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SDRC Supports Cisco Resource Network

2 August 1999

SDRC Supports Cisco Resource Network; SDRC's Enterprise Product Development Solutions to Support Initiative Aimed at the Mid-Sized Business Sector

    CINCINNATI--Aug. 2, 1999--SDRC , a leading global supplier of enterprise product development solutions and developer of I-DEAS(R) and Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) software, today announced its support of the Cisco Resource Network program. As a provider of enterprise product development solutions, SDRC is teaming with Cisco Systems to offer mid-sized businesses the same level of integrated, powerful networking applications and capabilities typically available only to larger corporations.
    Customers are insisting on a total solution. This trend is especially true of small and medium sized companies. To meet these needs requires a different business model. Smaller sectors can be better served by coordinating a single-source infrastructure that provides technology as well as implementation, integration, and support across their respective enterprise. SDRC, in conjunction with Cisco, will facilitate this customer-flexible model through a unique teaming and distribution strategy to provide a complete solution aimed at the small and medium businesses worldwide.
    "SDRC's and Cisco's solution enables mid-sized manufacturers to maximize product performance and reduce cost and cycle time, while streamlining their product development process," said Joe Diodati, director of medium markets at Cisco Systems. "The Cisco Resource Network provides a combination of SDRC's mechanical design automation software and Cisco's experience in the Internet to increase time to market and ultimately lower costs for manufacturing designs."
    "SDRC is very pleased to be a player in this strategic initiative," said Bill Carrelli, vice president, corporate marketing, SDRC. "The program is synergistic with SDRC's automotive supplier program, in particular, and supports our overall industry penetration in general -- including electronics, aerospace, medical, and industrial machinery. In this endeavor, SDRC is focused on providing customer-oriented applications by combining our solutions with the products and expertise of a networking leader, such as Cisco Systems, as well as our leading hardware partners."
    Initial deployment will focus on the automotive supplier community. This approach is not confined, however, to any particular segment, and SDRC intends to employ this business model throughout all of the industries it serves.

    About SDRC

    SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) is one of the world's leading providers of enterprise product development solutions with its suite of mechanical design automation software and product data management software. The Company's products, coupled with value-added services, help manufacturers optimize product development early in the design process, enabling them to reduce cost and cycle time while significantly improving quality and time to market. SDRC provides the award-winning I-DEAS(R) product suite of integrated CAD/CAM/CAE software, and the market-leading PDM software, Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM), which is developed, marketed and supported by SDRC's Metaphase Technology Division. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 75 offices in 17 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
    http://www.sdrc.com.
    Note to Editors: SDRC, I-DEAS and Metaphase are registered trademarks, and Metaphase Enterprise is a trademark of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders.