Sony, Fujitsu, and JAE join the growing list of Aspect customers in
Japan, which include Epson, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Matsushita, NEC, Ricoh, and Toshiba.
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Aspect Realizes Outstanding Growth in Japanese Market
Sony, Fujitsu, and JAE to Cut Costs and Speed
Time-to-Market by Using Aspect's CSM Solution
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspect Development, Inc.,(Nasdaq:ASDV) the leading provider of component and supplier management (CSM) solutions, today announced that Sony, Fujitsu, and JAE have selected Aspect's CSM solution to consolidate purchases of components and speed time to market of new products. The three new customers underscore the potential of the Japanese market as well as Aspect's commitment to it. Sony, Fujitsu, and JAE join the growing list of Aspect customers in Japan, which include Epson, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Matsushita, NEC, Ricoh, and Toshiba.
Aspect's flagship product, Explore, has been delivered in an internationalized Japanese language version. In addition, Aspect provides both English and Japanese language reference databases via Aspect's 2.2 million-part VIP Reference Databases and through a partnership with ELISNET of Japan.
Aspect's CSM solution will provide Sony, Fujitsu, and JAE with a constantly updated central repository of technical and business information. Additional benefits include easy, enterprise-wide access to vital information allowing product designers to choose the best part easily and quickly early in the design process thereby decreasing the design cycle. Each company conducted a full evaluation of commercial alternatives to current internally developed and maintained systems, and selected Aspect. Sony, Fujitsu, and JAE represent application of CSM solutions to Consumer Electronics, Computers, and Aerospace Defense industries respectively.
``With these three new contracts, we have further expanded our presence in the Japanese market and this has helped us promote the latest supply-chain management strategies in this emerging marketplace. With these new contracts we have grown Aspect's installed base in Japan to more than 10 companies. This clearly indicates that the Japanese market is adopting Aspect's component and supplier management solution,'' stated Nobuyuki Imamura, Director of Operations Aspect Japan.
About Aspect Development, Inc.
Aspect Development Inc. the leading worldwide provider of Component and Supplier Management (CSM) solutions, develops, markets and supports enterprise client/server software and reference data products that enable manufacturers to improve product development and business processes through CSM. Aspect's products enable rapid search, comparison and selection of optimal components and suppliers, promote the reuse of design and manufacturing knowledge, support the consolidation of suppliers, and facilitate automation of the related design and procurement processes.
Aspect's corporate headquarters are in Mountain View, California. For more information on Aspect's complete line of CSM products and services, contact Aspect at 800-941-1046, via electronic mail at sales@aspectdv.com or via the Web at www.aspectdv.com.
NOTE: Explore, Explore-CIS, Explore Enterprise, Aspect VIP, and
AspectOnline are trademarks of Aspect Development, Inc. Other trademarks used throughout this document are trademarks of their respective holders.
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