March 10 2008
2PLM

John Stark Associates


Volume 10
Number 23




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- Welcome
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- Update
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- News
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- Brief lines

* Welcome *
Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
  • Developing a PLM Vision
  • Importance of the PLM Strategy
  • European PLM Summit 2008
  • PLM News
* Developing a PLM Vision *

"Where there is no vision, the people will perish". (Proverbs 29:18)

12 circumstances in which companies develop a PLM Vision:
  • repeated failure to achieve an objective such as developing a successful product
  • an expectation that tomorrow's needs will differ from today's
  • current performance being unlikely to result in objectives being met
  • a change or expected change in objectives, such as reducing cycle time
  • a change or expected change in resources, such as reducing headcount
  • a change or expected change in competition
  • a change or expected change in the environment, such as loss of a key customer
  • a desire to exploit a new opportunity
  • a desire to control the company's destiny
  • a need to motivate people to achieve a particular objective
  • a need to prevent people in the company working at cross-purposes
  • a need for a common approach across the company


 Global Product



* Importance of the PLM Strategy *
A good, well-defined and well-communicated PLM strategy is important because it:
  • provides the best chance of achieving the PLM Vision
  • makes sure resources and capabilities are used to their best
  • makes sure everybody knows what's happening
  • makes sure all resources are aligned in the same direction
  • enables planning decisions to be taken in a coherent way
A strategy describes:
  • the way to achieve objectives
  • how resources will be organized, managed and used
  • policies governing use and management of resources

 Product Lifecycle
 Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation


* European PLM Summit 2008 *
Experience PLM in action at the Airbus factory tour in Toulouse this June!

Airbus are officially opening the doors to their Toulouse facility as part of the European PLM Summit 2008, taking place from 23rd - 25th June 2008. This gives you the opportunity to learn and experience first hand how the latest product design, development and production technologies combine to help maximise the output of the world's leading aircraft manufacturer for the new Airbus A380.

Following this chance to see PLM in action, there will be a two day gathering of industry professionals at the European PLM Summit 2008, made up of keynote conference sessions and interactive workshops run by leading solution providers covering the length and breadth of the PLM spectrum. A dynamic one-to-one meetings model will also allow you to meet other attendees face to face to discuss how this business strategy can enhance your design, delivery and development of new products throughout the whole lifecycle.

Book your place now quoting JSPLM1 for the special early bird price of £1695 before 21st March 2008 and your package will entitle you to:
  • Full access and tour of the Airbus manufacturing facility on 23rd June 2008 (this includes transfers from Toulouse airport to the Airbus plant and transfers back to your hotel at the end of the tour)
  • Access to all conference sessions including streams and workshops on 24th - 25th June 2008 (this includes transfers to and from your hotel to the conference venue)
  • Pre-arranged meetings with leading PLM solution providers
  • All networking activities including drinks reception
  • Lunch and refreshments on both days
  • On-line Summit catalogue with detailed information on all attendees
  • Conference notes on-line for future reference and knowledge sharing
For all enquiries, please contact Oliver Sloane on +44 (0) 207 202 7558


PLCS



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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., Apriso Corporation, FeaturePlan, Federation Software, First Trace, Inc., Infor, Just OnePlace, Notixia, Omnify Software, Parallaksis Corporation, Perspectix, SmartOrg Inc., Telelogic.

PLM service providers. Latest additions/modifications : Airbus CIMPA, Capgemini, Engineering Management Consult GmbH, Honeycomb Solutions, Kalypso LP, Majotech Partnership, PLMIC LLC, PRION Group, Softlab Group, Thales Enterprise Services, Vidvus Technology Solutions.


General Interest

Innovation Management

Engineering Change Management

Managing PDM in a changing environment

Principles of Good Product Development



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News
* Corporate *
Proficiency announced that it has raised $4.25 million in funding led by Catalyst Investment. Details

* Financial *
Autodesk, Inc. reported revenue of $599 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of 20 percent over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Details

Cimatron Limited announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007 increased 33.5% to $28.7 million. Details

Enterprise Informatics Inc. reported results of operations for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 ended December 31, 2007. Revenues for the first quarter of FY2008 were $2.17 million. Details

FARO Technologies, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $59.2 million. Fiscal 2007 sales were $191.6 million. Details

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced fiscal 2008 fourth quarter revenue of $284.8 million, and annual revenue of $879.7 million. Details

MSC.Software Corp. reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. 2007 total revenue was $246.7 million. Details

Stratasys, Inc. announced fourth quarter and fiscal year financial results. Revenues rose to $30.2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. Revenues rose to $112.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007. Details

Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007. Revenues in 2007 accumulated to $42 Million. Details

* People *
Enterprise Informatics Inc. announced that Dominic O'Riley has joined the leadership team as the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Details

FARO Technologies, Inc. announced that it has appointed John Donofrio to the Company's Board of Directors. Details

Z Corp. announced it named John M. Kawola as CEO. Details

* Implementations *
Aconex announced it has streamlined document management and facilitated global collaboration on the Helios Terminal fuel bunker development in Singapore. Details

ANSYS, Inc. announced that KISTI has selected software from ANSYS. Details

Arena Solutions announced that First Act, Inc. has selected on-demand Arena PLM. Details

Arena Solutions announced that Nordic Windpower Ltd. has implemented Arena PLM. Details

AVEVA announced that Seawell Limited has selected AVEVA PDMS. Details

Catalog Data Solutions announced that MicroMo Electronics, Inc. has adopted its CAD model download solution. Details

CMstat announced that ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences brings CMstat online at its Albuquerque, NM facility. Details

Concurrent Systems Inc Ltd announced they have implemented DDM at C2V. Details

Concurrent Systems Inc Ltd announced they have implemented DDM at Hendrickson Europe Ltd. Details

CONTACT Software announced that DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH has assigned CONTACT Software to implement a configuration management solution based on its CIM DATABASE technology. Details

Dassault Systemes announced that Pentair Water Group has implemented ENOVIA SmarTeam's product lifecycle management software. Details

Delcam announced Carniaflex uses Delcam's PowerMILL CAM system. Details

DEM Solutions announced that Martin Engineering continues to expand its use of EDEM software. Details

Flomerics announced that Dialight plc has selected Flomerics' EFD.Pro engineering fluid dynamics software, embedded in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Details

LMS announced that LMS Virtual.Lab simulation software is being deployed by Schmitz Cargobull. Details

MSC.Software announced that The Boeing Company has entered into a new multiyear agreement under which they will leverage MSC.Software's new Enterprise Advantage system. Details

MSC.Software announced that Satyam has selected MSC.Software's suite of engineering simulation software including MSC Nastran and Patran, to enable its virtual product development process. Details


SofTech, Inc.
 & John Stark Associates White Paper Download -
 Top 10 Business Reasons for Implementing PLM

NGC announced that Hart Schaffner & Marx is implementing NGC's e-PLM. Details

Siemens PLM Software announced it received a major order from Volkswagen AG for delivery and implementation of its Teamcenter product data management (PDM) software. Details

Siemens PLM Software announced new customers who have selected products from its Velocity Series portfolio. Details

Technia announced an agreement with Skanska in Finland, concerning a delivery of a PLM-solution based on the ENOVIA PLM Solutions from Dassault Systemes. Details

Telelogic announced that EADS has signed a corporate five-year license, maintenance and service agreement with a record value for Telelogic of 14.7 MEUR. Details

Valor Computerized Systems Ltd announced it has been selected by Magnetti Marelli to expand its vManage installations. Details

3D Systems Corp. announced that Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. has chosen its InVision DP (Dental Professional) 3-D Modeler to launch Sirona's new infiniDent wax pattern service. Details

* Developments *
Autodsys, Inc. announced AcceliCAD 2008 V3. Details

BCT Technology AG announced that new software versions v11 and v6 are now available. Details

CD-adapco announced the release of STAR-CCM+ v3.02. Details

Comet Solutions, Inc. announced the availability of Comet/StructuralDynamics 2008.1. Details

Dassault Systemes announced that Dynasim released Dymola 7.0. Details

Dassault Systemes announced the availability of the ENOVIA Consumer Packaged Goods Accelerator for Global Specification Management. Details

ecVision announced that its upcoming product release of XpressCommerce version 8.9.1 will contain enhancements to the system's supplier/retailer collaboration tool for discussions. Details

Engineered Design Solutions announced Chronos for AutoCAD v3.2. Details

ESI Group announced the release of the new version of its PAM-CEM Solutions software package. Details

Eurostep announced the release of version 6.0 of Share-A-space. Details

FARO Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of its new family of 3-D Laser Scanners called Photon 80 and Photon 20. Details

Forming Technologies Inc. announced the release of CATTube CAA V5 based. Details

Geometric Technologies, Inc. announced the release of its version 6.1 of eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER, with support for Wildfire 4.0. Details

IMS Software announced the availability of IMSpost 7.4 and an updated IMSce for V5. Details

IMSI/Design announced TurboCAD Professional Version 15. Details

Infor unveiled the latest version of Infor PLM 8. Details

Informative Graphics Corp. announced the release of its Redact-It Enterprise Server software for Microsoft SharePoint. Details

INOVx Solutions, Inc. announced the availability of RealityLINx Exchange. Details

Kreon presented the Aquilon 3D laser scanner. Details

MasterControl Inc. announced the availability of MasterControl Copies. Details

MasterControl Inc. announced the availability of MasterControl Version 7.0. Details

The MathWorks announced the availability of Simscape. Details

The MathWorks introduced Release 2008a (R2008a) of its MATLAB and Simulink product families. Details

Metris announced the release of Camio 4.6 software for CMM-based metrology. Details

 Product Lifecycle
 Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation


Open Text Corp. announced Livelink ECM - Extended Collaboration. Details

RayCAD, Inc. introduced RayCAD for Inventor. Details

PTC announced the availability of CADDS 5 15.0, the newest release of its specialized CAD/CAM solution for shipbuilding. Details

Siemens PLM Software announced the availability of Version 53.0 of 2D Dimensional Constraint Manager and Profile Geometry Manager. Details

SolidWorks Corp. unveiled the 3D ContentCentral 2008 software service. Details

Spicer Corp. announced the release of ViewCafe 4.2. Details

The Dimension 3D Printing Group announced availability of the Dimension 1200es Series. Details

VariCAD announced that VariCAD 2008 is available. Details

Zuken announced integration of the CADSTAR PCB design environment with the E3.series electro technical design solution to launch CADSTAR E3.logic. Details

* Relationships *
Altair Engineering, Inc. announced a partnership with :em engineering methods AG. Details

ASCON Group and TraceParts announced the successful integration of their solutions. Details

Cimatron Limited announced that MDCGroup has been appointed as Cimatron's distributor in the Philippines. Details

Dassault Systemes announced that its academic partnership with Fairfield University School of Engineering has been expanded to include DELMIA Automation. Details

DP Technology announced that U.S. ESPRIT reseller CIM Integraters has become a certified member of DP's ESPRIT CAM Center Program. Details

Forming Technologies Inc. announced a partnership with Livermore Software Technology Corporation. Details

InnovMetric Software Inc. announced that it has appointed its Business Partner Duwe-3d AG as PolyWorks Master Reseller in France. Details

Invention Machine announced that it has joined the PTC PartnerAdvantage Program. Details

Metris announced it appointed VIBA as CMM distributor for The Netherlands. Details


 Global Product


Nemetschek North America announced that A&A Co., Inc., its distribution partner in Japan, has released its localized version of VectorWorks 2008. Details

SAP AG and IDS Scheer announced an expansion of their strategic partnership. Details

Siemens PLM Software and Wipro Technologies announced a global consulting and systems integrator alliance. Details

Siemens PLM Software and InterDesign Technologies, Inc. announced the use of the D-Cubed 3D Dimensional Constraint Manager constraint solver in InterDesign's Vmech mechatronics simulator. Details

SpaceClaim and Robert McNeel & Associates announced a round-trip integration between Rhinoceros and SpaceClaim LTX. Details

Valor Computerized Systems Ltd announced the appointment of Silgal as a representative in the Iberia peninsula. Details

VX Corp. announced the addition of Great Lakes 3D CAD/CAM as its newest US reseller. Details

Yunique Solutions Inc. announced it is partnering with FIT. Details

3D Systems Corp. announced a joint development arrangement with TRIAL Corporation of Kanagawa, Japan. Details

* Other *
ANSYS, Inc. announced that it has been included on the Forbes Fast 15 list. Details

ANSYS, Inc. announced that it has been listed among top performers on the 2007 Shareholder Scoreboard compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Details

Autodesk, Inc. announced that Ken Bado, executive vice president of Sales and Services, has been named a 2008 Channel Chief by CRN. Details

AVEVA announced it will provide the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore, with the latest AVEVA Marine solutions for use in its Higher National ITE Certificate engineering courses. Details

CD-adapco announced it helps Ford design the world's fastest fuel cell car. Details

Dassault Systemes announced that Thales Alenia Space is studying the implementation of an advanced system combining Dassault Systemes' 3DVIA Composer with the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Details

Delcam announced it has broadened the range of post-processors included with its FeatureCAM system for Mori Seiki machine tools. Details

Enterprise Informatics, Inc. announced that its flagship product eB has received the Certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 logo. Details

Eurostep announced that Share-A-space has become one of the first 50 software applications in the world to pass the extensive tests demanded by Microsoft and is now certified for Windows Server 2008. Details

Flomerics announced its MicReD subsidiary will play a role in the European-funded "NANOPACK" project. Details

HP celebrated the 20th anniversary of the HP Deskjet printer. Details

LEDAS Ltd. announced licensing policy of its 2D and 3D geometric solvers to College of Astronautics of Northwestern Politechnical University(NWPU), China. Details


PLCS

Omnify Software announced year-end results for 2007, increasing sales by 30% over 2006. Details

Open Text Corp. unveiled its Enterprise 2.0 strategy. Details

PTC announced it is proud to partner with Penske Racing. Details

SearchOracle.com included an article titled "Inside Oracle's product lifecycle management strategy". Details

SensAble Technologies, Inc announced, at the the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons 75th annual meeting in San Francisco, that several of its customers will be displaying innovative solutions based on its touch-enabled technology for surgical simulation and medical modeling. Details

Siemens PLM Software announced a new interactive tool that enables users to create their own 3-D Razor Scooter in Second Life. Details

Siemens PLM Software announced that the Siemens CIO Global Forum has approved the 3D JT data format for the long-term data retention of product information throughout its entire global enterprise. Details

SolidWorks Corp. announced that Revell's robot kit has SolidWorks inside. Details

Visiprise, Inc. announced that the company surpassed financial expectations in 2007, increasing license revenue by approximately 50% from 2006. Details

Zuken announced that hydraulics engineers go with the flow using E3.fluid from Zuken. Details

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