Siemens PLM Software Ships Version 4 of Teamcenter Express cPDM

   Mid-market cPDM Software Adds Functionality to Streamline Engineering

                 Projects and Widen Access to Product Data



    PLANO, Texas, July 17 /EMWNews/ -- Siemens PLM Software, a division

of Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of

product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced

Version 4 of Teamcenter(R) Express software is available for shipping to

customers worldwide. Teamcenter Express is the collaborative product data

management (cPDM) component of the Velocity Series(TM). The latest release

adds an embedded project management option and a new shop floor access

client.



    



    "The release of Teamcenter Express Version 4 on the Teamcenter unified

architecture delivers improved usability and scalability for SMBs," said

Peter Bilello, director of Consulting Services, CIMdata. "Version 4 extends

accessibility well beyond the traditional areas of product data management

to include significant support for project management and a targeted set of

capabilities for data consumers such as shop floor users."



    Teamcenter Express Version 4 features improved collaboration and

control for project managers, lead engineers and shop floor users. Two new

modules help SMBs streamline their engineering resources and widen access

to their product data for project managers, lead engineers and shop floor

users.



    For project managers and lead engineers, Teamcenter Express Version 4

delivers an embedded project management option that is tightly integrated

with the existing standard document management, project-based security and

workflow capabilities in Teamcenter Express. This module improves

collaboration and control by managing the scheduling of multiple projects

and their related tasks, together with resource allocation and the ability

to import and export project plans to and from Microsoft(R) Project.



    For shop floor users, such as manufacturing team leaders and machine

operators, Teamcenter Express Version 4 delivers a lower cost, optional web

client. This streamlined Shop Floor Viewer is specifically targeted at shop

floor use cases and delivers the fast access to product data that industry

analysts estimate saves engineers 10-12 percent of their time. It includes

engineering data searches, "where used" queries to determine product usage

and viewing/printing. The comprehensive visualization capabilities include

viewing a wide variety of 2D document file types and 3D models as well as

the ability to measure and view cross-sections. The Shop Floor Viewer is a

cost-effective entry point for all employees who need basic "find, view,

print" access to the single source of product data provided by Teamcenter

Express.



    "The addition of these capabilities to Teamcenter Express allows SMBs

to streamline project scheduling and extend access to product data to the

shop floor, while optimizing the use of their precious IT resources," Bruce

Boes, vice president of global Velocity Series marketing, Siemens PLM

Software. "With each release, we continue to stay dedicated to a

preconfigured cPDM tool that is easy to use and deploy for SMBs."



    In addition, Teamcenter Express Version 4 includes several new

usability enhancements that speed the user's learning and adoption curve

and improve the efficiency of managing everyday tasks and processes for

design-through-manufacturing, from the user's desktop and across projects

and programs.



    Teamcenter Express Version 4 is built on, and delivers complete

scalability to, the unified architecture of Teamcenter 2007. Teamcenter is

the world's most widely-used PLM portfolio with more than 4 million

licenses sold.



    For more information, visit http://www.siemens.com/plm/teamcenterexpress.

    About Siemens PLM Software



    Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry

Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle

management (PLM) software and services with 5.5 million licensed seats and

51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM

Software's open enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and

their partners collaborate through Global Innovation Networks to deliver

world-class products and services. For more information on Siemens PLM

Software products and services, visit http://www.siemens.com/plm.



    About the Siemens Industry Automation Division



    The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of the

Siemens Industry Sector, is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation

systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio

ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to

solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of

entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading

software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added

chain of manufacturers -- from product design and development to

production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services.



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AG. Teamcenter and Velocity Series are registered trademarks of Siemens

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