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Diverse groups have been discussing PIM from the perspective of data synchronization and syndication, product lifecycle management
(PLM), and enterprise publishing. Each of these product categories includes the management of product information, but each
uses product information for a different operation (...)
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Diverse groups have been discussing PIM from the perspective of data synchronization and syndication, product lifecycle management
(PLM), and ente...
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2005-03-28
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Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing
categories of enterprise applications. But a PLM system needs to work hand-in-hand with an enterprise resource planning system,
so how can an organization integrate these two e (...)
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Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing
categories of ente...
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2008-09-05
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by Agile Software's fourth acquisition in 2003. Particularly with the most recent Agile-Eigner announcement,
the two players have apparently decided to leapfrog ma (...)
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by A...
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2003-10-22
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The question, 'Do vertical industry needs play a significant role in a PLM software selection?' should be a simple question
to answer. Instead, it is a question best answered with a series of questions. (...)
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... Jim served in executive positions for software companies specializing in PLM and process
manufacturing solutions before starting his consulting firm, Tech ...
Published:
2003-12-26
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Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Enterprise technology selections for (...)
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Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
Published:
2003-05-22
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a
new issue for PLM vendors. Most PLM vendors recognize the need for integration and have addressed the need in their toolkits.
The additional work comes from integrating the concepts a (...)
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a new
issue for PLM vendors...
Published:
2003-08-02
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, like many of the application suites that have come before it, are
a collection of different offerings that serve a common theme and contribute to overlapping value propositions. Like previous
application suites, there is strategic value in approachi (...)
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... Jim served as an executive for software companies specializing in PLM and other enterprise
solutions before starting his consulting firm, Tech-Clarity ...
Published:
2003-12-29
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
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Key concerns for PLM prospects will be domain knowledge in design and engineering-specific functions and integration, including
currently poor connections from Oracle workflow to third-party business applications and CAD/PLM interfaces. (...)
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... provide consulting services in the area of NPDI. However, the undertaking never took
off in earnest, and Oracle sold the product in 2000. Pure-play PLM vendors ...
Published:
2004-01-06
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The future of the PLM Suite will include more applications that cover product-related functionality and further expand the
benefits available. As the PLM Suite matures, companies will benefit from increased functionality and increased integration
between business processes. The ultimate expression of t (...)
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The Many Faces of PLM Part Two: The Future of the PLM Suite. Jim Brown - December 30, 2003.
Comments: 0. Read Comments The Future of the PLM Suite. ...
Published:
2003-12-30
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to
pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game' (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-24
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Abstract:
Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Many companies have consequently been s (...)
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Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
Published:
2003-05-23
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This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list
and vendors researching the viability of the opportunity before committing time and money to a sales effort. Since a 'one-size-fits-all'
product is still not quite a viable possibilit (...)
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This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list and
vendors researching t...
Published:
2003-05-27
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With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision
processes with their customers, suppliers, and employees amid the increasing pressures of mass customization, globalization,
regulatory compliance, outsourcing, and product accountabil (...)
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With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision processes
with their cust...
Published:
2004-07-19
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During our recent briefing, MAPICS' executives acknowledged that almost all enterprise software companies are either "hunting"
or being "hunted". (...)
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... General Electric before joining Andersen Consulting (Accenture), and subsequently served
as an executive for software companies specializing in PLM and process ...
Published:
2004-07-21
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MAPICS hereby joins the raft of enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that are making their way into the product lifecycle
management (PLM) market by bundling or partnering strategically to embed PLM functions within their suites. (...)
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Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part Three: Challenges and User Recommendations. Jim Brown and PJ Jakovljevic
- July 22, 2004. Comments: 0. Read Comments ...
Published:
2004-07-22
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The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
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Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part One: Recent Events and Market Impact. Jim Brown and PJ Jakovljevic
- July 20, 2004. Comments: 0. Read Comments ...
Published:
2004-07-20
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Although its PLM solutions will not likely be the "all things to all people" any time soon, Oracle might be showing us its
ability to develop its own applications in collaborative effort with its prominent customers. (...)
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Oracle Renders Its PLM Outline Part One: Event Summary. ... In addition to Oracle Advanced
Product Catalog, Oracle's PLM applications include: ...
Published:
2004-01-05
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Abstract:
The Atrion International User Group met in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) to discuss ways to improve regulatory compliance for
their respective companies. At the conference, Atrion presented a vision and product strategy to their customers that will
provide critical regulatory and compliance capabilities need (...)
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The Atrion International User Group met in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) to discuss ways to improve regulatory compliance for
their respective compani...
Published:
2004-11-10
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Abstract:
Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to aggressively differentiate the depth of their PLM expertise and further drive industry specialization. (...)
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Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to...
Published:
2003-10-24