Siemens to acquire UGS Corp. 

西門子收購UGS軟件公司

Siemens Automation and Drives becomes worldwide first supplier of software and hardware across the complete lifecycle of products

西門子自動化和驅動成為全球首家提供貫穿整個產品生命周期的軟件和硬件供應商

Nuremberg, January 25, 2007 -- Siemens moves to expand its industrial software portfolio through a definitive agreement to acquire UGS Corp., Texas, USA, a worldwide leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software and services. The agreement was made between Siemens and the current owners Bain Capital, Silver Lake Partners and Warburg Pincus. The purchase price amounts to US $3.5 billion, including assumption of existing debt. The activities of UGS are to be assigned to the Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D). A&D will thus become the first supplier for the manufacturing industries to provide an end-to-end software and hardware portfolio encompassing the complete lifecycle of products and production facilities. The transaction is subject to the approval by the relevant authorities.

紐倫堡1月25日消息——通過與位於美國德克薩斯州的全球領先的產品生命周期管理（PLM）軟件和服務提供商UGS公司達成最終的收購協議 
，西門子開始拓展其工業軟件業務。西門子與UGS公司的現有者拜恩資產（Bain Capital）、銀湖合夥（Silver Lake Partners）和Warburg Pincus公司達成了此協議。收購價格大約為35億美元，包括承擔UGS的現有債務。UGS的業務將分配給西門子自動化和驅動集團（A&D)。A&D將因此成為首家向製造行業提供包括完整產品生命周期和生產設備的端到端軟件和硬件業務供應商。該交易正在等待有關當局的審批。

With a global workforce of 7,300 and more than 46,000 customers in 62 countries, UGS, headquartered in Plano, Texas, U.S., is a worldwide leader in PLM software and services. PLM is a mission-critical, enterprise business platform that helps companies innovate and grow by enabling them to digitally create, build and manage their products. UGS is a supplier to customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer goods, electronics and machinery industries around the world. UGS and Siemens A&D already started their business relationship in 2003 with joint projects addressing digital manufacturing technology.

UGS公司 在全球62個國家擁有7千3百名雇員和超過4萬6千個客戶

，總部位於美國德州的普萊諾，是PLM軟件和服務的全球領導者。PLM是一個通過數字化地創造

、建立和管理產品
，幫助企業創新和發展的以任務為核心的企業業務平台。UGS公司是全球汽車、航空和國防、消費品、電子和機械行業客戶的供應商。UGS和西門子A&D集團在2003年就已經開始了業務合作，為客戶提供數字生產技術聯合方案。

UGS’ software portfolio covers the entire array of collaborative Product Data Management (cPDM), computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing/computer-aided engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) and digital manufacturing simulation (‘digital factory’), the company holds strong revenue and market share positions globally in digital manufacturing and cPDM – the fastest-growing segments within the PLM market. In fiscal 2005, the company reported revenue of just under US$1.2 billion, in the Third Quarter 2006, the company reported its 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth.

UGS的軟件業務涵蓋了整個 協同產品數據管理 (cPDM)、計算機輔助設計/計算機輔助生產/計算機輔助施工(CAD/CAM/CAE)，以及數字生產模擬（數字工廠）領域，公司在PLM市場中發展最快的數字生產和cPDM領域保有很高的全球市場份額地位和營收。在2005財年
，該公司的報道營收接近12億美元，在2006年的第三季度，公司取得了逐年連續第十三個季度的營收增長。

“With the acquisition of UGS, we combine its competence in the sector of digital factories with our leading know-how in industrial automation. This combination makes our customers’ processes faster, better and more cost efficient. With the unique combination, we underscore our position as a trendsetter in automation systems and bring this business into a new dimension,” said Klaus Kleinfeld, President and CEO of Siemens AG.

西門子集團總裁兼首席執行官Klaus Kleinfeld表示：”通過收購UGS，我們將其在數字工廠領域的實力與我們在工業自動化領域的領先技術結合了起來。這一合並使我們客戶的過程更快、更好、更有效率。通過這一非凡的聯合
，我們加強了我們作為自動化係統領域潮流引領者的地位
，並且將這項事業帶領到一個新的規模。“

The offer of Siemens A&D is based on a comprehensive, technologically consistent product portfolio ('Totally Integrated Automation'), enabling Siemens to provide every customer with an integrated package of engineering and automation systems. By integrating more than 3000 software engineers of UGS, the Group will employ around 7000 software experts in total. Helmut Gierse, President of Siemens A&D, explains: "Seamless flow of information and data enable collaboration across the whole value chain. This is becoming crucial to increase productivity in the manufacturing industries where the competitive pressure is constantly rising. With the combined portfolio of A&D and UGS, our customers will be able to enter a complete new scale of efficiency, whether they are manufacturers, engineering service partners, system integrators or machine builders. Integrated solutions will lead to reduced production costs, higher product quality, shorter time to market and increased flexibility toward market trends. On the basis of our unique offer, we aim at a long term continuation of sustainable value enhancement for A&D.”

西門子自動化和驅動集團的業務基於一個全麵的、技術一致的產品組合（”全集成自動化”），使得西門子可以向每個客戶提供一套工程和自動化係統集成包。通過收編UGS的3千多名軟件工程師，自動化和驅動集團將一共擁有大約7千名軟件專家。西門子自動化和驅動集團總裁Helmut Gierse解析道：“信息流和數據的無縫結合實現了整個價值鏈的協作。這成為在競爭壓力日漸增加的製造領域提升生產力的關鍵。通過A&D和UGS的業務聯合，我們的客戶無論是製造商
、工程服務合作商、xitongjichengshanghuozheshijixiezhizaoshang，doujiangjinruyigequanxindexiaolvjibie。jichengjiejuefanganjiangjiangdishengchanchengben，tigaochanpinzhiliang
，suoduanshangshishijianyijizengjiashichangqushidelinghuodu。zaiwomendutedeyewujichushang，womendemubiaoshishixianA&D可持續價值增長的長期發展。”

The world market for PLM software and services has a volume of approximately US$13 billion with projected yearly growth rates of 7 percent to 9 percent. From a technological point of view, the market will be influenced by the convergence of product lifecycle, manufacturing and enterprise information technologies in many segments. The previous islands of product development, manufacturing and service software will increasingly transform into one integrated systems business. This enables a complete-solution supplier to achieve higher growth rates, greater value added and possibilities for differentiation from competitors.

全球PLM軟件和服務的市場總量大約為130億美元
，預計年增長率為7％到9％ 。技術的觀點認為
，這個市場將受到諸多領域產品生命周期
、生產和企業信息技術集中的影響。此前產品開發、shengchanhefuwuruanjiandegezidulijiangzhujianzhuanweiyigejichengxitongyewu。zheshideyijiawanzhengjiejuefangangongyingshangkeyishixiangengkuaidefazhansudu
，qudegengduodefujiajiazhiyijiqubieyujingzhengduishoudekenengxing。

The design of future production systems will reach from the creative product-design process with CAD tools to the choice and design of logistics, service and recycling strategies. Through the use of smart and modular mechatronic systems, production will be changed and adjusted swiftly and flexibly. One of the key differentiating factors of success will be the early engineering phase establishing a digital link between product development and production, including product traceability facilities and possibilities to synchronise with merchandise management systems.

未來生產係統的設計將從使用CAD工具的創造性產品設計過程延伸到物流

、fuwuhezaixunhuancelvedexuanzehesheji。tongguoliyongmokuaihuadezhinengjidianxitong
，shengchanjiangdedaokuaisulinghuodegaibianhetiaozheng。chenggongdeguanjianqubieyinsuzhiyijiangshizaichanpinkaifaheshengchanzhijianjianliyigeshuzilianjiedezaoqigongchengjieduan
，baokuochanpinkezhuisuxingshebeiheyushangpinguanlixitongtongbudekenengxing。

Siemens A&D and UGS are each known for their leadership in open standards and interfaces in their respective industries. “By combining expertise in the physical world of automation and the virtual world of PLM software, Siemens will be the only company able to offer integrated software and hardware solutions to its customers throughout their whole production process. All our future industrial software and hardware products will support today’s and future leading interfaces and standards. We aim to be the first to market with innovative digital factory solutions, which truly unify the engineering and automation domain,” stated Gierse.

西門子自動化和驅動集團和UGS在各自領域都是以其開放式標準和端口的領導地位而知名。Gierse聲明道：“通過結合自動化領域物質世界和PLM軟ruan件jian虛xu擬ni世shi界jie的de技ji術shu。西xi門men子zi將jiang成cheng為wei唯wei一yi可ke以yi向xiang客ke戶hu提ti供gong貫guan穿chuan整zheng個ge生sheng產chan過guo程cheng的de集ji成cheng軟ruan件jian和he硬ying件jian解jie決jue方fang案an的de公gong司si。我wo們men未wei來lai所suo有you的de工gong業ye軟ruan件jian和he硬ying件jian產chan品pin將jiang支zhi持chi現xian今jin和he將jiang來lai的de領ling先xian端duan口kou和he標biao準zhun。我wo們men的de目mu標biao是shi成cheng為wei首shou家jia向xiang市shi場chang提ti供gong可ke以yi真zhen正zheng統tong一yi工gong程cheng和he自zi動dong化hua領ling域yu的de創chuang新xin數shu字zi工gong廠chang解jie決jue方fang案an的de公gong司si。”
 
“The combination of Siemens and UGS is a clear game-changer in the global PLM industry due to our shared vision of ‘Totally Integrated Automation,’” said Tony Affuso, chairman, CEO and president of UGS. “Our customers win through the backing of the long-term security of their system investments provided by one of the world’s largest and most successful and innovative companies. In addition, we are able to provide added value to Siemens’ customers by virtue of being the most practiced PLM provider in open systems, which eases integration with the Siemens technology already in place in all of our key markets.”

UGS主席
、首席執行官兼總裁Tony Affuso表示：“因為我們對‘全集成自動化”有共同的看法，西門子和UGS的合並顯然是全球PLMchanyedejingzhenggaibianzhe。womendekehujiangcongshijieshangzuidahezuichenggongdechuangxingongsizhiyiduitamenxitongtouzisuotigongdechangqideanquanzhiyuanerhuoyi。ciwai，liyongwomenshikaifangshixitonglingyuzuishuliandegongyingshangyoushi，zaiwomendesuoyouzhuyaoshichangqingsongdiyuximenzijishuzhenghe，weiximenzikehutigonggengduodejiazhi。“

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