Cross-company development

Flexible and fast cross-company collaboration is essential for shared development projects with external partners.

In the automotive industry, product cycles are becoming shorter while vertical integration is decreasing. At the same time, many added-value areas are shifting from manufacturers to suppliers. To keep development processes transparent, secure and flexible, T-Systems relies on professional project platforms integrated into the Unified Communication & Collaboration functionalities.

How to do all of this?
The solution lies in the use of the T-Systems virtual project rooms. They can be used as required on a completely equipped platform.

PLATON (PLATform for Orchestrated Networks)

The PLATON virtual project room was developed as a neutral networking platform according to the requirements of the automotive industry. Members from different companies collaborate untroubled in tap-proof web conferences regardless of their locations and without having to travel. They work on documents like complex CADCAD

Computer-Aided Design: computer-assisted drafting, design and development in fields such as architecture, construction and engineering. CAD solutions are characterized by sophisticated graphical capabilities.

data, for example, as PLATON offers a wide range of functionalities and transparent information logistics in one uniform interface. Unified Communication & Collaboration by T-Systems integrates the previously unconnected communication channels of telephone, e-mail and video conferences directly into the development environment and thus considerably increases their productivity. And thanks to the integrated availability information, the team closes ranks – even if its members are located all over the world.

Security is the key

With PLATON, T-Systems as the Trust Center offers the data network, technologies and services for cross-company collaboration. Sophisticated management of rights and identity provides effective protection of intellectual resources. The actors of an added-value chain collaborate flexibly and in a project-oriented manner without giving third parties access to their ITIT (= Information Technology)

Information Technology (IT) is a collective term for information and data processing and the hardware and software used for this purpose. 

system.