April 10 2006

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 8 Number 25

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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes : PLM Benefits Model PLM State of the Art Report Right Product, Right Time - Breakfast Briefing * PLM Benefits Model * PLMIG's Boston Workshop The Product Lifecycle Management Interest Group (PLMIG) announced results of the second Workshop in the PLM Benefits Reference Model (BRM) Project. The Workshop, held in Boston, MA on April 6-7, 2006 was organized with the help of PTC, one of the Founder Members of the project. Whereas the first Workshop, in London, developed ideas for the architecture and interfaces of a BRM, the Boston participants focused on its mechanics. They produced an integrated set of ideas for how a PLM Benefits Reference Model would be composed and would function. Despite the fact that the workshops were on different continents the two sets of results fit well together, indicating that there may be a single body of PLM thought that spans the USA and Europe. The London and Boston results will be combined in the next two weeks to produce an early skeleton of the Model that will be used as the Launch Phase continues. More information about the Boston PLM Benefits Workshop is available on the PLMIG's web site and from Roger Tempest. Right Product, Right Time - Breakfast Forum PLM Benefits Survey In connection with the BRM Project, the PLMIG will be carrying out a series of short focused surveys addressing PLM benefits. Those who participate will received a copy of the collated results. If you would like to participate, please contact PLM BRM Survey. PLM Benefits : 1 Day Workshop To help companies understand how the PLM Benefits Reference Model applies to them, the PLMIG will run a series of 1 Day Workshops on company sites. More information is available on the PLMIG's web site and from 1 Day Workshop. PLM Benefits : Research Opportunities Creation and validation of the PLM Benefits Reference Model is expected to require significant involvement from academic and other research organizations. For more information, please contact BRM Research. * PLM State of the Art Report * The PLM State of the Art January 2006 Report is a concise, 66-page document describing the State of the Art of Product Lifecycle Management in January 2006. Table of Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : Introduction to PLM in January 2006 Chapter 3 : PLM Framework : PLM Grid Chapter 4 : The Six Levels of PLM Chapter 5 : Manufacturing Industry and PLM Applications Chapter 6 : Key PLM Issues 2006 : User Viewpoint Chapter 7 : Key PLM Issues 2006 : Vendor Viewpoint Chapter 8 : That was PLM in 2005 A more detailed Table of Contents is available at http://www.johnstark.com/sota6_jan_toc.pdf. UGS Velocity Series * Right Product, Right Time - Breakfast Briefing * Companies are being forced to accelerate product introduction to meet increasing demand from consumers for variety and choice, and are bringing more and more products to market, often with mixed success. Managing development costs, schedules, regulatory compliance, specification changes, market variables etc. whilst introducing winning products and creating an environment for innovation is a significant challenge. Improving Product Development with techniques such as Stage-Gate processing, Portfolio and Category management can reduce risk, speed time-to-market, improve success rates and support product strategy. Join us for a thought-provoking breakfast briefing (Thursday 27 April 2006, Café Royal, Regent Street, London) where John Stark, international PLM thought-leader and writer discusses the key success factors for new product development. Get a fresh perspective on reducing the risk and speeding the process of new product development. Mark Francis, from the Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff Business School, will provide an insight into product development within the UK food industry from the retailers' perspective. Since joining LERC in 1996 he has conducted research into Lean thinking, working with organisations such as Tesco, Bass, Unipart, BT, Sainsburys and Whitbread, and recently leading an NPD process improvement project with Asda. Details (PDF) Right Product, Right Time - Breakfast Forum

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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 : Artemis International Solutions Corporation, Coastal Logic, Inc., ENGINEERING.COM, Hamilton Hall. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Axian, Inc., EDS Technologies Pvt Ltd, Infosys Technologies, Kalypso Partners, Metafore, LLC, 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 Making Progress With PLM The Making Progress With PLM Manual helps companies launch PLM Initiatives, develop PLM visions and strategies, and implement PLM plans. It supports PLM VPs, PLM Project Leaders, PDM Managers, IS Managers, CAD Managers and others faced with the many questions, problems, challenges and opportunities of PLM - and looking for the best way forward. Making Progress With PLM PLM State of the Art Report The PLM State of the Art January 2006 Report is a concise, 66-page document describing the State of the Art of Product Lifecycle Management in January 2006. PLM State of the Art January 2006 Report

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* Corporate * Access Commerce announced it acquired Exsyde, a Product Information Management software vendor. Details Artemis International Solutions Corp. announced it has entered into a merger agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trilogy, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $27 million. Details Avatech Solutions, Inc. and Sterling Systems and Consulting announced that they have signed a letter of intent whereby Avatech will acquire Sterling Systems. Details Belcan Corp. announced the acquisition of The Brighton Group. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that it sold its PLM product reseller and services business to TechniGraphics, Inc. Details T-Systems announced it took over the shares in gedas AG from Volkswagen AG on April 1. By January 1, 2007, the gedas name will be incorporated in the T-Systems brand. Details * Financial * Access Commerce announced 2005 net profit. Details Delcam announced that total sales for the year to 31st December 2005 were £24.0 million. Details IHS Inc. reported revenue for the first quarter of 2006 totaled $129.9 million. Details MKS Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 which ended on January 31, 2006. Total revenue was $13.4 million. Details Oce announced results for the first quarter of financial year 2006. Total revenues in Q1 increased by 21.1% to Euro 754.1 million. Details RAND Worldwide announced 2005 financial results. Details * People * Altair Engineering, Inc. announced Max Fariello has been named vice president, Advanced Technology, and Uwe Schramm, Ph.D., is vice president of Product Technology. Details Cohesia announced the appointment of Jim Kanir as President and CEO. Details Top 10 PLM Pitfalls To Avoid Freeborders announced it named Chantal Chabot Director of Product Lifecycle Management for its retail team. Details IQMS announced that Glenn Nowak has been promoted to Vice President of Sales. Details * Implementations * BigMachines, Inc. announced that Kubota Tractor Corp. selected BigMachines' Lean Front-End to create an online configurator and allow customers to create customized product options to assist in buying decisions. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. has adopted Cadence Virtuoso Multi-mode Simulation. Details CMstat announced Stewart & Stevenson has deployed CMdataViewer, a CMstat Power Tool offering a functional graphical window into their CMstat Database of Authority. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that Daehan Solution Co. Ltd. has deployed their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced the confirmation of their agreements with automotive manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that ABMI installed the SMARTEAM solution for data management. Details Delcam announced that Weber Manufacturing Ltd. uses Delcam's PowerMILL. Details ICEM Ltd. announced use of its ICEM Surf software by Maier S. Co-op. Details Intergraph Corp. announced that Atomic Energy of Canada Limited has signed an agreement to integrate Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise with other project delivery application tools. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Synchromesh Computing has validated the EDGE Tool Suite. Details Primavera Systems, Inc. announced Thales is deploying Primavera across all six of its global divisions. Details PTC announced that the new BMW ORACLE Racing yacht, 'USA 87', has been developed with PTC solutions, including Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill. Details PTC announced that MRG Document Technologies selected PTC Arbortext to deliver on-demand mortgage documents. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Ishida Europe will use SolidWorks 3D CAD. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Peavey Electronics has standardized on SolidWorks software. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that the Engineering College of Aarhus in Denmark will use SolidWorks Education Edition software. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Knapheide Manufacturing Company has selected SolidWorks software. Details Tacton Systems announced that ASSA ABLOY selected Tacton Configurator. Details Technia announced an agreement with Marioff Corp. Oy concerning delivery of a PLM-system. Details UGS Corp. announced it is providing an in-kind grant of its NX and Solid Edge to Ferris State University. Details UGS Corp. announced it is providing NX software to the Technical University of Kosice in Kosice, Slovakia. Details * Developments * Adobe Systems Inc. announced the Adobe PDF Print Engine. Details AVEVA Group plc announced that it is shipping its Laser Model Interface. Details Blue Ridge Numerics announced CFdesign v8.0 upfront CFD software is certified as an integrated simulation tool for Autodesk Inventor 11. Details Camtek announced previews of major new product developments. Details Ceon announced the development of a product creation and product lifecycle management system for communications service providers. Details Endeca introduced the Endeca Information Access Platform. Details ENGINEERING.com Inc. announced the release V.2006 R2 of the ENGINEERING.com Collaboration Suite. Details Fakespace Systems announced availability of Conduit software for AliasStudio 13. Details FARO Technologies, Inc. released new Laser Tracker X and Xi models. Details FARO Technologies, Inc. released the LS 420. Details Formtek released version 5.0 of Formtek Orion 5 View. Details Icona announced the release of aesthetica v2.2. Details IFS announced the launch of IFS Applications 7. Details IMCS Inc. announced that PartMaker CAD/CAM software, Version 7.8, features the PartMaker Production Milling Module. Details i2 Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of an enhanced version of the i2 Agile Business Process Platform. Details Leica Geosystems announced availability of Leica CloudWorx 1.0 for PDMS. Details LightWork Design announced that Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 includes rendering features from LightWork Design. Details LightWork Design announced that version 12 of TurboCAD Professional from IMSI is LWA-Enabled. Details Materialise announced the release of a new Magics X Service Pack. Details McLaren Software announced the release of Version 3.5 of Enterprise Engineer. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced best-in-class tools from the Calibre design-to-silicon platform. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced availability of new translators that enable migration of Protel, P-CAD and OrCAD designs and libraries to PADS PCB design solutions. Details Missler Software announced access to a customized version of the online TraceParts library via its web site. Details Moldflow Corp. announced availability of Moldflow Plastics Advisers version 7.3. Details NavisWorks Ltd. announced the release of JetStream v5. Details Open CASCADE S.A.S. announced the release of Open CASCADE Technology 6.1. Details Rasterex Software announced the release of version R8.0 of RxViewServer. Details Right Hemisphere announced its Deep Exploration CAD Edition 4.0 Release. Details SolutionWare Corp. announced it launched PowerCAM for SolidWorks. Details Tacton Systems announced a solution for 3D visualization of sales configurations. Details Theorem announced CADverter for UGNX4. Details UGS Corp. announced the release of Tecnomatix Version 7.6 software. Details UGS Corp. announced an add-on application for wire harness design that provides integration between electrical circuit design systems and Solid Edge software. Details Zuken announced iMstrip. Details 3Dconnexion announced SpacePilot Advancements. Details * Relationships * Cimage announced its Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status. Details Cimage announced it is partnering with Google to provide text search solutions. Details CMstat announced it entered into a strategic agreement with Flux Corp. to integrate "Flux BPM," a web-based Business Process Management (BPM) software suite offering advanced electronic workflow functionality, with Epoch. CMstat's Epoch product line including DM, CM, As-Configured and PLM will include the optional BPM module for those customers that wish to fully automate their Configuration and Data Management processes. Details Coastal Logic, Inc. announced its new Sales Referral Program. Details Gibbs and Associates and Mori Seiki announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement. Details Gibbs and Associates announced that GibbsCAM has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 11. Details IronCAD announced that ComCAD has entered into an agreement to sell and support the IronCAD product line throughout Brazil. Details JETCAM International and 123 Solutions Limited announced integration between 123 Solutions' MRP software, 123mrp.NET and JETCAM's CADCAM software. Details Landmark and EMC Corp. announced an agreement to jointly develop exploration and production information lifecycle management solutions for upstream oil and gas companies. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced a reseller agreement with D'GIPRO Design Automation Marketing Pvt. Ltd. Details MatrixOne, Inc. announced a reseller agreement with IntegWare, Inc. Details NIKA GmbH announced it was chosen as a PTC Platinum Partner. Details Omnify announced that EMA Design Automation has integrated the Omnify product content and change management software into the EMA EDM environment. Details PROSTEP AG and Right Hemisphere announced they are bringing Product Graphics Management technology to Europe. Details SDL International and Interwoven, Inc. announced a partnership. Details UGS Corp. announced that FAST AG has licensed the 3D DCM component software from UGS' D-Cubed subsidiary for use in the GraphiteOne CAD product running on Linux. Details * Other * ACS Software announced that 2006 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of ACS Software, developer of the AutoEDMS system. Details Ansoft Corp. announced it has joined the GEIA Compact Model Council. Details CIMdata, Inc. announced that the overall PLM market grew 8.7% to reach $18.1 billion in 2005. Details Cyon Research Corp. announced COFES 2006 is being held April 20-23, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ. Details EVOQE announced the 15th anniversary of the solidThinking product line. Details Delcam USA, developer of FeatureCAM software, announced it expanded and improved the customer support department. Details GlobalSpec announced that its SpecSearch database now contains more than 100 million specifications. Details Jotne EPM Technology announced a 12-page newsletter (PDF, 3 MB) with articles from projects using the ISO TC184/ SC 4 standards: STEP/PLCS ; IAI/IFC ; ISO 15926. Details PLM Summit Kubotek USA announced the company has been notified by the US military that KeyCreator 4.0.2 software has been approved for purchase to replace existing CADKEY applications. Details Lattice Technology, Inc. announced the relocation of its USA Headquarters. Details Lectra announced it inaugurated its new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai. Details Lectra announced its expansion in Japan. Details The MathWorks announced it opened an office in Sydney, Australia that will be responsible for selling and supporting the Company's MATLAB and Simulink product platforms throughout the country. Details Nemetschek North America congratulated the winners of the ESP Vision 2.0 Lighting Design Contest. Details Open Text Corp. announced that Forrester Research, Inc. has positioned Open Text in the 'Leaders' portion of the Forrester Wave: Business-Content-Centric Applications, Q1 '06 report. Details PROSTEP announced MAGNA STEYR announced the creation of dynamic new processes for the exchange of automotive design information between customers and suppliers worldwide. Details PTC announced that it has expanded its PTC University offerings with new training options and added course curricula. Details SDL International announced the upcoming launch of the SDL TRADOS Certification Program. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced it won this year's Design News Golden Mousetrap Readers' Choice. Details UGS Corp. announced its NX 4 software was voted 2005 Product of the Year by readers of NASA Tech Briefs. Details UGS Corp. announced that in recently released market analysis, CIMdata, Inc. recognized UGS as a PLM leader. Details

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