Free educational webinar will share a framework for assessing cloud solution providers and will offer key information for developing a coherent and sustainable cloud strategy.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 7 December 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Connecting the Clouds in AEC & EPC—Where to Start?” The webinar will take place on January 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (EST).

Nearly every major solution provider serving the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) markets has introduced cloud-based products and services. In many ways, AEC and EPC are...

An in-depth look at Tebis’ manufacturing solutions and business program.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 December 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of a program review of Tebis’ manufacturing solutions and business.

Tebis software is used by toolmakers to design and build made-to-order mold and die tooling primarily for the automotive sector, and for component manufacturers in the aerospace and mechanical engineering sectors. With a mix of direct sales and distributors throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Tebis AG and its subsidiaries serve major markets worldwide. While many may recognize Tebis software as being...

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• Product innovation platforms are the foundation upon which functional capabilities, data, and processes are enabled—leading to the potential for much more innovation
• Few PLM implementations, especially those based on monolithic solutions, achieve their goals and often end up as “instant” legacy PDM solutions that are not sustainable
• A strong product innovation platform dramatically eases the burden of integrations with an enterprise’s broad range of PLM-enabling solutions
• Aras Innovator provides an open and extensible product innovation platform that can be employed to provide an enterprise with a...

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• Siemens PLM Software’s Solid Edge team delivered more than 75 hands-on training and end user presentations to help educate and inspire their user base
• Siemens PLM Software announced the “Solid Edge for Startups” program which offers qualifying businesses one year of free access to Solid Edge software

On October 26, 2016, Mr. John Hayes, CEO of Engineering.com, the digital media publishing company, played host of Siemens PLM Software’s Solid Edge University 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Hayes directed his welcome to the approximately 500 attendees in the city famous for the Indianapolis 500 automobile...

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• Autodesk is establishing itself as a pioneer in cloud services by aggressively deploying a web services platform, building new cloud-based applications, creating new business models, and establishing a modern developer network
• Autodesk is driving to host a “Common Data Environment” for customers across its industry verticals, and to establish a growing portfolio of branded web services, third-party solutions, and independent integrations which use this data
• Artificial intelligence (machine learning) was prominent, with examples ranging from product design optimization to construction risk reduction, and customer service improvement for Autodesk subscribers
• The challenge for Autodesk will be...

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• The trend toward smart, connected products and the emergence of the Internet of Things are changing both product complexity and how businesses must operate and compete—resulting in both new opportunities and new challenges
• R&D leaders must own PLM as their strategic enterprise platform
• Companies need to establish a Product Architecture Management Strategy
• Companies must think and develop in a system of systems paradigm

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Technology is rapidly changing the definition and design of products. They are no longer just electro-mechanical devices. Embedded electronics and software as well as cloud connections provide much of the functionality and differentiation...

Webinar will highlight how a platform approach to PLM can enable digital transformation in product development, manufacturing, and the supply chain.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 16 November 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that its President, Peter Bilello, will take part in a webinar entitled “Can a PLM Platform Transform the Business of Engineering?”

Mr. Bilello will be joined by Mr. Rolf Huesemann, Manager of Engineering Systems/PLM at Magna GETRAG Transmissions. The webcast will address the impacts of the business of engineering in the era of Industry 4.0 and show how industry leaders are using a...

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• Third party software solution providers attest to their reliance on Siemens PLM Software’s technology components, such as Parasolid

After fighting some brutal rush hour traffic in the greater Boston area on October 11, 2016, I breathed a sigh of relief and took my seat at the first Siemens PLM Components Conference in Boston’s trendy Aloft Seaport hotel to see Mr. John Whetstone, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Siemens PLM Software welcome a select audience of attendees. While most software product conferences target end users, this unique gathering focused on the technical...

Educational webinar will show how failure knowledge capture and reuse systems can be used to improve the reliability of connected intelligent products.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 15 November 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “How do you ensure your Connected Intelligent Products can be trusted? Deploy Knowledge Systems for Reliability Design.” The webinar will take place on December 15, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will last for one hour.

Design-for-reliability applied to complex systems and systems-of-systems needs a seamless connection between the processes and tools of systems engineering and reliability...

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• Smart, connected products have become the norm in a wide range of industries, requiring product companies to evolve their product development strategies and tools to respond
• Leading product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services providers have been evolving their offerings to respond, often through acquisitions
• Siemens AG continued this trend by announcing their intent to acquire Mentor Graphics, a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) solutions, which will further bolster the PLM offerings of Siemens PLM Software

Music players, smart phones, autonomous vehicles, and all manner of smart, connected products are driving changes...