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BPM goes around the globe...on a yacht.

Applix, Inc. has installed it's TM1 solution on all 12 ocean racing yachts taking part in the Global Challenge Race that is arriving in Boston, this week.

The 32,000-mile race began in Portsmouth, UK, on Sunday October 3, 2004, and stops ports all over the world.

Each skipper has the BPM software on board to help analyze the ship's performance in different weather, current and tide conditions. The software also allows them to run scenarios to predict their performance for the next leg of the trip or the next few days. None of the ships have an IT person on board. Hows that for "Line of Business" adoption! The program must be working well yachts reached Boston almost a week early.

Here is a view of the dashboard and a map of the race:

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