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management data. The Stature RLM provides a standard library to help companies identify and prioritize risks, standardize processes, identify best practices, and improve reporting capabilities. In addition, this release includes an Incident Management module that ties incident management actions to a common framework for shared access across facilities and divisions. Management of Change and Process Hazard Analysis modules are also available. www.managingautomation.com/Dyadem Streamline the Product Selection Process U se the TechMATCH product comparison tool at ManagingAutomation.com to evaluate and compare software packages and automation tools. Start by pointing your browser to www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool. To view listings by category, mouse over your category of choice within the white box. Follow the subcategories to the right to narrow the field of listings. From the product listings returned, select the ones you’d like to compare side by side. To request more information from a product’s manufacturer, click the icon below the vendor’s name, add comments if needed, and submit. The company will then contact you with additional details. If you prefer to search by specifying the features/functions you need, simply click “Start your custom specification” below the list of categories to get started. ORACLE CORP. GOVERNANCE, RISK, COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE O racle Corp. is offering a new release of its Application Access Controls Governor software product that, among other things, allows the tool to be used with non-Oracle as well as Oracle applications. The Application Access Controls Governor embeds real-time controls within applica- tions to govern user access to enterprise systems and enable compliance, audit, and security officers to enforce authorization policies. Release 8 of the Application Access Controls Governor includes a services-oriented adapter framework and integration templates that let users integrate the product with non-Oracle applications. A new policy engine enables fine-grained controls and handling. Also, the release includes best practice libraries that allow users to embed real-time prevention controls within Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise and e-Business Suite applications. www.managingautomation.com/Oracle3 enterprises securely manage business documents and increase operational efficiency. Datawatch|BDS is capable of managing billions of documents, from initiation through delivery. It acts as a central archive and repository for document images, reports, customer correspondence, statements, and e-mail. With the new modules now available, users can leverage the Datawatch|BDS for document imaging; managing business process and workflow; and e-mail notification, distribution, and management. www.managingautomation.com/Datawatch ucts simultaneously. The product, available this summer, also delivers numerous usability-focused enhancements, according to PTC, including a more graphical UI and more options for personalization. www.managingautomation.com/PTC CIMATRON INTEGRATED CAD/CAM AD/CAM software provider Cimatron has released CimatronE v8.5, the latest version of the software package that assists manufacturers from product design through production. Boasting more than 1,000 enhancements, CimatronE 8.5 features major improvements in the areas of concurrent engineering, streamlined numerical control, integrated CADENAS catalogs, and advanced die design capabilities. In the realm of numerical control, for instance, the software delivers modified NC setup reports — automatically generated reports that serve as a communications link between the control programmers and the factory floor, including detailed instructions for machine operators. The new die design capabilities bring new levels of speed and accuracy to the process of creating intermediate binder blanking surfaces and unfolding the part on those faces, according to the company. C PTC APPAREL PRODUCT DESIGN SOFTWARE W DATAWATCH CORP. BUSINESS DOCUMENT SERVER ew security features in Datawatch Corp.’s Business Document Server (BDS) v7.1 help organizations conform to PCI Data Security Standards (DSS), a security standard intended to help protect customer account data. The latest version of the enterprise document archive, management, access, and distribution software system is said to let N ith an eye toward improving the product development process for retail, footwear, and apparel companies, PTC recently rolled out FlexPLM 9.0, with new features aimed at creating better collaborative processes among product designers and stakeholders. The latest version integrates Adobe’s popular Illustrator software and offers an Advanced Planning feature that helps designers and product managers create and coordinate project timelines, a revamped request for quote capability for creating and sharing RFQs, and an Enhanced Sampling feature that lets designers solicit samples for multiple prod- www.managingautomation.com/cimatron 43 July 2008 http://ManagingAutomation.com http://www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool http://www.managingautomation.com/Dyadem http://www.managingautomation.com/PTC http://www.managingautomation.com/Datawatch http://www.managingautomation.com/Oracle3 http://www.managingautomation.com/cimatron

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Managing Automation- July 2008 Contents Take 1 HP's Acquisition of EDS May Face Integration, Global Delivery Challenges Rimini Plans to Woo SAP Support Users Rockwell Steps Up Its Activities in Software Microsoft Targets the Process of Innovation Supply Chain Standouts Honored by AMR Notes Who Are Today's Influential Thinkers? The Robot Revolution Is the Price Right? Without a Trace Harvesting the Suggestion Box Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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