January 12 2007

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 9 Number 18

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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes : PLM Innovation Day 2007, January 22 Increasing the Value of your PLM Investment Front End of Innovation Europe On-line Survey. Engineering Change, Part Numbering * PLM Innovation Day 2007, January 22 * PLM Innovation Day, a 1 day event for top-level PLM practitioners, will take place at the Radisson Hotel, London on 22nd January 2007. End-user led case studies will describe the innovative deployment of PLM across a variety of industry verticals and applications. PLM Workshop and Masterclass topics include: Developing Product Wisdom - led by John Stark Associates & PROMISE-PLM ISO 9001: Quality Strategies for 3D Digital Product Development - led by VISTAGY Process Industry: How to drive innovation leveraging compliance boundaries - led by Selerant Dynamic Content Publishing, The Invisible Gorilla in PLM - led by PTC Best Practices for Product Portfolio Management - led by Telelogic Protecting Your Design IP and Effective Design Collaboration along the Supply Chain - led by Adobe Practitioner's Perspective on PLM - led by Satyam PLM for the Apparel Industry - led by Freeborders Full Digital 3D Definition for Aerospace Product Development - led by VISTAGY View the programme. Register at PLM Innovation Day for £495 quoting the code 2PLME Key reasons why you should attend: Evaluate the latest PLM offerings from leading solution providers Workshops are case study led - learn from real life implementations Masterclasses provide interactive learning experience Time saving one day format means less time out of the office Walk away with your PLM questions answered Register now at PLM Innovation Day for £495 quoting the code 2PLME. * Increasing the Value of your PLM Investment * The 'Developing Product Wisdom' Masterclass at PLM Innovation Day will describe the PROMISE-PLM framework and launch the 'Increasing the Value of your PLM Investment' Feasibility Study. This Feasibility Study has been developed to show a company the opportunities and value that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and PROMISE-PLM can bring. The Study shows where products can gain most benefit and uncovers opportunities combining state of the art technology and new decision support applications. It identifies the likely effect on revenues, and show what is needed to achieve these benefits. Details. * Front End of Innovation Europe * The Front End of Innovation conference to be held January 22 - 25, 2007 in Munich, Germany, focuses on the latest thinking, most effective practices, and tools and techniques from top practitioners working in the discovery portion (or Front End) of the innovation process. The Conference includes: 8 Keynote Sessions 4 Half Day Interactive Workshops 7 Break-out Tracks Break-out Tracks include: Building and Managing an Innovative Rich Culture Globalisation Service Innovation Market Trends & Analysis Overcoming Risk & Uncertainty Tools & Techniques Thought Leaders More information here. Front End of Innovation * On-line Survey. Engineering Change, Part Numbering * You or your favorite charity could win $100! Are you involved in any way in your company's Engineering Change Control, Document Control, Configuration Management or Change Control Board processes? If not, do you know someone who is? Gardner & Associates Consulting is conducting a survey to examine industry trends, concerns and challenges in the Engineering Change Control and Part Numbering areas.

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Understanding PLM Some resources to help increase understanding of PLM: 10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know (White Paper) Top Ten PLM Pitfalls to Avoid (White Paper) The Promise of Increasing Business Value with PLM and Smart Products (White Paper) PLM: Understanding, Justifying and Realizing (Web Series) Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realization PLM State of the Art May 2006 (Report) Making Progress With PLM (Manual) Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative (Workshop) Product Lifecycle Management Library 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 : Active Sensing, Inc., IGE+XAO Group, Innotec, Inc., Telelogic. PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Cades Digitech, Integware, Inc., Intrinsys, The Ranal Group, Space Coast CAD Solutions, Wipro Technologies Ltd. General Interest Innovation Management Engineering Change Management Managing PDM in a changing environment Principles of Good Product Development

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* Corporate * Delcam announced the acquisition of Crispin Systems Ltd. Details D3 TECHNOLOGIES announced the purchase of the Autodesk manufacturing interests from CADVisions of Dallas, Texas. Details FISHER/UNITECH announced that it has completed its acquisition of Solid Insight. Details LMS International announced that they have entered into an exclusive negotiation to acquire 100% of the share capital of IMAGINE. Details RAND Worldwide announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of CAD/CAM Systems Ltd. Details * Financial * Mentor Graphics Corp. announced preliminary fourth quarter 2006 results. Fourth quarter 2006 revenues will be in excess of $240 million. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced preliminary revenue results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006. The Company expects to report revenue in the range of $65 - $68 million. Details * People * Eurostep announced that Olof Nyqvist, a leading ISO 13399 expert, has joined Eurostep. Details ESI Group announced the appointment of Haluk Menderes as Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing, Worldwide Operations. Details ESI Group announced the appointment of Sergio Lovera as Chief Financial Officer. Details International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) announced the passing of its founder, CEO and President, Dr. Jason R. Lemon. Details SofTech, Inc. announced that Jean J. Croteau has been promoted to President of SofTech, and Amy McGuire to CFO. Details * Implementations * Agile Software Corp. announced that Instron Corporation has implemented Agile 9.2. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced that Phoenix Gold is using Autodesk Inventor software. Details Bunkspeed announced that Ford uses Bunkspeed solutions for concept car images. Details Delcam announced that woodworking company Interior Gallery Decors uses Delcam's ArtCAM Pro routing and engraving software. Details 10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know. Click Here To Download INUS Technology Inc. announced that Samsung deployed rapidformXO Verifier software. Details PTC announced that Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard standardized on PTC shipbuilding solutions. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced James Engineering uses COSMOS analysis software. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced that it has sold four more SLS systems to ARRK Corporation. Details * Developments * Actify Inc. announced the release of DesignShare 2.0 and Publisher 3.0. Details Autodsys announced the release of Autodsys IntelliCAD 6.2. Details Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced the launch of Avatech Product Browser. Details Cimmetry Systems announced the availability of AutoVue 19.1 Service Pack 1 for Solaris servers 9 and 10. Details Cimmetry Systems announced the availability of 2D, 3D and EDA native document visualization for AutoCAD 2007 SP1, Cadence Allegro 15.7, and Mentor Expedition 2005. Details CNC Software, Inc. announced that Mastercam X2 introduces CAD file change recognition. Details CoCreate introduced OneSpace Modeling Personal Edition. Details ESI Group announced PAM-QUIKFORM for CATIA V5. Details Forming Technologies Inc. announced the release of FormingSuite 5.0. Details ICAM Technologies Corp. announced the release of Control Emulator Details IMS Software announced the release of IMSverify 2007. Details Kubotek USA announced new direct modeling capabilities. Details Laser Design, Inc. announced that Geomagic Qualify version 9 will ship with its 3D laser scanners. Details LightWork Design announced the availability of more material archives. Details Magsoft Corp. announced the release of CIVA V8.0. Details Maplesoft announced Maple 11. Details Moldflow Corp. announced the availability of Moldflow CAD Doctor 3.0 and Moldflow Magics STL Expert 3.0. Details Moldflow Corp. announced the release of Moldflow Communicator 1.1. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced the general availability of SimOffice. Details Nemetschek North America announced the release of VectorWorks version 12.5.1. Details Rasterex Software announced the new release of their software for raster editing and raster to vector conversion for AutoCAD 2007/AutoCAD LT 2007. Details Schott Systeme announced Graphical Project Management. Details VRcontext announced Walkinside 4.5. Details * Relationships * Altair Engineering, Inc. announced an agreement with SOGETI High Tech. Details Delcam announced it expanded its reseller network for its FeatureCAM family of CADCAM software in the USA. Details Forming Technologies Inc. and ABISSE announced an agreement. Details IronCAD announced a license agreement to extend Tech Soft 3D's HOOPS technology to IronCAD's modeling environment. Details Right Hemisphere announced a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Details UGS Corp. announced an agreement with IBM to support the collaborative product data management requirements of small- to medium-sized businesses on a global basis. Details * Other * ASCON Group announced Vyksa Metallurgic Technical School became the 600th participant of the community of institutions teaching their students with KOMPAS software solutions. Details Autodsys announced that it has successfully registered the AcceliCAD trademark. Details Intelligent Light announced it has been awarded a NASA Phase 1 SBIR contract to develop a specialized prototype post-processing system designed for large rotorcraft acoustics problems. Details UGS Corp. announced it has published a reference to the latest version of the JT data format. Details UGS Corp. announced that IDC has recognized UGS as the leading PLM provider for the Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and High Tech industries. Details upFront.eZine Publishing, Ltd. announced the release of "Animations with AutoCAD," a new ebook about creating animations with AutoCAD software from Autodesk. Details

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