Teamcenter 8

Press Kit

As companies ride out this economic slowdown, Teamcenter 8 introduces new capabilities that can help them prepare for the recovery. Teamcenter 8 drives productivity throughout the product lifecycle. Now is the time for companies to tune up performance, so they have the efficiencies and innovations in place to succeed.

Key facts:

• Focused on Individual, Application and IT Productivity:
  Teamcenter 8 represents a major release of the world’s most widely used PLM portfolio. It includes hundreds of enhancements throughout the entire product line – all focused on help customers improve their individual, application and IT productivity.
• Teamcenter Adds IBM Support:
  Teamcenter 8 adds new support for IBM software including DB2® Information Manager, WebSphere® Application Server, Tivoli® Access Manger, Tivoli Storage Manager, and Rational® ClearCase®.
• Enhanced Support and Integration with Microsoft Outlook & Office:
  Teamcenter now includes an extensive Microsoft® Outlook® user interface as well as unmatched integration with Microsoft Office™ 2007. Teamcenter 8 adds a “ribbon” to the Microsoft Office toolbar, making it easier to interact with product information directly from within Word, Excel®, Outlook and PowerPoint®.
• New Solution for Content and Document Management:
  The new Content and Document Management solution with its advanced Microsoft Office 2007 integration, offers enhanced document management support for templates, embedded PLM menus and automatic rendering to standardize document processes, improve user productivity and reduce training costs.
• New Solution for Package and Brand Management:
  The introduction of Formula, Package and Brand Management in Teamcenter 8 is designed to provide several business benefits to process manufacturing organizations and companies in the consumer packaged goods industry. The new solution helps organizations eliminate inconsistent branding, improve brand communication and enable brand growth through brand knowledge management capabilities.

Key quotes:

• Customer:
  “ATK is focused on the success of our customers, so we like the fact that Siemens PLM people are focused on our success,” said David Riemer, vice president, Science and Engineering, ATK Space Systems Group. “Teamcenter enables us to sustain a high degree of productivity in a variety of areas including product and project management, multi-site collaboration and systems engineering, while maintaining a single source of all of our product and process information. Teamcenter provides the breadth of functionality we need throughout our product development process, all in one integrated product family.”
• Analyst:
  “By adding support for DB2 and WebSphere, Siemens PLM Software is continuing to expand the potential customer base for its widely adopted PLM software,” said Ken Amann, Director of Research for CIMdata. “The combination of IBM’s PLM consulting and services expertise with Siemens’ PLM solutions and market presence should create strong business value for their clients.”
• Siemens PLM Software:
  “We recognize that in today’s difficult business environment, our customers’ focus on productivity is stronger than ever,” said Steve Bashada, vice president of Teamcenter Applications, Siemens PLM Software. “As a result, the enhancements in Teamcenter 8 are focused on three areas – individual productivity, application productivity and IT productivity – that we believe will best help our customers meet their business objectives. And with last week’s announcement of our alliance with IBM and support for their technology, along with the enhanced integration of Teamcenter 8 with Microsoft Office, we are ensuring that productivity is available in whatever environment our customers choose to implement.”