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- Welcome Page 2 - Update Page 3 - News Page 4 - Brief lines | Welcome to this issue of 2PLM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. * Shakespeare and PLM * A few words in answer to questions from readers. Are CAD and PLM the same thing? No. PLM means Product Lifecycle Management. Whereas CAD is Computer Aided Design. In the April 8, 2002 issue of 2PLM we wrote We have also structured the PLM software and services market into the following main categories:
Are PDM and PLM the same thing? No. PLM means Product Lifecycle Management. Whereas PDM is Product Data Management. "Lifecycle" and "Data" have different meanings in the English language. In the April 8, 2002 issue of 2PLM we wrote We have also structured the PLM software and services market into the following main categories:
Does PLM stop at the end of the Product Development Process? No. PLM means Product Lifecycle Management. Just as there are (according to Shakespeare) many ages in the life of a man, there are many processes in a product's lifecycle. Stopping PLM at the end of the Product Development Process would be like stopping life before the whining school-boy becomes the lover. Why is there so much confusion about PLM? PLM will become a huge market. Many vendors would like a large slice of this market. Currently no vendor has all the components. Nevertheless many vendors signal their intentions to be PLM vendors. |
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Agile Software Corporation announced the acquisition of certain customer assets and intellectual property of privately-held MS2, Inc., provider of the product portfolio management solution, MS2 Accelerate. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced the acquisition of Valid Information Systems Limited. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that it has acquired Alcatel's complete line of Ethernet and media access control (MAC) IP. Details * Financial * Documentum announced preliminary financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The company anticipates revenue for the second quarter of approximately $68 million, an increase of 26% over revenue of $54 million reported for the second quarter of 2002. Details Manugistics Group, Inc. reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, 2003. Total revenue for the first quarter was up slightly sequentially to $65.6 million compared to $65.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. Total revenue decreased 12 percent from the prior year quarter. Details Sopheon plc announced its preliminary unaudited results for the year to 31 December 2002. Revenue for the year was £12.4m. Details Verity, Inc. reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2003. Verity's revenues for its fourth quarter ended May 31, 2003 were $29.2 million, representing a 5% sequential increase over third quarter revenues of $27.8 million, and a 12% increase from revenues of $26.1 million for the same period last year. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced revenue for the year ended December 31, 2002 was $116.0 million compared with revenue of $118.8 million in the previous year. Details * People * AVEVA Group plc announced that Mr Tony Christian has resigned from the Board with immediate effect. He had been responsible for leading AVEVA's activities in IT consulting, an area which has been scaled back in recent months. Details Intergraph Corporation announced that Halsey Wise has been selected to be the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 28. Details LMS International announced it has increased its outside directors with the appointment of Tilman Schad to the Board of Directors. Details  Manugistics Group, Inc. added industry veteran Jeremy Coote as Manugistics' new president, responsible for the Company's global sales and marketing and reporting directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory J. Owens. Details QAD Inc. announced that Chief Financial Officer Kathy Fisher will be leaving the company, effective July 15, 2003, to pursue an opportunity closer to her home and family in Northern California. Details Verity Inc. announced the promotion of four key executives. Details * Implementation * Aras Corporation announced that New Hampshire Ball Bearing, Inc. has selected the Innovator Application Suite for deployment across all North American facilities. Details Documentum announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has deployed the Documentum ECM platform as the foundation for an engineering and maintenance system designed to help the airline reduce costs and comply with industry requirements. Details Documentum announced that Laboratory Management Systems, Inc., a full-service laboratory compliance partner for global pharmaceutical companies, is implementing the Documentum ECM platform throughout the company. Details Documentum announced that Petrofac International Ltd. has deployed Documentum ECM platform to manage engineering content for managing and installing pipelines in the Middle East. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that Butler International, Inc. has purchased a VPD Campus Licensing System from MSC.Software. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the completion of a multi-year professional services engagement with Hyundai Motor Corp. Details PTC announced that Team Bentley's winning Speed 8 cars, which placed first and second on June 15 at the Le Mans auto race, were designed in Pro/ENGINEER. Details Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced that Engineering Bausch und Ziege GmbH has signed a US$500,000 contract with Tecnomatix for use of eMPower solutions. Details * Developments * ALGOR announced the release of ALG/NASTRAN, a new NASTRAN product that was developed to provide full compatibility with existing NASTRAN input and output files so that existing NASTRAN and/or FEMAP users can benefit from ALGOR's value-added capabilities. Details Aras Corporation announced the release of Innovator 5.5: the latest version of the integrated application platform for the Innovator Application Suite. Details Autodesk, Inc. introduced Autodesk Inventor Professional 7 software to extend the functionality of Autodesk Inventor Series software for mechanical and electrical engineers while continuing to deliver on the creation portion of its mainstream product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy. Details AVEVA announced the shipment of the 'next generation' of its flagship VANTAGE Plant Design Management System (PDMS). Details EDS announced the availability of an enhanced modular platform for Teamcenter, its flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) portfolio. Details EDS announced the immediate availability of Parasolid version 15.0, the latest release of its geometric modeling component software. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced the release of Hummingbird Enterprise 5.1, a comprehensive suite of information and knowledge management solutions that feature integrated document, knowledge and records management, business intelligence, collaboration and portal applications. Details Intergraph Corporation announced the 6.0 version of INtools lifecycle instrument engineering and design software. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation unveiled a new version of the FPGA Advantage integrated design environment. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the availability of MSC.Nastran 2004. Details Open Text Corporation introduced Coreport 6.0, an enterprise portal framework that unifies content from Livelink, other repositories and a wide range of enterprise systems in a single interface. Details Open Text Corporation said it is introducing Livelink for Sales Readiness, which combines sales effectiveness tools and rich media technology with Livelink's collaboration and knowledge management capabilities. Details SofTech, Inc. announced that its ProductCenter collaborative product data management (PDM) solution has been certified by Autodesk for Autodesk Inventor 7, and that it has also extended its ProductCenter AutoCAD Integrator to support Autodesk's newest release, AutoCAD 2004. Details Stratasys announced it has released ABSi plastic for use with its FDM Maxum. Details Stratasys unveiled a new rapid prototyping system - the FDM Vantage - at NPE (National Plastics Expo). Details think3 announced an agreement with Raindrop Geomagic to add reverse engineering capabilities to think3's industrial design solution. Details think3 announced the 8.4 release of its integrated 2D/3D/PDM product. Details * Relationships * Altair Engineering and global powertrain engineering services supplier Cosworth Technology Inc. announced their agreement to work together to fully develop automotive OEM niche and performance vehicles. Details Cimmetry Systems and c-Ark, the developer of iBaan for PLM solutions for industrial enterprises, announced that c-Ark has licensed Cimmetry's AutoVue visualization and collaboration technology for its PLM solutions. Details EDS announced it has awarded "Certified Select" status to 37 complementary CAD/CAM/CAE software solutions on Solid Edge Version 14. Details Engineous Software, Inc. announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Engineous and Fluent Inc. Details Framework Technologies announced that Strategic Environment Advisors (S.E.A.) and Project Website Services, Inc. have integrated Framework's technology as part of their offerings following partnership agreements with the company. Details IBM and Dassault Systemes announced that one of Sweden's leading technical universities, the Linkoeping Institute of Technology, became the latest participating university in the IBM Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Higher Education and Training Program. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement with IBM to develop and qualify design technology files for IBM's CMOS, SiGe, RF CMOS and SOI processes. Details Moldflow Corporation announced a United States-based distribution agreement with Kistler Instrument Corporation, a supplier of cavity pressure measurement technology. Details PTC, Thomas Register and web2CAD announced the availability of a 3D component portal with full integration into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Details SGI announced an alliance with DDD Group plc whereby both companies will work together to deliver 3D "glasses-free" display solutions that complement Silicon Graphics visualization systems to SGI end users and independent software vendors. Details Surfware, Inc., announced that they have recently become an advocate of the Manufacturing Coalition. Details * Other * Mentor Graphics Corporation announced the SupportNet KnowledgeBase, a support database that gives customers instant online access to the most up-to-date information on Mentor's products and solutions to commonly encountered design problems. Details PTC announced how its use of Web services enables the creation of the world's first fully integral product development system for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Details PTC announced that Control Alt Design, Ltd., a full service design and engineering firm has installed PTC's Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Details PTC announced that Tool, Inc., a product design and development firm in Marblehead, Massachusetts has experienced productivity gains following the installation of PTC's Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Details SolidWorks Corporation announced that more than 120 teams competing in the BattleBots robot fighting competition are using SolidWorks 3D mechanical design and COSMOSWorks analysis software. Details SolidWorks announced it has shipped 250,000 licenses of its flagship software since 1995. Details Verity Inc. announced that The Yankee Group, a leader in technology research, analysis and consulting, has published a report, "Mass Consolidation Hits the Web-Search Market," that looks at changes in the Web and enterprise search markets. The report finds Verity Inc. well-positioned to extend its position in the enterprise search market. Details |
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