January 19 2009
2PLM

John Stark Associates


Volume 11
Number 22




Page 1
- Welcome
Page 2
- Update
Page 3
- News
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* Welcome *
Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
  • Best Wishes for 2009
  • PLM News
* Best Wishes for 2009 *

The 2PLM Team thanks its readers for all their support in 2008, and wishes them a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2009.




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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.

PLM service providers.



General Interest

Innovation Management

Engineering Change Management

Managing PDM in a changing environment

Principles of Good Product Development



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News
* Corporate *
ESI Group announced the acquisition of Mindware Engineering Inc. Details

Valor Computerized Systems announced it has acquired the assets of PCB Matrix Corporation. Details

* Financial *
EMC Corp. announced that it expects fourth-quarter 2008 revenues of approximately $4 billion. Details

Oce announced provisional results for the 4th quarter 2008. Total Q4 revenues were 802.0 million euros. Details

 Global  Product



PTC provided preliminary financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended January 3, 2009 - Q1 GAAP revenue of $240 million. Details

* People *
Arena Solutions announced the appointment of Ken Bozzini as the company's chief financial officer (CFO). Details

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors appointed Lip-Bu Tan as president and chief executive officer. Details

Lectra announced it has named Hakan Dadaglioglu Managing Director of Lectra Turkey. Details

LMS announced the appointment of two new vice presidents: Stefaan Goossens, Vice President Simulation and Mr. Bruno Massa, Vice President Strategic Planning and Communication. Details

MasterControl Inc. announced that Paul Herd has joined the company as Director of MasterControl EMEA effective January 1, 2009. Details

Surfware, Inc. announced that Eric Brown has joined the Surfware Sales team as Direct Sales Manager. Details

Yahoo! Inc. announced that Carol Bartz, a veteran technology executive who was most recently Executive Chairman of Autodesk has been named CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Details

* Implementations *
AVEVA announced that SEFT Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Turkey have extended their use of AVEVA solutions on a variety of new projects. Details

Aveva announced that Simon Carves India invests USD500,000 in AVEVA Plant solutions. Details

Bunkspeed announced that Tesla Motors is using HyperShot and HyperDrive. Details

Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. announced that Island Sky Corp. used SolidWorks 3D CAD software. Details

Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. announced that Dubai Victory Team is using SolidWorks 3D CAD and SolidWorks Simulation design validation software. Details


 FEIE 2009


Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that ThermoGenesis has chosen Pilgrim's integrated SmartSolve solution platform consisting of SmartAudit, SmartCAPA, SmartDoc, and SmartTrain modules. Details

PTC announced that Club Car is using the PTC Arbortext product information delivery software. Details

Siemens PLM Software announced that Cobra Automotive Technologies S.p.A. has selected Teamcenter. Details

* Developments *
BlueCielo ECM Solutions announced that it has released InnoCielo Advanced Project Workflow module 2008a. Details

BlueCielo ECM Solutions announced that it has released InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise 2008a and InnoCielo TeamWork 2008a. Details

Datakit announced new releases. Details

ESI Group announced the release of WELD PLANNER. Details

FARO Technologies, Inc. announced it has enhanced its metrology software, CAM2 Q. Details

First Trace, Inc. announced the release of Kinnosa 4.1. Details

Fishbowl Solutions, Inc. announced their set of Fishbowl Utilities for PTC Windchill. Details

Geomagic announced Geomagic Studio 10x. Details

iCADsales.com announced the release of ProgeCAM. Details

JETCAM International s.a.r.l. announced the release of version 16.06.00 of JETCAM Expert CADCAM nesting software. Details

Lattice Technology announced its new XVL Plug-in version 1.2 for Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended software. Details

Lectra announced the launch of the new version of its Product Lifecycle Management solution, Lectra Fashion PLM V1R5. Details


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


Open Text announced the latest versions of Open Text Desktop Viewer and Open Text Thin Client Viewer, with expanded support for new file formats. Details

OptiTex introduced new features for their 3D dimensional avatar Adam. Details

Pointwise, Inc. announced the latest release of their Pointwise mesh generation software Version 16.02. Details

PTC announced the availability of Windchill ProductPoint. Details

* Relationships *
Computer Aided Business Systems Ltd and Pointools announced the official release of Pointools Model for AutoCAD. Details

DEM Solutions announced its collaboration with the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH of Graz, Austria. Details

DP Technology announced an agreement to become an official partner of Salvadeo S.r.l. Details

DP Technology Corp. and GRAZIANO Tortona S.r.l. announced an agreement. Details

FISHER/UNITECH announced it has partnered with Stratasys to sell its full product line of high-end FDM machines along with the Dimension 3D Printer. Details

Ideate Inc. announced that it was selected by Autodesk as Reseller of the Quarter for the Americas for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. Details

Metris and Renishaw announced an agreement on the licensing of Metris Camio CMM software. Details

SensAble Technologies, Inc announced that it concluded calendar year 2008 by signing its first international distributor for its SensAble Dental Lab System. Details

3D Systems Corp. announced that it has entered into a distribution arrangement with the DMEC Stereolithography unit of JSR Corporation to market and sell 3D Systems' line of iPro SLA Precision Centers. Details

* Other *
Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has expanded its portfolio of Macintosh 2D and 3D software tools for entertainment, multimedia and design professionals. Details

ANSYS, Inc. announced its participation in the Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human Project, launched this fall by a European consortium. Details

Catalog Data Solutions announced that its 2008 revenue increased by 42% over 2007. Details

CCE announced EnSuite offers a complete solution for seamless sharing of product knowledge across the enterprise. Details

DEM Solutions announced the first EDEM sale in Taiwan, to National Cheng Kung University. Details

Domain Systems, Inc, announced the completion of a data merger and upgrade between ADC and LGC Wireless. Details


 Product Lifecycle
 Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation


MasterControl Inc. announced it increased revenue 44 percent over the course of fiscal year 2008. Details

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Fujitsu Limited has selected Mentor Graphics' Questa advanced functional verification platform. Details

Omnify Software announced that they have seen an increase in the number of medical device manufacturers implementing their PLM technology. Details

PTC announced it is celebrating a 15-year technology partnership with Dallara Automobili. Details

SYCODE announced it launched thirty two SketchUp data exchange plug-ins. Details


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