Full PLM Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Announced

By DE Editors

UGS Corp. (Plano,TX; ugs.com) announced last week that its Teamcenter PLM portfoliofully supports SQL Server 2005, the latest version of Microsoft’sflagship database. Dassault Systemes(Paris, France; 3ds.com) made a similar announcement, explaining its V5PLM solutions, including CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, and SMARTEAM, willsupport Microsoft’s SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and BizTalkServer 2006, all of which were launched at a global Microsoft event inSan Francisco. It is expected that this support means customers of bothcompanies will be more productive and make better manufacturing decisions.

According to Dassault, the key advantage for PLM customers will be moreeasily deployed PLM solutions and more efficient integration ofenterprise systems. With BizTalk 2006 and V5 PLM Web Services,customers will be able to use ENOVIA Lifecycle Applications tosynchronize their PLM solutions with other enterprise systems. SQLServer 2005 brings its deployability and scalability to a new class ofenterprise PLM.

The integration of Visual Studio 2005 in CAA V5 will offer thedeveloper community a productive and easy-to-use environment due toVisual Studio’s increasingly powerful coding and debugging capabilities.

Via SMARTEAM on SQL Server 2005, Dassault Systemes customers areexpected to realize rapid deployment and improved ROI. The datamanagement and developer productivity improvements in SQL Server 2005will further enhance the solution’s robustness.

UGS, for its part, credits a long-standing, strategic relationship withMicrosoft for some of the performance and scalability enhancements inSQL Server 2005 that Teamcenter takes advantage of.

“As a result of this strategic relationship and Teamcenter’scomprehensive support of SQL Server, companies of all sizes caneffectively deploy the popular full-scale PLM solution at an affordableprice,” said Mike Tuchen, general manager for SQL Server at MicrosoftCorp.

Teamcenter is used by product manufacturers to manage the informationand processes associated with the entire product lifecycle. Teamcenteris centered on addressing critical business initiatives such as newproduct development and introduction (NPDI), global productdevelopment, and regulatory compliance. The effective management andexecution of each of these business initiatives can have a profoundeffect on an organization’s ability to drive profit and revenue growthfrom new and existing product lines.

SQL Server 2005 was designed to enhance enterprise data management,developer productivity, and business intelligence while Visual Studio2005 is expected to make all types of developers more productive, andBizTalk Server 2006 reduces the complexity of enterprise systemintegration.

For more information, visit 3ds.com and ugs.com. For more information about SQL Server 2005, visit microsoft.com.