FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeQent Announces Major Sales Win With Georgia-Pacific London, ON - December 18, 2008- SeQent, the leading provider of real-time visualization solutions, announces after a successful Proof of Concept (POC) test, Georgia-Pacific and the corporate IT group have agreed to endorse its FirstPAGE, FirstPAGE Alarm Manager and Marquee Manager software products. The first division to purchase and deploy these solutions is the Building Products division which includes the Camden, Texas and Corrigan, Texas plywood mills. “In today’s ultra competitive and cash-strapped business environment where consumer spending is dramatically decreasing, it is imperative for manufacturing companies to look for new ways to improve their manufacturing operations,” said Scott Burns, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of SeQent. “Georgia-Pacific is committed to continuous improvement and has looked to SeQent to help them implement a decision support platform that is integrated into their Data Collection System and other plant floor systems. Our solutions leverage and extend these applications to the floor - so operators can see efficiency targets, run rates, piece counts, and fault messages on their Blackberry’s, Cell Phones and LED displays in real-time.” About Georgia-Pacific Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, building products, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 50,000 people at 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. Its familiar consumer tissue brands include Lotus®, Colhogar®, Delica®, Tenderly®, Nouvelle®, and the Vania® brand of personal care products in Europe, as well as Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Vanity Fair®, and the Dixie® brand of tableware in North America. For further information, visit www.gp.com About SeQent SeQent (formerly Plantwatch, Inc. and NETCON Technologies) drives cost savings and productivity improvements to enterprises by enabling real-time communication across the entire facility. SeQent bridges automation to people, empowering them to react immediately thereby preventing costly downtime and improving quality. SeQent is currently installed in over 350 facilities (Discrete and Process) by leading companies in automotive, heavy equipment, machining, food and beverage, CPG, and healthcare industries. For more information, please visit www.seqent.com. Media Contact: ### |
