ActionPlanT - The European ICT Forum for Factories of the Future Envisioning the Role of ICT in the Manufacturing Industry

PARIS, September 9, 2010 - Intercim, LLC, a global leader in software solutions for Manufacturing
Operations Management and Intelligence, announced its involvement as a
research partner in the research project "ActionPlanT" which is co-funded by
the European Commission under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) "Factories
of the Future" initiative of the Seventh Framework Programme for research and
technological development (Grant Agreement Number 258617). The scope of
"ActionPlanT" is to develop a vision on the short, medium, and long term role
of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the European
manufacturing industry.

ICT plays a multifaceted role in all major European industrial sectors
and its contribution to the manufacturing sector has become paramount over
the last few years. Quite undeniably, ICT will become increasingly
intertwined with future manufacturing processes and will be seen developing
efficient business processes through dynamically evolving business models.

To underline Europe's global leadership and excellence in manufacturing,
it is imperative that improvements at both the technological as well as the
awareness level are made for ICT-enabled manufacturing processes. This can be
done only through a thorough analysis which will help to understand the
fundamental driving factors of the future manufacturing landscape - both in
terms of quantifiable factors such as technology as well as other more
qualitative factors such as politics, environment, and societal needs.

"ActionPlanT" which started on June 1, 2010, addresses an audience
covering the knowledge triangle that represents the interaction between
research, education, and industry. The project will outline the vision of the
future role of ICT in manufacturing for the commission's Eighth Framework
Programme for research and technological development (FP8). Moreover, it will
explore a concept of disseminating knowledge and future requirements through
a well established platform consisting of manufacturing and ICT experts from
both academia and industry.

"ActionPlanT" is coordinated by SAP AG, business software vendor, three
European universities (University of Patras in Greece, Politecnico di Milano
in Italy, and Ecole Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne in Switzerland), two
research organizations (Fraunhofer-IPK in Germany and Fatronik-Tecnalia in
Spain), one employers' organization and trade association (Agoria ASBL in
Belgium), and the small and medium-sized enterprise Intercim in France which
is a leader in manufacturing and production operations, and management
software solutions for advanced and highly regulated industries.

Further information on the research project ActionPlanT:

www.actionplant-project.eu/

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About Intercim:

Intercim has a 27-year history of helping advanced and highly regulated
manufacturers reach their business goals through best in class software
solutions. Early 2009, Dassault Systemes a world leader in 3D and Product
Lifecycle Management took a minority position in Intercim. Both companies
consider critical that information exchange and collaboration between
engineering, manufacturing and the supply network be handled in real-time.
For the first time, the combination of Intercim's software capabilities with
the virtual experience provided by Dassault Systemes' solutions allows this
type of mission-critical collaboration and knowledge sharing. Intercim works
mainly for advanced and highly regulated industries and with industry-leading
customers such as Boeing, Sanofi Pasteur, Ball Aerospace, BMW, and Honeywell.

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For contact information: Helene RIBA, P: + 33-1-44-76-81-81, hriba at intercim.com