Retailer chooses PTC software

Parametric Technology Corp., or PTC, today announced that the Oxylane Group, a French manufacturer and retailer of sports equipment, has chosen PTC software to accelerate the development of its private-label products.

Needham-based PTC provides product lifecycle management, content management, and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 50,000 organizations worldwide.

PTC said that the Oxylane Group, which is the new corporate identity of the Decathlon Group, will use FlexPLM, PTC's product lifecycle management solution dedicated to the retail, footwear, and apparel industry.

Oxylane will use FlexPLM for the design and development of clothing items sold under the sports retailer's "Passion Brands," PTC said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)