CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
28 January 2005
Company News
Virtual Services, Cadpo Announce Strategic Partnership to Offer Cost- Effective, Productivity-Enhancing Automotive MCAD/PLM Training
Virtual Services, Inc . and Cadpo announced a strategic partnership to provide automotive MCAD/PLM (mechanical computer-aided design/product lifecycle management) training to OEMs and suppliers in Michigan. The companies' combined programs will impact the automotive industry with lower cost e-learning and blended learning offerings, as well as productivity-enhancing best practice training.
Virtual Services provides engineering solutions and support services to suppliers of BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota. Cadpo provides engineering knowledge through i.get.it®-the only multi-application e-learning system in the MCAD/PLM market.
Virtual Services has adopted Cadpo's i.get.it Knowledge Management system as its strategic platform for delivering engineering knowledge to its clients both in the classroom and over the web for self-paced learning. Virtual Services and Cadpo are currently collaborating on content to offer the i.get.it CATIA V5 Automotive Edition, which will be available March 1, 2005.
The companies said that providing automotive curriculum and learning content for CATIA, Unigraphics and Teamcenter gives OEMs and suppliers more flexible and cost-effective training that can be delivered on-demand as needed.
"Virtual Services and Cadpo are able to provide an unprecedented level of support to the automotive industry in many geographies around the world," said D. Mark Ratliff, president and CEO, Virtual Services. "Combining our automotive expertise with the knowledge management and delivery strength of Cadpo's i.get.it program will enable us to serve our customers in a whole new way."
"This is a very important partnership," said Kevin Noe, president, Cadpo. "Virtual Services' depth of automotive knowledge adds tremendous strength to the i.get.it Engineering Knowledge system. In addition, our companies share similar cultures and together can provide the highest level of customer satisfaction in the automotive industry."
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