Press release

Tacton and Transcat PLM Ltd Team Up to Offer Competitive Advantages for Manufacturers 

February 9, Stockholm, Sweden, 2006 - Global Leader in Sales and Product Configuration Software adds Transcat PLM as PLM-integrated business partner in UK. Transcat PLM, a Dassault Systèmes company, is a global leader in the development and implementation of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions.

Transcat PLM Ltd, a Dassault Systèmes company, has teamed up with Tacton to deliver a combined solution based on the Tacton Configurator integrated with SMARTEAM (PLM) and the product development solution CATIA V5. Manufacturers will gain from an affordable solution which enables them to more effectively sell their configured-to-order products and services. The configurator and the PLM-system will tie engineering/product management with sales, and the sales force will get direct access to the back-end product knowledge.

In addition to a product catalog, many companies require an interactive sales configurator to facilitate the efficient quoting and sales of custom configured products. Typically, the task of purchasing a separate best-of-breed configurator in addition to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Engineer-To-Order (ETO) platforms would have an imposing price tag for manufacturers in the mid-market space. In addition to high license costs, the integration of separate systems can also require significant time and resources.

Transcat PLM Ltd and Tacton address this barrier to mid-market manufacturers by offering a range of fully integrated and affordable solutions. These solutions enable businesses to more effectively sell a wide range of customized products and services across all sales and partner channels. Benefits include an enhanced ability to sell complex products and services, higher quality quotes and orders, quicker time to market; and vastly reduced selling costs.

“We believe that in the future, all manufactured goods in the world will be managed, defined, engineered, simulated, produced and controlled throughout their lifecycle in a digital environment. With Tacton Configurator Transcat PLM can quickly provide manufacturers with a competitive advantage in selling their customized products and services”, says Steve Gardner, Managing Director, Transcat PLM Ltd.

“We are very pleased to go to market with Transcat PLM in the UK marketplace”, says Tacton's CEO Christer Wallberg. “Companies selling customized products stand to benefit greatly from this solution, making product management and sales a genuine part of PLM.”

Further information:
Christer Wallberg, CEO, Tacton Systems AB. tel: +46 8 690 07 50, e-mail: christer.wallberg@tacton.com.
Steve Gardner , Transcar PLM. tel: +44 (0) 115-921-0000, e-mail: sgardner@transcat-plm.com

About Tacton Systems AB
Tacton is a global vendor of sales configuration software and services, with channel partners around the world. Tacton Configurator Solution enables effective selling of customized products whether online or from a PC at the point of sale. Tacton Configurator can be tightly integrated with any existing system and has standard integrations with leading e-Commerce, ERP, CRM, PLM, and CAD systems. Tacton’s solutions are used by customers including GE Healthcare, Ericsson, ABB, Black Box, Pentair, Hoffman Enclosures, Modpac, FläktWoods and Albany Door Systems. For more information, visit http://www.tacton.com

About Transcat PLM Ltd
Transcat PLM Ltd is a UK company focused on value-based services for Product Lifecycle Management solutions developed by Dassault Systèmes, its mother company. The Transcat PLM Ltd team is composed of highly experienced PLM experts who successfully implement projects in various industry segments based on CATIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM and DELMIA Solutions. Their expertise extends into the data quality management area with the Q-Checker Solution developed by Transcat in Germany. For more information, visit http://www.transcat-plm.com/uk