Documentum And ConsenSys Software Integrate Leading Enterprise Document And Product Development Management Systems; First Off-the-Shelf Solution For Discrete Manufacturers That Melds Robust Enterprise Document Management With Product Structure And Engineering Change Management.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1996--Documentum, 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 :DCTM) and ConsenSys Software Corporation today announced a partnership to integrate the Documentum Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS (Electronic Document Management System or Enterprise Document Management System ) See document management. EDMS - Electronic Document Management System ) with the ConsenSys RapidPDM (product development management) system. The two companies will collaborate on developing, marketing, and jointly selling integrated off-the-shelf solutions that combine robust enterprise document management with product development management for discrete manufacturers. Until now, only custom-designed integration projects, usually out of the reach and budget of most manufacturers, have offered this level of functionality. The first product to result from this partnership is ConsenSys Open for Documentum, an integration of ConsenSys' core product with Documentum Server. It will enable discrete manufacturers to manage their product release and engineering change process more effectively -- especially with respect to the thousands of engineering drawings, documents, parts, and assemblies that are often associated with complex products such as electronics and medical devices. "ConsenSys has the domain expertise and field proven 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 technology that will enable us to offer a comprehensive product solution to our discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. customers," said Jeffrey A. Miller, 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 Documentum, Inc. "A solution that combines the strength of the Documentum EDMS with ConsenSys' unique approach to PDM -- rapid deployment and ease-of-use -- will allow manufacturing companies to quickly deploy a powerful PDM application without taxing IT resources or incurring high customization costs. This is why ConsenSys Software is Documentum's first PDM Signature Partner." "The complex document management problem faced by discrete manufacturers requires a robust repository as well as a complete PDM facility," said David Hurwitz David Hurwitz is a classical music writer, record reviewer, and percussionist. He has written reviews for High Fidelity, Fanfare, the website Classics Today (as founder and Executive Editor), and Amazon.com. , president and CEO of ConsenSys Software. "Documentum provides all of the document management functionality our customers require, and we believe there is tremendous benefit in applying Documentum's powerful technologies like full-text search A search that compares every word in a document, as opposed to searching an abstract or a set of keywords associated with the document. Word processors and text editors contain full-text search functions that let you find a word or phrase anywhere in the document. , distributed architecture, and compound document management to the product development management process." EDMS Backbone Key to Global Manufacturing Manufacturers demand an enterprise document management infrastructure to support engineering, manufacturing, marketing and customer support in multiple sites worldwide. Documentum's strategy is to provide the EDMS backbone integrated with key manufacturing applications such as CAD, PDM and 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. in order to provide the whole product solution for discrete manufacturing. ConsenSys Open for Documentum builds on this strategy by offering PDM information like engineering change orders (ECOs) to a specific set of users in a manufacturing environment within a familiar interface. Other users in quality, marketing or customer service may access the same information through Documentum WorkSpace or Accelera, with web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. support. The EDMS backbone benefits organizations by streamlining the flow of critical information throughout the entire 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. . Ed Miller, president of CIMdata, Inc. observed: "The partnership between ConsenSys Software and Documentum enables them to offer manufacturing companies enterprise-level document management along with ECO E·co , Umberto Born 1932. Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1981). He has also written extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture. and product structure management required within departments of companies. The partnership is highly complementary, and with good execution should provide both companies with significant new opportunities to assist manufacturing companies." ConsenSys Open for Documentum Integrates EDMS Backbone with PDM Application ConsenSys Open for Documentum will integrate Documentum's Docbase with ConsenSys Open, a client/server solution that automates the management, communication, and control of all product-related data and documentation. ConsenSys will provide the PDM user interface including creation and tracking of ECOs, and will manage the bill of material (BOM) database, while the Docbase will provide the vault for storing, accessing, and controlling the engineering documents associated with specific parts and assemblies. ConsenSys is designed to integrate easily with the customer's existing 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. system, enabling the revised BOM to be easily handed off to manufacturing once the product release or engineering change process is complete. At the same time, a marketing manager can be notified of the new product configuration and begin work on related marketing collateral Marketing collateral, in marketing and sales, is the collection of media used to support the sales of a product or service. These sales aids are intended to make the sales effort easier and more effective. materials in another Documentum application. The result will be a complete solution for managing every aspect of the product release and change process. ConsenSys Open for Documentum will be available from ConsenSys Software in the first quarter of 1997. The first release will support Documentum Docbase with Oracle 7 running on Sun and NT server platforms and Windows clients. Other platform support is planned for subsequent releases. About Documentum Documentum, Inc. (http://www.documentum.com) develops, markets and supports a family of object-oriented, client-server document management software products that specifically address the challenges of managing intellectual capital effectively across large enterprises. Documentum is a recognized leader in the document management market. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., Documentum sells the Documentum Enterprise Document Management System through a direct sales force, systems integrators, and through affiliated distributors worldwide. Documentum has more than 150 customers in pharmaceutical, process and discrete manufacturing and engineering construction applications around the world. About ConsenSys Software ConsenSys Software Corporation (http://www.consensoft.com), founded in 1991, is a privately held software developer headquartered in San Jose, Calif. The company provides RapidPDM systems to manufacturers operating in environments of rapid product change. The ConsenSys software streamlines product life cycles by automating document control and revisions, product release and change management, and product structure management throughout the manufacturing organization. Customers realize the benefits of shorter product cycles, reduced scrap and rework costs, and easier and less costly 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. and 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 compliance. ConsenSys systems are installed in over 60 manufacturing companies including Alcatel Comptech, Coherent Optical, Eaton, Hyundai, Ingersoll-Rand, Johnson Matthey, Multipoint Networks, Siemens Energy and Automation, Target Therapeutics, and others. -0- Note to Editors: Documentum and Docbase are trademarks of Documentum Inc. ConsenSys and ConsenSys Software Corporation are trademarks of ConsenSys Software Corporation. All other product and company names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: Documentum, Inc. Sharon McNeill, 510/463-6800 smcneill@documentum.com or ConsenSys Software Corp. Lynn McLeod, 408/297-4500 lynn@consensoft.com or NRG NRG Energy NRG NRG Energy, Inc. NRG Natural Resources Group NRG New Radiancy Group NRG Network Referral Group NRG Network Resource Grapher NRG Numerics Rapporteur Group NRG Neuroprosthetics Research Group NRG notional requirements generator , Inc. 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