CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
18 October 2005
Product News
Empresa Solutions Releases Latest Version of the Only Workflow Solution for PDMWorks
Empresa Solutions, Inc ., a global provider and industry leader in collaborative data and process management solutions, announced the 2.0 release of Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks, the industry's only workflow and process management solution for SolidWorks' PDMWorks. Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks adds complete engineering change management to PDMWorks.
"This release represents our continued response to direct customer feedback," said Bruce Sherman, Product Manager for Kinnosa Workflow. "Customers consistently tell us of the challenges in manually passing around a spreadsheet that represents a list of multiple items affected by a single engineering change. With Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks they now can automate the processes of sharing the spreadsheet data or replace it all together with a traceable workflow that will dramatically reduce the lag time typically associated with these types of processes."
Sherman added, "We will continue to respond as the SolidWorks user community speaks by committing to feature-filled releases to ensure that we are providing a product that solves real, common, and costly problems."
This release of Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks offers significant functionality to support improved efficiency in engineering and change processes including:
• Manage Change Packages-Provides the ability to identify and manage multiple items that are impacted by a single change.
• SolidWorks 2006 Support-Expands usability to the latest version of SolidWorks products.
• Support for Windows 2003 Server-Expands platform compatibility to include the latest technology.
• Improved Process Designer Layout-Provides capabilities for quicker and easier process mapping.
• Improved User Interface in Process Designer-Improves design efficiency and reduces manual entry.
• Task Deadline Notification-Informs management when a task has surpassed a deadline.
• Improved Task Manager Layout-Provides users with critical information front-and-center for faster access and expedited task completion.
• Enhanced Administration and End User Documentation-New documentation for Administrators and End Users of the Kinnosa Workflow application.
Kinnosa Workflow offers automated engineering change management to PDMWorks users - capabilities that were previously only accessible through custom programs or migration to larger, more expensive systems. As a result, PDMWorks users can leverage Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks to realize drastic improvements in overall design change visibility, efficiency, and accuracy.
Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks is designed to be an easy-to-deploy and easy-to-use workflow add-on for PDMWorks users. The seamless integration into PDMWorks enables powerful process management capabilities without imposing an extensive product learning curve on users. Every organization that adopts the Kinnosa Workflow solution will instantly recognize process improvements.
Kinnosa Workflow is available now for purchase through authorized resellers.
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