Catalyst International Selects Brooks Automation's AutoMod Simulation Software for CatSim.Business/Technology Editors CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001 AutoMod Provides a Best-of-Class Simulation Standard for New Warehouse Simulator Brooks Automation, Inc. (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 :BRKS BRKS Brooks (street suffix) ), a leading supplier of tool and factory hardware and software automation solutions, announced today that it has been selected by Catalyst International (NASDAQ:CLYS), a global supplier of supply chain execution software, to provide the simulation backbone for the CatSim Warehouse Simulator. AutoMod(TM) simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. literally puts a virtual model of a warehouse or other facility at the fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. of a user, enabling users to experiment with different equipment and operation scenarios to measure the potential effects before changes are made on the facility floor. "AutoMod is one of the most powerful simulation tools available today," said Jan Young, director of business development at Catalyst. "By building our CatSim Warehouse Simulator on the AutoMod foundation, we offer warehouse managers a proven tool that has successfully modeled thousands of project and operation scenarios coupled with our leading warehouse management tool." "The combination of two market-leading products--CatSim Warehouse Simulator and AutoMod--will provide companies with one of the most powerful solutions to supply chain execution available, by allowing companies to determine the most profitable and efficient operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. through simulation," said Mike Thompson For other persons named Mike Thompson, see Mike Thompson (disambiguation). C. Michael Thompson (born January 24, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing California's At-large , general manager, AutoSimulations Division. "We look forward to partnering with Catalyst to add further value to its supply chain execution solution for warehouse management through AutoMod's proven modeling capabilities." AutoMod Simulation Software AutoMod's power and flexibility provide users with the ability to simulate projects of any size or level of detail. With AutoMod, everything from simple manual picking operations to fully automated facilities can be created virtually, to better communicate ideas and prove results before any changes are made in the actual facility. Easy-to-read reports and graphs generated from real-time analysis can accurately predict the productivity and cost-effectiveness of existing or future systems. Accurate and easy to use, AutoMod features: -- Virtual reality (VR) 3-D animation graphics -- True-to-scale modeling capabilities -- Powerful, flexible simulation language CatSim Warehouse Simulator CatSim harnesses the power of AutoMod simulation and combines it with an interface to Catalyst's warehouse management system (WMS WMS Warehouse Management System WMS Web Map Service (open geospatial consortium specification) WMS West Middle School (Rochester Hills, MI) WMS Workforce Management Software WMS Wechsler Memory Scale ) software, to download data from warehouse operations and provide a graphic, real-time view of the warehouse to simulate and explore proposed changes such as: -- Warehouse layout and specifications for new or changed facilities and equipment -- Business changes such as new products, customers, suppliers or carriers -- Staffing and/or scheduling changes -- Warehouse procedures and the physical and logical flow of materials and orders Simulation results can be analyzed using AutoMod Business Graphics features and are automatically exported to Microsoft Access A database program for Windows, available separately or included in the Microsoft Office suite. Access is programmable using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Access can read Paradox, dBASE and Btrieve files, and using ODBC, Microsoft SQL Server, SYBASE SQL Server and Oracle data. for additional flexibility and power. The extensive logs developed by CatSim during a simulation run provide an almost unlimited ability to measure and evaluate results. Designed to run on its own NT-based station, CatSim does not interfere with warehouse operations or response times. About Brooks Automation Brooks Automation, Inc. is the leading global supplier of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and tool automation and factory management software for the semiconductor, data storage and 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 manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation . As an established market leader in hardware and software automation, Brooks continues to pioneer "Best-in-Class" technologies that outperform their competitors - from vacuum and atmospheric robots, cluster tool platforms and modules, ultra-clean mini-environments for isolating processing equipment and wafers - to factory and tool automation software and integration services. Both OEM and fab customers leverage Brooks Automation's products and environments. The Company has ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification, is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA and has direct operations 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. , Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. Brooks' web-site is www.brooks.com. About Catalyst International Catalyst International, Inc. collaborates to provide supply chain execution solutions that accelerate business growth and facilitate change. Catalyst software and services support business growth by optimizing efficiencies, increasing profitability and enhancing quality customer service. By providing the supply chain visibility needed for collaboration, Catalyst delivers real-time information for rapid response to changing business needs. Catalyst has provided successful supply chain execution solutions around the world for leading companies, including Panasonic, Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. International, Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Eli Lilly, Subaru and Cooking.com and can meet the needs of warehouses of any size and volume, in nearly any industry. Catalyst is headquartered in Milwaukee, with offices in London. For more information, please call toll free 800-236-4600 or visit www.catalystwms.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: The foregoing discussion contains forward-looking statements relating to the expected benefits of the Brooks Automation products sold to Catalyst International, Inc. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, risks relating to the manner in which the customer uses the products and integrates the products with other components, the Company's dependence on the cyclical semiconductor industry, the ability of the Company to continue to successfully develop and market new products and product enhancements on a timely basis, the Company's dependence on relatively few customers for a significant portion of its revenues, the Company's reliance on sales to OEM customers and the lengthy sales cycles of those customers, the highly competitive nature and rapid technological change that characterize the industries in which the Company competes, and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company's future results will not be materially different from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only of the Company's expectations as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. |
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