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To: Stocker who wrote (2620)	12/6/1999 7:29:00 PM
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Monday December 6, 6:46 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Camstar Systems, Inc. JDS Uniphase Selects Camstar's InSite(TM) MES as Global Manufacturing Standard Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Will Extend Oracle Functionality And Provide Centralized Control of Rapidly Expanding Manufacturing Operations CAMPBELL, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Camstar Systems, Inc. today announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar enterprise licensing agreement for its InSite manufacturing execution system (MES) with JDS Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU - news; Toronto: JDU - news). JDS Uniphase is one of the largest and fastest growing vendors in the fiberoptic communications marketplace. JDS Uniphase will implement InSite as an enterprise standard application to support corporate IT strategy and significantly reduce maintenance and support costs. JDS Uniphase will use Camstar's InSite for plant management and control at the company's manufacturing operations around the world, with the MES tracking work-in-process inventory and detailed product flow at each manufacturing site. Systems integrator KPMG will link InSite with JDS Uniphase's Oracle ERP so that data exchanges of actual production information between plant floor operations and the enterprise-wide ERP can be done in real-time. ``We currently have 16 plants in 7 countries,' says Joe Riera, Chief Information Officer at JDS Uniphase, ``and we are continuing to grow by acquisition. We need a single MES product capable of handling all aspects of our production operations -- from semiconductor fab, test, and assembly through electronic assembly. We selected InSite as our MES standard because it satisfied our production requirements, could be rapidly deployed with local adaptation for multi-national manufacturing, and because of Camstar's track record in supporting successful MES implementations. InSite will let us execute a standardized IT strategy that supports the diverse needs of our global manufacturing operations.' Camstar's InSite MES is a native Windows NT-based application that tracks and controls product as it moves through complex manufacturing processes. It supports full product genealogy; order status; quality control; yield management; collection and analysis of parametric process data; and continuous process control, while giving manufacturers total flexibility in modeling their production workflow. Unlimited multi-level tracking capabilities support 100% product traceability, defect analysis, and the attainment of superior levels of product quality. ``JDS Uniphase's choice of InSite is another confirmation of our product vision,' says Dave Cone, President of Camstar, ``and we are pleased to be a part of their worldwide expansion program and continued success. By standardizing on Oracle ERP and InSite, they have arrived at a solution that is scalable and flexible, and which creates a uniform approach to effective management of their multi-national manufacturing operations.' Founded in 1984, Camstar Systems, Inc. supplies its manufacturing execution system (MES) software to the semiconductor, electronics, textiles, paper, metals, and food markets, as well as to other industries for which tracking, traceability, quality data collection, and process control are mission-critical to corporate success. The company offers and supports two distinct MES products -- MESA(TM) for the IBM AS/400 series and InSite(TM) for Microsoft's Windows NT platform. Camstar Systems, Inc. is located at 900 E. Hamilton Ave., Suite 400, Campbell, CA 95008, 408-559-5700, Fax: 408-558-9350, camstar.com. SOURCE: Camstar Systems