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AspenTech Extends ILOG Partnership
New agreement puts ILOG JViews into Apsen eSupply Chain Suite

Aspen Technology (AspenTech) has extended its long relationship with ILOG by signing an agreement to integrate the ILOG JViews Component Suite into AspenTech’s e-business software for supply-chain management.

The leading supplier of integrated software solutions that enable process manufacturers to automate and optimize their plants and supply chains, AspenTech offers the industry’s broadest family of scalable solutions for achieving competitive advantage in the Internet economy. ILOG JViews is being integrated into the Aspen eSupply Chain Suite. The ILOG product will impart a faster, more intuitive graphical user interface (GUI), giving end users greater command over supply-chain information via the Internet or corporate Intranet.

"This new licensing agreement between AspenTech and ILOG further strengthens our ability to deliver products that create real value for our customers," says Steve Williams, vice president of product development at AspenTech. "Aspen’s leading e-supply chain and e-business software, combined with ILOG’s superior graphical user interface, make it easier for our customers to quickly and accurately share and act on real-time knowledge gained throughout the extended value chain."

Accelerated development
With customer-proven components, ILOG JViews considerably shortens development time for interactive enterprise GUIs. It comes complete with a set of JavaBeans, class libraries and custom editing tools for quick development and deployment. With it, AspenTech will create custom supply-chain "e-cockpit" displays that include asset management maps, production scheduling charts, and work and process flow-design monitoring diagrams.

"We are excited about expanding our relationship with a market leader like AspenTech," says Todd Lowe, executive vice president and general manager of ILOG’s Value Chain Management Division. "Both companies share a common mission to dramatically enhance supply-chain collaborative capabilities and create real value for the process industry."

The agreement extends a 12-year business partnership in which AspenTech has used ILOG CPLEX optimization software in its supply-chain, manufacturing and engineering product suites.