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Key takeaways:

• The combination of scarce resources and globalization are driving an upheaval in innovation and lifecycle management
• Scarcity and globalization upheavals are coalescing into business strategies that demand the “platformization” of PLM
• The Iron Triangle of better / faster / cheaper is no longer good enough

In its ongoing evolution as a business strategy, PLM is approaching and in some cases already achieving the status of a business platform. PLM has always been a core enabler for innovation as part of a business strategy. Now PLM-as-a-platform, or the “platformization” of PLM, is morphing into new ways...

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• Paying for software has always been challenging for most businesses; more payment options can lead to less risk and faster return on investment (ROI)
• Autodesk’s Desktop Subscription model enables companies to quickly ramp up and scale down the desired software access as needed
• Autodesk is providing more subscription options and flexibility, enabling customers to select the method that best fits their businesses

Traditional Pricing for Product Design Software

Today, most companies are trying to manage their finances, ramp up or scale down resources as work dictates, stay competitive, and at the same time reduce risk. Companies...

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• Existing Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA SmarTeam users have multiple options either to remain with their V5 environments, co-exist with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, or migrate to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
• Existing ENOVIA V5 products including ENOVIA SmarTeam will be enhanced and supported for years to come

Dassault Systèmes, developers of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for product development, has reiterated their commitment to the ENOVIA SmarTeam collaboration platform. SmarTeam gained popularity within many companies for managing their CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS and multi-CAD design files. Dassault Systèmes states that the full suite of ENOVIA products, including SmarTeam, will...

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• IBM, one of America’s oldest and most storied companies, is known for transforming itself to survive and thrive—today is no different, and the IBM Software Group is leading the charge to address three strategic imperatives reshaping the world: data, cloud, and people-centered engagement
• Huge investments in cloud, cognitive systems like Watson and next generation cloud-based collaboration and software development offerings position IBM to capitalize on this new business calculus
• IBM is investing heavily in the Internet of Things, a topic related to all three strategic imperatives, and one that companies invested in...

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• Siemens PLM Software’s Active Workspace provides users a customizable, graphically rich interface into PLM data and functionality
• Active Workspace users benefit from being able to quickly find and execute their daily work responsibilities within one unified, consistent, user managed environment
•  Within Active Workspace users can opt for an integrated Geometric Shape Search (i.e., 3D search) in addition to traditional text search

The expansion of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software throughout the enterprise has provided users in many non-engineering positions including business managers, marketing, sales, and service support, with improved access to enterprise PLM data. However,...

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• Conflict minerals rules in the Dodd-Frank Act require companies to assess, track and report the usage of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG) in their global supply chains, yet another in a series of important compliance mandates
• Providing conflict mineral traceability is required for many industries, and managing that data is challenging
• Along with material compliance data, PLM can provide a necessary engine for early traceability for 3TG utilization in product designs
• Conflict minerals regulations highlight the need for a versatile framework that can manage similar needs in the future

What are Conflict Minerals

Conflict minerals are...

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Key takeaways:

• Traditional PLM often has low user adoption rates while cloud-based PLM solutions tend to ramp up quickly once selected
• Cloud-based PLM solutions incorporate technology to support mobile devices, enabling access to PLM anywhere
• PLM solutions of the future will leverage some aspects of cloud-based technology - Autodesk is doing it today

The tools that most companies use for PLM have been around for many years. However, today there are still many companies that have not been able to successfully implement a complete end-to-end PLM solution. Why is this true? Some companies have implemented several different...

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• The AVEVA World Summit drew a global audience of senior leaders and decision makers from the AEC and shipbuilding industries
• AVEVA has made great progress on their AVEVA Everything 3D^™ (E3D) offering, and now claim over 170 customers
• AVEVA also demonstrated exciting new cloud and mobile technology to help their customers build and leverage their “Digital Asset,” a central concept in AVEVA’s vision, messaging, and offerings

CIMdata was pleased to attend the AVEVA World Summit in Berlin, Germany on October 16-18, 2014. AVEVA is one of the AEC market leaders tracked by CIMdata in our...

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• Infor has established a partnership with Aras and will rebrand and sell the Aras Innovator suite to provide expanded PLM capabilities for discrete manufacturers 
• Infor will now be able to provide PLM solutions tailored to individual customer requirements regardless of company size and product complexity
• Infor continues to develop and expand the use of a common, context sensitive user interface across all of their products to provide a consistent user experience

CIMdata recently attended Inforum 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana—a global event with attendees interested in all of Inforʼs business lines. Infor stated that over...

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Key takeaways:

• Increased product complexity and better enabling-technology creates an intersection where businesses have new opportunities to transform operating models and develop new revenue streams
• Accenture’s Digital PLM Network enables customers to improve business performance by leveraging state-of-the-art technology across the enterprise and applying new and more interconnected processes
• The Digital PLM Network leverages Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud (SMAC) technologies to deliver a robust platform to enable better business outcomes and product decisions

Introduction

Increased product complexity is a given in today’s business environment. In addition to the increasing levels of mechanical, electronics, and software integration within...