Intergraph Process & Building Solutions Delivers eMARIAN Web Enabled Materials Management System; Widens Supply Chain Integration, Expands Deployment to Enterprise Level

Business Wire, June 11, 2001

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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2001

The Process & Building Solutions division of Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq: INGR) is shipping eMARIAN, the Web-enabled version of its materials management software. The division announced and demonstrated eMARIAN at Process & Power 2001 International, the inaugural software user conference attended by some 500 participants from around the world. The Web-enabled eMARIAN extends the reach and value of MARIAN(TM) (www.intergraph.com/pds/marian), the integrated life cycle materials and supply chain management solution for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms and owner/operators in the process manufacturing and power generation industries. eMARIAN improves materials management by widening supply chain integration, shortening the ROI term and lowering deployment costs.

The eMARIAN solution, available with latest 5.3.2 version of MARIAN, is the first significant enhancement to the materials management software since Intergraph purchased it from debis Systemhaus Industry GmbH in January.

Enabling More Economical Global Materials Management

From a centrally located, single database environment, eMARIAN allows firms to concurrently execute complex projects distributed in different locales around the world. eMARIAN allows EPCs and plant owners to further extend materials management processes throughout their primary supply chain and beyond. The Web-enabled eMARIAN integrates supply chain participants such as subcontractors, bulk suppliers and fabricators into a unified materials management environment that provides economies of scale.

eMARIAN provides exactly the same functions and workflows that have proven invaluable in the traditional MARIAN client/server version. Because users interface with MARIAN through a familiar Web environment, companies avoid time-intensive and costly re-training. eMARIAN also reduces total cost of ownership and shortens return on investment because client PCs only require a standard Web browser already installed on most PCs.

Extending Further Into the Supply Chain

"eMARIAN is an important step for current customers to advance from project-centric execution towards an enterprise workflow that extends out into the supply chain," said David Stinson, president, Intergraph Process & Building Solutions. "The new Web-enabled solution makes the proven and reliable MARIAN a more crucial competitive differentiator among global EPC and owner/operator firms. As a true enterprise tool, eMARIAN provides a short-term return on investment and makes materials management even more economically compelling."

About eMARIAN

Through its Web interface, eMARIAN handles materials standardization, bills of material and requisitions, procurement and supply chain functions, fabrication tracking and site tasks including simulation, warehousing and disposition. The solution also allows customers to share materials data with design and line-of-business systems, clients, contractors and suppliers. eMARIAN integrates with and complements business systems, including those from SAP, J. D. Edwards and Oracle.

eMARIAN helps EPC and plant owners in the process and power industries to increase competitiveness by reducing project bid time and man-hours as well as controlling total project costs. Cost savings include those achieved by compressing schedules, executing materials processes globally, eliminating materials surpluses or shortages and improving risk management. Risk management improvements include better overall project performance, tighter cash flow management and reduction of supply chain loss exposure.

Announcement Made at Process & Power International Conference

Intergraph Process & Building Solutions announced the product at Process & Power 2001 International, which continues here through Thursday at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. Some 500 customers, prospects, exhibitors and others from around the world are participating in the event. The inaugural conference includes management track and technical sessions as well as keynote and plenary addresses, exhibits, special events and technology previews of Process & Building Solutions software. Sponsored by the Process and Power Client Community (P2C2), the conference is underwritten by Process & Building Solutions. See www.P2C2.org for details.

About Intergraph Process & Building Solutions

With more than 20 years' industry experience as an engineering software provider, Process & Building Solutions is focused on creating, capturing and managing the plant information asset by providing integrated life cycle solutions for the design, construction and operation of process and power plants. Flagship solutions include the SmartPlant(R) and PDS(TM) (Plant Design System) suites and the Notia(TM) plant information management solutions. Process & Building Solutions (www.intergraph.com/pbs) is the acknowledged global leader in the plant creation market (Source: Daratech Inc.). A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process & Building Solutions is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala. USA, employs more than 850 people and does business in more than 60 countries.