BioComp Systems Announces Major Release of Industrial Intelligence Software

December 17, 2001 -- (REDMOND, WA)

BioComp Systems today released version 2.0 of Process Intellect™, an on-line process intelligence system for manufacturing that, amongst other capabilities, predicts key product and process performance metrics and anticipates, diagnoses and formulates solutions to improve quality, consistency and avoid process faults.

In this release, Process Intellect is internally restructured to flexibility create solutions for manufacturing performance enhancement. BioComp's analytic desktop tools are used to access, clean and filter manufacturing data, build forward-looking predictive models and develop sophisticated optimization schemes to enhance product performance or avoid process faults. These solutions are placed on-line using the Process Intellect server software. In version 2.0, Process Intellect enables the creative "wiring" of prediction, interpretation, optimization, email/pager alerting and speech synthesis capabilities together into solutions that maximize yields, reduce downtime and enhance profitability.

"Our customers are now deploying enhanced manufacturing performance optimization solutions tailored to their specific requirements", says Carl Cook, president and CEO of BioComp Systems, "Each system is now saving customers, on average, millions of dollars per year, per application, delivering an exceptional return on investment. Since we license on a server basis and each customer has multiple applications, the benefits are significant."

Process Intellect's first installation was in 2000 at an aerospace manufacturer, where product performance in smart weapons manufacturing was quickly doubled and rework cut in half. Process Intellect is now also installed and operating in chemical manufacturing, food processing and utilities management. It will soon be deployed in oil and gas production operations to maximize production from "smart wells", optimize product quality and detect impending process transients.

With customers in over 50 countries, BioComp Systems has become a significant global provider of intelligent systems that enhance business performance in manufacturing, marketing and finance.

For More Information Contact:

Karen Cook
Phone: (952) 746-5761
Website http//www.biocompsystems.com
Email info@biocompsystems.com

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