For many years, data management was considered as something that burdens the activity of designers and engineers focused on CAD system work as their daily activities. I believe many people will say that this is still true. On the other hand, with the growing amount of information many users have…
Even though, 2008 was year of financial crisis and instability, I still regard it as a remarkable year for the world of CAD and PLM. I will point out my view on the main technological, product and business achievements of the past year: 1. Importance of PLM technologies for the…
The financial crisis possible can hit PLM companies… but remember, many successful and well-known companies were established during times of economic crises. LexisNexis (1973 oil crisis), FedEx Corp. (1973), Microsoft Corp. (1975), CNN (was a very small company in 1980), MTV (1981), Wikipedia Foundation Inc. (post 2001 recession), HP (Hewlett-Packard…
Last month, I started a series of “PLM Glue Technologies” posts which I would like to continue. I titled my Recipe #1 post ‘data modeling’ and Recipe #2 ‘Rules’. Today I bring you Recipe #3 is about processes or what we refer to sometimes as business processes. Process technology is…
In today’s product landscape, almost all CAD manufacturers have developed their own data management tool. I think that basic PDM capabilities such as data revisions, changes, and support for multiple locations have become very connected to a particular CAD system. The main reasons for this are customer needs and the…
While looking at the amazing development of 3D Gaming Technologies recently , I’ve been wondering – is it possible to use all this experience for PLM? I think today’s Gamers will will approach enterprises and will expect similar experience from enterprise systems. Although I’m not sure we are there yet,…
When I posted about my Dream PLM Technologies for 2009 , one of them was Persistent Content. In today’s word, I think that PDF is the most widely used format to keep information for a long period of time. Combined with 3D capabilities, 3D PDF is a very attractive option for…
I think that staying in contact with your customers is the number one goal for all organizations today. And this is ultimately one of the goals of CRM. But nowadays, things are changing… and our customers are very likely involved in various social networks in which they speak with colleagues…
At the end of the year and at the beginning of the new year, there are a log of posts that are generated summarizing the past and predicting the future. Since I’ve already covered the future in my first post of 2009, “PLM Dream Technologies for 2009”, now I’d like…
On behalf of Ronni… Inspired by recent family events and PLM Think Tank recent posts :). Another case for Microblogs or a collaborative social software platform. How did I become the single point of access for transportation to and from a movie theater during the holiday season? It started innocently…
