Otis Elevator Company Transitions from Sherpa to SDRC Metaphase

21 July 2000

Otis Elevator Company Transitions from Sherpa to SDRC Metaphase

    CINCINNATI - SDRC , a global supplier of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle, today announced that the Otis Elevator Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, has selected Metaphase(R), SDRC's product knowledge management (PKM) solution, to manage information related to their product development process, including advanced product configuration and change control.

    SDRC announced its acquisition of Sherpa Systems Corporation in January (reference SDRC's press release(i) dated January 6, 2000). SDRC has structured a technology growth path to transition Sherpa accounts to Metaphase, while also enabling these companies to leverage their existing software deployments.

    Otis Elevator Company is implementing Metaphase as its product knowledge management solution to manage documents, configurations, and engineering changes, and they will utilize Metaphase to access and share Pro/ENGINEER CAD data.

    "We are pleased that Otis has selected SDRC's Metaphase," said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO, SDRC. "Otis is the world's largest manufacturer and installer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkway systems. SDRC's mission is to be the partner of choice for industry leaders such as Otis, and we're looking forward to working with them to enable their product knowledge management goals as they transition from Sherpa to Metaphase."

    About Otis Elevator Company

    Otis, with headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut, is the world's largest company manufacturing, installing and servicing elevators, escalators, moving walkways and shuttle systems. Including the recently-formed LG-Otis Elevator Co. in Korea, Otis has more than 60,000 employees and revenues exceeding $6 billion. Otis products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Otis is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

    About SDRC

    SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) is a leading global provider of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle. The Company's products address the areas of Product Knowledge Management, Collaborative Product Commerce, and e-Design Automation. Coupled with process engineering and consulting services, the Company's solutions facilitate innovation through collaboration, enabling industry leaders to optimize product development early in the design process, increase productivity, and significantly improve time-to-market. SDRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 77 offices in 18 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.