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A Flexible PLM User Interface Leads to Success

The user interface for your PLM system is the second most important facet to your user adoption, right behind roll-out . A user in the Quality department doesn’t need to see the same screen as an Engineer and neither of them have the same requirements...

Published Wed, Feb 8 2012 10:52 AM by Jennifer

If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’ll Never Know When You Get There

NO VISION / NO ROADMAP It’s not uncommon for C-level executives to have one vision for PLM and engineering to have another, with a gigantic gap in between. The execs, who finance and approve PLM, are thinking about profits, innovation and getting...

Published Mon, Feb 6 2012 11:14 AM by Jennifer

PLM Quotes Can Be Hard To Swallow

STICKER SHOCK It's a classic buyer scenario. The project has been scoped, the demos have been done, and you're really sold on a specific product that you're sure will meet the company's needs. But with most PLM vendors now using a named...

Published Fri, Feb 3 2012 3:30 PM by Jennifer

One Small Step for PLM, One Giant Leap for Users

1 GIANT STEP PLM Implementations are a recipe for disaster. You can’t turn on 15 modules of PLM over the weekend, effectively changing the way people do everything overnight, and expect them to accept it. It's the fastest way to overwhelm users...

Published Fri, Feb 3 2012 8:39 AM by Jennifer

Are Implementation Consulting Cycles Churning Out of Control?

Why do PLM initiatives get stuck? FALSE STARTS Implementations stall for lots of reasons. Some, such as politics, may be out of your control. But the biggest mistake happens before the implementation even starts and it is much easier to avoid. The problem...

Published Wed, Feb 1 2012 12:39 PM by Jennifer

Are Point Solutions Holding You Down?

Every initiative starts with the best intentions. Requirements are defined and a team sets out to select the best tool to fix the problem that's causing the biggest headache today. While every company wants to look at “the big picture”...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 11:40 AM by Jennifer

Aras in 2011: Growth & Innovation Around the World

Happy new year to everyone! We’re looking forward to a great 2012, and looking back at 2011 it was another record breaker. I n addition to achieving record sales and double digit growth again (that’s 5 years in a row for anyone counting),...

Published Wed, Jan 4 2012 9:03 PM by MarcL

Filed under: Open Source, PLM, Innovation, CAD, New Release, ACE, Aras, PLM Software, Customer Stories, Customer Success, Economy, Recession, product lifecycle management, CAD file management, CIO, PLM implementation, EPLM

NEW: Aras EPLM for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM

Recently we introduced a new commercial offering designed specifically for companies that run SolidWorks ® called Aras EPLM for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM . It's built on top of SolidWorks best selling EPDM system to provide packaged functionality...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 10:48 AM by MarcL

Filed under: Enterprise Software, PLM, CAD, New Release, Aras, PLM Software, CAD vendor, product lifecycle management, Microsoft, SolidWorks World, SolidWorks, Dassault, PDM, Out-of-the-box, EPDM, EPLM

PLM – Back To The 80s?

When I read in the Twitter feeds from Oleg and Jonathan Scott at The Dassault Systemes Customer Conference that it is taking Dassault 4 years to implement V6 at a customer and they are rolling it out “big bang” style, I had to check my calendar...

Published Wed, Nov 9 2011 4:12 PM by Peter Schroer

Filed under: PLM, Aras, Enovia, Dassault, PDM, Out-of-the-box, PLM implementation

Upcoming ACE Germany in Bad Soden; Interview with Peter Schroer

ACE2011 Germany is less than 2 weeks away. Hosted at the Ramada Hotel, Bad Soden, this free, day-long PLM event features a variety of Global Corporations speaking on everything from process improvement to PLM solution selection, and solving tough, real...

Published Fri, Oct 7 2011 11:42 AM by Jennifer

Filed under: PLM, ACE, Aras

Open-Source and PLM Marketplace Maturity

This month there was a good article by CIMdata on the PLM/CAD community web sites titled “ Open-Source and PLM Marketplace Maturity ” which explains the benefits for companies and the implications for the PLM market that are resulting from...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 3:57 PM by MarcL

Filed under: Enterprise Software, Open Source, PLM, Aras, PLM Software, enterprise open source software, PLM Strategy, Lock-in, product lifecycle management, connected cloud, Networked Business, PLM license costs

Open Co-opetition?

Following SolidWorks World 2011 , lots of people have been writing about the cool stuff they saw on the show floor and in the sessions, myself included. Today, I am not going to talk about cool. I am going to talk about impressive. And what impressed...

Published Mon, Feb 14 2011 2:08 PM by Peter Schroer

Filed under: Aras, PLM Software, enterprise open source software, SolidWorks, PDM competition, DraftSight

PLM Isn’t Sexy, but It Could Save Your Life

Walking the floor at SolidWorks World 2011 in San Antonio I saw some outstanding examples of cool product design, and heard more cool stories and great discussions about 3D design and product innovation in the breakout sessions. But what really got my...

Published Mon, Feb 7 2011 9:48 AM by Peter Schroer

Filed under: Open Source, PLM, Aras, enterprise open source software, 3D CAD, product lifecycle management, SolidWorks World, NASA, SolidWorks

Understanding the Economic Advantages of Enterprise Open Source in PLM

Understanding the economic advantages & financial benefits of the enterprise open source format in PLM is important when building a corporate business case for a PLM strategy. There are a number of factors that your team will want to consider when...

Published Fri, Jan 28 2011 3:38 PM by MarcL

Filed under: Enterprise Software, Open Source, PLM, Aras, PLM Software, enterprise open source software, Economy, PLM Strategy, product lifecycle management, AESSiS, CIO, ROI, TCO, PLM license costs

Aras in 2010: Global, Replacements, Expansion and more

By every measure 2010 was another record year here at Aras. Here’s a quick summary in case you missed some of the details along the way, as well as, some highlights that you won’t find anywhere else. This year it became undeniably clear that...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 3:10 PM by MarcL

Filed under: PLM, ACE, recap, Slides, Aras, PLM Software, Customer Success, product lifecycle management, Sharepoint PLM, connected cloud, cloud

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