CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
28 October 2004
Company News
Japan's Landmark Technology Corporation Joins Fast Growing JT Open Initiative
UGS announced the addition of the newest member- Landmark Technology Corporation -to the JT Open initiative, building on the strong momentum established since the initiative's launch in November 2003.
Landmark Technology Corporation, a provider of 3D graphics and simulation solutions, joins an expanding list of global manufacturers already participating in JT Open. UGS organized JT Open at the request of its customers in order to establish JT as a common language for sharing information in the PLM industry.
"The addition of Landmark to the JT Open initiative underscores UGS' commitment to the Japanese market," said Tony Affuso, chairman, CEO and president of UGS. "The participation of Landmark in this initiative is further validation of the importance of an open approach to product lifecycle management in Japan."
Takashi Majima, CEO and president of Landmark Technology Corporation says, "Participation in the JT Open program will build upon Landmark's strategy of providing world class 3D graphics and simulation solutions. Through utilization of the leading collaboration format, JT, our customers will benefit from utilization of industry standards as well as leverage of UGS' visualization solutions. Landmark is very pleased to cooperate in this initiative."
JT Open is an initiative driven by global leaders that view PLM as a competitive advantage and have adopted the "JT" data format as a standard. JT is a common data format for enabling product visualization and information sharing between PLM software applications. The robust functionality and lightweight nature of JT technology makes it possible to view and share product data and interactive images worldwide, in real-time and throughout all phases of the product lifecycle.
Membership in JT Open is available to any and all end user corporations, independent software vendors (ISVs), academic institutions and non-profit industry organizations. Current JT Open members include UGS, General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Mazda, Renault, Visteon, Caterpillar, Bentley, PTC, Alias, Theorem, Opticore, Polyplan, Landmark and Actify as well as academic members Brigham Young University, Technical University Darmstadt, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan.
In addition, many other companies that derive indirect value from the initiative participate as JT Open advocates. JT Open advocates include HP, Intel, Microsoft, SAP, Tecnomatix and Elysium.
Additional information about JT Open can be found at http://www.jtopen.com .
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