Base Ten and Wonderware form strategic alliance to offer solutions for FDA-regulated industries.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1997--Wonderware Corp. (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 :WNDR) announced Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. with Base Ten Systems Inc., of Trenton, N.J., to jointly market manufacturing software The following list of software modules are the manufacturing components of Baan's ERP (BaanERP) system, acquired by SSA Global in 2003 and subsequently by Infor at the end of 2006. It is listed here because it provides a comprehensive overview of the required software. See MES. solutions for industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) and similar regulatory agencies. The new arrangement provides for joint marketing and sales programs for Base Ten's industry-leading manufacturing execution system – Manufacturing execution system (MES) describes a set of integrated functions within a packaged software system or it can also describe the accumulated functionality within the production management infrastructure of a manufacturing or production company. (MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of ), called Pharmasyst, and Wonderware's FactorySuite of industrial automation software. "Wonderware and Base Ten occupy positions of leadership in their respective application areas, and we are very excited to bring Pharmasyst and the FactorySuite together such that the medical and pharmaceutical industries can now have a fully integrated solution," explained Stephen Cloughley, Base Ten's director of marketing. "Pharmasyst's ability to manage good manufacturing practices Good Manufacturing Practice or GMP (also referred to as 'cGMP' or 'current Good Manufacturing Practice') is a term that is recognized worldwide for the control and management of manufacturing and quality control testing of foods and pharmaceutical products. (GMP GMP (guanosine monophosphate): see guanine. ) compliance, its material traceability features and the ability to eliminate paper batch records couple nicely with the FactorySuite's features and benefits for process visualization, data management and automation applications. We feel this combination of powerful software products moves the industry one step closer to fulfilling the dream of fully integrated manufacturing systems." "We are equally excited about the opportunity to jointly deliver a full spectrum of manufacturing software applications via our partnership with Base Ten Systems," added Richard Bullotta, director of marketing for Wonderware's Manufacturing Systems Business. "Combining the power of these two product families can enable our mutual customers to meet their business objectives of regulatory compliance and flexible, responsive manufacturing -- while dramatically reducing the time to implement applications and reducing the cost of ownership of their manufacturing information systems. "Just as importantly, our companies recognize the importance of sustainable integration -- not just project-to-project integration -- thus ensuring protection of the investment our customers in the regulated industries might make in combining the Wonderware and Base Ten software components." Base Ten Systems, based in Trenton, is a diversified technology company concentrating on safety-critical products in the fields of medical software, manufacturing execution systems and weapons control systems. Wonderware is the leading independent supplier of Windows-based software for the industrial automation marketplace. The Wonderware FactorySuite is an integrated set of software tools for process visualization, PC-based control, work-in-process tracking, batch management, real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. management and Internet/intranet remote viewing capabilities. Founded in 1987, the company is based in Irvine, and has regional offices in the U.S., Europe, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Asia to provide support to its worldwide network of nearly 150 distributor offices. The company reported revenues of $18.3 million for the first quarter of 1997. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relative to the joint marketing programs described. The actual future results of Wonderware and Base Ten Systems may differ materially from those statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, market acceptance of the joint programs, competition and pricing in the software industry. For additional information, contact Matthew Stein, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Wonderware Corp., 100 Technology Drive, Irvine, Calif., 92718. Phone: 714/450-7681. Fax: 714/453-6693. E-mail: matts@wonderware.com. Visit the Wonderware home page at: http://www.wonderware.com/ . CONTACT: Wonderware Corp., Irvine Matthew Stein, 714/450-7681 E-mail: matts@wonderware.com |
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