PLANO, Texas and SINGAPORE, August 15, 2007 – UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced Microsoft, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions, as the newest partner in the UGS Velocity Series™ Consortium, an Asia Pacific initiative aimed at stimulating the use of PLM technology among small- to mid-size manufacturing companies.
The Velocity Series Consortium helps mid-market manufacturers drive innovation using PLM software running on efficient, optimized hardware and networking platforms. Microsoft joins existing consortium partners – UGS PLM Software, HP and Intel – to make PLM technology easier for mid-market companies to acquire, deploy and maintain.
UGS Velocity Series is the industry’s first comprehensive, preconfigured portfolio of digital product design, analysis, manufacturing process and data management software for the PLM mid-market. All applications are built on the Microsoft Windows® platform, allowing easy integration into customers’ existing IT architecture, minimizing overhead support costs and maximizing ease of use. For example, UGS TeamcenterTM Express is built on Microsoft standards such as Windows Server® 2003 operating system and SQL Server™ 2005 database software.
“UGS PLM Software and
Microsoft have a long-standing commitment to deliver innovative PLM
solutions that meet the demands of our joint customers,” said
Benoit van Thienen, general manager, Small and Mid-Market Solutions
and Partners Group, Microsoft Asia Pacific. “Microsoft is
pleased to join the other Consortium partners in a collective
effort to reduce the cost of entry for new PLM customers.
Mid-market manufacturers can leverage the power of the UGS Velocity
Series and support from Consortium partners to transform their
process of innovation.”
Microsoft’s addition to the UGS Velocity Series Consortium
strengthens its existing partnership with UGS PLM Software, which
entails the integration of its solutions onto Microsoft’s
business application management platform.
“In order for mid-size manufacturers to innovate, the
development of a PLM strategy focused on speed to market is
essential,” said Hans-Kurt Lübberstedt, senior vice
president, Asia Pacific, UGS PLM Software. “The
Consortium is dedicated to providing PLM to mid-size companies with
a lower cost of entry and ownership as well as a strong return on
investment. Microsoft understands the needs to lower costs
while delivering top line revenue growth. Both UGS PLM
Software and Microsoft will collaborate on sales and marketing
activities. The acquisition costs for PLM solutions are
expected to be lowered by the Consortium through software and
hardware pricing offers targeted at mid-market
manufacturers.”
About UGS Velocity
Series
The UGS Velocity Series™ portfolio is a comprehensive family
of modular, yet integrated solutions addressing the product
lifecycle management (PLM) needs of the mid-market. Consisting of a
preconfigured family of digital product design, analysis,
manufacturing and data management software offerings, UGS Velocity
Series leverages the industry’s best practices to provide
significant breakthroughs in ease-of-use and deployment. Mid-size
manufacturers can leverage the power of UGS Velocity Series to
transform their process of innovation while maintaining a low total
cost of ownership; and all UGS Velocity Series products are
completely scalable to the full range of UGS’ industry
leading, enterprise-level PLM portfolio.
About UGS PLM
Software
UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives
(A&D), is a leading global provider of product lifecycle
management (PLM) software and services with 4.3 million licensed
seats and 47,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano,
Texas, UGS PLM Software’s open enterprise solutions enable a
world where organizations and their partners collaborate through
global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and
services. For more information on UGS PLM Software products
and services, visit www.siemens.com/ugs.
About Siemens
Automation and Drives
The Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D), Nuremberg,
Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this field worldwide.
Products supplied by A&D include standard products for the
manufacturing and process industries and for the electrical
installation industry as well as system solutions, for example for
machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such as the
automation of entire automobile factories or chemical plants.
Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D also
offers software for linking production and management (horizontal
and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing production
processes. A&D employs 70,600 people worldwide and in fiscal
year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group profit of €1.572
billion on sales of €12.848 billion and orders of
€14.108 billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further information
about A&D is available in the Internet at www.siemens.com/automation.
Note: Siemens and the
Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. UGS,
UGS Velocity Series and Teamcenter are trademarks or registered
trademarks of UGS Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States
and in other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server
and SQL Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Rieko Asanuma
Siemens
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