Centerstone Software Enhances e-Center One With XML Capabilities; Workplace Resource Management Platform Updated For Efficient Data Transfers.

Business/Technology Editors

WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2002

Centerstone Software, Inc., provider of e-Center One(R) the premier integrated Internet platform for corporate Workplace Resource Management, announced today that it has added new Extensible Markup Language (XML) capabilities to the e-Center One solution. The program language will be delivered via Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) information exchange.

With XML, the information exchange provides users with the ability to automate exchange of data with other enterprise systems through a simple standard procedure. All data transfers can now be automated to take place in real-time or scheduled to occur nightly. XML is currently utilized by all major ERP providers, including PeopleSoft, SAP and Microsoft.

"Using e-Center One, our company has been able to automate the integration between workplace information and our PeopleSoft HR information," said Tim Collins, director of real estate at Cadence Design Systems. "The PeopleSoft system automatically provides e-Center One with a list of changes to the current personnel, such as new hires and terminations, which allows us to keep a constant track of existing occupancy conditions. e-Center One supplies current employee locations back to PeopleSoft to provide us with an up-to-date corporate directory."

SOAP is a lightweight and simple HTTP-based protocol that is designed to automate the exchange of structured and typed information on the Web and supports a wide range of applications from messaging systems to remote procedure calls from Microsoft.

"Our customers are demanding that their Workplace Management System not be another island of information, but an integral part of their enterprise, exchanging data seamlessly with other enterprise solutions and legacy systems," cited Ross Leibowitz, vice president of engineering at Centerstone Software. "They want a system that does not require expensive customization or manual intervention to provide integration. As the first in the industry to utilize XML and SOAP for all data exchanges, e-Center One is setting the industry standard technologies for other Workplace Resource Management solutions."

Centerstone currently has a number of well-known customers and partners, including Harvard Vanguard, PeopleSoft and SilverStream Software. For more information on e-Center One and the XML capabilities, please visit www.ecenterone.com/xmltools.

About Cadence

Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation products, methodology services and design services. Cadence solutions are 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 5,700 employees and 2001 revenues of approximately $1.43 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers and research facilities around the world. The Company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products and services is available at www.cadence.com.

About Centerstone

Centerstone Software is an integrated application service provider (ASP) delivering a complete offering of Workplace Resource Management capabilities. Centerstone's flagship product, e-Center One, is the industry's first integrated Internet solution that provides a secure, centralized data repository for Workplace information. With e-Center One, corporate managers and service vendors gain immediate, real-time access to a full range of critical Workplace Resource data, including floorplans, real estate portfolios, equipment locations, lease information, life safety and evacuation information, personnel locations and more. Centerstone's extensive client roster includes GENUiTY, GE Plastics, Digitas and Pearson Education. Founded in 1999, Centerstone is located in Westwood, Mass. Visit Centerstone on the Web at www.centerstonesoft.com.