June 6 2005

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 7 Number 24

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* Welcome * Welcome to this issue of 2PLM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. * Overcoming the PLM Dilemma : Making Progress in 2005 * Last month we launched the "Overcoming the PLM Dilemma" Manual. Initial feedback has been very useful and led to an expansion and upgrading of Chapters 2 and 3. The driving force for producing the Manual was to support the many companies that are currently in the early stages of PLM. This stage can be described as the "there is no formally agreed strategy, plan or budget for PLM, but there are components of PLM in place, and there is a recognition by mid-level managers of the need to get organized for PLM and seize the opportunities that PLM offers". The objective of the Manual is to help medium-level managers develop a PowerPoint presentation for a high-level business executive with the objective of getting agreement to move forward and, for example, develop a PLM Strategy or launch a PLM Initiative. Teamcenter from UGS Initial feedback from early readers was very useful and has led to an expansion and upgrading of Chapters 2 and 3. Initially, Chapter 2 had 25 sections about different PLM topics. This has now been expanded to 50 sections, and is available separately as 50 PLM Questions & Answers. Similarly, Chapter 3 has been expanded and is now also available separately as A Vision of PLM in a Manufacturing Company in 2010.

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PDM Integration from MeritSpring 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 The World of Product Lifecycle Management Follow the links for : Vendors in the PLM World. Latest additions/modifications : Arena Solutions, Datastay, Elmo Solutions Inc., Engineous Software Inc., INCAT, Product Sight Corporation, SofTech, Inc. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : CENIT AG Systemhaus, PROSTEP, New York Document Scanning, n2 Consulting. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Corporate * Bentley Systems, Inc. announced that it has acquired Optram, Inc., a supplier of software for railway track maintenance. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation announced it has acquired Volcano Communications Technologies AB. Details * Financial * Agile Software Corporation announced results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, which ended April 30, 2005. Total revenues for the quarter were $32.0 million. Details QAD Inc. reported financial results for the fiscal 2006 first quarter ended April 30, 2005. For the fiscal 2006 first quarter, QAD posted revenue of $56.0 million. Details * People * MSC.Software Corp. announced that Philip B. Livingston has joined the Company's board of directors. Details Requisite Technology announced that Mike Paschal will take over as Vice President of Engineering, and Steve Fuhrman will step in as Vice President of Finance. Details * Implementations * Access Commerce announced that Palkit has selected Cameleon Channel Selling to enable resellers and B2B customers to configure, price, quote and order directly over the Internet. Details Agile Software Corp. announced that Dot Hill Systems Corp. has deployed Agile Product Governance & Compliance to increase the efficiency and ease of ensuring compliance with the European Union (RoHS) directive. Details Astoria Software announced that Siemens Medical Solutions is standardizing on Astoria's content management software as part of a new system designed to streamline the creation, management and distribution of user operating manuals and technical service documents. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V. has chosen their PLM solutions. MSC.Software, an IBM Business Partner, is supporting Meyn in the implementation of the PLM solutions. Details gedas announced it helps Valeo achieve global standardization. Details Intergraph Corporation announced that Alcoa has signed a global purchase agreement for the Intergraph Plant Design System and related software. Details i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that Nissan North America, Inc. selected i2 Factory Planner and i2 Master Data Management. Details Moldflow Corp. announced that G & A Moulding Technology Ltd. has invested in the full suite of Moldflow Plastics Insight products. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that the Chrysler Group will partner with MSC.Software to implement an engineering management system based upon MSC.SimManager, MSC.SOFY, and other software tools. Details Noran Engineering, Inc. announced that the Minardi Formula 1 Race Team has selected NEiNastran finite element analysis software. Details Processia Solutions announced an agreement with the Renault F1 Team. Processia Solutions will bring their expertise to the sectors of Design, Production and Circuit Exploitation within the Renault F1 Team. Details PTC announced that Maserati Racing has rejoined the racing circuit with the help of PTC's product lifecycle management solutions in less than 2 years. Maserati Racing uses Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Windchill ProjectLink and Windchill PDMLink. Details ProductCenter PLM from SofTech PTC announced that the University of Liverpool's Faculty of Engineering has upgraded to PTC's Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Details SolidWorks announced that Altair Engineering Inc. is using SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software to develop advanced technology buses. Details Tacton announced that ABB has switched to Tacton's Configurator solution for one of the company's standard products, electrical motors with accessories. Details UGS announced that IHI Marine United selected UGS NX and Teamcenter. Details * Developments * ANSYS, Inc. announced Version 6.0 of its AUTODYN software. Details CoCreate Software, Inc. announced the release of 13.20 for OneSpace Designer 2005. Details Dassault Systemes announced the release of Version 5 Release 15 (V5R15) of their product lifecycle management (PLM) portfolio. Details Dassault Systemes announced the latest version of its DELMIA PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solution for the V5 Manufacturing Desktop. Details Etrage LLC announced that PSI Plot Service for Pro/INTRALINK version 2.4.1 has been released with support for the creation of ProductView files from Pro/ENGINEER. Details FileNet Corp. announced its new FileNet Team Collaboration Manager solution is now shipping. Details Immersive Design announced the availability of IPA v8.1 with interactive 3D PDF and U3D generation. Details INCAT Products Inc. announced the launch of iCONNECT: Teamcenter Engineering Integration for Autodesk Inventor. Details Informative Graphics Corp. announced the version 5.2 release of its Brava! Enterprise content visualization server. Details Kubotek USA introduced the Kubotek Spectrum. Details LightWork Design announced that the LightWorks rendering engine has been optimised for 2 more new 64-bit CPUs. Details Rasterex Software announced the release of version R7.1 of RxView and RxHighlight. Details Sopheon introduced the latest version of its flagship Sopheon Accolade product portfolio and process management system. Details Download AutoVue from Cimmetry Systems Synergis Software announced that Synergis Adept 6 engineering document management software is shipping. Details Trace Parts announced that Legris SA enhanced its online catalog with Trace Parts Online technology. Details VX Corporation announced a new "simplify" wizard. Details Zuken announced the introduction of Spacing Synthesizer, a 2D and 3D routing checker. Details * Relationships * ANSYS, Inc. announced that it has partnered with RoboBAT. Details Autodesk, Inc. and HP announced the availability of instant printing capabilities for HP Designjet series printers with Autodesk DWF Viewer and DWF Composer software. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced the winners of its Platinum Club 2005. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced new, certified applications from several key partners. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the next steps of its ongoing collaboration with IBM and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing to provide advanced solutions to enable system-on-chip (SoC) designs at 90 nanometer. Details EMC Corporation announced that it has signed its 50th partner to the EMC Documentum Application Logo Program. Details Federation announced that it has joined PDES Inc. Details Intergraph Corporation announced that laser scanning vendors Quantapoint and Zoller + Frolich have joined BitWyse and Leica Geosystems HDS in enabling point cloud data integration within Intergraph SmartPlant Review 5.1. Details Lattice3D announced that its 3D XVL file format and Player have been integrated by IBM into IBM WebSphere Product Center. Details PartMiner announced EMA Design Automation and PartMiner join forces. Details Silicon Graphics announced a North American reseller agreement whereby the Professional Services arm of SGI will sell VRSim software solutions to its customers. Details Tech Soft America and Exa Corp. announced a licensing agreement. Details * Other * Agile Software Corporation announced its inclusion in the 2004 "Network World 200". Details Alibre Inc. announced the launch of its CAD University program with 3DCADTips.com as the charter partner. Details Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced it has won three of Autodesk's Platinum Club Awards. Details Business Week article about UGS. Details Cyon Research Corp. released a white paper identifying a workable and comprehensive solution to design collaboration in discrete manufacturing using the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Details Desktop Engineering announced it will publish the fourth edition of its special editorial supplement on engineering analysis technology entitled Elements of Analysis. Details ICEM Ltd. announced the schedule for its 2005 series of ICEM software user meetings. Details PLM World, Inc. and UGS Corp. announced the 2005 PLM World conference drew nearly 1,600 attendees. Details Product Life live Congress and Exhibition to be held 15-16 November 2005 in Mainz, Germany. Details Silicon Graphics and ESI Group announced they have pushed scalability to new extremes, enabling users to run a crash simulation model eight times larger than today's standard industry practice. Details think3 announced it has been named a winner in the eighth annual "Ten Best Web Support Sites" competition. Details "Globalization propels product life-cycle management efforts" by Jaikumar Vijayan in Computerworld. Details "Virtually Flawless?" by Beth Stackpole in CIO Magazine. Details

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