Siemens AG Adopts Teamcenter Software as Corporatewide Standard

Sept. 8, 2009

Plano, Texas-based Siemens PLM Software recently announced that parent company Siemens AG has adopted Teamcenter software as its corporatewide standard for product data management (PDM). Teamcenter will serve as the foundation for Siemens PLM process.

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"Siemens is an innovation leader and sets major technological trends in all its businesses," Siemens AG CIO Norbert Kleinjohann said. "PLM is an essential enabler of innovation. Teamcenter has the proven breadth of functionality, scalability and low cost of ownership to create value for all our diverse businesses."

As Siemens' new corporate standard, Teamcenter will address functional areas in engineering and product design -- such as product structure management, configuration management, product structure workflow and release management -- in all of its deployments throughout the Siemens global enterprise, according to the company.

The decision to standardize on Teamcenter is effective immediately and applies to all Siemens units and majority holdings.

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Josh Cable | Former Senior Editor

Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.