Wednesday, May 19, 2004

For more information (press only) please contact:

Rebecca Rudd
Syncfusion, Inc
Phone: (919) 481 1974 Ext. 244
Fax: (919) 573 0306

Syncfusion announces partnership with CenterSpace Software
Adds new partner bundle that includes its best selling Essential Suite product.

Research Triangle Park, NC - May 19, 2004 - Syncfusion, Inc. has announced a partnership with CenterSpace Software. Customers can now purchase Syncfusion's best selling Essential Suite with source code along with CenterSpace's NMath Suite at a 25% discount.

Syncfusion Essential Suite consists of seven component libraries for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET developers. The package includes the industry-leading Essential Grid with highly customizable Excel-like features. Also included in the bundle are Essential Chart, a full-fledged business chart component with a unique point based styles architecture; Essential Tools, a collection of user interface controls; Essential Edit, a customizable syntax highlighting edit control; Essential Grouping, an advanced grouping library for client and server side use; Essential Diagram, an advanced diagramming package; and Essential ExcelRW, a completely managed library to manage Microsoft Excel files.

The CenterSpace NMath Suite consists of three numerical component libraries: NMath Core, containing general vector and matrix classes, complex number classes, random number generators, and numerical integration methods; NMath Matrix, containing structured sparse matrix classes and advanced matrix decompositions; and NMath Stats containing functions for statistical computation, including descriptive statistics, probability distributions, combinatorial functions, multiple linear regression, hypothesis testing, and analysis of variance.

"We are excited about the potential benefits that this partnership brings to our customers," said Stefan Hoenig, CEO of Syncfusion, "CenterSpace's excellent Math products are of great interest to several of our customers".

For a limited time, both component suites, including source code, may be purchased for $2092.50 per developer (a 25% discount). Visit www.syncfusion.com to order or for more information. All components are useable from any .NET language, including C# and Visual Basic.NET.

About Syncfusion, Inc.

Syncfusion, Inc. is a provider of software components and tools for the .NET platform. Syncfusion is based in Morrisville, NC. Syncfusion leads the market with the broadest range of software components and tools for building applications on the Microsoft .NET platform. Syncfusion can be reached at 919 481 1974 or through their website at www.syncfusion.com

About CenterSpace Software, LLC.

CenterSpace Software is a leading provider of enterprise class numerical component libraries for the .NET platform. Developers worldwide use CenterSpace products to develop .NET financial, engineering, and scientific applications. CenterSpace Software has offices in Corvallis, OR, and can be found on the Internet at www.centerspace.net.

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