April 23 2007
2PLM

John Stark Associates


Volume 9
Number 25




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- Welcome
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- Update
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- News
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* Welcome *
Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
  • Participate in the Global PLM Survey 2007
  • European PLM Summit 2007
  • PLM News
* Participate in the Global PLM 2007 Survey *
It's not too late to participate in the Global PLM 2007 Survey. The survey is expected to run from April to July 2007.

The Global PLM 2007 Survey is a survey of the status of PLM practice and thought in manufacturing and engineering companies throughout the world in 2007. More details here.

Participant feedback is that the questionnaire for the first part of the survey takes about 10 minutes to answer.


 European PLM Summit 2007


* European PLM Summit 2007 *
The need to adapt to shorter lifecycles and to move products to market faster are key factors behind PLM implementation. Companies still face numerous challenges such as PLM in the multinational company, complying with regulations and gaining support across the business. How are companies responding to these challenges?

Attending this summit will enable you to:
  • Learn from the experience of leading global companies
  • Benchmark your company's performance against others
  • Identify the latest paths being taken in order to optimise PLM performance
  • Hear up-to-date experiences in a cross-sector forum
  • Debate the key challenges in implementing PLM today
  • Find new ways of justifying the business case
  • Network with your fellow industry experts in an interactive forum


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Understanding PLM
Some resources to help increase understanding of PLM:


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., FeaturePlan, Infor, Perspectix, Telelogic.

PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Cades Digitech, Engineering Management Consult GmbH, Honeycomb Solutions, InFlow Technology, LLC, ITC Mebius, Kalypso LP.


General Interest

Innovation Management

Engineering Change Management

Managing PDM in a changing environment

Principles of Good Product Development



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News
* Corporate *
Right Hemisphere announced it has received an equity investment from SAP Ventures, the venture capital arm of SAP AG. Details

* Financial *
Mentor Graphics Corp. announced guidance for fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2007. The company expects revenue of about $187 million. Details

MSC.Software Corp. announced preliminary revenue results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company expects to report revenue in the range of $56 to $58 million. Details

Oce announced first quarter 2007 results. Total revenues in the first quarter were Euro 729.2 million. Details

SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Total revenues were Euro 2.2 billion for the first quarter of 2007 (2006: Euro 2.0 billion). Details

SofTech, Inc. announced Q3 fiscal 2007 results. Revenue for Q3 FY 2007 was $2.9 million. Details

* People *
CIMTEK, Inc. announced the appointment of Adrian King as CFO and Jim Noschese as VP, Global Sales. Details

Gerber Technology announced that Richard Farb has joined Gerber Technology as strategic PDM/PLM account manager. Details

Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. announced the appointment of Dan Weitzman as the President of Valor Inc's operations. Details

3D Systems Corp. announced Damon J. Gregoire as CFO. Details

* Implementations *
Actify Inc. announced that Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. has selected Actify's SpinFire Professional for its digital design communication needs. Details

Agile Software Corp. announced that Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. has selected Agile 9.2 to help increase global collaboration and visibility across their product network. Details

Agile Software Corp. announced that HeartWare Inc. implemented Agile Advantage 2006. Details

Agile Software Corp. announced that Extreme Networks, Inc. has implemented the Agile 9.2 PLM solution. Details

Aras Corp. announced that Ogihara America Corporation has selected the Aras Innovator suite for enterprise quality management and Advance Product Quality Planning. Details

AVEVA announced that National Petroleum Construction Company has chosen AVEVA Plant Design Management solutions for use on its part of the Umm Shaif redevelopment project for ADMA OPCO. Details

BigMachines, Inc. announced that NaviSite, Inc. has selected the BigMachines Configure, Price, Propose (CPP) solution. Details

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that ASE has selected Cadence System-in-Package design technology. Details

CoCreate announced that Battery Machines optimizes development processes with CoCreate. Details

Dassault Systemes announced that Farnham & Pfile Construction Inc. has completed an expansion of its ENOVIA VPLM enterprise collaboration implementation. Details

Dassault Systemes announced that Knapheide Manufacturing Company has deployed ENOVIA SmarTeam. Details

Dassault Systemes announced results of CATIA use by American Specialty Cars. Details

Delcam announced that Framon uses a range of Delcam's CADCAM software to manufacture components for its artistic lighting products. Details

Flomerics Ltd announced that CEEMO Engineering used EFD.Lab. Details



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Maxager announced new chemical industry customers, Degussa and Millennium. Details

MKS Inc. and its partner ILC PROSTEP announced they provided Continental Automotive Systems with an integration between MKS's application lifecycle management platform, MKS Integrity and mySAP PLM (Product Lifecycle Management). Details

NexPrise, Inc.announced that EADS-NA is using NexPrise to collaborate with their partners and their customer, the US Army, on the Light Utility Helicopter Program. Details

NexPrise, Inc. announced that Agusta Westland Bell has chosen the NexPrise Platform as its corporate standard document management system. Details

Open Text Corp. announced that Hatch is implementing a document management and control system using a Livelink ECM solution from Open Text. Details

Opticore announced use of Opticore's Real Time Ray Tracing at Hyundai. Details

SIMULAYT Limited announced that Saab AB has purchased its Advanced Fiber Modeler product. Details

think3 Inc. announced that Bianchi is using thinkiD DesignXpressions. Details

UGS Corp. announced that NX is set to be extended to Nissan affiliates. Details

* Developments *
ALGOR, Inc. announced that the latest release of its piping design and analysis software, PipePak V10. Details

Alibre, Inc. announced the Alibre 3D Publisher for Google SketchUp. Details

ANSYS, Inc. announced the release of version 3.0 of FLUENT for Dassault Systemes' CATIA V5 software. Details

Apriso Corp. announced availability of real-time integration between PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and Apriso's FlexNet. Details

Autodesk, Inc. announced Autodesk Design Review 2008. Details

Computational Engineering International announced that its latest release of EnSight includes a camera feature which allows users to create 3-D visualizations with multiple vantage points. Details

Dassault Systemes announced CAVA, its latest Business Process Accelerator for the automotive industry. Details

Empresa Solutions announced the release of eChange 3.4 Service Pack 1. Details

Geometric Software Solutions announced the release of GeomCaliper version 2.0 for CATIA V5. Details

Gibbs and Associates announced a new interoperability capability that allows GibbsCAM to directly accept data from Rhinoceros. Details

ICEM Ltd. announced ICEM Shape Design (ISD) R17. Details

Informative Graphics Corp. announced the latest release of its MYRIAD 3D/2D CAD viewer, MYRIAD 8. Details

Lattice Technology announced Lattice3D Reporter. Details

LightWork Design announced the release of a new version of LightWorks, LightWorks 7.7. Details

The MathWorks announced the release of Fixed-Point Toolbox 2. Details

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced new hardware-assisted verification platforms. Details

Oce announced the availability of an upgrade to Oce Repro Desk Server software. Details

Omnify Software announced Omnify Empower. Details

Open Text Corp. announced Livelink ECM - Records Management for use with SAP applications. Details

PTC announced new packages of its flagship Pro/ENGINEER 3D integrated CAD/CAM/CAE software. Details

PTC announced Arbortext IsoDraw 7.0. Details

SensAble Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of Version 9.1 of its FreeForm Modeling and Modeling Plus software. Details

Simulayt announced the release of its new product, Composites Link for CATIA V5. Details

SolidCAM announced its new version SolidCAM2007 R11.1. Details

Spatial Corp. announced the availability of the R17 release of its component portfolio. Details

UGS Corp. announced Tecnomatix Version 8 software. Details

UGS Corp. announced Version 5 of NX software. Details

UGS Corp. announced the latest release of Teamcenter software for MRO. Details

VizUp Technology announced that VizUp 2.3.3 has been released. Details

Zuken and daughter organization CIM-Team announced the launch of E3.e-PLM. Details

* Relationships *
ASCON Group announced that it signed an agreement with JL Labs Group of companies, well-known CAD/CAM distributor in Sweden. Details

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that UMC has joined the Power Forward Initiative. Details

Centare Group announced that it will include Informative Graphics' Brava! and ModelPress model viewers in Simple PDM 9.0. Details

Cimatron Limited announced that Headland Machinery will become its distributor in Australia and New Zealand. Details

Cimmetry and InQuest announced a new ISV agreement. Details

CYA Technologies announced that ICI has joined CYA's new SmartNet Reseller program. Details

InnovMetric announced that it has appointed Duwe-3d AG to provide technical support on PolyWorks software within continental Europe. Details

TraceParts S.A. and SpaceClaim Corp. announced the availability of SpaceClaim TraceParts. Details

* Other *
Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has been honored with SIIA awards. Autodesk Design Review software has been recognized as "Best Content Management Solution" in the software category, and the Autodesk Student Engineering and Design Community has been named "Best Postsecondary Instruction Solution" in the education category. Details

Blue Ridge Numerics announced the availability of an 8-page white paper for executive and engineering leaders within the avionics and defense electronics industries. Details

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that the Cadence Space-Based Router won the 17th annual EDN "Innovation of the Year" Award. Details

Catalog Data Solutions announced that its first quarter sales in 2007 increased by 100% over the first quarter last year. Details

CIMdata announced that, based on end user payments, the worldwide NC software and related services market grew by 6.9% in 2006 to reach a level of $1.31 billion. Details

CollabNet announced a 122 percent year-over-year growth in new customers in the first quarter of 2007. Details

Cyco Software announced that its company name will be changed to BlueCielo ECM Solutions with immediate effect. Details

Delcam announced a new head office in Pune. Details

Dassault Systemes announced its commitment to promote equal opportunities in education. Details


 Product Lifecycle
 Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation




Endeca Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been named as the fastest growing private company in Massachusetts. Details

Geomagic reported record revenue for the quarter ending March 31, 2007, with 150 percent growth compared to the same period last year. Details

Gibbs and Associates announced that sales of GibbsCAM products and services for the month of March exceeded all previous monthly sales records in the company's 23 year history. Details

Lattice Technology, Inc. announced the change of address for its San Francisco offices. Details

RAND Worldwide announced a collection of over 25 client success stories. Details

RuleStream Corp. announced that it has been named to the START-IT 125 list. Details

SolidWorks Corp. announced it would grant as many as 1,000 new licenses of SolidWorks Student Edition 3D CAD software to individual U.S. educators. Details

SolidWorks Corp. announced it is working with Ten80 Education to launch a nationwide contest. Details

UGS Corp. announced that Raj Khoshoo has been selected by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine for the "Provider Pros to Know" list. Details

3D Systems announced a new hearing aid manufacturing system. Details


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