SDRC Secures Aberdeen CPC Top Ten Award; Collaborative Product Commerce Award Highlights Successful Software Provider-Customer Implementation Partnerships.Business & High-Tech Editors CINCINNATI-(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001-SDRC (Nasdaq:SDRC (company) SDRC - The company behind VGX. http://sdrc.com/. ) -- Filed by Structural Dynamics Research Corporation pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act of 1933 -- Subject Company: Structural Dynamics Research Corporation Commission File No.: 33-16541 SDRC (Nasdaq:SDRC) today announced that the Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. , a leading IT market analysis firm, named SDRC and SDRCs customer, Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. , to its Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC (1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. ) Top Ten list. This award recognizes the successful implementation of SDRC solutions in Seagate's development and introduction of new products to the marketplace via Seagates Virtual Design Center. SDRCs product data management solutions enabled Seagate to facilitate a collaborative design environment. Seagate engineers, regardless of geographic location, can use this solution to access design data from the same source -- the common repository. The Virtual Design Center establishes Seagates foundation for a complete value-chain collaborative environment including suppliers, partners, and customers. Success in developing and implementing CPC software is essential for manufacturers, because it enables them to decrease product time to market while maintaining product quality, said Jack Maynard, research director, Collaborative Business Solutions, Aberdeen Group. Through its use of SDRC solutions, Seagate has decreased time to market, eliminated third-party costs associated with paper-based communication and decreased data storage costs all while managing hundreds of thousands of files in multiple sites. We are pleased to share this award with Seagate, one of our marquis customers, said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , SDRC. In todays business culture, it is critical for companies to manage product lifecycles in close collaboration with suppliers, business allies, and customers. Seagate has done an excellent job in establishing their collaborative strategy, and as evidenced by this recognition they are in a leading position in the CPC arena. About Aberdeen - www.aberdeen.com Aberdeen Group is a leading IT market analysis and positioning services firm that helps Information Technology vendors establish leadership in emerging markets. Founded in 1988, we are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New , and have research and consulting divisions in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. ; Fort Collins, Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. ; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. About Seagate - www.seagate.com Seagate is the worlds leading provider of storage technology for Internet, business and consumer applications. The Companys products include disc drives for the Enterprise, PCs and Consumer Electronics, as well as Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions and Server Appliances. Seagates market leadership is based on delivering award-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the worlds growing demand for information storage. About SDRC - www.SDRC.com SDRC (Structural Dynamics Structural dynamics is a subset of structural analysis which covers the behaviour of structures subjected to dynamic loading. Dynamic loads include people, wind, waves, traffic, earthquakes, and blasts. Any structure can be subject to dynamic loading. Research Corporation) provides complete software solutions for product design and collaborative product management. With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 64 offices in 18 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. For more information, contact SDRC at 1-800-848-7372. Note to Editors: SDRC is a registered trademark of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. Additional Information and Where to Find It: It is expected that SDRC will file a proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. with the SEC in connection with the Merger, and that SDRC will mail a Proxy Statement to its shareholders containing information about the Merger. Investors and security holders are urged to read the Proxy Statement carefully when it is available. The Proxy Statement will contain important information about SDRC, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , the Merger, the persons soliciting proxies relating to the Merger, their interests in the Merger and related matters. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of the Proxy Statement and these other documents may also be obtained from SDRC by directing a request through the Investors Relations portion of SDRCs website at http://www.SDRC.com or by mail to SDRC, 2000 Eastman Drive, Milford, Ohio 45150, attention: Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , telephone: (513) 576-2400. In addition to the Proxy Statement, SDRC and EDS file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by SDRC or EDS at the SEC public reference rooms at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 or at any of the SECs other public reference rooms in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. SDRCs and EDS filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the Web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Participants in Solicitation: SDRC, its directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be soliciting proxies from SDRC shareholders in favor of the Merger. Information concerning the participants in the solicitation is set forth in a Current Report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed by SDRC on May 24, 2001. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including the timely availability and acceptance of new products, global economic uncertainties, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the management of growth, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companys most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. In addition, the completion of the merger and related transactions with EDS is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions that involve future developments. |
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