Leading European Product Data Management Software Developer, Eigner + Partner, Enters North American Market; Company Plans Aggressive Expansion in Pursuit of Global Leadership.IRVINE, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--March 3, 1998--In a move to extend its market leadership internationally, leading European software developer Eigner + Partner AG has entered the North American market, establishing domestic headquarters in Delaware and sales and marketing offices in Irvine. The move is seen as key in its plans to gain recognition as a leading global provider of 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 ) software and engineering document management (EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management ) solutions. Eigner + Partner's product and service portfolio of PDM solutions consists of two broad product families: CADIM CADIM Centre d'appui au développement intégré et durable du monde rural CADIM Centre d'appui Au Développement Intégral - Mbankana (Mbankana, Democratic Republic of Congo) and SAP add-on modules. CADIM/EDB integrates the most common computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD), manufacturing resource planning Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) is defined by APICS as a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning in dollars, and has a simulation capability to answer (MRP) and desktop publishing (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ) systems, enabling a continuous information flow across a variety of applications used in the engineering process. As a certified development partner of SAP, the leading developer of integrated MRP and finance control solutions, Eigner + Partner's second product family includes a variety of SAP add-on modules designed to fit customer-specific information technology (IT) strategies. "The establishment of Eigner + Partner in the U.S. is another step towards the internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation of the company," said Martin Eigner, president and chief executive officer of Eigner + Partner. "We plan to leverage our European reputation for leadership in the product data management market to a global level." Eigner + Partner is a leading developer of product data management (PDM) and engineering document management (EDM) solutions. The company partners with some of the world's leading names in computer aided design to develop interfaces between CAD solutions and its own PDM systems. Founded in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1985, Eigner + Partner has expanded its operations with offices in Dresden (Germany), Egerkingen (Switzerland), Toronto (Canada), and Irvine. Partners and supporting Eigner + Partner's software are located in the North American, European and Asian markets. For more information on Eigner + Partner's products, call 714/453-0399. CONTACT: Roberts, Mealer & Co. Amy Lytle, 714/957-1314 alytle@rmc.xo.com |
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