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About Design Program Users

The following users use design programs:

• Component manufacturer. Refers to the organization that manufactures products (components) that can be included in other products. Typical examples of component manufacturers are companies that produce semiconductor chips (included in electronic devices), special light bulbs (used in automobiles), and so on. Component manufacturers are sometimes also referred to as component suppliers or vendors. In the context of this chapter, the terms component manufacturer, component supplier, and vendor are synonymous, and refer to the organization that has deployed Siebel PRM to interact with its business partners.
• Distributor. Refers to an organization that has a business relationship with the component manufacturer. The nature of the business relationship typically includes, but is not restricted to, reselling the component manufacturer's products to other organizations, such as OEMs, other distributors or resellers, retail end customers, and so on.
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Refers to a company that includes components made by one or more component manufacturers within its own products. A typical example of an OEM might be the manufacturer of a computer that includes the semiconductor chip as one of its components. This chip is made by a component manufacturer.