Members of AIT AdCoMs Technology Project Select ENOVIA to Implement Innovative Advanced Configuration Best Practices.PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1999--ENOVIA, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and the members of the technology project AIT AdCoMS (Advanced Information Technology/Advanced Configuration Management System) today announced that AdCoMS has selected ENOVIA Solutions, from ENOVIA Corp., to define and implement innovative advanced configuration management capabilities that will be delivered in future ENOVIA releases. AdCoMS, a 3-year development project, is funded by the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community under the ESPRIT ESPRIT - European Strategic Programme for Research in Information Technology initiative. Its aim is to turn the results of a project into a real aerospace industry solution supporting product development and providing immediate and significant benefits. AdCoMS has been recognised as one of the major projects in the AIT (Advanced Information Technology) Consortium initiative, which includes the major European aircraft manufacturers (Alenia, British Aerospace British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. History The company was formed as a statutory corporation on April 29, 1977 as a result the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. , CASA Ca´sa n. 1. A house or mansion. I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance. - Bret Harte. , Dasa), their strategic IT Vendors (IBM and ENOVIA Corp.), CSC (Card Security Code) A three- or four-digit number printed on the back of credit cards for security purposes. Called "Card Verification Value" (CVV) by Visa, "Card Validation Code" (CVC) by MasterCard and "Card Identification (CID) by American Express and Discover, and K&P (Kaschewski and Partners) service providers and the University of Leeds Organisation Faculties The various schools, institutes and centres of the University are arranged into nine faculties, each with a dean, pro-deans and central functions:
ENOVIA has developed an interest for collaboration with AdCoMS project because of the benefits on ENOVIA software for the whole industry: the specifications defined by AdCoMs will bring enhancements to ENOVIA Solutions in the Virtual Product Development Management (VPDM VPDM Vice President of Management Development ) domain, while the collaboration initiated with user partners during the project is expected to open the way to further win-win exchanges. AdCoMS innovations will be integrated in future ENOVIA releases, due for general availability mid-1999. This set of user-validated Best Practices will support concurrent engineering and product integration across all enterprise processes, not only in aerospace, but also for other industries such as transportation, electronics and telecommunications, shipbuilding and automotive, producing sophisticated products with life cycle and multiple variability critical characteristics. Dr. Bernardino Chiavola, AdCoMS Project Manager, Alenia, declared: "The AdCoMS requirements result from its members' visionary approach to satisfying the needs of the Configuration Management discipline as the product goes from requirements to "As-maintained" development. They are directly in line with the strategic direction of both ENOVIA Corp. and Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. ". The aim is to solve the issues raised when complex products, with different configurations, are developed across many sites and by multiple enterprises. AdCoMS proposes innovations in areas such as aligning all activities to initial requirements, managing interface agreements and allowing forward and backward traceability for item interdependencies. AdCoMS users will validate how these innovative Best Practices can be applied to their companies using ENOVIA Solutions. The choice of ENOVIA was made after an extensive evaluation of the product's present functions and characteristics. Werner Kollmer, Dasa, explained: "ENOVIA Corp's future Solutions and strategic products come closest to AdCoMS requirements. Key to the decision to choose ENOVIA Corp. is its unique product-process-resource model, powerful configuration handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. , interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. with CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. and other CAD-Systems, advanced open architecture and effective software development environment." Dave McKee from British Aerospace commented: "By aligning the ENOVIA product developments with BAe's Business Change Program, we will significantly improve the overall efficiency of the development process." Product Development 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 II) is defined by leading consultants as encompassing two domains: Virtual Product Development Management (VPDM) and Product Data Management (PDM). Responding to the new PDM II market opportunity, IBM and Dassault Systemes announced in February 1998 a new strategic alliance where Dassault Systemes launched a new wholly-owned company, ENOVIA Corp, located in Charlotte, NC to develop integrated PDM II solutions, respectively named ENOVIAPM and ENOVIAVPM. IBM created two new worldwide organizations: one to market and sell these PDM II products and the other to provide business transformation, consulting and implementation services. Dassault Systemes also acquired IBM's Product Data Management Solution (ProductManager), renamed to ENOVIAPM. IBM and Dassault Systemes consider that the ENOVIAVPM and ENOVIAPM suites can help small, medium and large companies expand their product portfolio and market share. Dassault Systemes S.A. is a leading software developer for the CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM II market, providing users with solutions for their product development needs. CATIA-CADAM Solutions and Deneb solutions enable total simulation of the creation of a product. SolidWorks, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , offers design-oriented, software solutions based on Windows. With Java-based CATWEB e-business tools, everyone can exploit engineering data over the web. ENOVIA PDM II Solutions deliver a new multi-CAD collaborative and innovative environment for the virtual product and process modeling and management across the extended enterprise. The Company's customer base comprises over 13,000 CATIA-CADAM and 9,500 SolidWorks customers. IBM is the leader in creating, developing and manufacturing the world's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. IBM translates these advanced technologies into value for its customers through its professional solutions and services businesses worldwide. AdCoMS information are available on Internet at: http://adcoms.finmeccanica.it/. ENOVIA press releases and general information on ENOVIA are available on the ENOVIA home page at http://www.enovia.com. CATIA press releases and general information on CATIA are available on the CATIA homepage at http://www.catia.com. |
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