Cadence Launches Interactive, Internet-Enabled Education Courses; Cadence Internet Learning Series Provides 24/7 Learning for Busy Engineers.

Business Editors/High-Tech &Education Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the world's leading provider of electronic design products and services, today announced the Cadence Internet Learning Series, a convenient and cost-effective training solution for engineers and design teams.

The series provides an Internet-enabled, interactive education experience that enhances the learning process and helps shorten learning curves early in the design cycle.

Cadence Education Services is initially offering two Internet-enabled courses via its website (www.cadence.com/methodology/education): one covers Verilog language and simulation, and the other is focused on the Tcl/Tk programming language. Additional courses will debut throughout the year.

&uot;By providing a completely Internet-based approach to learning, we can give engineers the convenience of 'anywhere, anytime' learning,&uot; said Kevin Palatnik, Cadence vice president and general manager, Education Services Group. &uot;The compressed design schedules faced by hardware engineering teams today require learning new design tools and methodologies at an accelerated pace, so a series of immediately accessible Internet-based courses to complement more traditional classroom learning is an ideal solution.&uot;

Cadence Internet Learning Series

The Internet-enabled learning series provides documentation, libraries, and downloadable labs for students to run on their own systems. The courses include interactive quizzes, innovative animation sequences, and audio clips on specific subjects. In addition, a chat room enables all students online to talk live about the subject matter, and a bulletin board function enables students to post questions that will be monitored by a qualified instructor.

Cadence teamed with ICtips.com (Palo Alto, Calif.), a leading provider of web-based training courses for the systems and IC design industry, to integrate its highly technical course content into an easy-to-understand, interactive format. Noted Ricky Bedi, vice president of business development at ICtips.com, &uot;We are excited to partner with Cadence, the world's largest EDA supplier, to deliver a robust, interactive, online solution for educating design engineers.&uot;

Pricing and Availability

Internet-enabled training for Verilog and Tcl/Tk is available now, and additional courses will be rolled out in the coming months. Pricing for Internet courses is modular, permitting engineers to select just those portions of the course that are needed. Details and registration information for the Internet series of courses, as well as traditional Cadence educational services, are available online at www.cadence.com/methodology/education, or by calling 800/787-2460.

About ICtips.com

ICtips.com is a leading provider of web-based training courses for the systems and integrated circuit (IC) design industry. ICtips.com offers a fully integrated solution that combines off-the-shelf courseware or customized course content with a robust software infrastructure, and 24/7 hosting, support and maintenance services.

ICtips solutions provide an enhanced learning experience combining content with several customizable features such as audio, graphics, animation, chat and discussion groups. More detailed information can be found on the web at http://www.ictips.com.

About Cadence

Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With approximately 5,000 employees and 1999 annual revenue of $1.1 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world.

The company is headquartered in San Jose, and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products, and its services may be obtained from the World Wide Web at www.cadence.com.

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