gedas Announces Agreement With CIDEON to Support Integration and Product Development Tools in North America; CIDEON's Customers to Gain Support From gedas

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Dec. 1, 20039, 2003--gedas USA, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with CIDEON Systems AG to support its integration products in North America. Under the agreement, gedas will provide support to customers who have purchased CIDEON's integration products that link SAP PLM(TM) (Product Lifecycle Management) and AutoDesk Inventor and AutoDesk AutoCAD (engineering software). By properly linking engineering data to a PLM system and ultimately financial data, customers can gain significant efficiencies in the new product development process. gedas will also offer CIDEON's customers additional PLM functionality and tools such as batch loading of geometric data.

"This agreement opens up the door for both companies to conduct more business," explained Bill Newman, Director of the PLM business unit at gedas. "We will be working with customers who may not have heard of gedas on this continent and CIDEON will gain exposure to the market through gedas as well." Newman went on to say that "gedas brings years of PLM integration experience and knowledge to clients in the US and Canada. We are excited to support CIDEON's customers in a market where they currently offer products, but not services."

gedas, a leading global automotive consulting company, has been implementing CIDEON's integration products in Europe for years. Located in Dresden, Germany, CIDEON sells its products through SAP in North America and does not maintain any staffing there. As a services partner with SAP, gedas is well positioned to support CIDEON's product development solutions in North America.

About gedas

gedas develops, implements and operates individual IT solutions that serve to create value-adding potential for its customers' companies. gedas' unique brand of full-service solutions and its strong business process expertise have allowed the company to assume a leading position in the automotive and manufacturing industries and in the field of logistics processes. gedas Group has a history of success in the information technology market that spans 20 years, operating from over 50 locations in 13 countries. With a staff of 5,000, gedas achieved global revenues totaling $725 million in the year 2002 - 80% of which was generated in the world's main automotive production centers. For more information, look for gedas on the web at www.gedasusa.com

About CIDEON

CIDEON AG provides solutions for integrating CAD/PDM/ERP in the production industry, in networks and in storage solutions. The company develops and sells AutoORG software system solutions for EDM/PDM/PLM and CAD/ERP interfaces. It also provides engineering services for the production of rail vehicles, machines and plants. Subsidiaries include CIDEON Systems AG, and CIDEON Software GmbH as a mySAP PLM development partner, as well as the company IKB Ingenieur- und Konstruktionsburo GmbH.