Centric Software, Inc. is a winner in IndustryWeek's seventh annual Technology and Innovation Awards Program. The editors of the leading manufacturing management magazine have selected PIVOTAL Collaborative Virtual Product Development (CVPD) software solutions as one of the 25 Technologies of the Year for 1999. A complete list of the winners and a profile of each winning technology are featured in IndustryWeek's December 6 issues and at www.industryweek.com. "Centric Software is delighted that IndustryWeek has chosen PIVOTAL CVPD software solutions to receive the prestigious Technology and Innovation award," said Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. "This is a powerful endorsement of the significant benefits of product and process innovation that our many global customers are achieving." "To select the winners, the editors solicit reader nominations for a judging process designed to recognize outstanding achievement in technology," says John R. Brandt, editor-in-chief. "To be eligible, candidate technologies must relate in a significant way to accomplishments and achievements in the current year." Winners of IndustryWeek's Technology and Innovation Awards span the entire range of science and engineering. The editors seek developments that show high potential for redirecting business opportunities and creating new growth in the manufacturing world. Represented among the winners are software and hardware solutions for manufacturing, new computer-aided systems for management decision-making, R&D developments with the potential for creating new industries, as well as commercial products that represent bellwethers for fundamental change. IndustryWeek, which is the flagship publication of Penton Media, is a management magazine that helps senior executives in manufacturing and its supporting industries build, safeguard, and expand the wealth of their companies. Now in its 29th year, IW has an audience of more that 800,000 readers. About Penton Media, Inc. Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE: PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trades shows, and conferences, and provides marketing and business development services. Penton serves the electronics; Internet/IT, design/engineering; food/natural products/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality; management; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; and supply chain/aviation markets. For more information, visit the Penton Media Web site at www.industryweek.com. About Centric Software, Inc. Based in San Jose, CA, Centric Software, Inc. is the leading innovator in Collaborative Virtual Product Development (CVPD) software solutions. Centric Software's PIVOTAL software suite optimizes the product innovation cycle, allowing companies to bring next-generation products to market faster, with greater innovation, and with less risk. Centric Software's solutions are in use by global 1000 companies ranging from aerospace, automotive, heavy manufacturing, consumer goods, AEC and worldwide defense organizations. Centric Software, Inc. operates globally and provides best-in-class customer support. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.centricsoftware.com. NOTE: All trademarks and registered trademarks previously cited are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. ots Original Text Service: Centric Software, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Amy Vea of Centric Software, Inc., 408-574-7802, ext. 216, or avea@centricsoftware.com; or John R. Brandt, Editor-in-Chief of IndustryWeek, 216-931-9443, or jbrandt@industryweek.com Web site: http://www.industryweek.com Web site: http://www.centricsoftware.com