Seoul, South Korea and Paris, France -
October 27, 2003 - IBM and Dassault Systèmes
(Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)
today announced that Hanil E Hwa Co., Ltd., a
leading Korean automotive supplier, is expanding
its product lifecycle management (PLM) platform
with SMARTEAM product data management solutions
to manage and standardize product data across
its business divisions in Korea and subsidiaries
in China, India and Turkey. To date, IBM PLM
Solutions have supported Hanil E Hwa’s PLM
capability with the world’s leading
collaborative product development application,
CATIA® V5, developed by Dassault Systèmes.
The addition of SMARTEAM, for collaborative
product data management, to its existing IBM PLM
Solutions platform will enable Hanil E Hwa to
manage and share product design data across the
company and in real time to boost collaboration
and shorten the product development cycle.
The expanded PLM platform will support Hanil E
Hwa by optimizing data management and improving
work efficiencies in the development of their
automotive products, including door panels and
seats. The fully integrated PLM platform,
compatible with Hanil E Hwa’s existing ERP
system, will foster rationalization and
standardization of business processes across
divisions and suppliers by unifying the
company’s extended enterprise into an efficient
“assembly line.”
“IBM and Dassault Systèmes are supporting our
business with a tool for integrated data
management to help us innovate in our
development process, share relevant data between
teams and departments, and increase our ability
to react quickly to market requirements,” said
Hee-Jae Moon, executive director head of R&D
center, Hanil E Hwa Co., Ltd. “The integrated
PLM solution will enable us to leverage our
knowledge across the enterprise, and thus
increase our competitiveness.”
”SMARTEAM optimizes collaborative work among
individuals inside and outside the enterprise,”
said Avinoam Nowogrodski, chief executive
officer, SmarTeam Corporation. “It empowers
organizations with pre-defined “real world”
scenarios. These will help Hanil E Hwa define
its processes more quickly, speed PLM
deployment, guide the company towards better
collaboration with its suppliers and reduce
costs.”
Jemann Park, general manager, Product Lifecycle
Management, IBM Korea, said, “IBM is acutely
aware of the importance of collaborative product
development in the automotive sector and we have
more than 20 years of experience delivering
solutions to meet the needs of this industry.
Hanil E Hwa’s decision to expand their IBM PLM
solution as their company wide product
development and data management platform is a
very strong endorsement of the business value
that IBM delivers.”
About Hanil E Hwa Co., Ltd.
Hanil E Hwa is a leading company that
manufactures automobile interior components,
such as door panels, seats, head linings,
package trays, and covering shelves. Hanil E Hwa
has been growing rapidly by obtaining ISO9001,
QS 9000 certifications and establishing five
domestic subsidiaries and three factories in
China, India and Turkey. For more information,
visit
http://www.hanileh.co.kr
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology
company, with 80 years of leadership in helping
businesses innovate. IBM Sales & Distribution, which
supports more than a dozen key industries worldwide,
works with companies of all sizes around the world
to deploy the full range of IBM technologies. The
fastest way to get more information about IBM is
through the IBM home page at
http://www.ibm.com.
About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional Product
Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes
group brings value to more than 65,000 customers
in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market
since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets
3D PLM application software and services that support
industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of
the entire life cycle of products from conception
to retirement. Its offering includes 3D PLM integrated
solutions for product development (CATIA, ENOVIA,
DELMIA, SMARTEAM), general-use 3D solutions (SolidWorks),
and 3D components (SPATIAL). Dassault Systèmes is
listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris
(#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information,
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