Business Software Alliance Adds Four New Worldwide Members.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004 The Business Software Alliance (BSA 1. BSA - Business Software Alliance. 2. BSA - Bidouilleurs Sans Argent. ) today announced that four companies, SolidWorks Corporation, Sybase, Inc., UGS UGS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Uganda Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design Solutions Inc. and VERITAS Software Veritas Software Corp. was an international software company that was founded in 1983 as Tolerant Systems, renamed Veritas Software Corp. in 1989, and merged with Symantec in 2005. It was headquartered in Mountain View, California. Corporation have joined BSA as worldwide members. Sybase has been a BSA policy council member since 1995. SolidWorks and UGS PLM Solutions were Asia Regional members in 2003. BSA, which represents the world's leading technology companies, promotes programs and policies that foster technology innovation, copyright protection, cyber security, trade and e-commerce. "BSA is committed to policies and programs that provide a strong business climate for the software industry and its hardware partners. Our existing members look forward to teaming with these new companies on initiatives that strengthen and build the tech industry," said Robert Holleyman Robert W. Holleyman II is President & CEO of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the trade consortium which represents the interests of major software houses in the world, and has been in this role since 1990. , 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 BSA. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study conducted for BSA by international research firm, IDC, the greatest benefit to the economy will not come from a specific technology or application, but technology-driven productivity gains and skills training that lift the economy and Americans' standard of living. "BSA represents some of the most innovative companies, and we look forward to working with BSA members to illustrate the importance of innovation to further technological advancements," Holleyman said. BSA currently has 23 members, including the addition of the four new worldwide members: -- SolidWorks Corporation (www.solidworks.com) develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. -- Sybase, Inc. (www.sybase.com) enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions for information management, development, and integration. -- UGS PLM Solutions Inc. (www.ugsplm.com) the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , provides product data management, collaboration and product design software and services. -- VERITAS Software Corporation (www.veritas.com) is the leading storage software provider, focusing on helping IT departments align service levels and costs with business needs. The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. The BSA is the voice of the world's software and Internet industry before governments and with consumers in the international marketplace. Its members represent one of the fastest growing industries in the world. BSA educates computer users on software copyrights and cyber security; advocates public policy that fosters innovation and expands trade opportunities; and fights software piracy. BSA members include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Bentley Systems, Borland, Cisco Systems, CNC Software/Mastercam, HP, 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) , Intel, Internet Security Systems, Intuit, Macromedia, Microsoft, Network Associates, PeopleSoft, RSA Security, SolidWorks, Sybase, Symantec, UGS PLM Solutions Inc. and VERITAS Software. |
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