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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 …

Uniting the virtual and physical

Uniting the virtual and physical

As I mentioned previously, next week is our annual analyst and media event.  This is the event where we give all with those that closely follow us and update on what we’re up to.  The most …

Our entry into the conversation

Our entry into the conversation

This post is one I have had in the queue for a little while longer than normal.  It was a little more than a year ago that we first got approval to launch (at the time) a UGS corporate blog. The…