Telelogic sells the SCADE business unit to Esterel Technologies

Telelogic sells the SCADE business unit to Esterel Technologies MALMÖ, Sweden - October 30, 2001 - Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange:TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions for advanced software and systems development, has today signed an agreement with the software company Esterel Technologies S.A for the sale of SCADE, a software tool for development of safety critical systems. SCADE was added to Telelogic's product portfolio through the acquisition of Verilog. "This is the fourth deal of this type that we have conducted this year. These sales are done within the framework of our efforts to further focus on our core products. We have sold these products to companies, where the products will be in focus, which is very good for the customers and for the employees working with these products. At the same time we decrease our total costs and strengthen our financial position," says Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO for Telelogic. "SCADE is a product of high quality which Telelogic has been selling successfully for several years. SCADE fits very well with our product portfolio and we will invest heavily in further product development. Esterel Technologies will distribute the product globally through our own sales channels. I really look forward to a good cooperation with the development team and the users of SCADE," says Eric Bantegnie, President and CEO of Esterel Technologies. The product is sold for Euro 1.4 million (US$1.25 million) in cash. Based on the future development of the product, an additional purchase price of Euro 1.1 million (US$1.0 million) may be paid. The sale will be effective as of November 1, 2001. About Esterel Technologies S.A. Esterel Technologies provides electronic systems architects and embedded software designers with a methodology and tools to secure their design flow at the earliest stage, while reducing their overall design and verification costs. Its flagship product Esterel Studio uses Formal Methods technologies to automate the painstaking work of verifying and testing designs. Esterel Technologies is an international company with offices in France, Germany, UK, and USA. http://www.esterel-technologies.com About Telelogic Founded in 1983, Telelogic® (www.telelogic.com) is the leading global provider of solutions that enable advanced software and systems development. The company's automated application lifecycle solution includes integrated best-of-class software and professional services for requirements management, change and configuration management, development, testing, and documentation. Telelogic enables organizations to improve quality and predictability, while reducing time-to-market and overall costs in software development. Built on an open architecture that ensures interoperability with other leading third party solutions, Telelogic's products are based on international standardized languages and notations. Telelogic participates in 3GPP, Bluetooth SIG and OMG to create future communication technologies and visual software development languages and methods. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden the company has more than 1,000 employees worldwide. Customers include Airbus, Alcatel, BMW, Boeing, BT, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Lockheed Martin, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Philips and Siemens. ### Telelogic, Telelogic DOORS, Telelogic Tau and Telelogic Synergy are the registered trademarks of Telelogic AB. All other trademarks are the properties of respective holders. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/30/20011030BIT00540/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/30/20011030BIT00540/bit0002.pdf