BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 2, 2004–Invention Machine Corporation (www.invention-machine.com.), the leading provider of software that optimizes and accelerates the innovation process, today announced an agreement with Whirlpool Corporation. Under the agreement, Whirlpool Corporation, noted for its bold innovations and designs, will be deploying Invention Machine’s Goldfire Innovator(TM) to Whirlpool engineers and R&D staff to support IP analysis and technology planning as well the improvement and extension of existing products and product features
Goldfire Innovator brings unprecedented simplicity, structure, discipline and predictability to the innovation process – spanning idea generation and new product development, the renovation of existing products, and the improvement of production processes. Goldfire Innovator delivers, within a single desktop platform or “dashboard”, comprehensive functions and content that aid the innovation process including:
— Proven problem-analysis tools and methodologies that guide users to solutions;
— Semantic knowledge retrieval, providing fast, pinpoint access to relevant content; and
— Proprietary patent information and access to more than 9000 scientific effects and over 2000 scientific websites, unprecedented for their depth and relevance to innovation research.
Companies using Goldfire Innovator benefit from: greater conversion rates of ideas to products; better products, designed with a knowing eye on competitive offerings; streamlined manufacturing processes; and faster time-to-market – all at lower cost.
For information on Goldfire Innovator(TM), please contact info@invention-machine.com or visit www.invention-machine.com.
About Invention Machine
Invention Machine Corp. delivers software that optimizes and accelerates the innovation process to:
1) Bring structure and predictability to the art of invention;
2) Help fuel product pipelines with new products and product refinements;
3) Accelerate time to market as well as corporate growth; and
4) Deliver unprecedented efficiency to the innovation effort.
For more than a decade, over 1,000 innovative companies, representing more than 50,000 users worldwide, have leveraged Invention Machine’s solutions to drive top-line growth, reduce costs and expedite time-to-market by improving process efficiencies and more rapidly fueling their product pipelines with higher-quality products.
Invention Machine customers include: Boeing, Delphi Automotive, Honda, HP, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Procter & Gamble, Peugeot, Samsung, Saipem, and Shell. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Invention Machine has development facilities in Minsk, Belarus, and offices in France and the United Kingdom. For more information on Invention Machine visit www.invention-machine.com.