MatrixOne Advances Flexible Collaborative PLM Solutions
LAS VEGAS--Nov. 12, 2002--MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today introduced the industry's most flexible, scalable, and interoperable PLM architecture. The new eMatrix Adaptive Application Architecture(TM), supporting an updated eMatrix Collaboration Platform(TM) and eMatrix Value Chain(TM) portfolio, enables enterprises to create a modular and secure collaborative product development environment that significantly enhances business responsiveness. PLM enables global value chains of manufacturers, suppliers, partners and customers to speed innovations to market and impact bottom-line and top-line results. This announcement was made at the MatrixOne Global Customer Conference (GCC) 2002.
"Today, corporate survival is dependent on revenue generation because you can't save your way to prosperity. While many PLM vendors offer products that reduce engineering business process costs, very few offer a solution that also facilitates product innovation and revenue generation," said Joanne Friedman, vice president, electronic business strategies at META Group. "Collaborative, standards-based, robust PLM platforms address Global 2000 enterprises' demand for a future-proof solution with lower cost of ownership and shorter implementation times. The differentiating bonus is recaptured agility."
The unique schema-driven eMatrix Adaptive Application Architecture provides a flexible framework that enables companies to rapidly configure and deploy advanced PLM solutions. Specifically, it includes:
| -- | A comprehensive PLM schema containing information, process, and application objects that can be dynamically and flexibly configured, extended, and deployed. As functions and processes are added, changes propagate throughout the system, without disruption of operations during the upgrade. Maximum modeling flexibility is provided, meaning that an enterprise can respond easily and effectively to changes in its business, and not be distracted by reevaluation of technology choices that enable and support change. |
| -- | A configurable user interface that enables applications to be easily implemented or customized. This is defined through easy-to-model schema objects, including menus, trees, tables, and forms. Users have ultimate flexibility to tailor environments, including both the user interface and the PLM schema, for specific industry or company needs. Minimal programming is needed which reduces cost and risk of implementation. |
| -- | Built-in collaboration services enable collaboration across teams within an enterprise's four walls or across a global value chain. Services include set-up of secure ad-hoc workspaces, task routing and sign-off, threaded discussions and online meetings, instant messaging, and best practice templates. In addition, to enable collaboration on a "single version of the truth" across process or content, users can add real time connections to documents and objects in other eMatrix Value Chain applications or through eMatrix adapters. The result is that an enterprise can quickly and easily establish a productive collaboration environment for a large number of distributed users across multiple enterprises. |
| -- | Security services at all levels support secure collaboration across customers' extended enterprises, providing assurance that only authorized users within global distributed teams have access to designated information based on the roles they play. These roles can be dynamic and different across processes. Included in the eMatrix architecture are full-function, standards-based authentication (such as LDAP and Digital Certificates), secure communications services (such as HTTPS and FTPS), and need-to-know access control through use of dynamic access control lists (ACLs), including the new ability to specify access parameters at runtime. |
| -- | Full Java compliance, at the J2EE (Java Platform 2, Enterprise Edition) level, supports the entire eMatrix environment to be deployed on a complete choice of leading application servers. Beginning over two years ago, increasing levels of Java technology has been incorporated at all levels of the eMatrix architecture. Now, customers can deploy on an even broader mix of platforms and architectures, which addresses the need to integrate with an existing IT infrastructure. This is particularly important in multi-site and multi-enterprise environments that have evolved from different heritages. |
"Since 1994, MatrixOne has been advancing PLM technology through nine major releases of our eMatrix software. Our solutions' new capabilities assure that IT professionals can easily keep up with changes in business and processes by being able to configure collaborative PLM solutions quickly and easily," said Sam Zawaideh, vice president of products and solutions for MatrixOne. "Our customers need the most flexible, interoperable, and scalable collaborative PLM solutions in order to most effectively work within their organization and throughout their global value chains. Introducing the eMatrix Adaptive Application Architecture enables us to continue to expand our proven, industry-leading eMatrix Collaboration Platform and eMatrix Value Chain portfolio, and enables our customers to flexibly add enhancements as and when needed to give them the best PLM solution for their individual needs."
Implementing the eMatrix Adaptive Application Architecture, the eMatrix Collaboration Platform v9.6, including the core PLM services (including the Application Exchange Framework(TM) and MatrixOne Team Central(TM)) is immediately available. Also available is the updated eMatrix Value Chain v9.6 portfolio for global program management with MatrixOne Program Central(TM), collaborative product development with MatrixOne Engineering Central(TM), and supplier relationship management with MatrixOne Sourcing Central(TM) and MatrixOne Supplier Central(TM).
About MatrixOne
MatrixOne, Inc. is a recognized leader in delivering collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. We provide flexible solutions that unleash the creative power of global value chains to inspire innovations and speed them to market. MatrixOne's more than 625 global customers represent the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high technology, life sciences, machinery and the process industries, and include Agilent Technologies, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Philips, Procter & Gamble, and Siemens. MatrixOne (www.matrixone.com) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts with locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
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