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Synchronous Technology unveiled by Siemens PLM Software in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
04/23/2008
I have not seen anything as exciting and innovative as Siemens’ synchronous technology since the introduction of parametric modeling in the late 80's.
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Siemens PLM Software begins 45,000 seat Teamcenter deployment at Volkswagen in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
02/27/2008
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Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) defined in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
10/14/2007
Today's PLM vendors all seem to be defining their new architecture as SOA, but never take the time to describe exactly what that means or entails. We decided to find out and thought you might appreciate what we came up with. As either a user or a vendor you should be able to clearly understand and articulate the benefits of SOA and its implications to your corporate and IT environment. This paper should help.
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Ray is back at work! in
Interviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
10/01/2007
Ray's shoulder is mostly healed and he is back at work.
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TechniCom reviews Solid Edge V20 in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
05/08/2007
Solid Edge Version 20 focuses on massive assembly modeling, managed collaboration, and engineering productivity. Overall this is a very impressive release. Many of the major modeling functions added to V20 focus on improving the ability to work with massive assemblies. This is a tough problem to solve, often taxing the resources of even the fastest desktop processors. Solid Edge V20, in our opinion, has made substantial progress in this area and now has leading edge capabilities.
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TechniCom reviews Autodesk Product Data Management From a CAD Perspective in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
12/18/2006
TechniCom reviews Autodesk Product Data Management solutions and finds them to be easy and straightforward to use. They also promise to considerably increase user productivity during product development.
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TechniCom reviews SolidWorks 2007 in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
12/06/2006
This paper focuses on certain advanced capabilities of SolidWorks 2007, particularly the new SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology (SWIFT™). We also reviewed and discuss the new search capability, a design checker that fixes problems, COSMOSXpress optimization, rapid beam analysis, and an improved kinematics sketch block capability.
Complementing the review are detailed images on our website at http://www.technicom.com/SW_WebGall1.
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See Microsoft and CSC predictions of technology changes in Press Releases in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
09/26/2006
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Solid Edge Version 19: a TechniCom Review in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
09/15/2006
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Six Sigma and the Well-Behaved Design in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Jim Buchanan
09/07/2006
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Make sure you see the Commentary in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
08/10/2006
Make sure you see the Commentary articles being posted regularly!
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Autodesk Inventor gains maturity in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
04/13/2006
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TechniCom reviews SolidWorks Office Premium in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
01/23/2006
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UGS wins Nissan in
Interviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
12/23/2005
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Solid Edge Version 18: Reviewing the latest release. in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
11/10/2005
Now part of the UGS Velocity Series, Solid Edge V18 adds tightly integrated cPDM withTeamcenter Express, Femap Express for analysis, Wire Harness Design, Electrode Design, plus more.
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TechniCom eWeekly Issue 141 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
07/31/2005
Click the title to see the Newsletter
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Is the USA 2005 Technology Environment Headed in the Wrong Direction? Part 4 in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Russ Henke
06/28/2005
The fourth in a series of articles, this article focuses on the ballooning real and psychic costs of the Iraqi war and reduced US and worldwide admiration for US leadership. The out-of-pocket tab for US taxpayers for the war in IRAQ is now over $200 billion and headed for $300 billion by the end of 2005; this on top of the ballooning federal deficit that is driven by the deliberate reduction in federal taxes and thus government revenue over the last five years. US military deaths in IRAQ since the ill-advised war began in March 2003 are now over 1700 and counting. The Iraqi insurgency is stronger than ever. A New York Time/CBS News poll in June 2005 showed that President Bush's approval ratings reached a new low with only 42% replying that Bush was doing a good job, compared with 52% earlier this year.
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TechniCom eWeekly Issue 140 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
06/20/2005
Click on the
title to see the newsletter
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Russ Henke updates his technology economic climate review in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Russ Henke
06/08/2005
Just three weeks have passed since the posting of the second article in this series on CAD-Portal.com (May 17, 2005). But the reports of events moving in the wrong direction appear to be accelerating, and thus this “instant update”.
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TechniCom eWeekly Issue 139 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
05/18/2005
DELMIA
Automation closes PLM "loop"
PTC automotive study identifies major changes
and trends in product development
CADFind uses geometry to find 3D solids
Russ Henke explores business, economic and geopolitical indicators
New products: ProCure, Sinterstation Pro, Diapsys
- 100 3D CAD translators, ArtCAM Insignia, WorkZ Visualization System, Geomagic
Review, Mathworks SimPowerSystems 4, Teamcenter solution for MRO.
Upgrades: DDAM for ABAQUS, Autodesk VIZ 2006, AutoVue
18, EnSight, RSolve Remote Simulation Facility, Document3D, HOOPS 12.0, MITCalc
Mechanical Calculations Package, Moldflow Plastics Insight 5.1, MSC.SuperForm
and MSC.SuperForge 2005, NEiNastran V8.4, Product Sight Search Powered PLM,
PTC Pro/ENGINEER, ViewCafé 3.3, Stratasys PC - ABS, thinkiD DesignXpressions,
Solid Edge "Evolve to 3D", Vero VISI.
Marketing: Dassault Systemes forms TransCAT
PLM Europe, Kubotek starts up Entrepreneur's Corner, Mastercam Art - sophisticated
3D sculpted images from simple 2D artwork, SolidProfessor's 1000th student.
Competitive wins: See this issue for details
Financials: Dassault Systemes 1Q2005 revenue up 13%, Lattice3D
1Q2005 sales up 300%, PTC's 2Q2005 revenue up 7%.
On the move: See
this issue for details
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Is the USA 2005 Technology Environment Headed in the Wrong Direction? Part 2 in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Russ Henke
05/17/2005
Russ Henke, in
this second article explores other aspects of why the technology environment
in the last five years have moved us in the wrong direction. This second article
in the series explores business, economic and geopolitical indicators that have
been causing high-anxiety in the world of high technology in the United States
and elsewhere. The
first article in this series, posted on CAD-Portal.com on April 15, 2005, primarily
covered the sluggish net job growth and a deteriorating domestic stock markt.
This article mainly deals with the unremitting extravagance in the face of the
shift from US federal budget surplus to deficit, the long-term trend of a rich-get-richer,
poor-get-poorer US income distribution, the weaker US dollar, rising energy,
oil & gas prices, ongoing corporate fraud, and record trade deficits. Future
articles in this series will focus on the remaining aspects of the "Dirty
Dozen” factors mentioned in the article. Selected tech-industry success
stories in coping with this overall negative atmosphere will also be provided
in subsequent articles.
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Checking Drawings in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Gary Whitmire
04/26/2005
Some people may
think that the use of CAD systems for engineering drawings has made the step
of checking the drawings obsolete. An experienced drafter knows that's not true.
All good CAD systems will check most of the easily defined problem areas, but
that may just make the checking process more difficult. You need to look past
the common mistakes and find the more difficult problems because the drawing
may look correct, but still contain errors.
If there are changes
to be made after the drawings have been released and sent to manufacturing or
vendors. The whole checking process starts over. This is why checking is so
important. I cannot stress enough the need to avoid the related cost and time
lost due to revisions.
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Is the USA 2005 Technology Environment Headed in the Wrong Direction? Part 1 in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Russ Henke
04/15/2005
Russ Henke, a widely
respected industry pundit, explores why, after eight years of an improving technology
environment, the last five years have moved us in the wrong direction. This
is the first in a series of articles that will explore business, economic and
geopolitical indicators that have been causing high-anxiety in the world of
high technology in the United States and elsewhere.
The last five years have resulted in at least a dozen enervating factors: (1)
relentless profligacy in the face of the unprecedented swing from U.S. federal
budget surplus to deficit, (2) the unmistakable long-term trend of a rich-get-richer,
poor-get-poorer U.S. income distribution, (3) sluggish net job growth well below
the requirements of U.S. population increases, (4) a net U.S. disadvantage in
globalization, (6) weakened U.S. environmental stewardship, (6) the ballooning
real and psychic costs of war, (7) reduced worldwide admiration for U.S. leadership,
(8) the weaker dollar, (9) rising oil & gas prices, (10) a deteriorating
domestic stock market, (11) rising corporate fraud, and (12) record deficits
in trade and investment - which now require the U.S. to borrow $2.1 billion
a day from abroad.
In future articles, Henke will cover some tech-industry success stories in coping
with this negative atmosphere.
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eWeekly Issue 138 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
04/06/2005
UGS
Launches Solid Edge Version 17
UGS closed the
acquisition of Tecnomatix
Mathcad integrates
with SolidWorks
Autodesk Inventor
10
Search Powered
PLM featured in BusinessWeek
New products
Upgrades
Marketing
Competitive wins
Financials
On the move: People
and Partners
Upcoming events
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 Product Lifecycle Management: How it can drive your business in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Dr. Kais Al-Tinimi
04/03/2005
A paper by Datamation Ltd., January 2005, seeks to clear up what Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) actually means and how it differs from Product Data Management (PDM). The paper proposes the idea of Corporate Intellectual Capital (CIC) and suggests that CIC management is critical.
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Horizontal Modeling and Digital Process Design in
Lean Design
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
03/11/2005
A whitepaper from Delphi Technologies - Horizontal Modeling and Digital Process Design are patented Delphi Technologies CAD/CAM methodologies that significantly lower product and process design costs throughout the design-to-manufacturing cycle. These forward-thinking design techniques are industry-tested and proven to shorten design cycles and lead times, reduce waste, and dramatically accelerate time to market. In short, Delphi has invented new ways to innovate, faster and at lower cost!
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Selecting a Mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM System for SMBs in
Interesting Papers
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
03/11/2005
For prospective buyers of mid-range Mechanical CAD (MCAD) systems, this Executive Summary of a TechniCom whitepaper proposes a logical, methodical approach for successfully selecting a new product development system.
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TechniCom reviews Solid Edge Version 17 in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
03/09/2005
Solid Edge Version 17 advances hybrid design, further improves working with large assemblies, adds direct editing, and adds to its already impressive ease of use. This 10 page paper reviews many of the new aspects of Solid edge V17, introduces the reader to the new functionality of V17, and provides our impression of these functions.
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 eWeekly Issue 137 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
03/03/2005
What's with the 3D publishing (viewing) industry? We discuss: Lattice3D, Adobe Systems, Right Hemisphere, Immersive Design, Agile Software acquires Cimmetry Systems, UGS JT allies with Autodesk DWF, U3D standard submitted, and NavisWorks.
Arena offers a free version of its Arena PLM Workgroup Edition
New products:PTC Windchill Aerospace & Defense Module, IBM/DS PLM Industry Solution for aerospace suppliers, Actify Publisher 2005
Upgrades: Pro/CONCEPT 3.0, Femap Version 9, MEDUSA NG 2003, PolyWorks Version 9, model morphing toolset in VX Version 10, ToolWorks BOM Manager
See more information inside on Marketing, Competitive wins, Financials, On the move, Upcoming events, eWeekly publisher information
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eWeekly Issue 136 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
01/15/2005
Editor
at SolidWorks World
UGS
buying spree continues with the acquisition of Tecnomatix
New
products: PolyWorks
V9, PDQWorks, JT2Go
Upgrades:
GAMBIT
2.2, NavisWorks JetStream, KeyCreator 4.0, Moldflow Plastics Advisers 7.1,
Adobe Acrobat 7.0, stereoscopic support for SolidWorks, Parasolid version
16.1, 2D Dimensional Constraint Manager, Profile Geometry Manager, NX Nastran
Version 3
Marketing: Elysium's
CADfeature translates features, GibbsCAM 2004+, COSMOS
2005 wins award
See more inside
on Competitive wins, Financials, On the move, and Upcoming events
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eWeekly Issue 135 in
eWeekly Newsletter
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
12/13/2004
Feature
Articles:
Productstream 2, Windchill on demand, CATIA V5R14, Microsoft - Dassault Systemes
alliance.
New
products: Delcam race line machining,
i.get.it e-learning solution for COSMOSWorks, PolyWorks/IMView, SolidWorks
price-quoting service, FaroARM interface for SURFCAM, JT2Go no-cost 3D viewing
products, Mastercam Art, bringing brings its power and experience to artistic
relief design and cutting.
Upgrades: KeyCreator
4.0, IntelliShip, R14 of the Spatial 3D Modeling and Data Interoperability
product lines, FormatWorks 2005, Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus for SolidWorks,
Brava! Enterprise content visualization server, Designer Modeling 2005, Visual-Crash
for PAM, Geomagic Studio 7, ToleranceCalc, GibbsCAM 2004+, rapidformXO Verifier,
Alias StudioTools 12 - Alias ImageStudio 2 - PortfolioWall 2, CADSTAR Express
free PCB design suite, LMS Pimento Rev 5.1, Moldflow CAD Doctor, Document3D,
EdgeCAM Solid Machinist for CATIA V5, ANSYS 9.0.
See more inside
on Marketing, Competitive
wins, Financials,
On
the move, and Upcoming events.
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 Search Powered PLM in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
05/01/2004
Search Powered PLM offers a clear technology difference enabling companies to achieve greater business value in record time by using and managing their product data better. It offers clear advantages in terms of ease of use, finding all the data, and speed of implementation.
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 NX Systems Engineering Powers the Product Lifecycle in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
12/01/2003
Certain CAD systems enable a substantial subset of the components necessary to provide systems engineering tools. Leading among them is NX from UGS PLM Solutions.
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think3's Product Configurator Powers Mass Customization in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
06/01/2003
A whitepaper about think3 discussing the aspects of their software that allows development of product customization without programming.
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 A Review of the Concurrent Product Modeling Capabilities of ImpactXoft’s IX SPeeD in
Software Reviews
Contributed by:
Ray Kurland
05/01/2002
This review appeared Issue 8, where we reviewed the latest version of ImpactXoft's, as yet, unreleased version of IX Design. Ray Kurland, our intrepid traveling editor, wrote that "Seldom have I ever felt that I was awed by a new product -- this is one of the exceptions!"
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CAD INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Alibre to bundle Acrobat 3D (CADCAMNet) - Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:54:34 GMTRhinoScript 101 Tutorials Announced (MCADCafe) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:06:28 GMTNAFEMS Offers FEA/CFD Workshop (MCADCafe) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:04:51 GMTGrowth Continues At MFG.com (MCADCafe) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:01:01 GMTPTC to Host Web Seminar (MCADCafe) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:57:56 GMTCranes Software Q2FY2007 Results (Business Wire) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:53:21 GMTSIEMENS Selects Synthesis R17 (SYNTHESIS) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:25:21 GMTESI Group Releases v2007 of CFD Products (ESI Group) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:21:26 GMTGenius Mechanics Available (WorldCAD Access) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:16:24 GMTInnovMetric Unveils PolyWorks v10 (InnovMetric) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:08:21 GMT |
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Cranes Software Q2FY2007 Results (Business Wire) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:53:21 GMTFARO Announces Q3 Conference Call (FARO Technologies) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:35:11 GMT3ds Max 9 To Include Bionatics EASYnat (Gamasutra.com) - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:14:50 GMTAxiom to Keynote at FLUG Conference (Axiom) - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:53:31 GMTIntergraph Q3 Results (Intergraph) - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:34:08 GMTAltair Collaborates with The MathWorks (PR Newswire) - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:23:09 GMTAltair Opens New Office (PR Newswire) - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:21:53 GMTTuboCAD to Support SketchUp (WorldCAD Access) - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:35:06 GMTSGI Files Lawsuit Against ATI (SGI) - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:42:34 GMTDimension 3D Printer Featured in 'Idea House' (Business Wire) - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:32:06 GMT |
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