Advanced Energy Standardizes on SDRC's I-DEAS Software

17 January 2000

Advanced Energy Standardizes on SDRC's I-DEAS Software; Advanced Energy Industries Engages With SDRC in a Partnership for Competitive Excellence

    CINCINNATI--Jan. 17, 2000--SDRC , a leading global supplier of Internet-enabled collaborative product development solutions, today announced that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has engaged in a partnership for competitive excellence with SDRC. As part of this agreement, Advanced Energy is standardizing on SDRC's award-winning I-DEAS(R) software. The initial order for software and services is valued at over $500K, with additional anticipated orders in excess of $1 million expected over the next two years.
    "We needed more than technology," said Dr. Hollis Caswell, president and COO, Advanced Energy. "We have significant growth goals, and we looked for a strategic partner who could provide technology tools as well as critical process support expertise. SDRC was willing to listen to our needs and to propose a total solution. We are confident that SDRC is the right partner to enable us to achieve competitive excellence in our industry."
    Advanced Energy, with headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a leading inventor, designer, manufacturer, and supplier of power conversion and control system solutions and related products. After an extensive evaluation, SDRC's I-DEAS was selected as the core development tool replacing Advanced Energy's existing CAD tools. I-DEAS will be deployed initially in Fort Collins, Colorado and in Voorhees, New Jersey, in a fully collaborative product development environment for the design and manufacture of critical power supplies and power delivery systems.
    "Advanced Energy is a recognized innovator in their industry, and we are pleased to partner with them," said Bill Weyand, chairman, president, and CEO, SDRC. "We intend to continue expanding the value proposition that we offer major manufacturers worldwide by providing complete enterprise product development solutions. Through our competitive excellence partnership model, we look forward to working closely with Advanced Energy in helping them to achieve their business goals."

    About Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    Advanced Energy is a worldwide leader in the development and marketing of power conversion and control system solutions, ion-beam sources, and plasma abatement systems. Customers throughout the world use Advanced Energy's products where plasma-based thin film technology is a critical function in their manufacturing process. These applications include the manufacture of semiconductors, CD-ROMs, DVDs, compact disks, flat panel displays, disk drives, and optical and architectural glass. In addition, Advanced Energy provides the power conversion and control system solutions of choice to a growing number of general applications in the medical, instrumentation, telecommunications, automotive, food packaging, and tool industries. Founded in 1981, AE is a publicly held company traded on Nasdaq under the symbol AEIS. www.advanced-energy.com

    About SDRC

    SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) is a leading global provider of Internet-enabled collaborative product development solutions through its Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) product data management software and I-DEAS(R) mechanical design automation software. The Company's products, coupled with process engineering and consulting services, create an E-business environment that enables industry leaders to optimize product development early in the design process, accelerate product innovation, and significantly improve time-to-market. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 77 offices in 18 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.

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    Note to Editors: SDRC, Metaphase, and I-DEAS, 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.