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              SPECapc Updates Benchmark 
                for PTC's Pro/ENGINEER 2000i² 
        WARRENTON, Va., December 20, 2000 - SPEC/GPC's Application Performance 
          Characterization (SPECapc) project group today released an updated benchmark 
          for systems running Pro/ENGINEER 2000i². The benchmark and 
          initial performance results from SPECapc members are available for free 
          on this web site.  
        The new benchmark uses the same model and operations as previous versions, 
          but has been updated to reflect new functionality added in Pro/ENGINEER 
          2000i². Results from previous Pro/E benchmarks cannot be compared 
          accurately to those from the new benchmark.  
        SPECapc is a project group of the Graphics Performance Characterization 
          (GPC) Group, which in turn is part of the Standard Performance Evaluation 
          Corp. (SPEC). SPEC is a non-profit corporation formed to establish, 
          maintain and endorse a standardized set of relevant benchmarks that 
          can be applied to the newest generation of high-performance computers. 
          SPEC's membership includes computer hardware and software vendors, leading 
          universities, and research facilities worldwide.  
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              Press contacts:  
                Bob Cramblitt, Erin Hatfield 
                Cramblitt & Company  
                919-481-4599  
                cramco@cramco.com  
                
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