Canon Selects Siemens PLM Software as its Global PLM Provider
08 November 2007 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
All Canon Business Units to use Siemens PLM Software's NX and
Teamcenter Software as the Next-generation Keystone PLM Platform
PLANO, Texas and TOKYO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens
PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D)
and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services, today announced that Canon, Inc., a global
leader in the precision electronics industry, selected Siemens PLM
Software's technology as its universal next- generation product
development platform to be deployed throughout the Canon group,
including overseas sites and affiliates. Siemens PLM Software is
currently used in Canon Image Communication Products Operations.
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Canon, known for its innovative product development process, will
utilize NX(TM) software, Siemens PLM Software's digital product
development software, and Teamcenter(R) software, Siemens PLM
Software's collaborative product data management solution and the
world's most widely used PLM portfolio, as its keystone PLM system
to materialize the benefits of its many years of business- process
innovation. "Like Canon, Siemens PLM Software continually strives
for greater innovation and enhanced customer satisfaction," stated
Canon. "So when it came time to select Canon's next-generation
keystone PLM platform, we made the judgment following an extensive
evaluation process that Siemens PLM Software's market-leading
collaboration and innovation solution was the best platform to
enforce our 'product engineering innovation'." Canon Image
Communication Products Operations, a Siemens PLM Software customer
since 1990, began using digital product development technology
because the company recognized the tremendous advantage it provided
in creating the complex shapes of curved surfaces such as those
contained in the camera body. Siemens PLM Software and partner ISID
worked in cooperation to achieve Canon's decision to select Siemens
PLM Software. "NX has already demonstrated its strength as a
communication tool by further enhancing the exchange of data
between each of the design divisions. We expect Teamcenter's proven
collaborative product data management capabilities to further
enhance collaboration and innovation throughout the Canon group and
its affiliates, allowing Canon to continue its tradition of
providing customers innovative imaging technology to help make
their creative visions a reality," added Canon. "The fact that an
industry leader such as Canon has selected Siemens PLM Software as
its global PLM provider further validates our leadership in the
high-tech industry and our superior product development and support
capabilities to deliver a highly scalable solution on a global
basis," said Tony Affuso, chairman and CEO of Siemens PLM Software.
"Siemens PLM Software's NX and Teamcenter will enable Canon to
enhance innovation and collaboration, speed up the development
cycle, improve its competitive strength and solidify its position
as a leader in the precision electronics industry by bringing even
more best-in-class products to market faster." Introduced in April
and featuring 400 enhancements, NX 5 powers innovation by
integrating all aspects of the design-through-manufacturing process
in a high-performance digital product development solution. NX
helps companies develop innovative products faster and more
cost-efficiently. Teamcenter powers innovation and productivity by
connecting people and processes with a single source of product and
process knowledge. Teamcenter's comprehensive portfolio of proven
digital lifecycle management solutions is built on an open PLM
foundation to power end-to-end PLM. Siemens PLM Software Leadership
in High Tech and Electronics Siemens PLM Software is a leading
provider of software and services to the High Tech and Electronics
industry enabling companies to develop innovative products that
capture the imagination of consumers. Siemens PLM Software
solutions are widely used at the leading High Tech and Electronics
companies globally including the top semiconductor and mobile phone
manufacturers, four of the top five consumer electronics OEMs, four
of the top five semiconductor equipment manufacturers, and eight of
the top 10 contract manufacturers. About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives
(A&D), is a leading global provider of product lifecycle
management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million licensed
seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano,
Texas, Siemens PLM Software's open enterprise solutions enable a
world where organizations and their partners collaborate through
Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products and
services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and
services, visit http://www.siemens.com/plm. About Siemens
Automation and Drives The Siemens Automation and Drives Group
(A&D), Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this
field worldwide. Products supplied by A&D include standard
products for the manufacturing and process industries and for the
electrical installation industry as well as system solutions, for
example for machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such
as the automation of entire automobile factories or chemical
plants. Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D
also offers software for linking production and management
(horizontal and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing
production processes. A&D employs 70,600 people worldwide and
in fiscal year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group profit of euro
1.572 billion on sales of euro 12.848 billion and orders of euro
14.108 billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further information about
A&D is available in the Internet at
http://www.siemens.com/automation. Note: Siemens and the Siemens
logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. NX and Teamcenter are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle
Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States
and in other countries. All other trademarks, registered trademarks
or service marks belong to their respective holders.
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CONTACT: Rieko Asanuma, +81-3-3445-3039, , Salim Rahimi,
+1-972-987-3206, , both of Siemens PLM Software Web site:
http://www.automation.siemens.com/
http://www.siemens.com/automation
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