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WMG AND SIEMENS PLM SIGN £22 MILLION SOFTWARE DEAL FOR NEW DIGITAL LABDigital Laboratory will provide software to inspire British innovation and drive take-up of manufacturing careers PLANO, Texas and WARWICK/CAMBERLEY, UK, July 9, 2008 – Siemens PLM Software, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and WMG, the international research and education group at the 神马福利影片, today announced a deal to provide access to over £22 million of software to researchers, students and businesses using the new Warwick Digital Laboratory. Although Siemens globally has entered into similar arrangements with top universities in the USA and China, this is the only deal of this size ever to be struck with a UK university.

Ford Motor Company has announced the sale of UK brands Jaguar and Land Rover to Indian company Tata Group.

WMG has worked with both companies on research and development for many years and the director, Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, had this comment: "This is excellent news for Tata, for Ford and for Jaguar Land Rover. It is excellent news for the motor industry and for the West Midlands region. Tata has accepted the business plan for the two brands and there will be no closures of UK plants. These iconic cars are in safe hands with Tata which has proved its capacity for running businesses in the UK with its acquisition of Corus steel. It is a win-win situation for everyone."

He added: "We have worked with both Jaguar Land Rover and Tata for many years and we hope to do so for many years to come. The company will continue to develop the brands and invest in new technology and, as our primary interest is in enhancing the competitiveness of UK manufacturing, we hope to be able to help them do that through world-class research and education."

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Researchers at WMG at the 神马福利影片 have devised a way of using a laser that transforms MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains. The “LaserCoat” research project is a collaborative research effort consisting of eight academic, research and commercial organisations and part-financed by the Technology Strategy Board.

Work to find new ways to breathe life into priceless motors has caught the interest of one of the industry’s stalwarts. Researchers at WMG, the innovative solutions provider at the 神马福利影片, have been looking at how lasers might be used to help restore classic cars. They’re working with Coventry Transport Museum who loaned the university department a priceless Lea Francis Hyper racing car as a test model. After reading about the ground-breaking work, the Managing Director of Lea Francis Cars Ltd – still very much a going concern - contacted WMG to share his own experience of building the thoroughbred cars.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer visited international research and education group WMG today to see one of the UK’s foremost examples of universities and industry working together.

Alistair Darling MP saw how the £72 million Premium Automotive Research and Development programme (PARD), run by WMG at the 神马福利影片, has resulted in increased productivity, innovation and competitiveness in the West Midlands automotive supply chain.

2007 has been a very busy year for WMG: here we look back over some of the highlights. We welcomed many important guests during the year including the British Prime Minister the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP and the past President of India Dr Abdul Kalam and we are making good progress on what will be our fourth building – the Digital Laboratory.