SafeNet Merger Creates Demand for Expanded SofTech ProductCenter PLM Implementation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004 Employees Enterprise-wide Gain Access to ProductCenter 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 SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SOFT), a leading provider of design-through-manufacturing productivity solutions, announced that SafeNet, Inc., a leading provider of private and public network security solutions, has expanded its SofTech ProductCenter PLM (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. Management) implementation. Additional licenses for ProductCenter PLM solutions from SofTech were purchased to help enhance SafeNet's product development productivity, as well to coordinate operations and smooth the integration with Rainbow Technologies, Inc. with which SafeNet has recently merged. "After the merger, SafeNet had a choice to continue using ProductCenter or to explore other competitive options," states John Cetrone, SafeNet director of operations. "But after careful consideration, we elected to stay with ProductCenter. We've found ProductCenter to be robust and flexible to suit our needs for a global enterprise-wide PLM deployment. We were particularly swayed by its ease of implementation and low cost of ownership." ProductCenter provides a global, centralized repository for all of SafeNet's product lifecycle information so that employees, regardless of where they are located, draw on current product information and gain the benefits of PLM productivity. SafeNet security solutions are available in different forms, sold as software, silicon, accelerator cards, network appliances, and intellectual property, so a wide variety of data is managed in the system, including Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, and Autodesk data, quality assurance documents, legal contracts, and certain human resource files. Even SafeNet software is stored under configuration control in ProductCenter. ProductCenter(TM) Workflow adds capabilities to automate engineering change notice (ECN (Electronic Communications Network) A computerized, private financial trading system. Terra Nova Trading (www.terranovatrading.com) and Instinet (www.instinet.com) are examples. ) approvals and other product processes, while the ProductCenter(TM) BOM Editor simplifies bills of material (BOM) creation and changes. Both will standardize product processes across SafeNet facilities throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , as well as in China and India. In turn, ProductCenter(TM) ProductDashboard is expected to speed user adoption of the system, especially among less frequent users, with user-customized PLM portals that deliver product information in job context and for quick navigation of product data and other reference items. Overall, ProductCenter will make it much easier to control, find, and reuse all SafeNet's product lifecycle information to jumpstart development efforts, shave time off development schedules, cut costs, and accelerate product delivery. About SafeNet SafeNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:SFNT), a leading provider of private and public network security solutions, has set the industry standard for VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. technology and secure business communications and offers the only encryption platform for both WAN and VPN networks. With more than 20 years experience in developing, deploying, and managing network security systems for the most security-conscious government, financial institutions, and large enterprise organizations around the world, SafeNet's proven technology has emerged as the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. industry standard for VPNs. For more information visit http://www.safenet-inc.com/. About SofTech, Inc. SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB:SOFT) provides design-through-manufacturing productivity solutions with its computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery. The technology evolved from the numerically controlled machines of the 1950s, which were directed by a set of coded (CAM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) products including CADRA(R), DesignGateway(TM), Prospector(TM), and ProductCenter(TM) (through SofTech's Workgroup Technology Division). SofTech's solutions optimize product lifecycle processes at the lowest cost by fostering innovation, extended enterprise collaboration, product quality improvements, and compressed time-to-market cycles. SofTech has more than 100,000 users benefiting from its solutions, including Boeing, FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the a provider of professional aviation training, simulation equipment and software. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRKA NYSE: BRKB Divisions Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL) founded in 1954, listed among the S&P 500 since the early 1990s, is an international biosciences company, known widely for its micrometer pore-size filters and tests. , Siemens, Sikorsky Aircraft For other meanings and similar spellings, see . Sikorsky is an American aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. It was founded 1923 by a Ukrainian born American aircraft engineer Igor Sikorsky, who made the first stable, single-rotor, fully-controllable helicopter to enter , U.S. Army, and Whirlpool Corporation. Headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, SofTech (www.softech.com) has locations and distribution partners throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. SofTech, CADRA, DesignGateway, ProductCenter and Prospector are trademarks or registered trademarks of SofTech, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. SofTech is a trademark of SofTech, Inc. All other brands, logos, products or company names are the copyrights and/or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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