Metaphase Users Forum Highlights PDM Production Success

17 August 1999

Metaphase International Users Forum Highlights PDM Production Success; Customers From PDM Industry's Largest User Base Highlight Best Practices and Production Results

    CINCINNATI--Aug. 17, 1999--SDRC , a leading global supplier of enterprise product development solutions and developer of I-DEAS(R) and Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) software, today announced its International Users Forum, to be held September 21-23, 1999, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference, which follows the industry-leading Metaphase Symposium on September 20, 1999, will feature customers offering insight into the business benefits and successes attributed to the Metaphase PDM solution.
    With customer representation from a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, medical products and industrial equipment, the International Users Forum addresses the value of all product-related data as intellectual capital, and the business impact of leveraging that data across the business enterprise. Global customers including Mazda, Boeing, Ericsson, ABB, Nissan, Harley-Davidson, Epson and Abbott Labs will discuss how Metaphase harnesses the power of intellectual capital to drive product innovation and help companies create a sustainable competitive edge.
    In this forum, Metaphase customers will have the opportunity to share their strategies and best practices for getting Metaphase into production quickly, and cost-effectively, citing a variety of success metrics that demonstrate their results -- improved market position, better product quality, reduced costs and faster time-to-market.
    "This conference provides customers of all industries and sizes a forum to discuss their return on investment with Metaphase, in terms of cost savings, better quality products, faster time-to-market and streamlined innovation," said Ron Schmitz, vice president, Metaphase marketing and product planning, SDRC. "The forum gathers the largest PDM user group in the world -- a group rich with experience implementing Metaphase solutions for maximum benefit."
    Platinum Plus co-sponsor Sun Microsystems heads up an all-star cast of Metaphase Enterprise Solution Providers (e!sp(SM)) co-sponsoring the event, including IBM, Engineering animation, Inc., Hewlett-Packard, ITI, Strategic Technologies and SGI, along with additional co-sponsors Ensodex, Inc, Spatial, Inc., and Dell Computer Corporation.
    To learn more about the Metaphase International Users Forum, please visit SDRC's Metaphase Technology Web site -- http://www.metaphasetech.com/

    About SDRC

    SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) is one of the world's leading providers of enterprise product development solutions with its suite of mechanical design automation software and product data management software. The Company's products, coupled with value-added services, help manufacturers optimize product development early in the design process, enabling them to reduce cost and cycle time while significantly improving quality and time to market. SDRC provides the award-winning I-DEAS(R) product suite of integrated CAD/CAM/CAE software, and the market-leading PDM software, Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM), which is developed, marketed and supported by SDRC's Metaphase Technology Division. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 77 offices in 18 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.

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    Note to Editors: SDRC and Metaphase are registered trademarks, Metaphase Enterprise is a trademark, and e!sp is a service mark of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders.