Your organization has embarked on a new venture which is going to require a lot of change. Of course everyone is hoping for the best – but please allow me to be frank with you now, to save you a lot of heartache, time, and money in your near future.    As CEO, your style and actions have direct impact on ...

As organizations mature in their PLM implementations, they need better ways to integrate data between PLM and other systems. Integrations eliminate the need for duplicate data entry, reduce errors in data reconciliation, and enable faster data propagation between systems. These benefits help organizations make product decisions faster, using the latest valid data in their designs.

Facebook acquired WhatsApp, a company with at most $300M revenues, and 55 employees, for $19billion. That's billion - with a "b." An astonishing figure that is second only to HP's acquisition of market leader Compaq, which had substantial revenues and profits, as tech acquisitions.