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27 September 2004

Implementation Investments

Pitney Bowes Leverages NetIDEAS Hosted Windchill ProjectLink to Supplement Its Own PLM Deployment

NetIDEAS Inc. (NetIDEAS) announced that Pitney Bowes, Inc. has entered into a Windchill ProjectLinkT hosting contract with NetIDEAS. NetIDEAS is a premier Applications Service Provider for Product Lifecycle Management solutions.

Windchill ProjectLink, developed by PTC , creates a virtual workspace that becomes the central access point for the project. By providing team members with access to the right information at the right time, teams keep moving quickly, in the same direction. By automating project management activities, Windchill ProjectLink helps customers better manage their programs, project schedules, information and processes.

"Our employees need to have the ProjectLink capabilities to supplement the Windchill PDM capabilities we now have deployed internally. Recognizing that upgrading our Windchill deployment was more comprehensive than simply turning on another solution, we think that selecting NetIDEAS gets us where we need to be very economically and allows us to pursue our PLM vision in a more manageable fashion," said Patrick Leahy, Senior Analyst of Pitney Bowes. "NetIDEAS on demand capability offers us a deployment option that fits into our PLM plans very nicely," said Leahy.

NetIDEAS' approach, Think Big... Start Small... Scale instantly...(SM) combines years of project collaboration and product data management expertise with enterprise hosting experience to provide customers with a total solution that is quickly deployed and supported. "We were glad to have Pitney Bowes up and running within one business day and ready to coordinate training," said Steve Bruneau, VP Commercial Markets, NetIDEAS.

Pitney Bowes Inc. is a global provider of integrated mail and document management systems, services, and solutions. The company's 80-plus years of technological leadership has produced many major innovations in the mailing industry and more than 3,500 active patents with applications in a variety of markets, including printing, shipping, encryption, and financial services. With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations.

NetIDEAS Inc. specializes in delivering collaborative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions as an Application Service Provider (ASP). Further information on NetIDEAS is available at http://www.netideasinc.com or by calling 1-856-914-9426.

 

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