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Engineering and Social Dashboards

I found an interesting article in San-Francisco Gate about Dashboards- “Introducing Netvibes Dashboard Intelligence Solutions: Business Intelligence Reinvented for the Real-Time Web.” I spent some time watching Netvibies video. Dashboards The dashboard approach can simplify information consumption. This approach is interesting and you can digest a bigger amount of valuable…

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PLM and COFES Israel: People Just Want to Drink a Beer!

PLM and COFES Israel: People Just Want to Drink a Beer!

Last three days I spent my time with COFES Israel. Navigate your browser to the following link to see agenda and people attended the event. The main topic of the event was about Software for Engineering and Innovation. Videos and presentations from the event will be available later. Two days…

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Open Cloud, PLM Backbone and Vendor Lock-In

Open Cloud, PLM Backbone and Vendor Lock-In

Vendor Lock-In is painful. I think, customers in the space of CAD/PLM even more sensitive to this issue. Proprietary CAD formats used by vendors many years, which allowed them to charge premium fees. Recently, we learned that Data Backbone lock-in can be even more dangerous. Customers are spending millions in…

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Technia and PLM Implementation Secret Sauce

Technia and PLM Implementation Secret Sauce

The following announcement came to my attention yesterday. Technia annouces Technia Value Components Release 2010-3 future increase the value of ENOVIA. I found it interesting. Technia is a Sweden outfit with a deep and diverse set of skills of PLM implementations. Technia came to my attention first time as a…

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Microsoft in the PLM Spotlight

Microsoft in the PLM Spotlight

Last week in Orlando, I had a chance to attend Microsoft’s presentation during DSCC2010 keynote presentation. Microsoft’s trajectory is interesting. Think about last few weeks of news – Steve Balmer sells stocks worth a billion to save on taxes, Ray Ozzie exits his CSA role at Microsoft. Role-Based, OWPX and…

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Introducing Inforbix Product Data Apps

Introducing Inforbix Product Data Apps

I’d like to take an opportunity and introduce a new company, I founded together with my colleagues – Inforbix. Our vision is to revolutionize the way people in manufacturing companies are accessing heterogeneous product data. Please, visit Inforbix website to get more information about the company, people and our ideas. Also, I’d like to introduce…

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PTC Creo – AnyThing Possible?

PTC Creo – AnyThing Possible?

So, it finally happened. After almost 6 months of official preparation, PTC launched a new product line – CREO. CREO will replace existing Pro-E, CoCreate and ProductView products. I had a chance to attend this event today in Boston and made few pictures. Take a look on the next picture….

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PTC and Boston Weather Frustration

PTC and Boston Weather Frustration

Later this week I’m going to attend PTC Lightening Event in Boston. For the last few months, I followed how PTC was preparing for this event. I have to say – it was very impressive. The following video is my favorite. PTC’s preparation for this event reminded me Moscow Olympic Games 1980. According…

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Stuck PLM Project and Leo Tolstoy

Stuck PLM Project and Leo Tolstoy

I read a very short post from Aras by Jennifer McCullough of Aras – Frustrated by a Stuck PLM Project?. The whole purpose of this blog is to point on the link to Stuck PLM page on Aras’ website. The Aras website is talking about license cost frustration, uncovered functionality…

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PLM SharePoint Thoughts

PLM SharePoint Thoughts

I’ve been attending SPTech Boston Conference today. Navigate your browser on this link. You can get some information there. Microsoft is rolling SharePoint 2010 out, and I wanted to understand what traction it takes in the community of developers. To understand that I spent couple of hours on the SPTech…

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