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The next big idea: integrating innovation and portfolio management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations that can continually deliver innovative products and services often garner majority marketplace share, premium profit margins and an industry-leading status. This white paper focuses on controlling that innovation with a portfolio management solution that will support sourcing, prioritization, process support, and more.
Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

IBM

Break down data silos in product lifecycle management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this informative white paper to learn about an engineering lifecycle management tool that provides comprehensive views into the product lifecycle, and goes beyond data integration to reduce the complexity of this process.
Posted: 26 Mar 2014 | Published: 12 Nov 2012

IBM

TestStand 2.0.1 – Reducing the Cost of Manufacturing Test
sponsored by National Instruments
WHITE PAPER: With TestStand, manufacturing test developers create automated test systems that dramatically reduce the cost of testing products by increasing throughput and reducing test development time.
Posted: 30 Apr 2002 | Published: 01 Apr 2002

National Instruments

Strategies to Capture Greater Value from Systems Engineering
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this helpful white paper to learn how you can capture greater value from systems engineering by embracing a more holistic approach to manage complexity in both product and process.
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 11 Nov 2013

IBM

Agile Business eBook Excerpt - Build the Right Thing
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: Great companies build products that customers love. While this means they build valuable and useful features, it also means they don't build things that aren't valuable. Access this guide to understand how a unifying vision and customer-centric mindset avoids the wasted time, money, and demoralized morale that come with building the wrong thing.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 14 Nov 2013

Rally Software

Winning the Global Challenge: The Japanese Electronics Companies'Race to Innovate
sponsored by IBM Line of Business
WHITE PAPER: Japanese electronics companies (JEC) are taking bold action to regain market share,profitability and their place as global innovators. Download this IBM Institute for Business Value Study to learn how JECs are transforming their businesses.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007

IBM Line of Business

CFD for Mechanical Design Engineers: “A Paradigm Shift for Better Design”
sponsored by Mentor Graphics
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides CIMdata’s perspective on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, including its motivation for use, value and future. It also describes Mentor Graphics’ FloEFD CFD analysis solution that is designed to provide product designers and engineers with direct access to CFD techniques directly in their design (CAD) environment.
Posted: 10 Jun 2010 | Published: 10 Jun 2010

Mentor Graphics

CIC Guide: Agile Deployment for Embedded Software & Complex Systems
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this informative resource, learn exactly how Agile principles apply to the product delivery lifecycle of an embedded software product or complex safety critical system. Discover the most effective implementation strategy, and get guiding principles for agile success.
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

IBM

Object Persistence and Agile Software Development
sponsored by Versant Corp.
WHITE PAPER: Agile Software Development is one of the most effective methodologies to develop application software. This paper examines and compares RDBMS with several object persistence methods within the context of Agile Software Development by quantifying the impact of these methods on the velocity and success of an agile application development project.
Posted: 03 Mar 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

Versant Corp.

Focus on the Goal: A Framework for Delivering on New Product Development Efforts
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle Primavera is a leader in Project Portfolio Management (PPM), providing the functionality industrial manufacturers need to realize higher returns from their new product development activities. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 15 Jan 2010

Oracle Corporation