Demo Participants
Profiles & Contacts
About Agile
Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL) is a leading supplier of business-to-business collaborative manufacturing commerce solutions. Agile products enable supply chain partners to communicate and collaborate over the Internet about new or changing product content, and then source and procure the required components. At MyAgile.com™, Agile also provides the dispersed supply chain with mission-critical eServices such as online marketplaces, custom part procurement, wireless access, and components research. Agile customers include Amkor Technologies, Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, Flextronics International, Flow International, GE Medical Systems, International Paper, Juniper Networks, Lucent Technologies, Nvidia, Philips, Sycamore Networks, Texas Instruments, Zhone Technologies, and others. For more information, call 408-975-3900, or visit Agile at http://www.agilesoft.com/.
Contact: Kelly Casey, 408-999-7063, kelly.casey@agilesoft.com
About Extricity-Simply Powering B2B™
Extricity is the leading provider of software solutions for B2B relationship management (B2BRM). The Extricity B2B software platform offers the only complete, flexible B2B platform to power and manage the entire spectrum of interactions and collaborative processes among businesses and marketplaces over the Internet. Global 2000 companies and B2B net markets can seamlessly integrate diverse information systems into effective, real-time trading networks by automating and synchronizing the flow of information and execution of processes. The Extricity B2B software platform helps businesses improve operational efficiencies, realize new revenue opportunities and achieve competitive differentiation.
As the B2B leader in key market sectors including electronics, net markets and e-commerce, Extricity has Global 2000 customers spanning five industries in multiple geographies worldwide. These include Adaptec, Advanced Micro Devices, Altera, Mary Kay, Inc., Sharp Microelectronics, Solectron Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Extricity’s headquarters are located in Belmont, Calif., with offices across the U.S. and Europe. Web site: http://www.extricity.com/
On March 12, 2001, Peregrine Systems, Inc. (NASD: PRGN), the leading provider of Electronic Market Enablement and Infrastructure Management solutions, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Extricity, Inc. The transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of both companies and is currently subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Contact: Christopher F. Carfi, 650-486-4583, ccarfi@extricity.com
About Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
The Manufacturing Research Center (MARC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology supports multidisciplinary research in manufacturing. MARC identifies needs and opportunities in manufacturing consistent with the technical talent located at Georgia Tech; organizes company coalitions to support major manufacturing initiatives; markets Tech’s expertise to companies; and develops mechanisms for conducting manufacturing research.
Current major programs within MARC include the Center for Board Assembly Research, the Precision Machining Research Consortium, and the Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute. Several other research activities, funded by organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and industry are also conducted under the MARC umbrella. These include the Packaging Research Center (an NSF Engineering Research Center), the Composites Manufacturing Research Program, the Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology, the Systems Realization Laboratory and the Phosphor Technology Center of Excellence.
Contact: Andrew Dugenske, 404 894-9161, andrew.dugenske@marc.gatech.edu
About Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation, the world’s largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. For three decades, the company has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world’s first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies chips, boards, systems, software, networking and communications equipment, and services that compose the "ingredients" of computer architecture and the Internet. Intel’s mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
Contact (re: demo): John Cartwright, 503-591-2021, john.m.cartwright@intel.com
About Netfish Technologies
Netfish Technologies is a leading provider of integrated XML-based B2B process collaboration solutions used by top Internet-enabled companies worldwide to facilitate B2B eCommerce with their customers, suppliers, and partners. Netfish products deliver complete end-to-end B2B process collaboration, support all major XML protocols and EDI messaging standards, and provide seamless back-end integration to best-of-breed and legacy applications. Netfish solutions enable complete automation of a wide spectrum of business processes ranging from procurement and order fulfillment to billing and payment. Award-winning Netfish products allow corporations and both public and private marketplaces to realize a rapid return on investment, more effective collaboration with trading partners, and increased efficiency. Netfish Technologies was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Clara, CA. Please visit http://www.netfish.com/ for more information.
IONA® Technologies, the leading e-business platform provider for Total Business Integration™ (NASDAQ: IONA), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Netfish. The transaction is subject to the approval of shareholders of both companies, as well as customary regulatory and other closing conditions, and is expected to close by the end of June 2001.
Contact: Teresa Wingfield, 408-350-9575, twingfield@netfish.com
About NIST’s ICM Project
The Internet Commerce for Manufacturing (ICM) project, established in January 1998 as part of NIST’s National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed, is working with industry to develop, validate and demonstrate the use of open systems and standards to efficiently share printed circuit assembly data between electronics manufacturers and their supply chain partners. The aim of the ICM project is to create an easily replicable scenario for Internet-based electronic commerce spanning the complex supply chain common in today’s electronics industry. The ICM project is implementing a prototype supply chain by linking together commercial and prototype software applications through a suite of proposed and actual standards, such as those developed by NEMI’s Virtual Factory Project. The project is also encouraging the development of web-based pay-per-use services, to enable small and medium sized manufacturers to share in the Internet’s potential benefits.
Contact: Tom Rhodes, trhodes@nist.gov, 301-975-3295
SCI Systems, Inc.
SCI Systems, Inc. is a world-class provider of manufacturing and supply chain services. SCI delivers supply chain solutions through its global reach, dedication, quality, efficiency, and total commitment to customer service. The company continues to pioneer new and innovative end-to-end services through its commitment to being the leading e-enabled EMS services provider. SCI · THE e-EMS COMPANY™ is dedicated to providing manufacturing and related services for the new millennium. SCI is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SCI. The company, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, operates 50 facilities located in 19 countries. SCI employs more than 37,000 people.
Contact: Tina P. Sullivan, 256-882-4107 ext. 8010, tina.sullivan@sci.com
About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) develops, markets, and supports software solutions that help manufacturers get superior products to market before their competitors. PTC is the world’s largest software company with a total commitment to product development. The company services more than 30,000 customers worldwide. Further information on PTC is available at http://www.ptc.com/.
Contact: Roberta Carlton Hefferman , 781-370-5479, rcarlton@ptc.com
Trademark Notes:
Agile Software, Agile Anywhere, Agile Integration Server, and MyAgile.com are trademarks of Agile Software Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries; Extricity, Extricity logo design, Extricity B2B, and Simply Powering B2B are all trademarks of Extricity, Inc.; SCI is a registered trademark of SCI Systems, Inc. and SCI · THE e-EMS COMPANY is a servicemark of SCI Systems, Inc.; all other brand or product names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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