AlliedSignal Selects MatrixOne For $50 Million Global E-Business Initiative.CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1999-- eMatrix to deliver on AlliedSignal's vision to harness the power of the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to achieve new levels of customer and supplier intimacy This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. for product success MatrixOne, Inc., a global leader in e-business solutions for collaborative product development Collaborative Product Development (Collaborative Product Design) (CPD) is a business strategy, work process and collection of software applications that facilitates different organizations to work together on the development of a product. , today announced that AlliedSignal Inc. has awarded MatrixOne a multi-year contract to provide an enterprise-wide e-business backbone for global product and service development. With MatrixOne's eMatrix solution, AlliedSignal can more easily collaborate with its customers, strategic business units and design chain to speed product development, improve the use of intellectual assets and create innovative products that more precisely meet customer needs. Throughout the duration of this program, it is estimated that AlliedSignal will invest over $50 million in software and services. e-Matrix will be the standard used by all AlliedSignal business units worldwide. Once fully deployed, eMatrix will support users in more than 30 countries. "Today, the Internet must play a key role in any business initiative, especially in changing how companies execute product development to create value for their customers," said AlliedSignal Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer Larry Kittelberger. "With MatrixOne's solution in place, we will be better able to use the Internet to drive collaborative product innovation and development. In addition, eMatrix will help streamline our engineering processes, provide centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. secure information access and increase productivity." "Clearly, AlliedSignal wants to leverage the power of the Internet to achieve a new level of customer and supplier intimacy, and to expedite ex·pe·dite tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites 1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate. 2. engineer-to-order products and services," said Mark O'Connell, 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. of MatrixOne. "AlliedSignal requires a global e-business backbone system that will enable the company to design and build products anywhere in the world. We are pleased to partner with this prominent company and look forward to helping AlliedSignal improve the speed by which it brings innovative, new products to market." About AlliedSignal Inc. AlliedSignal Inc. is a $15 billion advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, specialty chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. , performance fibers, plastics and advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, . It is one of 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.alliedsignal.com MatrixOne, Inc. MatrixOne, Inc. leads the industry in providing high-value, flexible and scalable e-business solutions for collaborative product development. Additional information is available at http://www.matrix-one.com eMatrix is a trademark of MatrixOne, Inc. Other products and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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