SDRC Announces Revolutionary Strategy for Collaboration
CINCINNATI--April 3, 2001--The market leader in PDM further accelerates collaboration to the
virtual enterprise; SDRC to host Collaborative Product Management
Symposium, May 29-June 1
SDRC today announced a new, revolutionary collaborative strategy in support of global product development. The company is pursuing a strategic focus based on collaborative product management -- an open, web-native product development initiative based on driving business results. The unique product centric paradigm enables companies to reduce costs and greatly enhance productivity while getting products to market at record speed. SDRC is hosting a symposium, May 29-June 1 in Orlando, Florida at which time the company will unveil specific product plans in support of collaborative product management.
"SDRC has developed a comprehensive strategy that leverages their extensive experience and mission-critical applications, knowledge, and technology in such a way that the critical elements of the entire product lifecycle are addressed in a manner that tremendously improves their offerings," said Ed Miller, president, CIMdata, Inc. "Their collaborative product management approach should significantly benefit new and existing customers alike, by providing open solutions that are designed to provide the scalability, interoperability, and performance required by today's distributed virtual enterprises. With this new strategy, SDRC's ability to positively enable a company's position in a global market has never been greater."
Collaborative product management supports all of the industry's current market definitions (as defined by many of the industry's leading analyst firms) including collaborative product commerce (CPC), product lifecycle management (PLM), and collaborative Product Definition management (cPDm). SDRC's strategy is to enable manufacturers to achieve competitive excellence at all points of the entire product development process -- from initial customer requirements through product retirement. SDRC's open, standards-based collaborative product management solutions will reflect the company's emphasis on industry-oriented applications that align with achieving strategic business results.
"SDRC has been at the leading edge of collaboration in product design and data management since its inception," said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO, SDRC. "We are now, and always have been, focused on driving results for our customers, enabling them to maximize their return on investment by delivering innovative products to market on time, within budget, and with a high degree of quality. Collaborative product management is a comprehensive response to changes in the way organizations, teams, and suppliers work together and how SDRC, and our solutions, can help them evolve and excel in today's marketplace."
"We contend that productivity levels and cost reductions are, and will continue to be, major drivers for manufacturers," said Glenn Wienkoop, president and COO, SDRC. "Today's demanding business environment requires `value chain collaboration' across the entire product lifecycle -- collaboration encompassing the development, supply, and support chains. To survive in this economy, companies will look to implement solutions that have proven business value. SDRC will continue its commitment to product creation solutions with our I-DEAS(R) product, while at the same time we will escalate our global collaborative solutions to a higher level of best-in-class systems. The industry can expect to hear more about SDRC's plans in Q2, when we launch new product-specific initiatives at our `Collaborative Product Management' symposium, May 29 through June 1."
About SDRC -
SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation), with headquarters in Ohio, provides software solutions and services that propel manufacturers to increased business competitiveness through the development of a web-based, collaborative environment for product development. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 64 offices in 18 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
Note to Editors: SDRC and I-DEAS are registered trademarks of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders.