| | April 20176CIOReviewCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewAPRIL - 13 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 APRIL - 13 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 45 - Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com PLM SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesAaron Pierce Eileen Singh Sarah Fernandes Ava GarciaFrank CollinsVian IsaacPhilip Paulphilip@cioreview.comT: 510.565.7628VisualizersManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeK. ManojkumarEditorialThe growing complexity of products and a growth in the product portfolio across organizations have led to the need for innovative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions that can manage end-to-end processes. While improving the quality of products, PLM can drive higher revenue, reduce cost, and increase capital efficiency. These factors are promoting wide adoption of PLM, with analyst forecasts pegging the global mainstream PLM market to grow at a CAGR of 9.93 percent during the period 2017-2021.PLM landscape has evolved radically since the early 2000's. Over the last few years, the industry has gone through a consolidation phase and has seen noteworthy R&D investment in PLM platforms. Today, the market is characterized by innovative solutions that can shorten product development cycles and time-to-market. This gives the organizations an opportunity to take advantage of mature, integrated enterprise solutions with modern user interfaces. These platforms support the end-to-end innovation cycle from the definition of requirements through after-sales service and support. They facilitate industry best practice process optimization and workflow configurations that can be implemented in a robust manner. They have also improved bottom to top with more seamless integration to heterogeneous process environments--up through portfolio management and performance analytics to manufacturing process design, packaging and labeling that connect the engineer's desktop to the executive suite. The value proposition is now truly cross-functional and PLM stands as a respected enterprise software domain that is the source of spirited advantage for firms that harness its power.In this scenario, CIOReview brings to you our annual special edition on PLM Solution Providers. The companies featured in this issue provide innovative PLM solutions to streamline the journey of a product from idea to conceptualization. We hope this edition will be an asset to your enterprise strategies.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comPLM: Reinvention at Every Stage
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