UGS’ Teamcenter Implemented at Transport Canada
UGS’ Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) Solution Provides
Savings over Custom Development Costs; Department to Utilize 464 Licensed Seats
to Manage its Entire Fleet
August 15, 2006
PLANO, Texas – UGS Corp., a leading global provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that
Transport Canada, under a Canadian Public Works (PWGSC) government contract
with EDS, is in the process of implementing Teamcenter® MRO software, UGS’
digital lifecycle management solution, to manage the maintenance, repair and
overhaul of a significant variety of aircraft assets ranging from the Cessna
single engine fixed wing aircraft up to the Bombardier Challenger series jets
and also the Bell 206 rotary wing aircraft up to the Sikorsky 61N helicopter.
The department will receive 464 licensed seats of Teamcenter as part of this
agreement, the world’s most widely used PLM portfolio.
Aircraft Services as the operational arm of Transport Canada
works to provide flight operations support, aircraft and maintenance support to
numerous government clients to ensure that Canadians have a safe, efficient and
environmentally friendly transportation system. This includes services to the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans “Canadian Coast Guard”, Nav Canada,
Transportation Safety Board, and the Department of National Defence.
Teamcenter’s MRO integrated solution has the ability to support
asset tracking and all related MRO functions like maintenance planning, execution,
material control, audit function and employee training/certification all of
which are all needed in a airline type environment. The system will also be
interfaced to legacy financial and flight operations systems to greatly improve
the data integrity, as well as efficiency within Aircraft Services, allow
greater availability and reliability of those fleets to the government of
Canada.
“Transport Canada is committed to safety and efficiency and UGS’
Teamcenter provides Transport Canada a fully integrated MRO solution combining
maintenance planning and execution, materials, and personal certification to
insure that all aircraft are maintained to manufacturers specifications,” said
Dave Shook, senior vice president and managing director, Americas, UGS.
“Teamcenter delivers a best-in-class solution in a commercial, off-the-shelf
package which provides savings over custom development reducing the costs
associated with maintaining multiple systems.”
Teamcenter’s comprehensive suite of MRO solutions provides enterprises
with total visibility to complex aerospace and defense assets. This visibility
and Teamcenter’s configuration-driven MRO capabilities allow service teams to
plan their maintenance operations more effectively, optimize the execution of
their MRO-related processes and better manage an enterprise’s assets, parts,
tools and equipment inventories.
For more information, visit www.ugs.com/products/teamcenter.
About UGS
UGS is a leading global provider of product
lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with nearly 4 million licensed
seats and 46,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS’
vision is to enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate
through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services
while leveraging UGS’ open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of
enabling them to transform their process of innovation.
Note: UGS, Teamcenter, and Transforming the process of
innovation are trademarks or registered trademarks of UGS Corp. or its
subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other
trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective
holders.
The statements in this news release that are not historical
statements, including statements regarding the expected benefits of the
customer relationship, the successfulness of the implementation and other
statements identified by forward looking terms such as "may,"
"will," "expect," "plan," "anticipate"
or "project," are forward-looking statements. These statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to
differ materially from such statements, including, among others, risks relating
to loss or downsizing of customers, competition, international operations and
exchange rate fluctuations, changes in pricing models, partnering strategy, and
intellectual property. UGS has included a discussion of these and other
pertinent risk factors in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended June 30, 2006 filed with the SEC. UGS disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Salim Rahimi
UGS
+1 972 987
3206
salim.rahimi@ugs.com
