Advanced Chemistry Development and Scientific Software, Inc.

Pleasanton, California (January 22, 2001) - Scientific Software, Inc. and Advanced Chemistry Development Inc. announce that they have agreed to form a technology alliance to integrate their software products. This alliance will enable customers to more effectively use the market leading technology of both companies to store, manage, analyze, and report on chromatography and spectroscopy information to streamline their product development process.

Scientific Software, Inc. is a world leader in the development, sale and support of software systems to the scientific community. The Company's award-winning EZChrom Elite chromatography data system is used by over 40,000 laboratories throughout the world in markets such as pharmaceutical, environmental, chemical, and food analysis. With the introduction of CyberLAB, the industry's first web-based Knowledge Engineering System (KMS), the Company is now providing enterprise-wide solutions for information collaboration, data management, regulatory compliance and knowledge engineering.

Scientific Software, Inc. and ACD/Labs Press Release