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News Release from: Trubiquity | Subject: WorkwiseCX
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Team on 24 July 2006
Collaboration software puts users
together online
Autoweb has unveiled a new, significantly improved version of WorkwiseCX, its online collaborative exchange utility.
Autoweb, a global provider of engineering data management and exchange services, has unveiled a new, significantly improved version of WorkwiseCX, its online collaborative exchange utility WorkwiseCX now offers preconfigured virtual "rooms" that compliment natural work processes used by team members working at locations around the globe
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"With WorkwiseCX, users can be up and running in days without investing the time and resources required to develop project-specific tools", said Nino DiCosmo, cHairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Autoweb.
"The solution's new preconfigured rooms were developed to address the real-time work needs of the engineering, design, and product development community".
Based on initial evaluation of the product, DiCosmo said, many of our customers expect to see improvements in project completion times of up to 15% or more.
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New WorkwiseCX features include: a project management room that facilitates all of the complicated tasks associated with managing a project; a bid management room gives sourced suppliers a common access point to collect, review, and disseminate bid packages which reduces the time needed to complete the procurement process; a supplier portal room provides an extended enterprise the ability to easily find all pertinent project or program information; and a design review room that allows engineers to visually collaboration on designs in real time.
"By diminishing the effects of time and space with WorkwiseCX, we are helping companies work more effectively and efficiently", DiCosmo added.
WorkwiseCX was launched by Autoweb in February 2005 as a hosted, Internet-accessible, virtual team workspace.
Based on UGS' Teamcenter Community, it allows teams to collaborate on all types of projects in a safe, secure, traceable environment.
Originally called the Collaborative Exchange, the utility solution was renamed as WorkwiseCX.
Since its launch, 460 corporate users have registered on WorkwiseCX and Autoweb currently is scheduled to grow its WorkwiseCX customer base by over 100% by the end of 2006.
"The enhancements to WorkwiseCX will increase the true versatility of this product for all the organisations within a company", said DiCosmo.
"Many of our customers are beginning to realise the value of having an on-demand, hosted collaboration tool".
A US software provider recently, for example, used Autoweb's WorkwiseCX to implement a solution at a major Korean OEM and completed its project in only two-thirds of the scheduled time.
By contrast, a similar implementation that the software company began at the same time using traditional methods was only 22% complete by the time the Korean project was finished.
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