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PLANO, Texas and YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – UGS PLM Solutions, the
product lifecycle (PLM) subsidiary of EDS, today announced it is
providing Youngstown State University’s Rayen College of
Engineering and Technology an in-kind grant of Solid Edge®
mechanical design software, with a commercial value of $1 million.
The university is installing
Solid Edge in all student computer labs in the engineering college
as well as on the computers of faculty members. The grant also
allows the university to provide students with individual copies
of Solid Edge, free of charge. This gives students the freedom to
work at home rather than being tied to a lab.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for our students to gain
experience with the same cutting-edge software being used by
thousands of companies in industry today,” said Dr. Dan Suchora,
professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at YSU. “This
is the software that is used at many local and international
companies where our students will seek employment. It’s also
used at many engineering schools, including Ohio State and
Cleveland State. It’s world class.”
“UGS PLM Solutions is pleased
to provide this grant to Youngstown State University,” said
Stephen Brown, vice president of channel sales in the Americas for
UGS PLM Solutions. “Today’s leading manufacturing and
technology companies compete on the basis of time to market,
product cost, quality and innovation. Students must have the
opportunity to gain experience with technology that supports these
objectives. We hope that our support for YSU’s excellent
engineering programs will add value for both its students and the
manufacturing community.”
YSU also is supported by Appropriate Technology Inc., an
authorized Solid Edge valued-added reseller since 1999 serving
clients in Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
The software grant is being provided through UGS PLM Solutions’
Global Strategic Partnerships program, which serves more than
7,250 partners globally, including such institutions as the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford University; the
University of Michigan; the California Institute of Technology;
the University of Illinois; Purdue University; and Texas A &
M. The mission of the program is to improve the technical stature
of schools and their ability to develop top-notch engineering,
manufacturing and technology students. Through the program, more
than 761,000 students are trained annually at academic levels
ranging from middle schools to graduate engineering research
programs.
The Solution
Solid Edge (www.solidedge.com)
from UGS PLM Solutions is a powerful 3D CAD software that allows
manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and to reduce time
to market, increase quality and lower cost. The exclusive Solid
Edge Insight technology embeds design management capabilities
directly within CAD, providing insight into design intent to the
entire organization and enhancing collaboration. Insight,
complemented by Solid Edge’s superior core modeling and process
workflows, has reduced Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and their
related rework by 50 percent or more. The extensive Solid Edge
user community is comprised of designers at thousands of companies
and universities, including, Amana, Philips Broadcasting Systems,
Pella Windows, Alcoa, NEC Engineering, Volvo and Yale University.
The Solid Edge Voyager Program includes more than 200 integrated
complementary, engineering software applications and computer
hardware solutions.
About Youngstown State University
YSU, located on a 140-acre campus in Youngstown, Ohio, is an
undergraduate-focused urban university that enrolls nearly 13,000
students. Students attend from northeast Ohio and western
Pennsylvania, as well as 40 other states and 59 countries. YSU
offers more than 100 academic majors.
The University has six major
undergraduate colleges comprised of the College of Arts and
Sciences, The Warren P. Williamson, Jr. College of Business
Administration, the Beegley College of Education, the College of
Fine and Performing Arts, the College of Health and Human
Services, and the William Rayen College of Engineering and
Technology. The School of Graduate Studies offers six master’s
degrees and a doctorate in educational leadership. In addition the
University sponsors the Northeaster Ohio Universities College of
Medicine.
Youngstown State University is fully accredited by the North
Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with
additional accreditation of programs by their respective
professional accrediting bodies. In particular the College of
Engineering and Technology is internationally accredited by ABET,
the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology.
About UGS PLM Solutions
UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management,
collaboration and product design software and services with 41,000
clients and more than 2.6 million seats of technology operating in
the market, is the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary
of EDS. The company works collaboratively with its clients to
create solutions enabling them to transform their process of
innovation and thus begin to capture the promise of PLM. The
integration of the former operations of companies including
Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), Engineering
Animation Inc. (EAI) and UGS, UGS PLM Solutions has created some
of the leading design, collaboration and product data management
technologies that ultimately formed the foundation of the PLM
industry. Today, the company is a family of one, building on three
decades of leadership in continuing to be a pioneer in PLM. For
more information on UGS PLM Solutions products and services, visit
www.ugsplmsolutions.com
or www.eds.com.
About EDS
EDS, the world's most experienced outsourcing services company,
delivers superior returns to clients through its cost-effective,
high-value services model. EDS’ core portfolio comprises
information-technology and business process outsourcing services,
as well as information-technology transformation services. EDS’
two complementary, subsidiary businesses are A.T. Kearney, one of
the world's leading high-value management consultancies, and UGS
PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration
and product design software. With 2003 revenue of $21.5 billion,
EDS is ranked 80th on the Fortune 500. The company’s stock is
traded on the New York (NYSE: EDS) and London stock exchanges.
Learn more at eds.com.
Note: Solid Edge is a
registered trademark of UGS PLM Solutions Inc. or its subsidiaries
in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective
holders.
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