Christian Kelley

I have worked for Siemens PLM Software since 1996. I've done lot's of different things, but for since 2007 I have lead the online marketing team. The Community platform is my responsibility so if you have any ideas about what we could do better here, let me know.

Live from Paris

Live from Paris

October 12, 2008

Well not quite yet, but soon enough.  Just like Dora and Jerry, I’m headed over to our European user conference today.  I get in to CDG at a bright and early 6:20 AM local time, hop a train…

By Christian Kelley
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Who says green doesn’t sell?

Who says green doesn’t sell?

September 9, 2008

At this point, I think almost no one, but its clear that Apple certainly does not. Of all the new speeds and feeds that Steve Jobs went through today (Genius looks really interesting, albeit perhaps…

By Christian Kelley
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Synchronous Technology Hits Northern Europe

Synchronous Technology Hits Northern Europe

August 28, 2008

I am traveling in Denmark and Sweden this week, speaking with existing users and prospects about Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology. Everyone is back from holiday and eager to start a new chapter…

By Christian Kelley
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Boeing takes off

Boeing takes off

July 30, 2008

There’s big goings on today at the largest aerospace corporation in the world. Boeing has decided to expand their implementation of Teamcenter to both new and selected legacy programs. Aerospace pr…

By Christian Kelley
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Can PLM help manufacturing cope with rising energy prices?

Can PLM help manufacturing cope with rising energy prices?

June 30, 2008

Got a chance this morning to read today’s Wall Street Journal cover to cover (3 hour plane flight with accidentally dead PC battery) and ran across an article discussing how skyrocketing energy costs…

By Christian Kelley
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Greening the executive suite

Greening the executive suite

June 17, 2008

Umair has a good post on the Harvard Business blog on the management DNA changes necessary for companies to really go green. What caught my attention was this excerpt: They’re going to discover t…

By Christian Kelley
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Getting broader exposure

Getting broader exposure

June 10, 2008

The wraps on Synchronous Technology continue to fall away.  It started with a test drive station that was opened up for users at Siemens PLM Connection last week in Orlando that I did a short vi…

By Christian Kelley
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Addressing feature tree failure and recomputes

Addressing feature tree failure and recomputes

June 10, 2008

Cory Goulden, CAD Administrator at National Steel Car, discusses his rules on what not to do in tradional history-based modeling: Thou shalt not: add rounds until final steps, model with no design in…

By Christian Kelley
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Dan Staples knows Sychronous Technolgy best

Dan Staples knows Sychronous Technolgy best

June 10, 2008

Dan Staples, director of Solid Edge development, spent about 90 minutes discussing the new Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology. The presentation discusses sea-level changes from both the perspecti…

By Christian Kelley
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