January 14, 2005, Lebanon, NH, USA

Fluent Inc., the world leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas to be the worldwide headquarters of its Icepak division. The new office is located in an important manufacturing region of the United States and is a consequence of the rapid growth in Fluent’s Icepak related electronics industry simulations business since 1997, from a very small base to be the fastest growing CFD and allied simulation services provider to Electronics companies.

The Icepak division of Fluent remains focused on delivering quality high-performance design tools for the electronics industry. Icepak’s suite of design and analysis software offerings currently encompasses Icepak, the leading electronics thermal design tool, Icemax, the most advanced parasitic extraction tool for analyzing complex IC package designs, Iceboard, a new board-level thermal validation tool for printed circuit board designers, IcePro, the mechanical CAD interface to Icepak, and Qfin, the heat sink design and optimization tool.

"The opening of our office in Austin reflects our recent success and continued commitment to the industry worldwide,” says Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Director of the Icepak Division of Fluent. “The decision to establish our presence in the Southwest is consistent with our plans for growth and the desire to establish a presence closer to the markets that we serve. Austin region’s high tech environment is favorable to attracting the engineering talent necessary to fuel the rapid growth of this division.”

Sathyamurthy oversees Fluent’s worldwide Electronic simulation operations from the Austin office. The team’s extensive experience and a track record of success in this area has enhanced the ability of Fluent and Icepak to meet the needs of its clients in the electronics industry with world class products and services. Austin serves as the focal point for development, product marketing, sales and technical services for all products under the Icepak family.

The Icepak division also operates sales and technical services from Lebanon (NH), and Santa Clara (CA) in the US, Wavre (Belgium) in Europe, Tokyo (Japan), Pune (India), and through partners in China, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, and Finland. The Icepak worldwide headquarters is located at 2700 Via Fortuna, Suite 301, Austin, TX 78746, USA. About Fluent

Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and 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 are located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, with offices in Belgium, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Sweden and China. Its CFD software is also available around the world through joint ventures, partnerships, and distributors in Korea, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Middle East, and most European countries. For more information, visit www.fluent.com.

FLUENT® is a registered trademark of Fluent Inc. Icepak is a registered trademark of Fluent Incorporated. For General Inquiries Contact:

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