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Analyst Event: NX 7.0 Teaser – HD3D

Analyst Event: NX 7.0 Teaser – HD3D

  A lot of what is shared at an analyst event is under non-disclosure. We outline futures around our product that we don’t yet want to share with the world (and our competitors). But there is…

Analyst Event Pics

Analyst Event Pics

  Here are some pics from the analyst event so far. I’ll keep uploading some to our Flickr account. We’re headed to a pretty cool customer for a site visit  this afternoon so be sure to …

Analyst Event: AMR Insights

Analyst Event: AMR Insights

I caught Mike Burkett, vice president at AMR Research, at the break. He shares in this video some insights on time-to-value (vs. time-to-market) and how our focus on productivity plays into that. He …

Analyst Event: More From AMR

Analyst Event: More From AMR

Here’s part 2 of my conversation with Mike Burkett of AMR. He shares more insights on what their PLM customers are focused on this year. He notes manufacturers are addressing new product introducti…

Analyst Event Reporting

Analyst Event Reporting

Our executives are presenting to a small group of analysts today and tomorrow. Firms represented include: Aberdeen, AMR, ARC, Cambashi, CIMdata, CPDA, Cyon, Gartner, IDC, Manufacturing Insights and T…

Innovative Design

Innovative Design

When I first started working in this industry, I was pretty amazed to learn about the innovation and intelligence behind products I use every day, from cars to razors to vacuum cleaners (ok, I don’t …

Should you be blogging?

Should you be blogging?

I’ve been hearing more talk on blogging lately from business people that aren’t usually involved with it. When social media comes up in conversation with one of my coworkers, he always asks “I’m not…

Virtual Machine Tool

Virtual Machine Tool

Are you fascinated of the simulation of a complex machine? I am. Ten years ago I started as a Product Manager for our machine tool simulation solution. During that time we emulated the machine contro…

CAD Blogging and CAD Journalism

CAD Blogging and CAD Journalism

The CAD part of the social media world is buzzing with a debate between CAD blogging and CAD journalism. Its not a new topic on the internet – we all know about the difficulties newspapers are havin…