NEW YORK, June 19, 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 multiple contract wins with key customers spanning UGS PLM Software™ product suites, major industries and global regions around the world.
UGS PLM Software made the announcements in conjunction with its annual industry analyst event, at which key company executives plan to share the company’s go-forward vision for the PLM and production automation markets.
“Siemens and UGS have come together to drive both a compelling and shared vision for changing the game in the PLM and automation markets through the integration of the virtual world and the physical world. We have already started to execute on this vision, and it’s now time to take our plans out to the market,” said Tony Affuso, chairman and CEO of UGS PLM Software. “The combination of Siemens and UGS will strengthen our ability to enable Global Innovation Networks as well as an open architecture on which companies can accelerate their own ability to innovate.”
Today’s contract announcements:
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 4.4 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.
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Salim Rahimi
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