PTC
(Nasdaq: PTC) today announced a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
offering, PTC PLM Cloud, geared to the needs of small and midsized (SMB)
product companies. This solution leverages the power of PTC Windchill®,
while simplifying PLM adoption with a flexible, hosted subscription
offering deployable at a pace that matches the needs of SMBs.
Recognizing that many SMB organizations may lack a dedicated IT staff
but still want to adopt a proven PLM environment, PTC designed PTC PLM
Cloud specifically to enable team collaboration and data management in
the cloud. This flexible offering eliminates the typical, but risky, SMB
practice of shared folders and file naming conventions which hamper
product development. With more effective and reliable data sharing in
the cloud, customers are able to improve product development across
teams in different locations, teams working with varying CAD
applications, and with external teams such as partners and suppliers who
are a growing part of the product development process.
“The value of PTC PLM Cloud is clear,” said Peter Bilello, President,
CIMdata. “PTC’s offering has been designed to allow smaller companies,
which have previously been unable to rapidly implement PLM capabilities,
to quickly deploy and adopt key data management, visualization and reuse
functionality. Those are all vital capabilities for any company in the
business of developing products.”
Specific benefits of PTC PLM Cloud are:
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Security. PTC’s cloud environment is compliant with ISO
27001:2013 which outlines standard protocols for information security
management.
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Availability. PTC PLM Cloud is based on PTC’s existing hosted
PLM environment which achieves 99.5% availability.
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Speed. PTC PLM Cloud performance has been optimized for
distributed teams.
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Time-to-Value. PTC PLM Cloud enables rapid PLM adoption and
accelerated product development processes, enabling improved on-time
delivery.
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Total Cost of Ownership. PTC PLM Cloud allows for reduced
technology acquisition and system administration costs.
“This solution is a true fully-featured PLM offering, including
multi-CAD data management and collaboration,” said Brian Shepherd, EVP,
Extended PLM Segment, PTC. “We’re excited to bring real, proven PLM to
even the smallest product companies. Without needing to worry about
system administration, they can focus on what matters most - their
business.”
“Our main objective when deciding for PTC Windchill on the Cloud was to
have central repository of up-to-date product information and efficient
delivery of that data to customers and technical support staff, but at
the same time to minimize the burden on IT while maintaining a
predictable monthly cost,” said Vinny Guercio, VP Engineering, RAB
Lighting. “With PTC, we have met our goals.”
Availability
PTC PLM Cloud will be available March 2015 in the following packages:
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Standard
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A shared, pre-configured PTC Windchill instance that enables
immediate go-live
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Premium
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A dedicated PTC Windchill instance that supports customer-specific
system configuration
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Enterprise
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A dedicated PTC Windchill instance that supports customer-specific
system configuration and integrations to corporate systems
For more information, please visit the PTC
PLM Cloud Resource page.
The timing of any product release and the features and functionality of
that product are subject to change at PTC’s discretion.
Additional Resources
About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) enables manufacturers to achieve sustained product and
service advantage. The company's technology solutions transform the way
products are created, operated, and serviced across the entire product
lifecycle – from conception and design to sourcing and service. Founded
in 1985, PTC employs over 6,000 professionals serving more than 28,000
businesses in rapidly evolving, globally distributed manufacturing
industries worldwide. Get more information at www.ptc.com.
PTC, the PTC logo and Windchill are trademarks or registered
trademarks of PTC Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and
other countries.
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