Sun Chemical Corporation Licenses ProductVision
by Advanced Software Designs

St. Louis, Missouri -- May 31, 2001:

Sun Chemical has chosen ProductVision to streamline their extensive new product development efforts, starting in Europe, with eventual rollout of the product worldwide.  Sun Chemical will leverage the tight integration that ASD has developed between ProductVision and the Wonderware Protean ERP System to greatly reduce the time required for formula development.  They have licensed ProductVision Formula Management, Regulatory Compliance, and European Regulatory Compliance Modules.

Sun Chemical Corporation joins an extensive list of manufacturing companies that utilize the ProductVision Product Development System.

About Sun Chemical Corporation

Sun Chemical Corporation is the world’s largest manufacturer of high-quality printing inks and coatings and high-performance organic pigments.  Sun Chemical is composed of seven major divisions:  The Colors Group, Sun Chemical-Europe, Sun Chemical Ink (GPI), Sun Chemical Latin America, Kohl & Madden, and the recently purchased (in 2000) Coates Lorilleux.  Sun Chemical operates more than 300 manufacturing, sales, and service locations worldwide.  They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated (DIC) of Tokyo, Japan.  DIC employs more then 25,000 employees in 46 countries.

About Advanced Software Designs

ASD exemplifies its commitment to world-class integrated product development software solutions through its integrations at various mid- to large-size, leading-edge global and domestic companies.  ASD serves the food and beverage, cosmetic, paint and coatings, chemical, and ink vertical markets.

Advanced Software Designs has been serving the batch process manufacturing industries for two decades.  Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, ASD offers total product development software solutions.