CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 October 2005
Company News
Aras Certified as CMII Compliant by Institute of Configuration Management
Aras Corporation announced at the CMII World 2005 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada that the Institute of Configuration Management has certified Aras Innovator T as CMII compliant to the new, more stringent requirements. The ICM certification validates Aras Innovator's compliance with industry recognized best practices for configuration and change management essential to developing quality products.
The Institute of Configuration Management (ICM) is the leading provider of research, education, training, and certification in the field of configuration management. The ICM defines and administers the CMII certification for configuration and change management which expands the scope of configuration management beyond design definition to include any information that impacts safety, quality, schedule, cost, profit or the environment.
In today's highly competitive, global environment companies of all sizes are applying the CMII principles to improve business performance. Hundreds of leading companies around the world ( http://www.icmhq.com/clients1.htm ) have adopted the CMII model, and need affordable CMII compliant solutions that deliver strategic results.
"CMII is a methodology for accommodating change and ensuring that design and process-related information remain clear, concise and valid. Our software certification formally verifies the functionality required to support the CMII methodology and we find Aras very robust," said Vincent Guess, president of the Institute of Configuration Management. "We are impressed with the approach that the Aras has taken incorporating the CMII principles into a broad range of strategic business solutions, and are proud to certify Aras as CMII compliant."
"We recognize the benefits CMII delivers for our customers and are pleased to have achieved certification," said Peter Schroer, President of Aras Corporation. "Aras has embraced the CMII model as the basis of our configuration and change management strategy within our solutions because the CMII practices are time-tested and proven effective."
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