CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
23 July 2007
Product News
Domain Teams With Agile & IBM
Domain Systems, Inc has teamed with Both IBM and Agile in a collaboration that brings to market the ability to manage the software content in products across the lifecycle. While most PLM tools do a good job of integrating information drawn from mechanical and electrical engineering domains, they typically don't address the software engineering domain. With Domain Systems new integrated adapter, manufacturers can now track defects and do integrated change management across all engineering disciplines, now to include software development.
Domain's new Agile/IBM Rational Unified Change Management Solution combines Oracle's Agile PLM with the IBM Rational Software Development Platform, with an initial focus on IBM Rational ClearQuestT, to allow customers better insight, predictability and control over their product development process. The integrated solution will help organizations improve product quality and shorten time to market.
Additional benefits include:
• Enhanced and extended collaboration among engineers involved in the product development process
• Greater visibility into software engineering, earlier in the development process
• Improved change management efficiency
• Compliance with governmental and industry regulations and initiatives including ISO-9001:2000 and CMMI.
The solution will be marketed jointly by IBM, Agile, and Domain targeting market verticals such as automotive, high technology, consumer products, medical devices, and others that increasingly make use of software. Domain was chosen to partner with Agile and IBM because it has long been the innovation leader in Agile integration adapters. Examples of existing Domain adapters include integrations to SAP and SAP XI, Macola, ORCAD/CIS, Mentor/DXDatabooks, JDE, etc.
"This new adapter creates a much needed bridge from PLM to the software development environment allowing the product record to now be more fully utilized" Says Domain President Randy Pettit. "With this new tool, software issues can originate from either Agile or a Rational tool like ClearQuest and be tracked, controlled and resolved with visibility and access across the enterprise."
"Agile has deep knowledge of collaboration and change management, particularly in the electronics and high tech and life sciences industries. These industries face time and economic pressures to ensure that they get quality products out quickly and efficiently," said Jay Fulcher, Agile CEO and president. "This joint offering is part of Agile's concerted effort to focus on aligning ourselves with the best and the brightest. The combined result-managing software change management, along with hardware changes-gives global organizations a unique and competitive advantage."
"Combining hardware and software change management into a single, integrated solution is a significant step for the future of PLM," said Scott Hebner, vice president of marketing and strategy, IBM Rational Software. "Our work with Agile Software underscores the value organizations can achieve by governing IT operations from development through product delivery."
Domain's first customer delivery of the Agile/IBM Unified Change Management adapter is nearing completion.
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