Parsons Signs Software Contract with Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore

Multi-million Dollar, Multi-year Agreement Consolidates Software Usage

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 14, 2002 - Parsons has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar software Global Alliance Agreement with the Process, Power & Offshore division of Intergraph Corporation <Nasdaq: INGR>. Under terms of the agreement, Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore will provide Parsons with a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable license for unlimited use of most of the division's current design and engineering software, including Plant Design System (PDS(tm)), SmartPlant(r) and INtools(tm) products. The Global Alliance Agreement also includes a pilot installation of SmartPlant Foundation (formerly Notia), an engineering information management solution.

The Parsons contract is the latest in a series of Global Alliance Agreements and the first in 2002 for Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore.

Standardizing Core Engineering Tools

John Thomas, Parsons' chief information officer, said, "The Global Alliance Agreement represents a substantial opportunity for further productivity increases by Parsons through standardization of core engineering tools, consistent training methodology and more streamlined work processes. Based on Parsons' long-standing relationship with Intergraph since the early 1980s, the agreement consolidates our continuing trust of and investment in Intergraph software."

Tom Doran, vice president, Americas Business Unit, Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore, said, "Through the Global Alliance Agreement, Intergraph anticipates that our technology will significantly broaden its current, integral role in Parsons' business. The agreement's economies of scale and global availability of industry standard software and support should substantially help to reinforce Parsons' successful international business model." Doran served as executive sponsor of the agreement for Intergraph.

Agreement Covers PDS, SmartPlant, INtools Software

Most of the Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore division's current software tools including PDS, SmartPlant and INtools product portfolios are covered by the agreement. PDS is the world's leading software for 3D and 2D design and construction of process and power plants and includes FrameWorks(r) Plus for structural modeling. SmartPlant software includes SmartPlant Foundation for engineering information management; SmartPlant P&ID for intelligent piping and instrumentation diagrams; SmartPlant Review for 3D visualization; SmartSketch(r) for cost-effective 2D design; and SmartPlant Explorer for Web access and reporting of design engineering data. The SmartPlant Foundation solution provides enterprise capture, storage and management of information and drawings as well as engineering tool integration components. INtools enables instrumentation engineering, design and management tasks throughout the plant life cycle.

Parsons: Accentuating Project Management, Technology

Parsons is one of the world's largest full-service engineering, procurement and construction firms. The company provides design, planning, construction and construction management worldwide through four operating groups. Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Pasadena, Calif., Parsons operates in all U. S. states and 80 countries and employs more than 11,000 people worldwide. With an emphasis on project management and advanced technology, the employee-owned company lists more than 2,400 clients and 8,000 projects worldwide. Parsons is among ENR magazine's top-ranked firms for 2001:

• 1st in the Top 100 Construction Management (for fee)
• 5th in the Top 500 Design Firms
• 9th in the Top 100 Design Build Firms
• 10th in the Top 200 Environmental Firms
• 31st in the Top 400 Contractors
• Forbes Magazine ranked Parsons 74th in its Top 500 Private Companies roster for 2001.

www.parsons.com

About Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore

With more than 23 years' industry experience, Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore enables customers to create, capture and manage plant information as a strategic asset by providing integrated life cycle solutions for the engineering, design, construction and operation of process and power plants as well as offshore oil and gas facilities. Flagship brands include the SmartPlant(r) and PDS(tm) (Plant Design System) suites and the SmartPlant Foundation lifecycle engineering information management solutions. Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore is the acknowledged global leader in the plant creation market (Source: Daratech Inc.). A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process, Power & Offshore is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala. USA, employs more than 800 people and does business in more than 60 countries.

www.intergraph.com/process

 

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