ConsenSys Software to Support Windows 95 and Windows NT Clients; Supports Manufacturers' Migration to Windows NT.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996--ConsenSys Software Corporation announced today that its ConsenSys RapidPDM (product development management) software will support native 32-bit Windows 95 and Windows NT clients. This support puts ConsenSys in line with the accelerating migration to Windows 95 and NT; many manufacturers are standardizing on Windows 95 and seriously evaluating new tools and systems being developed for NT. "ConsenSys RapidPDM already supports Windows 3.X, Mac, and Power Mac clients," said David Hurwitz, 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 ConsenSys Software. "We added support for Windows 95 and Windows NT because we see our customer base of highly-engineered manufacturers moving to these easily administered, scaleable environments. Not only is Windows 95 bundled with newly purchased PCs, but also new NT design tools are pulling engineers away from UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). ." Dataquest has forecast that shipments of Windows 95 will triple in 1996 to 62.7 million units. The market research company also anticipates significant growth of NT shipments to corporate clients. Streamlining Product Development ConsenSys RapidPDM is an off-the-shelf, client/server solution that allows manufacturers to quickly and easily implement an enterprise-wide solution for streamlining the product development cycle by automating document control, product release, and engineering change management. The company's products include ConsenSys Complete, with an embedded relational database that can support approximately 300 users, and ConsenSys Open, which runs on the Oracle 7 database. The RapidStart implementation pack included with every system gives ConsenSys RapidPDM an implementation time of one to three months, the fastest in the business. All ConsenSys products run on standard Windows and Macintosh clients, and across standard networks. The company supports Novell NetWare, Windows NT, Sun Solaris, and Hewlett-Packard HP/UX HP/UX Hewlett-Packard UNIX operating system HP/UX Unexploded Human Particulate Operating System as database servers. Interface utilities for Oracle Applications, MANMAN, Expandable, and other MRP (Material Requirements Planning) An information system that determines what assemblies must be built and what materials must be procured in order to build a unit of equipment by a certain date. Systems are also available. Windows 95 and Windows NT clients will be available for ConsenSys Complete in September; clients for ConsenSys Open will be available approximately 90 days later. About ConsenSys ConsenSys Software Corporation, founded in 1991, is a privately held software developer headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . The company provides RapidPDM (product development management) systems to manufacturers operating in an environment of rapid product change. The ConsenSys software streamlines product life cycles by automating document control and revisions, product release, and engineering change management throughout the manufacturing organization. The software helps manufacturers achieve the benefits of concurrent engineering and supports 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. 9000 and FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. GMP GMP (guanosine monophosphate): see guanine. compliance. ConsenSys Software Corporation customers include Alcatel Comptech, Eaton, Hyundai, Ingersoll-Rand, Johnson Matthey, Multipoint Networks, Siemens Energy and Automation, Target Therapeutics, and others. -0- Note to Editors: ConsenSys, RapidStart, and ConsenSys Software Corporation are trademarks of ConsenSys Software Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Keywords include: computer software, 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 , product data management, product development management, Windows NT, Windows 95. CONTACT: ConsenSys Software Corp. Lynn McLeod, 408/271-0420 or Martell Communications Colleen Martell, 408/252-2913 |
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