Enigma Chosen by KMWorld as One of the Magazine's '100 Companies That Matter in KM'.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2002 Enigma Enigma Device used by the German military to encode strategic messages before and during World War II. The Enigma code was first broken by the Poles in the early 1930s, so that German messages were eventually intercepted and deciphered by Allied code-breakers during the war. , Inc., the leading provider of content driven e-business for the support chain, today announced that it has been selected as one of KMWorld's "100 Companies that Matter in KM" for 2002. Enigma was chosen as a top 100 company because of recent innovative and practical solutions that have been developed for the knowledge management industry that will result in new workplace efficiencies for end users. "Careful examination and consideration allowed us to select these esteemed es·teem tr.v. es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems 1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate. 2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them. and deserving de·serv·ing adj. Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid. n. Merit; worthiness. de·serv  ing·ly adv. companies for their continued contribution
to the knowledge management community," said Hugh McKellar,
executive editor, KMWorld. "We felt it our mission to select those
companies that best exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. innovation and creativity within knowledge management for this year's `100 Companies that Matter in KM' honors." "Enigma's 3C Platform streamlines the flow of information and delivers new commerce and collaboration opportunities throughout the support chain -- one of the last pockets of industry to be addressed by the technology market," said John Snow, vice president of marketing, Enigma, Inc. "Our solutions tie major capital equipment makers and their customers together by ensuring that the critical information for maintaining and repairing critical business equipment is delivered right to the shop floor in a highly customized, intuitive and interactive format. Being named a `100 Companies that Matter in KM' further validates the work Enigma is doing to unlock the potential of the support chain to increase the efficiency, and often the profitability, of both the equipment makers and their customers." Enigma's 3C Platform provides integrated content, commerce and collaboration capabilities to foster better post-sale relationships between manufacturers and equipment operators. Built on a suite of proven solutions for complex content delivery, XML-based transaction capabilities and community-building tools, the 3C Platform unifies all of the deep product design and support content from an equipment manufacturer into an aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. support and sales application. The 3C Platform is the only solution that can combine a mix of disparate technical documentation, such as repair and maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogs Noun 1. parts catalog - a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices parts catalogue catalogue, catalog - a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements" , field service notes and service bulletins, into a single, dynamic and easy to navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. format for electronic delivery. The "100 Companies That Matter in KM" list has been published on the KMWorld Web site (http://www.kmworld.com/100.cfm) and in the latest issue of KMWorld, dated January 24, 2002. About KMWorld KMWorld is the leading information provider serving the Knowledge Management systems market. The magazine informs more than 56,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and related success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance. For more information, visit http://www.kmworld.com. About Enigma Enigma is the support chain company. Enigma integrates content, commerce and collaboration to enable the manufacturers, service partners and operators of complex capital equipment, to unlock support chain revenue, increase equipment utilization and maintain better post-sales relationships. Enigma's 3C Platform uniquely enables manufacturers and operators of complex capital equipment to simplify maintenance processes to reduce costs and to streamline parts identification to enhance revenue growth. Typical applications of Enigma technology include sites that provide integrated customer support and e-commerce, dynamic illustrated parts catalogs, interactive electronic technical manuals and collaborative communities. Customers may readily scale the Enigma environment to meet their growing support chain needs--from a single application to a complete dealer network. Enigma's rapidly expanding list of customers includes: GE Aircraft Engines; Pratt & Whitney; Rolls-Royce; Bombardier; Perkins Engines In this List of Perkins engines, family type refers to the two letter designation Perkins gives each engine. This nomencleture was introduced in 1978 under Perkins' new engine numbering scheme, where the family type is encoded in each unique serial number. ; John Deere; CAT Logistics; Mazda; Peugeot; GE Power; Tokyo Electron; Sun; Sybase; BellSouth and London Underground The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. It is the world's oldest underground system, and is one of the longest in terms of route length. . Enigma is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , headquartered in Burlington, Mass., with offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , London, Munich, Toronto, Tokyo and Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest . For more information, visit Enigma's World Wide Web site at http://www.enigma.com. |
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