Philips Display Components and Atos Origin Complete North America-Wide SAP Implementation.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SOUTH PLAINFIELD South Plainfield, borough (1990 pop. 20,489), Middlesex co., NE N.J.; inc. 1926. It is the seat of several research and consulting firms and has plants that make chemicals, plastics, spices and flavorings, cosmetics, rubber products, pigments, electrical machinery, , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001 Atos Origin Atos Origin, SA (Euronext: ATO) is an international IT corporation which operates in 40 countries worldwide, with over 50,000 employees. The corporate headquarters are located in Paris, France and Zaventem, Belgium. , a global leader in providing enterprise application implementation, integration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , is pleased to announce that Philips Display Components has just completed the final piece of its North America-wide SAP implementation with the startup of a new Technology Center in Gomez Palacio Gó·mez Pa·la·ci·o A city of north-central Mexico west of Monterrey. It is a processing and transportation center in an agricultural region. Population: 219,000. , Mexico. Philips Display Components has been working in partnership with Atos Origin on its SAP initiative since it was launched in late 1999. With the startup of the Mexico implementation, Philips Display Components has now linked all of its North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. on the SAP platform, including the head office in Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. , the Ottawa, Ohio '' Ottawa is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,367 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Putnam CountyGR6. Geography Ottawa is located at (41.020885, -84. manufacturing facility and its other satellite plants. The rollout is the culmination of 18 months of effort on the part of Atos Origin and Philips Display Components to standardize and integrate various administrative functions on SAP. Atos Origin provided consulting, implementation and customization services for the project. "It was a large scale project with aggressive deadlines," says Michael Banish, project manager for Atos Origin North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "However, working together we were able to bring the project in on time and on budget. As a result of our efforts, the Mexico plant is ready to go into full operation by the third-quarter of this year as anticipated and all sites are now fully integrated." He adds that among other benefits, Atos Origin's international presence allowed them to use local resources to provide consulting services for the Gomez Palacio site, which not only accelerated the process, but allowed them to more effectively manage regional regulatory requirements. Hank Gund, project leader, Philips Display Components, Americas, says, "Atos Origin's project team was very flexible. Our project definition underwent several modifications after the initial quote. Their partnership enabled us to shift focus quickly yet still meet our targets as the boundaries of the project requirements changed. Whatever the challenge, the Atos Origin project team worked to find viable solutions, all within the timing and budget set out for the project. They were true partners." Cor Saris SARIS Search and Rescue Information System SARIS Scattering And Recoiling Imaging Spectrometry SARIS Savannah River Simulator SARIS Spatial/Spectral Airborne Radiometric Imaging Spectrometer (Spectral imaging system used at Eglin AFB) , president of Philips Display Components, Americas, adds, "Philips Display Components is experiencing many exciting changes, including the upstart of the Technology Center in Gomez Palacio. The smooth implementation of SAP will play an important part in our early success, because it will allow us to remain focused on ensuring our positions as the world leader in color picture tube production, instead of being troubled with administrative operations." About Philips Display Components Philips Display Components, headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is committed to the ongoing development of innovative display technology. The company is the world's largest color picture tube manufacturer and offers a wide portfolio of products for television, monitor and multimedia applications and a broad range of key components. Philips Display Components is a global business group within Philips Components, a division of Royal Philips Electronics. Information about Philips Display Components is available at: www.PhilipsDisplay.com Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. 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. 31.5 billion in 1999. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubes for televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. Its 239,370 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com About Atos Origin Atos Origin, Inc. is a leading, global business and technology integrator focused on the creation, implementation, integration and support of enterprise business solutions that enable customers to better manage their extended enterprises and e-communities. The company's 27,000 employees deliver innovative solutions and strong industry experience to help clients turn their business objectives into value-driven results. Atos Origin currently operates in more than 30 countries worldwide, with sales of $2.5 billion ($US) in 2000. In North America, Atos Origin operates out of seven main locations, including South Plainfield (NJ), Irvine (CA), Dallas (TX), Cincinnati (OH), Columbus (OH), Toronto and Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi . Customers include Lucent Technologies, NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , Nortel, Philip Morris, Philips, Shell, Unilever and others primarily in the high tech & electronics, chemical/pharmaceutical, discrete manufacturing and consumer packaged goods industries. 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