Brooks Automation implements GLOVIA 4.0.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1998-- Global Provider of Manufacturing Automation Tools Continues Commitment To GLOVIA INTERNATIONAL'S ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. Solution GLOVIA INTERNATIONAL LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. , a joint venture between Fujitsu and MDIS See Meta Data Coalition. , today announced that Brooks Automation, Inc. has completed migration to the GLOVIA 4.0 Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP) system. Brooks Automation, Inc. is a leading supplier of material handling robots, modules, real-time software and controls, fully integrated cluster tool platforms and 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 software to semiconductor, flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time and data storage manufacturers worldwide. The company is also a leading developer of software products for the semiconductor manufacturing execution systems market. Headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., Brooks Automation also has offices in Europe, Canada and Asia. "Brooks Automation has been on a phenomenal growth path for the past six years, and we expect a solid growth rate for the next several years," remarked Homayoun Vossoughi, Director, Information Management Services. "GLOVIA provides us with the capabilities to manage this growth and we know the system will evolve as we continue to expand." "Glovia 4.0 ERP applications provide the foundation around which Brooks Automation is building an Enterprise Information System." "Brooks is an excellent example of a company facing rapid growth and change and requiring an ERP system which is flexible and able to address new business needs," said Bill Engel, president of GLOVIA INTERNATIONAL. "We are pleased that Brooks Automation has selected GLOVIA to grow with." About GLOVIA 4.0 GLOVIA goes beyond traditional ERP systems to address critical manufacturing trends such as outsourcing, projects & contract management, managing value-added services and globalization support. GLOVIA supports Windows 3.X, 95, 98 NT and web-based clients with application and database servers that operate on UNIX systems (including Digital UNIX, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , SCO, and Sun Solaris) and Microsoft Windows NT servers. About GLOVIA INTERNATIONAL LLC GLOVIA INTERNATIONAL LLC was formed in July of 1997 as a joint venture between Fujitsu and MDIS. GLOVIA is a proven enterprise software and services partner that excels in helping discrete/repetitive manufacturers implement solutions in six to twelve months. GLOVIA, which is found in over 750 sites worldwide, is ideally suited for manufacturers within the automotive, capital equipment, electronics, telecommunications, and industrial products & projects industries. Firms needing software to address mixed-mode manufacturing (Engineer-to-Order through Repetitive), projects and contracts, service management, and integrated financials, will find GLOVIA a complete solution for their ERP needs. The firm is based in El Segundo, Calif., with offices around the world. More information about the Company and its products can be found at www.glovia.com or by calling 1-800-223-3799 or (310) 563-7000. GLOVIA is a trademark of GLOVIA INTERNATIONAL LLC. |
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