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Indus and NRX software partnership enhances Indus' work management functionality
Improved access to accurate parts data and equipment documentation on the plant floor speeds up response to work requests
ATLANTA and TORONTO, CANADA, August 27, 2002 - Indus International Inc. (NASDAQ: IINT), the leading global supplier of enterprise asset management software and services, and NRX Global Corp. (LSE;AIM:NRX), a provider of
equipment information management solutions, today announced that the companies have signed a software partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, customers may use the IndusBuyDemand product line to integrate to NRX's Visual Plant System (VPSTM) equipment information repository. The delivery of VPS with Indus' enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions will greatly increase employee productivity and expedite the procurement process by enabling fast, accurate response to maintenance work requests through improved access to technical equipment documentation and parts catalogs.
"NRX's Visual Plant System will allow our users to view asset data in an
easy-to-understand graphical format and greatly simplify access to reliable
parts data and equipment documentation," said Tom Madison, chairman and CEO
of Indus International. "Easy access to reliable data through VPS' scalable,
Web-based architecture and flexible integration framework will allow our
users to make better real-time decisions that reduce costs and improve
efficiency and productivity, optimizing maintenance, inventory and materials
management."
The software partnership will enable NRX and Indus to provide their joint customer base with seamless integration of their critical parts and
equipment information and maintenance management applications. Extended
functionality will enable Indus users to "fast track" identification of
parts using VPS' visual "asset-based" navigation. Within VPS, users will be
able to query their EAM system for available inventory of parts and
seamlessly enter parts information into their Materials Request page.
"Experience has shown that access to accurate equipment information is a key
enabler to helping companies maximize the cost and efficiency benefits of
EAM initiatives," said NRX CEO Paul Gray. "VPS' robust equipment information
management capabilities include specialized software and methodology for the
audit, collection, digital conversion and viewing of technical equipment
data and documentation. VPS is a turnkey solution for establishing the data
foundation essential to supporting maintenance best practices and efficient
workflow management."
Indus and NRX will participate in joint sales and marketing activities to
promote solution benefits to their existing industrial customer base. Joint
product development initiatives will ensure seamless interoperability of the
Indus and NRX solutions.
The enhanced usability and data integrity provided by this joint solution
will also enable accelerated ROI, allowing customers to further invest in
Indus' Solution Series, which includes the integration components of
IndusBuyDemand, Indus' award-winning e-procurement solution. These
benefits, combined with visual parts content and workflow integration, could
improve adoption of the Indus Solution Series in a shop environment,
resulting in increased utilization of both Indus' and NRX's families of
solutions throughout the enterprise and into new industrial markets.
For further information, contact:
NRX Global Corp: Public Relations, pr@nrx.com
Indus International: gary.frazier@indus.com
NRX Global Corp. is a provider of equipment information management solutions
for asset-intensive industries. Its service and software offering - the
Visual Plant System (VPSTM) - simplifies access to equipment and parts information essential to the effective management of critical assets and maintenance workflows. Easy access to reliable data, through VPS, allows users to make better real-time decisions that reduce costs and improve
efficiency and productivity, optimizing maintenance, inventory and materials
management.
The company has corporate headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and sales
operations based in Denver, USA. NRX Global Corp., VPS and all VPS products
and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of NRX Global Corp. The
company's web address is www.nrx.com
Indus International is the world's only company offering a full range of
asset management solutions that are global across all industries and
scalable to all business sizes. Indus is the market-leading supplier of EAM
software and services, according to ARC Advisory Group's EAM/CMMS Solutions
Worldwide Outlook. Indus software products, professional services and
Web-based hosted service offerings improve our clients' profitability by
allowing them to better manage their assets - reducing costs, increasing
capacity and competitiveness and ensuring regulatory compliance. Indus
solutions are used by more than 300,000 end users in 45 countries and
diverse industries - including manufacturing, utilities, telecommunications,
government, education, transportation facilities and property management,
consumer packaged goods and more. For more information, visit Indus' Website
at www.indus.com.
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