THE PLM STATE

Stephen Porter

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The PLM State: Oracle’s Death Star for CAD Based PLM

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...

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The PLM State: Searching for Hardware Relevance in a Software World-Dell Keynote

It was interesting that Michael Dell spoke for 40 minutes and barely mentioned hardware. It was also interesting that Oracle president Mark Hurd made a point of saying twice how much more they...

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The PLM State: The Empire Strikes Back- Musings on the eve of Oracle Open World

Fall is in the air and San Francisco beckons so it must be time again for Oracle Open World. Last year I used the Wizard of Oz theme to describe my experiences which I thought worked pretty well....

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The PLM State: Thundercats Ho! Comparing PLM and Thundercats

Cartoon Network will be releasing a new version of the storied cartoon series Thundercats on July 29th at 8 pm Eastern time. I am really excited by this and after reading a cool article comparing the...

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The PLM State: Anatomy of DesignState

Integrating robust systems such as EPDM, Intralink and Agile PLM can be a pretty complex task. This is especially true when you consider that different companies will have different business...

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Groovy for Agile PLM, is it Really?

Since its introduction into the Agile PLM product, the buzz around Groovy has only gotten stronger. I first saw Groovy during the Agile 9.3 prerelease partner product testing program in which we were...

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HELP: I Have the Latest JDK (1.6) but My Agile PLM Java Client Fails

The first time a user attempts to load the Java client for Agile PLM they may encounter an “Unable to launch the application” error. Depending on your Java settings, this blog may be for you.

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The PLM State: The Passing of the Torch at SolidWorks World

It was quite a juxtaposition going from the soft Texas drawl of former Texas Aggie Jeff Ray to the heavy French accent of Bertrand Sicot and I am sure many will infer that this shift indicates the...

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Copying Agile PLM Content Between Environments

Have you ever had the need to move production Agile PLM content into a development or QA environment for testing purposes, but didn’t know how? If so, this blogs for you! It is a straight forward...

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The PLM State: My Christmas Wish List for Santa

Against my better judgment I have decided to write a holiday column. With Christmas coming in two days I thought it would be appropriate to share my wish list for Santa. I have some things I would...

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