Gateway presents a very special series of live and recorded webcasts for executives and managers seeking insight on ways to leverage product data management technology for reducing operating costs and enhancing services to their customers, vendors and employees.

Find out how manufacturing and process industries are using the latest advances in product data management to bring better products to market faster, boost productivity across the board, and streamline the product design process.


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PDM Positioning
Running time: 20:03
In this presentation, Dr. Rainer Hoff provides an overview of the five key components that typically comprise a PDM product suite.

Cost Justification
Running time: 20:03
This presentation features Dr. Rainer Hoff's proven approach to PDM/EDM project cost justification and his strategic approach for building a winning business case.

Integrating CAD with PDM
Running time: 14:05
This presentation describes some of the key data modeling issues associated with a CAD and PDM system integration.

PDM "Out of the Box" Applications
Running time: 9:18
In order to fast track PDM deployment many vendors are offering "Out of the Box" business applications. In this Gateway Seminar excerpt Dr. Rainer Hoff examines the characteristics of the Business Model within the context of a conceptual model for an overall PDM solution.

eBusiness - Web Architecture for Global Deployment
Running time: 13:26
This presentation provides an overview of the architectural building blocks required for a global eBusiness deployment

Drawing Life Cycle
Running time: 10:37
In this Gateway Seminar excerpt, Dr. Rainer Hoff explains the unique characteristics of the drawing life cycle using the concept of document state. This presentation provides a simple summary of the complex underlying relationships created during drawing creation, approval and revision.

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