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ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 8 June 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Doug Macdonald, Director of PLM Success and Executive Consultant, will join a webinar for PLM Professionals interested in learning more about the Smart Commercialization of Consumer Electronics Products. The webinar is on Thursday, 29 June, at 11:00 AM EDT.

In today’s fast-moving and highly competitive consumer electronics environment, speed-to-market, and giving consumers what they want in a timely fashion are critical to success. Siloed departments, disconnected systems, and product data chaos...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 6 June 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free webinar, “The Digital Transformation of Food & Beverage Product Development.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 13 July 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.

Change is accelerating in the food and beverage business, impacting all participants in the food & beverage value chain: grocery retailers, branded product manufacturers, private brand contract manufacturers, and suppliers of ingredients and raw materials. Consumers are driving...

Research was commissioned by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group in collaboration with Jama Software and other leading PLM solution providers.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 1 June 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program and highlights Jama Software's perspective on the topic of digital threads. The CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group commissioned the research in collaboration with Jama Software and four other leading PLM solution providers.

The concept of linking multiple representations of a product, each tuned...

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Key Takeaways

• PTC continues to drive and expand their SaaS and cloud delivery strategy with the new “+” product releases, e.g., Creo+ and Windchill+.
• PTC is leveraging Onshape cloud-based system functions in Creo+ to enable multiple users to collaborate on the same product model in real-time–concurrently reviewing, exploring, and editing product designs.
• They have added partnerships with aPriori and Ansys Granta to improve better design for sustainability.
• ServiceMax is the core of PTC’s new Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solution suite and will manage the physical product of record, extending PTC’s model-based digital thread to encompass the product...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 31 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the publication of a new eBook, Imperatives as Automotive Industry Pivots to Vehicle Electrification. The eBook describes vehicle electrification engineering challenges and the capabilities of Siemens Digital Industries Software’s integrated and cross-discipline approach of their Xcelerator solutions. Siemens is introducing three solution themes which will foster the development of electric vehicles, namely Comprehensive Design and Optimization Simulation, Collaborative Virtual Development Environment, and End to End Production Management. Given the explosive growth in electronics and software and new drive units along with...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 26 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that James Roche, Executive Consultant and Aerospace & Defense Practice Director at CIMdata, will participate in a webinar, “New Research Findings: The Impact of Live Traceability™ on the Digital Thread.” The webinar, organized by Jama Software, takes place on Wednesday, 7 June, at 11:00 AM EDT.

CIMdata will share key findings from recent Digital Thread research commissioned by the Aerospace and Defense PLM Action Group in collaboration with Jama Software and other leading solution providers. The research aimed to understand industry needs...

This PLM-focused event will take place in November.

Ann Arbor, MI, USA & Stockholm, SWEDEN 25 May 2023—CIMdata and Eurostep are pleased to announce that PLM Road Map EMEA & PDT 2023 Europe will take place on 15 & 16 November at the Renaissance Hotel in La Defense, Paris, France. The theme for the conference is “The Digital Thread in a Heterogeneous, Extended Enterprise Reality: A Call for PLM Professionals to Share their Knowledge and Experience.”

PLM Road Map & PDT 2023 will focus on the interests of the PLM Professional. With this in mind, our agenda will offer a mix of...

Research was commissioned by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group in collaboration with PTC and other leading PLM solution providers.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 24 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program and highlights PTC’s perspective on the topic of digital threads. The CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group commissioned the research in collaboration with PTC and four other leading PLM solution providers.

The concept of linking multiple representations of a product, each tuned to the needs...

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Key Takeaways

• The Oracle Applications & Industry Analyst Summit brought together senior leaders from across Oracle and industry analysts from a wide range of firms for a one-day event in Redwood Shores, CA.
• The event mainly focused on Oracle’s overall strategy, results, and key customer presentations, offering a nice update from Oracle CloudWorld in October 2022.
• Oracle is bringing more technology from their other enterprise offerings to their NetSuite portfolio, which is focused more on small- and medium-sized businesses.
• While Oracle rightfully touts offering the “most complete portfolio of applications and infrastructure,” they are investing heavily in...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 19 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that James Roche, Executive Consultant and Aerospace & Defense Practice Director at CIMdata, will participate in a webinar, “Revolutionizing the Power of Digital Thread: A Game-Changer for A&D.” The webinar, organized by Aras, takes place on Thursday, 1 June, at 10:00 AM EDT.

Additional participants in the webinar are David Ewing, Digital Engineering Director at SAIC, and Paweł Z. Chądzyński, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Aras. They will share their insights on how digital thread solutions can streamline the product lifecycle,...