MSX International to Expo Remote Access Virtual Engineering
15 May 1998
MSX International to Showcase Remote Access Virtual Engineering At Cobo Auto Expo, May 19-21
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 14 -- As a growing number of
manufacturers look to outside experts for engineering and development support,
their need to easily assess a project's status becomes very important. MSX
International has developed a state-of-the-art virtual service that can
quickly put vital project information at clients' fingertips from anywhere in
the world, any time of day.
MSX International will preview Remote Access Virtual Engineering at the
Automotive and Transportation Interior Expo at Detroit's Cobo
Conference/Exhibition Center, May 19-21.
With Remote Access Virtual Engineering, an engineering design analyst can
keep clients up-to-speed on MSX engineering and development projects by
providing validation services and creating a special client page on the MSX
web site offering such information as:
* CAD data in PC viewing format;
* design deviation reports;
* program documentation;
* design review results;
* program timing data;
* cost, invoice and time keeping information;
* animations, photographs and video; and
* a daily job log.
"We want to make it easier for our customers to work with our company,"
said MSX Engineering Technology Director David E. Luik. "Remote Access
Virtual Engineering will allow our clients to interface with us much more
cost-effectively and efficiently than conventional methods. Among other
things, it will cut down on expensive travel costs for project update meetings
and will allow our global customers to check on their projects regardless of
time zone differences.
"We believe Remote Access Virtual Engineering is the logical next step in
customer service. Now that we have this technology, we're assessing the
marketplace's response and desire for it. We're looking for a handful of
customers to test -- and help us alter -- the system so that the final
technology is as user-friendly as possible."
Remote Access Virtual Engineering can help assure all project team members
work with the most accurate data. It enables customers to remain fully
involved in outsourced projects from start to finish and to make sure all
components fit and work property before prototype, tooling and build.
Show attendees visiting the MSX booth can explore the system's offerings
from the comfort of a specialty equipped "web cruiser" connected to a computer
monitor. With just a few clicks of the mouse, visitors accessing a
hypothetical MSX client web page can review:
* the system's security features;
* current project data;
* two-dimensional part fit images;
* a series of three-dimensional virtual components; and
* the most recent design review presentation.
Remote Access Virtual Engineering will be available to MSX engineering and
development clients as a value-added service. Basic information access will
be offered at no additional charge, with additional fees based on the number
of advanced features customers request. With test marketing underway, MSX
could roll out Remote Access Virtual Engineering within the next few months.
The MSX International exhibit (Booth #232) at the Automotive and
Transportation Interior Expo will feature video presentations, displays and
literature about many of the corporation's diverse services.
With more than 12,000 employees and contract personnel in 53 operating
locations across North America, South America, Europe and Asia, MSX
International is a leading provider of staffing, engineering and business
services. Calling on the expertise of Product Development Services, In-Client
Services and Business and Technology Services business units, MSX
International offers its customers a wide range of technology-based services
both on-site and off-site.
MSX International's main offices are in Auburn Hills, Mich. and Essex,
England. Visit MSX International's web site at http://www.msxi.com. MSX
releases are also available at http://www.prnewswire.com.
SOURCE MSX International