Bose Corporation selects I-DEAS Master Series Software for mechanical design of audio products.

MILFORD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1996--Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) announced today that Bose Corporation, a global leader in audio technology development, has selected I-DEAS Master Series(TM) CAD/CAM/CAE software for use in the mechanical design of various Bose products including home audio systems and professional sound systems. The $130,000 in orders for I-DEAS(TM) software were booked in the first quarter of 1996.

Bose has used the I-DEAS software for approximately two years in its electronic systems group, most recently to design the console of the company's new Lifestyle 20 music system. The design team's challenge was to fit an AM/FM tuner and six-disc CD player into a space that previously held only a single-disc CD player. Utilizing I-DEAS' solid modeling capabilities in conjunction with other I-DEAS applications modules, Bose designers met their objective.

"We chose SDRC after a nine-month evaluation effort," notes Chet Williams, senior engineer, at Bose. "We examined every detail of our mechanical product design process, criticizing it and attempting to improve it. Based on that effort, we developed a set of CAD/CAM/CAE software requirements which were used as the basis for our software evaluation."

Bose's selection process, says Williams, "included a side-by-side shoot-out with another leading CAD/CAM/CAE software supplier. In the end, the comparison showed that I-DEAS Master Series was by far the easiest and most flexible tool that we've seen. Based on our prior positive experience with I-DEAS in our electronic systems group, and the results of this evaluation, we are now moving toward standardizing most aspects of our mechanical product design activities using I-DEAS." According to Williams, the I-DEAS orders represent the initial stage of a long-term plan which will involve several departments within Bose's engineering facility.

Based in Framingham, MA, Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar Bose, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bose's goal is to design products combining high technology with simplicity and small size, and ultimately create the highest-quality sound systems that are easy to use and accessible to all consumers.

Bose products include professional loudspeaker systems, and an extensive line of home audio systems, home entertainment, and home theater systems which are available through home builders and remodelers. Bose automotive music systems can be found in various car models from a number of auto manufacturers, including Volkswagen, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan.

Bose is a privately held company, with annual sales of more than $700 million. It has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Ireland, as well as international subsidiaries located in Japan, Australia, Europe, Canada, and India.

SDRC (NASDAQ:SDRC) is a leading international supplier of mechanical design automation software, product data management software, and related services. The company's products and services help manufacturers optimize product concepts early in the design process, enabling them to significantly improve product quality while reducing product development time and cost. SDRC employs more than 1,200 people, and has 58 offices in 13 countries throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Mary-Margaret Wantuck, 513/576-2985