Last night I had the pleasure of dining with a group of Aras enthusiasts – partners and users – visiting Aras HQ for a training class. Located on the Merrimack River, the dinner conversation naturally focused on the area’s rich industrial past and before…

At any given moment in time there are beginners in PLM. Start-ups. Seasoned professionals changing roles. Growing companies making new investments in previously forgone solutions. This morning I passed Peter Schroer in the hall as I was thinking about…

Whenever a new technology or technical capability becomes available it is widely hyped as “the next big thing.” Everyone talks and tweets about it, companies and conferences pile on the bandwagon, and applications pop up like rabbits. Eventually the hype…