Microsoft: increasing its Automotive presence.Although it has been known as the "T-Box,*" according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mark Spain, senior director, Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit, that's simply been the internal name of this system. Think of it in the context of the way that everyone used to refer to the Chrysler "LH" cars (which happened so frequently that the company actually designated a model the "LHS (filename extension) lhs - The filename extension for literate Haskell source files. "). And while some people might have thought that "T-Box" was in some ways analogous to the "X-Box" gaming system, what's really different here is that whereas there is a Microsoft-delivered physical hardware for the game, with regard to T-Box--now officially known as "Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. for Automotive"--it is a software platform, although there is a hardware reference design associated with it. An initial deployment will be deployed by Fiat. Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit is working with Samsung Electronics, ScanSoft, Siemens, SiRF Technology, Xilinix, and Magneti Marelli on developing the hardware and software for a low-cost telematics system for the Italian vehicle manufacturer. Kyle L. Solomon, Automotive Industry manager, Global Automotive, Microsoft, says that the Redmond-based company is undertaking an initiative, "Peak Performance," which has implications for companies going forward the next three to five years. Working from the Microsoft platform that is so pervasive throughout organizations, the Peak Performance program has four aspects, which Solomon describes as "pillars": *** Operational performance (collecting plant floor information, for example, and using it to improve operations by sharing it with others via SharePoint Portal Server 2003) *** Supply chain performance (achieving better visibility throughout the supply chain and attaining real-time information) *** Customer sales and marketing performance (connecting manufacturers, dealers and customers in a seamless manner) *** Product development performance (providing the means for global, cross-functional collaboration) Essentially think of the Microsoft array of products--everything from Office 2003 to SQL Server 2000--as being a common foundation that other companies, such as PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design vendors including UGS UGS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Uganda Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (www.ugs.com) or Dassault (www.3ds.com) take into account for customer advantage. Other firms, including CAD and PLM vendor CoCreate (www.cocreate.com) and wireless location and communications provider WhereNet (www.wherenet.com) have signed on to the Peak Performance Initiative. [In all, there are 25 companies.**]--GSV *See Automotive Design & Production, March, 2004 (www.autofieldguide.com/articles/030403.html) **In addition to those mentioned: Accenture (www.accenture.com); Actify (www.actify.com); Activeplant (www.activeplant.com); Active Web Services (www.activewebservices.com]; AIM Computer Solutions (www.aim.com); Avanade (www.avanade.com); Capgemini (www.capgemini.com); eBots (www.ebotsinc.com); EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. (www.eds.com); GE Fanuc Automation GE Fanuc Automation, Inc, a joint venture between FANUC LTD. of Japan and General Electric, is a business unit of GE Enterprise Solutions[2]. GE Fanuc is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. (www.geFanuc.com); Genzlinger Associates (www.genzlinger.com); HP (www.hp.com); ICONICS (www.iconics.com); Immedient (www.immedient.com); Infosys Technologies (www.infosys.com); JAAS JAAS Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry JAAS Java Authentication and Authorization Service JAAS Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China) JAAS Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society Systems (www.jaas.net); Microvision (www.microvision.com); Orlando Software Group (www.ogsi.com); Powerway (www.powerwayinc.com); PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. (www.ptc.com); Reynolds & Reynolds (www.reyrey.com); Siebel Systems (www.siebel.com); vSync (www.vsync.com) |
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