Perking up PLM with .NET
eWeek | at | by Mike
Product lifecycle management software has long been thought of as a tool for "tech weenies." But Microsoft and UGS are setting out to change that perception. The two companies, which on May 3 set in motion the development of the first PLM platform built entirely on .Net, aim to bring PLM to the widest possible user setfrom the extended supply chain to marketing and manufacturing to retailas both a digital collaboration tool and a search tool.
They're in a good position to accomplish their goal, as many Microsoft productsthink Outlookare everpresent collaboration tools. UGS, which has nearly 4 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers, announced that it will tighten integration between, among other products, its TeamCenter and Microsoft's ASP.Net 2.0, Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005, which are all based on .NET.