Microsoft Corp. and UGS Corp., a provider of product life-cycle management (PLM) software and services, announced a multiyear, global strategic alliance to “change the game” of how companies create innovative products by delivering the full suite of UGS software solutions on the Microsoft platform.
The alliance will help UGS deliver a version of the full suite of its PLM technology — including digital life-cycle management — on the Microsoft platform. The full solution empowers manufacturers with the ability to create and manage all their product data in a easy to use and security-enhanced environment, while allowing global team members, customers, industry partners and vendors to participate in the creative process. The two companies say, the end result is that customers are able to be more innovative to drive profitability by getting products to market faster.
“Microsoft and UGS are transforming how manufacturers manage product data from concept to retirement,” said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. “UGS’ rich technology on the Microsoft platform offers PLM software customers low cost of ownership. It’s a uniquely powerful set of tools to help employees and external creative teams collaborate on innovative products that meet the demands of their customers.”
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