CoCreate and SDRC Partner in e-Business Initiative.Business Editors/High Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000 Market-leading Collaboration and PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and Solutions Integrated to Enable Collaborative Innovation Across the Virtual Enterprise CoCreate Software Inc., a pioneer and leader in Internet-based product development, and 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 an initiative to integrate CoCreate's OneSpace engineering collaboration solution with SDRC's 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 Data Management (PDM) software. The announcement was made here at the Daratech Web-based Product Process Management: CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. , CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. 2000 Strategy Workshops. The integration of OneSpace with Metaphase will facilitate the sharing of domain knowledge throughout the virtual enterprise and supply chain, greatly enabling innovation within product-development environments. Users will be able to collaborate with one another in real time on 3-D models from different CAD systems over proprietary networks or the Web. Individuals in the design chain can bring together heterogeneous models from different CAD systems, view them, take precise measurements, annotate annotate - annotation and modify the models. The combination makes geometric modification of the 3-D model available to all users in a consistent fashion, independent of the originating CAD system. "The idea of collaborative engineering is the core focus of CoCreate," said Doug Johnson The name Doug Johnson may refer to the following people:
"The integration of Metaphase with OneSpace provides another unique collaboration partner for SDRC, one which will create the opportunity to leverage Metaphase with the strengths of CoCreate in key markets like high technology," said Bill Carrelli, corporate vice president of marketing, SDRC. "The open, standards-based foundation of Metaphase greatly facilitates the ability to work with dissimilar CAD input. Integration with OneSpace is one more example of our initiative to bring e-business collaboration solutions to our customers." SDRC's Metaphase is a leading enterprise PDM system. Its Web-centric capabilities allow companies to turn such strategic business innovations as concurrent engineering, mass customization, globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , virtual corporation initiatives and supply-chain management into fully productive reality. Metaphase provides the underlying infrastructure that companies use to capture, store, manage and share globally dispersed product information. OneSpace, released in 1999, marked CoCreate's expansion from conventional CAD system architecture to an entirely new product line based on open systems that introduced collaboration into the design process. OneSpace provides the critical link that enables globally dispersed teams to collaborate in real time. 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 global provider of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle. The Company's products address the areas of e-Design Automation, Product Knowledge Management, and Collaborative Product Commerce. 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, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. About CoCreate CoCreate Software Inc. is a software subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company. It develops mechanical computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". and product data management software that supports the concept of shared-space design. The software includes OneSpace for distributed, collaborative product development Collaborative Product Development (Collaborative Product Design) (CPD) is a business strategy, work process and collection of software applications that facilitates different organizations to work together on the development of a product. ; SolidDesigner for product modeling design; ME10 for 2-D design, drafting and documentation; and WorkManager for product data and workflow/process management. CoCreate solutions are known for high quality, ease of use, customization and support of industry standards. They are available in 10 languages and are installed on more than 120,000 systems in design, engineering and manufacturing organizations worldwide. Information about CoCreate Software Inc. and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.cocreate.com. |
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