CIMdata White Paper Reviews Teamcenter 8 from Siemens PLM Software

By DE Editors

CIMdata has announced the availability of a review of Teamcenter 8, a Siemens PLM Software collaborative product definition management (cPDm) solution. The review traces the roots of Siemens PLM Software’s next generation Teamcenter “unified” platform—from a set of integrated PLM enabling applications to a new extended enterprise-enabled four-tier unified architecture.

The paper describes Teamcenter 8, which represents the second major release of the “unified” platform. Additionally, customer testimonials from Ford, ELTA Systems Ltd., and LM Wind Power are included to provide their experience in transitioning from earlier versions of Teamcenter, what the solution is being used for, and what type of benefits the company is receiving. This review also provides an overview of the Teamcenter 8 product suite.

Since its release, Siemens PLM states that there are currently more than 2,000 installations of Teamcenter on the unified architecture (i.e., an installation of
Teamcenter 2007 or later versions). Siemens estimates that this represents 30-40% of its customers that had implemented earlier versions of Teamcenter to provide core PDM functionality. 

“There have been some misconceptions that the current version of Teamcenter is simply a combination of the older Teamcenter Engineering or Teamcenter Enterprise,” says Ken Amann, CIMdata director of research. “While Teamcenter 8 incorporates value-added capabilities of earlier versions of both Teamcenter Engineering and Teamcenter Enterprise, this latest Teamcenter is built on a modern, robust architecture, and incorporates a significant level of new technology and functionality.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.