 SAN JOSE, Calif., July 12 -- Medela AG,
Baar/Swiss, has deployed Agile PLM from Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq:
AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
in order to optimize their product development processes and speed up the
development of new and innovative products. With the Agile PLM software,
the international manufacturer of medical equipment intends to supply
easily accessible, uniform product information to all development
locations.
Medela AG specializes in the development and sale of high-quality
medical equipment and products for breastfeeding, the treatment of jaundice
and medical suction technology.
"Our development department will primarily use Agile's PLM solution to
process all design documents from the development phase to production
release. The data will then be switched over to the ERP system," explains
Patrik Bosshard, Medela vice president of operations. "Our technical
product support department will then refer to this data in case changes
occur during the production phase. With the multitude of products that we
offer, the flow of product information is continually growing. Thanks to
the introduction of the Agile PLM solution at our headquarters, we have
succeeded in optimizing processes so that we have been able to launch
products on the market faster."
The decision to purchase Agile's PLM solution was preceded by an
intensive evaluation of various systems and suppliers. During the
evaluation process, it was determined that Agile offered the best PLM
solution for this medium-sized medical device manufacturer. A considerable
deciding factor was the comprehensive list of references with similar
requirements that Agile provided.
The Agile PLM solution optimizes the development flow due to the
improved data availability and the linking of items, parts lists and
documents. All product record information that arises during planning,
design, production, sales and further development is clearly available.
This makes it possible to smoothly connect the design phase with the
subsequent product cycle. For Medela AG, this will mean improved efficiency
in production as well as cost reductions and time gains for administration.
The Agile PLM solution is currently deployed at the company's headquarters
in Baar, Switzerland, and they expect to expand their deployment to provide
product data information to their U.S. subsidiary.
"Agile has a long history of providing PLM solutions to medical device
manufacturers," said James Aufdemberge, senior vice president, European
field operations. "We are pleased that Medela, a leader in medical device
equipment, is already seeing improvements in its product development
processes with the Agile solution. We look forward to continuing our work
together."
About Medela AG
As a leading international supplier, the family-owned and operated
Medela AG develops, produces, and sells medical equipment and products for
breastfeeding, the treatment of jaundice and medical suction technology.
Medela concentrates on providing customers with research-based innovations.
From its company headquarters in Switzerland, Medela AG supplies twelve
subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and Japan, as well as sales offices
and dealerships in an additional 90 countries. For more information, please
visit http://www.medela.com.
About Agile Software Corporation
Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL) helps companies drive
profits, accelerate innovation, improve quality, enable globalization and
ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. With a broad
suite of enterprise class PLM solutions and time-to-value focused
implementations, Agile helps companies get the most from their products.
3COM, Acer, Bayer, Broadcom, CooperVision, Dell Inc., Flextronics
International, Foxconn, GE Medical Systems, Harris, Heinz, Johnson &
Johnson, Johnson Diversey, Lockheed Martin, McAfee, McDonald's, Micron,
Philips, QUALCOMM, Sharp, Shell, Siemens and ZF are among the over 11,000
customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer packaged
goods, electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life sciences
industries that have licensed Agile solutions. For more information, call
408-284-4000 or visit http://www.agile.com.
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