Integrated Business Systems & Services to Install Synapse In Oakland University
30 June 2000
Integrated Business Systems & Services (IBSS) to Install Synapse In Oakland University's Product Development and Manufacturing Center
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Integrated Business Systems & Services announced today it
has formed a partnership with Oakland University's Product Development and
Manufacturing Center. The University's PDMC provides a simulated factory floor
in its laboratory to assist companies in the automotive industry through
business processes, training, and consulting. The PDMC plans to integrate IBSS'
manufacturing execution management module of its Synapse Manufacturing
product into its simulated factory floor processes which will create a
laboratory for demonstrating the impact it will have on a typical automotive
enterprise. Synapse Manufacturing is a manufacturing execution and plant
automation environment that provides great flexibility in automating
manufacturing business processes by utilizing a new technology model. This
model allows all elements of a transaction to be defined and maintained
independently.
Oakland University's PDMC contains a replication of an actual plant floor
that provides automotive companies with an environment to test and evaluate
technology and its impact on the total manufacturing business. The PDMC is
partnered with companies like DaimlerChrysler, Lear Corp, Eaton Corporation,
Compaq, Oracle, Parametric Technologies and TRW.
"We are honored that Oakland University has selected Synapse Manufacturing
as its PDMC manufacturing execution solution," says Harry Langley, President
and CEO of IBSS. "The University's Product Development and Manufacturing
Center is very unique because it aligns technology people and processes with
leading companies in the automotive industry. IBSS is very privileged to be
asked to be a partner in Oakland University's program."
"Our Product Development and Manufacturing Center is distinct because we
create a real-world manufacturing environment for our students to learn how to
effectively employ the most current and highest quality technology to run
their manufacturing operation," says Pat Dessert, Director of Oakland
University's PDMC. "At the same time, we transfer these best-of-breed shop
floor processes to the automotive industry. We are very fortunate to have
found IBSS and its shop floor technology solutions."
About PDMC
Oakland University has joined the automotive sector to create the PDMC.
The focus of the research center is to improve competitiveness through the
application of new and existing technology, modified business practices, and
new educational and training paradigms. To accomplish this goal, the PDMC
features a $2 million computing infrastructure, running state-of-the-art
technology. The PDMC consists of a training facility, computer laboratory,
temporary offices, manufacturing plant, and vehicle service facility.
About IBSS
IBSS provides Synapse, its proprietary technology that brings a new
paradigm to the middleware and integrated systems market. IBSS has the
opportunity to establish Synapse as a standard because its architecture
provides the framework that allows traditional businesses to easily and
rapidly transition from the current way they do business to the new e-business
paradigm. IBSS provides a line of Synapse-based products that include Synapse
Manufacturing(TM) for manufacturing plant automation; Synapse EAI+(TM) for
enterprise modeling and application integration; and Synapse B2B(TM) for
integrating a company's applications directly with its trading partners' Web
sites and ERP or legacy systems. IBSS has offices in Columbia and Detroit.
Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in
this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based on a
number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks in product and
technology development and integration, market acceptance of new products and
continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's
most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.