Fluent Inc. Awarded General Services Administration Contract For CFD

September 21, 2004 - Fluent, Inc., the world's leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and services has been awarded a contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to sell products and services to Federal customers through the GSA program, Fluent announced today.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to better serve our current and future Federal customers as a part of the GSA,” said Swaminathan Subbiah, Vice President - US Operations. “This will make procuring Fluent’s software much more streamlined and cost effective for government agencies.”

This contract enhances Fluent’s ability to provide its products to Federal customers, enabling them to purchase the products and services they need quickly and effectively using pre-established rates. GSA was created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. GSA, comprised of 13,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office operations of over one million federal workers located in more than 8,000 government-owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.

Federal customers can access information about Fluent products and services through the GSA Schedules e-Library (http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/) by searching by the contract number (GS-35F-0810P), or company name “Fluent”.

About Fluent

Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services. Fluent's software is used for simulation, visualization, and analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and chemical reactions. It is a vital part of the computer-aided engineering (CAE) process for companies around the world and is deployed in nearly every manufacturing industry. Using Fluent's software, product development, design and research engineers build virtual prototypes and simulate the performance of proposed and existing designs, allowing them to improve design quality while reducing cost and speeding time to market. Fluent's corporate headquarters is located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, with offices in Belgium, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan and Sweden. Its CFD software is also available around the world through joint ventures, partnerships, and distributors in Korea, Australia, Brazil, China, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Middle East, and most European countries. FLUENT® is a registered trademark of Fluent Inc.

For more information, contact: Jennifer Correa Fluent Inc. 10 Cavendish Court Lebanon, NH 03766 (603) 643-2600 Ext. 668 jrc@fluent.com