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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. * PDM, PDM MK II and PLM * In the previous issue of 2PLM, Menno Huijben wrote, on the subject of PDM MKII, Perhaps we jumped too soon at PLM and what we should have done was to do what we did with MRP: go, via MRP II, to ERP. So, should we forget about PLM for a while and go for PDM MKII? * Two worlds * This is an interesting thought. On one side there is:
As Menno pointed out, PLM is not PDM:
* PDM MKII * Menno suggested that PDM MKII is in the gap. Going back to the analogy with MRP II, PDM MK II would address an activity at the departmental/functional level. Which department/function? Presumably Product Development. Since the words behind the MRP acronym evolved from Material Requirements Planning to Manufacturing Resource Planning, the words behind the PDM acronym could evolve from Product Data Management to Product Development Management. A glance at the first issue of 2PDM, the predecessor to 2PLM, shows that Product Data Management and Product Development Management were being addressed together in 1998. A glance at the first issue of the Engineering Data Management Newsletter shows that, as long ago as 1991, Engineering Data Management systems allow companies to get control of all their engineering information, and to manage their overall, cross-functional engineering process. They provide a backbone for the controlled flow of engineering information throughout the product lifecycle. * Time scale * The time scale for the appearance of PDM, PDM MKII and PLM is:
In different decades, different companies in different industries have different priorities:
Among the subjects that the PLMIG is currently addressing are a PLM Maturity Model and a definition of PLM. There is debate as to whether a definition of PLM would be either possible or useful. Some of the advantages were outlined by Ken Westray, President of NP Learning, Inc.
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Covisint and Compuware Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Compuware to acquire the products and technology of Covisint. Details EDS issued the following statement regarding its UGS PLM Solutions subsidiary: EDS has seen significant interest from several parties regarding UGS PLM Solutions. The company is considering the private sale of up to 100 percent of its UGS PLM Solutions subsidiary, as well as the sale of a minority stake in the unit through an initial public offering as indicated in its October 13, 2003 press release. EDS expects the valuation for a private sale of a majority stake in UGS PLM Solutions would exceed two times the unit's 2003 revenues of approximately $900 million. Details Oracle Corporation announced that it has raised the price of its cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of PeopleSoft, Inc. to $26 per share, or approximately $9.4 billion. Details SGI announced that it is considering the sale of its Alias graphics application software business and is in exclusive negotiations for such a sale to a private equity investment firm. Details Verity Inc. and Cardiff Software Inc. announced a definitive agreement for Verity to acquire Cardiff in a transaction with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $50 million in cash, adjusted for Cardiff's net cash balance as of December 31, 2003. Details * Financial * Commerce One, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. Revenues for the full year 2003 were $36.2 million as compared with 2002 full year revenues of $105.5 million. Details Dassault Systemes announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. Fourth Quarter total revenue increased 2% to Euro 227.8 million. Details EDS announced fourth quarter and year-end results. EDS reported a fourth quarter net loss of $354 million. UGS PLM Solutions fourth quarter revenue rose 8 percent from a year ago to $248 million. Details Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2003. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003 were $25.2 million, compared to $21.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2002. Details think3, Inc. announced 80 percent revenue growth for 2003 when compared with 2002, reporting $35.2 million in total revenue. Details Valor Computerized Systems, Ltd. announced that for the full year 2003, total revenues equaled $25.62 Million, an increase of 11.2% in comparison to the results of 2002. Details * People * Alibre Inc. announced the promotion of Gregory C. Milliken to president and CEO, effective immediately. Details Aras Corporation announced the appointment of Steve Dunn as vice president, sales and Paul Gilmartin as vice president, marketing. Details Ariba, Inc. announced the appointment of Lou Unkeless as its new Vice President, Solutions Marketing. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Lip-Bu Tan, chairman and founder of Walden International, has been elected to the Cadence Board of Directors. Details Desktop Engineering magazine announced Steve Kern has been named Associate Publisher. Details Exostar announced the appointment with immediate effect of William D. Angeloni as chief executive officer and Kevin Lowdermilk as chief financial officer. Details IDe announced the appointment of James H. Slamp to the post of chief financial officer. Details  Invention Machine announced four new senior management appointments: John Canavari, promoted to Vice President of Worldwide Sales; Stephen M. Brown, newly hired as Vice President of Strategic Marketing; Dave Stewart, promoted to Vice President of Global Partner Business; and Rebecca Henry, promoted to Vice President of Marketing Programs and Communications. Details Selectica, Inc. announced that it has appointed Jitendra Jain to head Selectica's Indian operations. Details Verity Inc. announced David T. Lingley was named vice president of North American consulting services, a unit of the company's Professional Services organization. Details * Implementation * Documentum announced that Chemonics International has standardized on the Documentum 5 ECM platform. Details Formtek announced it teamed with Imagenet to help Fairchild Air Force Base to implement a Facilities Document Management solution. Details INCAT announced a migration, consulting and training engagement at Aesculap AG, of Tuttlingen, Germany. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that Saab Aerostructures has upgraded to the MSC.MasterKey license system. Details Open Text Corporation announced that Audi group extended its Livelink solution enterprise-wide. Details Realization Technologies announced that JAE of Spain is relying on its project management software to cut production time and consistently meet promised product delivery dates. Details SolidWorks Corporation announced that Jumil Maquinas Agricolas has standardized on SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software. Details Sopheon announced that Lenzing AG of Austria has implemented the Sopheon Accolade new product development system. Details think3, Inc. announced a major new two-year licensing agreement to serve the Global Design team of GE Medical Systems. Details UGS PLM Solutions announced GM Daewoo Auto and Technology has selected UGS PLM Solutions' software and services. Details UGS PLM Solutions announced the Army's Defense Ammunition Center selected Solid Edge as its CAD system following a yearlong evaluation to update its previous 2D and 3D systems. Details Verity Inc. announced that the Raytheon Company has utilized the Verity Data Discovery Program to optimize organization of its intranet information. Details  * Developments * Alibre Inc. announced that a German-language version of Alibre Design is now available. Details Alibre Inc. announced the availability of Alibre Design Expert, an extension to its Alibre Design family of 3D solid modeling products. Details Autodesk announced the release of a free DWF writer. Details Elysium Inc. announced that it is developing products that integrate SMARTEAM Product Lifecycle Management solutions within the Unigraphics and I-deas CAD environments. Details FileNet Corporation announced its Compliance Framework. Details Geometric Software Solutions announced the availability of eDrawings software support for Wildfire. Details Invention Machine Corp. announced the introduction of its new product - Goldfire Innovator. Details LMS announced LMS PolyMAX, an integrated modal parameter estimator. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the release of MSC.Dytran 2004. Details Open Text and IXOS SOFTWARE AG announced the IXOS 6 Suite, an ECM platform. Details Open Text Corporation announced it is introducing new software tools for corporate governance compliance. Details SEAL Systems announced it has completely redesigned the software architecture for the supervision and controlling of devices and jobs. A main item is the new Output Device Monitor. Details Selectica, Inc. announced the availability of the latest releases of two suites of products, Selectica Configuration Platform, Release 6.7 and Selectica Pricing Platform, Release 2.2. Details VX Corporation announced the release of VX Version 9. Details * Relationships * Actify Inc. announced a strategic distribution partnership with ACADIS. Details Alibre Inc. announced a partnership with MSC.Software to include MSC.visualNastran Motion with Alibre Design Expert. Details Cimmetry Systems and SofTech, Inc. announced their partnership, with SofTech licensing Cimmetry's AutoVue visualization and collaboration technology for its ProductCenter PLM (product lifecycle management) solution. Details CoCreate Software, Inc. announced that Magnacad Design Inc. has joined CoCreate's Partner Program as an authorized reseller of OneSpace.net collaboration software. Details Formtek announced it agreed a three year extension of reseller agreement with Mitsubishi. Details Gibbs and Associates and MachineWorks, Ltd. announced that a licensing agreement has been established between the two companies. Details i2 Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of SCM Technologies as its lead distribution partner for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Details LightWork Design announced the release of a comprehensive set of material libraries for accurately visualizing the range of Marley Floors products. Details MatrixOne, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced a joint program to deliver MatrixOne PLM solutions on Sun's x86 systems, including Sun's forthcoming AMD Opteron processor-based systems. Details PTC announced its educational program with Chungbuk National University and LG Industrial Systems. Details Synchronicity, Inc announced it has signed CADvision to distribute its design reuse, collaboration and management software in France. Details Synchronicity, Inc announced it has signed Siscad S.p.A. to distribute its design reuse, collaboration and management software in Italy. Details 3D Systems Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement with EOS GmbH that settles all worldwide disputes and litigation between 3D Systems and EOS GmbH. Details * Other * ACS Software announced the 2004 Training schedule for the AutoEDMS Document Management and Workflow Solution. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced a contract with The Boeing Company for their latest generation of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Details Documentum announced that it has achieved "leader" status in META Group's recently released report. Details EPM Technology announced the next STEP/IAI/PLCS Workshop for Implementations, March 22-25, 2004 in Munich, Germany. Details ICED*CAD announced its QuickStart Program. Details Kubotek USA, Inc., developer of the CADKEY mechanical design products, announced the product line has been renamed KEYCREATOR. Details Lattice3D announced that it has reached the 500,000th user of its XVL technologies. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced it has joined forces with Sogeti USA LLC and Sun Microsystems to launch a PLM Center of Excellence in Cincinnati, Ohio. Details NavisWorks Ltd. announced that the British Airport Authority is using NavisWorks in their drive to cut the construction costs of Heathrow Terminal 5 by 10%. Details Oce Technologies announced it has created a website exclusively for technical document professionals. Details PTC announced it is expanding its presence in the global aerospace and defense industry. Details PTC announced the launch of PTC University. Details QUMAS announced plans for the launch of its new e-DocCompliance 2004 flagship application at the DIA 17th Annual Electronic Document Management Meeting. Details UGS PLM Solutions announced an expansion of its global customer support laboratory that serves as a center of excellence for the infrastructure supporting deployment of Teamcenter. UGS PLM Solutions established the Enterprise Solution Center, located in Seattle, in 1997 to assist Boeing Aircraft Company in their deployment of Teamcenter. Details UGS PLM Solutions announced it is providing Youngstown State University's Rayen College of Engineering and Technology an in-kind grant of Solid Edge mechanical design software, with a commercial value of $1 million. Details UGS PLM Solutions announced its new Solid Edge Professional Certification Program, creating an opportunity for Solid Edge users to test and validate their skills against a documented knowledge base. Details |
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