AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Plexus Systems, providers of the on demand manufacturing performance system Plexus Online, today announced that the company was selected by Sand Hill Group for the Innovation Showcase at the Software 2007 conference. The Innovation Showcase spotlights innovators in the enterprise software industry. Plexus' CEO Mark Symonds will present in the Innovation Showcase Theater on May 7, 2007.
CMP Technology's Software 2007 will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on May 8-9, 2007; this year's theme is "Powered by Innovation". In its fourth year, Software 2007 is expected to attract more than 2,000 software CEOs, VPs, CIOs, venture capitalists, private equity partners, investment bankers, press and analysts, and industry professionals.
"This year's Showcase winners illustrate that innovation is alive and well in the software space," said M.R. Rangaswami, Sand Hill Group co-founder and Software 2007 executive conference director. "Plexus Systems represents one of 25 novel companies that we believe will play a notable role in the software ecosystem."
Plexus was selected in the Software as a Service Innovation Showcase category. Software as a Service is being widely adopted by customers and Sand Hill Group believes there will be several new industry leaders to emerge in this space. Innovation Showcase winners in this category represent the next generation of software pioneers, who are filling out the menu of Software as a Service applications across critical business divisions. Plexus Systems is applying the software development and delivery model for enterprise-class technology designed for the manufacturing industry, including automotive, medical device, and aerospace/defense.
Plexus Online is an on demand manufacturing performance system (MPS), combining the capabilities of (ERP), manufacturing execution systems (MES), quality management, customer relationship management (CRM), shop floor integration, and much more. With the ability to manage a single facility or a global enterprise, Plexus Online utilizes lean principles to enable manufacturers to closely track and manage critical aspects of their operation, anywhere, anytime, via the software as a service (SaaS) model. Plexus Online consists of over 350 functional modules, allowing companies instant access to vital information and management functions using a simple web browser.
"Software as a service has been widely perceived as applicable only for 'point' solutions, such as sales force management -- but Plexus has proven that this model drives enormous benefits for enterprise-wide applications as well, if the software is designed well and built from the ground up for this model," said Symonds. "Plexus Online is creating quite a stir in the manufacturing community by providing both large and small manufacturers a full featured ERP and shop floor system in a hosted environment."
About Sand Hill Group
Sand Hill Group serves the $600+ billion software, services and solutions market by providing investment and management advice to emerging enterprise technology leaders. Sand Hill also owns Sandhill.com -- the premier destination site and resource center for CEOs, VPs, Entrepreneurs, VCs and for members of the software industry ecosystem. Its weekly electronic newsletter is read by thousands of executives. Sand Hill produces the 'Enterprise' and 'Software' conferences for CEOs and executives in the industry and creates high-impact research reports for its constituents.
About Plexus Systems
Since 1995, Plexus Systems, Inc. (Auburn Hills, MI) has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality and productivity improvements for manufacturers, from the shop floor to the top floor. Plexus Online(TM) is a true on demand manufacturing performance system, delivering a powerful, real-time interface to integrate and manage the total manufacturing enterprise. Plexus Systems originated internally at a manufacturing company, and was designed to resolve quality challenges, including production, distribution and global supply chains management issues. Today, Plexus Online also enables businesses to manage other top priorities, such as accounting, compliance and human resources. Plexus Systems serves a cross section of manufacturing industries (OEM and suppliers), particularly automotive, defense, medical device and aerospace companies headquartered in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Plexus Systems has partnered with Apax Partners (www.apax.com), one of the world's leading global private equity groups, to drive global expansion and further strengthen the company's products, services and market position. Apax Partners operates across the US, Europe and Asia and has more than $20 billion in funds under management and advice. In 2006, funds advised by Apax made a strategic investment in Plexus Systems, joining the founding investment group as stakeholders in Plexus.
Visit www.plex.com for more information.