RESINATE CORPORATION AND IDES INITIATE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

Worlds Largest Plastics Database Available Through RMA

ANDOVER, MA (PRWEB) August 15, 2003 - Resinate Corporation, a leader in Automated Materials Management for discrete manufacturers and IDES, a leader in plastic materials databases, today announced the agreement of a key strategic alliance between the two companies.

Resinate is the developer of the Resinate Material Advisor (RMA), a software application that allows CAD designers to rapidly select plastic materials for designs directly within the CAD platform. IDES is the developer of the worlds largest and most comprehensive plastics database. Under the strategic alliance, the IDES database will be available through the RMA application to all current and new users.

This is key for our users ability to select the right plastic every time," stated Brian Schiebel, president, Resinate Corporation. Our front end technology combined with the robust data from IDES makes for a perfect partnership and allows both parties to focus on what they do best while expanding each others market size dramatically."

IDES is widely used by Fortune 500 manufacturers but often has not been within reach of many medium and smaller-sized manufacturing operations. We are particularly interested in broadening our user base and Resinate offers us this opportunity," said Mike Kmetz, president, IDES. By teaming up with a highly regarded software developer such as Resinate, we are able to achieve our strategic aims while still being able to focus on our unique database offerings."

RMA is available as an integrated solution for plastic material selection for users of Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks and Pro/ENGINEER. The software allows selection of the right plastic material within the CAD platform by offering a set of intuitive selection tools that narrow-down selection results.

Comparison data is also made available to double-check choices and selections. The plastic material data is stored within the 3D CAD model and can be exported to downstream analysis tools such as Ansys, Mechanica and Cosmos. Market pricing information supplied by RMA is also used to run cost analysis and cost estimating components within the application.

Some immediate benefits to users of RMA are:

- Increase of materials from 14,000 to 45,000-plus
- ISO and Campus viewing options on materials in addition to ASTM
- Multi-point, non-linear data is accessible as well as linear data for FEA purposes
- Sourcing options will be added allowing the user to get multiple quotes on specified materials
- A standalone option will be available allowing all individuals involved in the PLM process to search, view and export material data.

Current users of RMA will have access to the comprehensive IDES database approximately September 1, 2003. Access to the data is through an automated Internet connection that ensures that the most current data is available at all times, including comparison data. RMA is available at a starting price of $1,295.00 USD and information can be found at www.resinatecorp.com. You can also download a free 15-day trial of RMA at www.resinatecorp.com/contact_download.html.

About IDES
IDES is the worldwide leader in plastics data management services for buyers and suppliers of resin. IDES builds and delivers resin selectors on demand via its web services platform. The IDES Prospector services access a database of over 45,000 plastic datasheets provided directly from resin suppliers, offering value to any company that buys or sells plastics. The company was founded in 1986.

For more information please visit www.ides.com or email info@ides.com.

About Resinate Corporation
Resinate is a leading provider of Automated Materials Management software for the discrete manufacturing sector. Resinate applications help leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and design professional to effectively and efficiently analyze the design of their products and identify optimal plastic materials.

RMA (Resinate Material Advisor) is the first software application available worldwide that automates plastic material selection directly into leading MCAD environments including SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER and Autodesk Inventor. The RMA products enable OEMs to compress time-to-market for new products, reduce costs associated with direct materials and dramatically increase productivity throughout the product lifecycle.

For more information about Resinate's products and services, visit www.resinatecorp.com or email info@resinatecorp.com.

Resinate and RMA are trademarks of Resinate Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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