ALSTOM Power Places $3.2 Million Order for SDRC's Accelis and Metaphase Applications -- Will Connect Systems to Manage Lifecycle --

    CINCINNATI--April 30, 2001--SDRC today announced that ALSTOM Power, part of Alstom Corporation, has placed orders valued at $3.2 million for Metaphase(R) product knowledge management (PKM) and Accelis(TM) e-business automation software and services.
    As a long-time Metaphase user, ALSTOM Power intends to execute enterprise architecture integration (EAI) projects based on Metaphase and Accelis. In addition, ALSTOM will use Accelis to build a spare part ordering portal accessing data from their Metaphase and SAP systems.

    About Alstom - http://www.alstom.ch/

    ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd., with locations in Baden and Birr (Canton Aargau), is one of the largest Swiss industrial companies and one of the world's leading providers of total solutions for power generation. ALSTOM Power develops, produces, installs, modernises and maintains systems and components for power plants all over the world. Over 90% of sales is produced outside of Switzerland, with around 1 billion SFR in products and services purchased from Swiss companies.
    Thanks to its international presence, ALSTOM Power can draw upon a unique base of experience from innumerable projects around the world. The power generating capacity of ALSTOM Power installations is around 640,000 megawatts, which corresponds to about 20% of all power plants. ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd. is a legally and operationally independent company within the global ALSTOM corporation and is part of its Energy sector.

    About SDRC - http://www.sdrc.com

    SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation), with headquarters in Ohio, provides software solutions and services that propel manufacturers to increased business competitiveness through the development of a web-based, collaborative environment for product development. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 64 offices in 18 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.

    Note to Editors: SDRC and Metaphase are registered trademarks, and Accelis is a trademark, of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders.