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Siemens PLM Connection Europe 2008 Begins

Siemens PLM Connection Europe 2008 Begins

  The opening session just kicked off. Here are a few stats Maarten Romer, chairman of PLM Europe, just shared with the packed room: – Attendees from 27 countries – More th…

PLM Europe Chairman Previews Connection Event

PLM Europe Chairman Previews Connection Event

User group events are all about connections. Today I was able to reconnect with Maarten Romers, who is chairman of PLM Europe . I met Maarten 10 years ago when I was running PLM World (then called Un…

NX Joins the Blogroll

NX Joins the Blogroll

Hello everyone! My name is Jerry Sarfati and I work on the Siemens NX marketing team. Over the past several months I have been reading your blog comments, emails and twitter entries, and I think that…

Live from Paris

Live from Paris

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…

Must-See User Group Presentations

Must-See User Group Presentations

So I’m curious if you were attending the Siemens PLM Connection user group event next week in Paris, which presentations would you most want to see? (This is also a selfish way of testing out our new…

Roving CAD/PLM Reporter

Roving CAD/PLM Reporter

Hey folks, this is Dora Smith reporting to you live from….well…ok, today I’m at my desk in St. Louis, MO, USA. But next week I’ll be reporting live from our Siemens PLM Connections user group eve…

Providing Input

Providing Input

In my last blog I talked about the different inputs that go into defining the content of Solid Edge. One of the more important inputs comes from those people using it every day. Do something right a…

Getting Input

Getting Input

When one of my friends asks me what I do at Siemens and I know they have seen the movie Office Space, I’ll say, “I take the specifications from the customer and bring them to the software engineers”…

Planning for the Future

Planning for the Future

I’ve been a bit slow blogging lately. While you might think that the time right after the release of Solid Edge ST would be quiet and stress free, it’s actually crunch time for product planners. …