I’ve been in the PLM business for more than 20 years. A lot has changed in that time, like the fact that we call it PLM now. But one thing that has not changed is that customers are always surprised by the cost. Even now, after Aras has eliminated PLM…

JM: In our last conversation , you said that ROI is driving CFOs to re-evaluate their PLM systems. How widespread is this movement? Peter Schroer: I've been in PLM for a long time and right now I am seeing more reassessments than ever before. The trend…

A while back Ralph Grabowski’s upFront.eZine published a piece titled “ Just How Open is Aras with its Open-Source PLM ” which involved my response to another reader’s statement about Aras. To Ralph’s credit, he published a substantial portion of my response…

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 conducting…