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SDRC Receives Vision Award From start Magazine & Microsoft

12 September 2000

SDRC Receives Vision Award From start Magazine & Microsoft; SDRC Recognized by start and Microsoft for Technology and Business Vision in Development of the Metaphase Digital Dashboard

    CINCINNATI--Sept. 12, 2000--SDRC , a global supplier of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle, was awarded start magazine's 3rd Annual Technology and Business Awards, T&B Vision Award category, for its Metaphase(R) Digital Dashboard. In cooperation with Microsoft(R), start magazine honored SDRC as a Windows-based solution provider whose software products have technologically transformed a small business, engineering, or manufacturing environment. The awards were presented in New York City, September 11, 2000.
    As described by start magazine, "The winners of start's 2000 T&B Awards exemplify the power of technology to transform the way companies do business today and the ways in which businesses are using this technology to forge new frontiers."
    "start magazine serves as a resource to help executives sift through the myriad of technology options available today," says Peggy Smedley, editorial director and publisher. "Over the past three years, start has established its reputation as an innovative leader in the field of business technology publishing. For that reason, we are excited to recognize leaders in the manufacturing industry who have been able to achieve their respective corporate goals and strategies and, ultimately, achieve their visions through the use of Windows technology."
    "We are very pleased to be recognized by start magazine and Microsoft for our vision in enabling rapid customer access to SDRC Metaphase product knowledge management information and functionality," said Glenn Wienkoop, president and COO, SDRC. "The Web has transformed the way we and our customers do business. The Metaphase Digital Dashboard, utilizing Microsoft technology, is one element of our aggressive, web-centric strategic vision for delivering engineering and manufacturing knowledge directly and seamlessly to a user's desktop."
    Entries were evaluated on individual merits and on the extent to which they successfully addressed major challenges or opportunities facing manufacturers today with the use of Windows technology. Judges from Gartner, Industry Directions, ARC Advisory Group, EDA Today, Dataquest, and AMR Research considered technological resources, strategies, and tactics used to overcome a business challenge.
    Additional information about start magazine's Technology and Business Awards, and the innovative companies who received honors, can be found in the September issue of start on their Website: www.startmag.com.