AVEVA NET Gains SAP Certification

CAMBRIDGE, England, November 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ability to Integrate With SAP(R) Solutions Provides Extended 
Information Management Ability to Customers

AVEVA Group plc (LSE:AVV), the leading provider of plant design and
engineering lifecycle solutions, today announced that its AVEVA NET 3.6
solution has been certified by SAP AG, achieving "Powered by SAP
NetWeaver(R)" status. The solution has been proven to integrate with SAP(R)
solutions, including the SAP ERP 6.0 application.

The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified that
AVEVA NET 3.6 properly integrates with the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
(SAP NetWeaver PI) offering, to exchange critical data with instances of SAP
Business Suite software.

AVEVA worked with the SAP ICC to test the AVEVA NET interface software
for correct implementation of SAP-endorsed technologies and stability in the
SAP solution-based environment.

Dave Coppin, Head of AVEVA NET business, commented: "We are delighted
that AVEVA NET 3.6 has been certified by SAP. Our customers have been using
AVEVA NET's integration abilities in conjunction with SAP solutions for some
time already, and this certification further demonstrates AVEVA's commitment
in the area of enterprise asset management, and, in particular, our focus on
supporting the needs of operations in major integrated energy companies."

AVEVA NET is a powerful, ISO 15926-compliant solution to control, link,
evaluate and deliver all types of plant and marine data and documents - not
just engineering information - across disparate systems, in a secure,
collaborative environment, regardless of application and format.

You can learn more about AVEVA NET solutions for owner operators at

http://www.aveva.com/aveva_net/oos

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respective companies.

About AVEVA Group plc

AVEVA is trusted around the world to deliver engineering IT solutions
with strategic value to leading companies in the plant and marine industries.
For further information please visit http://www.aveva.com or
http://www.aveva.com/ednotes

For further information, please contact:

    Simon Fletcher
    Marketing Communications Manager - AVEVA NET
    AVEVA
    Tel: +44(0)1223-556655
    simon.fletcher@aveva.com