Clarizen #1 to Integrate Project Management with CAD
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VIEW, CA, Sep 17, 2008 – Clarizen, a provider of on-demand, online project
management software, today announced that it is the first project software
vendor to integrate project management and computer-aided design (CAD) in
the marketplace. This integrated environment enables distributed design and
engineering teams, including suppliers and customers, to manage and track
the project’s progress within their CAD tools to ensure teams are
synchronized in terms of schedule, progress and accountability. Clarizen has
developed and has begun to market an integration capability with Dassault
Systems SolidWorks Corp.’s mechanical CAD software – SolidWorks.
Project plans and engineering activities have historically been managed
in separate environments – the desktop-based project management tools and
CAD tools respectively – creating miscommunication and project delays. As a
result, teams of engineers, working on a common program with suppliers and
customers, faced challenges in easily sharing project schedules,
dependencies, progress, action items and related documents with each other.
Clarizen’s CAD integration allows design engineers to easily create new
project tasks, update the status of tasks, view task due dates or attach CAD
drawings to project tasks for collaboration with team members – all from
within their CAD system. Any of these updates, changes or new documents
attached by a CAD user are then automatically reflected in Clarizen and then
are visible within the CAD environment of other virtual team members,
ensuring everyone is on the same page. Using this capability, distributed
design and engineering teams can streamline the execution of their projects
and ensure nothing is overlooked as they work on multiple projects at the
same time.
“As a product development company, we need to share status information
with our clients at all stages in the product lifecycle, from initial design
through production,” said Saleem Muneer, CEO of Catalyx Engineering. “In the
past we used phone, fax and e-mail, but collaboration and communication
about project status and progress became difficult when team members from
respective companies were spread across multiple time zones. Clarizen allows
us to ensure that the engineering teams have clear visibility into the
status of the project and enables an environment of collaboration,
accountability and trust.”
“Effective project execution in distributed design and engineering teams
cannot be achieved by keeping the project management and design environment
on two separate systems, with e-mail and phone as the primary way of
communicating and collaborating,” said Avinoam Nowogrodski, chief executive
officer and co-founder of Clarizen. “With flawless execution of design and
engineering projects becoming the basis of competitive advantage, our CAD
integration allows engineers and team members to be on the same page all the
time. We will continue to use our Open API to integrate Clarizen with other
popular CAD tools to enable design and engineering users worldwide a
streamlined way of managing projects.”
About Clarizen
Clarizen is a leading global provider of collaborative online project
management software that allows businesses to easily manage all of their
projects and resources in a single environment. Clarizen’s online project
management tools facilitate true team collaboration and project execution,
ensuring data is always up-to-date and aligned with business objectives. No
complex software or hardware installations are required due to Clarizen’s
software-as-a-service (SaaS) structure, resulting in immediate business
impact as teams and projects get up and running instantly. Clarizen’s
intuitive user interface and innovative e-mail integration capabilities
ensure quick and smooth adoption by users, keeping everyone on track with
up-to-date project data.
For more information please visit
www.clarizen.com.
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