INTERGRAPH OFFERS NEW DESKTOP COMMUNICATION TOOL TRANSCEND, NATURAL
LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SOFTWARE

HUNTSVILLE, AL, January 16, 1995 - Intergraph Software Solutions is
breaking the language barrier in today's fast-paced business environment
with the introduction of Transcend, a 32-bit, natural language translator
for Windows-based PCs. The new software product translates text to and
from common European languages while preserving the format of the original
document. For ease-of-use, it is designed to either act as a standalone
translator or to be accessed directly from a pull-down menu in a word
processor. Unlike lightweight PC translators on the market today,
Transcend uses robust linguistic technology that was previously only
available on high-end mini-and mainframe hardware running software that
cost thousands of dollars.

Improves Global Communication

"The globalized economy presents businesses with a greater communication
challenge than ever before," says Intergraph's Deane K. Dayton, Ph.D.,
Executive Manager, Natural Language Products. "Adding Transcend to your
desktop provides quick translations with professional results. It's ideal
for small- and medium-sized businesses that want to compete effectively in
international markets. The obvious benefits are the time and cost savings
in translating documents, manuals, e-mail and other daily business
correspondence."

Professional Quality Translation

Transcend has been derived from Intergraph's full-blown UNIX-based machine
translation system called DP/Translator. The DP/Translator translation
engine has been seamlessly incorporated onto the Windows desktop and makes
use of extensive dictionaries and a sophisticated set of linguistic rules.
The software has been designed for ease-of-use and operates standalone or
can be integrated with common word processors such as Microsoft Word or
WordPerfect.

Transcend gives the same translation quality as used by companies such as
McDonald's and AT&T Business Translations, and on CompuServe's MacCIM Help
Forum.

Product Features and Benefits

"We're proud that Transcend has powerful features and a low cost that
enables individuals and businesses to communicate straight from their
desktop," says Dayton. "The ability to quickly translate a document,
polish it with minor post-edits, and then distribute it opens many new
opportunities for enhanced global communication."

Transcend provides tools that:

- utilize Intergraph's new word processor integration feature
  are Microsoft Office Compatible
- preserve the layout and type specifications of the original document
- integrate inside Word and WordPerfect
- are compatible with several applications and file formats
  (QuarkXPress, FrameMaker, AmiPro, SGML, ASCII and others)
- search the document, identify unrecognized words and phrases, and
  perform full-sentence translations

Product Availability

Initial release of Transcend (First Quarter, 1995) includes the language
directions: English-Spanish, Spanish-English, English-French, and
French-English. Later releases will include: English-German,
German-English, English-Italian, and English-Portuguese. The introductory
price will be $295 with a list price of $495.

Hardware requirements: IBM/compatible PC, 386 or higher
                       Windows 3.1 or later or Windows NT
                       8 MB RAM, and 15 MB of memory

For integration with Microsoft Word - 6.0 or later For integration with
WordPerfect - 6.0 or later

Intergraph Background Information

A member of the Fortune 500, Intergraph Corporation (Huntsville, AL) is the
world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer
graphics systems. Products range from point solutions, meeting individual
and departmental needs, to integrated, enterprise-wide systems.

Noted for delivering interoperable systems and applications, Intergraph
bases its products on Windows, Windows NT, and UNIX operating systems. As
one of the company's business units, Intergraph Software Solutions (ISS)
develops and markets integrated software for the technical desktop the
combination of compatible technical applications and personal productivity
tools in a single desktop computer. Technical applications include machine
translation, computer-aided design, engineering, analysis, manufacturing,
publishing and earth sciences. ISS also provides core system software,
high-end applications and training, consulting and implementation
services.

For more information, call: 1-800-222-9242 (within the U.S. and Canada), or
1-205-730-9832 (elsewhere), or send e-mail inquiries to:
transcend@ingr.com. This will

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