Siemens Teamcenter to Integrate with Cortona 3D RapidAuthor
 PLANO,
TX, May 2, 2011 – Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation
Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services, today announced a partnership with Cortona3D, a world
leader in 3D visual communication and publishing software, that enables the
company to deliver a comprehensive PLM-based 3D technical publishing solution
fully integrated with its Teamcenter software, the world’s most widely used PLM
system. Siemens PLM Software now has the ability to sell the Cortona3D
RapidAuthor software solutions and Teamcenter Integration software directly to
its customers, providing a world-class methodology – managed within an
integrated product development process – for more efficiently producing higher
quality technical documentation at a lower cost.“The Cortona3D RapidAuthor
suite is the perfect complement to the content and document management
capabilities of Teamcenter,” said Steve Bashada, vice president of Teamcenter
Applications, Siemens PLM Software. “We now have the ability to offer our
customers a fully integrated and comprehensive set of tools to author, publish
and manage all their product support documents concurrently with the rest of the
product development process. And since Teamcenter is the digital backbone for
all product and process data, including 3D CAD and lightweight visualization
files, our customers can produce technical documentation faster, more accurately
and with richer 3D content than ever before.”
Concurrent document development enhances speed, accuracy, content
The production of product related documentation and training material often
takes place as a separate function outside of product design and development.
However, much of the information necessary to create this documentation comes
from product development and is subject to rapid change. As a result,
documentation is often produced very late in the product development process and
is subject to errors and incomplete content due to disconnected systems and
processes.
The integration of Teamcenter with Cortona3D RapidAuthor, places
documentation authoring, illustration and publishing within the same PLM
environment as product development to align publication activities with product
processes and information. The capture of Teamcenter product data within
Cortona3D RapidAuthor provides automated links between 2D and 3D illustrations
and structured text, providing interactive documentation. By connecting the
product and document development processes, companies can perform both functions
simultaneously with richer interactive content, higher quality and increased
productivity. As the product changes its documentation is also updated,
dramatically enhancing the speed, accuracy and content of product related
documents. This integrated solution enables engineers and technical writers to
create structured technical documents such as product catalogs, manuals and
training material for publication online or in print, and aligned with product
launch activities.
“At Cortona3D we recognize that quality product documentation is vital to an
organization’s success and critical for its customers, suppliers, distributors
and employees,” said Connell Gallagher, President of Cortona3D. “Our seamless
integration with the 3D product and process content managed by Teamcenter is the
key ingredient in producing effective documentation for today’s sophisticated
and complex product development environment.”
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation
Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services with 6.7 million licensed seats and more than 69,500
customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software works
collaboratively with companies to deliver open solutions that help them turn
more ideas into successful products. For more information on Siemens PLM
Software products and services, visit
www.siemens.com/plm.
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany) is a worldwide
leader in the fields of automation systems, industrial controls and industrial
software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and
process industries to solutions for whole industrial sectors that encompass the
automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a
leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added
chain of manufacturers – from product design and development to production,
sales and a wide range of maintenance services. With around 33,000 employees
worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Automation achieved sales of €6.2
billion in fiscal year 2010.
www.siemens.com/industryautomation.
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