Technip and Intergraph Process & Building Solutions Sign Global Strategic Supplier Agreement

Business Wire, July 17, 2000

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000

The Process & Building Solutions division of Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ:INGR) and Technip have signed a Global Strategic Supplier Agreement. Under terms of the three-year agreement, Intergraph Process & Building Solutions will supply integrated life cycle engineering software to Technip and its global affiliates throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Technip engineers will use the software to support the global engineering, design, construction and start up of process and power plants, with emphasis on a variety of petroleum and petrochemical projects.

Agreement Covers PDS, SmartPlant, Related Software

The Technip Global Strategic Supplier Agreement covers the Intergraph Plant Design System (PDS(TM)), the SmartPlant(R) family and related software. For more than 20 years, engineers worldwide have used Intergraph PDS for 2D and 3D design, construction, operation and maintenance of process and power plants. SmartPlant software includes SmartPlant P&ID for creating intelligent piping and instrumentation diagrams; SmartSketch(R) for cost-effective 2D design; SmartPlant Review for 3D visualization; and SmartPlant Explorer for Web access and reporting of plant data. Additional software covered by the agreement includes INtools(TM) for instrumentation life cycle engineering.

Software Supports Technip Market Expansion

Maurice Tayeh, chief information officer, Technip, Paris, France, said, "Technip views Intergraph as a key strategic technology partner whose tools will enable integration with complementary software vendors. The global agreement with Intergraph reinforces Technip's technology portfolio with a full range of proven engineering software tools and worldwide support."

Gerhard Sallinger, vice president, Intergraph Process & Building Solutions, Europe and Africa Regional Business Unit, Frankfurt, Germany, said, "Technip and its affiliates have been among the leading European users of Intergraph software and services for nearly 10 years. The Global Strategic Supplier Agreement builds on Technip's considerable expertise in executing complex projects using Intergraph solutions and will help the group as it enlarges markets and clients worldwide."

About Technip

Technip (www.technip.com) is the number-one European full service engineering and construction firm and is among the world's top four engineering, construction and procurement companies operating globally in the field of hydrocarbon and petrochemical facilities. Technip designs and constructs facilities for the oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, life sciences, power generation and cement industries. Headquartered in Paris, France, Technip employs about 10,000 people and operates 40 affiliates and offices worldwide. With 1999 revenues of nearly EUR3 billion, Technip has more than 40 years of experience and a history of more than 2,000 major projects in 90 countries. Its main engineering centers are located in France, Italy, Germany, the United States, the Netherlands, Abu Dhabi and Malaysia.

Intergraph Background Information

A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process & Building Solutions is a global organization that supplies software and services to the process and power generation industries. With more than 20 years' industry experience as an engineering software provider, Process & Building Solutions offers data-centric, integrated life cycle engineering solutions for the design and information management of process and power plants - with emphasis on linking engineering and business systems. Flagship solutions include the SmartPlant(R) and PDS(TM) (Plant Design System) suites. The acknowledged global leader in 3D plant design and visualization, Process & Building Solutions has a 59 percent revenue share of the US$193 million 3D plant design market (Source: Daratech Inc.). Process & Building Solutions is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., employs more than 950 people and does business in more than 60 countries.

Intergraph Corporation is a worldwide provider of technical solutions and systems integration. Its vertically focused business units develop, market and support software and services for local and national governments and for the following vertical industries: transportation, utilities, communications, process, mapping/GIS, photogrammetry and public safety. Built on 30 years of technology innovation, Intergraph is consistently ranked by industry analysts as a leading vendor in the global markets it serves.

Intergraph common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol: INGR. Visit www.intergraph.com for more information.

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