. In a short period of time, IpX has been able to apply CM2 in the broad and deep manner it has always been designed to support, but they haven’t stopped there. They have not only defined a robust and comprehensive business transformation model, they have also added RISE and other key elements that define and ensure sustainable transformation. CIMdata is impressed and is very interested in watching IpX grow and build additional momentum behind what they are doing.

CIMdata's view about the PTC's acquisition of Onshape.

Eurostep, a company known for their expertise in product data exchange standards, has offered ShareAspace, a standards-based on-premise value chain collaboration solution, for over 15 years. A new cloud-native offering, ShareAspace Design to Manufacturing, builds on this knowledge to support important use cases for smaller firms that have the same complex problems as OEMs but lack the resources and expertise to use more traditional PLM-enabling solutions.

Wipro has developed a platform for realizing digital twins for products, processes, and factories and demonstrated their applicability in industries such as aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, retail, and industrial equipment. CIMdata feels that Wipro ranks very high amongst the list of potential partners that a manufacturing business should consider engaging with for realizing digital twins as a part of long-term vision for digital transformation.

CIMdata attended Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) again this year. The event, held September 16-19, 2019 in downtown San Francisco, drew over 60,000 customers and partners.

CIMdata had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Eric Schaeffer and Mr. David Sovie, both Senior Managing Directors at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm. Both men wear two hats at Accenture. They each lead one of Accenture’s industry-focused consulting groups (Industrial for Mr. Schaeffer and High-Tech for Mr. Sovie) as well as leading their Industry X.0 practice, which includes their work in product lifecycle management (PLM).

CIMdata, and over 100 other industry analysts and journalists, recently attended Siemens Digital Industries Software’s 12th annual analyst conference in Brooklyn, New York from September 3 through 6, 2019. At this event, Siemens PLM Software announced a name change to Siemens Digital Industries Software (Siemens). Siemens stated that this new name better reflects its position inside the core operating company of Siemens Digital Industries, and also their evolution beyond an industry leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to a company with a very broad portfolio of industrial software and services that is the technical foundation for digitalization strategies at companies around the world.

CIMdata believes that the Auros Knowledge Management solution offers an appealing choice for any discrete manufacturing company who has the need to capture and proactively apply knowledge.

At a meeting with CIMdata, Mr. David Fritz, Global Technology Manager of Autonomous and ADAS at Siemens described the key concepts of PAVE360.

CIMdata has been following Aras for a long time and continues to be impressed with their innovations. Industrial companies planning digital transformation initiatives need to perform an honest assessment of their current technologies and solution architectures before executing a digital transformation initiative. If these are lacking, the Aras PLM platform belongs on their short list.