Intergraph Announces New Version of PDS for 2005; Improvements Help Preserve Client Investments in Plant Design System.HUNTSVILLE, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . -- Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INGR) announced today that the Process, Power & Marine division plans to ship a new version of the Plant Design System (PDS (1) (Processor Direct Slot) A single expansion slot on certain, early Macintosh models that was used to connect high-speed peripherals as well as additional CPUs. Providing a channel directly to the CPU, the PDS coexisted with NuBus slots on some models. (R)) (www.intergraph.com/ppm/pds) later this year. The new version contains hundreds of enhancements which address high-priority customer requests, including new features and capabilities to speed productivity and cut costs. Integration with SmartPlant(R) Foundation, the engineering information and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. management hub, provides streaming navigation for reviewing PDS models and automatic document publishing of the project. SmartPlant-enabled integration widens information access for supporting global cross-discipline decision-making to enable efficient creation, management and use of facility life cycle engineering information. The new version of PDS offers enhanced SmartPlant 3D migration support, improved third-party product integration including popular laser scanning packages as well as other advances aimed at increasing productivity and preserving customer investment in the software. Intergraph continues to devote substantial resources to the flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. and is committed to supporting PDS consistent with future market demands. PDS Productivity Offers Competitive Advantage Gerhard Sallinger, president, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine, said, "The superior productivity from PDS is a significant competitive advantage for clients in itself. Our commitment to PDS, combined with large investments in SmartPlant 3D, the next-generation 3D plant design solution, gives clients a unique flexibility and business advantage. All the fundamental design features and engineering capabilities that PDS customers benefit from today are included in SmartPlant 3D but the best is that PDS customers can migrate to SmartPlant 3D when ever they are ready. This is the prime differentiator for Intergraph and something no other vendor can offer." Sallinger also noted that the value of PDS is underscored by Intergraph's performance and recent competitive wins. Intergraph Process, Power & Marine divisional revenue was $38.7 million (U. S.), an increase of 17.2 percent from the first quarter of the prior year, as reported April 27 in the company's first quarter 2005 results. PDS contributed substantially to divisional results and PDS revenue was up more than 12 percent over first quarter 2004. The division cites more than 30 new PDS customers including account conversions from competing software over the last several months and more than 130 new projects using PDS started year-to-date throughout the world. The new PDS customers represent diverse industries including offshore and onshore on·shore adj. 1. Moving or directed toward the shore: an onshore wind. 2. Located on the shore: an onshore beacon; an onshore patrol. adv. oil and gas, ship outfitting, chemicals, pulp and paper, metals and mining as well as pharmaceuticals. About Intergraph PDS The Intergraph Plant Design System (www.intergraph.com/ppm/pds) is the world's leading engineering design software for the process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. , electrical power generation, on- and offshore petroleum and ship outfitting industries. It is used worldwide on projects ranging from revamping smaller plants to designing multi-billion dollar offshore platforms. PDS enables concurrent multi-discipline engineering and worksharing, improved design coordination, fewer errors and increased productivity. Specification-driven design eliminates field rework re·work tr.v. re·worked, re·work·ing, re·works 1. To work over again; revise. 2. To subject to a repeated or new process. n. and accurate material takeoffs cut procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. costs. Extensive reference data included with PDS speeds creation of models and schematics. PDS is integrated with other Intergraph software that supports plant life cycle engineering, design, operations and maintenance tasks. Intergraph Process, Power & Marine: Delivering the SmartPlant Enterprise Process, Power & Marine (ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap .intergraph.com), a division of Intergraph Corporation, helps worldwide clients bring together the people, work processes and advanced software technology to create the SmartPlant Enterprise. The intelligent software and integration of the SmartPlant Enterprise promote profitability, improve operational excellence and manage assets. Innovative SmartPlant technology supports concurrent engineering design, construction and operation for the process manufacturing, power generation, marine oil and gas and commercial shipbuilding markets. (C) 2005 Intergraph Corporation. Intergraph, PDS and SmartPlant are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Software and services prices, availability, functions, features and specifications subject to change without notice and are subject to United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. export control laws and regulations. This news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding future events subject to certain risks and uncertainties of Intergraph Corporation which are discussed in the company's Form 10K filed with the SEC. Copies available upon request to Shareholder Relations, Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. 35894 USA. 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