Attunity Helps DuPont Streamline a Shop Floor System.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 Attunity's Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. Group Enables DuPont Tyvek(R)in Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. to Maximize Efficiency with Legacy Data Integration and Shop Floor Replacement Attunity Ltd. (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 : ATTU Attu, island: see Aleutian Islands. ), a leader in business process, application and data integration solutions for the extended enterprise, today announced that DuPont (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DD), with the guidance of Attunity's Professional Services Group, has successfully replaced the legacy Shop Floor System for the Tyvek(R) operation in Richmond, Virginia. The new system is a state-of-the-art client/server application, that reduces maintenance time and costs, while also improving transaction speeds from minutes to seconds. Attunity's Professional Services Group helped DuPont to minimize the production costs of Tyvek(R)--tough, durable sheet products stronger than paper and more versatile than fabrics, made from high-density polyethylene high-density polyethylene n. Abbr. HDPE A strong, relatively opaque form of polyethylene having a dense structure with few side branches off the main carbon backbone. fibers--through the development of a more efficient product tracking and inventory system. Attunity guided DuPont through the selection and deployment of all hardware and software required for the new system. DuPont also utilized Attunity software to facilitate the transfer of legacy data from an existing mainframe database onto a 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. platform. With the new system developed by Attunity and DuPont, DuPont is now able to track rolls of Tyvek(R) more effectively, providing more accurate and timely information about production and inventory. The system has also enabled faster response time on the shop floor, a reduction in IT maintenance requirements and increased end-user satisfaction. "Attunity helped us to create a shop floor system that met our needs, maintenance criteria and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , our budget," said Michael Archie, IT manager of DuPont Tyvek(R). "The Attunity Professional Services Group filled a significant void in our client/server knowledge and experience, enabling us to develop a state-of-the-art tracking system that has greatly improved system availability and lowered our overall total cost of ownership." "Attunity's award-winning Professional Services Group works with customers to provide the knowledge and support necessary to integrate existing legacy data and streamline business processes," said Dan Potter Dan Potter is an American businessman. He started Cryptic Allusion around 1995 for the purposes of web design consulting. Since that area of the business world began to take off on its own and become crowded, the purpose of the group has been redefined several times over the , vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Attunity. "This degree of commitment to our customers allows us to consistently meet the specific needs of growing enterprises, setting us apart from the competition." About DuPont Tyvek(R) DuPont Tyvek(R) has introduced new dimensions of protection, security and safety in a wide variety of industries, including protective apparel, construction, envelopes, medical packaging and graphics. Made from very fine, high-density polyethylene fibers, Tyvek(R) brand protective material offers all the best characteristics of paper, film and fabric in one material. This unique balance of properties, which cannot be found in any other material, makes Tyvek(R) lightweight, yet strong; vapor-permeable, yet water-, chemical-, puncture-, tear- and abrasion-resistant. Tyvek(R) is also low-linting, smooth and opaque. For more information, visit www.tyvek.com. About DuPont DuPont (NYSE: DD) delivers science-based solutions that make a difference in people's lives in terms of food and nutrition Food and Nutrition See also cheese; dining; milk. accubation Rare. the act or habit of reclining at meals. alimentology Medicine. thescience of nutrition. allotriophagy Pathology. , health care, apparel, home and construction, electronics and transportation. Founded in 1802, the company operates in 70 countries and has 94,000 employees. DuPont can be found on the World Wide Web at www.dupont.com. About Attunity Ltd. Attunity(TM) is a leading provider of eBusiness solutions that deliver dynamic business process, application and data integration within and across enterprises. Attunity gives organizations the power to leverage their IT investments by automating and managing business processes within the enterprise and with partners, suppliers and customers over the Internet. The company's portfolio of software and services work in concert. Its eBusiness Integration Suite utilizes the standards-based technologies of Attunity Connect(TM) and Attunity BPI(TM) to insure rapid ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). while maintaining business agility for the future. Attunity delivers production-proven software and services to more than 1,000 companies worldwide and has strategic alliances with Oracle, Compaq and other world-class partners. Attunity products are available through direct sales and support offices 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. , Israel, the United Kingdom, France, the People's Republic of China and Australia, as well as through full-service distributors Mitsui, in Japan; IDISA, in Mexico; Legato Solutions & Services Pte Ltd, in Singapore; SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. See assembly language for an SPL program example. (2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming. 1. , in South Africa; Chang-Sung Systems, Inc. and Innodigital Company Ltd. in Korea; and Netmaker Technology Company, in Taiwan. For more information, visit www.attunity.com or send email to info@attunity.com. Copyright (c) 2001 Attunity Ltd. All rights reserved. Attunity, the Attunity logo, Application Adapter Framework, Attunity AAF AAF abbr. Army Air Forces , Attunity 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 , Attunity B2BEngine, Attunity B2Bdesigner, Attunity Connect and Web Services Process Integration are trademarks and "This Way to B2B" is a service mark of Attunity Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. (Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors, including but not limited to risks and product technology development, market acceptance of the products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.) Tyvek(R) is a registered trademark of E.I.duPont de Nemours and Company for its brand of protective material. |
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