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Key takeaways:

• Oracle continues to make progress toward its cloud vision across their entire solution portfolio, including product lifecycle management (PLM).
• The company believes that artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics are essential to survive in today's fast-paced global economy.
• Oracle is applying these intelligence technologies at the core of their database offerings, to enhance security, and in their applications to augment functionality and human intelligence.

CIMdata attended Oracle's 2018 Modern Supply Chain Experience (MSCE) in San Jose, California on January 29-31, 2018. The MSCE is a large-scale business meeting focused on market influencers and decision...

The presentation will consider the role PLM has to play within an organization's enterprise application architecture.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 19 February 2018-CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that its President, Peter Bilello, will make a presentation at PI PLMx Hamburg entitled, "PLM's Place Within an Enterprise Application Architecture." PI PLMx Hamburg will take place at the Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany on 19-20 February. Mr. Bilello's presentation will take place during the afternoon of day 2 of the conference, on 20 February.

Like other applications, a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution can and should play...

This major PLM industry event, now in its 25th year, will take place in conjunction with PDT North America in the Washington D.C. area in May.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 15 February 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the agenda topics for its PLM Road Map™ 2018 North America conference (PLM Road Map NA) which will be held in collaboration with PDT North America. Both events will take place May 15-17 at the Marriott Hotel, Tysons Corner, VA which is near Washington D.C. The theme for this year's event is "Charting the Course to...

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Key takeaways:

• De-customization and standardized configuration of PLM and MES solutions are gaining momentum
• Leveraging more than 30 years of enterprise PLM and MES experience, DXC Technology is a global leader in de-customization and standardized configuration of enterprise software solutions
• DXC Technology has helped Penske improve the efficiency of its PLM solution while reducing implementation errors and costs, as well as reducing upgrade time
• DXC Technology has supported a global automotive OEM, which produces more than 9 million vehicles annually, to achieve competitive leadership through the smart standardization of its MES systems

Configuration and Customization in the World...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 13 February 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global product lifecycle management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the hiring of Mr. David Ford. Mr. Ford joins CIMdata as its Chief Operating Officer reporting to CIMdata's President, Mr. Peter Bilello.

Over his 30-year career, Mr. Ford has served in various roles at Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Mentor Graphics, and Autodesk. He's developed world-class CAD software, acquired and integrated technology and service companies, and created strategic partnerships with companies such as Apple, Dell, Lenovo, and Alcoa.

Mr. Bilello stated, "David brings depth and experience in defining strategy, operations, and knowledge...

This educational webinar will look further into the promise of digitalization and the role Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has to play.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 February 2018-CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, "Digitalization and PLM - The Next Big Thing or All Hype?" The webinar will take place on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will last for one hour.

There is real energy behind the idea of digitalization, with many companies embracing the concept and beginning to invest heavily. Whether digitalization lives up to its promise...

Now in its 25th year, this major PLM industry event will take place in conjunction with PDT North America in the Washington D.C. area in May.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1 February 2018-CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, has announced that the theme for PLM Road Map North America 2018 (PLM Road Map) will be, "Charting the Course to PLM Value Together: Expanding the Value Footprint of PLM and Tackling PLM's Persistent Pain Points." This two-day, multi-stream, event will be held in collaboration with PDT North America (PDT) at the Marriott Hotel, Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA...

There are very few events that are designed exclusively for PLM Solution Providers in the PLM economy. CIMdata's annual PLM Market & Industry Forum, which is now over 25 years old, is one that comes to mind. Of course, I might just be a little bit partial! But consider how rare it is to get all the key PLM solution providers together in the same place for networking and an open discussion on the state of the PLM industry....

Webinar will show how Additive Manufacturing plus Industry 4.0 will transform the manufacturing process.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 26 January 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that James White, Director for Additive Manufacturing Strategy, will take part in a webinar to discuss how Industry 4.0 and Additive Manufacturing (AM) together can help enable the creation of products that are first-to-market, customizable, and aren’t static.

In this webinar, “Industry 4.0 Transformation,” Mr. White will discuss how AM with Industry 4.0 will transform the manufacturing process including how we design, manufacture, and work in the 21st century. The...

Group to provide research and guidance on the top PLM issues affecting the medical device and life science equipment industries.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 18 January 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the formation of its newest PLM member service—the Medical Device PLM Action Group, an association of medical device companies within CIMdata’s globally recognized PLM Community Program. The group is an industry-specific PLM advocacy group, as well as a defining organization for unfulfilled common interest PLM-related capabilities. Action Group members will participate in regularly scheduled meetings to review and discuss research and other actions...