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New Semiconductor Accelerators Integrate Design Data Management and Product Lifecycle Management to Directly Connect Electronic Design Environments to the Extended Enterprise for the First Time MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE), a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced at DAC 2005 new industry solutions that will enable semiconductor companies and IC design organizations to address complex business challenges involved with the streamlined execution of large scale development projects from conceptual design to manufacturing hand-off. The latest in a series of rapidly deployable, prepackaged PLM offerings, the MatrixOne(R) Semiconductor Accelerators for Enterprise Project Management(TM) and Design-to-Manufacturing(TM) are tailored to meet the specific needs of IC product development to speed time to market for new designs. As the industry moves to 65 nanometer semiconductor process technology and beyond, designers face numerous simultaneous challenges, as they are pressured to introduce an ever-increasing number of new products with an abundance of advances in functionality, while lowering costs and reducing staffing levels. At the same time, increased global competition to bring winning designs to market has dramatically shortened the timeframe for new chips and products to be completed and released. These new offerings, combined with MatrixOne's semiconductor industry-leading solutions for Design Data Management and Intellectual Property (IP) Reuse and Distribution provide the semiconductor industry, for the first time, with an integrated environment to deliver new product to market from concept to silicon. "It is imperative that semiconductor companies gain visibility, control and measurement to improve predictability of new product investments," said John Fleming, senior vice president and general manager-electronics business unit, MatrixOne. "With these new industry solutions, our customers can manage, in a single environment, all of their product development activities from concept to launch, while improving communication and collaboration between system design, test, and manufacturing engineers. As a result, semiconductor companies may realize reduced design iterations and cycle times, increasing the likelihood that products may be delivered on schedule and on budget to meet market share and margin targets." The new MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerators are designed to allow semiconductor manufacturers to rapidly implement industry-specific best practices, with lower risk and faster return on investment than other PLM solutions that have not been tailored to the specific needs of semiconductor companies and design organizations. Enabling Large Scale Extended Development Teams with Data Driven Project Management The MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerator for Enterprise Project Management(TM) tunes the capabilities of MatrixOne(R) Program Central(TM) -- a full featured advanced project management environment -- to the specific needs of chip makers, and links them to the world's leading design management solution for IC designers, MatrixOne's Synchronicity Developer Suite(TM). For the first time, designers can continue to work within their comfortable EDA design environment -- Cadence, Synopsis or other tools -- and any changes they make will automatically drive updates to the project plan, enabling project and program managers to obtain real-time information when making critical decisions, no matter where they are located. Key features and capabilities include templates for standard design flows, tracking of project activity and milestones, risk management, early warning of troubled projects, tracking of project financials and the leveraging of desktop tools and process to approve new concepts. Streamlining Design to Manufacturing The new MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerator for Design-to-Manufacturing(TM) offers a powerful solution for managing the complex and data-intensive processes required by semiconductor organizations to manufacture and launch new products. It is the first full-featured bill of material (BOM) and change management solution designed specially to meet the needs of the semiconductor industry. It enables semiconductor organizations to align marketing requirements with design outputs and ensure efficient flow of the right information at the right time across marketing, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and test. This single repository gives semiconductor organizations and their partners the competitive advantage of a "single version of the truth" to drive first silicon success. Key features and capabilities include controlling complex semiconductor product configurations, automating the creation of the multi-level IC BOM, repeatable change processes and access to time-phased yield data. Availability The MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerator for Enterprise Project Management(TM) and the MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerator for Design-to-Manufacturing(TM) are both available now. About MatrixOne MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE) is a recognized leader in delivering collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. We provide flexible solutions that unleash the creative power of global value chains to inspire innovations and speed them to market. MatrixOne's customers include global leaders in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high technology, life sciences, machinery, and the process industries, including Agilent Technologies, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, and Toshiba. MatrixOne (http://www.matrixone.com/) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. MatrixOne , the MatrixOne logo and Synchronicity are registered trademarks and "a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain," MatrixOne Program Central, MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerator for Enterprise Project Management and MatrixOne Semiconductor Accelerator for Design-to-Manufacturing are trademarks of MatrixOne, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Forward-looking statements in this release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate, among other things, to our plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others: poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products, defects in new products, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations, difficulty assimilating future acquisitions, difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. For more about the risks and uncertainties of our business, see our periodic and other S.E.C. filings.