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Arena Solutions Signs Intuit
Fortune 1000 Company Deploys Arena PLM to Better Manage Fulfillment and Supply Chain Collaboration
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 3, 2004 — Arena Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced Intuit Inc., a leading provider of business and financial management solutions, as a new customer. Intuit is using Arena PLM to manage product data and change control associated with software packaging and other boxed software products.
“Intuit needed a system that could support thousands of components and products on-demand,” said Carl Rendell, director, Supply Chain Technology at Intuit. “Arena PLM lets us replace manual product data management systems with an integrated and automated solution that supports versioning, change control and secure collaboration with our fulfillment houses.”
Arena is establishing a new standard for boxed software product management and supply chain collaboration. Because Arena PLM is a web-native application, companies can begin using it quickly without the need of additional IT resources. Arena PLM also makes it possible for companies to phase out manual processes for communicating bills of materials (BOMs) to its suppliers and import its stock keeping units (SKUs) into Arena PLM. In addition, Arena’s subscription model enables companies to pay as they go, resulting in faster ROI by eliminating steep upfront charges.
“The adoption of Arena PLM by Intuit further validates the Arena PLM online solution as a highly attractive alternative to expensive, risky, and cumbersome client-server applications,” said Michael Topolovac, chief executive officer of Arena Solutions. “Arena PLM is unique in its ability to seamlessly connect a global supply chain without expensive VPN links, potential security breaches or additional IT investment. It is all about our customers benefiting from that ability to connect - and seeing first-hand the value an on demand PLM solution can add to the bottom line.”
About Arena Solutions
Arena Solutions is the leading provider of on–demand (SaaS) product lifecycle management solutions
for manufacturing companies of all sizes. As the only true on–demand, secure Internet–based
PLM service, Arena PLM provides a superior alternative to complicated, lengthy and expensive traditional
PLM software deployments. Through its award–winning service, Arena enables product manufacturers and
their global supply chains to streamline outsourcing, improve operational efficiencies, and speed time–to–market.
Arena PLM has been adopted by more than 15,000 users across companies at all stages of development, including industry leaders
Foundry Networks, Color Kinetics, Intuit, Sierra Wireless, Align Technology and more.
Arena Solutions’ market–changing approach to PLM has received significant recognition in the industry, including Manufacturing Business Technology’s Top 40 Emerging Vendors, the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, Industry Week’s “Technology of the Year – Notable Innovators” and Start Magazine’s “Hottest” Companies.
Founded in February 2000, Arena Solutions is headquartered in Foster City, California. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.arenasolutions.com.
Contact:
Cindi Goodsell
cgoodsell@arenasolutions.com
1.510.479.9015
Arena PLM is a trademark of Arena Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names are the property of their respective holders.
