This is possibly BIG NEWS I believe for TPRO, read between the lines...
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1997--Wonderware Corp. (NASDAQ: WNDR) Thursday announced the signing of a global licensing agreement with Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) that standardizes the use of Wonderware's InTrack production management software in Western Digital's hard drive manufacturing facilities worldwide.
Wonderware's InTrack is a PC LAN-based, object oriented, client/server software tool that allows companies to model and track every step of a factory's production operations, from raw materials to finished goods, with Windows-based point-and-click ease. InTrack enables companies to manage, control and improve their manufacturing process at a fraction of the cost of competitive systems in both time and resources.
Furthermore, InTrack's modular architecture means that users can set up production management functionality in one area of plant operations and scale it to encompass an entire manufacturing plant in parallel with the customer's growth, according to Joe Cowan, Wonderware vice president of sales and marketing.
"This strategic licensing agreement with Western Digital clearly establishes Wonderware as the world's leading supplier of MES automation software to the disk drive manufacturing industry," Cowan said.
"It's a perfect partnership of a world class manufacturing company and state-of-the-art production management and resource tracking software."
"Western Digital standardized on the use of Wonderware's InTrack product in its worldwide disk drive operations because of InTrack's state-of-the-art, graphical application development tools, which enable us to rapidly implement an integrated real-time factory data management system with minimal resources," stated Russell Stern, vice president of Western Digital.
"The extensive capability and flexibility of the system will allow us to service our customers better by decreasing our response time in meeting their specific data storage needs."
Western Digital is a leader in information storage products and services. The company designs and manufactures hard drives for personal and enterprise-wide computing, and markets them to systems manufacturers and selected resellers under the Western Digital brand name. Founded in 1970, the company is based in Irvine, and has more than 13,000 employees worldwide. The company reported revenues of $4.18 billion in fiscal 1997.
Wonderware Corp. is the leading independent supplier of Windows-based software for the industrial automation marketplace. InTrack is one of the software modules provided in the Wonderware FactorySuite of integrated application generation tools for use in a broad range of industries. Founded in 1987, the company has headquarters in Irvine, and has regional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia to provide support to its global distributor channel. The company reported revenues of $39.2 million for the first half of 1997.
For more information, contact Don Allen, Director of Corporate Relations, Wonderware Corp., 100 Technology Dr., Irvine, CA 92618. Phone: 714/453-6652. Fax: 714/453-6693. E-mail: dona@wonderware.com .
Or contact Valinda M. Accetta, Public Relations, Western Digital Corp., 8105 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine, CA 92618. Phone: 714/932-5178. Fax: 714/932-6498. E-mail: valinda.m.accetta@wdc.com .
CONTACT:
Wonderware Corp., Irvine
Don Allen, Director of Corporate Relations
714/453-6652
E-mail: dona@wonderware.com
or
Western Digital Corp., Irvine
Valinda M. Accetta, 714/932-5178
valinda.m.accetta@wdc.com
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