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    Managing the Product Life Cycle Creates New Opportunities

    in Channel News and Analysis

    DATE: 2008-07-23
    By Michael Vizard

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    The CAD/CAM software category expands to include product lifecycle management. That creates new opportunities for channel partners that create a practice around helping customers support global product development. In this Changing Channels podcast interview, Ettienne Droit, channel chief for Dassault Systems, explains why this trend is creating huge potential opportunites for a limited number of solution providers that have the right skill sets.




    Managing the Product Life Cycle Creates New Opportunities

    The CAD/CAM software category expands to include product lifecycle management. That creates new opportunities for channel partners that create a practice around helping customers support global product development. In this Changing Channels podcast interview, Ettienne Droit, channel chief for Dassault Systems, explains why this trend is creating huge potential opportunites for a limited number of solution providers that have the right skill sets.

    Host: Mike Vizard

    Length: 00:18:20

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