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MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE), a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced that the company is positioned as a mindshare leader in the annual PLM Market Analysis Report issued this week by consulting and research firm CIMdata. This report provides extensive details and in-depth data and analyses of the PLM market, building on information released by CIMdata in March of 2005. The PLM Market Analysis Report provides a perspective on PLM across a variety of industry and geographic sectors, identifies market trends, reviews investments in PLM-related software and services during 2004 and forecasts PLM investments for 2005 through 2009. In addition to being named a mindshare leader in the new CIMdata report, MatrixOne was identified as having a leading "market presence" in the cPDm (collaborative Product Definition management) segment of the overall PLM market during 2004, illustrating the impact of its strong partnership program in establishing a significant global footprint. According to CIMdata, cPDm is forecast to be the fastest-growing segment of the PLM market with a 15+% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) to exceed $10.5 billon in 2009. CIMdata estimates that in looking toward 2009, the PLM market as a whole is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8% to approximately $25 billion. Mark O'Connell, president and CEO of MatrixOne said, "PLM continues to solve the practical yet critical business problems that today's executives worry about. With our commitment to customer success, MatrixOne is focused on working together with our customers and partners in the automotive, aerospace, consumer, machinery, medical device, semiconductor and hi-tech industries to solve their most challenging new product development and introduction problems and help them reach top-line revenue growth and bottom-line profitability." CIMdata defines PLM as a strategic business approach that applies a consistent set of business solutions in support of the collaborative creation, management, dissemination, and use of product definition information across the extended enterprise. PLM spans from product concept to end of life - integrating people, processes, business systems, and information, while forming the product information backbone for a company and its extended enterprise. About MatrixOne MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONEE) is a recognized leader in delivering collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. We provide flexible solutions that unleash the creative power of global value chains to inspire innovations and speed them to market. MatrixOne's customers include global leaders in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high technology, life sciences, machinery, and the process industries, including Agilent Technologies, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, and Toshiba. MatrixOne (http://www.matrixone.com/) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. MatrixOne, the MatrixOne logo and Synchronicity are registered trademarks and "a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain" is a trademark of MatrixOne, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Forward-looking statements in this release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate, among other things, to our plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others: poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations, difficulty assimilating future acquisitions, difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. For more about the risks and uncertainties of our business, see our periodic and other S.E.C. filings.