reduces design cycle time through simultaneous design on a common database • Design for fabrication—Runs fabrication checks and facilitates fixes in a single environment, reducing design cycle iterations and increasing design manufacturability • Manufacturing preparation—Easily creates and validates board panels, copper balancing, and product documentation within the common layout editor • Process customization—Automates and extends the design environment using industry-standard languages to achieve company-specific design process optimization About Expedition Enterprise This new tool suite provides superior integration of Mentor's proven and industry-leading technology. Expedition Enterprise builds on the core flow with critical plug-ins to improve designer productivity and support advanced design technologies. The new flow encompasses DxDesigner™ for design definition, CES for constraint editing, Expedition PCB for layout, and DMS™ for data management. Also included in this flow is ICX Pro™ Explorer, which is used to evaluate and verify constraints defined early in the process. It is built on Mentor's AutoActive® technology, and uses the same database and environment as Expedition PCB. Pricing and Availability Expedition Enterprise is available immediately. Click here to return to Contents New, Free Autodesk Tools for Viewing and Converting DWG Data Enhance Communication and Collaboration 27 October 2005 In response to customers' needs, Autodesk, Inc. is empowering DWG users with new, free tools: DWG TrueView for viewing DWG files, and DWG TrueConvert for translating DWG files between newer and older versions. DWG TrueView and DWG TrueConvert are available to download for free* from the company Web site. "Our customers need to know that the data they share can be accessed with accuracy by suppliers and partners," said John Sanders, vice president, Autodesk Platform Technology Division. "Where our customers have relied on inaccurate or unreliable tools in order to communicate or re-use DWG data, now they'll have the power and reliability of authentic DWG format files at their fingertips." Autodesk customer research shows that up to 85 percent of AutoCAD users frequently share DWG files with their design counterparts. DWG TrueView and DWG TrueConvert help customers better communicate and manage CAD data, with more options for sharing the file version and format best suited to the situation. DWG TrueView software lets users accurately view, plot, print and publish to DWG files. DWG TrueConvert software updates the Autodesk Batch Drawing Converter and provides conversion tools for DWG files to be translated from one version to another. Innovation Based on Viewing Fidelity Product engineers often share DWG files with design teams throughout the development phase. Equipped with the same viewing engine used in AutoCAD 2006 software, DWG TrueView provides unsurpassed viewing and plotting fidelity that engineers require to ensure the accuracy of their work—and eliminate barriers to innovation. Users also can publish DWG files to the DWF file format for compact versions of the same accurate, detail-rich design documents. DWF files are easy to send electronically for review, so that non-technical team members working in manufacturing, marketing or purchasing can easily view, print and mark up DWF versions of complex designs and models without modifying the original design files or needing knowledge of AutoCAD software. More Flexible Collaboration Now DWG TrueConvert allows for backwards and forward compatibility of DWG files: It can batch-convert files from the latest release format (2004) to R14 or 2000 DWG formats and from AutoCAD version 2 to the latest

Page 59 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary release. Because DWG TrueConvert does not require users to have the latest AutoCAD version installed, project team members can maximize collaboration on drawings even if they have not upgraded. DWG TrueView and DWG TrueConvert are examples of Autodesk's latest advances in industry and technology standards that help customers make the most of their design data and foster innovation. For example, Autodesk co-founded the Open Spatial Enterprise industry initiative to develop an interoperable and open spatial data management technology platform. In addition, the Autodesk RealDWG developer toolkit was recently introduced to help third-party application developers create and market products that read and write the world's most commonly used design data formats such as DWG and DXF. Availability DWG TrueView is available for immediate download in nine languages at www.autodesk.com/dwgtrueview. DWG TrueConvert can be downloaded beginning in early November in 14 languages at www.autodesk.com/dwgtrueconvert Click here to return to Contents OSIsoft Continues Enhancement Of PI ServerWith Rrlease 3.4.370 26 October 2005 OSIsoft, a provider of performance management software, announced the latest version of its PI Server 3.4.370. The PI System serves as the engine for OSIsoft’s Real-time Performance Management (RtPM) Platform–the core piece of technology that extends the real-time data from the plant floor to other areas of the enterprise. “The need for timely information used for critical operational decision making is growing rapidly as companies move to a more business-centric manufacturing approach that stresses performance, agility, and flexibility while providing the ability to capture higher-value market opportunities,” said ARC Advisory Group Analyst Tom Fiske. “Performance-driven companies are recognizing the need and value of having high quality real-time visualization and analysis of information consistently available to a broad spectrum of users throughout the entire enterprise.” Features: • Support for 64-bit computing–many enterprise applications are moving from 32-bit to 64-bit operating systems to take advantage of greater virtual memory storage capacities and increased performance. The latest version of PI Server supports this feature to provide greater storage capacity to users. • Faster archiving and hot backup support–PI’s high-performance data collection and distribution capabilities have been boosted in this release in addition to introducing a new “hot backup” capability. PI System backups can now be performed while the server is on-line and in service, thus eliminating downtime. • Editing support–administrators can now easily edit the definitions and classifications of the data being collected so that point maintenance is greatly simplified. In addition, OSIsoft is introducing a license management feature that enables both customers and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to buy and enable new features without the necessity of reinstalling or upgrading the software version they have. A user or OEM simply receives a new license key and if the software is already present on the server, it will be activated. To help OSIsoft’s customers during disaster recovery, OSIsoft can provide a temporary set of licenses to get them back up and running quickly with a new server in another, safe location. “The goal of our PI engine is to provide everyone in the enterprise with the accurate, timely information they need to manage critical situations, from production and maintenance to cost and quality control,” said Michael Saucier, OSIsoft’s vice president of marketing. “As the performance and storage demands of the enterprise increase, we strive to keep our software development efforts in tune to meet those demands. We want to ensure that large, enterprise-wide rollouts of our RtPM platform will support simultaneous access by business and technical users with no effect on system performance or response times.” PI Server 3.4.370 software underwent beta testing at several OSIsoft customer sites. According to one customer, the latest release makes it possible to “change the point type without the need of creating a new tag and without interruption of the logged data. The hot backup support also makes the backup unnoticeable for users. This was a high demand for our users, because we make backups frequently.”

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Customers who are current Software Reliance Program subscribers may learn about all the PI System 3.4.370 enhancements and download the new version at OSIsoft’s support site (http://support.osisoft.com). Click here to return to Contents SealedMedia Unveils New Documentum Content Server Solution; SealedMedia Sealing Service for Documentum Integrates Protection to Enable Control Over Documents Stored on PCs and Handhelds 24 October 2005 SealedMedia Inc. unveiled SealedMedia Sealing Service for Documentum (SSD), the first integrated enterprise digital rights management (E-DRM) product to extend content management solutions, such as the industry-leading EMC Documentum 5. SealedMedia SSD adds access control, version management, and audit capability beyond the Documentum repository, to cover information that users download and store on desktop PCs, laptop computers and handheld devices -- inside and outside the firewall. SealedMedia SSD extends Documentum's Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform, making possible a higher level of control than ever before. Authorized users can now open and work with information regardless of where it resides, and SealedMedia enforces consistent control, regardless of who or how many people receive it— even while information is in use. Files are also encrypted in a way that does not interfere with or disrupt regular workflow. According to CAP Ventures' Dynamic Content Software Strategies Consulting Service, the need for content-centric software solutions is growing at an annual rate of 39.2 percent, and numerous business functions within organizations have a critical need for it. This is driven in part by the need to increase efficiency, ensure compliance, and to drive forward business and decision processes. Documentum ECM enables benefits such as fast, secure access to enterprise information; risk mitigation and compliance with regulatory requirements; rapid and cost-effective collaboration across geographic and departmental boundaries; automated workflows based on digital content. The SealedMedia DLM solution extends this to enable management, security, and auditable tracking and control of documents on potentially thousands of end-user computing devices. "By enabling intellectual property (structured and unstructured) to be 'sealed' at any point in the information lifecycle—now as part of automated and manual Documentum workflows -- organizations can collaborate while comprehensively protecting their valuable information from accidental or deliberate leakage or abuse by employees, partners, suppliers or customers," said George Everhart, CEO, SealedMedia. Additional SealedMedia Sealing Service for Documentum features include: • Rapid revocation or modification of access to content at any time -- even after it has left the Documentum repository; • Automated routing and updating of document versions or revisions; • Quick, easy audit of end-users' access to or actions (read, print, send, etc.) related to sealed content, even on remote desktops; • Revocation of access to remotely-stored records, in accordance with records retention policies; and • Securing content against "back door" attacks on a repository file or storage system. SealedMedia SSD is implemented within Documentum's Business Object Framework and exposes Java and SOAP web service interfaces. The sealing service is the latest in a series of SealedMedia extensions to the Documentum ECM platform, including such "Designed for Documentum" accredited solutions as Sealed eRoom and Sealed Documentum Templates. Pricing and Availability SealedMedia Sealing Service for Documentum is available immediately through the SealedMedia Early Access program. Click here to return to Contents

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Seapine Software Announces TestTrack Pro 7.5 with New Cross-Platform Client and Multilingual Character Support 25 October 2005 Seapine Software, Inc., a provider of adaptable application lifecycle management (AALM) solutions, announced the immediate availability of TestTrack Pro 7.5 for defect tracking and issue management. Version 7.5 features new cross-platform user and administrator clients, full Unicode character support, and expanded workflow functionality. Adding to TestTrack Pro's flexibility, Unicode support maintains international characters across various languages and allows users to work with their preferred language. The new cross-platform GUI clients also give users and administrators the ability to access TestTrack Pro from Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris. "TestTrack Pro 7.5 removes two barriers that developers face with other defect tracking software--platform incompatibility and inadequate local language support," said Richard Riccetti, president and CEO of Seapine Software. "TestTrack Pro 7.5's new cross-platform client and Unicode support means developers can track issues on their preferred platform in the language of their choice." TestTrack Pro beta testers expressed their excitement for this release. "The new client for Mac OS X is what was needed for us to really get started with TestTrack Pro," said Lars Lindholm, founder and managing director of uNeed AB. "This version is a huge improvement, and I am happy with what I have found in the client," added Mike Berriman, manager R&D, Perth, Surpac Minex Group. Version 7.5 also includes several enhancements to TestTrack Pro's customizable workflow. Users can now be required to enter electronic signatures for specific events, workflow events can be configured to allow single-user defect assignments, and defects can be easily transitioned into sub-workflows. Other enhancements include automatic software update notifications, expanded Oracle OCI support, additional file and graphics handling capabilities, and improved operation, performance, and usability. Looking ahead, Seapine Software anticipates additional enhancements to TestTrack Pro to further streamline the software development lifecycle while paving new ground for enterprise business management. Availability and Pricing TestTrack Pro 7.5 is available immediately. Pricing for TestTrack Pro begins at $295.00 for a named license; floating license pricing is also available. Click here to return to Contents VERICUT 6 by CGTech to Include Native CATIA and ACIS Translation Through Spatial's InterOp Components; Spatial Translators Provide Unparalleled Accuracy for Vericut 25 October 2005 Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systèmes company and provider of 3D components, and CGTech, the developer of VERICUT® software, today announced the inclusion of Spatial's InterOp Translators in CGTech's soon-to-be- released VERICUT 6. "Our customers need to share models between their CAD systems and VERICUT easily," said Bill Hasenjaeger, Product Marketing Manager for CGTech. "This includes importing models into VERICUT for simulation, and quickly having an 'as-cut' finished or in-process model returned to their CAD system. Spatial InterOp Translators give us the ability to make this process easier than ever for our customers, using CATIA V5 and other CAD/CAM systems." The addition of Spatial's translators allows users of VERICUT 6 to import and export native CATIA V5, ACIS® (SAT), and STEP models. Spatial's access to APIs, as a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes and as the developer of the 3D ACIS Modeler, enables the company to provide unparalleled accuracy in data translation of CATIA V5 and SAT files through its InterOp line. This technology is accessed through the CAD Model Import and Model Export features of VERICUT 6; Model Export creates CAD models from the VERICUT 'in-process' cut model that is generated by simulating an NC program. The resulting surface or solid model contains as-machined features produced by the NC program.

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"Right now, Spatial InterOp Translators provide the most accurate and reliable data translation for CATIA V5 and SAT," said Phil Spreier, InterOp Product Manager for Spatial. "Users of VERICUT 6 can be assured that the models they analyze are precise representations of the originals." Click here to return to Contents

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