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News Release from: CoCreate Software | Subject: OneSpace collaboration software
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 June 2001
Connector giant chooses collaboration
software
FCI Electronics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of connectors for commercial and consumer goods, will use CoCreate's OneSpace collaboration software in its product development operations
FCI Electronics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of connectors used in commercial and consumer goods, today announced it will use CoCreate's OneSpace* collaboration software in its product development operations worldwide OneSpace is the industry's first real-time, Internet-based, CAD-neutral collaboration solution
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 Aug 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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OneSpace is used in the product development process to enable globally distributed companies and their partners to share design information and work simultaneously on models originating from dispersed CAD systems, explore design alternatives and rapidly resolve design conflicts.
OneSpace is at the forefront of the growing trend toward a more collaborative process between internal and external product development resources.
"We expect that OneSpace will accelerate our teams' decision-making process, and that in turn will accelerate time to market and time to volume," said Donald K Harper, global manager of CAE for FCI Electronics.
"Our OneSpace implementation will facilitate collaboration by 31 regional and global engineering sites, and improve communication with hundreds of customers and suppliers located around the world." Harper said OneSpace would enhance FCI's goals to design for overall manufacturability and to "design right the first time." Using OneSpace's virtual conference room also is expected to cut travel costs.
"OneSpace enhances innovation because it allows engineers to collaborate more effectively and in real time, and that's the real benefit for companies like FCI," said Tilman Schad, president and CEO of CoCreate.
"Product innovation is a primary goal for FCI because it's a key to market leadership." FCI registers an average of more than 100 patents annually, aided by its ability to allow its designers to meet online with worldwide team members.
OneSpace is slated to be integrated with FCI's existing computer-aided engineering infrastructure, including ProENGINEER software for product modeling design and eMatrix product-data-management systems.
OneSpace adapters allow the exchange of more than 200 document formats, ranging from leading 3D CAD and electronic design applications to 2-D graphics and business document formats, including Microsoft Office.
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