February 10, 2005, Lebanon, NH USA

Fluent Inc., the worldwide leader in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software and services announces the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China. Fluent is the largest and fastest growing CFD software and services supplier in China. The country’s recent rapid industrialization has led to its GDP approaching 60% of that of the USA. There is a demand for the best in leading edge engineering simulation software and Fluent’s new office reflects its commitment to the Chinese market with a full suite of CFD software sales, technical support, consulting and development services.

Rick Sam, Fluent’s Vice President comments, “We have been working with our Chinese clients for over a decade. The opening of our office in Shanghai expands on the high level of service we currently offer in China with this higher profile local presence. In addition to our domestic customers, we are also now addressing the needs of our multi-national clients that have set up R&D centers and manufacturing operations in China. We are committed to rapidly growing our Chinese business and expect to achieve similar success to that of our Japanese operation, which has become the number one CFD software and services supplier in Japan. We also expect to expand into other industrial regions of China in the near future.” 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. FLUENT is used extensively in the Motor Racing industry worldwide by the vast majority of race teams. Using Fluent's software, 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, China, 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. For more information, visit www.fluent.com.

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

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