Solid Edge Insight from EDS Named Best Computer Productivity Tool of 2002 by Design News Magazine

Built-in design management credited with making engineers' jobs easier, safer and more productive

Plano, Texas - EDS today announced Design News Magazine has named new technology in its Solid Edge� computer-aided design (CAD) software the best new computer productivity tool for 2002.

Design News announced the award in its Dec. 2 issue, citing Solid Edge and Insight, its built-in design management technology. "Working transparently, most users will not even know they are using data management tools," the magazine reported. "It removes the burden from the user to learn and implement what has historically been complex technology," the magazine quoted its judges as saying.

Solid Edge was the only software packaged selected. Besides computer productivity, the magazine cited best products in other categories such as fasteners and fluid power. "The annual Best Products of the Year contest is one of the many ways Design News showcases the efforts of design engineers and the vendors who support them," said Michelle Lang, associate editor of Design News. "While flashy end products such as jet planes and cars grab everyone's attention, the enabling technology behind them is what we focus on in this contest. Without that enabling technology -- whether it's CAD, components, or materials -- the flashy end products would not exist. Our contest spotlights the best enabling technology available."

"Representing the best engineering of their class, this year's winners feature a common thread of efficiency," the Design News article said. "Whether it's cutting back on design time by combining a data management system with a CAD program, reducing vibration with a new fastener, or limiting pressure pulsations with a pump, these Best Product winners all aim to make your job easier, safer, and more productive."

"This is an extremely prestigious award from a very well respected publication," said Dan Staples, director of the Solid Edge business unit at EDS PLM Solutions. "2002 was a great year of innovation at Solid Edge and our customer community will receive the productivity dividends for many years to come as design management becomes an integral part of their design processes."

Design News also credited Solid Edge for its ties with standard Microsoft .NET server technology. "Extending to Microsoft SharePoint(tm) Portal Server, (Solid Edge's) web components allow users to access product information via Internet Explorer, track changes to CAE files, and automatically synchronize file servers," the magazine said. The strength of Solid Edge Insight technology's integration with Microsoft's SharePoint was reinforced in October when Microsoft announced that 10 million licenses of SharePoint Portal Server have been licensed in just 17 months. The cover-story article announcing the award appears in the Dec. 2 print issue and may also be viewed on the web at Design News.

The Solution

Solid Edge (www.solidedge.com) from EDS is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and to reduce time to market, improve quality and lower cost. The exclusive Solid Edge Insight technology embeds design management capabilities directly within CAD, providing insight into design intent to the entire organization and enhancing collaboration. Insight, complemented by Solid Edge's superior core modeling and process workflows, has reduced Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and their related rework by 50 percent or more. The extensive Solid Edge user community is comprised of designers at thousands of companies worldwide, including Alcoa, NEC Engineering, and Volvo. The Solid Edge Voyager Program includes 160 integrated engineering software applications and computer hardware solutions.

About EDS

EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation, business transformation and operational solutions for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries. EDS reported revenues of $21.5 billion in 2001. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EDS) and the London Stock Exchange. 

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