The Aras Enterprise Application Framework is an advanced, model-based service oriented architecture (SOA) built entirely on open web standards and proven, industry-standard technology. With its unique combination of technologies, the Aras framework drives the creation of highly scalable, flexible and supportable applications that deploy quickly and adapt easily to evolving business needs. Aras can be used as a development environment for a multitude of business applications, including product lifecycle management (PLM).
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