SYNERGIS PARTNERS WITH CIMMETRY TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR 2D/3D VISUALIZATION FOR ADEPT DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Integration of Cimmetry's AutoVue Brings Synergis Adept 5.1 Customers Superior Visualization and Collaboration Capabilities to Improve Team Design Throughout a Project's Life Cycle

Cambridge, MA, and Quakertown, PA, February 10, 2003

Cimmetry Systems Inc., the global leader in Visualization and Collaboration solutions for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets, and Synergis Technologies, Inc., the innovative developer of engineering data management software, today announced a partnership whereby Cimmetry's AutoVue's 2D/3D CAD and EDA viewing and markup technology is now tightly integrated into Synergis® AdeptTM 5.1, which is currently shipping.

Adept users now have the advanced capabilities of Cimmetry's AutoVue as part of the Adept data management solution. With Adept 5.1, users can view, redline, and print 2D/3D Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop®, SolidWorks®, AutoCAD® and 200 other 2D CAD, raster, vector and office formats from inside Adept. The new Adept viewer extends a company's ability to collaborate with project teams, contractors and customers over a LAN, WAN, or across the Internet.

"We are extremely pleased to partner with Cimmetry Systems, who is long recognized as the industry leader in viewing and collaboration," said Todd Cummings, director of product development at Synergis Technologies. "AutoVue's best-in-class technology offers Adept customers an unparalleled level of reliability, scalability, functionality and format fidelity."

"AutoVue's extensive and open API has allowed Synergis to create an exceptional integration," said Steven Birnam, manager of Business Development at Cimmetry Systems. "The final result, Synergis Adept 5.1, is a superb combination, providing an extensive feature set and unsurpassed ease of use. With this latest release, Synergis has cemented their leadership position in the engineering document management market, making them a preferred choice for customers."

Synergis also offers Adept users the opportunity to upgrade, for an additional charge, from the Adept 5.1 viewer to Synergis' ProViewer, which includes Cimmetry AutoVue support for other 3D CAD and EDA formats including Pro/Engineer, CATIA, Unigraphics, Solid Edge, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Board Station, Orcad, PCAD, EDIF, and more. For pricing information, please call Synergis at 800-836-5440.

About Synergis Technologies, Inc.

Synergis Technologies, Inc. is an innovative developer of simple, powerful and affordable engineering document management software for the manufacturing, architectural design and construction, government, civil engineering and other industries. The company's flagship document management solution, Synergis Adept, helps design, engineering and related departments reduce concept-through-manufacturing cycle time, improve teamwork and communication between local and distributed workgroups, and eliminate costly document and revision errors. Companies using Synergis Adept are better able to manage, leverage and distribute design and engineering information to support better business decisions and processes. For more information, contact Synergis at 800-836-5440, or visit http://www.synergis-adept.com

About Cimmetry

Cimmetry Systems Inc. is the recognized technology pioneer and market leader in the area of Visualization and Collaboration software tools for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets.

Cimmetry's flagship product, AutoVue, is the premier enterprise-wide viewing and markup package, providing native support for more than 200 formats including 2D/3D CAD, EDA, raster, vector, hybrid, office and graphics. Users have a single point of access to their documents, regardless of format, from a single, easy-to-use interface.

AutoVue is available as a Windows desktop application as well as a thin-client version, deployable on Windows or UNIX servers. Cimmetry's viewing and markup products are strategically designed to integrate seamlessly with Document Management (DM, EDM), Workflow, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), ASPs and e-business Portals, either directly or via the Web.

AutoVue is sold worldwide and available in many languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Visit Cimmetry on the Web at www.cimmetry.com