Meridian Launches New Corporate Brand to Promote Expanded Product and Customer Strategies

FOLSOM, Calif. (September 29, 2004) — Meridian Systems®, an enterprise solution provider for optimizing the "plan, build and operate" phases of real estate, construction and other infrastructure programs, today launched a new corporate website and corporate logo. This new branding campaign promotes Meridian's expanded product and customer strategies. In addition to this initiative, the company streamlined its corporate name to Meridian Systems to better reflect its expanded product line and broad client base.Over the last 11 years, Meridian has established market leadership within the AEC space with its flagship product Prolog® , which continues to provide industry-leading project management capabilities for mid-market to large customers managing real estate and construction programs. Due to the success of the Prolog Application Suite, Meridian has obtained market share leadership according to Constructech magazine and CFMA technology studies, and has repeatedly been named a Constructech Hottest Technology company.In 2003, Meridian expanded beyond its traditional project management roots to introduce Proliance® — designed for global enterprises requiring project and portfolio management (PPM) and business process management. Proliance continues its PPM focus with this month's release of version 2.1 that includes a Field Management module. A new Facilities Management application suite will be released in the first half of 2005.With this expanded solution set, Meridian is pursuing the Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM) market, which provides for the continuous management of the " plan, build and operate" processes for market segments dependent on physical infrastructure programs to deliver their core business to customers. ILM takes a lifecycle management approach to a project and supports collaboration across the entire project ecosystem, encompassing the owner/operator, general contractor, architect/engineer and subcontractor community." Meridian continues to evolve based on our customers" changing needs and demanding business requirements," said John Bodrozic, Meridian president and cofounder. "Today we serve more than 8,500 building owners/operators, general contractors, and engineering and construction firms across a variety of industries that require both traditional project management applications and more comprehensive ILM offerings. The time is right to evolve our branding vehicles to better reflect the products we offer and the customers we benefit."Meridian's newly launched website is available at www.meridiansystems.com. About Meridian Systems Meridian Systems provides enterprise solutions that optimize the plan, build and operate phases of real estate, construction and other physical infrastructure initiatives. Meridian solutions are used by more than 8,500 of today's large building owners, government agencies, and engineering and construction firms to improve top line revenue growth while reducing their capital construction costs. Meridian uniquely provides both traditional software and hosted ASP solutions, and ranks as a market share leader in project management software among general contractors with over $100 million in revenue*. Meridian has an impressive track record of revenue growth over its 11-year history, and has been repeatedly recognized as a Constructech Magazine Hottest Technology company. Meridian is headquartered in Folsom, Calif. For more information, call Meridian at 1-800-850-2660, or go to www.meridiansystems.com.