Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore Delivers SmartPlant 3D.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DaratechPLANT 2004 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2004 The Process, Power & Offshore division of 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) has shipped SmartPlant(R) 3D software and nearly 60 licenses to a dozen customers worldwide. The release is through an Early Adopter Program that assists engineering firms and plant owners to migrate from current design systems to SmartPlant 3D. The program helps users benefit from productivity advantages and work process improvements afforded by SmartPlant 3D. Program participants plan on implementing the intelligent, data-centric, rule-based SmartPlant 3D (ppo.intergraph.com/smartplant/sp_3d.asp) on either a production or pilot basis. SmartPlant 3D is the most advanced plant design technology offered by any vendor in the last two decades. The Huntsville, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. .-based Intergraph division made the announcement at DaratechPLANT 2004, the world's foremost event for process plant design and engineering IT. SmartPlant 3D EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) A protocol that acts as a framework and transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages between the client (supplicant) and access control Guides Migration Because the new Intergraph technology will fundamentally change the way users perform engineering and design, the EAP (ppo.intergraph.com/library/SmartPlant3D-EAP-us.pdf) provides expertise to help customers prepare for efficient implementation. The program offers a way for customers to evaluate the new technology, plan migration, begin re-thinking work processes and phase in SmartPlant 3D within engineering, construction and plant operations. Consisting of SmartPlant 3D software and licenses, the Early Adopter Program includes bundled services such as installation, initial configuration and training, workflow impact analysis, migration and implementation assistance as well as related consulting. Emphasis is on practical planning, analysis and ways to gain immediate as well as long-term advantages. Helping The Shaw Group Maintain Edge "This data-centric, state-of-the-art design system will enable The Shaw Group to provide our customers with what we believe to be the most cost-effective design process and expedient ex·pe·di·ent adj. 1. Appropriate to a purpose. 2. a. Serving to promote one's interest: was merciful only when mercy was expedient. b. plant delivery turnaround times (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. in the industry," stated Karl Seil, director of engineering for Shaw subsidiary Stone and Webster, Inc. "Intergraph will allow us to maintain our leadership position in design, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , manufacturing and construction automation and will maximize our customers' ability to utilize design data in plant operation and maintenance activities." The Shaw Group Inc. (www.shawgrp.com) is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, construction, remediation and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. services to government and private sector clients in the environmental, infrastructure and homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States markets. Shaw is also a vertically integrated provider of comprehensive engineering, consulting, procurement, pipe fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , construction and maintenance services to the power and process industries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana For the Canadian restaurant, see . Baton Rouge (from the French bâton rouge), pronounced /ˈbætn ˈɹuːʒ/ in English, and , and employs approximately 14,800 people at its offices and operations in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Expanding Engineering Flexibility for Monsanto Company "SmartPlant 3D is an advanced, next-generation plant design tool which gives us the flexibility to effectively utilize 3D design on both large and medium to small size projects," said David C. Raterman, agricultural engineering Agricultural engineers develop engineering science and technology in the context of agricultural production and processing and for the management of natural resources. The first curriculum in Agricultural Engineering was established at Iowa State University by J. B. director, Monsanto Company. "Its ease of use, multi-discipline environment and concurrent execution Noun 1. concurrent execution - the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer multiprogramming instruction execution, execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer capability sold us on the opportunity to expand the deployment of 3D design to a much wider range of project types than we've ever been able to in the past. We expect to gain the significant tangible benefits of enhanced productivity, higher quality design reviews during project development and reduced construction costs due to design errors and interferences, for a lower cost of investment in training and administration compared to the older plant design technologies. Longer term, SmartPlant 3D will enable us to fully integrate front-end engineering and design, an attractive concept for our medium to large projects." Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. The company's Seeds and Genomics and Agricultural Productivity Agricultural productivity is measured as the ratio of agricultural inputs to agricultural outputs. While individual products are usually measured by weight, their varying densities make measuring overall agricultural output difficult. divisions provide innovative biotechnology and herbicide herbicide (hr`bəsīd'), chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as selective or nonselective. products to farmers in more than 50 countries. Monsanto (www.monsanto.com) is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and employs more than 12,000 people worldwide. SmartPlant 3D Marks Firsts SmartPlant 3D represents a number of unprecedented technology achievements for the process, offshore and energy industries. The first fully comprehensive multidisciplinary mul·ti·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or making use of several disciplines at once: a multidisciplinary approach to teaching. plant modeling system in a single, unified environment, SmartPlant 3D comprises one tool for all major engineering disciplines, including construction. SmartPlant 3D is the first plant design software architected specifically for multi-discipline, concurrent global execution. SmartPlant 3D thus enables organizations to flexibly apply expertise to solving engineering problems, optimizing time use and producing high-quality designs on a consistent, worldwide basis. SmartPlant 3D is the first plant design application which aims to automate production of all drawing types. The software slashes production from hundreds of hours to a fraction of that time by automatically generating drawings. SmartPlant 3D is also the only plant design software to provide concurrent, proactive, real-time interference detection. Exclusive Technology Provides Crucial Advances SmartPlant 3D translates advanced functionality, usability and work process improvement concepts into tangible business benefits to shorten schedules, boost productivity and increase engineering quality. These benefits are enabled by breakthroughs in usability, database architecture, rules-based design, global worksharing, design task and drawing automation, real-time clash detection and operating plant support. Extensibility of SmartPlant 3D includes the engineering enterprise integration and workflow management capabilities of SmartPlant Foundation as well as front-end engineering and design (FEED) applications such as SmartPlant P&ID and third-party analysis software. SmartPlant 3D advances the process, power and offshore industries well beyond today's 3D CAD technology. The new technology promises to fundamentally change and improve work processes and represents opportunity for engineers and designers to increase effectiveness of their roles. SmartPlant 3D data-centric architecture and intelligent behavior dynamically enforce design standards Design standards Specifications of materials, physical measurements, processes, performance of products, and characteristics of services rendered. Design standards may be established by individual manufacturers, trade associations, and national or and automate routine design tasks. The most crucial advance SmartPlant 3D provides is coupling this functionality with new design work process flexibility. About Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore enables customers to create, capture and manage plant information as a strategic asset by providing integrated life cycle software for the engineering, design, construction and operation of process and power plants, offshore oil and gas facilities and commercial ships. Core brands include SmartPlant(R) and 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. (TM) for plant design, IntelliShip(TM) for marine design, SmartPlant Foundation for lifecycle engineering information management and MARIAN(R) for materials, procurement and supply chain management. Backed by a quarter century of industry experience, Intergraph Process, Power & Offshore (ppo.intergraph.com) is the acknowledged global leader in the plant creation market (Source: Daratech Inc.). A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process, Power & Offshore is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala. USA, employs more than 700 people and does business in more than 60 countries. Intergraph Corporation common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol: INGR. Intergraph, the Intergraph logo and SmartPlant are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. (C) 2004 Intergraph Corporation. Software prices, availability, functions, features and specifications subject to change without notice. Software and services 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. Any prices quoted are in United States dollars and subject to applicable taxes and international currency exchange rates. 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 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. 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