Apriso Recognized for Third Consecutive Year as Progressive Manufacturing Technology Provider

The 2011 selection was based on Saint-Gobain’s mastery of data integration while replacing legacy systems, improving key processes and spreading best practices with Apriso’s FlexNet

LONG BEACH, CA – April 14, 2011 — Apriso, a leading provider of software solutions for sustained manufacturing operational excellence, today announced Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials, a polymer manufacturer and Apriso customer, has been recognized as a PM100 progressive manufacturer by Managing Automation magazine. As part of the selection process, Apriso was designated a PM100 Technology Provider for the third year in a row. Saint-Gobain was recognized for Data & Integration Mastery excellence for improving operational performance, which was made possible from their FlexNet implementation.

PM100 winners will be honored and presented awards at the Progressive Manufacturing Awards Gala, to be held on the last day of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit on May 11, 2011, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. More than 200 manufacturing technology executives are expected to attend.

“It is important that our customers continue to be recognized for operational performance improvements that are achieved from their Apriso implementations,” said Jim Henderson, president and CEO at Apriso. “We congratulate Saint-Gobain on their accomplishment of being recognized as a PM100 manufacturer. Ultimately, it is customer success that drives our success. It is great to see real impactful results being identified and applauded.”

An independent judging panel chaired by David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation Media, and Jeff Moad, Executive Editor, Managing Automation, reviewed project nominations. For more information on the 2011 PM 100 award winners, please visit: manufacturing-executive.com/docs/DOC-1204

About Apriso
Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to helping its customers transform their global manufacturing operations. It does so by enabling manufacturers to achieve and sustain manufacturing excellence while adapting quickly and easily to market changes. Apriso's FlexNet is a BPM platform-based software solution for global manufacturing operations management. Apriso supports global continuous improvement by delivering visibility into, control over and synchronization across manufacturing and the product supply network. Apriso serves nearly 200 customers in 40+ countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Customers include GM, Volvo CE, Honeywell, L'Oréal, Trixell, Lockheed Martin, Bombardier, Textron Systems, MBDA, Saint-Gobain and Essilor. Learn more at: www.apriso.com.

Apriso and FlexNet are registered trademarks of Apriso Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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