Actify and ENGINEERING.com Partner for CAD Visualization.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WOODBRIDGE, Ontario & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001

Actify, Inc., the Design Visualization Company(TM), and ENGINEERING.com Incorporated (CDNX:EGN), creators of the www.ENGINEERING.com global resource for engineering solutions, announced today a strategic alliance to deliver Actify's cutting-edge solutions to the global engineering community. Actify is a Gold Partner with ENGINEERING.com, being developed to become the ultimate resource tool for the worldwide engineering community and a leading business-to-business Internet marketplace for engineering products and services.

In addition, RAND Worldwide (TSE:RND), which uses ENGINEERING.com as a critical sales and marketing tool, will be able to bring Actify's products to its diverse international base of more than 40,000 manufacturing customers. RAND Worldwide is a global knowledge-based solutions provider to organizations with engineering and information technology requirements.

Software solutions from Actify enable manufacturers using CAD software including Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, Unigraphics, SDRC I-DEAS, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, and AutoCAD to visualize and distribute 3D models and drawings for a variety of manufacturing applications. These solutions provide enterprise-wide access to design data for review, planning, and project management, yielding significant cost reductions and speeding time-to-market.

"We are excited to be working with both ENGINEERING.com and the RAND Worldwide organization," said Bill Matthews, Vice President of Sales at Actify. "ENGINEERING.com brings together a community that works with multiple CAD systems and can really benefit from Actify's visualization solutions. The RAND Worldwide sales team has the proven ability to help their customers maximize the value of their designs, and Actify's solutions give them one more way to deliver value to their customers."

"In our long experience working with manufacturing customers, there is a clear and consistent need for CAD visualization solutions suitable for both designers and non-designers," observed Brian Mori, Executive Vice President of Business Development for ENGINEERING.com. "This partnership with Actify enables ENGINEERING.com to deliver visualization and communication solutions that meet our customer's requirements for viewing, measuring, marking up, and sharing designs throughout the enterprise."

About Actify, Inc.

Actify, the Design Visualization Company(TM), offers the highest level of design access and visualization to the automotive, aerospace, medical, and manufacturing industries. Actify's solutions enable designers and non-designers alike to participate in product design and development, thus contributing to lower overall costs and improved manufacturing performance. Based in San Francisco, Actify is a privately held company. Further information on Actify and its products is available at www.Actify.com.

About ENGINEERING.com Incorporated

ENGINEERING.com Incorporated (CDNX:EGN) is the developer-owner of the www.ENGINEERING.com Web site and Internet-based software and business, being developed to become the ultimate resource tool for the global engineering community and to provide a leading business-to-business Internet marketplace for engineering products and services. The ENGINEERING.com Incorporated head office is located in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada and can be reached toll-free at 1-877/997-9917, by facsimile at 905/264-0282 or through the Internet at www.ENGINEERING.com.

About RAND Worldwide

RAND Worldwide is the world's leader in providing knowledge-based solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements. The Company provides design automation software solutions to companies around the globe. These solutions help our clients to become more competitive and profitable through reducing new product development costs and accelerating the time to bring new products to market. In addition to CAD software tools, RAND Worldwide also offers technical education and support, hardware, network integration, and a comprehensive list of engineering related solutions. RAND Worldwide offers companies in every industry the advantage of purchasing a total solution. RAND Worldwide employs approximately 1,400 individuals in more than 110 sales and client service centers around the globe. The RAND Worldwide corporate head office is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and can be reached at 905/625-2000 or through the Internet at www.rand.com.

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