Solid Edge Receives Highest Level of Windows 2000 Professional Logo Certification from Microsoft

CYPRESS, CA - July 9, 2001 - UGS (NYSE: UGS) today announces that Microsoft has named Solid Edge as "logo certified" on the Windows 2000 operating system. Solid Edge joins an elite corps of applications that have been certified to make maximum use of the operating system. To gain the prestige of displaying its Windows 2000 Professional logo certification, Solid Edge passed a tightly controlled, independently verified testing process unlike any before. Solid Edge certification on the operating system ensures for its users the lowest costs of ownership, easiest installation and manageability and highest levels of usability available in the mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) software market.

"In the early 1990s, our vision that Windows would provide a solid technical operating system for mechanical designers proved to be correct," says Bill McClure, director of the Solid Edge line of business at UGS. "As the operating system becomes stronger and easier to use, our customers become more productive and we intend to leverage these enhancements within Solid Edge."

Solid Edge provides a compelling 3-D solid modeling solution for designers of machinery, electro-mechanical products and automotive tooling who want to shorten time to market by greatly reducing design errors. Windows-native since its first release in 1996, Solid Edge reduces design time for manufacturers by providing CAD that is easy to learn, use and retain.

"By taking advantage of the Windows platform, Solid Edge has been able to provide users with a high-performance, easy-to-use 3-D environment that can enhance productivity," said Chris Ray, industry manager for engineering, Microsoft Corporation. "For Solid Edge customers, Windows 2000 certification demonstrates a commitment to providing a reliable and full-featured solution."

Machinery Design Productivity: The Solid Edge Advantage

Solid Edge is the proven design engineering solution that can reduce time to market by an achievable 50 percent using STREAM, an exclusive technology that accelerates the engineering process. The choice of leading machinery designers worldwide, Solid Edge has been selected by companies such as Alcoa, NEC Engineering and Volvo as a strategic tool to help them realize the benefits of better quality, lower costs, and shorter delivery cycles.

Solid Edge is uniquely positioned to deliver exceptional value to machinery designers. Solid Edge directly addresses the practical aspects of design engineering with powerful CAD functions that are extremely easy to learn and use. With an unmatched ability to capture design intelligence, Solid Edge ensures more accurate and rapid design change turnaround and increased productivity for machinery development.

The Solid Edge Voyager Program includes more than 150 downstream engineering software applications in such disciplines as finite element analysis, manufacturing, kinematics and dynamics, electro-mechanical, rapid prototyping, standard parts, product data management, translation, view/redline/animation and hardware solutions.

Written for Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows ME operating systems, Solid Edge is distributed in eight languages to customers around the world, including Boeing, Kaiser Optical, Alcoa, Volvo, L-3 Communications, Ohio State University, Yale University, University of Edinburgh, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, NASA, Pella Windows, Royal Air Force, S&C Electric, Lincoln Electric, WMF, ULMA Group, Electromagnetic Sciences, Liebert Corp., Kaeser Kompressoren, Prodrive, USSC Group, Seiko, Hyundai, Daikin and NEC Engineering.

About UGS

UGS (NYSE: UGS) is one of the world's fastest growing and most successful software and services companies, dedicated to helping manufacturers optimize their product lifecycle process. UGS' rich heritage and financial strength have been established by consistently providing the industry's best product development applications for over 25 years. Today, UGS is distinguished as the leading supplier of Internet-based product life cycle collaboration solutions as well as the company that is creating the de facto industry standards for the digital product. With offices in over 30 countries around the globe, UGS is the vendor of choice for open solutions that seamlessly weave into any environment and create unprecedented value for the world's most demanding customers. In addition, UGS is the first company in its industry to earn the ISO 9001/TickIT certification.

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