A quick peek into some research on … how the economy has impacted smaller companies in the engineering software market. This is a follow up to last my post on the impact of the economy on the engineering software market as a whole, with the detail I promised on smaller vendors. Last week I tipped my hand by saying that smaller companies believe they will weather the storm, and some feel they will come out stronger on the other end. That generated some interesting discussion, so I thought I should hurry to post some detail, so here it is…
Archives for April 2009
Hello world!
Welcome to the new Tech-Clarity blog, Clarity on PLM. This blog will be Tech-Clarity’s primary outlet for our research and commentary on the value of enterprise software to improve product innovation, product development, engineering, and manufacturing. We look forward to sharing this forum with you, and to your active participation in an ongoing dialogue about…
Research Rap: Social Networking in PLM – Takeaways from COFES
A quick peek into some research on … social computing in PLM that I am currently working on. I had the opportunity to lead a discussion at COFES (Congress for the Future of Engineering Software) this morning on the use of social networking in design and engineering. I am just starting my research project for a paper, so the timing was very good to start the discussion. I will share my key takeaways from the conversation with you now, and of course post a link to the paper when it is ready.