Alventive, Inc., Celestica Sign Agreement to Deploy Alventive's Online Design Community.Business Editors/High Tech Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000 Alventive's Design-to-Order Approach to Improve Product Lifecycles for Celestica's Customers Alventive, Inc., a leading provider of Online Design Communities, and Celestica, a world leader in Electronics Manufacturing Services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS), today announced that Alventive's Online Design Community will be deployed into Celestica's worldwide product development and manufacturing processes. Celestica also plans to link its suppliers and customers into the Online Design Community to help increase its customers' participation in the design and development of their products. Alventive's Online Design Community is a common meeting place on the Internet where all product participants, including manufacturers, suppliers, channels, partners and customers can impact the design of a product throughout its lifecycle. "Customers look to Celestica to tell them how they can improve their overall design costs and product lifecycles," said Art Cimento, senior vice president, Corporate Strategies, Celestica. "Our relationship with Alventive supports our goal to provide our customers with a suite of tools that deliver competitive supply chain advantages." Having grown at a rate of 60 percent per year over the past two years, Celestica saw the value of a customer-centric, Internet-based solution that would seamlessly leverage its design efforts across its facilities, as well as integrate its customers into the product development process. Alventive's Online Design Community will provide Celestica with the tools to further differentiate itself in the market and increase customer satisfaction. "Alventive is excited to play a role in the implementation of Celestica's e-business strategy," said David Tiley David Tiley (born 1960) is a convicted British murderer. He murdered his disabled fiancee Susan Hale and, a week later, her carer Sarah Merritt at Ms Hale's flat in Southampton in March 2007. Susan was last seen alive on 5 March and their bodies were found on 15 March. , 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 Alventive. "Celestica is a premier EMS provider and Alventive looks forward to participating in a long-lasting, mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationship." About Celestica With over 20,000 employees worldwide, Celestica operates 31 manufacturing and design facilities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , Thailand, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , China, Malaysia and Brazil. Celestica provides a broad range of services including design, prototyping, assembly, testing, product assurance, supply chain management, worldwide distribution and after-sales service. Its customers include industry leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), primarily in the computer and communications sectors. For further information on Celestica, visit its website at http://www.celestica.com. About Alventive Alventive, a B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business company, enables manufacturers to realize the benefits of creating and delivering one-to-one products to their customers through an Online Design Community. Utilizing Alventive's Design-to-Order solutions through its Online Design Community, manufacturers extend dynamic participation in the innovation and delivery of products to their suppliers, partners, channels and customers. Alventive is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices throughout the United States and Canada. For additional information, please contact Alventive at 408-969-8000 or at www.alventive.com. |
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