Week of May 24, 1999 Manufacturing News Camstar and J.D. Edwards to Offer Integrated Supply Chain Solution Camstar Systems Inc. (Campbell, Calif.; www.camstar.com), an independent developer of manufacturing execution system (MES) software, and J.D. Edwards (Denver; www.jdedwards.com), developer of the OneWorld and WorldSoftware enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, have announced that they are working together to offer a MES/ERP solution for the textiles, metals, and semiconductor/electronics markets. The two companies are collaborating on development of a Certified Interface Methodology (CIM) that will join Camstar's MESA and InSite systems with the J.D. Edwards software so that customers can deploy MES and ERP systems with a minimum of integration programming effort. Camstar's Windows NT-based InSite and IBM AS/400-based MESA packages provide work-in-process tracking and visibility into plant performance indicators needed to successfully manage manufacturing operations. When used in conjunction with the J.D. Edwards OneWorld and WorldSoftware products, the result is a manufacturing system that supports full application integration between the shop floor production systems and enterprisewide business systems. The Manufacturing Report © Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. E—mail Editorial Dept: tmr—editorial@lionhrtpub.com Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 2555 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 299, Atlanta, GA 30339 USA Phone: 770—431—0867 | Fax: 770—432—6969 E—mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com Web Design by Premier Web Designs E—mail: lionwebmaster@preweb.com