Product Lifecycle Management Software collaborates with others.
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PLM Open software package provides architectural foundation facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among all of company's product lifecycle management (PLM) solution products. It also enables organizations working with products from former Unigraphics Solutions (UGS) or I-DEAS product from former Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) to use either application to directly access and work with models from either application.
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EDS Launches PLM Open Platform; New Software Package Strengthens Open, Interoperability Strategy
New Architecture Enables Manufacturers to Optimize Their Business Processes Across Entire Product Lifecycle
PLANO, Texas - EDS today launched PLM Open, a new software package offering manufacturers the ability to more effectively integrate enhanced automation technology throughout their product lifecycle management (PLM) environments than they can with existing software packages.
This new software platform provides an architectural foundation facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among all EDS PLM Solutions products. PLM Open also will enable numerous other PLM products to "plug and play" in a heterogeneous, product development environment.
"The PLM Open platform allows companies to seamlessly combine and globally deploy among their customers, suppliers and partners the broad suite of software solutions needed to create innovative, market-driven products," said Chuck Grindstaff, president, EDS PLM Products. "PLM Open delivers process efficiencies enabling companies to deliver better products to their markets faster and with less cost."
Launch Builds on Interoperability Strategy
The launch of the PLM Open builds on EDS PLM Solutions' open, interoperability strategy. The company launched in October 2001 a new software solution providing unprecedented interoperability between its two premier computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) applications.
That software enables organizations working with the Unigraphics product from the former Unigraphics Solutions (UGS) or the I-DEAS product from the former Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) to use either application to directly access and work with models from either application in an interoperable environment. EDS launched PLM Solutions, combining the former UGS and SDRC, on October 1, 2001.
Core products from EDS PLM Solutions, including the Teamcenter family of collaboration software and the Unigraphics NX total product engineering technologies, utilize PLM Open as their foundational platform. PLM Open is built upon the latest, open Web Services standards, such as J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition from Sun Microsystems) and Microsoft's .NET, and provides a flexible technology platform that accommodates software solutions from many other providers.
"PLM Open is the next generation of solutions in our 'open by design' strategy that we have been delivering over the last few years," Grindstaff said. "PLM Open combines our PLM XML, PLM Integrator and industry-leading technology plug-ins, such as Parasolid and PLM Vis, providing manufacturers with a flexible platform to optimize their product development within an integrated business decision-support environment.
"The user community will realize benefits in reduced cost of ownership, increased deployment flexibility, guaranteed interoperability and world class scalability and performance."
About EDS
EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation and hosting for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management-consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries. EDS reported revenues of $21.5 billion in 2001. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EDS) and the London Stock Exchange. Learn more at www.eds.com
Susan Cinadr
PR Specialist, PLM Solutions
EDS 2000 Eastman Dr.
Milford, OH 45150;
Office: 513-576-3736;
Cell: 513-252-9002;
Fax: 513-576-2558;
susan.cinadr@eds.com
