Intergraph® Ranks as No. 1 Overall Engineering Design Solution Provider for Industry in ARC Advisory Group Study for the 6th Consecutive Year

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC Advisory Group, the leading research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure, ranks Intergraph^® as the No. 1 overall engineering design solution provider for industry based on revenues for the sixth consecutive year in its newest release of "Engineering Design Tools for Industry and Infrastructure Worldwide Outlook," which was first released in 2006.

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Intergraph tops the rankings in three of five segments in which it competes – oil and gas, chemical and power – in ARC Advisory Group's "Industry" category devoted to technology used in the design, construction and operation of process, power and discrete manufacturing plants, as well as the shipbuilding and marine industries. Intergraph is the only engineering design solution provider ranked No. 1 in more than one industrial market segment.

Intergraph leads all direct competitors globally, and also leads all direct competitors in each of the four geographic regions analyzed by ARC Advisory Group: Asia, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Latin America and North America.

The scope of ARC's Engineering Design Tools study encompasses two design solution market domains: engineering design for projects in Industry and engineering design for projects in Infrastructure. Intergraph and its top competitor are primarily involved in the Industry portion of the engineering design tools market, while many other survey participants are active in both the Industry and Infrastructure portions of the broader design market.

"Intergraph continues its longstanding ranking as the top provider of engineering design tools to industrial markets," said Russ Novak, ARC Advisory Group research director and co-author of the study. "Intergraph has a track record of increasing its customers' productivity through a comprehensive product portfolio that provides a compelling value proposition to its markets."

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "The latest ARC Advisory Group study placing Intergraph ahead of our main competitor in all four geographic regions confirms our status as the world's leading provider of engineering design tools for the process and power industries. It is further validation that Intergraph provides customers with the broadest portfolio of next-generation, best-in-class solutions to meet their safety, quality and productivity needs."

The comprehensive forecast offers an analysis of the worldwide engineering design tools market.

It provides suppliers and purchasers with information about important issues such as the size of the global engineering design tools market; leading suppliers and their market shares; the short- and long-term potential for the engineering design business; the impact of new technologies in the marketplace; which industries and global regions offer the greatest potential for growth; and the key elements for overall business success.

Intergraph SmartPlant^® and SmartMarine^® Enterprise suites offer a powerful portfolio of industry-leading, best-in-class design and data management solutions, enabling companies in the process, power and marine industries to capture integrated engineering knowledge at the enterprise level for the competitive advantage needed in today's and tomorrow's markets. Intergraph enterprise solutions enable proven productivity gains, improving engineering efficiency by up to 30 percent.

About ARC Advisory Group
Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group is the leading research and advisory firm focusing on technologies and best practices in automation technology in industry, infrastructure and enterprise solutions. Its coverage of technology extends from business systems to product and asset life cycle management, supply chain management, operations management, energy optimization and automations systems. ARC has more than 70 professionals worldwide with extensive experience servicing business issues, technologies and vertical industries. For more information, visit www.arcweb.com.

About Intergraph

Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph's industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data to make processes and infrastructure better, safer and smarter. The company's software and services empower customers to build and operate more efficient plants and ships, create intelligent maps, and protect critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world.

Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph PP&M provides enterprise engineering software for the design, construction, operation and data management of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph SG&I provides geospatially powered solutions, including ERDAS technologies, to the public safety and security, defense and intelligence, government, transportation, photogrammetry, and utilities and communications industries. Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) is an independent subsidiary for SG&I's U.S. federal business.

Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B), a leading global provider of design, measurement, and visualization technologies that enable customers to design, measure and position objects, and process and present data.

For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.

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