October 12, 1998

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Volume 1 Number 4

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*Welcome* Welcome to this issue of 2PDM - the Product Data Management and Product Development Management e-zine. It contains a survey of the current status of EDM/PDM installations. There are four stages of EDM/PDM progress. After defining these stages we'll ask a question we'd like you to answer. And after that, you'll find the latest EDM/PDM news. *Survey* The first EDM/PDM systems appeared about 1983. That's 15 years ago. It seemed useful to see how much progress companies have made in getting to the EDM/PDM goal. Useful for user companies to benchmark their progress. Useful for vendors to understand the status of user companies. There's just one question for you to answer, so please take a few minutes to participate. The results of the survey will be published in the next issue of 2PDM on Monday October 26. No information about individual answers to the survey will be published. We will not mention the name of anyone who participates or the name of their company. Replies are confidential and will not be made available to third parties. In case you want to know more about us, please visit our Web site. OK? Now you know the rules, you may like to check out the 2PDM file - it's in very basic HTML so you can look at the source code to see what's there. And finally, we remind you there's no charge for reading 2PDM - or for participating in the survey. *Four Stages of EDM/PDM status* Companies go through four stages of EDM/PDM progress. The four stages are: Stage 1 - Traditional ; Stage 2 - Awakening ; Stage 3 - Adapting ; Stage 4 - Modern *Stage 1 - Traditional* Companies at this stage have characteristics such as: don't exchange data electronically with customers or supply chain partners manually manage engineering drawings on traditional media don't have a clear and common approach to EDM/PDM don't understand that engineering information is a valuable corporate asset may be piloting an EDM/PDM system haven't defined the information needed for product development don't know what the product development workflow is have manual release and change management have many stand-alone databases in each department don't have configuration management haven't integrated EDM/PDM to other computer systems

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*Stage 2 - Awakening* Companies at this stage have characteristics such as: rarely exchange data electronically with customers and supply chain partners manually manage most engineering drawings on traditional media have not defined the product development process have mainly manual release and change management have many departmental stand-alone vaults and databases have introduced some local EDM/PDM applications for specific activities use basic EDM/PDM functionality such as vaulting have limited electronic transfer of data between a few departments have few users of EDM/PDM have an ineffective configuration management system have basic integration between EDM/PDM and CAD *Stage 3 - Adapting* Companies at this stage have characteristics such as: sometimes exchange data electronically with customers and supply chain partners have a cross-functional electronic vault understand that engineering information is valuable have listed the major documents and data needed for product development have a common and well-defined company-wide EDM/PDM approach have defined parts of the product development process have automated workflow for activities such as release control and change management have several EDM/PDM applications in use - some of which are integrated have many EDM/PDM users in Engineering / R&D / product development communicate engineering data electronically between several departments have basic integration between EDM/PDM and other systems such as CAD and MRP/ERP *Stage 4 - Modern* Companies at this stage have characteristics such as: have enterprise-wide EDM/PDM and workflow have fully defined the product development process have fully defined all information needed for product development usually exchange data electronically with customers and supply chain partners have fully integrated EDM/PDM applications such as data and document management, release management, change control, workflow management, component management, configuration management, project management use most of the functionality in their EDM/PDM systems value engineering/product information as a strategic corporate asset have many EDM/PDM users both inside and outside Engineering / R&D / product development have electronic transfer of data and documents between all departments have full integration between EDM/PDM and associated computer systems *Question for EDM, PDM, EDM/PDM users* Which Stage is your organization at (or most nearly at)? 1, 2 , 3 or 4? Please e-mail us your answer (just the one number) in the body of this e-mail reply. *Question for EDM, PDM, EDM/PDM vendors, consultants, system integrators, etc.* What percentage of companies do you estimate are at each Stage? Please cut and paste the following line into the e-mail reply, enter the relevant figures and send. Percent at Stage 1:....Percent at Stage 2 :....Percent at Stage 3....: Percent at Stage 4 :.... *Thank you* Thank you. The result of the survey will be published in the October 26 issue. We'd be grateful if you would e-mail a copy of 2PDM to EDM/PDM users on your mailing list. This will help improve the statistical basis of the survey result.

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Interleaf, Inc. announced it acquired PDR Automated Systems and Publications, Inc., a technical documentation services company. Parametric Technology Corp. announced it completed the acquisition of privately-held InPart Design, Inc. InPart provides Web-based enterprise software and 3D CAD model libraries of standard mechanical components. Approximately 2.4 million shares of Parametric Technology common stock will be exchanged for all outstanding shares and options of InPart. PTC closed on Friday October 9 at $9 1/4. SDRC announced it closed its transaction with MTS Systems Corporation providing for the transfer of source code license for its suite of Core Test software products to MTS and the sale of certain other assets for $10 million. Agile Software Corporation announced its new Design Management Group will be headed by 15 year industry veteran Stan Smith. PC DOCS Group International Inc. announced the appointment of Craig Wallace to the position of President and COO of PC DOCS, Inc. CoCreate Software Inc. announced WorkManager 5.0, its PDM and workflow solution. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced Version 5 of IMAN, its PDM solution. Agile Software announced Agile Workplace Version 5.0. Eigner + Partner AG announced version 2.3 of CADIM/EDB. Filenet Corp announced the availability of its Panagon Document Warehouse for SAP 4.0 software. InterData Access (IDA) Inc. announced VisionShare, an interactive digital mock-up solution supporting product design and manufacturing processes. SDRC announced an additional $1 million contract from Seagate Technology for Metaphase software. Sherpa Corporation announced that recent customers Modine and United Technology Corporation Chemical Division will be deploying SherpaWORKS 2.0 this year. GM plans to eliminate its internal PDM system and install 10,000 seats of IMAN. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced it selected IBM and Dassault Systemes to provide the ENOVIApm solution as its enterprise-wide system for bill of material and document management. Wiremold Company selected Unigraphics Solutions' IMAN. Documentum, Inc. announced that International Rectifier selected its Enterprise Document Management System 98 to manage documents associated with new product introduction. Spicer Corporation announced SpicerLink for Agile, an integration that bridges Spicer Imagenation and Agile Software Corporation's Agile Workplace. Océ and Siemens Nixdorf announced they signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at closer cooperation in the development of software for printing and archiving systems. Workgroup Technology announced its CMS expansion program for Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/INTRALINK users. *IPDMUG 1999 Conference Announcement* IPDMUG members, here it is! Register now for the upcoming IPDMUG conference in San Francisco on January 20-21, 1999. (The International PDM Users Group is a non-profit Organization consisting of, and dedicated to supporting the implementers of PDM systems, regardless of vendor solution. To find out more about IPDMUG, contact Bill Canal. To become an IPDMUG member, fill out a membership/survey application.)

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