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Imagine a One Size Fits All PLM Program Imagine a One Size Fits All PLM Program
By Dan Raker, ConnectPress Is there a way to manage CAX data that fits file types of all shapes and sizes?
Critical PLM and ERP Decisions Critical PLM and ERP Decisions
By Nat Workman, Mercury PLM PLM and ERP. What data should go where?
Justifying Analytics in PLM Justifying Analytics in PLM
By Peter A. Bilello, president, CIMdata Inc. CIMdata looks at the convergence of analytics into PLM and how to handle the data tsunami.
PC Industry Heads for Recovery PC Industry Heads for Recovery
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Findings from Jon Peddie Research's workstation report shows positive signs for the workstation market.
The PLM Perfect Storm Approaches The PLM Perfect Storm Approaches
By Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank Oleg explains why readers should be on the lookout for the coming PLM storm and how Dassault Systèmes and Autodesk are approaching the future of the technology.
HP Makes Effort in Comeback with HP Z1 HP Makes Effort in Comeback with HP Z1
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Is the HP Z1 powerful, scalable, secure, accurate, serviceable, and ISV certified? Find out what Jon Peddie Research thinks.
Kodak Joins the Pantheon of Bankrupt Companies Kodak Joins the Pantheon of Bankrupt Companies
By Jim Matheson, SmartOrg SmartOrg looks at successful companies that were forced to focus on operational excellence rather than entrepreneurial excellence.
Intel and AMD Make Personnel Changes Intel and AMD Make Personnel Changes
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research A look at what's in store for Intel and AMD with new personnel changes as CPU leaders start focusing on mobile.
Simulation-based Design: PLM’s New Foundation Simulation-based Design: PLM’s New Foundation
By Keith Meintjes, CIMdata Inc. Simulation-based design (SBD) enables designers to evaluate the performance of new products directly from digital expressions of the physics.
First Reactions to Nexus PLM and the Integrated PLM Trend First Reactions to Nexus PLM and the Integrated PLM Trend
By Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank Oleg gets his hands on Autodesk's Nexus PLM, looks at the trend toward integrated PLM and helps users identify when their PLM project is in trouble.
Looking Back at PLM in 2011 Looking Back at PLM in 2011
By Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank Oleg summarizes five notable announcements and topics in 2011 that shook up the industry.
Creating Competitive Advantages with Cost Engineering Creating Competitive Advantages with Cost Engineering
By Nat Workman, Mercury PLM Services In this column Nat Workman helps readers understand how important cost management can be during an economic downturn.
Compliancy Can be a Pain – but it Doesn’t Have to be. Compliancy Can be a Pain – but it Doesn’t Have to be.
By Jonathan Scott, Razorleaf Corporation Compliancy takes many forms: regulatory compliance, standards compliance, etc. But following the rules can yield surprisingly positive results.
PLM Captures New Markets PLM Captures New Markets
By Peter A. Bilello, President, CIMdata Inc. Companies in pharmaceuticals, apparel, food and beverages, architecture, civil engineering, and more are implementing PLM solutions.
Oleg's Thoughts on Autodesk Entering the PLM Space Oleg's Thoughts on Autodesk Entering the PLM Space
By Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank Blog This month Autodesk Nexus and Dassault Systemes Exalead technology top Oleg's PLM Think Tank dsiscussions.
Fresenius Goes from Information Nightmare to PLM Dream Fresenius Goes from Information Nightmare to PLM Dream
By John Myers, ConnectPress Editor With PTC’s help Fresenius Medical Care is turning its information infrastructure from a total disaster to PLM perfection.
PLM Maturity Assessments PLM Maturity Assessments
By Peter A. Bilello, President, CIMdata Inc. PLM maturity is an excellent proxy for the organization’s readiness to compete globally in terms of long-term sustainable competitive advantages.
Security is Still an Issue for the Cloud Security is Still an Issue for the Cloud
By Peter A. Bilello President, CIMdata Inc. Concerned about the Cloud? This column explains what you should and should not be concerning yourself with.
CAD, PLM and Visual Reporting CAD, PLM and Visual Reporting
By Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank Blog Oleg's outlook is that CAD and PLM vendors are starting to understand the value of the ability to present data reports and visualize them nicely.
How to Jailbreak Your BOM, for All the Right Reasons How to Jailbreak Your BOM, for All the Right Reasons
By Jonathan Scott, Razorleaf Corporation In his monthly column, Jonathan Scott is analyzing the building blocks of PLM and PDM. Managing BOMs and connecting with ERP are on tap this month.
PLM Joins the “Open Source Club” PLM Joins the “Open Source Club”
By Peter A. Bilello, President of CIMdata, Inc. A look at what the existence of open source solutions means for the PLM industry.
Top Five Blogs from August PLM Think Tank Top Five Blogs from August PLM Think Tank
By Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank PLM and ERP integration was a big conversation starter last month. Learn why.
Is SharePoint the Solution for any IT Need? Not for PDM. Is SharePoint the Solution for any IT Need? Not for PDM.
By Jonathan Scott, Razorleaf Corporation Taking a break from his monthly column, Jonathan Scott takes some time to look at Microsoft SharePoint – and why it can’t replace PDM systems.
Getting to Green Product Development Getting to Green Product Development
By Peter A. Bilello, President of CIMdata, Inc. Peter Bilello explains how PLM can be an important factor in driving sustainable business practices.
AIB Shipments Slow Down in Q2 AIB Shipments Slow Down in Q2
By Jon Peddie, Jon Peddie Research A new report from Jon Peddie Research reveals that sales of graphics Add-in Board (AIB) shipments are down slightly.
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