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Open source Aras releases commercial PLM solution for SolidWorks

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Randall Newton

“Aras Enterprise PLM for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM” fills a hole in the SolidWorks marketplace as big as its name is ...

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2008: Northwest small manufactures plan to invest in PLM

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GfxS staff

A new survey of SMB manufactures in Washington State and Oregon reveals a positive outlook about regional and national economic ...

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SMBs and the rise of global product development

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GfxS staff

For several years debate has raged in product development over the benefits vs. drawbacks of outsourcing and/or offshoring. This article ...

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2009: PTC’s New Windchill ProductPoint is Facebook for PLM

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Randall Newton

PTC introduces Windchill ProductPoint, a new product data management product based on Microsoft SharePoint. It is the first product ever ...

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April 2007: SMB Talking Points The Big PLM Sales Teams Hope You Never Hear

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Randall Newton

From 2007: A light-hearted look at PLM and Small Business By Randall S. Newton Editor-in-Chief, CADCAMNET [Editor’s Note, 2007: The ...

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BOTW: Do SolidWorks Users Need/Want PLM?

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Randall Newton

BOTW = Best of the Web. [Editor’s Note: BOTW is a new category at VEKTORRUM, in which we recommend blog ...

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US Manufacturing Growing Faster Than National Economy

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Randall Newton

The latest ThomasNet Industry Market Barometer survey reveals that manufacturers, service providers and distributors are reinventing themselves—and taking advantage of ...