Consilium announces new release of its FlowStream MES product for reducing manufacturing costs, time to market.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Consilium Inc., the leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (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, Tuesday announced a new release of its FlowStream software. The new FlowStream version, Release 3.2, offers new electronic batch record enhancements, additional document management interfaces, improved archival capabilities and increased performance. FlowStream is an integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. product that provides paperless batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. for the health care and chemical products industries. Specifically, FlowStream enables manufacturers of pharmaceutical products to reduce cycle time, lower costs, decrease new drug time to market, and proactively manage compliance through better visibility and control of the manufacturing environment. Consilium will be demonstrating the new FlowStream Release 3.2 at INTERPHEX USA '95 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , March 28 - 30 in Booth 265. Batch Record Enhancements FlowStream's Notebook has been enhanced in the new Release 3.2 to provide greater flexibility, improved compliance and better support of automated environments. Enhancements are in: -- New operational functions -- New EID EID Emerging Infectious Diseases (journal) EID Electronic Identification EID Endpoint Identifier EID Employee Identification EID Ecological Interface Design EID Earned Income Disregard EID Education and Information Division -- Electronic Identification Capabilities -- New API's and Macro Functions -0- New operational functions enable viewing of inventory in process so that material locations can be queried or presented for visibility at necessary times. In addition, a new exception page lets users report exceptions immediately and initiate appropriate corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or or review functions. In addition, FlowStream now provides flexible EID compliance features enabling secure control for verifications and approval of all operational functions, in anticipation of upcoming regulations. A new suite of application programming interfaces (API's) and script enhancements support tighter integration with automated systems such as 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 (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. ) and control systems or devices. New Document Management Interface FlowStream Release 3.2 includes turnkey integration with Documentum Inc.'s Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS (Electronic Document Management System or Enterprise Document Management System ) See document management. EDMS - Electronic Document Management System ), Release 2.0. Consilium and Documentum announced a strategic marketing and technology alliance in October 1994. Documentum is the leading document management and workflow system in the pharmaceutical industry with installations at over 30 companies. The integration with FlowStream provides companies with improvements in productivity, quality, and compliance by automating the creation, approval and distribution of controlled documents such as SOPs, MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there , etc. Specifically, it enables them to: -- Streamline document approvals with effectivity-based workflow -- Deliver accurate and up-to-date document information to FlowStream users -- Manage electronic batch records and deviation reports through tight integration with the MES control environment -- Easily share and exchange documents with QA, R&D, Engineering, and other departments -0- The availability of the Documentum system on the HP U/X platform in addition to the Novasoft document management system (available on both the HP U/X and Digital VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models platforms), enables Consilium FlowStream customers to choose the document management system best suited to their needs. Improved Archival Capabilities With Release 3.2, FlowStream's Notebook and Logbook histories can now be archived to an ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. format to support the pharmaceutical industries' requirement for lengthy data availability. The system builds an ASCII file of processing histories for off-line storage and then de-archives that information back into a FlowStream database. This enables users to store very long term histories (10 years) in the most flexible format available. The improved archival capabilities streamline the research and production processes by enabling cost-effective support of long term data access and management needs -- designed to support the entire health care product lifecycle, regardless of technology futures. Performance Improvements In addition to the new application functionality, FlowStream Release 3.2 incorporates streamlined memory and CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. utilization to allow reduced hardware, implementation and ownership costs. Pricing and Availability FlowStream 3.2 is available in May. Pricing is based on a concurrent number of users; a typical configuration for 12 users is $175,000. FlowStream software combines electronic batch record capabilities with powerful plant floor management to give health care products manufacturers visibility and control of the research & development through manufacturing environments, enabling Best Practices in all aspects of production -- cost, quality, service and speed. Consilium is the leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) software and services. For over 15 years, the Company has been helping world class manufacturers achieve Best practices in their manufacturing operations through better visibility and control of the plant floor. With its WorkStream and FlowStream product lines, Consilium has helped 50,000 users in 20 countries solve critical business problems by providing solutions that optimize manufacturing performance. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Consilium's customers include such leading firms as Baxter Health Care Corp., E.I. du Pont de Nemours Du Pont de Ne·mours , Pierre Samuel 1739-1817. French-born economist and politician who took part in negotiations after the American Revolution (1783) and in the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory (1803). , Glaxo, Eastman Chemical Co., Schering-Plough, Lederle Laboratories and Pharmacia AB. -0- Note to Editors: INTERPHEX BOOTH NO. 265 Consilium, FlowStream and WorkStream are registered trademarks of Consilium Inc. CONTACT: Consilium Inc. Allison Spiller, 415/691-6100 or Copithorne & Bellows Kristin Vais, 408/988-2100 |
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