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SDRC Receives $576,000 I-DEAS Order From Link-Belt Construction Equipment

Business Wire, May 14, 1998

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1998--Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (NASDAQ:SDRC) today announced that it has received an order for I-DEAS(tm) CAD/CAM/CAE software valued at $576,000 from Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Kentucky-based maker of giant cranes and excavators for the construction, forestry and demolition industries.

"At Link-Belt, we thoroughly tested several top rated software packages against our acceptance criteria and I-DEAS came out on top for our type of business where we had to interface with legacy CAD data," said Bernie McGrew, Manager of Technical Computing at Link-Belt. "Additionally, SDRC's provision of software and sales support during our evaluation period was first class. We look forward to working with I-DEAS and with the people at SDRC."

Since 1874, The Link-Belt Construction Company has been manufacturing a full line of boom cranes, lattice boom cranes and excavators for the construction, forestry, demolition and scrap industries worldwide. Today, Link-Belt has evolved into one of the world's leading quality manufacturers of construction equipment.

"We are very pleased that Link-Belt has selected SDRC and our I-DEAS software," said Bill Weyand, SDRC's Chairman, President and CEO. "I-DEAS will enable Link-Belt to develop, test and manufacture their high-quality products faster than ever before."

SDRC is a leading international supplier of Mechanical Design Automation and Testing software, Product Data Management software, and related services. The Company's products and services help manufacturers optimize product concepts early in the design process, enabling them to significantly improve product quality while reducing product development time and cost. SDRC employs more than 2,200 people and has 64 offices in 16 countries throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region.

http://www.sdrc.com/

Note to Editors: SDRC is a registered trademark, and I-DEAS is a trademark of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks belong to their respective holders.

CONTACT: Structural Dynamics Research Corporation

James D. Jackson, 513/576-2932

james.jackson@sdrc.com

or

Rourke MS&L

Jennifer Cataldo, 617/267-1909

jcataldo@rourke.com

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