To: Steven Angelil who wrote (17184 ) 5/13/1998 9:16:00 AM From: Don Powrie Respond to of 34592
>>>>NEWS! Nasdaq:SMCI Eli Lilly and Co. Signs Agreement With SIMSCI BREA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1998--Simulation Sciences Inc. (SIMSCI) (Nasdaq:SMCI - news) Wednesday announced the signing of an agreement with Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co [NYSE:LLY - news]. The agreement covers maintenance fees for existing applications within SIMSCI's AIM suite of products and represents an additional commitment beyond Lilly's previous contract. In support of this decision, Paul Brandenburg, associate information consultant at Lilly, stated: ''We've been using the AIM technology since 1989 as a process-information-management tool. We are pleased with SIMSCI's commitment to the AIM product line and feel confident in extending our contract an additional three years.'' The AIM software, consisting of the industry-proven AIM- Supervisor System and the new AIM\AT suite of products, has been praised for its open architecture, adherence to industry standards, and ease of integration with enterprise systems such as R/3 from SAP. The AIM\AT suite leverages the Windows NT operating environment and employs a completely new architecture based on object-oriented technology and the client/server model. Charles R. Harris, president and chief executive officer of SIMSCI, said, ''This agreement reinforces our commitment to delivering best-in-class information-management solutions to our customers. We are pleased with Eli Lilly's long-term commitment to the AIM suite of products.'' About SIMSCI Simulation Sciences is a leading provider of commercial simulation software and related services to the petroleum, petrochemical and industrial-chemical-process industries, as well as the engineering and construction firms that support those industries. SIMSCI's Windows-based graphical-user-interface and simulation-software products are designed to increase profitability by reducing capital-investment costs, improving yields and enhancing management decision making. SIMSCI maintains offices in Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela, and provides support and services to more than 650 customers in more than 65 countries. For more information about SIMSCI, visit the SIMSCI Web site at simsci.com .