Dora Smith

Dora Smith is the senior director of the global academic program for Siemens PLM Software. The program empowers the next generation of digital talent through project-based learning, STEM competitions and industrial strength software and curriculum to support students and academic institutions worldwide.

Tap the Knowledge of Long-Time PLM Connection Attendees

Tap the Knowledge of Long-Time PLM Connection Attendees

June 21, 2010

Next week is our PLM Connection Americas event in Dallas, Texas. A number of us will be blogging live at the event so stay tuned for event coverage. Last year at the event, long-time atten…

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Manufacturing Excellence

Manufacturing Excellence

June 10, 2010

My colleague Shaun Ennis works with industry analysts and is at a Siemens Manufacturing Excellence event in Genoa, Italy. He shared this report with me from the first day of the event. Buon giorno…

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Open Standards for PLM

Open Standards for PLM

June 4, 2010

I’ve seen a lot of conversation lately in regards to openness in the CAD/PLM industry. So it seems timely to share some of the discussion and reiterate how important open standards are to us as a com…

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PLM Connection Americas Change of Venue

PLM Connection Americas Change of Venue

May 14, 2010

Below are a few videos on the flooding in Nashville that started two weeks ago. Our thoughts are with all those affected. As you can imagine, it’s created a little havoc for our PLM Conne…

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PLM at Hannover Messe

PLM at Hannover Messe

April 20, 2010

We made a number of announcements at Hannover today. In case you missed them, here’s a brief summary. One of the announcements provides an update on our product and production lifecycle initiative so…

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Automotive News PACE Award for In-Vehicle Software Management

Automotive News PACE Award for In-Vehicle Software Management

April 14, 2010

Automotive News announced its PACE Award winners this week. PACE stands for Premier Automotive Suppliers Contributions to Excellence. The annual awards program honors innovation, technology advanceme…

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Jason Jennings on the World’s Most Innovative and Productive Companies

Jason Jennings on the World’s Most Innovative and Productive Companies

March 16, 2010

The closing keynote for the Innovation Leadership Summit was Jason Jennings, an avid researcher and author of numerous business books. In his research, Jason has studied data on 120,000 companies….

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Teradyne on Sustainable PLM

Teradyne on Sustainable PLM

March 16, 2010

At our last Innovation Leadership Summit, Bill Duggan from Teradyne talked about PLM as the “backbone of innovation.” Bill shared that despite the tough economy – what he calls an “economic blizzard”…

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Marci Rossell Keynote on Economic Recovery

Marci Rossell Keynote on Economic Recovery

March 16, 2010

Marci Rossell delivered a keynote speech last night that was both educational and entertaining. She discussed the root cause of the financial crisis and where we need to focus to recover. Here is a b…

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