Alpharel/Trimco Selected as Wang's Preferred Product Partner for EDM and PDM Solutions; Alpharel/Trimco and Wang Partner to Deliver Enterprise Workflow Solutions for Industrial Markets.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1996-- Alpharel/Trimco (NASDAQ/NMS:AREL AREL Acute Reference Exposure Level (EPA) ) and Wang (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WANG) today announced an agreement under which Wang has selected Alpharel/Trimco as a preferred product partner for Engineering Document Management (EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management ) and Product Data Management (PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and ) solutions. Under the agreement, Alpharel/Trimco will sell Wang's OPEN/workflow software as part of its EDM and PDM products. Alpharel/Trimco and Wang will work together to provide enterprise document management solutions designed specifically for industrial markets, including utilities, petrochemicals, healthcare products and telecommunications. The jointly developed solutions will run in Microsoft's Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. server operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . Alpharel/Trimco's software facilitates the management of oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. engineering documents that often must be accessed from large databases thousands of times per day. The addition of Wang's workflow software will result in an integrated information routing, monitoring, and delivery system that will allow all documents to be seamlessly managed across the enterprise, improving operational performance and time-to-market. "Working together, Wang and Alpharel/Trimco bring to the manufacturing and industrial market a powerful combination of manufacturing-specific solutions through an open and enterprise-wide approach," said Stephen Gardner, president and chief executive officer of Alpharel/Trimco. "Wang's worldwide reach along with its commitment to enterprise work management solutions on Windows NT makes the company an ideal partner for Alpharel/Trimco as we look to aggressively expand our market penetration." Alpharel/Trimco's customers include Caterpillar, Northeastern Utilities, London Underground, Bell Helicopter, British Petroleum, Dow Chemicals, Peugeot, and Westinghouse. The company's largest manufacturing EDM/PDM installation spans 10,000 users accessing four million engineering/manufacturing drawings from locations around the world. Alpharel/Trimco's products are available for a variety of industry-standard server platforms including Microsoft Windows NT with client software running on Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. , Windows 95, Windows NT, and other operating environments. "Alpharel/Trimco's document-handling abilities in EDM and PDM environments are superior," said Steve Quehl, senior vice president of North American Operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. for Wang. "We look forward to combining Alpharel/Trimco's EDM/PDM expertise with Wang's experience in enterprise work management to help customers achieve the productivity and customer service improvements necessary to compete more effectively." Alpharel/Trimco is a leader in delivering enterprise-wide integrated document management and imaging systems to thousands of customers around the world. These systems are installed in manufacturing, utilities, petrochemical, government, banking, transportation, and other industries. Documents of all sizes, from letter-size pages to large-scale engineering drawings are handled rapidly over global networks in a very cost-effective manner. Wang is a recognized worldwide leader in workflow, integrated imaging, document management, network storage management, and related office software for client/server open systems and a major worldwide provider of integration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for office software and networks. -0- Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Wang is a registered trademark of Wang Laboratories, Inc. CONTACT: Ed Pignone, Wang 508/967-4912 or Steve Gardner, Alpharel/Trimco 619/625-3000 or Sue Parente, The Weber Group 617/520-7072 |
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