| | June 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 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.CIOReviewJUNE - 02 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 JUNE - 02 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 33 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com PLM SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7560Aaron Pierce Ava Garcia Sarah FernandesLawrence Tselawrence@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasSukirti AgnihotriManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeInternet and globalization are changing the manufacturing landscape today. There is a new herd of manufacturing companies--distributed, smaller and agile--that develop innovative products for the consumer oriented markets. And the products they develop--such as a simple IoT enabled device that combines mechanical, electrical, electronic and software components--are more complex than ever. These companies require new capabilities to efficiently manage the entire product lifecycle, from innovation and development to commercialization.This ecosystem calls for a new level of thinking from the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) vendors--on collaboration, digital manufacturing and distribution fronts. The traditional 'siloed' approach to PLM, where most vendors offer products with limited capabilities like product data management or BOM management don't work in this environment. Vendors should offer 'platforms' that manage all the aspects of PLM to produce remarkable results. This "platformized" PLM solutions will merge a set of trends, including the advanced productivity tools and their integration capabilities, including mobility and IoT; the recognition of greater cross-functional collaboration between departments; and the evolution of specific platform-enabling technologies.Using these platforms, enterprises will be able to select and translate the best ideas, requirements and concepts into development portfolios, witness the entire product development and release process in one spot ­ all the way through to sales commercialization processes. This will enable enterprises to leverage the opportunity that exists in both design and manufacturing to expand the digitally connected world to the physical products we use every day. These requirements are representing new opportunities for the PLM vendors across the globe. On this interesting juncture, CIO Review is presenting a special edition on PLM Solution Providers. The companies featured in this issue provide innovative PLM strategies to streamline the journey of a product from idea to conceptualization. We hope these insights will help you formalize strategies for your product life cycle management.Let us know your thoughts.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialTaming the Product ComplexityAlex D'SouzaJoshua ParkerSandeepa Majumdar
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