Westford, Mass. - March 11, 2004 -
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider
of collaborative product lifecycle management
(PLM) solutions for the value chain™, today
announced that Transfer Nederland, an IT
consulting and implementation group specializing
in the electronic design automation industry (EDA)
has joined MatrixOne's alliance partner program as
a distributor for the Benelux (Belgium -
Netherlands - Luxembourg) area. The new
distributorship with Transfer will extend
MatrixOne's presence in northern Europe and
leverages Transfer's reputation and experience in
working with small to medium enterprises in the
electronic design market to strengthen MatrixOne's
position in this key industry.
Erik Driehuis, MatrixOne's Director Benelux and
Nordic Region, said, "We are pleased to join
forces with Transfer to expedite the delivery of
MatrixOne solutions to the electronic products
market in Benelux. Perhaps no other industry has
as much pressure to deliver complex products to
market more quickly than the electronics industry.
We are confident that a winning combination of
MatrixOne PLM solutions and Transfer's expertise
in the EDA market will give electronics
manufacturers the power to handle the short
product delivery cycles common to the industry."
So many companies now consider electronics as
being a core part of their value proposition to
customers. In fact, because electronics components
and functionality are part of nearly every product
produced, the market has emerged into a horizontal
market that is a critical part of every major
industry from appliances to automobiles.
Ton Zengerink, co-founder and CEO of Transfer
said, "In today's electronic design market it is
imperative that all parties-including marketing,
planning, design, engineering, procurement and
manufacturing-collaborate in real-time to achieve
time-to-market and quality schedules. With the
MatrixOne solutions we can help our customers in
achieving these schedules and giving them
competitive value in their market. In addition,
our relationship will help MatrixOne to penetrate
the high-tech/electronics industry in the Benelux
region more efficiently through establishing a
local expertise with Transfer."
About Transfer Nederland
Transfer is a young, fast growing and professional
organization and market leader in Benelux in the
area of Electronic Design Automation, specializing
in delivering complete solutions for the design of
electronics. Transfer has been operating in the
EDA market for over 15 years. Its business is a
combination of offering the best available EDA
tooling from renowned EDA tool vendors, offering
pre and after sales support, consulting services
in a broad range of EDA issues and offering
training in EDA processes as well as tool oriented
training services. Transfer's customers are large
and medium players in the European electronics
industry. Transfer (http://www.transfer.nl)
is headquartered in Markelo, the Netherlands.
About MatrixOne
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE) is a recognized
leader in delivering collaborative Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. We provide
flexible solutions that unleash the creative power
of global value chains to inspire innovations and
speed them to market. MatrixOne's customers
include global leaders in the aerospace and
defense, automotive, consumer products, high
technology, life sciences, machinery, and the
process industries, including Agilent
Technologies, General Electric, Honda, Johnson
Controls, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, and
Toshiba. MatrixOne (http://www.matrixone.com/)
is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with
locations throughout North America, Europe, and
Asia/Pacific.
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