CSM Software, ACTANO Bring Project Mgmt Tool 'RPlan' To India

CSM Software, a provider of advanced engineering software and services to global aerospace, automotive and heavy engineering industries, has entered into a strategic partnership with ACTANO Group, a specialist for software solutions and consulting services for the optimisation of product development projects and processes.

The partnership will focus on marketing RPlan, a collaborative project management software, in the Indian sub-continent, and co-operation in consulting projects, targeted to optimise product development of India’s globally aspiring OEMs and suppliers in automotive, aerospace and general manufacturing, as well as the pharma and IT/ telecom industries.

V S Mahadevan, COO, Product Division – CSM Software, said, “Our analysis show that there is enormous cost and efficiency benefits to be reaped in project and process optimisation, and in such a scenario, RPlan is targeted to support our customers over a wide range of engineering tasks. With this cooperation, CSM is able to complete its software and services offering and expand its position as a solutions provider in India.”

ACTANO CEO Dr Rupert Stuffer said, “OEMs and suppliers world over use RPlan to optimise tasks in scheduling, resource management, project controlling and portfolio management. Entering the Indian market is the next logical step in our internationalisation strategy, as the demand for the most innovative, yet industry-proven solutions for optimised product development are imminent in India.”