UGS Merges with SDRC.A new giant in software for CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. and product data management (PDM) will result from the merger of two leading vendors by 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. of Piano, Texas. EDS will acquire Structural Dynamics Research Corp. (SDRC) of Milford, Ohio, supplier of Metaphase metaphase /meta·phase/ (met´ah-faz) the second stage of cell division (mitosis or meiosis), in which the chromosomes, each consisting of two chromatids, are arranged in the equatorial plane of the spindle prior to separation. PDM and I-DEAS CAD software. EDS also will purchase the remaining shares of Unigraphics Solutions (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. ) in Cypress, Calif, which supplies CAD/CAM and other software such as Unigraphics, Parasolid, Solid Edge, and Product Vision. EDS already owns 86% of UGS. EDS will combine the two companies under the UGS name into a new division focused on the automotive and aerospace industries. |
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