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KEYTECH PLM SUITE 2007
SOFTWARE REVIEW
Keytech PLM Suite 2007 For SolidWorks users there are obvious choices for Data Management, but for those looking to take advantage of the benefits of ERP integration and other advanced functionality, there are other options.
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- ½VWX GEQI EGVSWW XLI /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI PEWX ]IEV [LIR - ZMWMXIH XLI W]WXIQ´W HIZIPSTIVW MR +IVQER] - [EW MQTVIWWIH F] XLI [IEPXL SJ JYRGXMSREPMX] XLEX XLI W]WXIQ SJJIVW XLI 7SPMH;SVOW YWIV GSQQYRMX] ERH [MXL SZIV XIR ]IEVW SJ I\TIVMIRGI MR MXW HIZIPSTQIRX XIEQ XLEX GEQI EW RS WYVTVMWI /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI LEW FIIR YRHIV HIZIPSTQIRX JSV WSQI XMQI SVMKMREPP] YRHIV XLI REQI SJ 4VS½(& -X LEW EGLMIZIH E LYKI PIZIP SJ WYGGIWW [MXLMR XLI +IVQER QEVOIXTPEGI [LIVI HEXE QEREKIQIRX MW EX E ZIV] LMKL PIZIP MR XIVQW SJ FSXL EHSTXMSR ERH [LEX SVKERMWEXMSRW EVI HSMRK [MXL XLI W]WXIQW ;LEX´W GLERKIH MR XLI PEWX ]IEV MW XLEX XLI W]WXIQ LEW VIEGLIH E PIZIP SJ QEXYVMX] ERH WSTLMWXMGEXMSR XLEX´W XEOIR MX EFSZI ERH FI]SRH [LEX MX [EW SVMKMREPP] HIWMKRIH JSV ERH XLI W]WXIQ LEW FIIR VIFVERHIH YRHIV XLI /I]8IGL FERRIV *SV XLSWI XLEX HMHR´X GEXGL SYV SVMKMREP VIZMI[ /I]8IGL 401 WYMXI MW E ZEYPX FEWIH HEXE QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQ XLEX SJJIVW EPP SJ XLI YWYEP TVI VIUYMWMXIW SJ ER] HEXE QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQ WYGL EW WIGYVI HEXE QEREKIQIRX ERH EGGIWW GSRXVSP GLIGO MR SYX ZIVWMSR VIZMWMSR ERH GLERKI QEREKIQIRX WIEVGL ERH VIXVMIZEP &YX [LEX VIEPP] MQTVIWWIW WXMPP MW XLI PIZIP SJ MRXIKVEXMSR [MXL XLI 7SPMH;SVOW HEXE ½PIW ERH XLI WTIGM½GW SJ LS[ XLEX W]WXIQ [SVOW WS Q] MRXIRXMSR MW XS PSSO EX XLSWI HMJJIVIRXMEXSVW LMKLPMKLX WSQI SJ XLI RI[ JIEXYVIW ERH JYRGXMSRW SJ XLI VIPIEWI ERH PSSO EX XLI FYWMRIWW FIRI½XW 8LI MRXIVJEGI XS XLI /I]8IGL HEXEFEWI MW TVSZMHIH XLVSYKL ER I\XIVREP ETTPMGEXMSR =IW XLIVI MW MRXIKVEXMSR [MXLMR 7SPMH;SVOW FYX XS KIX XLI QSWX SYX SJ E W]WXIQ MX´W FIWX XS TVSZMHI E FIWTSOI IRZMVSRQIRX MR [LMGL XS GSRHYGX XLI X]TMGEP [SVO¾S[W *SV XLMW VIPIEWI /I]8IGL LEW HSRI E KVIEX HIEP SJ [SVO SR XLI 9- ERH [LMPI MX HSIWR´X HMJJIV KVIEXP] MR XIVQW SJ ETTIEVERGI YRHIV XLI LSSH XLIVI LEZI FIIR E PSX SJ GLERKIW XLEX QEOI EWTIGXW SJ XLI TVSKVEQ WYGL EW [SVOMRK [MXL HIWMKR HEXE SV I\TPSVMRK XLI VIPEXMSRWLMTW ERH PMROW QYGL QSVI IJ½GMIRX *SV I\EQTPI XLI [LSPI W]WXIQ RS[ JIEXYVIW GSRXI\X WIRWMXMZI VMKLX GPMGO QIRYW WS XLEX YWIVW LEZI EGGIWW XS GSQQSRP] YWIH GSQQERHW XLEX TIVXEMR XS XLI TVSGIWW XLI]´VI [SVOMRK SR SV XLI X]TI SJ HEXE XLI]´VI PSSOMRK EX 8LIWI EPPS[ XLIQ XS NYQT FIX[IIR HMJJIVIRX ZMI[W SJ XLIMV HEXE MR E ZIV] WLSVX XMQIJVEQI QEOMRK ½RHMRK XLEX EPP MQTSVXERX HEXE QYGL UYMGOIV /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI [SVOW [MXL E JSPHIV
WXVYGXYVI XLEX EPPS[W YWIVW XS GVIEXI WXERHEVHMWIH JSPHIVW JSV IEGL TVSNIGX SV GVIEXI XLIQ SR ER EH LSG FEWMW ;LEX´W MRXIVIWXMRK MW XLI QERRIV MR [LMGL XLI W]WXIQ SVKERMWIW ERH QEMRXEMRW XLI PMROW FIX[IIR XLI ZEVMSYW TEVXW EWWIQFPMIW HVE[MRKW ERH SXLIV HSGYQIRXW XLEX EVI ZMXEP XS XLI TVSHYGX HIZIPSTQIRX TVSGIWW -X´W ZIV] IEW] XS NYQT JVSQ E TEVX SV EWWIQFP] XS ½RH EWWSGMEXIH HEXE SV I\TPSVI XLI MQTEGX SJ HIWMKR GLERKIW F] ½RHMRK SXLIV TVSHYGXW [MXLMR XLI HEXEFEWI XLEX VIJIVIRGI WTIGM½G TEVXW ERH WYGL %PSRKWMHI XLMW XLI GPEWWM½GEXMSR QSHYPI EPPS[W XLI YWIV XS XEOI EHZERXEKI SJ MRHYWXV] WXERHEVH TVEGXMGIW [LMGL EPPS[ YWIVW XS HI½RI E LMIVEVGLMGEP PMWX SJ GPEWWM½GEXMSR RSHIW [LMGL GER RSX SRP] FI HI½RIH QERYEPP] FYX EPWS PMROIH XS I\XVEGX SV IZIR HVMZI WTIGM½G TEVEQIXIVW [MXLMR XLI '%( QSHIP )WWIRXMEPP] GPEWWM½GEXMSR EPPS[W YWIVW XS WXSVI ZIV] WTIGM½G MRJSVQEXMSR EFSYX IRXVMIW [MXLMR E HEXE QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQ [LMGL MW XLIR QEHI EZEMPEFPI XS ER]SRI [LS [ERXW XS WIEVGL JSV WTIGM½G IRXMXMIW 'PEWWM½GEXMSRW GER VIPEXI XS EPQSWX ER]XLMRK EW XLI] EVI TYVIP] XI\X SV RYQIVMG WXVMRKW FYX [LIR LERHPIH MRXIPPMKIRXP] XLI] GER MQTVSZI WIEVGL EGGYVEG] ERH GER VI TYVTSWI HEXE JSV E [MHI ZEVMIX] SJ ³GSRWYQIVW´ *SV I\EQTPI [LMPI E TYVGLEWIV QMKLX [ERX XS ½RH MRJSVQEXMSR TIVXEMRMRK XS EPP TYVGLEWIH TEVXW ER IRKMRIIV QMKLX
FI PSSOMRK JSV E WTIGM½G GSRRIGXSV 8LI YWI SJ GPEWWM½GEXMSR EPPS[W YWIV W [LEXIZIV XLIMV VSPI XS ½RH XLEX MRJSVQEXMSR IEWMP] 3RGI XLI YWIV ½RHW XLI HEXE XLI RI[ VIPIEWI TVSZMHIW MQTVSZIH QIXLSHW JSV TVIZMI[MRK MX ;LIVIEW MR TVIZMSYW VIPIEWIW YWIVW [IVI TVIWIRXIH [MXL E WXEXMG FMXQET TVIZMI[ SJ XLI '%( HEXE SV HSGYQIRX XLMW VIPIEWI KSIW JYVXLIV F] TVSZMHMRK FEWMG I(VE[MRKW JYRGXMSREPMX] XS ZMI[ VSXEXI ^SSQ ERH TER E ( SV ( HEXE ½PI SV MJ XLI]´VI HIEPMRK [MXL 4(*W XS WII E JYPP TVIZMI[ SJ XLI HSGYQIRX ;LMPI MX QMKLX WSYRH E PMXXPI KMQQMGO] XLMW HSIW EPPS[ YWIVW XS GEVV] SYX E JYPP MRWTIGXMSR SJ XLI HEXE XLI]´VI PSSOMRK EX FIJSVI XLI] PSEH MX MRXS XLI ETTVSTVMEXI ZMI[MRK SV EYXLSVMRK XSSP ERH [MPP FI TEVXMGYPEVP] YWIJYP JSV LIEZ] '%( HEXE /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI TVSZMHIW QSVI VMGL TVIZMI[ XSSPW [MXLMR XLI QEMR ETTPMGEXMSR MRXIVJEGI XLEX EPPS[ YWIVW XS MRWTIGX XLIMV HEXE FIJSVI PSEHMRK ¯ ( ERH ( '%( HEXE MW WLS[R EW I(VE[MRKW WX]PI H]REQMG ( QSHIPW
WLS[R FIPS[ ERH 4(* HSGYQIRXW PSEH JYPP]
WLS[R EX XLI XST SJ TEKI
Change management 3RI EVIE XLEX /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI I\GIPW MR MW XLI LERHPMRK SJ GSQTPI\ HIWMKR GLERKIW ERH F] XLMW -´Q VIJIVVMRK XS XLI TVSGIWW SJ YTHEXMRK
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Multi-CAD environment
EWWIQFP] QSHIPW VEXLIV XLER XLI WMKR SJJ ETTVSZEP EWTIGXW [LMGL MX LERHPIW NYWX EW [IPP /I]XIGL YWIW XLI GSRGITX SJ WXVYGXYVIW XS WXSVI EWWIQFP] ½PIW ERH XLIVI LEW FIIR E KVIEX HIEP SJ [SVO HSRI XS EWWMWX [MXL XLI ZIV] GSQTPI\ HIWMKR GLERKIW VIZMWMSR QEREKIQIRX ERH WYGL XLEX EVI OI] TEVXW SJ QER] YWIVW´ [SVO¾S[W *SV I\EQTPI [LIR YWIVW EVI QEOMRK QSHM½GEXMSRW XS E PEVKI EWWIQFP] XLIVI EVI EP[E]W KSMRK XS FI GSQTPI\ GLERKIW QEHI XS XLI TVSHYGX WXVYGXYVI 7SQI TEVXW [MPP FI RI[ SV VITPEGIH WSQI [MPP FI VIZMWIH ERH WSQI [MPP VIQEMR XLI WEQI /I]XIGL LERHPIW XLMW ZIV] IJ½GMIRXP] ERH KVETLMGEPP] F] TVIWIRXMRK XLI YWIV [MXL XLI JEQMPMEV LMIVEVGLMGEP TVSHYGX WXVYGXYVI FYX YWMRK E WIVMIW SJ KVETLMG MGSRW ERH GSPSYVW XS VITVIWIRX MXIQW [LMGL EVI SYX SJ HEXI [LMGL SRIW EVI VIZMWIH ERH [LMGL EVI GLERKIH 8S XLI PIJX XLMW WIGXMSR SJ XLI MRXIVJEGI WLS[W XLI TVSHYGX WXVYGXYVI JSV ER EWWIQFP] ERH XLI TEVX MW FIMRK IHMXIH [MXL E WSPMH MGSR &] EPXIVMRK XLI TEVX MX´W RSX SRP] MX XLEX MW FIMRK QSHM½IH FYX EPWS TEVXW XLEX EVI HIVMZIH JVSQ MX ERH XLI LMKLIV PIZIP EWWIQFP] 8LMW WLS[W XLI WEQI WXVYGXYVI QEREKIQIRX HMEPSK FYX [MXL XLI GLERKIW QEHI XS E WMRKPI TEVX ;LEX´W [SVXL RSXMRK LIVI MW XLEX /I]XIGL LEW HIXIGXIH XLEX MR GSRXI\X KISQIXV] VIJIVIRGIW I\MWX FIX[IIR XLI GSQTSRIRXW 1ER] HEXE QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQW GER´X VIGSKRMWI SV QEREKI XLMW PIZIP SJ VIPEXMSRWLMT EW XLI] EVI EX E KISQIXV] PIZIP FYX /I]XIGL LEW XLI EFMPMX] XS ½RH XLIWI X]TIW SJ VIPEXMSRWLMTW XLEX EVI OI] XS [SVOMRK [MXL ER] ( QSHIPPMRK
%RSXLIV EVIE XLEX /I]XIGL LEW JSYRH WYGGIWW MR MW XLI QEREKIQIRX SJ QYPXM '%( IRZMVSRQIRXW -X´W GSQQSR JSV QER] SVKERMWEXMSRW XS VYR QYPXMTPI '%( W]WXIQW [LIXLIV XLEX´W JSV QIGLERMGEP HIWMKR E QM\ SJ ( ( IMXLIV JSV GYVVIRX [SVO SV MRXIKVEXMSR SJ PIKEG] HEXE SV QIGLERMGEP ERH IPIGXVMGEP IPIGXVSRMG HIWMKR XSSPW 3R XLI QIGLERMGEP HIWMKR JVSRX XLI W]WXIQ WYTTSVXW 7SPMH;SVOW %YXS'%( ERH 1) MRXIPPMKIRXP] &] XLMW - QIER XLEX MX RSX SRP] WYTTSVXW XLI HEXE ½PIW ERH XLIMV WXVYGXYVI FYX GER EPWS I\XVEGX E KVIEX HIEP SJ MRJSVQEXMSR JVSQ XLSWI HEXE ½PIW [LMGL WEZIW XMQI [LIR YWIVW EVI GVIEXMRK XLI IWWIRXMEP QIXEHEXE XLEX EVI OI] XS ER] HEXE QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQ %PWS SR XLI ( ( JVSRX XLI W]WXIQ EPPS[W YWIVW XS [SVO MR E QM\IH ( ( QERRIV F] EPPS[MRK XLIQ XS GVIEXI TVSHYGX WXVYGXYVIW XLEX JIEXYVI E GSRXVSPPIH ERH QEREKIH QM\ SJ ( HEXE EPSRKWMHI ( MRJSVQEXMSR ;LEX XLMW QIERW MW XLEX MJ YWIVW LEZI WXERHEVH ( GSQTSRIRXW XLEX JIEXYVI EPSRKWMHI XLSWI HIZIPSTIH MR ( XLI] GER MRXIKVEXI XLI HSGYQIRXW EWWSGMEXIH [MXL XLIMV HIWMKR ERH QERYJEGXYVI 8LMW IRWYVIW XLEX XLI &31W EZEMPEFPI JVSQ /I]XIGL
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
In conclusion -X´W E WXVERKI GSMRGMHIRGI XLEX [I´VI PSSOMRK EX X[S ZIV] 7SPMH;SVOW JSGYWWIH (EXE QEREKIQIRX TVSHYGXW XLMW QSRXL ¯ - GIVXEMRP] HMHR´X TPER MX XLEX [E] &YX EW [I EVI TIVLETW MX´W FIWX XS PSSO EX IEGL MRHMZMHYEPP] ERH TSMRX SYX XLI WXVSRK TSMRXW SJ IEGL W]WXIQ ERH EPWS I\TPSVI WSQI SJ XLI TMXJEPPW -´Q RSX E KVIEX JER SJ QEOMRK HMVIGX GSQTEVMWSRW FIX[IIR WSJX[EVI W]WXIQW FIPMIZMRK MX QYGL FIXXIV XS MRJSVQ XLI VIEHIV EFSYX XLI WXVIRKXLW ERH [IEORIWWIW SJ IEGL ERH EPPS[ XLIQ XS IZEPYEXI XLIQ FEWIH SR XLIMV S[R WMXYEXMSR VIUYMVIQIRXW ERH MRHYWXV] RIIHW 1'%(´W VSPI MW XS TVSZMHI E WTEVO SJ MRXIVIWX ERH MRJSVQ ]SY KY]W EFSYX [LEX´W EZEMPEFPI ERH PIX ]SY XEOI MX JVSQ XLIVI 8LEX WEMH MR XLMW MRWXERGI XLIVI EVI GSQTEVMWSRW XLEX GER FI HVE[R ERH WLSYPH FI TEV-
SOFTWARE REVIEW
XMGYPEVP] EW XLI 4(1;SVOW )RXIVTVMWI W]WXIQ MW REXYVEPP] XLI QSWX SFZMSYW GLSMGI JSV XLSWI 7SPMH;SVOW YWIVW PSSOMRK XS YTKVEHI XLIMV HEXE QEREKIQIRX IRZMVSRQIRX ¯ EJXIV EPP MX´W XLI W]WXIQ QSWX GPSWIP] EWWSGMEXIH [MXL 7SPMH;SVOW 'SQTEVIH XS 4(1;SVOW )RXIVTVMWI /I]XIGL 401 WYMXI MW E QSVI XVEHMXMSREP 4(1 W]WXIQ -X´W E WXERHEPSRI ETTPMGEXMSR ERH [LMPI XLIVI´W MRXIKVEXMSR MRXS XLI 7SPMH;SVOW MRXIVJEGI XLI QENSVMX] SJ [SVO ZMI[MRK ½PXIVMRK ERH ½RHMRK HEXE QEREKMRK XLI GLERKI TVSGIWW ERH XLI QENSVMX] SJ IZIV]HE] XEWOW EVI GEVVMIH SYX MR E WITEVEXI ETTPMGEXMSR ,S[IZIV MX HSIWR´X LEZI XLI WPMGORIWW SJ 4(1;SVOW )RXIVTVMWI ERH MXW MRXIKVEXMSR MRXS XLI ;MRHS[W IRZMVSRQIRX ¯ [LMGL SR MRMXMEP MRZIWXMKEXMSR MW E LYKI FIRI½X JSV XLSWI PSSOMRK JSV ER IEW] XS EHSTX W]WXIQ ;LIVI /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI HMJJIVIRXMEXIW MXWIPJ MW MR XLI HIXEMPW ,IVI -´Q XEPOMRK EFSYX XLI PIZIP SJ MRXIKVEXMSR [MXL XLI [E] MR [LMGL 7SPMH;SVOW STIVEXIW ¯ ERH XLMW ¾MIW MR XLI JEGI SJ PSKMGEP XLSYKLX SR WYGL QEXXIVW =SY [SYPH MQEKMRI XLEX XLI 7SPMH;SVOW S[R FVERH HEXE QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQ [SYPH TVSZMHI XLI ITMXSQI SJ MRXIKVEXMSR [MXL XLI GSQTPI\ MRXIVEGXMSRW VIPEXMSRWLMTW ERH JYRGXMSREPMX] XLEX QEOI 7SPMH;SVOW XLI TS[IVJYP W]WXIQ XLEX MX MW XSHE] ¯ YRJSVXYREXIP] ERH EW -´ZI WEMH MR SYV SXLIV JIEXYVI SR TEKI XLMW MWR´X VIEPP] XLI GEWI =IW 4(1;SVOW )RXIVTVMWI SJJIVW E WSPMH PIZIP SJ WYTTSVX JSV LS[ 7SPMH;SVOW STIVEXIW FYX GSQTEVIH [MXL /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI MX´W PEGOMRK WSQI[LEX MR ZIV] WTIGM½G EVIEW -J ]SY PSSO EX LS[ /I]XIGL WYTTSVXW 7SPMH;SVOW JYRGXMSREPMX] WYGL EW GSR½KYVEXMSRW QYPXM FSH] TEVXW [IPHIH EWWIQFPMIW ERH WYGL MX´W GPIEV XLEX XLI XIEQ FILMRH XLI TVSHYGX MW HVMZIR F] E ZIV] EHZERGIH WIX SJ YWIVW [LS EVI WUYII^MRK EPP XLI] GER JVSQ XLI W]WXIQ ERH VIEPP] QEOMRK YWI SJ XLMW JYRGXMSREPMX] -´ZI FIIR PYGO] IRSYKL XS WTIEO XS WSQI SJ XLIWI YWIVW VIGIRXP] ERH [LEX -´ZI JSYRH MW XLEX XLI SVKERMWEXMSRW XLEX LEZI EHSTXIH /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI EVI TYWLMRK XLI PMQMXW SJ [LEX GER FI EGLMIZIH [MXL 7SPMH;SVOW MR XIVQW SJ EWWIQFP] WM^I GSQTPI\MX] ZEVMERGI ERH HEXE VIYWI %W E VIWYPX XLI] VIUYMVI E LMKL PIZIP SJ WYTTSVX JSV XLI JYRGXMSREPMX] XLI]´VI YWMRK XS EGLMIZI MX /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI MWR´X JSV IZIV] 7SPMH;SVOW YWIV ERH XLI MR LSYWI XSSPW EVI KSMRK XS FI MHIEP JSV XLI QENSVMX] ;LIVI /I]XIGL 401 7YMXI GSQIW MRXS MXW S[R MW JSV XLSWI SVKERMWEXMSRW [MXL GSQTPI\ TVSHYGXW XLEX EVI TYWLMRK XLIMV TVSHYGX HIZIPSTQIRX TVSGIWWIW XS XLI ZIV] PMQMX ERH RIIH E QEREKIQIRX W]WXIQ XLEX GER QEXGL XLEX UYIWX JSV IJ½GMIRG] O PRODUCT
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