SDRC and Aspect Development Partner to Create MetaCatalog
9 September 1999
SDRC and Aspect Development Partner to Create MetaCatalog
CINCINNATI--Sept. 8, 1999--Stages of Product Development Giving Engineers Easy
Access to PDM Design Data for Reuse
SDRC , a leading global supplier of enterprise product development solutions and developer of I-DEAS(R) and Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) software, today announced the introduction of Metaphase(R) Catalog (MetaCatalog(TM)). MetaCatalog, based on Aspect Development's leading catalog technology, gives engineers easy access to design data within the Metaphase product data management (PDM) environment to optimize the reuse of designs and design elements in diverse products.
Developed through a strategic partnership with Aspect Development, Inc. and mutual customer Ford Motor Company, MetaCatalog integrates Aspect Development's catalog technology to create a structured, easily accessible repository of approved design information within the Metaphase PDM structure. Because the design data is easily and readily cataloged and available to engineers for reuse, MetaCatalog expedites the early stages of product development.
MetaCatalog goes beyond basic application integration to provide a common user interaction environment. From any standard web browser, engineers can use MetaCatalog to organize, search and retrieve approved design, component and system data from Metaphase Enterprise, allowing them to reuse complete designs or design elements, rather than build them from scratch. MetaCatalog allows companies to optimize the intellectual capital of their preferred design data within the broader framework of enterprise PDM.
"Design and manufacturing organizations are constantly under pressure to bring more innovative products to market in a shorter period of time," said Bill Weyand, president and chief executive officer of SDRC. "Many products can be developed on a derivative basis. SDRC is helping businesses get there faster by providing the technology that allows them to strategically reuse design data across the enterprise. With MetaCatalog, businesses don't have to reinvent the wheel each time they begin developing a new product, and they can realize tremendous improvements in cost savings, quality and time-to-market."
"Aspect has invested millions of dollars to develop catalog technology that improves designers' productivity and product development efficiency," said Romesh Wadhwani, chairman and CEO of Aspect. "SDRC has incorporated that technology to extend its PDM solution by enabling design re-use - extending the Aspect profile still further and creating a powerful PDM solution for Metaphase customers."
The Metaphase(R) Enterprise Solution Series(TM) builds on Metaphase's powerful enterprise PDM architecture with a line of packaged, web-centric products designed to accomplish the most common PDM objectives. The series, developed through close collaboration with industry-leading Metaphase customers, provides out-of-the-box functionality that builds on the global PDM foundation of Metaphase Enterprise, resulting in real-world solutions that position a company for greater market dominance. With the series, SDRC continues its legacy as the PDM market leader and technology innovator.
About Aspect Development, Inc.
Aspect Development, Inc. is the leading worldwide provider of enterprise systems for inbound supply chain management. Aspect solutions reduce product cost, operations expense and design cycle time by providing strategic decision support for procurement, product development and operations to companies in the electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial, process and CPG markets. Aspect provides one-stop solutions that uniquely combine its enterprise software, content products and rapid deployment services to deliver a large value proposition quickly, at low risk. Aspect solutions are being used by many of the largest manufacturers worldwide to optimize their inbound supply chain; to provide the information bridge between design and procurement; and to technology-enable and automate best practices such as strategic sourcing, preferred component and supplier management, design reuse, and rapid selection of the best components.
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 engineering and consulting 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 75 offices in 17 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
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Note to Editors: SDRC, Metaphase and I-DEAS are registered trademarks, and Metaphase Enterprise, MetaCatalog and Metaphase Enterprise Solutions Series are trademarks of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation.