Draexlmaier Implements MatrixOne Technology for Product Data Management; MatrixOne's eMatrix to Improve Product Evolution Process and Increase Data Transparency

    CHELMSFORD, Mass.--June 4, 2001--MatrixOne, Inc. , the first in Intelligent Collaborative Commerce(TM), today announced that the German tier-one automotive supplier Draexlmaier GmbH will use the MatrixOne(R) eMatrix(TM) business collaboration platform to develop a product data management project to optimize the product evolution process and increase data transparency. The goal is to improve communications among Draexlmaier's 23,000 employees in 20 countries worldwide and its key strategic suppliers.
    Draexlmaier, with customers including BMW, Daimler Chrysler and VW/Audi, is a one-source supplier, from development service to construction of prototypes and tools to on-time delivery of components for series production. eMatrix will be implemented to assist in the product development process by providing a framework for business process modeling, reorganization, simplification of operational sequences, reduction of interfaces, collaboration, change management and complete digital description of all product data. It will also improve data transparency worldwide at all Draexlmaier locations by providing access for everyone to all data (including roles and rights), avoiding redundancy and adding traceability.
    The comprehensive solution will be based on MatrixOne's Value Chain Portfolio(TM), including Team Central, an application that allows for the establishment of collaborative virtual workspaces for global project teams operating in private and public net markets.
    "We are excited about the opportunity to support a global company like Draexlmaier to optimize their product development and evolution process. The MatrixOne solution set will improve Draexlmaier's internal communications and in turn introduce better products faster and for less cost," said Hans Ruigrok, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, of MatrixOne, Inc.

    About MatrixOne

    MatrixOne, Inc. is the first in Intelligent Collaborative Commerce. The Company's Internet software products provide an infrastructure for establishing business-to-business collaboration among trusted customers, suppliers and other business partners, while also enabling secure access to independent trading communities and applications within private and public net markets. The eMatrix platform and Value Chain Portfolio applications use the Internet to link people, processes and information to enable dramatic improvements in profitability and efficiency throughout the value chain.
    MatrixOne has global customers in the high technology, aerospace/defense, automotive, communications, consumer, mechanical, machinery, medical equipment and process industries, including General Electric, John Deere, Procter & Gamble, Nokia, Philips, Siemens, Alcatel, JDS Uniphase and Honda. These companies are using MatrixOne solutions to enhance their competitive advantage in the burgeoning business-to-business economy.
    Headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, MatrixOne (www.matrixone.com) maintains offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
    MatrixOne is a registered trademark, and eMatrix, Value Chain Portfolio and Intelligent Collaborative Commerce are trademarks of MatrixOne.

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