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10-08 COMPANIES TO WATCH STORY: 2009 BY JEFF MOAD The companies on this year’s roster of up-and-coming technology pro viders are all about solving everyday problems for manufacturers. CONTENTS Managing Automation OPINIONS DEPARTMENTS NEWS in PERSPECTIVE 18 l Boomi 19 l iRise 20 l myDials 20 l Optessa 21 l Seegrid Vol. 23 No. 10 Technology Strategies For Progressive Manufacturers 16lCOVER 6 l Take 1 By David R. Brousell The difficulty of aligning information technology and the business continues to be with us despite years of work in trying to deal with the problem. 18 l Invention Machine 19 l LLamasoft 14 l Notes By Joshua Greenbaum Rather than merely delivering existing functions in an on-demand format, the next-generation SaaS products provide innovative valueadded capabilities. 21 l SlipStream 22 l Transpara 22 l YourEncore.com 58 l Next By Rober t Malone 24 l SPECIAL REPORT SIEMENS + UGS: IS THE MERGER WORKING? We can pinpoint the origin of automation in 1893 in Saint Louis, with wireless communications and a remotely controlled model boat in a tank of water. BY STEPHANIE NEIL Product Scan l 44 l Advertiser Index l 56 l More than a year after its bold acquisition of UGS, Siemens appears to have successfully absorbed the PLM provider. But the basic premise behind the merger — the concept of the digital factory — is still in its early stages. 8 l Systems Integration Market Braces for A Wave of Consolidation Transformation Integration TechWatch Industries 9 l Kinaxis Launches Program To Lure i2 Customers 32 l TRANSFORMATION Driving Energy Efficiency By Chris Chiappinelli 10 l Patent May Give Mobility A Needed Shot in the Arm Challenged to cut costs in an effort to right its ship, Ford gets behind energysaving initiatives that use intelligent technology to spot and eliminate wasteful practices. 11 l New Group Aims at More Efficient Smart Devices 40 l INDUSTRIES Fed Raises Red Flag on Chemicals By Jef f Moad 36 l INTEGRATION By Diane Himes How Clean Is Your Data Even as they distribute systems around the globe, manufacturers need to make sure the data they rely on is consistent, clean, and accurate. A master data management strategy can help. 12 l Solar, Life Sciences Will Be the Next Frontier For Robots New federal regulations are forcing chemical manufacturers to take a more comprehensive, risk-based approach to security. Cover Design: Managing Automation MANAGING AUTOMATION magazine (ISSN 0895-3805) is published monthly by Thomas Publishing Company, LLC. 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. J.E. Andrade, Chmn. of the Board; C.T. Holst-Knudsen, Pres.; R.J. Anderson, V.P., Planning.; E.V. Dillon, V.P., Mkg.; M. Peipert, V.P., Finance; I.J. Molofsky, V.P., Human Resources. Executive Office: 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. Tel: 212-695-0500. Managing Automation: 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40010541. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Station A, P.O. Box 12, Windsor, ON N9A 6J5 No charge for subscriptions when requested by qualified readers in the U.S.A. and its possessions. Subscriptions to others in the U.S. are $60/year. In Canada, $75/year. All other countries, $125/year. Single copies within the U.S. are $10.00. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offices. MANAGING AUTOMATION (USPS 001-181). Postmaster: Please send address changes to MANAGING AUTOMATION, P.O. Box 1156, Skokie, IL 60076-9794. ©2008 by Thomas Publishing Company. All rights reserved. MA and Managing Automation are registered trademarks of Thomas Publishing Company. 3 October 2008

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