Centric Software Expands Presence in Americas' Automotive Heartland

    Opens New Ann Arbor Facility to Meet Demand for Collaborative Product
                             Innovation Solutions

    SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 5 Centric Software, Inc., the
leading provider of Collaborative Product Innovation (CPI) solutions for the
globally distributed design chain, today announced the opening of its new
automotive industry headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. The new facility brings
engineering, consulting, and marketing closer to American automotive leaders
eager to leverage CPI to drive process and product innovation across their
entire design chain. It will also serve as the sales and professional services
hub for the mid-west region.
    This Detroit-area expansion coincides with Centric Software's continued
growth in Europe, where the company is also announcing a new Paris office to
provide enhanced local support, training and consulting services to customers
and partners throughout France.
    These expansions reflect the growing demand for Centric Innovation(TM),
which empowers manufacturers to maximize the resources by collaborating with
their global design chains to define, synthesize and validate innovative
products concepts quickly and at significantly reduced costs.
    "Our growing Ann Arbor team is committed to providing our automotive
customers the tools they need to create 'category-killer' vehicles," said
Ken Bado, executive vice president of global operations for Centric Software,
Inc. "Centric Innovation provides the only complete collaboration solution for
the globally dispersed automotive design chain, enabling team members to pull
disparate data into a unifying environment and dynamically or asynchronously
work toward a common design goal for the vehicle."
    This office augments Centric Software's U.S. presence, which includes
corporate headquarters in San Jose, Calif., as well as facilities in
Brentwood, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., Lake Mary, Fla., Northbrook, Ill., and
Plano, Texas. In addition to the new Paris office, Centric Software has
European facilities in Marseilles and Toulouse, France; Munich, Germany; and
Manchester and Swindon in the UK.
    The Ann Arbor office may be contacted at namerica@centricsoftware.com, and
the Paris office is available at europe@centricsoftware.com, or by visiting
the Web site at http://www.centricsoftware.com .

    About Collaborative Product Innovation
    Unlike traditional specialist point products such as CAD/CAM, CAE, and
visualization, or rigid control-oriented management systems including PDM and
ERP, Collaborative Product Innovation is the only environment that unites
domain experts to freely share know-how and explore innovative ideas to
develop next generation products in record time.

    About Centric Software, Inc.
    Centric Software, Inc. generates innovation by empowering manufacturers to
create and dominate new markets with their design chain partners through
Internet-enabled Collaborative Product Innovation (CPI).  The company is
driving the collaborative-commerce (c-commerce) market with Centric
Innovation(TM) -- the only solution that unites disparate knowledge so that
domain experts can define, synthesize, and validate product concepts
collaboratively in record time. It's not just Business-to-Business, it's
Business Together(TM). Centric Software is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.,
and provides sales and support services to its customers through its offices
worldwide. For additional information, please visit the web site at
http://www.centricsoftware.com
    NOTE:  Centric Innovation is a trademark of Centric Software, Inc. All
other trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property
of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.

    CONTACT:  corporate, Stefanie Brand of Centric Software, Inc.,
408-574-7802, ext. 281, or sbrand@centricsoftware.com; or press, Liz Weber of
FutureWorks, Inc., 408-428-0895, ext. 104, or liz@future-works.com, for
Centric Software, Inc.