Autodesk to Bring Microsoft Business Solutions Closer to PLM

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... a solution that lets customers integrate designs from Autodesk's pervasive CAD software with Microsoft's ERP solutions through the Autodesk Vault design data ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/plm/2003/11/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_11_17_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-11-17 Summary: While the recent joining of complementary forces by Microsoft Business Solutions and Autodesk will make many heads turn, a lot more detail and clarifications are needed for the alliance to establish itself as an ERP-PLM superpower in the mid-market.

Thanks to a Smart Little Company called Lexias, CIOs Can Now ...

by L. Taylor ... With an advanced forced encryption feature, DigiVault will not let users leave the vault if any documents are left decrypted. Even ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/02/research_notes/MI_ST_XLT_02_16_02_1.asp - 13k - 2002-02-16 Summary: Despite advances in security technologies, securing confidential and proprietary information has become more challenging than ever. In an attempt to keep pace with the on-slaught of security woes, new technologies are often unleashed and implemented before due diligence and real understanding of these t

Accounting for SMBs: A Solution Beyond Entry-level Systems Red ...

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... Applianz Data Vault allows TurningPoint users to get up and running immediately on any existing PC or laptop with enhanced system performance and at a lower ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2005/01/research_notes/VN_TS_XCC_01_21_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-01-21 Summary: Many SMB companies need more functionality than an entry-level system offers, but cannot afford to pay $15,000 (USD) or more for a higher-end product, nor do they really need the complexity found in these products. Red Wing Software s TurningPoint is a good mid-market product that plays well in this ma

Has Consolidation Made the PLM Market More Agile? Part Two: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... eg, branded and similar user interface [UI], portals, single sign-on through lightweight directory access protocol [LDAP], common vault, workflow integration ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/plm/2003/10/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_10_23_03_1.asp - 27k - 2003-10-23 Summary: The advent and growth of vendors targeting the needs of discrete manufacturing industries proves that the PLM market in this sector has been hot. Agile Software has made a name for itself by providing the tools that support the collaborative exchange of product data, appealing to companies that rely on c

Los Alamos Loses Top-Secret Information, Again!

by L. Taylor ... occurred at Los Alamos National Laboratories last month when two hard drives containing top-secret nuclear information disappeared from a 10 x 20 foot vault. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_06_20_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-06-20 Summary: Another security compromise occurred at Los Alamos National Laboratories last month when two hard drives containing top-secret nuclear information disappeared. The security mistakes that are being made at Los Alamos are sloppy and unacceptable.

Identix Leads Biometric Authentication

by L. Taylor ... Identix's authentication systems have been used to lock down everything from bank vault's, armored vehicles, MasterCard's headquarters, and the Wall Street ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/01/research_notes/PN_ST_XLT_01_26_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-01-26 Summary: Perhaps the most exciting product released at last Comdex, was the Identix DFR-300 Fingerprint Scanner. Implemented in Compaq, Dell, and Toshiba laptops, the hardware fingerprint scanners are packaged with BioLogon for Windows 2000 and features biometric identification and authentication, BIOS leve

Dataweb Incorporated

... The heart of ProdICS is a single, synchronized data vault of all your product information including costs, attributes and histories globally accessible via the ... http:/...//www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/12493/DataWeb-Incorporated.html - 28k - 2008-03-24

PLM Coming of Age: ERP Vendors Take Notice

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... and engineering functions, with only a limited application in sales, marketing, and manufacturing environments, making the notion of a "vault" not merely a pun ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_07_17_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-07-19 Summary: With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate, monitor, and track product development and revision processes with their customers, suppliers, and employees amid the increasing pressures of mass customization, globalization, regulatory compliance, outsourcing, and product accountabil