Geometric Solutions, IBM, to jointly provide PLM solutions

New Delhi, Jun 19 (UNI) Geometric Software Solutions Co Ltd today said it has signed an agreement with IBM, to jointly provide services assisting clients in accelerating the deployment of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions.

The agreement provides a framework with the objective of driving tighter collaboration between the companies' respective sales management and services capabilities on a global basis, and also entails the building of solutions which integrate IBM's middleware and hardware, into joint PLM solutions offered to clients.

Geometric Software Solutions Ltd MD Manu Parpia said, ''We have been working with IBM since 2002. This wide ranging agreement is a logical next step to deepening the relationship between IBM and Geometric. I believe that our two companies, working together, can build even better solutions to help customers use PLM to improve their productivity.'' IBM's global customer engagement experience, and proven project management and software technology capabilities are complemented by Geometric's ability to support a wide range of PLM platforms, its global delivery capability and the expertise in building PLM technologies to suit specific market needs.

The relationship also calls for Geometric to build skills and technologies based on IBM's suite of middleware to meet IBM customers' PLM enterprise and supply chain integration needs.

Geometric is a CMMI Level 5 Company providing the most cost-effective end-to-end PLM solutions to the global mechanical design, manufacturing, and industrial markets.

The company offers a wide range of services including Engineering services, PLM software development, Application Management, PLM integration/implementation services across leading PLM platforms.

Geometric employs over 1600 software professionals and has a presence in the US, Germany, France, UK, Singapore and Japan.

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