Prescient Technologies, Inc. Joins Unigraphics Solutions Alliance Program

20 July 1999

Prescient Technologies, Inc. Joins Unigraphics Solutions Alliance Program; Relationship Opens Door to Future Product Offerings

    BOSTON--July 20, 1999--Prescient Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of engineering quality software solutions for manufacturing industries, announced today that it has joined Unigraphics Solutions' third-party Alliance Program.
    "We are extremely pleased to be a select member of the Alliance Program," said Olimpio DeMarco, vice president of marketing at Prescient Technologies. "Unigraphics Solutions is one of the leading companies in the CAD/CAM industry worldwide. Because Unigraphics Solutions is a market leader, it is strategically important for Prescient Technologies to establish a formal relationship with them."
    As a member of Unigraphics Solutions' Alliance Program, Prescient Technologies will work with Unigraphics Solutions to develop and market Prescient Technologies' engineering quality software for Unigraphics Solutions' end-to-end CAD/CAM/CAE software. Using the Unigraphics API toolkit, Prescient will integrate its DesignQA(r) software to help designers improve the quality of their engineering models and reduce costly rework.
    "Unigraphics Solutions' Alliance Program allows UGS customers to take advantage of a wide range of leading software solutions that are seamlessly integrated with our Unigraphics CAD/CAM/CAE software," said Chuck Grindstaff, director of the Unigraphics line of business for Unigraphics Solutions. "Unigraphics Solutions is pleased to have Prescient Technologies as an Alliance Program member, and we look forward to having our two companies working closely together to ensure the satisfaction of our mutual customers."
    Unigraphics Solutions Inc. provides end-to-end CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM software and related services designed to improve its customers' command of product development. The company provides tools appropriate to a collaborative engineering environment, converting ideas into easily shared concepts used to develop products of varying complexity such as motor vehicles, aircraft, heavy equipment and consumer goods and the parts that comprise them. Unigraphics Solutions' software is used worldwide and includes Unigraphics for high-end, complex design, manufacture and assembly; Solid Edge for mid-range, Windows-based product design; iMAN for product data management; and Parasolid, a design and manufacturing industries solid modeling standard. Many OEM software developers have licensed the Parasolid kernel. The company, formerly EDS Unigraphics, maintains corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO and can be reached via the WorldWide Web at http://www.ugsolutions.com.
    Prescient Technologies, Inc. is the premier provider of engineering quality software solutions that enable companies to minimize design iterations, reduce costs, and accelerate time to market. Prescient Technologies' solutions are found in aerospace, automotive, electronics, and other industries with complex design, manufacturing, and assembly processes. Prescient Technologies provides technologies, products, and services that help companies leverage engineering assets, protect design information, and facilitate electronic design-to-manufacture interoperability. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Prescient Technologies sells and supports its products and services directly with several field offices in the U.S. and through international partners outside North America. For additional information about Prescient Technologies, Inc., visit our web site at: http://www.prescienttech.com

    Press Contact:
    Karen Tuttle
    Prescient Technologies, Inc.
    245 Summer Street
    Boston, MA 02210
    Tel: (617) 589-5944
    Email: karen.tuttle@prescienttech.com

    DesignQA is a registered trademark of Prescient Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective companies.