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ENGINEOUS ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT FOR DEPLOYMENT OF FIPER TECH
Engineous Software Inc announced that they have signed a three-year agreement
with GE Transportation (GET). This worldwide licensing agreement is for the
deployment of Engineous' FIPER solution.
In 1999, GE and Engineous Software Inc, along with the Goodrich Corp, Parker
Hannifin, Ohio University and Ohio Aerospace Institute, won a $21.5 million
cost share award from the Advanced Technology Program of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the development of a
commercial, enterprise-class engineering analysis framework. A joint
collaboration team was formed involving the companies above. Additional
partners were selected to join this team, including ITI Transcendata,
Engineering Intent, Stanford University and Fluent Inc.
The main objectives for the NIST award were to:
- Develop an open, standards-based, enterprise class, engineering analysis
framework.
- Provide an environment that allows for true interoperability with
heterogeneous CAD, CAE tools and computing platforms.
- Develop a commercially robust environment that enables the secure
federation of analysis across disparate engineering organizations.
- Implement a distributed computing environment that will leverage emerging
Grid technologies and solutions.
"The FIPER project was an exciting endeavor that brought together the best of
industry, academia and government to tackle a global industry need that could
mean billions of cost savings to manufacturing organizations. The FIPER team
exceeded the project requirements and has delivered a commercially viable
solution to the global marketplace," said Jack Boudreaux of NIST.
"General Electric has played a key role in the development of the early
versions of FIPER as the Principle Investigator on the NIST contract. Now with
the official commercial release of FIPER v1.5 from Engineous Software, GET is
ready to move into the next phase of adoption," said Richard Cedar, manager of
GET's Master Model and Tools Technology Section.
"The FIPER framework not only choreographs the important multi-disciplinary
design analysis required to support complex systems like GET's revolutionary
GEnx engine for Boeing's 7E7, but for the first time establishes an enterprise
bridge that connects the analysis world to the PLM/PDM environments,"
according to Glenn Reis, Engineous vice president of business development.
"Our agreement with GET is an exciting validation of the strategic
significance of the FIPER solution," said Engineous' CEO, Janet Wylie. "This
global, multi-year agreement further solidifies our long-standing relationship
with the world's leader in aircraft engines."
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