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Video interview: Bill Carrelli, the man behind it all

Video interview: Bill Carrelli, the man behind it all

Well it turns out the first person I was able to grab for a quick video interview was the man behind it all, Bill Carrelli.  Bill runs strategic marketing for Siemens PLM Software and has been h…

Speculation continues to swirl around Synchronous Technology

Speculation continues to swirl around Synchronous Technology

Although this blog launched a few weeks too late to participate in the discussion the week that Synchronous Technology was announced at Hannover Fair, there continues to be a good amount of healthy s…

Things starting to come together in Boston

Things starting to come together in Boston

I got to the Hotel Intercontinental in Boston a few hours ago and things are already coming together.  The control room is in full swing: printing badges, going over agendas…and eating lunch. …

Enough Rope

Enough Rope

I thought I’d check in today and introduce myself. My name’s John Hilbert and I’ll be posting as “Hilby”. I work in the Partner Program Office in Cincinnati Ohio USA. I work a great deal with hund…

Calling all users

Calling all users

I am getting ready to head up tomorrow to Boston for the rest of the week for our analyst event. As I wrote up on Thursday there will be no shortage of coverage from that event you can pick up here …

Entering the Conversation (from a different direction)

Entering the Conversation (from a different direction)

I’m an engineer working in product planning… which means I don’t work in marketing or sales. Think about that. There is an unwritten rule at a lot of companies that you don’t let the enginee…

Mark your calendars and fire up your browsers

Mark your calendars and fire up your browsers

As I mentioned in my first post, next week I pack up and head to Boston for our annual media and analyst event.  I have been to almost every one we have had dating back to 2001 when we held them…

A small slice of Hannover

A small slice of Hannover

One of the first ‘Siemens’ memories I have was last year when I got the chance to go to Hannover Fair (Hannover Messe if you are a local).  The acquisition had been announced but wasn’t quite cl…

Ooh, we like a challenge!

Ooh, we like a challenge!

Via IFTF: “[A]n international group of leading technological thinkers were asked to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century.” The Engineering Challenges site is …