Southampton University Applies Vanguard System™ Knowledge-capture to Research Programs

Vanguard Software Partners with Southampton to Assist in Research Programs Involving Rolls-Royce and Airbus

Cary, NC – August 30, 2006 – Vanguard Software recently donated the Vanguard System™, a $160,000 value, to Southampton University’s School of Engineering Sciences in the UK as a part of Vanguard’s ongoing effort to assist in the University’s research programs. Through Vanguard Software’s Academic Partnership Program, Southampton University has been able to further its long-term strategic research links with many blue chip organizations including Rolls-Royce, Airbus, BAE systems, Microsoft, and IBM. Professor Jim Scanlan, who leads the Computational Engineering and Design Research Group in the School of Engineering Sciences at Southampton and who liaises with these organizations and Vanguard Software, says “Our research group works on a number of research programs aimed at capturing and integrating knowledge into the engineering design process. The Vanguard product is unique and offers organizations the ability to systematically capture and deploy knowledge in a highly effective manner.”

Currently, Southampton has three specific ongoing research programs in which it is using Vanguard’s software: DATUM (Design Analysis Tool for Unit cost Modeling) which involves capturing cost knowledge for deployment to design engineers; IPAS – an expansion of the DATUM program that is covering life cycle costing; and, Flaviir which is aimed at UAV design and the assessment of alternative design concepts in terms of operational effectiveness and cost.

Citing the importance of assisting and forming partnerships with educational institutions and their faculty, Rob Suggs, CEO of Vanguard Software, explains, “Faculty and their student research groups bring invaluable contributions to the business-world. Companies like Rolls-Royce and Airbus rely on the cutting-edge solutions that programs like the one at Southampton University provide. Supporting university research groups in their efforts to design and build these solutions is a perfect fit with Vanguard’s goal of helping businesses become more efficient – better at strategic planning, resource allocation, and decision-making.”

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