J.D. Edwards and POMS Corp. Partner to Provide an End-to-End Enterprise Manufacturing Software Solution
Combined Solution Enhances Enterprise Agility and Productivity for Process
Manufacturing Customers
DENVER, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise business software provider J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC) and POMS Corp., the leading global provider of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solutions to the healthcare products and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries, today announced the formation of a strategic product alliance that will result in the integration of J.D. Edwards' enterprise software solution with POMS' manufacturing solutions. The combined product suite enables customers in the process manufacturing industries to share information between the manufacturing shop floor and planning departments, allowing companies to effectively automate the entire manufacturing process from sales order entry to product delivery.
"This partnership is an ideal combination for us in that J.D. Edwards and POMS are providing both dedicated resources and a technology solution that meet the specific business needs of our industry," said Maria O'Haver, Director of Business Systems Development at Life Technologies, a global developer of technologies and products used in life science research and the commercial manufacture of genetically engineered products. "The combined solution has been instrumental to improving our organization's efficiency by reducing cycle time and streamlining manufacturing processes, and is a testament to the agility of the J.D. Edwards and POMS solutions."
With increasing global competition, manufacturing organizations must meet higher levels of productivity and reduce process cycle times while minimizing operating expenses and simplifying operations. J.D. Edwards recognized POMS' MES as a proven solution to the process manufacturing industry that enables customers to achieve continuous return on investment and competitive advantage, while meeting strict government and consumer quality requirements.
"Partnering with an organization like J.D. Edwards, with its vast experience delivering enterprise solutions in a wide variety of industries, is a significant development that will greatly benefit both J.D. Edwards and POMS," said Christopher Fountain, executive vice president for POMS Corporation. "J.D. Edwards, with its ActivEra technology and recent acquisition of Numetrix, is recognized as an industry leader in providing highly agile enterprise applications that support a customer's drive toward best practices. This coupled with the manufacturing agility and best practices delivered by POMS products offers process manufacturing customers the best total solution. The combined products support a holistic supply chain planning and execution strategy."
"Our partnership with POMS extends J.D. Edwards' supply chain solution to manage all points of the enterprise, from planning to execution to machine control devices, allowing customers to capture the true costs of production," said Michael Schmitt, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at J.D. Edwards. "Information generated throughout the organization is now accessible to a greater proportion of users, translating into continuous return on investment and increased ability to turn ideas into action." As the leader in MES for the process manufacturing industries, we believe POMS will add a dimension of control and visibility over the manufacturing floor that J.D. Edwards users can in turn share with customers and suppliers through J.D. Edwards' ActivEra E-Business and Web-enabled supply chain solutions."
About POMS Corporation
POMS Corporation is a global leader in providing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for the healthcare products and consumer packaged good industries. The company's solutions reduce costs and cycle times within manufacturing and packaging operations by controlling and managing the production of products that are subject to stringent government and consumer quality requirements. POMS' products consist of comprehensive manufacturing functionality that can be implemented in a third of the time of traditional MES applications, ensuring fast time to benefit. POMS' products are used by more than 10,000 users across 15 countries in industries including commercial and clinical pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, primary pharmaceutical chemicals, medical device, food, beverage, and personal care products. POMS' customers include Baxter Healthcare, Boehringer Ingelheim, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Carlsburg Tetley, TNUVA Dairies, The J.M. Smucker Company, and R.P. Scherer. POMS can be reached on the web at www.poms.com.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The Company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics/distribution, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and service industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend J.D. Edwards' SCOREX and AIMX supply chain solutions, OneWorld(TM) and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily during and after implementation. The Company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT(R), UNIX(R) and OS/400(R), and are Java(TM) and HTML enabled.
Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company at 800-727-5333, or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
SOURCE J.D. Edwards & Company
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