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by Greg MacSweeney, MA Editorial Staff
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:53:00 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Deal gives UGS a unique position in the PLM market, though the lack of an integration roadmap for Tecnomatix' manufacturing process management software is a concern. |
Now that its acquisition of Tecnomatix Technology Ltd. is complete, UGS Corp. will market the former company's manufacturing process management (MPM) software as its digital manufacturing brand, and plans to fully integrate the product into its Teamcenter PLM offering. The completion of the $228 million cash acquisition of Tecnomatix, positions UGS as a global provider of solutions that reach from the shop floor to the enterprise, according to UGS officials and industry analysts. In addition, UGS will continue to offer Tecnomatix MPM as an open standalone solution that can be integrated with a manufacturing customer's PLM environment of choice, said Jaron Lotan, vice president of product development for UGS' Tecnomatix product line, in a Webcast earlier this week. "Tecnomatix brings design management tools and a very manufacturing focused offering, while UGS brings enterprise scope and global scope to offer a new level of technology for manufacturers," Lotan said. "The new product is very open and allows users to follow an open architecture approach to doing business," he added, noting that Tecnomatix will still be able to integrate with a manufacturer's PLM system of choice. UGS and Tecnomatix have been working together for the past decade and have been strategic partners since 2002. [Click to continue] |
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