Golden Valve Awards Showcase Plant Design CAD Graphics at International Process & Power 2002

Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore Software Users Eligible to Win $1,000 for Best in Show Award; $5,000 in Other Prizes - Deadline April 15

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 19, 2002 - Winning entries in the annual Golden Valve computer graphics competition are scheduled for exhibition at the International Process & Power 2002 conference, May 19-23, Huntsville, Ala., USA. Registered users of Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore software, including SmartPlant(r) Review and PDS(tm) 3D software, are eligible to compete for nearly $6,000 (U. S.) in awards. The deadline for entries is April 15. Sponsored by the Process and Power Client Community (P2C2), the conference and the Golden Valve competition are underwritten by the Process, Power & Offshore division of Intergraph Corporation <Nasdaq: INGR>.

For complete competition rules, category descriptions, judging information and entry form, see www.p2c2.org/gv. No entry fee is required; a maximum of 10 entries per person is allowed. Competition categories consist of Graphic Arts, Renderings & Raytracings and Animation. Winning entries for 2001 are posted in a Web gallery linked to the Golden Valve site.

Competition Offers Nearly $6,000 in Awards

The best of show winner receives $1,000 plus free registration for next year's International Process & Power conference. First, second and third place winners in each of the three categories receive $750 plus free conference registration, $300 and $150 respectively.

The competition showcases the expertise of customers using Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore software. Award winners receive international recognition for entries, which are often published in industry magazines and appear in the division's marketing materials and on its Web site. High-resolution images of the winning entries are available to editors and art directors of CAD/CAM/CAE print and Web publications. The Golden Valve Award continues the tradition of the former Intergraph Graphics Users Group (IGUG) Golden Mouse Award.

International Conference Offers Exceptional Technical Value

International Process & Power 2002 offers Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore software users more than 75 customer-led technical sessions, 14 hands-on workshops and 13 training classes. For online registration, agenda and conference details, visit www.p2c2.org/ipp2002. The event also features the two-day management series, "Challenges and Opportunities of the Engineering Information Age," which includes presentations and interactive discussions to enable participants to objectively assess the opportunities and bottom-line benefits of delivering advanced engineering and plant information systems. Directed at executives and managers responsible for engineering IT, the series features Joe Morray, president, Trinity Technologies Corp., as session facilitator.

Conference attendees get personal access to technical and support experts, product managers and developers as well as industry peers from global and domestic engineering and plant owner companies.

Conference Emphasizes Collaboration, Integration

With emphasis on learning, exchanging ideas and improving work processes, the technical content of the event is dedicated to collaborative and best practice engineering, work practice innovation and automation, software integration for competitive advantage and the effective use of Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore software. Last year's conference attracted more than 500 participants from 38 countries and included more than a dozen exhibitors.

P2C2: Opportunities for Active Involvement

The mission of the Process & Power Client Community is to further customer knowledge, promote effective product use and foster interaction with Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore, its partners and other customer companies worldwide. Sponsored by Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore, P2C2 provides opportunities for active involvement, including international and regional conferences, global communication channels, peer networking, regional and local interest groups and educational programs.

Membership Includes Variety of Professionals

Privileges for membership in P2C2 are extended to client company personnel involved in the use of Intergraph integrated life cycle engineering software and services for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of process and power plants and offshore facilities.

Membership includes, but is not limited to, senior management such as chief information officers, vice presidents, presidents and CEOs as well as design and technical professionals, CAD managers and operators, plant or project managers and engineers of any discipline. The growing membership of the Process & Power Client Community currently includes nearly 1,500 professionals from more than 50 countries. P2C2 is a successor organization to the former International Intergraph Graphics Users Group (IGUG).

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.

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