15.11.2005 13:08:00
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Intergraph Awards $1.3 Million Educational Grant to Helsinki University of Technology
Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) today announced it hasawarded an Educational Program Grant valued at more than $1.3 millionto Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. The grant includesSmartPlant(R) Instrumentation, SmartPlant P&ID, SmartSketch(R),SmartPlant Review, SmartPlant 3D, PDS(R) Plant Design System softwareas well as applicable consulting and services.
The university's plant design department will use the software toenhance its problem-based educational curriculum. Students in thisdepartment actively participate in educational projects such as thedevelopment, design and retro-fitting of chemical, food, biologicaland pulp and paper processes. The software will be used in plantdesign courses to expand students' understanding of the plant designengineering market, outline the workflows created using today's toolsand challenge students to use the technology in innovative ways.
"Using Intergraph tools provides our students with an excellentopportunity to use the market's leading software for process design,preparing them for careers in plant design engineering," saidProfessor Markku Hurme, Helsinki University of Technology. "Ourstudents gain valuable experience through hands-on training usingprocess graphics and design software - beginning with their firstdesign course. Students are learning sophisticated techniques usingthe same software as industry professionals."
Aimo Eerikainen, managing director, Intergraph Finland, said,"Intergraph's partnership with Helsinki University of Technologydemonstrates our commitment to educate and prepare tomorrow's plantdesign engineering professionals. Early access to leading technologyensures students are better educated and highly qualified to becomethe industries' future leaders. Intergraph is dedicated to supportingeducational institutions and advancing industry knowledge andawareness."
The educational grant also benefits VTT Technical Research Centreof Finland, a contract research organization often partnering withHelsinki University of Technology to conduct research for privatecompanies. The research center has access to the university's softwarelicenses when both entities are involved in a project - giving bothstudents and VTT employees the opportunity to sharpen their skillsusing industry-leading technology.
Intergraph's Educational Grant Program is an initiative to launchstudents into the process, power and offshore industries with thetools and expertise needed to advance the field. The program isdesigned to introduce and stimulate the use of Intergraph's plantlifecycle engineering software at educational institutions with strongplant-oriented engineering programs. For universities interested inthe grant program, visit http://ppm.intergraph.com/education.
About Intergraph
Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) is the leading globalprovider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Securityorganizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countriesrely on the company's spatial technology and services to make betterand faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vastamounts of complex data into understandable visual representations,creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operatingbetter plants and ships and protecting critical infrastructure andmillions of people around the world. For more information, visitwww.intergraph.com.
About Helsinki University of Technology
The Helsinki University of Technology is the largest, oldest andmost diversified university of technology and architecture in Finland.The focus of the university is on conducting scientific research andpromoting education in science, technology and the arts. For moreinformation, visit www.tkk.fi.
(C) 2005 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraphand the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of IntergraphCorporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and in othercountries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of theirrespective owners.
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