COM DEV Selects Prescient Technologies' Mechanical Design Automation Software.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1997--Prescient Technologies, Incorporated announced today that COM DEV International, a leading global manufacturer of advanced products for space and ground-based wireless communications systems, has expanded its use of Prescient's industry-leading STONErule design automation software. COM DEV is using STONErule in its initiative to dramatically reduce its product realization cycle time and to reduce product costs.

"COM DEV is a pioneer in the space and telecommunications systems industry and we intend to maintain our leadership position through technical and process innovations," explained Craig Inker, Manager of Design Automation for Cambridge, Ontario-based COM DEV. "We have demonstrated that our design automation efforts can have a significant effect on reducing product cycle times, and we are now expanding these efforts to include a broader variety of our products. Our customers will benefit directly because this knowledge-based design initiative will allow us to deliver our products faster, while maintaining our superior product quality and technology."

The selection of Prescient Technologies as software partner by COM DEV includes licensing of software products and provision of support services.

"COM DEV's commitment to its goals of using design process innovations to maintain and enhance its competitive advantage illustrates their vision and leadership, and we are very pleased to be working together with COM DEV on this very important project," noted Gavin Finn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prescient Technologies. "We appreciate their confidence in Prescient Technologies, and are confident that our products will enable them to reach their goals."

Prescient Technologies offers a broad variety of software products to address the design, engineering, and manufacturing needs of industrial manufacturing companies, including: -- DESIGNQA, a design process quality assurance application available for Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA -- ATMCS, an application to automate tooling design for composite structures -- MODELShare, a Windows-based CAD/CAM model data access and distribution application -- STONErule, a knowledge-based engineering development toolkit

COM DEV, with headquarters in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, provides a wide variety of subsystems and equipment for the space and ground-based communications industry.

Prescient Technologies, Inc. is the premier provider of mission-critical intelligent engineering, design, and manufacturing software solutions for aerospace, automotive, and other manufacturing industries. Prescient's growth strategy emphasizes putting customers' interests first and leveraging technological innovations to practical usefulness. Prescient Technologies operates globally through a series of international partners and has U.S. offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Seattle, and Detroit.

Prescient Technologies, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stone & Webster, Inc. which through operating subsidiaries, is a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting for the power, process, environmental/infrastructure, and industrial markets.

Visit Prescient Technologies' web site at www.PrescientTech.com . Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-787-0700, [phone] or via email at [e-mail] -0- STONErule is a registered trademark of Prescient Technologies, Inc. DESIGNQA, ATMCS, and MODELShare are trademarks of Prescient Technologies, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CATIA is a registered trademark of Dassault Systemes. Pro/ENGINEER is a registered trademark of Parametric Technology Corporation.

CONTACT: Prescient Technologies, Inc.

Karl J. Huber Jr., 617/589-2755

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