ROANOKE, Virginia, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Meridium Inc., the leader in asset performance management (APM) software
and consulting solutions, today announced that the world's largest primary
producer of platinum, Anglo Platinum (JSE: AMS) (ADR: AGPPY) has chosen
RCMO(TM) for its reliability centered maintenance (RCM) solution.

Meridium RCMO(TM) (Reliability Centered Maintenance and Optimization) is
an SAP-endorsed business solution that enables the creation and evaluation of
asset strategies for the process, power and discrete manufacturing
industries. RCMO is the only reliability centered maintenance solution
designed and developed completely within the SAP NetWeaver(R) architecture,
allowing for swift implementation and seamless integration with SAP Service
and Asset Management(TM). RCMO greatly simplifies the process of implementing
RCM recommendations in SAP, allowing performance measurement and adjustments
over time by:

-- providing the framework to define maintenance strategies based upon
       RCM and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) principles
    -- integrating the recommendations from an RCM analysis into SAP
       Maintenance Plans in SAP
    -- driving automated re-evaluation of maintenance strategies to ensure
       effectiveness is constantly measured for continuous improvement

With the majority of its operations located in South Africa, Anglo
Platinum will implement Meridium RCMO solution at 14 sites throughout the
country. "In support of our overall company goals to significantly improve
safety of employees, preserve the environment and take the lead in
implementing the best available technology and systems to achieve maximum
cost effectiveness, Anglo Platinum chose Meridium's RCMO solution for our RCM
initiative," according to Jan Smit, Senior Principal Engineer, Asset
Management, Anglo Platinum. "We selected Meridium because their expertise,
market share, and close partnership with SAP best met Anglo Platinum's
current and future needs."

"Meridium is pleased to be expanding our presence in mining with an
industry leader like Anglo Platinum that operates in the complex platinum
mining and refining processes. Meridium's reputation as a leader in plant
reliability supports Anglo Platinum's corporate goals of reliability,
operational excellence, safety, innovation, and advanced technology,"
according to Bonz Hart, President/CEO, Meridium.

About Meridium

Meridium, Inc. is the leader in asset performance management solutions
for process, power, mining and discrete manufacturing industries. With
Meridium software and services, companies can improve profitability and
achieve predictable production capacity without additional capital expense by
increasing reliability and improving the performance of their production
assets. Industry leaders such as Eastman, Lyondell, Marathon Petroleum and
Xcel Energy rely on Meridium for enterprise wide asset performance. Founded
in 1993, Meridium is headquartered in Roanoke, VA, USA, with regional offices
in Houston, TX, USA; Dubai, UAE; Walldorf, Germany; and Perth, Australia. For
more information, visit www.meridium.com.

About Anglo Platinum

The Anglo Platinum group is the world's leading primary producer of
platinum group metals (PGMs). Anglo Platinum is listed on the Johannesburg
and London stock exchanges. It is also represented on the Brussels Bourse by
means of International Depository Receipts (IDRs). Anglo Platinum forms part
of Anglo American plc which holds a 74.5% share in Anglo Platinum. For more
information, visit www.angloplatinum.com .

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