Wartsila Selects UGS for Global Product Lifecycle Management System
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Teamcenter win with leading global supplier of ship power systems marks one of UGS' largest-ever contracts in Nordic region
PLANO, Texas and STOCKHOLM, Sweden - UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced a major PLM contract with Wartsila Corporation, a leading global supplier of ship power and power plant solutions, for more than 700 software licenses and services. As part of the agreement, Wartsila will use UGS' Teamcenter® software as its PLM platform at production plants worldwide. The company selected UGS® software following an extensive evaluation of leading global PLM and ERP vendors.
Teamcenter, UGS' digital lifecycle management solution and the world's most widely used PLM portfolio, will serve as a key element to build a central repository for shared product information in order to enhance Wartsila 's PLM and technology development capability. Teamcenter will manage all design and engineering data within a single PLM solution, including CAD data from I-deas(TM), NX®, AutoCAD(TM) and Comos(TM). In addition, Wartsila will implement Geolus® Search software solutions, UGS' software application that has the ability to rapidly locate parts from large heterogeneous data sources on the basis of geometric similarity.
UGS PLM technology helps customers enhance product development capabilities and reduce global data management costs, enabling customers to bring innovative, cost effective products to market faster.
"UGS is honored to sign a major PLM agreement with Wartsila , the leading ship power supplier and a major provider of power plants, said Paul Vogel, senior vice president and managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, UGS. "Wartsila 's selection of UGS following an extensive evaluation of leading global PLM and ERP vendors confirms the business and engineering benefits of UGS' PLM technology."
About Wartsila
Wartsila enhances the business of its customers by providing them with complete lifecycle power solutions. When creating better and environmentally compatible technologies, Wartsila focuses on the marine and energy markets with products and solutions as well as services. In 2006 Wartsila ´s net sales were EUR 3.2 billion and the number of employees is 14,000.
About UGS
UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.3 million licensed seats and 47,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS' vision is to enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services while leveraging UGS' open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of enabling them to transform their process of innovation.
For more information on UGS products and services, visit ugs.com.
Jim Phelan
Director of PLM Media Relations
UGS Corporation
jimp@ugs.com
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