Tech Tips - Extend Aras Innovator to CAD Workgroups

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Tech Tips - Extend Aras Innovator to CAD Workgroups

As much as we like to talk about all the wonderful things you can do with Aras Innovator as a PLM solution, it can easily be used as a product data management (PDM) platform to manage CAD data.

Recognizing this need, Aras developed best-in-class PDM functionality inside Aras Innovator.  You can effectively manage all your CAD data and share this across the business.

To support this, Aras offers an open, CAD-neutral environment for developing packaged and custom integrations.  It is used by various CAD Connector partners as the basis of their Connector products and can be used by customers or partners to develop custom PDM solutions.

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Interview with Jim Dodds - Director of Professional Services at The vdR Group

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Interview with Jim Dodds - Director of Professional Services at The vdR Group

Prior to joining vdR, I worked as a consultant in the computer aided facility management (CAFM), computer maintenance management (CMM), and customer relationship management (CRM) industries.    I was responsible for managing a wide range of tasks from pre-sales, requirements analysis, implementations, training and into support.  Additionally I worked in architecture for a number of years as a CAD drafter focusing on both residential and commercial designs.

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Aras’ Community Event (ACE) 2015 Observations

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Aras’ Community Event (ACE) 2015 Observations

Part of Aras’ mantra is “Aras is Different”.  As a long time participant in the PLM and engineering software space, this phrase should not to be dismissed as mere marketing hype.  It’s the real deal.  I used to think that Aras was playing catch up and slugging it out in the shadows of the long time established players such as Dassault, PTC and ...

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The History of vdR Group, Inc.

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The History of vdR Group, Inc.

The vdR Group is a 27 year old software development organization headquartered in Southern California. A significant portion of vdR’s revenues are generated from the licensing of various integration technologies and solutions for the engineering and manufacturing community. Partners include Aras, Autodesk, and OpenText. Moreover

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April 30, 2013 – The vdR Group Sponsors Aras’ ACE International Conference

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April 30, 2013 – The vdR Group Sponsors Aras’ ACE International Conference

ACE 2013 Offers Users of Aras Advanced PLM Software Solutions Opportunity to Connect and Collaborate on PLM Best Practices.  The vdR Group, enterprise application integration (EAI) specialists, announce that they will participate as a sponsor of ACE 2013 International for a 3rd consecutive year. The annual global event for Aras enterprise open source product lifecycle management (PLM) software takes place April 30 – May 2 in Troy, Michigan, USA.

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Aras Announces VPLM for Autodesk Vault

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Aras Announces VPLM for Autodesk Vault

Solution Provides Companies that Run Autodesk Inventor and Vault with Packaged Functionality Out-of-the-Box for Corporate-wide PLM Business Processes - Andover, MASS. and Munich, Germany – November 19, 2012 – Aras®, the leading enterprise open source Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solution provider, today announced the launch of a new solution designed specifically for companies that run Autodesk® Vault with Inventor and AutoCAD. Aras VPLM™ for Autodesk Vault provides packaged functionality out-of-the-box for corporate-wide PLM business processes, enabling global companies that run Autodesk software to improve product quality, accelerate time to market and achieve greater profitability.

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The vdR Group Strengthens Its Leadership Team

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The vdR Group Strengthens Its Leadership Team

Louis Salgado appointed to General Manager and Vice President.  The vdR Group, specialists in enterprise application integrations (EAI) announce the appointment of Louis Salgado to General Manager and Vice President. The vdR Group is a software company focused on developing integration technologies and solutions for its partners’ products. 

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April 18, 2012 – The vdR Group Announce their Partnership with Alcove9, Developers of Advanced Search Technologies

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April 18, 2012 – The vdR Group Announce their Partnership with Alcove9, Developers of Advanced Search Technologies

Technology Specialists Provide Interoperability and Integration Solutions - The vdR Group, business system integration specialists, and Alcove9, developers of open source advanced search technologies such as the a9 Hub, announce their partnership. The partnership improves the productivity of clients’ critical business systems by combining the power of custom interoperability with advanced search capabilities.  The vdR Group recently announced the launch of their new service offering, Optimize, providing custom enterprise application integration (EAI) services for open source solutions. Optimize services were deployed on a project for Alcove9 to develop connectivity and a user-interface enhancement between the a9 Hub and Aras Innovator. The result is a9 

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