Active Software and Answerport Partner to Deliver Integration Solution for Manufacturing Industry.Business Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. and MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000 New Engineering-2-Manufacturing Connect Solution Rapidly Automates the Engineering to Manufacturing Process, Improving Operational Efficiencies Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASWX), a leading provider of eBusiness infrastructure software products, and Answerport, Inc., a leader in integrated e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. strategy consulting and technology services for the manufacturing and distribution industries, today announced a partnership to deliver the Engineering-2-Manufacturing (E2M E2M Engineering Environmental Management, Inc. E2M Economic Movement for Millennium 2000 ) Connect Solution to enable manufacturers and distributors to quickly integrate complex engineering information and manufacturing systems. Based on Active Software's ActiveWorks(tm) Integration System, the E2M Connect Solution automates engineering change control processes and rapidly exchanges this information across disparate manufacturing, engineering and distribution systems. As a result, E2M Connect enables manufacturers to dramatically reduce the costs associated with quickly turning prototypes into new designs and implementing volume production with fewer errors and lower costs. "The E2M Connect solution enables our customers to stay ahead of the competition and only focus on those business processes that improve bottom line performance. Companies no longer need to waste valuable time and money when production plans are changed at the last minute," said John Cordio, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Answerport. "By leveraging the capabilities of the ActiveWorks Integration System, the E2M Connect solution provides our customers with a packaged solution that solves their specific engineering and manufacturing integration needs, enabling them to rapidly achieve significant business results." In today's highly competitive manufacturing industry, engineering changes must be quickly transferred to manufacturing in order for companies to meet customer requirements and realize a solid return on opportunity. However, implementing engineering changes is an expensive and difficult process that requires the synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. of complex engineering and manufacturing data. With the E2M Connect Solution, manufacturers and distributors can seamlessly exchange data between engineering and manufacturing departments in real time. "Using the E2M Connect solution, we expect companies to reduce data transfer errors by as much as 75% by eliminating manual input as well as improve engineering productivity by dramatically reducing the time required to manage the engineering change control process," says Cordio. "The E2M solution clearly demonstrates the versatility of ActiveWorks by automating engineering and manufacturing processes across a range of systems in real time," said Chet Kapoor, vice president, Business Development, Active Software. "By partnering with Answerport and developing specific integration solutions, we can combine our expertise in enterprise application integration with Answerport's manufacturing consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to enable our customers to quickly solve their specific integration problems." About the ActiveWorks Integration System ActiveWorks provides a fast path to eBusiness integration inside the enterprise. ActiveWorks allows business processes to drive eBusiness integration and enables scalable implementation, from small pilot programs to geographically dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. solutions. ActiveWorks supports the major application, platform and networking standards required by eBusiness solutions and provides an open platform for partners to build products and solutions that expand a customer's eBusiness capabilities. These technical benefits translate to faster time-to-market, enabling new revenue opportunities for today's major corporations. About Answerport, Inc. Answerport is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin For other places with the same name, see Milwaukee (disambiguation). Milwaukee is the largest city within the state of Wisconsin and 25th largest (by population) in the United States. . Answerport's quality-certified member firms provide a consulting delivery capability of more than 1,000 consultants. Answerport also partners with technology companies to develop technology-specific packaged offerings complete with implementation tools and templates for reducing the overall cost of IT ownership. For further information, contact Answerport at 414/289-9100 or www.answerport.com. About Active Software, Inc. Founded in 1995, Active Software, Inc., (Nasdaq:ASWX) is a leading provider of eBusiness infrastructure software products. Active Software's eBusiness platform, the ActiveWorks(tm) Integration System, automates end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. business processes within the enterprise. Active Software has approximately 200 customers in industries such as telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, technology, utilities, distribution, manufacturing and transportation. Active Software is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . For more information, visit the company Web site at www.activesoftware.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with the proposed acquisition of Active Software by webMethods, Inc., Active Software's limited operating history, potential fluctuations in operating results, the company's substantial dependence on its ActiveWorks software products, the company's need to expand its sales and distribution channels, and the uncertain market acceptance of eBusiness integration software products. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1999, Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: The Active Software logo, Active Software, and ActiveWorks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Active Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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