Dora Smith

Dora Smith is the senior director of the global academic program for Siemens PLM Software. The program empowers the next generation of digital talent through project-based learning, STEM competitions and industrial strength software and curriculum to support students and academic institutions worldwide.

A Conversation on Computers as Companions From COFES

A Conversation on Computers as Companions From COFES

April 28, 2011

In the first part of my COFES conversation with John Gage and John Voeller, we discussed the importance of metaphors in computing discussions. Metaphors help us come to a common language and understa…

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A Conversation on Metaphors From COFES

A Conversation on Metaphors From COFES

April 27, 2011

Years ago I was chatting with a friend of mine who is an engineer at a large aerospace and defense company. As I was talking technology, PLM and other TLAs, he stopped me and said: “Dora, you …

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Welcoming Tim Egloff to our Blogsquad

Welcoming Tim Egloff to our Blogsquad

April 27, 2011

For those of you who have been reading our blog for while,  you know Markus Erlmann as the voice of digital manufacturing and Tecnomatix here. (Last seen in a video on virtual commissioning from…

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Mobile PLM Discussions From COFES

Mobile PLM Discussions From COFES

April 22, 2011

One of the more interesting discussions for me at COFES was on mobile applications in the PLM environment. With our launch of Teamcenter Mobility two weeks ago, we wanted to discuss mobile PDM and PL…

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Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity From COFES

Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity From COFES

April 21, 2011

Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity presented at COFES on the results of an annual survey of industry decision makers. Survey responders noted their strategic priorities included new products and hiring. 67 pe…

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Augmented Reality From COFES

Augmented Reality From COFES

April 21, 2011

At an event like COFES, there is a lot of thought leadership in the air. It makes you wonder what big ideas will stick and what they will look like when they’re implemented. One presentation on pract…

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The Future of Innovation From COFES

The Future of Innovation From COFES

April 19, 2011

I mentioned in my previous post – Reporting From COFES – that Brad Holtz connects new event attendees with veterans. My COFES mentor was Christian de Neef of Fast Track Consulting. Christian spoke on…

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Reporting From COFES

Reporting From COFES

April 18, 2011

The sun sets on COFES 2011 I spent the last few days at the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES). The agenda promised an interesting mix of thought leadership and discussion by b…

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Hannover Messe Recap

Hannover Messe Recap

April 11, 2011

Photo courtesy of our Siemens PLM Germany team via Flickr If you were like me last week, you weren’t physically at Hannover Messe. But thanks to modern technology, aka social media, you could foll…

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