Press reports October 2002 deal with EDM/PDM
Taipei, Taiwan, and Paris,
France, October 30, 2002-
Promise Technology Inc. (Promise), IBM, and Dassault Systemes
(Nasdaq: NASTY) today announced that Promise has selected
SMARTEAM, an IBM Product Lifecycle Management solution
developed by Dassault Systemes, to support its goal of
harmonizing global product development.
http://www.smarteam.com
Westford, Mass, October
29, 2002 -
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of
collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions
for the value chain, today announced that The Babcock
& Wilcox Company (B&W), a global supplier of power generation
systems and equipment, has selected MatrixOne solutions
in an agreement valued at more than $2.5 million. Chosen
for their ability to manage the complexities of highly
engineered-to-order products, MatrixOne collaborative
PLM solutions are designed to reduce cycle times, achieve
greater operational effectiveness, and eliminate project
variability.
http://www.matrixOne.com
Montreal, Canada
and Paris, France, October 23, 2002 -
IBM and Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY) today announced
that Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected an IBM Product
Lifecycle Management Solution centered on CATIA V5, ENOVIAVPM,
and ENOVIA 3d com from Dassault Systemes to develop new
engines using digital technology. The agreement calls
for IBM and Dassault Systemes to deliver 200 CATIA V5
seats by the end of 2002, and up to 300 more in 2003.
http://www.matrixOne.com
Paris, France, October
29, 2002-
IBM and Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY) today announced
the release of Version 5 Release 10 (V5R10) of their PLM
portfolio (product lifecycle management), comprised of
CATIA for collaborative product development, and ENOVIA
and SMARTEAM for collaborative life cycle management.
Concurrently, Dassault Systemes announced V5R10 of DELMIA
for lean manufacturing processes engineering. "Connected
by Knowledge" is the core concept of V5R10. It characterizes
the unmatched level of integration achieved across the
portfolio, as well as the resulting knowledge exchange
and high-value business interaction it enables between
customers.
http://www.smarteam.com
Waltham, Mass., October 22,
2002 -
Eigner, a leading developer of precision product lifecycle
management (PLM) solutions, today announced the availability
of Eigner PLM 5. Building on more than 17 years of experience
in helping manufacturers improve productivity, increase
efficiency, and boost profitability, Eigner PLM 5 includes
more than 300 new features and enhancements designed to
eliminate inefficiencies throughout the product lifecycle.
The technology foundation for Eigner’s suite of PLM solutions,
Eigner PLM 5 provides manufacturers with a comprehensive,
scaleable set of capabilities for managing the complete
lifecycle of a product – from initial customer requirements
through post-manufactured service and support.
http://www.eigner.com
Waltham, Mass., October
22, 2002 -
Eigner, a leading developer of precision product lifecycle
management (PLM) solutions, today announced that it has
extended its unparalleled abilities to share information
between engineering applications with an integration between
Eigner PLM and Dassault Systemes’ CATIA V5 3D solution
for product design, creation, simulation and optimization.
Available immediately with Eigner PLM 5, the Eigner CATIA
V5 Connector links mechanical design activities throughout
the design and supply chains to create a complete, unified
view of the entire product structure. As a result, engineers
and designers are freed from having to manually manage
complex design content, therefore gaining more time to
devote to actual product engineering.
http://www.eigner.com
Burlington, Mass., October
17, 2002 -
Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) (NASDAQ: WKGP),
a leading provider of collaborative product data management
(PDM) software solutions, today announced that Precor
Incorporated has purchased and implemented WTC ProductCenter
™ 8.1. Precor, a leading manufacturer of home and commercial
exercise equipment, switched to WTC ProductCenter from
another PDM solution, which inadequately limited vaulting
and configuration control support to only Pro/Engineer®
computer-aided design (CAD) data. WTC ProductCenter was
chosen for its ability to integrate with multiple CAD
solutions, supporting a mixed-CAD environment at Precor
that includes both Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks®.
http://www.workgroup.com
Westford, Mass,
October 15, 2002 -
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of
collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions
for the value chain™, today announced the appointment
of Gabriel Gallegos to the position of regional director
for Latin America. A native of Venezuela with more than
11 years of experience in sales and sales management in
the Latin American region, Gallegos will play a key role
in developing MatrixOne's regional sales team and continuing
to bring MatrixOne's world class solutions and technologies
to Latin America.
http://www.matrixOne.com
Waltham, Mass., October
15, 2002 -
Eigner, a leading developer of precision product lifecycle
management (PLM) solutions, and Formula, Italy's largest
producer of application software for business process
management and control, today announced a partnership
to deliver integrated ERP/PLM solutions to manufacturing
organizations.
The partnership, which consists of technology integration,
joint marketing and sales activities, will provide customers
with comprehensive solutions for managing the complete
lifecycle of a product – from initial customer requirements
through post-manufactured service and support, including
all logistical processes. By integrating PLM with ERP,
manufacturers enhance their ability to manage product
changes outside of product engineering, particularly during
the process planning and production phases of the product
lifecycle. Critical to the success of this activity is
the exchange of information such as bills-of-materials,
part numbers or standard parts pricing between an organization's
engineering and business systems. In manufacturing today,
it is vital to have real-time access to information in
order to respond accurately to the needs of employees,
partners, suppliers and customers.
http://www.eigner.com
Waltham, Mass., October
09, 2002 -
Eigner, a leading developer of precision product lifecycle
management (PLM) solutions today announced that it has
formed a partnership with BearingPoint (Nasdaq: BE), one
of the world's largest business consulting and systems
integration firms, to deliver Innovation Management solutions
to leading manufacturing organizations worldwide.
Developed by BearingPoint's Product Lifecycle Management
practice, Innovation Management enables manufacturers
to gain better control over their product portfolios --
particularly in the areas of customer and market requirements,
past project performance and commercial viability - in
order to make more informed, more timely product-planning
decisions.
http://www.eigner.com
Tokyo, October 08, 2002 -
EDS announced today that SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Home
Appliances Company, Motor Applied Products Division, working
jointly with SANYO Electric Software Co., Ltd., has implemented
EDS’s Teamcenter™ product lifecycle management (PLM) software
solution to streamline its product development process.
The Motor Applied Products Division of SANYO Electric
Co., Ltd., Home Appliances Company specializes in planning,
developing, manufacturing and servicing small-sized, applied
motor products. It is especially known as a pioneer in
circulation type, reduced exhaust vacuum cleaners. Understanding
the importance of total product management and the sharing
of product information (including information from heterogeneous
design and development systems), the division recognized
a need to employ a product data management (PDM) system.
After evaluating several systems, it selected EDS’ Teamcenter
to share product information, create an integrated bill
of materials (BOM), streamline approval workflow and move
from paper drawings to digital data management.
http://www.eds.com
Westford, Mass, October
07, 2002 -
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of
collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions
for the value chain™, today announced that BAE SYSTEMS,
a global systems, defense, and aerospace company, has
chosen a MatrixOne product lifecycle management solution
as the standard for its North American operations. This
distinction extends MatrixOne's relationship with BAE
SYSTEMS and makes MatrixOne the recommended vendor of
choice for each of the company's business units that are
spread across 30 states in North America. MatrixOne will
continue to support BAE SYSTEMS corporate initiative for
E-collaboration, which empowers employees to design anywhere
and build anywhere. This is accomplished by leveraging
the company's knowledge base and global resources, as
well as by collaborating with members of its global value
chain of partners, customers, and suppliers.
Today's aerospace and defense customers demand integrated
products, which requires that vendors such as BAE SYSTEMS
share knowledge and resources with suppliers, subcontractors,
and partners across the globe. To help it remain aggressive
in the highly competitive aerospace and defense industry,
BAE SYSTEMS North America will use MatrixOne's product
collaboration platform, eMatrix™, to bring more innovative
products to market faster than ever and at a reduced cost.
MatrixOne solutions will permit BAE SYSTEMS to interact
with members of its value chain both internally and externally
to build the integrated products customers are seeking.
http://www.matrixOne.com
Westford, Mass, October
07, 2002 -
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of
collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions
for the value chain™, today announced that BAE SYSTEMS,
a global systems, defense, and aerospace company, has
chosen a MatrixOne product lifecycle management solution
as the standard for its North American operations. This
distinction extends MatrixOne's relationship with BAE
SYSTEMS and makes MatrixOne the recommended vendor of
choice for each of the company's business units that are
spread across 30 states in North America. MatrixOne will
continue to support BAE SYSTEMS corporate initiative for
E-collaboration, which empowers employees to design anywhere
and build anywhere. This is accomplished by leveraging
the company's knowledge base and global resources, as
well as by collaborating with members of its global value
chain of partners, customers, and suppliers.
Today's aerospace and defense customers demand integrated
products, which requires that vendors such as BAE SYSTEMS
share knowledge and resources with suppliers, subcontractors,
and partners across the globe. To help it remain aggressive
in the highly competitive aerospace and defense industry,
BAE SYSTEMS North America will use MatrixOne's product
collaboration platform, eMatrix™, to bring more innovative
products to market faster than ever and at a reduced cost.
MatrixOne solutions will permit BAE SYSTEMS to interact
with members of its value chain both internally and externally
to build the integrated products customers are seeking.
http://www.matrixOne.com
White Plains, New York and Paris,
France, October 07, 2002 -
IBM today confirmed its intention to acquire EADS Matra
Datavision, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS Group. Once
completed, the combination of IBM and EADS Matra Datavision
will significantly enhance IBM's Product Lifecycle Management
(PLM) offerings and give IBM an unmatched capacity to
help manufacturing customers improve product quality and
design, and reduce both costs and product development
times.
The transaction, subject to approval from regulatory authorities
and consultation with internal work councils, is expected
to be completed in the fourth quarter and take effect
by January 1, 2003 at which time EADS Matra Datavision
will become part of IBM.
http://www.ibm.com
Detroit, October 07,
2002 -
Covisint, the independent e-business environment for the
automotive industry, today announced the release of Covisint
Quote Manager 4.0, the newest, most powerful version of
the company's electronic RFQ (Request for Quote) management
tool. Covisint Quote Manager 4.0 provides automotive suppliers
and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a powerful
collaborative solution for sourcing complex systems and
components online.
Recently, the Center of Automotive Research (CAR) released
a study about automotive suppliers' experiences with the
burdensome Request for Quote (RFQ) process. Respondents
to the study indicated that, on average, they responded
to 495 RFQs per year, each requiring an average 134 hours
of labor effort to complete. In addition, 24% of the respondents
indicated that they frequently miss their customers' initial
submission deadlines, costing an estimated $3.5 billion
in lost sales opportunities. The study also indicated
that the "hit rate," that is the success ratio for obtaining
new business through RFQs, is 25%.
http://www.matrixOne.com
Plano, TX, October 02,
2002 -
EDS today announced the launch of Teamcenter™ High Tech
Electronics, a new product lifecycle management (PLM)
software package designed to answer the demand for speed
and quality-enhancing product development solutions by
manufacturers in the technology and electronics industry.
Teamcenter High Tech Electronics is now shipping to customers
worldwide. It joins EDS’ family of industry-specific PLM
solutions, including Teamcenter Aerospace and Defense
and Teamcenter Automotive Supplier.
Teamcenter High Tech Electronics provides one integrated,
Web-enabled environment in which technology companies
can manage all product lifecycle data created by their
product development teams. EDS has incorporated extensive
high tech industry knowledge and best practices learned
from working with companies in the high tech market to
provide a package of industry-specific, highly configurable
solutions that are quick to implement and provide a rapid,
low risk return on investment and low cost of ownership.
http://www.eds.com
Westford, MA and Yorba
Linda, CA, October 02, 2002 -
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of
collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions
for the value chain™, and Web4, a division of netGuru,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NGRU), a provider of enterprise collaborative
commerce solutions, today announced a new development
and marketing alliance. As part of the alliance, the companies
have enabled customers to integrate the Web4 eReview document
collaboration engine and MatrixOne's PLM solutions.
With the integration of eReview into MatrixOne's collaborative
PLM solutions, extended product development teams will
be able to hold interactive Web-based review meetings.
Team members will be able to view and markup 2D and 3D
documents in real-time and can work with hundreds of different
file formats without installing or even knowing the native
application. Tightly integrated with all MatrixOne Value
Chain Portfolio™ applications, including MatrixOne Team
Central™, teams can manage online meetings and can save
and playback the content of the sessions.
http://www.matrixOne.com
Burlington, Mass., October
02, 2002 -
Workgroup Technology Corporation (WTC) (NASDAQ: WKGP),
a leading provider of collaborative product data management
(PDM) software solutions, today announced that Weil-McLain
is upgrading to WTC ProductCenter™ 8.1, WTC's newest collaborative
PDM software release. This upgrade will enhance Weil-McLain's
ability to produce competitive products faster and support
its mission of continuous product and process improvement.
Weil-McLain is a leading manufacturer of commercial and
residential cast iron boiler systems and has been a WTC
customer since 1997.
Weil-McLain points to WTC ProductCenter™ Integrators as
a major strength of the product line, specifically the
WTC ProductCenter™ Pro/Engineer® Integrator. "When we
looked at PDM solutions, no one could touch WTC's Pro/Engineer
Integrator," states Bill Pier, Weil-McLain drafting manager.
"WTC understands the complexities of 3D solid modeling
and frankly, their PDM solution provides the stability
we require, which still is an issue with other solutions.
With this new release, we're impressed with its ease of
use. You can conveniently access all associated product
data and WTC ProductCenter PDM capabilities from the Pro/E
desktop. It's very well integrated yet, is fine-tuned
to the unique characteristics of Pro/Engineer."
http://www.workgroup.com
Stockholm, Sweden
and Paris, France, October 01, 2002 -
IBM and Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY) today announced
that the Electrolux Group, the world's largest producer
of powered appliances for kitchen, cleaning and outdoor
use, has selected CATIA V5 for the design, analysis and
manufacture of its products. IBM will provide the Electrolux
Group with 700 licenses of CATIA V5, the world's leading
3D product development solution developed by Dassault
Systemes. In addition, Electrolux also announced that
it recently completed implementation of SMARTEAM at its
US manufacturing facilities. SMARTEAM is a product data
management solution from IBM's Product Lifecycle Management
(PLM) portfolio, also developed by Dassault Systemes.
The Electrolux Group is migrating from CATIA V4 to V5
to take advantage of new capabilities and innovative technologies.
The move comes following a two-year pilot project in which
the company compared leading CAD systems at its lawn mower
factory in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. Not only did
the solutions prove to be more user-friendly and functional,
but also the company's designers and engineers found it
helped to cut product development time and cost. Furthermore,
the transition from V4 to V5 was simple and required only
one week of training for Electrolux's first users in Romania,
Italy, and Germany.
http://www.smarteam.com
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