In the News

December

EBN, December 5, 2002
No Room for Error
“Our Web-native architecture provides us with an advantage from the price-point standpoint…we’re able to bring up new releases and features automatically through the Internet.”…read more

 

November

Daratech, November 2002
Arena Solutions Customers Laud Ease of Adoption, Ease of Use, Affordability, Value
“Arena Solutions helps manufacturers store and manage product definition information, collaborate with globally dispersed contract manufacturers and more effectively control changing product data.”…download now

 

October

Managing Automation, October 2002
ASP - Hosting Gets Flexible
Collaborative design and manufacturing tools: If you believe the
hype, these could be the cure-all for manufacturers of all kinds to differentiate themselves in an increasingly global and competitive marketplace…read more

 

September

Purchasing Magazine, September 19, 2002
Supply Chain Management Rx Software that kills the pain
For purchasing and supply management operations, one might be inclined to say, ‘The doctor is in’…read more

 

August

MSI Magazine Online, August 5, 2002
bom.com set to deliver PLM functionality to QAD enterprise apps
“bom.com’s PLM product provides a centralized environment for managing complete product data—which allows OEMs, suppliers and outsourced partners to collaborate in real time around a single set of information…”…read more

 

June

Internet World, June 19, 2002
bom.com Streamlines Product
The bom.com system makes for very fast movement of information across the supply chain”…read now

 

May

Solid Solutions, May/June 2002
Partner Profile: Liberating SolidWorks data
The eponymously titled company and product bom.com integrates SolidWorks CAD data seamlessly with the user’s whole-product bill of materials (BOM)…read more (PDF)

 

April

Machine Design, April 18, 2002
A better way to cost out designs
“Several recent costing services have popped up online. They include bom.com”…download now

 

March

Supply Chain E-Business, March 2002
Bom.com takes collaboration from design to supply
With today’s dispersed supply chains, bom.com fills a pressing need for systems that allow collaboration at extremely granular levels…read more

DesignFax, March 2002
Software/Hardware: Web collaboration
Product lifecycle management specialist Arena Solutions this week highlighted its customers’ successes with the provider’s “on-demand” PLM services…download now

Managing Automation, March 2002
Strategic Sourcing
New functions have been added to bom.com’s software that enables collaborative product development around a bill-of-materials framework…register now

 

February

Electronic News, February 25, 2002
IT Spending Is Coming Back
“Many IT vendors have tailored their offerings to a new low budget, high ROI tools….‘ROI has always been important, but now that importance is greater.’”…read more

Futuredex.com, February 20, 2002
Company of the Day: bom.com
“…bom.com has created a solution that seems to have thought of everything.”…read more

Computer Graphics World, February 19, 2002
bom.com Offers New Tools for Collaborative Product Development
“Now users can create, track, manage, and share changing product data throughout development.”…read more

MSI Magazine, February 2002
Working in-concert: Collaborative product development binds partners for higher-quality goods
“Deep Sea Power and Light has streamlined its component purchasing process and improved its ability to price its own products since subscribing to bom.com at the beginning of last year”…register to view.

 

January

Venture Economics, January 25, 2002
VE NewsWire for Wednesday 1/23
“bom.com today announced it has secured $5 million in Series B funding.”…read more

Wall Street Journal Online, January 23, 2002
bom.com Secures $5 Million
“bom.com, Mountain View, Calif., said it secured $5 million in Series B funding, led by private equity investment firm Otter Capital.”…register to view

Internet.com VC Buzz, January 23, 2002
Collaborative Product Firm bom.com Gets $5 Million
“bom.com, provider of a web-native solution for collaborative product development built around a bill-of-materials (BOM) framework, has secured $5 million in Series B funding, led by private equity investment firm Otter Capital.”…read more

Private Equity Week, January 23, 2002
Private Equity Week Wire for Wednesday 1/23
“bom.com today announced it has secured $5 million in Series B funding, led by private equity investment firm Otter Capital.”…read more (PDF)