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PTC Channel Doing Well, DS/SIMPOE Update - PTC's channel revenue across all
product areas was up 7% in constant currency; Dassault has no plans to change
any partner plug-ins or SIMPOE-Mold, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corp Hot
Topics, May 13, 2013
PTC Q1
2013 Results - Q&A with CEO James Heppelmann about customer
insecurities, bottlenecks with CAD, Creo 3.0 launch, pricing pressure in CAD
market, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Feb 12, 2013
PTC Reports Lackluster FQ1, Focuses on Portfolio
- flat year over year revenue of $321 million earned in FQ1 2013, PTC adopting
portfolio approach, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corp Hot Topics, Feb 4, 2013
PTC Net Income Rises 61% on Flat Revenue
- $319.7 million of revenue earned in Q1 of fiscal 2013, $79.2 million
generated through licenses, Randall Newton, Graphic Speak, Jan 24, 2013
PTC, DS Results Highlight Strategic Differences - PTC, Dassault are
trying to add more values to their products through SLM, 3DExperience concepts
respectively, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot Topics, Nov 9, 2012
PTC
Loses
$84
Million.
Who
Cares?
-
biggest loss in recent memory seems to be ignored by almost everyone, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, Nov 6, 2012
PTC
Reports
Q4
and Full
Year Net
Loss
-
revenue for quarter was $325.3 million, down 4.9% year-over-year, reported net
loss of $84 million in 4Q12, Randall Newton, Graphic Speak, Oct 25, 2012
PTC Drops Creo Goodness
for iOS Devices - Creo View Mobile app can't
manipulate/edit
data,
has no
tools to
measure/mark
up data,
doesn't
directly
view any
neutral
file
formats,
Rick
Stavanja,
Engineering.com,
Oct 3, 2012
PTC Releases Shake-and-Break Creo View Mobile
For iOS - view, share Creo, Pro/E models, quick shake
of phone/tablet explodes/reassembles model assemblies, Randall Newton, Graphic
Speak, Oct 3, 2012
A Matter
of Integrity - PTC-Integrity acquisition provides
requirements management capabilities, improves collaboration, management
qualities of Windchill, CAD User, June/July 2012
PTC Gets Serious About
Service -
acquire Servigistics Inc., developer of service
lifecycle management (SLM) software solutions, for $220
million, Beth Stackpole, Design News, Aug 14, 2012
PTC: Refreshing Candor, Good Results - reported GAAP
revenue of $311 million for September quarter, total license revenue was $84
million, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot Topics, July 26, 2012
Advances
in PLM
Help Get
More
Products
to
Market
More
Quickly
- Creo
Options Modeler helps validate, reuse 3D digital definitions of configurable
products early in design process, Justin Cunningham, EUREKA, July 12, 2012
GPU-Accelerated Transparency for 3D CAD with Creo Parametric
2.0 and AMD FirePro - order independent
transparency fixes visual artifacts, removes jagged triangles or distorted
banding, CADspeed, June 27, 2012
Moving to Creo Parametric - where to look
for resources, learn more about Creo 2.0, Creo Version Comparison Chart,
Learning Connector etc, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog, June 28, 2012
Faster,
Better
Transparency
Mode
Rendering
in Creo
Parametric
2.0 is
Result
of
Efforts
by AMD
and PTC
- GPU-accelerated
technique, order-independent transparency results in 900% faster rendering
performance, Nancy Spurling Johnson, Cadalyst, June 26, 2012
PTC's Heppelmann Declares 'New Era of Manufacturing'
- company to focus on developing tools to set manufacturers apart, providing
after sales services as well, Nancy Spurling Johnson, Cadalyst, June 14, 2012
PlanetPTC Live Recap: Mike Campbell Presents Creo 2.0 in Keynote
- discussed significant improvements to modular, detailed, concept designs in
Creo 2.0, easy shifting to Creo Parametric, Lindsey Christensen, Creo (by PTC),
June 14, 2012
Boosting 3D Graphics in Creo 2.0
- vertex
buffer object is implemented in Creo Parametric 2.0 to
improve performance, order independent transparency mode for
faster rendering, Greg Corke, DEVELOP 3D, June 12, 2012
Organic Shape Modeling with PTC Creo Parametric Freestyle
- Creo
Parametric 2.0 has well-integrated subdivision surface
modeler Freestyle to create aesthetic surfaces, Evan Yares,
3D CAD Tips, June 11, 2012
For PTC,
'Interesting'
= 'Good'
-
presentation at PlanetPTC discussed use of PTC products in
designing, managing complex systems like Whirlpool Maxima washers, dryers,
Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot Topics, June 8, 2012
Planet PTC Live 2012 -
Jim Heppelmann Discusses the PTC Strategy
- lifecycle management services, CADplace, YouTube, June 3, 2012
Creo Peeps Shake,
Rattle and Roll to the PTC Beat - impressive keynote by Jim Heppelmann,
presentations on Creo roadmap, flex modeling extension, Josh Mings,
SolidSmack, May 7, 2012
PlanetPTC
Live
2012:
PTC, At
Your
Service
-
renewed focus is on product-centric approach to service lifecycle management,
Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, May 31, 2012
Shake-and-Break Assembly Views on New PTC iPad/iPhone App
- Windchill Mobile searches for products, documents, related product
information, browses through product structures, examines exploded views,
related components in 3D, Randall Newton, Graphic Speak, June 7, 2012
PTC Presents New Mission, New Market Alignment - CEO James Heppelmann
discussed digitization of strategic manufacturing processes, Randall Newton,
Graphic Speak, June 6, 2012
Smackdown:
Creo Parametric Head-To-Head with Pro/E - Match 1 -
Creo Parametric takes 30% lesser time to handle large assemblies, smoother
sketching operations, impressive freestyle feature, Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC),
June 4, 2012
What
Performance
Gains
Will
Creo 2.0
Give
You?
- Creo
options modeler app to develop, create validate modular products, double design
productivity with 490 enhancements, Bill Martin-Otto, CAD/CAM Performance, May
23, 2012
Creo
2.0:
Core
Enhancements
to
Sketching
in Creo
Parametric
-
real-time regeneration feature, additional geometry commands, streamlined
interfaces for curves from equations, Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC), May 17, 2012
The Dassault
Systemes and PTC Modeling Kernel Problem - SolidWorks V6
to use CGM modeling kernel being used by CATIA; Creo Direct
will use PTC's Granite modeling kernel, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, May 6, 2012
Concepting in Creo, Pt 3: Buyer's Guide for Concept Design
- consider interoperability among apps, support for entire design cycle,
downstream processes, centrally managed product record, Bill Martin-Otto,
CAD/CAM Performance, Apr 26, 2012
PTC
Introduces
Modular
Product
Design
Creo App
and
Windchill
Mobile
- Creo Options Modeler to create/validate modular product designs in 3D,
updated apps to support concept design, enhanced freestyle capabilities, change
tracking feature, Cadalyst, Apr 12, 2012
PTC
Slips on
the
Shiny
Sequins
of Creo
2.0.
Upgrading
- tool
to pick, choose from existing components, works with BOM app, Creo Parametric
gets freeform surfaces, cross-sections, measure tool, ability to track, accept
and reject changes, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Apr 10, 2012
PTC Releases Creo the Next Generation - large
assemblies load 10 times faster, new track changes feature, ability to couple
allowable product options, parts structure, 3D models, Randall Newton, Graphic
Speak, Apr 9, 2012
PTC
Virtual
Corporate
Visit -
Operations
and
Strategy
- PTC
consists of 5 related businesses: PLM, MCAD, application lifecycle
management, supply chain, service lifecycle, Jeff
Rowe, MCADCafe,
Mar 22, 2012
PTC Meets
With Journalists, Pt 2 - Creo Parametric 2.0 has drag
handles, 3D dragger, improved cross sectioning, flex modeling, Q&A on history
tree, Creo Layout, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Mar 13, 2012
Creo 2.0 is Near - Creo background,
architecture, Creo 2.0 on AnyBOM strategy, Evan Yares, 3D CAD Tips, Mar 2, 2012
PTC
Meets
With
Journalists,
Pt 1
- Q&A on
strategy
behind
Creo,
UI,
keeping
direct,
history
separate,
plans
for
AnyBOM,
Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Mar 6, 2012
upFront.eZine
Visited
PTC,
Yesterday
- Creo
2.0
offers
previews
of
operations
in
real-time;
PTC is
porting
it to
iOS
platform, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 1, 2012
Educating Beta
-
students from UK beta testing latest school version of Creo software, identical
to professional version, Stephen Holmes, DEVELOP 3D, Feb 28, 2012
Say Good-Bye to Paper Technician Manuals with Creo Illustrate
- creates 3D, interactive, updatable service manuals, viewable on laptop, tablet
or smart phone, Bill Martin-Otto, CAD/CAM Performance, Feb 8, 2012
PTC Gets
Ready to Mobilize Windchill - Windchill Mobile app
for PLM users; mobile viewer, based on Creo View, to view, annotate, share 3D
design files, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Feb 8, 2012
PTC Faces 2012 with Cuts, Reorganization - $320 million in revenue
generated in Q1, restructuring to 5 market sectors: CAD, PLM, ALM, SCM, SLM,
Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Jan 31, 2012
From the PTC Q1 Earnings Call Transcript - CEO James Heppelmann on Creo,
upcoming reorganization at PTC, cost cutting steps, commentary on
Seeking Alpha transcript,
Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Jan 31, 2012
PTC First Quarter Revenue Up 19%; Plans Internal Re-Organization
- revenue of $318 million led by Windchill, contributions of recent
acquisitions, but CAD revenue flat, Randall Newton, Graphic Speak, Jan 26, 2012
PTC
Mobility
- PTC
plans to
launch
mobile
apps
this
year:
Windchill
Mobile,
Arbortext
3D
Service
Information
for the
iPad,
SocialLink,
Creo View, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Jan 9, 2012
Summarizing
PTC's
Decades
of
Fervent
In-House
Innovation
(and
Acquisitions),
Pt 4
- PTC
executives
on
Windchill,
technological
environment,
Creo
platform,
view on
natively
linking
PLM with
plant
automation
apps, PJ
Jakovljevic,
TEC Blog, Jan 3, 2012
What PTC Sees for 2012 - regarding mobility,
mobile apps, Collaboration 2.0 through PLM, crowd-sourcing, community enhancing
programs, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Dec 16, 2011
Bridging the Divide - PTC executive on combination of MKS
Integrity and PTC's PLM products, Creo 2.0 release, Justin Cunningham, EUREKA,
Dec 9, 2011
Report
from PTC
Live
TechForum
-
Windchill 10.0 introduced, Creo 2.0 with configuration management tools to be
released in March 2012, Tanya Weaver, DEVELOP 3D, Nov 18, 2011
We Check Out PTC's Promise That Creo Solves MCAD's Four Unaddressed
Problems - Creo is becoming user friendly, interoperability works
with optional modules, uses Windchill technology for assembly
management, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Nov 11, 2011
PTC, the
Windchill
Company,
Talks
About
Growing
CAD
- Q&A on
creating tipping point through Creo, uptake of Creo/Direct, opportunities at
automotive OEM level, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Nov 8, 2011
Quick Update: PTC, DS, Nemetschek - GAAP revenue of $339 million
earned by PTC; Dassault's September quarter revenue up 7%;
Nemetschek reported 9% increase in sales, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger
Corporation Hot Topics, Oct 31, 2011
Creo Apps and CoCreate
- strategy for CoCreate customers, users, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by PTC),
Oct 19, 2011
Creo, AnyMode Modeling, and the Common Data Model
- Creo strategy, apps tailored for right user, technology approach
explained, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by PTC), Oct 19, 2011
Creo
Apps and Pro/ENGINEER - PTC claims Creo to have new
breakthrough, patent-pending technology, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by PTC),
Oct 18, 2011
The Creo
User Interface - correct icons in UI will be available in
Creo maintenance release in Nov 2011, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by PTC), Oct
18, 2011
Design Software for Tomorrow's Engineers
- PTC executive on company's strategy towards education, key tactics behind
it, free software for students, educational programs, Geoff Hedges, Creo,
Aug 24, 2011
Intro to PTC's Creo Direct Modeling Express
Interface
- YouTube, Aug 25, 2011
PTC Excretes Creo Bliss. Direct Modeling Express
Available for Free - standardizes
on Creo ribbon layout, structure browser, pop-up property setting, Josh
Mings, SolidSmack, Aug 2011
Unlocking Creativity - Creo 1.0 with
role-based apps offers open, inclusive process to help users contribute to
product designs, Matt Bailey, EUREKA, Aug 8, 2011
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Express: A Free Push-Pull CAD Modeling App
from PTC - flexible modeling approach, easier designing of
interlocking parts, realism enhancement options, import options limited to
neutral formats only, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Aug 23, 2011
Creo and '2D to 3D Conversion' - benefits of 3D, Creo's
direct modeling approach addresses drawbacks, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by
PTC), Aug 23, 2011
The Fuss About Creo's Old UI
- Creo is same technology with enhancements, people seem confused by
Creo release fanfare, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Aug 17, 2011
PTC Product
Update
- 9 apps of Creo 1.0 discussed, PTC Windchill 10.0 optimizes user
experience with targeted enhancements, Charles Clarke, TCT Magazine,
July 2011
PTC Adds 2D Sketch Tool to Creo Lineup -
free, standalone 2D design app with array of
advanced brush capabilities, compatible with
other Creo apps, supports TIFF, BMP, JPG, PNG
drawing formats, Beth Stackpole, Design News, Aug 11, 2011
Creo Sketch. PTC's First Free Concept Design App
- brush smoothness, fristkets for masking
curves, curvature visualization, but needs better zoom, curve control,
spline control, new UI, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Aug 2011
Creo Sketch: A Free 2D Paint and Sketch Program from PTC - digital
sketch pad has virtual drawing tools, works in layer-based system, lacks
features to snap to midpoints, centers, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Aug
1, 2011
PTC's Direct Modeling Strategy - Creo Elements/Direct 18.0 is supposed to be
latest version of CoCreate, Beth Stackpole, Design News, Aug 4, 2011
Meeting Configure One at PlanetPTC Live 2011 - Concept Enterprise Product Configurator offers differentiating visualization capabilities, functionality for managing special requests, routing report features to support manufacturing clients, PJ Jakovljevic,
TEC Blog, Aug 3, 2011
PTC Q2 Beats
Guidance - And It's Not Due to MKS - $292 million
revenue generated, license revenue up 21%, 27 large deals reported, Monica
Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot Topics, July 26, 2011
PTC Sets 3rd Quarter Revenue Record - net
income for quarter up 44%, North America revenue generated $105 million,
sales recovering in all sectors, Randall Newton, Graphic Speak, July 27,
2011
Some Questions Answered About PTC's Creo 1.0
- Creo integration with industrial design, CAM, Windchill-Creo interaction,
direct modeling capabilities of Creo, upgrade path, associated cost, Jeff
Rowe, MCADCafe, July 25, 2011
Creo 1.0: Creo Parametric Sketching and Editing Demo'd
- fast access to sketching environment, on-the-fly reference picking,
dynamic preview, unified editing capabilities, Geoff Hedges, Creo, May 3,
2011
Changing the PLM Landscape: PTC's Acquisition of MKS
- understanding details of acquisition from business and personal
perspective, Chad Jackson, engineering-matters.com, July 18, 2011
Direct Modeling and Variant Design - adding
design intent to model using Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, Paul Hamilton of
PTC, July 18, 2011
Creo 1.0: More Evolutionary Than Revolutionary
- Creo Parametric has top-level UI ribbon bar, flexible modeling extensions;
Q&A session from PTC event, Steve Wolfe, Graphic Speak, July 11, 2011
PTC Pushes PLM Progress and Vision at PlanetPTC 2011 - event focused on Creo, Windchill 10 updates, MKS
acquisition, Jim Brown, Tech Clarity, July 6, 2011
Creo Freestyle Exposes Its Shape - freeform surface modeling
capability in Creo Parametric, builds high-quality geometry quickly, Ray
Kurland's Blog, July 5, 2011
PTC Creo Revealed
- Creo 1.0 launched with 9 apps, features of Creo Parametric, strategy
behind it, pricing, Josh Mings, Desktop Engineering, July 1, 2011
SharePoint, Social and the Enterprise - SocialLink
tools allow to kick off conversation; SharePoint users have direct access to
engineering data within Vault 2012, Al Dean, DEVELOP 3D, June 30, 2011
PTC Creates a New Design Paradigm with Creo 1.0
- direct, parametric modeling capabilities combined in long-awaited Creo
platform, John Myers, Creo Community, June 22, 2011
Jeff Rowe, Creo Questions, and MCADCafe.com -
PTC answers questions posed in Rowe's article, including Creo CAM strategy, Windchill
integration with Creo, more, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by PTC), June 28, 2011
Creo 1.0 and Digital Prototyping - Creo View ECAD
for visual inspection capabilities, AnyRole Apps for communicating design
intent, optimize design, Geoff Hedges, Creo blog (by PTC), June 27, 2011
Top 10 New Features in Creo Elements/Direct 18.0
- ribbon UI, extended model manager, intuitive organization of actions,
context sensitive actions, extended mini toolbar, realistic previews,
YouTube, June 22, 2011
PlanetPTC 2011: Its All About Creo and MKS
- PTC executives on rebranding product line, Creo products, pricing,
packaging, Raykurland's Blog, June 17, 2011
PTC Delivers First Creo Apps - Creo apps designed to optimize
engineering, manufacturing, service processes, Jeff Rowe, MCADCafe,
June 20, 2011
Modeling with Creo: Diving into the Details - Creo apps for
designing mechanical geometry: Creo Layout, Parametric, Direct, Chad
Jackson, engineering-matters.com, June 20, 2011
PTC Roadmaps
Aplenty - Creo gets positive response, vision for other PTC products
was not mentioned at event, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot
Topics, June 17, 2011
Smoke, Mirrors, Creo, Ninjas: All Good Things - feature-based
modeling system at its core, Creo works like direct modeling system in
seamless manner, Al Dean, DEVELOP 3D, June 17, 2011
Direct Modeling in Creo -
process of adding features to bottom of feature tree is automated in
Creo for direct modeling functions, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, June 17,
2011
From PlanetPTC Live Day 2: PTC's Lessons Learned to Shape the Future -
CEO Jim Heppelmann on problems of engineering organizations, guiding
force behind Creo, acquisitions by PTC, John Myers, Creo Community, June 14,
2011
Future Promises and Concerns about PTC after Planet PTC Live -
Creo apps sound promising, Windchill mobile app is nice, strategic
decision about PLM improving work are lacking, Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think
Tank, June 16, 2011
PTC Social Link and SharePoint: What the Future Holds?
- advantage can become disadvantage if team members not familiar with
SharePoint, Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, June 17, 2011
PlanetPTC Live 2011: Embedded Software, Mobile Apps, and SocialLinks -
mobile app for Windchill currently under development, MKS Integrity may
remain standalone product, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, June 8, 2011
PTC's Creo 1.0 Hits The Streets -
core mechanical CAD capabilities being offered as role-based apps, Beth Stackpole,
Design News, June 14, 2011
PTC's
Heppelmann Makes a Gutsy Move with Creo - stagnant sales, mature
market, fundamentally hard to use products pushed CEO to develop Creo, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, June 14, 2011
PTC Delivers First Creo Apps - Stephanie
Neil, Managing Automation, June 14, 2011
PlanetPTC Live 2011:
Nine Siblings in the First House of Creo - standalone apps don't require
Windchill PLM to operate, Creo Sketch to be offered for free, Kenneth Wong's
Virtual Desktop, June 14, 2011
Thinking About PLM on the Planet PTC Live - Day 1 - Creo 1.0 announced, Windchill 10.0 released, mobile apps for Windchill, Arbotext
introduced, Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, June 14, 2011
A New PTC At PlanetPTC Live - keynote by CEO Jim Heppelmann, MKS
acquisition to manage embedded software, Creo 1.0 released, Beth Stackpole,
Design News, June 13, 2011
Creo 1.0: Just the Apps Ma'am: Creo Parametric - John Buchowski
of PTC on Creo Parametric, delivering user experience, new features in Creo
1.0, Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC), June 14, 2011
Creo 1.0 Released! First Wave of Creo Apps Available
- Creo 1.0 available with first 9 apps, Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC),
June 13, 2011
Creo
1.0: How Open is Creo?
- Creo uses common data model to keep all data in synch, parts of
common data format will be open to customers, Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC),
June 13, 2011
PTC World, Day 1: Creo and More - Creo parametric freestyle, 6 new apps
shipping now, Mobile Windchill 10 on iPad received attention, Monica
Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot Topics, June 13, 2011
PTC Creo
1.0 Released: 9 Apps, Product Pricing and More - flexible modeling
extension, legacy migration extension, Creo freestyle features, Creo
Engineer Pack 1 suite for US $6,000, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, June 13, 2011
Today is the First
Day of the Rest of PTC's Life - users not convinced about
openness of Creo, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, June 14, 2011
PTC Launches Creo 1.0 - Creo
claims to solve issues of usability, interoperability, assembly management,
technology lock-in, Geoff Hedges of PTC comments, Deelip Menezes,
Deelip.com, June 13, 2011
Do the Creo 1.0 Apps Store Their Data in Proprietary File Formats? -
yes, but how interoperability, technology lock-in issue will be handled,
Evan Yares, June 13, 2011
Mythbusting: Six Common Not-Quite-Truths About Creo 1.0 - Creo is not just
renaming of Pro/E, doesn't require Windchill, Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC), June
9, 2011
PTC Creo 1.0: Breakthrough Technology?
- PTC's goals for Creo include increasing desktop revenue, Stephen
Wolfe, Graphic Speak, June 6, 2011
Creo Reactions: The Unanswered Questions Answered
- response to Stephen Wolfe article, includes input from Mike Campbell,
Geoff Hedges, Creo (by PTC), June 7, 2011
Summarizing PTC's Decades of Fervent In-House Innovation (and
Acquisitions) - Pt 3 - Creo suite will create growth
opportunity for PTC, The TEC Blog, June 1, 2011
PTC Buys MKS,
Adds System and Software Management to PLM - Creo Elements,
Windchill modules will work with MKS Integrity, change-management
platform for tracking embedded systems, software, Kenneth Wong's Virtual
Desktop, May 31, 2011
Introducing
PTC
Creo
-
Pro/E
will
break
into
8
apps
built
on
common
data
model;
Creo
bases
on 4
technology
enablers:
AnyRole, AnyMode,
AnyData,
AnyBOM,
Lawrence Gould, Time Compression, Apr 21, 2011
11Q2:
PTC
Returns
to
the
CAD
Bandwagon
-
Q&A
about
HKMC
contract,
federal,
defense
business,
Windchill
10, Dassault vs PTC, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, May 10, 2011
Parametric
Technology's
CEO
Discusses
Q2
2011
Results
-
Earnings
Call
Transcript
-
Creo
sales
increased
affecting
Windchill
sales, 12% revenue growth, $260 million in cash available, Seeking Alpha,
Apr 29, 2011
Behind the Scenes: Meet the Creo Beta Testers (Wave 2)
- backgrounds, value of taking part in beta testing, Geoff Hedges, Creo, May
3, 2011
PTC Surprised by CAD Growth - Q2 revenues up 23%, Creo buzz
increased sales of CAD products, earning revenues of $155 million,
Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot Topics, Apr 28, 2011
PTC Extends Mechatronic Reach with MKS Acquisition
- acquisition will allow PTC customers to manage embedded software, Randall
Newton, Graphic Speak, Apr 7, 2011
PTC Embeds MKS -
$304 million acquisition to manage lifecycle of
embedded mechatronics software, Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation Hot
Topics, Apr 11, 2011
Creo,
My Take On It, Pt 3
-
understanding AnyRole apps in Creo, Paul Hamilton of PTC, Apr 5, 2011
PTC's Creo Gets the App Slap
- Creo 1.0 introduces apps: Creo Parametric, Creo Direct, Creo
Simulate, Creo Layout, Josh Mings, SolidSmack,
Mar 30, 2011
Creo, My Take on It, Pt 2 - Creo
offers round tripping process
(parametric>direct>parametric) with no
data loss via common data model, Paul
Hamilton
of PTC, Mar 29, 2011
Creo, My Take
On It, Pt 1 - understanding common data model concept,
Paul Hamilton of PTC, Mar 23, 2011
Behind the Scenes: February's Creo 1.0 Sprint Review
- box selection, draft, line/arc tool, glowing effect on selection, Geoff
Hedges, Creo, Mar 21, 2011
PTC Virtual
Corporate Visit - PTC to ship 9 Creo v1 apps this summer, updates on Creo strategy, Q&A,
Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, Mar 8, 2011
Behind the Scenes: Ribbon UIs - Love Them or Hate Them? -
users' reaction on ribbon
introduction in PTC products, interview with Neil Potter, director
of product design, usability for Creo, Geof Hedges, Creo, Mar 7,
2011
PTC, SolidWorks, Windchill PLM Success - Windchill grosses
$500M for PTC compared to SolidWorks $350M total annual revenue, Oleg
Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, Mar 1, 2011
The Jim Heppelmann Interview - PTC rebranding,
re-launching its flagship product, Pro/Engineer under Creo
product suite, Martyn Day, DEVELOP 3D, Feb 23, 2011
Behind the Scenes: PTC University
'Educates' Creo Blog
- interview with Matt Cohen, Divisional Vice President of PTC University,
Geoff Hedges, Creo, Feb 21, 2011
DE 15th
Podcast Series: PTC Looks Ahead with Creo - small
applications for specific purposes, managing highly-configurable products is
challenging, tools that helped in 3D designing, Kenneth Wong. Desktop
Engineering, Jan 13, 2011
Behind Scenes: We Report From One of Creo 1.0’s Sprint Reviews
- quality control at PTC, 5 step testing cycles,
automated tests for product development, Geof Hedges, Creo, Jan 12, 2011
Online Community Going Offline: CAD.de in Germany - covers CAD related products, systems, user meetings to be organized, focus on chat, network, Bettina Giemsa, PlanetPTC
Community, Jan 6, 2011
2010
PLM Vendors PTC, Dassault Push CAD for the Casual User - PTC,
Dassault take different paths to spreading CAD beyond hardcore
designers, engineers, Stephanie Neil, Managing Automation, Dec 12, 2010
Parametric Technology Analyst Meeting Highlights - follow-up from Nov 1 meeting in New York, Jay Vleeschhouwer, WorldCAD Access, Nov 17, 2010
PTC Creo: Big Promises, Bold Timelines, Boatloads of Risk - Jeff Waters of SpaceClaim, Nov 16, 2010
The King is Dead…Long Live the King - PTC’s unveiling of its next generation design system, Creo, meaning for company, existing customers, Stephen Holmes, Al Dean, Develop3D, Nov 15, 2010
Here Comes Creo Elements/Pro 5.0 - loading 1 plug-in, updating Wildfire 5.0 installation to building M065, PTC killing Pro/ENGINEER brand, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com,
Nov 3, 2010
Parametric Technology: Struck by Lightning - PTC's stagnant growth in
recent years may have led to revamping of products, breakdown on
current revenue by product lines, Jay Vleeschhouwer, WorldCAD
Access, Nov 2, 2010
Creo Plug-ins - KeyShot plug-in for Creo, screen shot showing model rendered in KeyShot, plug-ins for Pro/Engineer,
Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Nov 2, 2010
PTC Reinvents Itself with Creo - over-the-top theatrics aside,
Creo is undoubtedly a gutsy change of direction for PTC, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, Nov 2, 2010
PTC Steps It Up, Launches Creo, Changes Pro/E Name - Creo definition,
functionality, availability, other PTC products in comparison, Josh Mings,
SolidSmack, Oct 29, 2010
What Exactly Is Creo? - Pt 5,
Pt
6,
Pt
7 - continuing analysis, commentary about PTC's
Creo, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Oct 29, 2010
New PTC Design
Suite Announced - Lightning Creates Creo - suite of products built on
open/common database, smaller/lighter/simpler apps, implications for customers,
Jim Brown, Tech-Clarity, Oct 29, 2010
PTC Creo -
Any Thing Possible? - CREO replacing existing Pro-E, CoCreate, ProductView
products, common data model, interoperability, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think
Tank, Oct 29, 2010
Ask the Reader: Will Project Lightning Live Up to All the Hype? -
functioning, PLM backbone driving CAD model, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Oct 27,
2010
What's So Great About Project Lightning? -
fundamental ease of use, interoperable, assembly management, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Oct 27, 2010
Creo AnyMode Modeling: Behind the Scenes with Brian Thompson -
on AnyMode modeling approach, direct modeling tools, Barb Schmitz, Creo, Oct
26, 2010
PTC: One Size Doesn't Fit All - Creo, weaving
together 2D, 3D, direct/parametric modeling techniques, interoperability, Schnitger
Corporation, Oct 29, 2010
PTC Reveals Project Lightning as Creo -
company to redefine mechanical CAD market, 4 technologies from Creo
application suite, Jamie Gooch, Desktop Engineering, Oct 28, 2010
PTC Lightning: Prelude to PTC Creo 1.0 - Creo
allowing AnyMode modeling, parametric and direct geometry to be exchanged,
Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Oct 28, 2010
PTC Creo - the Future of CAD for the Next 20 Years? -
PTC claims to solve big CAD problems with AnyRole Apps, AnyRole Modeling,
AnyData Adoption, Any BOM Assembly, hint that the present sales channel is
about to get a shake up, Develop3D, Oct 28, 2010
PTC Reveals Project Lightning as Creo - promises
to redefine mechanical CAD, Jamie Gooch, Desktop Engineering, Oct 28, 2010
PTC Launches Creo; Rebrands Pro/E - Creo suite
of apps to replace current product lines, likely to end up on an iPad,
Leslie Gordon, Machine Design blog, Oct 28, 2010
PTC's Upturn Continues but is the Stock a Good Value? -
PTC's enterprise software revenue growth slowed from previous 2 quarters but
grew strongly, raising new license sales, Steve Wolfe, COFES Blog, Oct 27,
2010
What Exactly is Creo? - Pt 1 - PTC introduces
new family of products that take parts from Pro/ENGINEER, CoCreate &
ProductView, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Oct 28, 2010
What Exactly is Creo? - Pt 2 - Creo unites
design apps with common user interface, data format, Deelip Menezes,
Deelip.com, Oct 28, 2010
What Exactly is Creo? - Pt 3 - Creo compared to
Autodesk Fusion, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Oct 28, 2010
What Exactly is Creo? - Pt 4 -
shows 3 Creo apps working together, 2D drafting, 3D direct modeling,
history-based parametrics, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Oct 28, 2010
The Diminishing Significance of PLM
- PTC to start presenting as a product development company with CAD, PLM just 2
of its many offerings, repositioning as Heppelmann takes over from
Harrison,
Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Aug 27, 2010
Social Media Aided CAD
- social media embedded in Pro/E useful in collaboration during design,
using instant messaging, model-wiki function by PTC, collaboration workspace,
SolidWorks Legion, Aug 25, 2010
PTC States It's Agnostic on the Cult of CAD-on-the-Cloud
- PTC EVP Brian Shepherd on PTC cloud strategy, hype about cloud computing, sees no advancing threat, cloud may have place in CAE, PLM, parametric modeling approach, Martyn
Day, Develop 3D, July 28, 2010
PTC's Heppelmann, the CEO in the Wings - Jim Heppelmann, President and COO
of Parametric Technology Corp. on great products delivered by PTC
innovation, Marc Songini, Mass High Tech, July 21, 2010
Babysitting SQL -
maintaining enterprise systems, add/remove users, performing backups of SQL
database, using SQL Maintenance Plan Wizard, defragging SQL drives, Jeff
Sweeney, 3DVision Technologies, June 25, 2010
PTC USER World Event 2010, Day 1 and 2 - CoCreate Modeling, solutions, Paul Hamilton, Jun 9, 2010
Project Lightning
- PTC Strikes a Plan for the Future of MCAD - PTC unveils concept for scalable, interoperable, open, easy-to-use set of mechanical design apps, due in October, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Jun 8, 2010
PTC User World Event 2010 - Lightning to Reinvigorate CAD and PLM - PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann, Project Lightning, market lethargy symptoms in industry, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Jun 8, 2010
Project Lightning
- PTC Strikes a Plan for the Future of MCAD - PTC unveils concept for scalable, interoperable, open, easy-to-use set of mechanical design apps, due in October, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Jun 8, 2010
PTC User World Event 2010
- Lightning to Reinvigorate CAD and PLM - PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann, Project Lightning, market lethargy symptoms in industry, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Jun 8, 2010
PTC's Project Lightning - My Guess at What It Is - author expects an amalgam of CoCreate and Pro/E, Raykurland's Blog, Jun 8, 2010
Integrating ECAD with Pro/E - PTC's IDX-based
workflow, using PTC ProductView ECAD Compare tool for identifying,
rationalizing changes, Al Dean, Develop 3D, May 21, 2010
PTC: 'We're Ready to be on the Cloud' - putting apps on cloud,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Apr 30, 2010
Parametric Throw-Down: We will Gain Market Share - PTC to hike per-share profit at least 20% per year, J Bonasia, Investors.com,
Mar 25, 2010
PTC Discusses Social Media
- PTC's
social media director, executives discuss meaning of being social, banking on
it, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Mar 16, 2010
Heppelmann Discusses
Parametric Technology's Growth
- PTC COO on company growth, products, clients, business strategy, YouTube, Mar
9, 2010
PTC Rides License Growth as PLM Comes of Age - Windchill license revenue
shoots up, making place for PTC in PLM marketplace, Chris Chiappinelli,
Managing Automation, Mar 6, 2010
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
5.0 Focuses on Productivity, Design Efficiency - real-time
dynamic editing feature, rib tool, spark analysis extension, context-sensitive
menus, Desktop Engineering, Feb 24, 2010
PTC Take Off the Gloves on the Product Lifecycle Management Battlefield
- PTC's Jim Heppelmann about Dassault, Siemens PLM, cloud computing, Arbortext & service information solutions, ProductPoint,
Pro/E, Al Dean, Develop 3D, Feb 12, 2010
Signs of Life for Manufacturing Software -
PTC is experiencing growth with its Windchill product collaboration suite,
Ben Rose, Seeking Alpha, Feb 4, 2010
PTC Gets Into Green
Product Development with New Acquisition - PTC acquires Planet Metric to
expand its InSight product line, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Feb 8, 2010
2009
Installing Windchill Desktop Integrations and Some Common User Tasks -
setting up server connection, searching for documents, PTC Express, Dec 2009
The Changing Face of
Parametric Modeling - Pro/E Wildfire 5.0 includes ability to
directly push, pull, poke, pinch on surfaces, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop,
Dec 23, 2009
PTC Conference Call Notes - Dassault deal, sales, hiring overseas,
economic recovery, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Oct 29, 2009
Take the Easier Route: Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Cabling & Piping Design -
ability to create harness easily, cables on-the-fly, improved model
tree, fast access to key commands, Jerry Fireman, PTC Express, Oct 2009
Tolerance Analysis: Preparing Your Model for the Real World - Pro/E
Tolerance Analysis Extension enables design engineers to perform 1D
tolerance analysis, PTC.com, Oct 2009 pdf
Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 Pioneers Social Product Development -
various features like visual report, pop-up notification, wiki,
collaboration space, more, Jerry Fireman, PTC Express, Sep 2009
How to Trounce Competitors, Domino Style, by PTC - PTC emphasizes domino
effect in recent quarterly conference call, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, Jul 30, 2009
How
to Loose Subscribers and Maintain Revenues, by PTC - charging
customers more for renewal, showing empathy for some needy Pro/E users, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Jul 30, 2009
The
Future of CAD, by PTC - CEO Richard Harrison predicts data
management domain will grow in future, connecting companies globally, helping
them collaborate, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Jul 29, 2009
The 15
Minute Lockout - Pro/E takes 15 minutes to unlock DLL for developing
plug-in, Deelip.com, Jul 9, 2009
PTC/USER 2009
- user training, networking event discussed social product development, Pro/E
Wildfire 5.0, Windchill 9.1, announced, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Jun 25, 2009
10 Questions with Kathleen Mitford of PTC
- benefits of implementing PLM, comparison, improving organization's competitive
advantage, unifying product development teams, Just-Style PLM Hub, Jun 26, 2009
PTC: Has the "For Sale" Sign Come Down? - PTC unveils releases,
makes acquisitions, invests in R&D and is still hiring, not acting like company up for
sale, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, Jun 10, 2009 exclusive
The Frigin'Long Post of 5 Things a SolidWorks User Can Gain From Going to a
Pro/E Conference - new features like direct editing shown in Pro/E,
products exhibition, comparison of PTC/User with SolidWorks World event,
Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Jun 10, 2009
PTC User 09 and CoCreate - Day 2 - presentation by John Abele, class on
CoCreate Modeling advanced topics, Paul Hamilton, Jun 10, 2009
Pro/ENGINEER 2D and 3D Drawings - presentation on Wildfire 4.0 & Wildfire
5.0 2D, 3D drawings, Mark Ganzer, PTC/User 2009 World Event, Jun 8, 2009
Data
In, Data Out - direct import support for SolidWorks, Inventor, expanded granite based interoperability between releases of Pro/E, improved import data
doctor interface, Mark Ganzer, PTC/User 2009 World Event, Jun 8, 2009
PTC User World Event 2009: Pro/ENGINEER Gets More Explicit; Windchill Gets More Social
- video, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Jun 9, 2009
PTC Joins the Direct Modeling Bandwagon - direct modeling will be part
of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 6.0, Deelip.com, Jun 8, 2009
PTC/User World Event - Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 + Direct Edit Sneak Peak
- video, new modeling tools for assemblies, mechanisms, drafting/drawing
creation interface, import options for SolidWorks, Inventor data models, Al
Dean, Develop 3D, Jun 8, 2009
PTC/User World Event - Direct Editing in Pro/Engineer Update
- ability to grab, drag, drop geometry features within model without
recalculation overhead, Al Dean, Develop 3D, Jun 8, 2009
PTC User 09 and CoCreate - Day 1 - presentations on CoCreate Modeling,
CoCreate product roadmap, breakthrough technologies around explicit
modeling, Paul Hamilton, Jun 9, 2009
PTC User World
Event 2009: A Tour of the Exhibit Hall - video, SMARTBytes from Virtual
Interconnect, SmartLibrary from B&W Software GmbH, digital-rights management
solution from i-cubed, Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop, Jun 8, 2009
GRANITE Cross-Release Interoperability - GCRI plug-in helps Pro/E Wildfire
2.0 users read files from later versions of Pro/E, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com,
May 25, 2009
PTC
Visit - PTC executives admit they need blogs to market
PTC products, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Apr 24, 2009
Justifying Your Attendance
- ideas for convincing your boss to let you attend PTC/USER event, PTC/User.org,
Apr 6, 2009
Pro/ENGINEER and Direct Editing -
buying CoCreate indicates that PTC is not going to add direct modeling
capability to Pro/E, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Apr 6, 2009
Pro/ENGINEER: Old Is Gold
- though written in C programming language, Pro/E is still very capable, Deelip
Menezes, Deelip.com, Apr 3, 2009
PTC World - The Speeches - overview on event, user meeting in Mumbai, PTC's
India country head's remarks, companies approach, new releases, MD Ashutosh
Parasnis view, more, Deelip Menezes, ProE.net, Feb 11, 2009
PTC World - Product Development System - companies new phrase, key notes on
PTC event in Mumbai, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Feb 11, 2009
PTC: We Heart Pirates
- CFO seems to encourage piracy in earnings call, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Jan 29, 2009
PTC Media Plus Analyst Event - Product Point Announcement
- Windchill ProductPoint brings
product design technology to SharePoint, managing complex data structure in
design system, Al Dean, Develop3D, Jan 14, 2009
2008
Promoting Education, Pt 3: PTC
- several products, programs, resources for training at all levels, providing
proficient, qualified PTC software users to prospective employers, Cadalyst,
Jeffrey Rowe, Oct 16, 2008
Can Pro/E be Made Easy to Learn and Remember? - challenges ahead for PTC
include competition from SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, Evan Yares, Evan on
Engineering Software, Sep 23, 2008
Etrage Wants to Eebbie-Wibbie
Your Wildfire - Etrage to get new ideas for 3rd party applications for Pro/E
Wildfire and Windchill with contest, Randall Newton, 3D CAD News, Feb 19, 2008
PTC Beats Microsoft, Dell, and
All Other CAD/PLM in New Customer Affinity Poll - six key drivers of CMO
Council to assess customer affinity index, Randall Newton, 3D CAD News, Feb 20,
2008
CoCreate Technology Finds a Safe Haven in PTC: Two Old Rivals Celebrate Their
Differences - PTC plans to grow CoCreate products family in 2008, CoCreate,
Jan 2008
PTC Press and Analyst Day - Jim Heppelmann on future revenue, developing
CoCreate products, Pro/E Wildfire 4, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, Feb 25, 2008
CCNtv Feb 4 Newscast - PTC
Q1 2008 revenue up 9%, AVEVA ReviewShare for 3D visualization, demo of NEC 24"
professional display, more, CADCAMNet, Feb 11, 2008
Model Business - PTC-CoCreate acquisition plus Dassault's
new kernel modeling technology, The Engineer Online, Jan 15, 2008
PTC Gets Explicit at Pro/E Wildfire 4.0 Launch - PTC's product strategy for
CoCreate plus four new modules released for Pro/E Wildfire 4.0, Kenneth Wong,
Cadalyst, Jan 22, 2008
Rounding is the Devil in the Details
- Auto Round in Pro/E Wildfire 4.0 claims to solve complex rounding problems in
seconds, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, Jan 19, 2008
PTC
Gets Explicit About CAD - CoCreate acquisition brings explicit
modeling capabilities to PTC, Design News, Jan 16, 2008
PTC
Embraces CoCreate - PTC is proud of 'explicit' modeling acquired from
CoCreate, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, Jan 16, 2008
2007
Toshiba-PTC Fraud Details
- PTC has $80 million at stake, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Nov 30, 2007
PTC
Acquires Aerospace Logistics Support Technology Vendor LBS to Shore Up Arbortext
- analysis of PTC's recent acquisition, Randall S Newton, CADdigest.com, Nov 9,
2007
Details on PTC's Toshiba Problem
- PTC CFO speaks on alleged fraud that may cause company to restate earnings,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Nov 2, 2007
PTC Goes History-Free, Buys CoCreate - Pro/E to attract more users with
history-free modeling approach, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Oct 30, 2007
PTC Acquires CoCreate
- PTC to get non-history-based 3D MCAD modeling at high price, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, Oct 31, 2007
Q&A: PTC CEO Richard Harrison Talks PLM -
talk about Pro/E-Windchill integration, acquisitions strategy, competition
in market, more, Jason Stamper, CBR Online, Sep 4, 2007
PTC
Boots SofTech from Partner Program - PTC/SofTech partnership ending in
January 2008 may bring hassles and headaches for users, Randall S. Newton,
CADdigest.com, Aug 24, 2007
PTC Fends Off Legal Heat from the Land of the Rising Sun
- GE Leasing Corp seeks $47 million, PTC denying charges, Kenneth Wong,
Cadalyst, Aug 13, 2007
PTC/User World 2007 - PTC executives talked about need of PLM, acquisition,
release of Windchill MPMLink, more, MCAD Online, July 23, 2007
PTC
Responds to Lackluster Quarter with 200 Layoffs and a Tax Maneuver - PTC
takes corrective measures after Q3 performance, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com,
July 31, 2007
New License Woes for PTC, Dassault in Recent Quarter by Chris Chiappinelli,
Managing Automation, July 27, 2007
PTC
Stock Drops 20% After Guidance Warning - PTC is expecting less
earnings in Q3 due to lower license revenue generated, Randall S. Newton,
CADdigest.com, July 16, 2007
PTC Global Media Event 2007 - PTC process framework introduced, a stock
buy-back program announced, PTC-Adobe agreement announced, Windchill 9.0
unveiled, more, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, June 11, 2007
PTC Uniontown Center Model for Company's Facilities - PTC employees work in
pods and use white boards to draw their ideas, James Pletcher Jr.,
Herald-Standard, June 10, 2007
PTC -
Process Design Corporation?
- PTC emphasizes process to sell its non-CAD products to customers, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, June 10, 2007
Pro/ENGINEER Experts Answer User Questions
- PTC product team discuss Wildfire, Pro/TOOLMAKER, CATIA interoperability,
multiple processors, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 6, 2007
Dean Kamen Talks to PTC Users About South Pointing Engine
- the most complicated mechanism of ancient times ends up a joke, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, June 5, 2007
Model-Centric Makes Sense
- model-centric design consists of a centralized 3D model that can shorten the
product development cycle, Jerry Fireman, PTC Express, May 2007
New UK PTC VAR - Inneo
and PTC executives talk about sales potential of MCAD and PLM software in UK, Al
Dean, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007
Get a Grip on Files with PTC PDM Tools - Pro/Intralink 8.0 PDM solution
focuses on Pro/Engineer data management needs of customers, Rita Stange, Pro/E
Community, February 22, 2007 (requires free registration)
Understanding the Windchill Performance Tuning Process - defining the terms
like performance, baselines, and goals, then determining performance baseline,
Matt Meadows, PROfiles Magazine, February 2007
PTC SMB Strategy Event - PTC grows through acquisition and product
configuration adjustment, targeting SMB market, Al Dean, MCAD Online, February
13, 2007
Fast
Growing PTC Turns in Impressive First 2007 Quarter Results - PTC earns
revenue of $221.7 million showing growth in all geographies and product
lines, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, January 30, 2007
SMB CAD Users: Take Note - PTC announces Pro/E Foundation XE package,
advanced versions with more enterprise capabilities, MS SQL Server support to
attract SMBs, Beth Stackpole, Design News, January 22, 2007
PTC's Key Differentiators - PTC's
single product line and scalability are its claims to superiority, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, January 18, 2007
PTC SMB Travelogue, Day 3
- no financial reports to be released at the event, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, January 18, 2007
Wait for it - Wildfire 4.0 Not Till Much Later This Year
- Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 may not be released until the end of the year, new
high end product package for $24,995, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, January 18,
2007
PTC -- Headquartered in USA, Made in India
- with R&D center in India, PTC is using Indian skilled workforce only at
one-third of the price in US, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, January 17, 2007
PTC SMB Travelogue, Day 2 - PTC press event highlights included ceo Dick
Harrison's report on PTC's progress, live demo of Miuro robot, more, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 17, 2007
PTC Arbortext Overview - similar to Pro/E, Arbortext
stores text in XML format and reuses data intelligently, Al Dean, MCAD Online,
January 15, 2007
2006
CAD Vendors Autodesk and PTC Bury the Hatchet
- Autodesk-PTC interoperability agreement aims to facilitate manufacturers
working in multi-CAD environments, Computer Business Review Online, December 21,
2006
How to Get Your Pro/ENGINEER Questions Resolved Quickly
- use a web support account, knowledge base or an online tech support, PTC
Express, November 2006
Interview: Jim Heppelmann, PTC - PTC executive talks about takeover,
acquisitions, relationships with IBM, footwear and apparel applications, FlexPLM
and more, MCAD Online, October 10, 2006
PTC/User 2006 World Event
- highlights of the event, ptc.com, August 29, 2006, pdf
PTC/User 2006 World Event - highlights from
June's user meeting include discussions on
integration of Arbortext and Mathcad in PTC's
products and "PLM on Demand" offer, MCAD Online, August 7, 2006
Optimize Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Performance
- HP xw8200 Workstation with dual-core processor fulfills the memory
requirements for running Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 in 64-bit environment, PTC Express,
May 2006
PTC/USER: Tuesday AM: Intralink 8.0 Migration - justifying the migration to
Intralink 8.0 and tip on removing unwanted old revision levels, Edwin Muirhead,
CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006
PTC/USER Part 4: Future Enhancements
- future PTC products will be featuring MathCAD, 3D drawings will have
annotations, auto-rounding, faster visualization, increased security, more,
Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 6, 2006
PTC Execs Paint Positive Picture - PTC determined to ease the design and
manufacturing problems with new suite of products like Wildfire 3.0, Arbortext
and Mathcad, Karl F. Moffatt, Pro/E Community, June 5, 2006
PTC/USER: Monday PM: The Future of PTC Products... - new features in
Wildfire 3.0 and other PTC products; Q&A session with PTC executives, Edwin
Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006
PTC/USER: Monday AM: Mathcad - presentation on analysis features of Mathcad,
Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006
PTC/USER: Monday AM: PTC Products - Jim Heppelmann of PTC talks about
linking Arbortext and Mathcad with Pro/E, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E
Help, June 5, 2006
PTC/USER World Event 2006, Part 1
- in keynote to over 2,000 attendees, PTC CEO tells of increased customer
satisfaction, revenue projected to be over $800M, acquisitions, Roopinder Tara,
CAD Insider, June 5, 2006
PTC/USER Part 2: Financial Highlights
- PTC wants to increase margin from 15% to 20%, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD
Insider, June 5, 2006
PTC/USER Part 3: Q&A
- PTC executives answer questions on acquisitions, growth, position in the
market, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 5, 2006
IE Affects PTC Software - problems occur while loading the Java plug-in or
launching ProductView, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, May 8, 2006
PTC Banks on Engineers Using Mathcad
- but since most applications do the math for you, how many CAD users will need
Mathcad?, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 1, 2006
PTC Buys Mathsoft, Part II - PTC thinks Mathcad is better than using
spreadsheets for Pro/E, Windchill, and Arbortext, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, April 28, 2006
Reduce Complexity and Cost with On Demand Model - IBM Application Services
for PDM, based on Windchill solution, collaborate and manage work projects
efficiently, Naseem Rao of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, March 2006
What's This Arbortext Stuff All About? - upgrading to Pro/INTRALINK 8.0
makes dynamic publishing possible using Arbortext Editor and Publishing Engine,
Jim Heppelmann of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, February 16, 2006
PTC in Bullish Mood - PTC executives talk about potential of Pro/E Wildfire
3 and hope to gain new heights through Arbortext, Martyn Day, MCAD Online,
February 10, 2006
To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade? - know the important facts about Pro/INTRALINK
8.0 to decide whether to upgrade from version 3.4, Jeff Rembold of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK
Advisor, February 2006
PTC
in the Black--But Back on Track? - PTC is enjoying its financial recovery
and the loyalty of its users and Pro/ENGINEER still has a big market share, but
continued success will depend upon PTC's focus and perspective, Roopinder Tara,
CADdigest.com, February 2, 2006
Resolving Filename Check in Conflicts for Objects That Already Exist in the
Database - compare status of your files before checking in to avoid conflict
in Pro/INTRALINK 8.0, Victor Gerdes of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, January 17,
2006
2005
PTC Turnaround: Software Company Adds Over 800 - with acquisition of
Arbortext and $83.6 million profit in 2005, PTC now recovers from 2003-2004
layoffs, Alexander Soule, Boston Business Journal, December 23, 2005
Parametric Modeling History - a history of parametric modeling in which PTC
is prominently mentioned, Robin Saitz of PTC, MCAD Online, December 15, 2005
A Student's Eye View of the PTC/USER World Event
- the event gives students industry knowledge
and technical information about Pro/E to find
them their place in industry, James Lynch of
University of Ireland, PROfiles Magazine, Fall
2005
17x
Faster - Pro/E claim of being 17 times faster than SolidWorks is
based on the time it took to save a drawing, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access,
December 8, 2005
PTC
Forays into Publishing - PTC and Arbortext executives speak on
PTC's acquisition of Arbortext and its future, Cadalyst Manufacturing, November
30, 2005
A Compelling Merger: Windchill PDMLink and EDA - Windchill PDMLink 8.0
now provides Windchill Supplier Management tool for CAD/EDA integration, Jim
Buchanan, PTC Express, November 2005
What's
the Difference Between 3.x and 8.0? (Part 2) - Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 can
be linked to corporate email systems, allows multiple servers connections, and
more, Jeff Rembold of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, October 27, 2005
All about
Arbortext - Jim Heppelmann, chief technical officer at PTC, talks on PTC's
acquisition of Arbortext, Rick Snider, PROfiles Magazine, Fall 2005
Five
Things You Should Know about Motion Analysis - Pro/E Mechanism
Dynamics Option tool makes motion analysis easy and time saving, and measures
different loading characteristics easily, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, October
2005
WAN Performance - the Performance Criteria for the 21st Century -
compressing meta-data, using Pro/E native menus, and offline workspace access
are some ways to get best Pro/INTRALINK performance, Victor Gerdes of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK
Advisor, October 14, 2005
Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 Backups - issues to be taken care of when building backup
strategy for Pro/INTRALINK, Joe Ferrante of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor,
September 22, 2005
Pro/INTRALINK 3.x Status and its Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 Equivalent - comparison
of Pro/INTRALINK 3.x and Pro/INTRALINK 8.0, Victor Gerdes of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK
Advisor, September 7, 2005
PTC User Conference: Part II - PTC executives discuss strategic services and
financial growth, plus news from the show floor, Martyn Day, MCAD Online,
September 19, 2005
Preparing for Pro/INTRALINK 3.x Data Migration - some configuration issues
to be discussed before starting migration process, Marc Berget of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK
Advisor, September 2, 2005
Wait Just a Minute...Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 May NOT be Right for You! - think
about Windchill PDMLink before making a move to Pro/INTRALINK 8.0, Tom Shoemaker
of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, September 7, 2005
New Levels of Performance and Scalability in a Wide Area Network - Pro/INTRALINK
8.0 works on WANs, a big improvement over Pro/INTRALINK 3.x, Jim Heppelmann of
PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, August 28, 2005
Losing
Your Memory? - cooperation between HP, Intel, and PTC has introduced 64-bit
technology, thus breaking artificial memory barrier for Pro/ENGINEER users, PTC
Express, June 2005
PTC
User Conference: Part 1 - PTC executives address users at annual Pro/E user
meeting, MCAD Online, August 8, 2005
PTC Sets Aggressive Growth Plans
- at annual user conference, PTC announces two acquisitions, two major product
upgrades, a strategic partnership with IBM, and boldly predicts it will hit $1
billion by 2008, Stephanie Neil, Managing Automation, June 7, 2005
PTC Focuses Manufacturing Strategy With Acquisition - PTC acquisition of
Polyplan aims to improve communication between design and manufacturing,
Jeffrey Rowe, MCAD Cafe, June 13, 2005
The High-End MCAD and cPDm Market Segments of the PLM Industry
- report on enterprise MCAD and collaborative product definition
management (cPDm) for the discrete manufacturing
industries, CIMata, May 2005 (28 page pdf,
may require free registration)
Enhancing Information
Exchange - PTC/USER user group aims to fulfill mission by increasing user participation, enhancing content
and improving collaboration with current and potential partners, Evan Caile,
Profiles Magazine, Spring 2005
Take Advantage of Government-Funded Pro-Engineer Training - employed and
unemployed members of the Pro/E community can make use of these programs,
Todd Piccuillo, Profiles Magazine, May 2005
2005 Executive Meeting Review
- 2004 was a profitable year for PTC with increased revenues in both MCAD
and Windchill with strong growth maintenance, Rick Snider, Profiles
Magazine, May 2005
PTC Growth Reflects CAD Industry Success From Broad PLM Adoption
- emergence from a tough past coincides with growing acceptance of PLM,
Michael Burkett, AMR Research, May 4, 2005
Up, Up, Up
- CAD vendors like PTC, Dassault, Intergraph report increasing revenues,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 27, 2005 (more
CAD industry features)
PTC Pro/ENGINEER Supports 64-Bit Windows XP Professional On HP Workstations
- 64-bit architecture increases accessible memory and allows users freedom
to design complex assemblies, Jeffrey Rowe, MCADcafe.com, April 26, 2005
PTC
First to Ship 64-Bit CAD
- will allow access to an
"unimaginable" 18 billion GB of addressable memory, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 20, 2005
PTC and the Center for Automotive Research Forecast the Future of
Automotive Product Development - a more disciplined process, greater
use of virtual prototypes, increased global outsourcing and an increased
importance of design are some of the trends in product development this
year, Jeffrey Rowe, MCADcafe.com, April 18, 2005
Developers Easing Move to 3D Design
- companies like PTC, UGS, Alibre, Dassault Systems and SolidWorks attempts
to convert 2D CAD users include features that mimic 2D software functions,
Paul Teague, Design News, April 18, 2005
CAD
Users Try to Beat Clock
- from sketching models to guzzling beer, it's all happening at the National
Manufacturing Week, Paul Teague, Design News, March 9, 2005
Going Clean, Going Green
- how Pro/ENGINEER users can prepare to make parts and
assemblies compliant with the new, more stringent
environmental regulations that will take effect in 2006,
Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, February 2005
Pro/E Salary
Survey 2004 - results of a Pro/E salary survey from users in the U.S.
and across the globe, including participants' personal comments, Alexandra Pratt, Pro/E Community, January 12, 2005
(requires free registration)
Design Outsourcing Spurs PTC's Growth - PTC India has carved a niche for
itself in the CAD/CAM/CAE and PLM markets over the past decade, Vinutha V,
Express Computer, January 7, 2005
2004
2004
Education and Training Roundup - provides Pro/ENGINEER user training
resources and information on PTC's menu of training solutions, ConnectPress
and contributors, Pro/E Community, November 2004 (requires free
registration)
From UNIX to Windows - Toyota's relationship with PTC and its Pro/E Wildfire software is instructive as to how MCAD software could be developed in the future, Arnie Williams, Cadalyst, September 15, 2004 3D Models: Worth a Thousand Words in Chinese - Windchill ProjectLink allows engineers at a design firm in Scottsdale, Arizona to explain things to manufacturers in China through 3D rendered images and animations, Machine Design, July 2004 Building a Better Bicycle - Pro/ENGINEER analysis and MCAD tools help Santa Cruz Bicycles improve bike design and profits, Louise Elliott, DE Online, July 2004Engineers Cite Pro/ENGINEER Features They Like Best - behavioral modeling and simulation tools are among the things that users cite as their favorite Pro/E's capabilities, Design News, June 21, 2004 My Experience at PTC/USER Conference 2004, Nashville, TN - a report from the recent annual gathering, where Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 received a good deal of the focus, Florin Neamtu, Pro/E Community, June 23, 2004 (free registration required)Software Maker Runs Screaming from Itanium - why PTC stopped supporting the Intel Itanium systems for Pro/ENGINEER, Pro/INTRALINK and Windchill, Ashlee Vance, The Register, June 18, 2004 An Interview with Alex Sharlot, Design Leader of the U.S. Marines Carousel Project - Pro/ENGINEER was deployed to help design container carousels that provide high-density storage and dedicated locations for materials for U.S. marines, Alexandra Pratt, Pro/E Community, April 23, 2004 (may require free registration)PTC Finances Improve - PTC turned a profit in the last fiscal quarter and expects to repeat the success next quarter, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 21, 2004Wildfire Benchmark 2004 - IBM and Dell workstations performed well, Jay Sussman, Pro/E Community, April 8, 2004 (may require free registration) Down: PTC's Q1 2004 Financial Results - PTC's revenues from CAD were down 4% and revenues from PLM were down 6%, but the company hopes to see a net profit soon, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, January 27, 2004Saturday Shutdown Of Parametric Software Looms - a flaw built into Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill meant that without a necessary patch, the PTC applications would fail with a time-out error at precisely 08:37:04 hours EST on Saturday, January 10, W. David Gardner, TechWeb, January 9, 20042003Software Glitch Brings Y2K Deja Vu - PTC is scrambling to patch a glitch that will render most of its products inoperable after January 10, 2004, David Becker, CNET News.com, December 22, 2003PTC Advises Users of Time-Out - PTC should be commended for the quick and open manner in which the company addressed a recently discovered glitch that would cause Pro/ENGINEER and related applications to fail with a time-out error come January 10, 2004, W. Bradley Holtz, CADwire.net, December 18, 2003 2003 Pro/E Salary Survey - no major change from last year's numbers: typical respondent is a married male 26 to 35 with 5 years of Pro/E experience, earns $58,000 per year, enjoys the challenge of the job and is positive about job security, Jason Turk, ProfilesMagazine, Winter 2003 Parametric Woes Continue As Its Rivals Race Ahead - PTC is beset by competitors, some who sell more sophisticated, higher-priced modeling software, and others who sell more basic software for less, Scott Kirsner, Boston.com, November 17, 2003 RAND Sues PTC - it's no more Mr. Nice Guy as Rand sues PTC for $100 million in damages, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, June 10, 2003
Want to Use Native Pro/ENGINEER Files in CATIA V5? - discusses available tools - Dassault's MultiCAx products and RAND's iExchange - for sharing 3D data, COE Newsnet, May 2003 PTC Q2 Conference Call - despite its gloomy financial situation, the company does have some good news to report about its products, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, April 22, 2003 PLM Market Requires Best-of-Breed and ERP Capabilities - research group publishes findings on which companies have best applications and execution of PLM, recognizing Dassault, EDS and PTC as leaders, M. Halpern, K. Brant, Gartner Group, March 20, 2003 The MCAD/PDM Connection - examines how each of the major high-end and mid-range MCAD applications integrates PDM tools (functions that allow users who don't have the authoring application to preview, open and share documents), Joe Greco, DE Online, February 2003 (may require free registration)
Settlement and Other Issues - an update on the thorny divorce between PTC and Rand, Martyn Day, CADserver, January 31, 2002
Gloves Off Between PTC & Rand - trouble seems to be brewing in the Pro/Engineer sales channel as PTC is going head to head against its own master distributor, CADserver, December 24, 2002 Pro/ENGINEER 2002 Salary Survey - a survey of more than 1,700 Pro/E users found that the typical user is 26 to 35 years old and earns $60,000 per year, Jason Turk, Profiles Magazine, Winter 2002 Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire: Making the Switch Easy - more on the built-in features and new support services to help Pro/ENGINEER users make the transition to Wildfire, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, October 2002 Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Helps Users Break From (Serial) Tradition - eighth in a series of articles exploring the analysis and simulation tools packed into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, September 2002 STHENO/Pro: Full 2D Drafting for Pro/ENGINEER - CAD Schroer's new STHENO/Pro provides a 2D tool for concept design, Mark Simpson e-Profiles, Fall 2002 Advanced Assembly - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial offers an introduction to Layers, Simplified Reps and Component Display to help manage large assemblies, FroTime Creating Hole Patterns Around the Edge of a Plate - The Smart Way - a Pro/E tutorial, Davor Baros, e-Profiles, Summer 2002
Kids Take Off Running in Prosthetic Feet - engineers strive towards realism in replacement feet using Pro/E, Benjamin B. Ames, Design News, June 17, 2002 Collaboration's Promise: Faucets Produced Faster, Cheaper - Moen has been using PTC's Pro/E since 1994, Tom Smith, Internet Week, June 14, 2002
Will Partnership with IBM/Dassault Transform RAND Worldwide? - Ira Breskin, MCAD Cafe, April 25, 2002 Find Your Answers in Just a Few Clicks - PTC offers technical help, product information, and a simpler way to manage software licenses on their website, Jeff Pike, PTC, April 2002 Q&A from the Precision Learning Webcast and Demo - from the recent webcast on Pro/ENGINEER training, Jim Trant, PTC, April 2002 Pro/E Finally Gets a Face Lift - will PTC's two year Project Wildfire put an end to Pro/E's cascading menus? , Al Dean, Cadserver, April 17, 2002 A Changing Climate for CAD - executives from SolidWorks, PTC, Autodesk and other leading CAD/CAM companies weigh in on the current state of the industry, NASA Tech Briefs, March 2002 PTC Pushes Interoperability - design software company says e-business is key to manufacturing growth, Demir Barlas, Line56, March 18, 2002 Fast Solutions to Using Pro/E - latest tips and tricks, Eric Horn & Stan Balish, ProE, March/April 2002 PTC's DynamicDesignLink - aims to solve the needs for design-to-order products, Richard Bourke, DE Online, Feb 2002 Pro/DESKTOP 2000i2 Tutorial - a lesson in basics, Kings School Technology Website, Feb 2002
Improving Data Visibility - a recent alliance between Siebel and PTC will point the way to using data in design software for sales and marketing, Renee Boucher Ferguson, eWEEK, Jan 28, 2002 The Decline of Parametric Technology - several reasons have led to PTC and its flagship Pro/ENGINEER dropping from its preeminent position in MCAD, but chief among them is the rise of much lower-priced, feature-based CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Autodesk Inventor, Computer Aided Design Report, Jan 2002
2001Handling the Curves - PTC's director of styling and surfacing explains why mechanical designers need ISDX, Thomas Teger, Desktop Engineering, Aug 2001 Follow Up: PTC Offers Free Software for I-DEAS Users - offer too good to be true, say readers. Free software not compatible with 'real' Pro/E. Roopinder Tara, TenLinks.com, August 16, 2001
PTC Offers Pro/E 'Special Edition' Free to I-DEAS Users - Migration program offered in hopes of attracting I-DEAS users displaced by UGS/SDRC merger, Roopinder Tara, TenLinks.com, August 7, 2001
Re-Engineering The New PTC: v.2001-2002 - detailed report on PTC 30, 2001 Pro/ENGINEER 2001 - PTC tries very hard to make a true Window interface, Joe Greco, DE online, May 2001 2000Advanced 3D Modeling Gives America's Cup Yachts the Edge - John Hardcastle, CADinfo.NET, June 2000 denotes a select article.
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