Siemens PLM Software announced that Canon, Inc., a global leader in the precision electronics industry, selected Siemens PLM Software's technology as its universal next-generation product development platform to be deployed throughout the Canon group, including overseas sites and affiliates. Siemens PLM Software is currently used in Canon Image Communication Products Operations.

Canon, known for its innovative product development process, will utilize NX� software, Siemens PLM Software's digital product development software, and Teamcenter(R) software as its keystone PLM system to materialize the benefits of its many years of business-process innovation.

"Like Canon, Siemens PLM Software continually strives for greater innovation and enhanced customer satisfaction," stated Canon. "So when it came time to select Canon’s next-generation keystone PLM platform, we made the judgment following an extensive evaluation process that Siemens PLM Software's market-leading collaboration and innovation solution was the best platform to enforce our 'product engineering innovation'.”

Canon Image Communication Products Operations, a Siemens PLM Software customer since 1990, began using digital product development technology because the company recognized the tremendous advantage it provided in creating the complex shapes of curved surfaces such as those contained in the camera body.

Siemens PLM Software and partner ISID worked in cooperation to achieve Canon's decision to select Siemens PLM Software.

'NX has already demonstrated its strength as a communication tool by further enhancing the exchange of data between each of the design divisions. We expect Teamcenter's proven collaborative product data management capabilities to further enhance collaboration and innovation throughout the Canon group and its affiliates, allowing Canon to continue its tradition of providing customers innovative imaging
technology to help make their creative visions a reality," added Canon.

"The fact that an industry leader such as Canon has selected Siemens PLM Software as its global PLM provider further validates our leadership in the high-tech industry and our superior product development and support capabilities to deliver a highly scalable solution on a global basis," said Tony Affuso, chairman and CEO of Siemens PLM Software. "Siemens PLM Software's NX and Teamcenter will enable Canon to enhance innovation and collaboration, speed up the development cycle, improve its competitive strength and solidify its position as a leader in the precision electronics industry by bringing even more best-in-class products to market faster."

Introduced in April and featuring 400 enhancements, NX 5 powers innovation by integrating all aspects of the design-through-manufacturing process in a high-performance digital product development solution. NX helps companies develop innovative products faster and more cost-efficiently.

Teamcenter powers innovation and productivity by connecting people and processes with a single source of product and process knowledge. Teamcenter's comprehensive portfolio of proven digital lifecycle management solutions is built on an open PLM foundation to power end-to-end PLM.