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MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE), a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced support of the industry-standard OpenAccess 2.2 for its design collaboration and management solution, MatrixOne's Developer Suite(TM) including MatrixOne's Synchronicity(R) DesignSync(R) DFII(TM). OpenAccess 2.2 further enables seamless data exchange during the chip development process by tightly integrating industry design tools. OpenAccess is an industry-standard EDA design database specification and reference implementation published by the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) and supported by a wide range of leading EDA industry tools. The new improvements in version 2.2 extend the OpenAccess data model support further into digital design as well as manufacturing, providing significant levels of maturity and completeness. With the current environment causing complex, worldwide development workflows, OpenAccess provides users with a necessary interoperable platform for exchanging design information. MatrixOne's support of OpenAccess 2.2 will provide greater compatibility with chip design solutions that run on the OpenAccess 2.2 database, such as Cadence's Encounter digital IC design and the Virtuoso custom design platforms. "By supporting OpenAccess 2.2, MatrixOne is taking a leadership position by providing its customers with standards-based products that enable design chain collaboration," said Jan Willis, senior vice president of Industry Alliances at Cadence. "Managing OpenAccess data produced by Cadence's digital IC and custom design platforms with Synchronicity Developer Suite allows users to benefit from two complimentary solutions." The Synchronicity Developer Suite bundles the ProjectSync(R) solution, which raises design predictability with multi-site project and issue tracking and communications, with DesignSync(R), which can improve productivity by making design data available to the entire project team in a safe and managed manner--no matter where they are located. "The chip design process is increasingly complex, and OpenAccess is playing a critical role in centralizing solutions that solve today's most important development problems," said John Fleming, senior vice president and general manager, electronics business unit. "This announcement further shows that MatrixOne is committed to supporting all of the possible standards, operating systems and IT environments that our customers can leverage." About MatrixOne MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE), a leading global provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, enables companies to accelerate product innovation to achieve top line revenue growth and improve bottom line profitability. With world-class PLM solutions and a commitment to customer success, MatrixOne is focused on helping companies across the automotive, aerospace & defense, consumer, machinery, medical device, semiconductor and high-tech industries solve their most challenging new product development and introduction problems. More than 800 companies use MatrixOne's solutions to drive business value and gain a competitive advantage, including industry leaders such as BAE Systems, Bosch, Comau, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Linde AG, NCR, Nokia, Philips, Porsche, Procter & Gamble, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba. MatrixOne (www.matrixone.com) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, with locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. MatrixOne and the MatrixOne logo, Synchronicity, Design Sync and Project Sync are registered trademarks and "a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain," and Developer Suite 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, 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.