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Autodesk
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Every new release of software claims to
be better than the last. So,just how much better is the new
AutoCAD? To reveal more, Cambashi compared AutoCAD 2006 versus
AutoCAD 2002 on a typical design exercise for a random sample
of architects.
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IT requirements in projects, contracts and
service industries
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Manufacturing, Engineering,
Construction and Service businesses come in all shapes and sizes.
In most companies, there is a need to manage projects –
from drug development projects in the Pharmaceutical industry,
through customising or configuring a product in the electronics
industry, to building a power station. Invariably, the demand
is to deliver a quality product or project on-time and in-budget
– then do better next time. The right IT tools are key
in helping your staff achieve those objectives. This paper is
designed to provide a framework to help people who care about
project management to find a way forward for IT solutions that
address the needs of project and engineering teams in Industry. |
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Product Data Interoperability
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Enterprises that improve their
interoperability capabilities improve their response times,
reduce costs and create new opportunities for strategic development.
Interoperability is a critical key to competitive advantage
in an Internet powered business world. The cost benefits of
e-commerce are widely understood, but few companies believe
that the efficient administration of integrated, connected business
systems is an adequate candidate for differentiation. The ability
to understand, manage and work with product data opens up many
more business opportunities, particularly those with higher
added value. |
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How to select enterprise applictions
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No vendor produces
the perfect system, a single system suitable for every user.
If you ask which system is best, then you ask the wrong question.
Every system has problems, yet each one is appropriate for particular
manufacturers, and will deliver business benefit to them. You
can usually customise or work around all these problems, but
this costs flexibility and money. So evaluating Enterprise Applications
is more a question of finding the least-inappropriate system
for your company. |
| AutoCAD 2000: a consultant's view
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Software development is being
driven both by user demand and by the capabilities offered by
new technologies. This paper considers the new release of AutoCAD2000,
from the point of view of a CAD/Design office in an architectural
or engineering company. |
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BAAN on the AS/400:
Why one plus one is three
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IBM can, with some justification,
feel slightly let down by the many ERP vendors that for all
intents and purposes only run on the AS/400. Most wasted their
development resources attempting to port to Unix. Few, if any,
have yet found this development a profitable investment, and
in general, they have lost ground in the feature/function race.
Even worse, their implementation teams, used to the AS/400,
discovered enormous problems in the new Unix world, such that
few initial implementations ran smoothly. Now vendors with leading
edge functionality offer AS/400 solutions as well as Unix and
NT servers. Perhaps, this is the start of a revival in the AS/400’s
fortunes. |
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Empowered engineering for the extended enterprise
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In the fight for industrial supremacy
manufacturers are putting ever-increasing demands on their suppliers,
and a supplier’s response will determine his survival.
Suppliers who learn how to be effective partners in the ‘Extended
Enterprise’ can prosper in the global economy. |
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