<s>
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
Technologies	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
(	O
formerly	O
NASDAQ	O
:	O
TCNO	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
Manufacturing	O
Process	O
Management	O
and	O
Product	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
software	O
to	O
the	O
electronics	O
,	O
automotive	O
,	O
aerospace	O
and	O
heavy	O
equipment	O
industries	O
,	O
currently	O
owned	O
by	O
Siemens	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
's	O
eMPower	O
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
end-to-end	O
Manufacturing	O
Process	O
Management	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
collaborative	O
development	O
and	O
optimization	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
processes	O
across	O
the	O
extended	O
enterprise	O
and	O
supply	O
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
Israel	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
Corporation	O
provided	O
Manufacturing	O
Process	O
Management	O
(	O
MPM	O
)	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
automotive	O
,	O
electronics	O
,	O
aerospace	O
and	O
other	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
processing	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
products	O
suite	O
offered	O
software	O
and	O
services	O
in	O
all	O
process	O
monitoring	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
production	O
management	O
and	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shlomo	O
Dovrat	O
was	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
and	O
served	O
as	O
CEO	O
and	O
President	O
from	O
its	O
inception	O
until	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Dovrat	O
led	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
's	O
IPO	O
on	O
the	O
NASDAQ	O
(	O
TCNO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
acquired	O
Unicam	O
Software	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
production	O
engineering	O
software	O
to	O
the	O
printed	O
circuit	O
board	O
(	O
PCB	O
)	O
assembly	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
acquired	O
USDATA	B-Algorithm
Corporation	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
USDATA	O
was	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
supervisory-level	O
control	O
(	O
SCADA	O
)	O
product	O
FactoryLink	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
manufacturing	B-Application
execution	I-Application
systems	I-Application
(	O
MES	O
)	O
product	O
Xfactory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
UGS	O
Corporation	O
and	O
the	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
product	O
was	O
combined	O
with	O
UGS	O
 '	O
existing	O
MPM	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
software	O
line	O
includes	O
Part	O
Manufacturing	O
,	O
Assembly	O
Planning	O
,	O
Resource	O
Planning	O
,	O
Plant	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
,	O
Human	O
Performance	O
,	O
Quality	O
,	O
Production	O
Management	O
,	O
Manufacturing	O
Data	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
UGS	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Siemens	O
AG	O
,	O
and	O
today	O
the	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
solutions	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
Siemens	O
Digital	O
Industries	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siemens	O
Digital	O
Industries	O
Software	O
announced	O
Tecnomatix	B-Algorithm
version	O
9	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
