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Mobile PLM and UX intuitiveness

Mobile PLM and UX intuitiveness

Mobile is a big deal these days. The usage of mobile devices is skyrocketing. CAD and PLM vendors increased their focus on the development of mobile applications. For the last year, we’ve seen quite many new apps. Autodesk is probably the leader in the development of mobile apps. AutoCAD WS…

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PLM, Mobile Devices and Capturing Input

PLM, Mobile Devices and Capturing Input

Any mobile device these days is an extremely powerful capturing tool. With the latest development of front and back end cameras, the ability of the mobile device to perform as a scanner, image and video recorder becomes second to none. The ability to capture photo and video open lots of…

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What CAD and PLM vendors need to learn about mobile touch interface?

What CAD and PLM vendors need to learn about mobile touch interface?

Mobile is fascinating these days. The growth rates are amazing. Learning from publicly available sources, the growth of mobile internet usage will outperform regular desktop and laptop traffic. So, we are clearly moving towards a mobile future. What does it mean for CAD and PLM vendors? They clearly don’t want…

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First Look of 3DS SolidWorks e-Drawings for iPad

First Look of 3DS SolidWorks e-Drawings for iPad

For the last couple of years, I’ve been following iPad application appearance in the space of engineering and manufacturing. I expected this application to come much earlier. So, I wanted to say the same word Ricky Jordan said in his blog. Finally! SolidWorks (or how it is named now 3DS SolidWorks) just made a…

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Mobile PLM gold-rush. Did vendors miss the point?

Mobile PLM gold-rush. Did vendors miss the point?

One year ago, I posted – PLM and Post-PC era. It is interesting to read back and think about the same topics again. Mobile revolution. We are living in this now. Our personal life became much more mobile in the last 2-3 years. Post-PC era and revolution made by table…

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Why to plot a drawing from mobile device?

Why to plot a drawing from mobile device?

Mobile becomes more and more important in our everyday life. “You don’t have to be at your desk to make your work”. This is a new slogan, that in my view, replace an old one – ‘you are here to work’. One of the interesting trends I’m following is how…

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PLM and The Future of Appification

PLM and The Future of Appification

Mobile is very important nowadays. More and more people these days discovering opportunities to use “mobile version of something“. It is interesting to see how the market of devices is affecting the development of products. To leverage the power of the device becomes absolutely important. I was reading TNW blog…

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PLM, Engineering Software and Business Trends in 2011

PLM, Engineering Software and Business Trends in 2011

It is a middle of the year, and it is a perfect time to evaluate and talking about business trends. Lot’s of people are ready to relax before long awaited vacation season and summer holidays. What are the topics that we need to keep on our desks and get back…

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Future Promises and Concerns about PTC after Planet PTC Live

Future Promises and Concerns about PTC after Planet PTC Live

As you probably know, I spent the beginning of the week in Las-Vegas attending Planet PTC Live 2011. Those of my readers who follow me on Twitter already paid attention on the overflow of tweets and absence of posts. Yesterday night catching my red-eye flight to Boston, I started to…

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