October 25, 2004

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 7 Number 6

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* Welcome * Welcome to this issue of 2PLM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. * PLM Benchmarking Workshop * The October 11 issue of 2PLM mentioned briefly the announcement by the PLM Interest Group of a November 17-19 PLM Benchmarking Workshop. This is a useful initiative that is worth looking at in more detail. It's the first collaborative attempt by companies : to define a common approach for the benchmarking of their use of PLM to create a PLM Benchmarking Handbook The objective is that the Handbook will be usable by a range of companies, whatever their size, the PLM systems they are using, their industry or their definition of PLM. Benchmarking is acknowledged as one of the standard tools of company management. It's a widely-used and accepted means of positioning a company's performance in a particular area, understanding strengths and weaknesses, and providing a base for planning and future activities. With PLM becoming an increasingly strategic activity, many managers are now looking for an independent appraisal of their PLM position, performance and progress. They need a firm basis on which to build their plans and to justify the corresponding investments. Benchmarking offers them the chance to position their PLM activities against those of other companies in a neutral, collaborative environment. However it is not easy to benchmark PLM use. The wide range of views of the scope of PLM can cause a problem. So can the involvement of numerous organizations throughout the product life cycle, for example during product development. Intellectual property, legal and confidentiality issues can arise. Cross-industry differences and system specifics can be a hindrance. Just setting the scene for the benchmark may seem too time-consuming. What is needed is for some trailblazers to lead the way. Afterwards it will be easier for others to follow. The PLM Benchmarking Workshop will bring together PLM practitioners from different industries and countries with a common interest in developing a generic PLM benchmarking approach and PLM Benchmarking Handbook. PLM user companies will participate to build the basis for their benchmarks. PLM system vendors and consultants will participate to be involved in developing a de facto standard methodology that they can incorporate into their products and services. You should attend this Workshop: if your company is involved in a PLM benchmark now if you want an independent measure of PLM performance to apply in your own organization this year if you know you'll be involved in PLM benchmarking in the future if you want to ensure the benchmark includes specific points of particular importance to you if you want to bring your skills and experience to a cross-industry initiative that will benefit the PLM community if your company is looking for ways to get ahead of competitors By attending the Workshop, not only will you get the headline deliverables, but you will also benefit from working together with PLM practitioners with years of experience of the issues of PLM. The Workshop format has been designed to allow everyone to be involved and to contribute in the most constructive way. After three days you will leave the Workshop with new insights and improvement ideas. If the location or date is not convenient for you, why not ask a colleague to attend? Details are available as follows: Full Details Introduction Overview Agenda

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Download AutoVue from Cimmetry Systems * Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation * PLM is a new paradigm, a 'joined-up' paradigm. It joins up many previously separate and independent processes, disciplines, functions and applications - each of which, though addressing the same product, had its own vocabulary, rules, culture and language. PLM extends and brings together previously separate technologies such as CAD, PDM, Configuration Management, RFID, Group Technology, Product Portfolio Management and Life Cycle Analysis. These technologies developed independently, but they all address the same thing - the product. Rather than focusing on a particular technology, PLM focuses on the product. PLM manages each individual product across its lifecycle - from 'cradle to grave'; from the very first idea for the product all the way through until it is retired and disposed of. Managing a product across its lifecycle allows a company to take control of what happens to it. But PLM doesn't just manage one of a company's products, it enables the company's complete portfolio of products to be managed in an integrated way. The recently published book, "Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation" explains: the implications and importance of PLM how to take full advantage of PLM how to choose the best solution for a company's specific situation how to implement PLM Note: Due to high world-wide demand for the book, several booksellers and on-line stores have sold out, with the result that, in some areas, delivery times are 2 to 3 weeks. Review current availability in 6 countries here. Reference Section Follow the link for books in the Product Lifecycle Management Library Configuration Management . Product Data Management . Product Lifecycle Management CATIA .. MicroStation .. Pro/ENGINEER .. Six Sigma .. Unigraphics Managing R&D Third Generation R&D : Managing the Link to Corporate Strategy Fourth Generation R&D : Managing Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation The Smart Organization: Creating Value Through Strategic R&D The World of Product Lifecycle Management Follow the links for : Vendors in the PLM World. Latest additions/modifications : Assyst Bullmer, Engineering PLM Solutions, MeritSpring Technologies, SmartOrg Inc., Tacton Systems. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Accenture, Coensys, Entys Technologies, idCAD Consulting, ProductSpace Solutions, Inc. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Financial * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced total revenue for the third quarter of 2004 of $302 million compared to $269 million in the same period last year. Details FileNet Corporation announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2004 were $96.5 million compared to total revenues of $89.4 million for the same period in 2003. Details Geometric Software Solutions announced consolidated total revenue for the quarter ended 30th September 2004 increased by 53% to Rs. 408.43 million as compared to Rs. 267.24 million for the corresponding quarter last year. Details Hummingbird Ltd. reported its consolidated results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2004. Sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 were $59.3 million, representing a 11.1% increase from the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation announced it expects revenue in the fourth quarter of approximately $205 million. Details PTC reported revenue of $170.1 million for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2004, up 4% from $163.7 million for the same period last year. Total Windchill revenue in the fourth quarter grew to $47.8 million from $45.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. Details SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. Total revenues were Euro 1.8 billion, which was an increase of 8% compared to the third quarter of 2003. Details Selectica, Inc. announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004. Revenue was $7.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2005, compared with $9.9 million for the same period in the previous year. Details Silicon Graphics announced results for its first fiscal quarter which ended September 24, 2004. Revenue for the first quarter was $175 million. Details Sun Microsystems, Inc. reported results for its fiscal first quarter, which ended September 26, 2004. Revenues for the first quarter grew to $2.628 billion, an increase of 3.6 percent as compared with $2.536 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2004. Details * People * Cyon Research Corporation announced the addition of Jon Peddie to its board of directors. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced on behalf of the Board of Directors, that Fred Sorkin will step down as CEO, effective December 1, 2004, and Barry Litwin, the current President, will be appointed CEO. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the appointment of John Laskey as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Details Visit Federation or ask for more information SAP America announced the appointment of Thomas Wright as industry principal, Automotive. Details Selectica, Inc. announced that Vincent G. Ostrosky has been named the Company's new Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Details * Implementation * Agile Software Corporation announced that Colubris Networks has deployed Agile Advantage 2005 as its corporate PLM solution. Details Aras Corporation announced that Structural Concepts Corporation, a provider of innovative temperature controlled display cases for the food retailing and foodservice industries, has selected Aras PLM - Version 6 - to provide visibility and actionable metrics for new product development and engineering change management. Details Autodesk announced that manufacturers continue to adopt Autodesk DWF Viewer 5 from Autodesk. Details Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced that American Science and Engineering, Inc. has chosen SMARTEAM as its enterprise product lifecycle management solution and Avatech as its system integrator. Details Dassault Systemes announced the signing of a services contract with Volvo IT to deploy the ENOVIA V5 Product Lifecycle Management solution at Volvo Penta. Details Dassault Systemes announced that AREVA, through Framatome ANP, its joint subsidiary with Siemens, has selected their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has successfully used their PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions to streamline the development and improve the quality of its hydraulic excavators. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Siemens ICM has selected their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions as its mechanical design platform for production of its cordless and mobile phone products. Siemens will implement CATIA V5, for collaborative product design, and SMARTEAM, for collaborative product data management. Details Lascom announced that Artenay Agro-Development has implemented a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution from Lascom. Details RealityWave Inc. announced the use of ConceptStation at ZOLL Medical Corporation. Details Realization Technologies announced that Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group has just gone live with the company's Project Flow solution. Details SmarTeam Corporation Ltd. announced plans by KAB Seating Ltd. of the United Kingdom to extend its SMARTEAM Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, based on Microsoft technologies, to interoperate with the Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta enterprise resource planning (ERP) product, one of Microsoft's business application suites. Details SofTech Inc. announced that ProductCenter Workflow is at the heart of business process improvements at Goodrich. Details SofTech, Inc. announced that its ProductCenter PLM (product lifecycle management) solution was chosen by Virginia-based AMSEC LLC as a key component in the Technical Data Knowledge Management (TDKM) program for the U.S. Navy. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Umea Institute of Design has standardized on 500 licenses of SolidWorks Education Edition 3D mechanical design software. Details Sopheon and Siemens Business Services announced the introduction of a Siemens Compliance Direct Service jointly supported by Airbus and Boeing that will provide an industry-wide internet portal to selected reference sources for the implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in commercial airplanes. Details Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced that Severstal, Russia's largest steel manufacturer, has selected Tecnomatix eMPower solutions. Details UGS and Oakland University (OU) announced that UGS is providing a PLM software grant to OU with a commercial value of $30.2 million. Details UGS announced AMF, a supplier of integrated, automated solutions for the baking industry, has standardized on Solid Edge, UGS's 3D CAD system for the mainstream PLM market. Details UGS announced that Corrada, a leader in the design and manufacturing of carbide progressive dies to blank magnetic laminations, adopted UGS's NX digital product development system. Details UGS announced that international furniture manufacturer, Vitra, has selected NX and Teamcenter software and services. Details * Developments * Agile Software Corporation announced Agile On Demand PLM to offer customers more flexible deployment choices for Agile Advantage, Agile's PLM solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Details Agile Software Corporation announced enhancements and options to its Agile 9 Enterprise PLM solution, including a new release of the Agile Product Governance and Compliance product, and the delivery of new features and improved functionality to the Agile 9 platform. Details Agile Software Corporation announced the release of Agile Advantage 2005, a PLM solution designed specifically to meet the needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Details Alias announced that it will release Alias StudioTools 12, Alias ImageStudio 2, and Alias PortfolioWall 2. Details Aras Corporation announced the next major release - Version 6 - of Aras PLM and Aras Innovator. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced Cadence Encounter Diagnostics. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced a comprehensive assertion-based verification solution as a part of its Incisive functional verification platform. Details Cimmetry Systems announced that the latest service pack for AutoVue 18 adds support for Autodesk Inventor version 9 and SolidWorks version 2005. Details Dassault Systemes announced the first release of its 64-bit enabled Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications for the IBM AIX 5L operating system. Details Dassault Systemes announced the introduction of 3D XML for PLM (Extensible Markup Language for Product Lifecycle Management). Details GTX Corporation announced its new series of GTXImage CAD, Version 8 Products. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced that Hummingbird Enterprise will provide out-of-the-box integration with Lotus Notes for advanced e-mail and business content management. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced the availability of Hummingbird Enterprise Content Integration to deliver a solution for consolidating, migrating, centralizing and standardizing both structured and unstructured data. Details Hummingbird Ltd. announced the release of Hummingbird Integration Suite. Details ImpactXoft announced the latest release of its IX SPeeD Suite, a design environment for Simultaneous Product Development (SPD). Details Informative Graphics Corporation announced the release of its ModelPress v4.3 software. Details LMS International announced the release of LMS Virtual.Lab Designer, a new CATIA V5 add-on software suite that gives users direct access to dedicated simulation solutions for system dynamics, acoustics, fatigue-life and durability. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation announced additional functionality for the Calibre design-to-silicon platform in the form of Calibre Transition, Measure and Analyze to address critical design for manufacturing (DFM) requirements. Details Open Text Corporation introduced a major extension of its suite of ECM products that integrate with the range of SAP solutions, including financial, human resources and other business applications. Details Synergis Software announced the release of Synergis Adept 5.2 - certified to support Autodesk Inventor Series 9, Autodesk Inventor Professional 9, and SolidWorks 2005. Details Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced that motion planning and control technology from Kineo Computer Aided Motion has been incorporated into the eMPower suite of MPM solutions. Details Verity Inc. announced the immediate availability of Verity Federator version 2.0. Details 3D Systems Corporation announced that it has introduced a new stereolithography (SLA) system for manufacturing - the Viper HA SLA system. Details * Relationships * Agile Software Corporation announced its new value added resellers (VAR) network to sell, service and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the new Agile Advantage offering. Details Agile Software Corporation announced that they have entered an agreement with ESHconnect, a developer of industry-specific risk management knowledge solutions, to leverage ESHconnect's environmental regulation update service across the Agile PLM solution. Details Agile Software Corporation announced that they have entered an agreement with i2 Technologies, Inc. to provide access to i2 materials and parts content across the Agile PLM solution. This connectivity to the i2 electronics database enables companies to locate and analyze electronic components to ensure their compliance with product design goals, including environmental directives such as WEEE and RoHS, in time for the July 2006 deadline. Details AVEVA Group plc announced it has formed a technical alliance with BitWyse Solutions, Inc., a data management company for engineering and construction plant design. Details AVEVA and Quantapoint, Inc. announced a technology and marketing alliance. Details Dassault Systemes announced a development partnership with Fakespace Systems, a provider of immersive visualization solutions. Details Dassault Systemes announced a strategic partnership with Alma, a provider of applications for structural plate nesting and sheet-metal cutting. Details Dassault Systemes announced that CIMPA, a computer integrated manufacturing specialist for industrial applications, has joined the company's Software Community Program. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Magestic Systems Inc., a provider of manufacturing solutions for nesting and laser projection, has joined the company's Software Community Program. Details Elysium Inc. and Nexroot LLC announced the launch of CADportal, a new, enterprise job management software solution for automatically, checking, healing and translating 3D CAD data. Details EMC Corporation announced the rapid success of its EMC Documentum Application Logo Program. Details Gibbs and Associates announced that GibbsCAM has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 9 under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Details Seal Systems : The Digital Paper Factory GlobalSpec announced an expanded partnership with PennWell Corporation, a business-to-business media company providing authoritative print and online publications across multiple industries. Details Informative Graphics Corp announced that it is supporting the Autodesk DWF file format in its Brava product lines, and that IGC will work with Autodesk to support the new 3D extension to DWF in its MYRIAD and free ModelPress applications. Details Lattice3D announced that Germany-based Docware will be a reseller and implementer of Lattice3D's 3D publishing products. Details LightWork Design announced the strengthening of its partnership with UGS. Details SmartOrg Inc. announced it has formed a partnership with Beijing Strategic Decision Resources Co., LTD (SDR). The partnership enables SDR to introduce SmartOrg's value-based management processes and systems to its clients. Details Spescom Software Inc. announced an alliance with MRO Software. Details * Other * Autodesk, Inc. announced the formal establishment of Autodesk (China) Co., Ltd. Details CoCreate Software, Inc. announced that Forbes has again included CoCreate Software in its annual "Best of the Web" business-to-business guide. Details Formation Systems announced that its Optiva software enables food and beverage companies to easily and seamlessly comply with the U.S. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA). Details ImpactXoft announced that it will debut IX Style, its first solution for industrial designers, at the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) national conference in Pasadena, California. Details MAPICS, Inc. announced the company has been named by Forbes magazine among its list of the 200 Best Small Companies in America. Details PTC announced that the U.S. Army, having deployed PTC Windchill as part of their Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE) for their Future Combat System (FCS) Program, has been recognized with an Army Knowledge Award. Details SmartOrg Inc. announced its sponsorship of the 28th annual PDMA International Conference in Chicago (24-26 October): 'Product Innovation and Management across the Lifecycle'. Details Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced that its Northville, Michigan Operations has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification as a provider of MPM software, services, customer maintenance, and product customization. Details The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed to adopt a proposal offered by Argentina and Brazil, the "Proposal for the Establishment of a Development Agenda for WIPO". Prior to the General Assembly meeting, hundreds of nonprofits, scientists, academics and other individuals had signed the "Geneva Declaration on the Future of WIPO," which calls on WIPO to focus more on the needs of developing countries, and to view IP as one of many tools for development - not as an end in itself. Details 3D Systems Corporation announced that it has settled its litigation in Japan with Hitachi Zosen Information Systems K.K., a distributor of products produced by EOS GmbH. Details Get most benefit from attending General Assembly meetings, and PLM Conferences and Exhibitions, by reading "Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation" before the event. Available here.

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