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Accelrys Expands Offerings Optimized for IBM Servers

Accelrys Inc announced the commercial availability of five additional Accelrys software applications on IBM eServer pSeries systems running AIX. This is the second group of product releases resulting from the global strategic alliance between IBM and Accelrys that was announced in January of this year. The alliance seeks to enhance drug research and development (R&D) operations by creating a collaborative information technology environment to help chemists and biologists develop new drugs faster, more efficiently, and at lower costs.

"This new milestone reflects the commitment and aggressive timetable IBM and Accelrys have set to deliver innovative information technologies through our alliance," said Mike Svinte, vice president of Worldwide Business Development, IBM Life Sciences. "We have now enabled ten of Accelrys' leading life sciences applications to run optimally on IBM's servers, and more applications are in the pipeline. This is good news for customers who need powerful solutions to improve the efficiency of their pharmaceutical R&D operations."

The second set of Accelrys applications optimized to run on IBM eServer pSeries systems, including the new p690 server code named "Regatta," are RS3, CNX, and HypoGen, HipHop, and Confirm from the Catalyst suite. These additional applications broaden Accelrys' suite of IBM ported applications to a total of ten diversified products with functionalities supporting bioinformatics, cheminformatics, modeling, and analytics. Over the next three quarters of 2002, Accelrys will continue to collaborate with IBM to migrate and optimize the majority of its top life sciences applications on IBM systems.

"We recognize that innovation and efficiency are critical to drug discovery and development and are very pleased to offer an expanded group of Accelrys products on the IBM eServer pSeries ahead of schedule," said Dr. Scott Kahn, general manager and senior vice president of Life Science for Accelrys. "Our successful alliance with IBM and our aggressive timetable enable us to stay a step ahead of our customers' needs and expectations."

Products ported to the IBM platform will initially operate on AIX servers and will be designed to seamlessly integrate into the upcoming Discovery Studio enterprise client-server environment. In addition, Accelrys products that are Discovery Studio enabled will be available on a range of server environments, including AIX and other proprietary versions of UNIX as well as Windows NT and Linux. The product roadmaps have been specifically designed and licensed to facilitate the transition from an isolated workstation environment to a collaborative enterprise computing model, recognizing the need to maintain data integrity, full application access and the ability to scale and deploy high-performance compute resources dynamically.

About Accelrys Inc

Accelrys is a leading provider of software for computation, simulation, and the management and mining of scientific data used by biologists, chemists, and materials scientists for product design, drug discovery, and development. Accelrys' platform technology and consulting services enable enterprise-wide solutions tailored to today's leading research organizations. The company's three main centers of excellence are in San Diego, CA, Princeton, NJ, and Cambridge, UK. These centers combine research and product development with facilities to support significant collaborative projects. Accelrys is a subsidiary of Pharmacopeia Inc and was launched in June 2001, combining leading software companies Molecular Simulations Inc, Synopsys Scientific Systems, Oxford Molecular, GCG, and Synomics Ltd. More information on Accelrys can be found at www.accelrys.com.

Contact Jim Rivas of Accelrys, 858-799-5393, jrivas@accelrys.com.

iBaan for Wire & Cable Industry

Baan Process Solutions, a business unit of Invensys plc, announced a suite of applications that deliver advanced information, integration and collaboration functionality to the wire and cable industry. The new iBaan for Wire & Cable solution offers the industry a complete set of industry-specific applications for using business information effectively, internally and across the Internet. This includes an enterprise portal, online document exchange, online ordering, enterprise reporting, product lifecycle management (PLM), and data warehousing.

"The more precisely a company can align its operations with the individual needs of its customers -- and can meet those needs cost-effectively -- the more competitive it can be in today's fluctuating wire and cable markets. We have been building enterprise solutions around the unique needs of the wire and cable-ready since 1993, and now, with iBaan, we are taking our commitment to the industry to the next level. The result is iBaan for Wire and Cable offering the industry better planning and collaboration, a leaner organization, ultimately resulting in a happier customer," said Jay Galasso, vice president for Marketing, Baan Process Solutions.

iBaan for Wire & Cable combines Baan's deep experience in the wire and cable industry with its extensive enterprise software experience. It is a comprehensive suite of enterprise applications that runs with Baan IV Cable, which is the industry-specific ERP solution from Baan. Baan IV Cable offers a rich and proven solution for all finance, manufacturing, distribution and service requirements in the industry. It enables length-based synchronization of the entire value chain, tight control over volatile material costs, customer-centric order processing and drum management.

"iBaan for Wire and Cable gives us a proven, standard and open ERP solution which also provides the specific Internet functionality we need to manufacture a wide range of standard or customer-specific cable solutions more efficiently," said Rene Hooijsma, IT Manager, Kabelbedrijven Draka Nederland, a telecommunications cable and systems manufacturer that has implemented Baan Cable in all business processes and is adding iBaan functionality. "We continue to extend our use of the industry specific solutions in the iBaan for Wire and Cable offering, such as the cable design tool iBaan MixMagic. This solution gives us the opportunity to capitalize on our engineering capabilities and to respond quickly to customer requests, so we stay on top of the market and our customers' needs."

To add business information, integration and collaboration functionalities across their extended enterprise customers can now expand Baan IV Cable with any of the following modules:

• iBaan Enterprise Portal, which presents all enterprise data through a browser, providing a single point of access to information disparate data sources, behind different Web addresses or within different applications, folders documents or messages.
• iBaan B2B Server, which simplifies exchange of information over the Internet. It enables companies to send and receive XML-based transactions streamlining exchange of purchase orders, quotes and other documents with suppliers and customers, helping to shorten sales cycles and improve customer responsiveness;
• iBaan Enterprise Reporting, which converts dynamic transaction data into business information, and includes the Crystal Decisions Suite that enables large numbers of users to create, schedule, share and distribute timely and relevant information across the extended enterprise;
• iBaan Business Intelligence, which provides a sophisticated data warehousing solution, enabling decision makers to relieve business pains and solve business problems by presenting them dynamic, actionable and up-to-date information for multi-dimensional analysis of business performance;
• iBaan MixMagic, which helps reduce time between customer inquiry and order with a set of cost effective cable design, quotation and e-collaboration tools, providing a complete Product Lifecycle Management solution;
• iBaan E-Sales, which enables creation of online multi-media categories, online search, information publishing, configuration, availability checking and ordering of products;
• iBaan OpenWorld, which expands the usefulness of software assets by enabling integration with legacy systems, other ERP systems and point-solutions from third parties.

iBaan for Wire and Cable applications are available immediately from Baan and its reseller alliances. All iBaan enhancements are also available immediately.

About Baan Process Solutions

Baan Process Solutions, a business unit of Baan and part of the Production Management division of Invensys PLC, is the world's largest enterprise software supplier focused entirely on the process and hybrid industries. A unique combination of deep industry knowledge, patented production modeling, and the powerful new iBaan suite of Internet-enabled products makes it a natural fit for customers desiring to achieve effective cost management across the value chain. Customers include world-class manufacturers from the chemicals, food and beverage, metals, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, wire and cable industries. Baan Process Solutions helps these companies to compete in the 'networked economy' with its ever-increasing demand for information, integration and collaboration.

For more information please visit www.baanprocess.com.

About Invensys plc

Invensys plc, the international production technology and energy management group, specializes in helping companies to improve efficiency, performance and profitability. With close to 76,000 employees, Invensys is headquartered in London, England.

Our Production Management businesses work closely with customers in order to drive up performance of their production assets and maximize the return on investments in product technologies. The division includes Foxboro, Wonderware, Triconex, APV, Eurotherm and Baan and it addresses the oil, gas, and chemicals; food beverage and personal healthcare; and discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.

Our Energy Management businesses actively work with clients involved in both the supply and consumption of energy, developing systems using innovative technologies that improve the reliability and security of power supplies. The division includes Energy Solutions, Metering Systems, Appliance and Climate Controls and Power Systems and focuses on markets connected with power and energy infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings.