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by Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 5:00:00 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Expanded partnership gives SAP license to directly resell the Visiprise MES system under its brand. |
| Keywords: | MES software, SAP, manufacturing execution, manufacturing production, Visiprise, plant floor applications, plant software, ERP connection, enterprise resource planning |
In a move that strengthens an ongoing relationship and knits manufacturing execution capabilities more tightly into the ERP fold, SAP AG unveiled an agreement with Visiprise Inc. to resell Visiprise's flagship MES software. Starting immediately, SAP will offer the Visiprise Manufacturing software directly to its discrete manufacturing customers under the name "SAP Manufacturing Execution by Visiprise." SAP already has an alliance with Visiprise under which it brings the MES provider into key accounts where an MES system is needed, much like its relationships with other MES and automation vendors, including Siemens, Invensys plc's Wonderware division, and GE Fanuc Automation, among others. Visiprise software helps manufacturers plan, define, control, execute, and analyze manufacturing operations from a single environment. Visiprise Manufacturing had already been designated an SAP xApps Certified, Powered by SAP NetWeaver solution, which is a certification level given to certain SAP partners. As part of their expanded agreement, the SAP Manufacturing Execution by Visiprise offering leverages the SAP xApp Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP xMII) composite application to integrate directly with SAP applications, company officials said. SAP also audited source code and tested scripts to technically qualify the Visiprise product to run as part of a core SAP system, officials said. [Click to continue] |
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