Briggs & Stratton Expands SDRC Metaphase Deployment Fourfold; Metaphase Manages Pro/ENGINEER, AutoCAD Data, and Engineering Change Requests at Six Sites.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000 SDRC (company) SDRC - The company behind VGX. http://sdrc.com/. (Nasdaq:SDRC), a global supplier of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. , today announced that Briggs & Stratton has expanded its Metaphase metaphase /meta·phase/ (met´ah-faz) the second stage of cell division (mitosis or meiosis), in which the chromosomes, each consisting of two chromatids, are arranged in the equatorial plane of the spindle prior to separation. (R) product knowledge management (PKM PKM Pokémon PKM Product Knowledge Management PKM Please Kill Me PKM Perigee Kick Motor PKM Patrol Killer Medium (type of naval battle ship) PKM Penalty Kicks Missed (soccer) PKM Polskie Kólko Miedzykolegialne ) deployment from 350 to 1550 users. One of SDRC's earliest Metaphase customers, Briggs & Stratton uses Metaphase to manage all of its CAD data, including Pro/ENGINEER and AutoCAD, and is expanding its Metaphase deployment to also manage manufacturing tool drawings. "Metaphase has enabled us to decrease engineering change request processing time from an estimated six weeks to two weeks," said Jay Shaffer, manager, I.T., Briggs & Stratton. "This encouraged us to expand our Metaphase implementation." "As one of SDRC's earliest Metaphase customers, Briggs & Stratton is a clear example of the return on investment to be gained through Metaphase product knowledge management," said Bill Weyand, chairman 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. , SDRC. "We look forward to expanding our data management role at Briggs & Stratton." About Briggs & Stratton Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines gasoline engine: see internal-combustion engine. gasoline engine Most widely used form of internal-combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. for outdoor power equipment. It designs, manufactures, markets and services these engines for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. Briggs & Stratton's engines are incorporated into products for both the consumer market and industrial/commercial applications. http://www. briggsandstratton.com About SDRC SDRC (Structural Dynamics Structural dynamics is a subset of structural analysis which covers the behaviour of structures subjected to dynamic loading. Dynamic loads include people, wind, waves, traffic, earthquakes, and blasts. Any structure can be subject to dynamic loading. Research Corporation) is a leading global provider of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle. The Company's products address the areas of e-Mechanical Design Automation (e-MDA), e-Product Knowledge Management (e-PKM), e-Collaborative Products (e-CP), and e-Business Integration (e-BI). Coupled with process engineering and consulting services, the Company's solutions facilitate innovation through collaboration, enabling industry leaders to optimize product development early in the design process, increase productivity, and significantly improve time-to-market. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 77 offices in 18 countries throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, and Asia/Pacific. http://www.sdrc.com Note to Editors: SDRC and Metaphase are registered trademarks of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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