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 PDF Key takeaways: Three major technology-driven themes–the consumerization of IT, the availability of information-on mobile delivery devices, and the social media-savvy workforce–are converging and changing the face of collaboration. This convergence is forcing companies to implement new PLM-related business processes and technologies that allow and enable social business collaboration. Nuage…

 PDF Key takeaways: A revolution is underway throughout much of the architecture, engineering, and construction industry that requires today’s building products manufacturers and fabricators to adopt a new way of working. Building information modeling (BIM) is playing a major role in this revolution. Autodesk is well positioned to support both…

 PDF On June 5 and 6 Dassault Systèmes held their annual Industry Analyst event at their Velizy headquarters just outside of Paris. Day one focused on Dassault Systèmes—the company, and day two covered eight of their twelve targeted industrial vertical markets. This session provided some needed clarity on their recent…

 PDF CIMdata recently attended PlanetPTC Live 2012 in Orlando, Florida. PlanetPTC Live gives PTC customers the opportunity to showcase their work, network with peers, share ideas, and discuss how they are addressing their challenges. PTC reported that over 1,200 attendees were present at the event. A major theme for PlanetPTC…

 PDF Food and beverage industry customers demand a continually expanding variety of healthy, high quality products at continuously lower prices. At the same time, food and beverage companies want to expand their markets and sell the same or similar formulas and products in multiple geographic regions. This requires understanding the…

 PDF Automotive industry manufacturers are well known for the adversities they face in the design and production of competitive products in their volatile consumer markets. They have, however, become known as leaders in innovative new product development. In particular, automotive OEMs set a forward looking example of excellence often emulated…

 PDF LMS International held its 2012 European Vehicle Conference on April 18–19 in Munich, Germany. LMS is an engineering services and software company, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. They are a partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. They offer a combination of 1D and 3D…

 PDF EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. The Group includes Airbus, a leading global manufacturer of innovative commercial and military aircraft; Astrium, a European leader in space programmes and the third largest space provider worldwide; Cassidian, a global leader in state–of–the–art solutions for armed forces…

 PDF PLM World (plmworld.org) and Siemens PLM Software hosted their annual Americas User Conference on May 6 to 10 in Las Vegas, NV. According to the organizers, this is the largest, longest r During his keynote presentation, Chuck Grindstaff, President and CEO of Siemens PLM Software, claimed that Siemens PLM…

 PDF Aras recently held its ACE 2012 International Conference in Troy, Michigan. This was the second year in a row that the conference was held in the greater Detroit area. The conference grew from 200+ attendees last year to over 300 this year, with attendees coming from more than twenty…