Siemens PLM reveals high definition framework software

Unveiled at The World Exposition Shanghai China 2010, HD-PLM will reinvent cross-domain decision making by "uniting users with the people, tools and precise product-related information they need to intelligently evaluate decision alternatives," says the Siemens PR machine. Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president of products and chief technology officer at Siemens PLM Software, explains that the users' experience – delivered through a variety of supported devices, according to their needs – will be personalised by putting them into a "digital context" matched to their roles. HD-PLM, he says, will assist users in collaborative decision making, in a way that wasn't possible before, so that information can be clarified and turned into knowledge using "a highly intuitive visual presentation", before also being validated against company best practices. "The HD-PLM technology framework builds on our legacy of breakthrough solutions while expanding on state-of-the-art innovations and leveraging emerging software, hardware and connectivity technology," comments Grindstaff. "HD-PLM provides a technology foundation, enabling our global collaborative product development team to produce a common set of integrated software tools that will identify, capture and collate the massive amount of information available both inside and outside of manufacturing enterprises, and then apply meaning to that data using a consistent, compelling and intuitive visual environment. "The result is knowledge made instantly available to the right people, at the right place and in the right context to support rapid and intelligent decision making – or what we call high definition decision making."