CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
22 November 2004
Product News
CoCreate Uses Systinet to Open CAD to the Enterprise
CoCreate Software, Inc. announced that it has incorporated Systinet Server for JavaT into CoCreate's CAD data management product, Model Manager. As a result, organizations can easily access and share CAD design data across the entire enterprise using standards-based Web services and can incorporate Model Manager into a service-oriented architecture.
CAD data management products serve as the system of record for engineering teams' CAD design data. Such systems have traditionally been closed, accessible only through proprietary APIs. This has made the systems expensive both to implement and to maintain. It has also contributed to the escalating problem of software systems becoming information silos.
The incorporation of Systinet Web services enablement into Model Manager helps create a service-oriented architecture (SOA). In turn, an SOA makes it possible for applications to communicate as business services on a network. The result is a network of loosely coupled applications and systems that are widely shared and available for use on demand.
The Systinet Server for Java exposes Model Manager's Web services to other enterprise systems such as ERP or PLM to make the data in Model Manager openly available for use in downstream processes. Enterprises can now harness Model Manager's power as the system of record for CAD design data while also giving other departments open access to the most current design data.
"The fact that nearly half of all North American firms store content in more than five repositories underscores the need for a better-connected enterprise. CoCreate's commitment to Web services and an open CAD environment made our incorporation of Systinet technology a natural fit," said William M. Gascoigne, CoCreate CEO. "We're pleased to bring our Model Manager customers a new level of openness, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness for their design systems."
Systinet provides a foundation for SOA governance and lifecycle management. Founded in 2000, Systinet's products enable IT organizations to leverage existing technology investments, provide interoperability between heterogeneous systems, and better align business processes with IT.. Systinet's customer base of more than 150 Global 2000 clients includes Amazon.com, BMC Software, Interwoven, JP Morgan, Motorola, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and SAIC.
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