Automotive Suppliers

Auto Parts Center Using Activant Solution’s Integrated Bar Coding, Pricing Tools, Additional Features to Drive Sales Growth

LIVERMORE, CA, August 1, 2007 - A thriving New Jersey auto parts business is using several of the latest tools available for the Activant Prism™ business management system to significantly enhance operational flexibility and efficiency and increase store revenue.

Auto Parts Center, West Long Branch, N.J., has relied exclusively on the Activant Prism business management solution since the late 1990s. The company recently implemented several new Activant tools that have led to additional bottom-line improvements in overall store performance. “Activant keeps making improvements to the Prism solution and its other products that will help us today and into the future,” said Auto Parts Center Vice President Sam Howarth.

Ryder to Provide Customized Transportation Solution to Further Drive Efficiencies Throughout Key Safety's Supply Chain
MIAMI, FL, (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global leader in supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions, today announced that Key Safety Systems, Inc., a leading global designer and supplier of automotive safety systems, including air bags, seatbelts and steering wheels, has selected Ryder for Logistics and transportation management services supporting all of Key Safety's North American and European operations.

Automotive supplier using on-demand system to enhance performance

Alameda, CA,— GT Nexus announced today that Yazaki North America, a leading supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry, has selected the GT Nexus Trade and Logistics Portal to power Yazaki’s global inventory visibility and control system. Delivered on-demand, as a service over the Web, the platform allows Yazaki to improve Supply Chain performance by lowering costs and delivering a more reliable service to its customers –- the automotive manufacturers (Original Equipment Makers, or OEMs).

Automotive Supplier Increases Reporting Accuracy and Elevates Customer Delivery Service with Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT PRO

Mississauga, ON, Canada Psion Teklogix (LSE: PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection, imaging and RFID, announced today that US Tire & Exhaust, a division of US Oil Co. Inc, has implemented a custom mobile computing solution jointly developed by Psion Teklogix and DNS Technologies to record the delivery and invoicing activity of its delivery fleet in real-time.

The mobile computing solution is achieving for US Tire & Exhaust near-perfect delivery and invoicing accuracy, while continuing to increase the number of customer deliveries per day.

LONDON, ON – Activplant Corporation, the standard in performance management solutions for the world's leading manufacturers, announced today that TRW Automotive, Inc. has selected Activplant's Throughput Analyzer to enable their continuous improvement teams to drive constant performance improvements for its production facilities in Marshall, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona.

TRW's decision to install the Throughput Analyzer application at these locations follows previous successful deployments of the Activplant Performance Management System (APMS) in other facilities. While both of these plants are well known for being highly efficient and lean, the company will be using the Throughput Analyzer to accelerate continuous improvement efforts by utilizing the software's abilities to identify true recurring constraints. Activplant is extremely pleased to continue to offer TRW, a valued customer, clarity to the plant floor. This additional traction strongly validates Activplant as the leader in performance management.

NEEDHAM, Mass.–PTC (NASDAQ: PMTC), the Product Development Company® today announced that Federal-Mogul Corporation, a global supplier of automotive components, systems and modules for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, has adopted Windchill PDMLink® and Windchill ProjectLinkÔ for strategic Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Windchill, the PTC content and process management solution, enables collaborative product development while helping companies control data and processes. As a long-time user of PTC’s Pro/ENGINEER®, the selection of Windchill extends Federal-Mogul’s existing relationship with PTC and enables them to realize the value from an integral product development system.

Support included as standard and already in use by Infor customers

MUNICH– Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced that the company is among the first vendors to integrate the functions required for supporting the new Common Identification Number for Delivery Improvement (CINDI) Procurement process at Renault as standard functionality into its Infor ERP Xpert, the previous version Infor ERP XPPS and Infor CRM ACmanager (Automotive Customer Manager) solutions. The applications have been designed especially for automotive suppliers. Infor continuously enriches its solutions to comply with the latest requirements of automotive manufacturers, giving users a competitive advantage in a fast moving market.

Decoma International Selects Infor ERP TRANS4M to Increase Operational Efficiencies, Improve Customer Service and Reduce Costs

ATLANTA– Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced that Decoma International, Inc. has deployed Infor ERP TRANS4M in a just-in-time environment at its new Toledo, Ohio facility. Decoma is a division of Magna International, Inc., one of the world’s largest automotive industry suppliers, and TRANS4M has a track record of success at other Magna facilities. Decoma, which manufactures exterior vehicle appearance systems, selected the solution for its integrated electronic data interchange (EDI), financials and general ledger, and custom programming support capabilities.

Welcome tribute as carrier grows trade

Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 11, 2006 – Goodyear, one of the world’s leading tire makers, has named global ocean container carrier APL the outstanding shipping line in Latin America. Goodyear Latin America President Eduardo Fortunato presented the award to APL at his company’s regional summit meeting here recently.

The No. 1 manufacturer of tires in Latin America and North America, Goodyear singled out APL for outstanding service and a strong customer focus in presenting the award.

“This is very satisfying recognition,” said Carlos Velez, Vice President and Managing Director of the Latin America Trade for APL. “Latin America is a market with great potential and we have been expanding our presence here. To be singled out by a company like Goodyear indicates that we are on the right path.”

Infor has released Infor SRM SupplyWeb version 10 for automotive manufacturers. New release comes with modules for Production Invoicing and Purchase Order Collaboration to automate specific business functions related to order processing. Supplier Cumulative Quality Management, Flex Fields and Receipt Reconciliation are some of the other built-in functional enhancements in SRM SupplyWeb version 10.

Production Invoicing improves data accuracy between customers and suppliers, eliminates discrepancies in pricing and payables and allows for more timely payments from the customer. Customers can accept or reject invoices sent by their supplier, sending these approved invoices back to the ERP system for payment. This improves the accuracy of payables and reduces the amount of time spent on manual activities such as entering faxed or emailed data.

Attendees can learn more about i2 new generation solutions for the automotive industry at booth No. 8

Dallas, TX -- January 8, 2007

i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) will demonstrate its new-generation Supply Chain Management solutions at the upcoming Automotive News World Congress at the Hyatt Hotel in Dearborn, Mich., Jan. 15 -18. As Premier sponsors of the event, i2 will host the Tuesday, Jan. 16 luncheon and the event’s press room.

The world’s leading automotive manufacturers leverage i2 solutions to overcome Supply Chain challenges. Users can gain visibility to global organizations and processes, evaluate total landed cost sourcing, streamline transportation operations and facilitate supplier collaboration and event management. If you are interested in meeting with i2 or Learning more about the company’s new-generation solutions, please visit booth No. 8 on-site or contact Phil Feinsot at philip_feinsot@i2.com.

Apriso Customers Saint Gobain - Sekurit and Ugitechto Present Success Stories at Traçabilité and Progilog Event

Manufacturers to demonstrate how Apriso’s software solution is used to extend the value of existing ERP and Supply Chain systems

Who: Two Apriso manufacturing customers will share how they are effectively controlling costs and streamlining operations through the use of Apriso’s Adaptive software for global operations execution.
Saint-Gobain Sekurit (www.saint-gobain-sekurit.com), the leading Tier 1 supplier of glass to the automotive and transport markets, implemented Apriso’s FlexNet® system to provide a completely unified solution for manufacturing and Logistics across 40 European manufacturing and distribution sites. Saint-Gobain will present how they are managing operations as one dispersed supply network by deploying a centralized ERP application tightly coupled with FlexNet’s decentralized manufacturing and Logistics solution.

Partnership Expands Options for CAD Interoperability in Manufacturing Industries

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. and NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and PTC (NASDAQ: PMTC) today announced a Technology exchange agreement to expand interoperability options for their customers and the manufacturing industry. This agreement brings together two software leaders with the common goal of facilitating software interoperability for organizations with multi-CAD environments.

Today's manufacturers are under increased pressure to get high quality products to market faster, with increased efficiencies and lower costs to the consumer. As part of this effort, many have adopted a multi-CAD strategy, either internally between departments or externally with partners and supply chains. This interoperability agreement aims to decrease the overall effort and costs that are commonly associated with supporting these environments. Autodesk and PTC plan to provide customers with out-of-the-box integrations between their solutions that will enable organizations to work more efficiently with the product development strategies currently in place and the flexibility to adopt future strategies.

Autodesk Design Review to Offer Project Teams Direct Access to ThomasNet's Content of Industrial Products and Services

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. and NEW YORK, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and ThomasNet (formerly known as Thomas Register) today announced the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership. Autodesk will extend its Autodesk Design Review software to include on-demand access to ThomasNet's in-depth product and service information. The partnership is helping to redefine the design process by introducing a more efficient approach to collaboration, connecting specification and Procurement decisions to core design processes.

Infor ERP COM to enjoy over 50 customer-prioritized enhancements

Munich– Dec 14, 2006 – Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced comprehensive enhancements to Infor ERP COM, following Infor’s Customer-First product strategy, which has been developed to enrich the value of customers’ current investment in Infor solutions, extend their core ERP applications with business-specific extended solutions and evolve the Infor product line to produce next-generation solutions. With the next release of Infor ERP COM, Infor will provide increased embedded vertical industry capabilities. Based on analysis of user demands, there will also be more than 50 customer- prioritized features and modules included.

DELMIA UltraGRIP for Measurement Inspection Systems Simulation and Off-line Programming

Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, December 12, 2006 _ Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Perceptron, a Plymouth, Michigan company that produces information-based process improvement solutions for non-contact measurement and inspection applications, has selected DELMIA UltraGRIP robotic solution for programming and simulation of its in-process or off-line, non-contact, vision-based measurement and inspection systems. Perceptron scanning systems ensure total dimensional continuity throughout the product manufacturing process to help improve quality, shorten product launch times, and reduce manufacturing costs. Perceptron will use DELMIA UltraGRIP in the design of its systems to ensure that all robot motions and trajectories necessary to measure or inspect the parts can be achieved.

WAYNE, PA — December 5, 2006 – The Magni Group, an ISO 9000 certified manufacturer of protective coating systems for metal products, has chosen the Deacom Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System to standardize all business processes, including quality control, batch formulation, and production scheduling.

Headquartered in Birmingham, MI, The Magni Group required a single, secure software system to seamlessly link the operations of its corporate office as well as its sites in Detroit, MI Independence, KY, and Germany. The Deacom ERP System was selected over eight different software vendors, as a result of its strong process manufacturing focus and functionality.

DELMIA Drives Innovation in Manufacturing Engineering Operations

Kanagawa, Japan and Auburn Hills MI., USA, November 29, 2006 - Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY: Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that AISIN AW Co., Ltd., a global auto parts manufacturer of automatic transmissions and car navigation systems, has applied DELMIA V5 DPM Powertrain. The company is setting its sights on maintaining product quality and reducing the number of processing steps in aluminum machining process design. AISIN AW has been advocating an internal initiative known as Process System Engineering (PSE), which aims to systematically enhance operations.