Managing Automation - February 2009 - (Page 46) PRODUCT SCAN plication, graphic objects display current values or operational states in real time, driving factory visibility and intelligence. www.managingautomation.com/Rockwell3 on a range of mobile devices, providing data that enables field service workers to receive, accept, update, and complete work orders whether they are on the enterprise network or working offline. The Dexterra Mobile Tracker software includes GPS satellite technology, allowing dispatchers to monitor employees and vehicles in real time. www.managingautomation.com/Dexterra DEXTERRA FIELD SERVICE SUITE field service suite from Dexterra Inc. is said to automate enterprises’ mobile service operations by integrating schedule and dispatch with mobile service and tracking capabilities. The suite combines updates of Dexterra Mobile Command Center (MCC), Dexterra Mobile Service, and Dexterra Mobile Tracker. It is available in conjunction with the company’s new enterprise and carrier editions of the Dexterra Concert mobile platform. The MCC has a multi-tenant, Web 2.0 architecture. Its software-as-a-service approach lets manufacturers quickly deploy their mobile business processes and rules using Web-based tools. The Dexterra Mobile Service is said to run DASSAULT SYSTÈMES A PLM COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM to create realistic, “lifelike” experiences online in a community of users; a single management platform that federates all productrelated knowledge, regardless of where it resides; next-generation collaborative virtual design, including shape design, mechanical, and equipment engineering, as well as systems engineering with functional, logical, and physical product definitions; realistic simulation; and a lifelike digital manufacturing environment for creating, optimizing, and executing virtual production systems. www.managingautomation.com/Dassault D assault Systèmes has launched a new version of its PLM collaborative platform that extends its capabilities to include online communities, integrated product definitions, environmental and FDA compliance capabilities, and bill of materials (BOM) configuration. V6 Release 2009x provides industry-specific solutions for customers in the consumer goods, high-tech, industrial equipment, life sciences, automotive, and aerospace industries. Support for collaborative design scenarios between V4/V5 and V6 enables gradual adoption of V6 for an OEM and its supply chain. Features include the ability CIMTEK QUALITY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT IMTEK has upgraded its Magellon Quality Lifecycle Management (QLM) software, enabling medical device manufacturers to comply with the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11. The software combines the data, analysis, and processes required to bring quality products to market while capturing and storing data to trace key product test, quality, and manufacturing records electronically, from design through post-sales support, the com- C most popular Partner Collaboration Apps 6. e-Intelliprise, from American Software, an e-business value chain product that supports rules-based, user-configurable processes, including multi-currency, multi-lingual, user-defined global structures, complex relationships between trading partners, and multiple manufacturing methodologies 7. AgilityCMS, from Pindar Graphics, a product information management and marketing product designed to aggregate and manage all product content in a central repository for use with internal and external customers and partners 8. Click Commerce Service Network Solutions, designed for managing aftermarket service networks and spare parts, and provides inventory optimization and total visibility across extended supply networks 9. Apriso’s FlexNet Warehouse, which helps tie together inbound and outbound logistics with warehouse operations and streamline the flow of materials through the extended supply network 10. HighJump Supply Chain Advantage, a source-to-consumption product suite that helps increase visibility throughout the product lifecycle, including trading partners, suppliers, customers, and end users A look at the 10 partner collaboration products most often accessed by site visitors using ManagingAutomation.com’s TechMATCH product comparison tool (10/1/08 - 12/31/08): 1. Oracle Supply Chain Management, used to help companies predict market requirements, innovate in response to volatile market conditions, and align operations across global networks 2. Exact Synergy, a browser-based business tool used to unite disparate systems into one data source via employee and customer portals combined with workflow, dashboards, and projects 3. Solumina, by iBASEt, an operations process management software suite designed to manage the product lifecycle, including process management and quality procedures for the entire partner and supplier network 4. Consona’s Made2Manage ERP, designed for small and mid-sized manufacturers with engineer-to-order, make-toorder, make-to-stock, assemble-to-order, and mixed-mode discrete manufacturing operations 5. Logility Voyager Solutions, a supply chain management product that provides supply chain visibility and includes performance management monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework ma 46 2009 February http://www.managingautomation.com/Rockwell3 http://www.managingautomation.com/Dexterra http://www.managingautomation.com/Dassault
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