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The PLM State: Oracle’s Death Star for CAD Based PLMThe PLM State: Oracle’s Death Star for CAD Based PLM
10 October 2011, 10.32 Stephen Porter
  One of the more compelling concepts in Star Wars and in general is the idea of the unstoppable super weapon that gives countries, planets or even evil empires an overwhelming advantage versus their competition. Computer
The PLM State: LA Confidential-PLM’s dirty little secretThe PLM State: LA Confidential-PLM’s dirty little secret
19 September 2011, 10.42 Stephen Porter
In the movie LA Confidential there are many surprising plot twists. I was very surprised to learn these as the movie unfolded. I never expected that the chief was in on it nor did Kevin Spacey who took a bullet for his
The PLM State: The Balancing Act between PLM and PDMThe PLM State: The Balancing Act between PLM and PDM
02 March 2011, 09.05 Stephen Porter
  There has been a spirited discourse recently on the role of product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) in the product development process. Several weeks ago Oleg Shilovitsky wrote an blog
I am continuing on the Wizard of Oz motif. After sitting in a presentation from John Sperling, the Oracle Product manager for Engineering Collaboration (EC) I feel that Oracle is really starting to get serious about
As hockey season reaches its compelling peak we here in Texas are glued to our TV sets watching every moment. Okay, I have to admit Hockey in Texas is not huge although with the constant influx of our Northern brethren it
It was pointed out in a blog the other day by the prolific Oleg Shilovitsky that the term "Collaboration" is" massively used by CAD/PDM/PLM oriented companies". It definitely is a term we use often in describing our
Flow, according to poet W.H. Auden, "is the state of forgetting oneself in a function." Whether its riding a wave or hitting a golf ball the feeling of "being in the flow" is unsurpassed. Encouraging change or adoption of
Click to Demo Agile EC Click to Demo DesignStateEPDM to Agile As I had mentioned in a previous blog (Engineering driven PLM versus Manufacturing Driven PLM "Clash of the Titans") my son has become
Part numbering systems are a controversial topic. In previous blogs author David Stewart has outlined the history of part numbering systems and identified some of the different types of approaches that have been employed by
Recently I had the privilege of attending the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, one of the largest rodeos in the world. Yes that is me with the cowboy hat. I am a native Texan and entitled to wear one when I see fit. The
 
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