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Editorial Contact: Gregg Weirauch

ECT International and Cyco Software Implement Strategic Partnership

Brookfield, WI, March 21, 2005, ECT International, the market leader in electrical design software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Cyco Software, a leading global software company offering Engineering Data Management (EDM) solutions. The partnership is designed to provide customers of both companies access the combined advantages of EDM and electrical CAD software.

ECT's promis•e® software automates the creation of electrical control system designs. Users can generate schematics quickly and accurately using the software's many automatic functions including ID assignment, wire numbering, cross refencing and error checking. Reports such as bills of material, wire lists and terminal plans are also generated automatically.

Cyco Software's enterprise EDM solution, Cyco AutoManager Meridian®, ensures that the latest revisions of the right documents are available to the right people, every time. Along with flexible revision management, Cyco AutoManager Meridian offers workflow support for both projects and single document types. Users can compare revisions and reinstate previous revisions, and 'as-built' documentation is separated from 'under revision' data.

The integration between promisoe and Cyco AutoManager Meridian enables the electrical controls design functionality of promisoe to connect with the engineering document management capabilities of Cyco AutoManager Meridian. The two companies cooperated to ensure a seamless integration between the two products, creating a collaborative environment where users can maximize the combined strength of both products.

"The relationship with Cyco is ideal for us because many of our users have a need for a document management solution," said Arthur Sawall, president of ECT International, Inc.

ECT and Cyco will further cooperate in promoting each other's products through their repective web sites and dealers.

About ECT International, Inc.
ECT International, Inc. is a developer of control system design software with headquarters located in Brookfield, WI. The company has additional offices in the U.K. and Australia as well as a worldwide distributor network. ECT has been in business since 1990 and currently has over 10,000 customers and over 50,000 licenses in use. For more information go to www.ecti.com or call (262) 781-1511.

About Cyco Software
Cyco Software provides Engineering Data Management (EDM) and Application Integration solutions for multiple vertical industries, including manufacturing, energy, government, pharmaceutical, retail and telecommunications. Cyco Software has almost two decades of industry experience with more than 16,000 clients and over 275,000 users in 50+ countries worldwide. The company has offices in the USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Korea, Russia and The Netherlands, and an extensive global network of established partners around the world. Cyco Software ensures a high level of service and support on a truly worldwide scale for its leading software solutions Cyco AutoManager Meridian and Cyco AutoManager TeamWork. For more information, please visit www.cyco.com, or call (800) 323-2926 ext 110 (Americas) or +31 (0) 70 413-3700 (Europe).

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promis•e is a registered trademark of ECT International, Inc. . Cyco Software, Cyco and AutoManager are registered trademarks of Cyco Software BV