Dan Murray, CEO and Founder, Vertex Software
Dan Murray is a serial technology entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Vertex Software. In the 1990s, Dan was a manufacturing visualization pioneer as the lead architect for EAI’s VisMockup, which is now the world’s most popular desktop solution for manufacturing visualization. He also led the development of the JT file format, the universal standard for 3D data exchange in manufacturing.
More recently, Dan was a pioneer in cloud computing and created one of the world’s first scalable cloud-based enterprise financial reporting solutions. His successful ventures include growing two prior software companies to $100M+ revenue and executing successful IPOs in the manufacturing and finance industries.
Dan is also an active angel investor with an investment focus in manufacturing innovation. He recently joined mHUB’s Chicago Product Impact Fund I, which invests in emerging technologies that fuel the Midwest’s leadership in Industry 4.0 and manufacturing innovation.
With his latest venture, Vertex Software, Dan combines his experience in manufacturing visualization and secure, cloud-based financial reporting. Vertex delivers quick wins for Industry 4.0 initiatives and substantially reduces the total cost of ownership for 3D-enabled industrial applications.
Quick Wins for the Digital Twin with 3D Visualization
Universal access to 3D visualization for the digital twin provides a crucial, relatable context that enables rich communication and collaboration for the extended enterprise, providing a transformative leap in innovation. However, current methods to develop, deploy, and maintain 3D-enabled applications can be costly, arduous, and stifling to innovation.
In this vignette, Vertex Software Founder & CEO Dan Murray, an expert in manufacturing visualization and cloud computing, will share his perspective about the transformation needed to accelerate digital twin initiatives and substantially reduce the total cost of ownership for 3D-enabled applications.