Agni Link ERP-PDM Data Integration System for SolidWorks PDM Enterprise and Microsoft Dynamics ERP Ships

QUEBEC - Elmo Solutions has announced the immediate availability of Agni Link for SolidWorks PDM Enterprise. Agni Link is a companion to SolidWorks PDM Enterprise that provides real-time, bidirectional data integration with ERP systems, among which:

* Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
* Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta)
* Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)
* Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon)

This application offers a unique and reliable way to integrate PDM and ERP data, automatically resolving discrepancies, and allowing editing of PDM data using possible values obtained "live" from the ERP application, thus ensuring perfect synchronization of both data sets and completely eliminating redundant data entry as well as eliminating costly errors. Agni Link can process and synchronize a wide range of product data from either environment, including:

* Bills of Materials (BoMs)
* Estimating
* Sales Quotes
* Business Process Management (BPM) data
* Work Orders
* Production Orders
* Production Schedules
* Product Catalogs
* Supply Chain Data
* Document Management
* CRM

Yielding high Return on Investment, Agni Link typically pays for itself in 60-90 days in ETO-intensive environments. Elmo Solutions Science Officer, Ricardo Talbot said: "We are pleased to be able to introduce yet another powerful edition the most advanced and efficient method of integrating the PDM and ERP silos of information. End-user feedback so far has been very enthusiastic, and we are most excited about this new Agni Link PDM-ERP connector. We expect similar response on the upcoming release of Agni Link for Consona’s Visual ERP, which should be shipping during the second quarter of 2009."

Agni Link's open architecture can support a wide range of ERP applications, including, among others:

* Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta)
* Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
* Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)
* Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon)
* Microsoft Dynamics Small Business Financials
* Consona Intuitive ERP
* Orchestra pour PME

Established in 1979, Elmo Solutions is a leader in the creation, management and publishing of engineering documents and metadata. Elmo Solutions also offers a broad range of services related to ERP and CAD data integration.