September 23, 2002

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 5 Number 3

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* Welcome * Welcome to this issue of 2PLM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. This week's article, Can Products Talk?, is by regular contributor Roger Tempest. Roger's most recent article, "The Next Big Thing" can be read in the March 11, 2002 issue. * Can Products Talk? * Roger Tempest meets a man who says they can Terry Simpson is on the move. Chief Technology Officer of Entrada Software, he has left his Scottsdale AZ, base for a lightning tour of eight European countries to brief partner organisations on Entrada's evolving Kinnosa product traceability solution. The forerunner of Kinnosa, known as CIMbase, was deployed in 1994 by Motorola on the Iridium satellite project to provide an audit of around 100 space vehicles, each with up to 85,000 parts. It was used to manage, track and audit every critical component in the satellite and coped with a rate of 400 engineering changes per month caused by the concurrent engineering philosophy which overlapped manufacturing with design. Changes that had previously taken 8 to 10 weeks under a manual system were achieved in 20 minutes with the new software. Since then Motorola has bought more Kinnosa, and Entrada has bought eChange Solutions from Motiva. eChange is a Technical Document Management system with connectors to Autodesk, SolidWorks and Helix, and will be updated and expanded to support additional features and platforms. The thing that sets this apart from an everyday software development saga is the concept of talking products, or more precisely, 'narrative goods'. Kinnosa has been conceived to fulfil a vision and concept that are unusual enough to have been trademarked. The vision, paraphrased, is one of products that communicate and interact through a pervasive computing environment to retrieve and convey information about themselves. Physical components and parts are marked to link them to their on-line data so that they can tell other systems about themselves and be told in return. This leads to the concept of a 'product biography' which provides a single point of access to critical product information, and hence a 'product-centric' view of an enterprise. The whole point of a product company is to make and sell products. Customers, employees, suppliers, processes, quality controls, documents and technology all have a relationship only because of the product. Therefore, so the concept holds, a product-centric approach is the only viable basis for integrating enterprises and their value chains into a seamless environment to manage the overall product development process. The impact of this, if taken to its limit, is far reaching. The total product lifecycle embraces a large number of participating companies each generating part of the product data. The product-centric approach demands well-managed and secure paths between all of these companies and their systems (achieved via an API layer, says Terry). Audit and traceability become far easier to achieve but collaboration and ownership become more complex. Stir in an elaborate or compound product configuration, and consider the point of view of a participant in the supply chain working on the products of several different customers, and things get really interesting. As with everything in PLM the main question is "does it work for you?" Is this a bold leap forward towards true PLM or a concept that is more radical than practical? This article is not a product brief but a discussion of an idea. If the idea appeals then contact Terry Simpson or Entrada Software to find out more. Contact Roger Tempest at 2plm@littlewind.com or Terry Simpson at tsimpson@entradasoftware.com

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More about Myriad and Brava! WebKit from Informative Graphics Corporation Reference Section Follow the link for books in the Product Development Library Computer Aided Design (CAD) . Configuration Management . FEA . Six Sigma EDM/PDM/PLM World Follow the links for : Vendors in the EDM/PDM/PLM World. Latest additions/modifications : FORMTEK, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Lascom. EDM/PDM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Configuration Solutions LLC and T-Systems PLM Solutions. EDM/PDM Conference and seminar organizations Conferences and Seminars in the EDM/PDM world Event: EPM and ProSTEP to run Interoperability Workshop for CAD and PLM, using ISO/STEP/IAI. Date: The 4 day workshop will be hosted in Darmstadt, Germany, starting October 22nd. To obtain full details about the workshop, see http://www.epmtech.jotne.com Event: "PDFORUM 2002" to be held in Milano, Italy Date: November 27-29, 2002 To obtain full details : http://www.iir-italy.it/PDForum/HomePDF2002.asp CAD case studies, CAD user stories Jada Plastics : Moldflow VDO North America : Moldflow British Telecommunications (BT) : GTX Bose Corporation : Ansoft Corporation JK Mold Design : R&B Mold & Die Design Others General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development Newsletters Engineering Data Management Newsletter - August 2002 issue Table Of Contents CPC/PLM Strategies : 2002 2PLM Media Sheet Advertisers of CAD, CAM, CAE, EDM, PCM, PDM, PIM, PLM, CPC, CPC/PLM and related systems and solutions. Read the 2PLM Media Sheet. Find out how to reach more than 30,000 customers with one mouse click.

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* Corporate * Metris International Holding n.v. announced the acquisition of Paraform, Inc. Details Open Text Corporation and Centrinity, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive acquisition agreement in which Open Text will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Centrinity, Inc. for cash consideration of CDN $1.26 per share. Details * Financial * Access Commerce SA announced its consolidated results for the first six months of 2002. Sales for Q2 2002 remained steady compared to the previous quarter, representing growth of around 1%. Details Download AutoVue from Cimmetry Systems Verity, Inc. reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2002. Verity's revenues for its first quarter were $22.0 million, representing a 9% increase over revenues of $20.1 million for the same period last year. Details * People * Agile Software Corporation announced that Chris Wong has joined the company as executive vice president of products and technology. Most recently, he was responsible for charting the strategic direction for product- and technology-related initiatives and activities at PeopleSoft as the vice president of products and technology strategy. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced the appointment of John Fleming to the position of senior vice president, worldwide marketing. Details * Implementation * Autodesk, Inc. announced that SLKB, a Slovakian shipbuilding company, has made a strategic move to the Autodesk Inventor Series for its mechanical design needs. Details Autodesk, Inc., announced that Western Australia's Bossong Engineering saw revenue increase US$270,000 in the 2001-2002 financial year using Autodesk Inventor. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Yau Lieng May Fair Industrial Company announced that it has improved productivity by 20 % since 2000 by using a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution from IBM and Dassault Systemes. Details Dassault Systemes announced that after initial implementation of CATIA V5 two years ago, Allan International Holdings Ltd has cut product development time by half. Details Integrated Development Enterprise, Inc. announced that Shure Incorporated has implemented IDe's Web-based software solution to automate and integrate the management of the company's product development processes. Details Intergraph Corporation announced that Florida Power and Light Company has signed a contract to purchase SmartPlant Foundation information management software and implementation services from the Process, Power and Offshore division of Intergraph Corporation. Details LMS International announced that the Chrysler Group unit of DaimlerChrysler AG has signed an agreement for products and services which will improve the Chrysler Group's engineering productivity in the areas of Noise, Vibration and Harshness, Durability and Impact simulation. Details Maxim I/T Inc. announced Tinker Air Force Base's decision to use FindView in its initiative to reduce aircraft maintenance flow days contributing to mission readiness. Details Moldflow Corporation announced that Avery Dennison's Fastener Division has purchased Moldflow's Manufacturing Solutions products. Details Universal Viewing and Mark Up from Spicer Corporation PTC announced it has received an order for PTC's MCAD solutions from Sony Espana, the Spanish subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Details Spescom Software Inc. announced that its UK based subsidiary, Spescom Software, Ltd., has successfully integrated its eB software with the Integrated Control and Asset Management Solution being provided by Transmitton to Railtrack's Eastern Region. Details Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. announced that TMS Produktionssysteme GmbH has purchased licenses for Tecnomatix eMPower solutions valued at about US$250,000. Details * Developments * Actify introduced its new SpinFire 5.0 product family. Details Alibre Inc. launched Alibre Design 5.0. Details Autodesk, Inc. introduced Autodesk Buzzsaw Professional, an online project collaboration service. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. introduced the Cadence Encounter RTL-to-GDSII architecture for nanometer-scale digital design implementation. Details EDS announced availability of Unigraphics NX, an updated software package from its PLM Solutions line of business. Details Engineous Software announced the release of iSIGHT 7.0. Details FileNET Corporation introduced the Process Analyzer, a new reporting and analytics tool designed to help enterprises optimize their business operations and increase the returns they realize from their Business Process Management (BPM) investment. Details Imagecom, Inc. announced the addition of 3D feature-based translation services on its ASPire3D application service provider portal. Details Informative Graphics Corporation announced the release of DrawBridge Central - content management for design data. Details Open Text Corporation, provider of Livelink, said it is extending Livelink to offer integrated Web content management. Details Pathtrace announced the launch of Version 7.0 of the EdgeCAM system. Details SolidWorks Corporation introduced SolidWorks 2003, the latest version of its 3D CAD software. Details Sopheon announced the latest version of its Accolade product development software system. Details Synchronicity, Inc. announced the immediate availability of Synchronicity Developer Suite version 3.3 with enhancements in the management of Cadence Custom IC (CIC) designs and support for Japanese-language design collaboration. Details Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. unveiled the newest version of its flagship MPM platform - eMPower 6. Details * Relationships * Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Constnet to market and sell Autodesk Buzzsaw project collaboration services in Korea. Details Cimmetry Systems Inc. and Cimnet Systems, Inc. announced that Cimnet Systems will embed Cimmetry's AutoVue 2D-3D visualization and collaboration technology into i-Quote, a web based solution to manage the entire quoting process from RFQ to Sales Order. Details Commerce One, Inc. announced that it is partnering with Satyam Computer Services Ltd. to help customers deploy its solutions. Details Cyco Software announced the release of AutoManager TeamWork for the Autodesk Inventor Series. Details For more information and to see our latest PDM and PLM jobs visit our website Dassault Systemes, the Hong Kong Productivity Council and MTECH Engineering Co. Ltd. announced the signing of a cooperation memorandum. Details Document Flow joins Cadopolis.com to sell CADsign, to embed Secure Digital Signatures into AutoCAD Drawings. Details Informative Graphics Corporation announced that Hummingbird Ltd., a developer of enterprise information management systems (EIMS), has selected IGC's Brava! WebKit component software to add viewing and markup capability to its Hummingbird Enterprise product suite. Details Mentor Graphics Corporation announced an enhanced level of support for Artisan Components, Inc. embedded memory products. Details Moldflow Corporation announced a joint development agreement with Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc. Details Verity Inc. announced its support for Documentum 5. Details * Other * Alibre Inc. joined with Robert McNeel and Associates, an Alibre Solution Partner, to offer Alibre Design 5.0 and Rhinoceros NURBS Modeling for Windows ("Rhino") for $995 when purchased together. Details ANSYS Inc. announced it has been named to Business 2.0's first annual B2 100. Details Baan announced that its Baan Customer Service and Support business has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for its delivery of customer services and support worldwide. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that austriamicrosystems, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers in mixed-signal RF and HV microchips, has qualified Cadence analog/mixed-signal solutions as a reference flow. Details Commerce One, Inc. announced that Actional, Baltimore, Cognos, Contivo, Sonic Software and VeriSign will all make key technology contributions to its new product suite, Commerce One 6.0. Details EADS Matra Datavision (Matra) announced its introductory class on Surface Design Fundamentals. Details FileNET Corporation announced it has received top ranking in the content/document management category of Software Magazine's Software 500. Details Gibbs and Associates announced that the new Solid Exchange Built on Granite option for GibbsCAM was enthusiastically received at IMTS 2002. Details LightWork Design announced that Alibre Inc. has licensed LightWorks technology for inclusion in its Alibre PhotoRender application, a photorealistic rendering module for Alibre Design. Details LMS International announced that it has signed a two-year agreement with Cummins Inc. to provide engineering services as well as test and virtual prototyping solutions for NVH and dynamic analysis. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced that it has recently received five industry awards - from Start Magazine, Software Magazine, Supply Chain e-Business, MSI and VAR Business. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that Montreal, Canada - based Bombardier Transportation has signed a three year, worldwide corporate agreement with MSC.Software for 1.9 Million Euro/1.85 Million U.S. Dollars. Details PTC spotlighted the PTC product lifecycle management (PLM) deployment at DCN, Europe's largest military shipyard and naval systems manufacturer. Details QAD announced it has been named to Deloitte and Touche's "Los Angeles Technology Fast 50" program. Details QUMAS announced its second year on the Software 500. Details Spatial Corp. announced a new Professional Services program. Details STEP Tools, Inc. announced the September 9, 2002 general STEP-NC/OMAC meeting held to review the plan to collaboratively build a pilot program that demonstrates machining a part using STEP-NC (AP 238). Details The OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) announced that adoption of the OpenGL 1.4 specification is proceeding rapidly. Details Verity, Inc. announced the elimination of about 50 positions within the company, or about a 12 percent reduction. Details

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