December 5 2005

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 8 Number 14

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* Welcome * Welcome to this issue of 2PLM, an e-zine distributed every two weeks on a free subscription basis. * Progress of the PLM Benefits Reference Model Project * The PLM Interest Group (PLMIG) announced that the first company has confirmed participation as a Founder member in its collaborative multinational project to develop an industry-standard Benefits Reference Model for PLM. With several other companies close to confirming participation, the project may be formally launched this month or early next year. Interest in the project is worldwide, and has come not only from manufacturing companies, PLM product and service providers, and PLM researchers and academics, but also several governmental bodies. Three countries in Asia, as well as three in Europe, are discussing possible participation. It's becoming recognized that this is a 'win-win' project that will help everyone involved in PLM - users, product vendors, service providers, academics, etc. This week, Roger Tempest of the PLMIG will be at the ManuFuture 2005 Conference which is being held at Rolls-Royce, Derby, England, on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th December 2005. He will be discussing the project with representatives from various commercial, government and research organizations. More information is available on the PLMIG's web site at www.plmig.com and from Roger Tempest. Live PLM Web Series * Register Now for Tomorrow's PLM Web Seminar! * Last week's live Web Seminar on 'Introduction to PLM' drew over 425 registrants from leading manufacturers around the world. It was the first in a three-part live Web Series entitled 'PLM: Understanding, Justifying and Realizing'. The two next sessions are planned for tomorrow, Tuesday December 6, and December 13, 2006. The survey of participants after the Webinar showed a high level of satisfaction, with over 90% intending to participate tomorrow. Questions and improvement suggestions from participants will be addressed at the start of tomorrow's session. In polling questions conducted during the first PLM Web seminar, 60 percent of the attendees stated that they have some level of corporate PLM strategy in preparation or are beginning to consider one. The results show awareness of PLM as a corporate initiative has greatly increased among manufacturers, small, medium, and large, in 2005. Manufacturers are coming to the conclusion that PLM is vital to their business strategy and can no longer be avoided without consequence to their competitiveness. It's not too late to join the remaining PLM Web Series sessions and there is no charge to attend. There's more detail and you can register - whether it's just to listen, or also to ask questions or send in questions - at www.softech.com/webseries/.

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iCONNECT: Teamcenter integration for Autodesk Inventor - see it in action here Reference Section Follow the link for books in the Product Lifecycle Management Library Configuration Management . Product Data Management . Product Lifecycle Management Autodesk .. CATIA .. Lean .. MicroStation .. Pro/ENGINEER .. Six Sigma .. UGS The World of Product Lifecycle Management Follow the links for : Vendors in the PLM World. Latest additions/modifications : Coastal Logic, Inc., Convergence Data Services, ENGINEERING.COM, Hamilton Hall. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Axian, Inc., Infosys Technologies, Kalypso Partners, Product Lifecycle Management Australasia, xLM Solutions, xPLM Solution. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Corporate * CADTRAIN announced that PTC recently acquired CADTRAIN. Details DP Technology Corp. announced the strategic merger of ESPRIT and Auton through the cash acquisition of Auton s.r.l. Details Register for webcast today Lattice3D announced it will be reorganized and all of its sales, marketing, development, and support operations will be integrated into Lattice Technology, Inc. Details * Financial * MatrixOne, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended October 1, 2005. For the first quarter ended October 1, 2005, total revenues were $25.4 million. Details MKS Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 which ended on October 31, 2005. Comparing Q2 fiscal 2006 to Q2 fiscal 2005, there was a 23 percent increase in total revenue, from $9.4 million to $11.5 million. Details * People * CD-adapco announced that David L. Vaughn joined the company as Director, Aerospace & Defense Industry Sectors. Details PDM Integration from MeritSpring LMS International announced the appointment of Guy Buyst in the position of EVP Sales and Customer Services. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the appointment of Gerard Rego as the vice president and general manager of India product development. Details M2 Technologies, Inc. announced that Dan Duperrault has joined the firm. Details * Implementations * Autodesk, Inc. announced that YORK International Corp's Refrigeration Systems Division of North America has deployed a comprehensive Autodesk manufacturing solution. Details Centric Software announced that the Kent School District has achieved significant cost savings using Centric's project management solution, Centric Project. Details Datranet Limited announced that it has successfully deployed Fusion-DX at BAE Systems Land Systems. Details Delcam announced it has been selected as the CADCAM partner for a project by the Fraunhofer Institute of Production Technology in Aachen, Germany. Details FARO Technologies, Inc. announced an order for 12 FARO Laser Tracker Xi units from The Boeing Company. Details Flomerics announced that Galileo Avionica has selected Flotherm and Flo/PCB software. Details Download AutoVue from Cimmetry Systems MKS Inc. announced the deployment of the MKS Integrity Suite at Lufthansa Systems Details PTC announced that Mando Corp. has successfully completed implementation of Windchill. Details PTC announced that Huangpu Shipbuilding has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution, which includes CADDS 5i. Details Right Hemisphere announced Halliburton has bought its Deep Server PGM software. Details Right Hemisphere announced that MAROPS adopted the company's suite of software tools, including Deep Creator and Deep Exploration. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Elkay Manufacturing Company is using SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software and SolidWorks PDMWorks. Details Spescom Software, Inc. announced the City of Lancaster has purchased Spescom eB. content management software solution. Details Tacton Systems AB announced that Alo, a manufacturer of front loaders and associated implements, has invested in a configurator from Tacton. Details UGS Corp. announced Aerotech Peissenberg GmbH has standardized on Solid Edge software. Details * Developments * Alias announced availability of Alias StudioTools 13, Alias ImageStudio 3 and Alias PortfolioWall. Details Autodesk Inc. announced the Autodesk Manufacturing Supplier Content Center, an online portal resource. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced availability of the latest version of its Autodesk Buzzsaw collaborative project management solution. Details CADzation announced the official debut of AcroPlot Repro, a tool for printing of PDF and DWF files on large format engineering plotters and copiers. Details CoCreate Software, Inc. announced the forthcoming release of OneSpace 2006. Details DEM Solutions announced the launch of EDEM, the world's first complete particle mechanics simulation platform. Details DP Technology Corp. announced the availability of its latest CAM software, ESPRIT 2006. Details Flomerics announced the release of FLOPACK 6.1. Details GTX Corp. announced the release of its GTXRaster CAD Series for AutoCAD 2006. Details HP announced that it is making color production a viable and cost-effective choice for the technical graphics market with the introduction of the HP Designjet 4500 Printer series. Details UGS Velocity Series Informative Graphics Corp. announced that its new ModelPress Desktop is now shipping. Details Mentor Graphics announced that the Nucleus PLUS Real-Time Operating System is available for developers using the ARM Cortex-M3 microprocessor. Details Noran Engineering, Inc. announced NEiV9.0 delivers token based software integrated with the NEiNastran environment. Details Noran Engineering, Inc. announced NEiNastran V9.0 will contain an automated interface to handle surface contact and weld element generation in assembly models. Details Pinion Software announced the release of AutoShred-DWF to provide greater security for designs when shared electronically. Details Roland Advanced Solutions Division introduced the LPX-600 desktop 3D laser scanner. Details Right Hemisphere announced the new SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model)-compliant version of its Deep Creator 3D authoring software. Details TechniCon announced the integration of CustomCommerce, its Web-based guided sales and product configuration platform, with Autodesk Inventor. Details Trace Software announced the availability of Trace Elec Pro with ORACLE. Details TTF announced the support of 2D entities in Project Reviewer. Details TTF announced the release of SolidWorks 2006 in its TTF Foundation CAD libraries technology and in Project Reviewer. Details TTF announced the support of Inventor Format from Autodesk, Inc. in its TTF Foundation CAD libraries technology and in Project Reviewer. Details UGS Corp. announced it is in the final development stages for porting NX software to Linux operating system on x64 technology. Details UGS Corp. announced a software solution marketed by INCAT under the brand iCONNECT that makes the Teamcenter platform available to users of Autodesk Inventor 2D/3D CAD software. Details * Relationships * Actify Inc. announced that its Spinfire visualisation software is incorporated into the latest version of CIM DATABASE from CONTACT Software GmbH. Details CADzation announced the release of AcroPlot Auto and the extension of their partnership with Autodesk. Details Concurrent Systems Inc Ltd announced that Anvil SSE are to join the DDM VAR channel. Details Delcam announced it signed a license agreement enabling its PowerINSPECT inspection software to become compatible with the AIMS Metrology System. Details International TechneGroup Inc. and MPR Associates announced a strategic alliance between the organizations. Details Cameleon from Access Commerce MfgQuote.com announced a partnership with Matson Integrated Logistics. Details PARTsolutions announced that it has formed a partnership with Autodesk to deliver global supplier digital parts catalogs for the Autodesk Manufacturing Supplier Content Center. Details QUMAS and DATAFARM announced they partnered to provide integrated electronic document submission. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that it has signed the 1,000th company to join the SolidWorks Solution Partner Program. Details Spicer Corp. announced Hummingbird Ltd. as a new authorized international Spicer reseller. Details Tech Soft America announced their induction into the DWF Partner Program and the integration of Autodesk's DWF Toolkit with HOOPS/3dAF. Details TransMagic, Inc. announced that it will partner with Autodesk to provide customers with the ability to publish 3D-translated CAD drawings into DWF format through the Autodesk DWF Partner Program. Details UGS Corp. announced a software development and marketing relationship with Synapsis Technology Inc. to assist companies to comply with environmental regulations. Details * Other * Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has sold over 500,000 seats of Autodesk Inventor. Details Autodesk research shows that one designer's work is typically used by as many as 10 other people in an organization. Details BCT Technology announced it was selected to participate in the second phase of the "Product Lifecycle Management for Six Sigma Quality" project sponsored by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS). Details Dassault Systemes announced it has become a supporter of K-Challenge, the French team for the 32nd America's Cup. Details Delcam announced that the company has become a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. Details The PLM Interest Group announced that its PLM-SCM (Software Configuration Management) Guidebook has been published. The Guidebook was created by members of the PLM Interest Group between April and September 2005, based on a 2-day workshop held in Gothenburg, Sweden in April. It provides an explicit methodology to manage the product data between Product Data Management (PDM) and Software Configuration Management (SCM) systems. The Guidebook can be ordered by e-mail to plmscm@plmig.com. Details Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is one of the most important priorities for the pharmaceutical industry today. The Product Lifecycle Management in Pharmaceuticals conference to be held 13-15 February, 2006 in London, England will address a range of issues that are crucial to the development of a highly profitable PLM strategy. Industry leaders will give delegates practical and cutting-edge insights into the most successful PLM regimes, timescales and tactics. Details Product Lifecycle Management in Pharmaceuticals QUMAS announced it won a Sales Achievement Award from the Irish Software Association. Details SofTech, Inc. announced their November 29, 2005 live Web Seminar, Introduction to PLM, drew over 425 registrants from manufacturers around the world. Details Surfware, Inc. announced that its patent-pending TrueMill technology was selected as one of the five Technologies of the Year for 2005 from IndustryWeek. Details Tech Soft America announced that it will resell and provide technical support for Autodesk RealDWG. Details 3DCADTips.com announced it has surpassed its goal to reach 15,000 resources by the end of 2005. Details

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