Leading Process Integration and Design Optimization Software Developer Teams Up With Front Line Scientific Software Supplier.

ATLANTA, GA, August 26, 2003 - Synaps, Inc., world leader in process integration and design optimization software, announces its partnership with Hearne Scientific Software, a leading distributor of engineering software to both Australia and New Zealand. Both companies feel that this new partnership will prove to be very beneficial. It will open the doors for Synaps in the Australian/New Zealand market and Hearne will be a distributor of a revolutionary optimization software, Epogy.

"Hearne is very excited about the new partnership with Synaps. With the Australian Government providing increasingly more incentives for the commercialisation of innovative products, processes and services we believe that this partnership will allow the two companies to tap into this growing market", says James Hearne resident of Hearne Scientific Software. "We have included Epogy as a recommended Engineering and Simulation product."

According to Alex Van der Velden, president of Synaps: "The new partnership with Hearne will open up a new market for us in Australia and New Zealand. This partnership will broaden the scope of Epogy's distribution and will provide Synaps with substantial growth over the next several years."

EPOGY is a flexible, powerful and easy to use process integration and design optimization software product that enables engineers to integrate applications into a single tool for solving engineering problems. It permits tight coupling of CAD, CAE, FEA and CFD application products, for instance, within its framework and drives their execution through optimization calculations based on desired outcomes. Its Pointer optimization engine automatically controls the various solution search algorithms, thus raising the level of design considerably. This gives the engineer new command and powers over his or her tools and a quick grasp of the set of solutions for any given problem.

Hearne Scientific Software pty ltd is a leading distributor of Scientific Software. Established in 1981, Hearne has experienced significant growth each year. Although it operates mostly in Australia/New Zealand, Hearne has a controlling interest in the Irish Company, Datamation Limited, providing an established Australian/New Zealand market in the European Union. In addition to distributing the leading brands of scientific software and providing technical support, training is offered in the use of these products, as is consulting in the areas of statistics, mathematics and risk management.

Synaps, Inc. (www.synaps-inc.com) was founded in 1995 to offer design optimization software and services to the aerospace industry. Its flagship product, EPOGY, is a process integration and design optimization program that permits the user to automatically link applications and iterate the impact that thousands of variables have on the design of a product or process. A companion product, AeroPointer, is also available and specifically targeted at aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design. AeroPointer is unique in its ability to link aerodynamics with structures, a real benefit to aircraft builders, turbo-machinery manufacturers and producers of other engineered products that rely extensively on linking analytical engineering codes. To date, companies such as Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Cessna, The Timken Company, Pacific Marine, Bombardier and Oak Ridge National Laboratories have all benefited from EPOGY. EPOGY and AeroPointer run on all operating systems and support the most relevant CAD, CAE, FEA and CFD packages. For further information, please see the Synaps website at or contact Winston Huey at 404-320-7283 or whuey@synaps-inc.com.