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| CAD, CAM, CAE, design, technical drawing, drafting, delineation, visualization, manufacturing | ISSN 1442-2255 |
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Rofin Group Selects Solid Edge From UGS PLM Solutions as Its Mainstream Computer-Aided Design SystemIndustrial Laser Manufacturer Cites Software's Ease of Use and Stability as Well as Support and Expertise From Solid Edge Reseller PBU CAD-Systeme
COLOGNE, Germany and PLANO, Texas, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- UGS PLM Solutions, the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS (NYSE:EDS), today announced the Rofin Group in Germany has selected Solid Edge(R) as its computer-aided design (CAD) system across five company sites. The Rofin Group's initial order for 44 licenses of Solid Edge will be deployed across each site. Additional implementation within Rofin and for company subsidiaries in the United States and Europe is being considered. Rofin Group evaluated and benchmarked four software packages across more than 70 specific criteria before selecting Solid Edge. "We were excited about the 3D modeling and 2D drafting functionality," said Wolfgang Prem, manager for information technology and design at the Rofin Group. "Also convincing was Solid Edge's ease of use and product stability." In addition to evaluating CAD software packages, the Rofin Group also examined the potential implementation partners and cited the quality of PBU CAD-Systeme, a certified Solid Edge value-added reseller located in Aichach, Germany, as a contributing factor in its selection. "PBU CAD-Systeme was well prepared and showed us exactly what we needed to see and contributed in a large part to our selection of Solid Edge," said Prem. The Solution Solid Edge from UGS PLM Solutions is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and achieve competitive advantage through cost reduction, while increasing top line revenues. 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, greatly eases the design of increasingly complex products required to meet continually changing market demands. 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 200 integrated engineering software applications and computer hardware solutions. About the Rofin Group With operational headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, and Hamburg, Germany, Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. designs, develops, engineers and manufactures laser sources and laser-based system solutions for a wide range of applications. With production facilities in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore and Japan, Rofin-Sinar is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of industrial lasers and currently has more than 16,000 laser units installed worldwide serving more than 2,500 customers. Rofin-Sinar's shares trade on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol RSTI and are listed in Germany in the "Prime Standard" of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under ISIN US7750431022. About PBU CAD Systeme PBU CAD-Systeme GmbH was founded in 1998. The company has continuously expanded its presence in the German and Austrian marketplace. From company headquarters in Aichach near Munich and with subsidiaries in Linz and Vienna the PBU team today supports more than 250 customers in the computer aided product development industry. With more than 1,400 installed software licenses in the area of CAD-CAM-CAE-PDM PBU, CAD-Systeme is one or the most successful resellers for UGS PLM Solutions and SmarTeam, ranking as Europe's third largest Solid Edge reseller and among the top 10 resellers of SmarTeam. About UGS PLM Solutions UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration and product design software and services with 42,000 clients and more than 2.8 million seats of technology operating in the market, is the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS. The company works collaboratively with its clients to create solutions enabling them to transform their process of innovation and thus begin to capture the promise of PLM. The integration of the former operations of companies including Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), Engineering Animation Inc. (EAI) and UGS, UGS PLM Solutions has created some of the leading design, collaboration and product data management technologies that ultimately formed the foundation of the PLM industry. Today, the company is a family of one, building on three decades of leadership in continuing to be a pioneer in PLM. About EDS EDS, the world's most experienced outsourcing services company, delivers superior returns to clients through its cost-effective, high-value services model. EDS' core portfolio comprises information-technology and business process outsourcing services, as well as information-technology transformation services. EDS' two complementary, subsidiary businesses are A. T. Kearney, one of the world's leading high-value management consultancies, and UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration and product design software. With 2003 revenue of $21.5 billion, EDS is ranked 87th on the Fortune 500. The company's stock is traded on the New York and London stock exchanges.
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