Satyam, PTC tie up on enterprise consulting

BANGALORE: Satyam Computer Services Ltd. has signed an Enterprise Consulting

Partnership Agreement with Nasdaq-listed software product company, PTC.

The agreement, based on PTC's Windchill software solutions, is intended to

leverage both companies' strong expertise in Internet-based solutions in the

field of manufacturing.

PTC develops, markets, and supports software solutions that help

manufacturers get superior products to market before their competitors. The

company services more than 32,000 customers worldwide.

PTC's Windchill is an industry leading collaborative product commerce (CPC)

software solution, based on a unique Net-native architecture that provides a

robust, collaborative environment for connecting engineers, suppliers,

manufacturers and customers.

Windchill solutions span the entire product development cycle, allowing

collaboration from design to in-house or contract manufacturing, to service and

support. With Windchill solutions, companies are put on the fast track to

operational excellence, greater customer intimacy and higher levels of product

innovation.

"We entered in this agreement with PTC to enable Satyam to deliver

best-of-breed services with a proven, world-class CPC solution provider,"

said Manish Mehta, senior vice president Vertical Business Unit, and

Manufacturing.

"There is a growing demand for CPC solutions in Satyam's existing and

prospective customer base. Our partnership with PTC is of strategic importance

to Satyam's CPC capability," he added.