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Key takeaways:

• Solid Edge users are increasingly employing Synchronous technology in their model creation and editing—they report 61% are more satisfied using this approach than purely history-based modeling techniques
• Solid Edge, Siemens PLM Software’s mainstream CAD solution, celebrated its twentieth birthday

Mr. John Miller, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mainstream Engineering, at Siemens PLM Software opened Solid Edge University 2015, the annual Solid Edge user conference, on October 27, 2015, under the banner “Design without Boundaries.” Speaking from the stage at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Miller addressed an audience of...

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Key takeaways:

• Managing electronic components that meet design requirements in an increasingly complex systems development environment is error-prone and time consuming and the lack of accurate information can drive up costs and impact product launch schedules
• Ensuring electronics components are compliant (e.g., to RoHS, REACH, environmental, and conflict minerals) and not obsolete in the rapidly moving electronic products market requires considerable effort throughout a product’s lifecycle
• Trusted commercial data sources integrated with PLM solutions can dramatically increase product development productivity while avoiding delays and additional sourcing costs
• The Aras...

Free educational webinar focused on developing a strategy for educating PLM solution providers, will take place on December 2, 2015.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 November 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Training Best Practices for Solution Providers Education: The key to unlock PLM market value.” The webinar will take place on December 2 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will consider the options available for PLM solution providers when considering internal and partner PLM training.

According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s Practice Lead for PLM Success, Chris Gregory, “CIMdata’s consulting reveals that...

Arena Solutions: Providing a World-Class Cloud Solution

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 November 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces a white paper on cloud-based PLM. PLM in the cloud has not only become accepted, it is now widely sought after in the high tech and medical device industries—with their enormous supply chains, highly regulated products, and being driven by first mover advantage. This white paper reviews the fundamental definitions of cloud computing, punctuates their salient differences, and highlights the characteristics of world-class cloud platforms while reviewing the capabilities of the company who was the originator...

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Key takeaways:

• Over 330 customers from 45 countries converged on the AVEVA World Summit in Dubai on 20-22 October 2015
• AVEVA’s acquisition of software assets from Schneider Electric will result in a much larger company, serving more industrial markets that will reduce AVEVA’s traditional reliance on the oil & gas industry
• AVEVA extended their support for visual decision making by introducing AVEVA Engage, a new solution that puts lifecycle data in context and makes it more accessible to all types of users supporting the design, construction, and operation of complex assets

Over the last decade, Dubai pursued...

Presentation will provide an overview of the new “PDM light” backbone at Airbus.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 4 November 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is pleased to announce that Anders Romare, Vice President and Head of Engineering Applications at Airbus will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 24 November at the Sofitel Bayerpost, Munich, Germany.

The presentation, ARAS – the Airbus “PDM Light” Backbone, will provide attendees with an overview of the area of usage for this new “PDM light” backbone within...