Interwave Technology and Datasweep Announce Partnership.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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. & EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2001 Alliance Combines Manufacturing Expertise with Best-of-Breed Manufacturing Solutions for Fast, High Quality Deployment at Symmorphix Datasweep, Inc., the leader in real-time collaborative manufacturing solutions, and Interwave Technology, the nation's leading independent consulting integrator for collaborative Manufacturing Execution Systems (cMES), today announced a formal alliance agreement. The partnership, which combines Interwave's extensive project management experience and cMES software implementation expertise with Datasweep's best-of-breed collaborative manufacturing solutions, delivers fast, high quality deployment of the Datasweep Advantage suite of web-based manufacturing, repair and analysis solutions to joint clients. Datasweep and Interwave have teamed to deliver Datasweep Advantage to clients over the last two years in complex electronic and industrial markets such as medical, telecommunications, contract manufacturing and optoelectronics manufacturing. Interwave's dedicated Datasweep practice combines strong manufacturing experience, built on more than 100 implementations, and award-winning IM/Pact(TM) implementation methodology with collaborative manufacturing solutions from Datasweep. Interwave's years of experience integrating complex manufacturing floor systems add tangible value to Advantage implementations. Interwave enjoys a proven track record of successfully integrating Datasweep's products to several leading 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 product data management (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 ) packages for seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. from the factory floor to the extended enterprise and throughout the supply chain. The expanding optoelectronics industry is an important focus for both companies. Datasweep's solution provides the in-depth capabilities and powerful functionality required by photonics components and equipment manufacturers. Interwave has extensive manufacturing process knowledge and numerous deployments of collaborative manufacturing software The following list of software modules are the manufacturing components of Baan's ERP (BaanERP) system, acquired by SSA Global in 2003 and subsequently by Infor at the end of 2006. It is listed here because it provides a comprehensive overview of the required software. See MES. in the optoelectronic industry. The companies recently partnered to deliver a comprehensive solution to Symmorphix, an emerging company specializing in the design and manufacture of next-generation Amplifying Planar Integrated Components (APICs) for amplification in optical networks. Symmorphix selected Datasweep's Advantage suite and enlisted Interwave Technology to assist them in deploying Advantage for their highly complex manufacturing process consisting of wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. , packaging and test of the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) A circuit that handles the priority of interrupts in a computer. Designed to support symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), the APIC handles more interrupts and is more flexible than the programmable interrupt controller devices. "We were extremely pleased with the teamwork demonstrated by Interwave and Datasweep," comments Dr. Andy Dalisa, vice president of manufacturing for Symmorphix. "Interwave's in-depth wafer processing knowledge was instrumental in matching our business process requirements. Their deployment of Datasweep will help us to efficiently analyze and refine our manufacturing processes as we ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale our production." Interwave's iterative development A discipline for developing systems based on producing deliverables often. Each iteration, consisting of requirements, analysis & design, implementation and testing, results in the release of an executable subset of the final product, which grows incrementally from iteration to and deployment approach allowed Symmorphix to implement the Datasweep solution without interruption of its manufacturing process, a key to maintaining the company's new product introduction speed-to-market initiative. The successful implementation consisted of over 100 process steps with data collection at every step. Data collected at front-end wafer processing steps correlates with data collected at the back-end packaging and test process steps. This creates a complete 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. record of each component through the entire manufacturing process. The solution also provides Symmorphix with detailed reporting and analysis tools. Statistical process control allows Symmorphix to manage, monitor and continuously improve its manufacturing processes and yields as the company moves from early research and development to full production of its APIC devices. "Many of our customers will find the Advantage suite a strong match for their manufacturing, repair, and analysis needs," said Matthew Bauer, director of marketing for Interwave Technology. "Datasweep adds some very powerful solutions to our existing arsenal. Our ability to ensure a high level of integration success is critical to Interwave's reputation as an independent consulting integrator. The Advantage product suite has built an excellent reputation around collaborative solutions designed to embrace complex integration easily and cost effectively." "Interwave Technology demonstrated superior manufacturing floor experience. Their ability to merge that experience with a proven deployment methodology allows them to implement our product quickly and efficiently," says Julio C. Rojas, director of strategic alliances at Datasweep. "Our customers are getting terrific value from the methodology Interwave uses." About Interwave Technology Interwave Technology (http://www.interwavetech.com) is the country's leading independent consulting integrator of eBusiness fulfillment strategies and collaborative manufacturing execution solutions. Recently named to Deloitte and Touche's Eastern Pennsylvania Fast 50 and nominated to the national Fast 500 technology companies, Interwave's award-winning expertise is based on a proven track record for delivering rapid ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). through flexible and modular, yet uniquely tailored industry solutions. From strategic eManufacturing strategies to integrated, collaborative multi-plant 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 , Interwave helps discrete and process manufacturers synchronize their value chain systems and optimize business processes throughout their extended enterprise. About Datasweep Datasweep develops and markets real-time collaborative manufacturing solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing service providers and critical component suppliers. Datasweep's solutions leverage the Internet to give OEMs and their key manufacturing partners Web visibility into and control of real-time manufacturing information to drive improvements in planning, manufacturing and product lifecycle management. Customers include Flextronics International, Ltd. (FLEX), Lucent (LU), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ JNJ Johnson and Johnson (stock symbol) JNJ Journal of Nursing Jocularity ), KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC), GE Fanuc, and emerging optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. leaders Finisar (FNSR), Avanex (AVNX), Kestrel kestrel Any of several birds of prey (genus Falco) known for hovering while hunting. Kestrels prey on large insects, birds, and small mammals. The male is more colourful than the female. Kestrels are mainly Old World birds, but one species, the American kestrel (F. Solutions, Novalux, Onetta and Symmorphix. Additional information can be found on the Internet at www.datasweep.com. Note to Editors: Datasweep is a registered trademark of Datasweep, Inc. Advantage is a trademark of Datasweep, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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