In the News

November

Design Product News, November, 2003
Arena makes PLM easy and accessible
“Because Arena PLM is web-hosted, it is also extremely easy to provide new suppliers with secure access to the BOMs, while also managing their quotes.”…read more (PDF)

Managing Automation, November, 2003
Vendors Push PLM in A Packaged Direction
“With Request Management, Arena PLM users have a packaged tool for taking what can be a vague, undefined problem involving a large number of people and transforming it into a specific resolution that can be handled much more swiftly.”…read more

 

October

Managing Automation, October 2003
It’s Payback Time for PDM
“Since its [Arena PLM] implementation…[Topspin] was also able to get a high-end switching product from design to revenue-creation in four months—half the industry average…”…read more

BPO Outsourcing Journal, October 2003
Bike Manufacturer's Redesign Gets in High Gear with Product Lifecycle Management
“Bass says that Strida has made a minimum of 500 percent return on [its] investment [in Arena PLM] in terms of reduced paperwork.”…read more
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VentureWire Alert, October 21, 2003
Product Lifecycle Management Software Maker Arena Solutions $5M Series C
“Previous investor Otter Capital and new individual investor Arthur Rock, who was a founding investor in Fairchild Semiconductor, co-led the round with participation from another new investor, Warren Hellman, co-founder of private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman LLC.”…read more
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VC Buzz, October 20, 2003
Software Firm Arena Solutions Gets $5 Million
“The latest funds will be used to accelerate sales, strengthen its market presence and maintain an aggressive approach to expanding the Arena PLM product.”…read more

 

September

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies, September 2003
Product Lifecycle Management: Overhauling a Critical Process
“Using the PLM tool of Arena … [Topspin] cut the time between design release and initial production from three weeks to six days. The new-product introduction cycle was reduced to four months. And Topspin avoided the need for additional IT and administrative staff, saving around $120,000 of loaded cost.”…read more

 

August

Advanced Manufacturing, August 2003
Harnessing the Web
“Another key area where Web-based tools are gaining ground is in improving the sharing of product information data.”…read more

Cool Tools for Purchasing, Summer 2003
Trendlines
“Arena Solutions, like other providers of online software, is connecting its application directly to its customers’ internal ERP, MCAD, and EDA systems.”…read more (PDF)

Electronic Business, August 2003
Managing products from cradle to grave
“Bal Singh, Ario vice president of operations, who used Agile software in the past,…[says] ‘Once we started our hardware design, Arena software became very important to us.’”…read more

Stanford Business, August 2003
Silicon Valley Adopts Pay-as-You-Go Model
“…A big bang is under way, according to Fortune, which says the successful companies now are those who are cutting prices for their customers…rather than increasing profits for their investors.”…read more

 

July

Start, July 7, 2003
Today’s Hottest: The Hottest Companies of 2003
“This year’s Hottest Companies have one very vital factor in common: they are all providing innovative and influential technology for manufacturers, and they’re doing it more successfully than their competitors.”…read more
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May

ebnonline, May 26, 2003
PLM software helps OEM play in the big leagues
“With no large hardware, licensing, or training costs, and a pay-as-you-go subscription model that included automatic software upgrades, ‘going with Arena PLM was essentially a no-risk proposition,’ said Repetto, who noted that AIUS broke even on its investment within the first two months of implementation.”…read more

internetnews.com, May 20, 2003
ASP touts rewards of PLM
“Arena Solutions’ Web-based applications are designed to provide a centralized record of a company’s products, integrating data from design and manufacturing applications and providing a view of all of product components, costs, suppliers, manufacturers, change orders and other critical product data.”…read more

Fortune, May 12, 2003
Technology: Where the Action Is
“Selling Software as a Service… Arena Solutions allows outsourced manufacturing to be managed over the Net. IDC expects the sector to grow to $8 billion in 2007, from $2.2 billion last year.”…read more

 

April

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies, April, 2003
Opening a Portal to Supply-chain Collaboration
“Arena Solutions (formerly Bom.com), has taken a very different approach. It has just one instance of the software, which it hosts. All other users, regardless of where they are, use a portal interface that just requires a browser.”…read more

 

March

Managing Automation, March 12, 2003
Demystifying PLM
“Arena Solutions Inc. (Mountain View, CA) tout a Web-based hosted PLM architecture, which they say can deliver easier access to the software and prevent customers from having to incur a costly up-front investment in hardware, software, and services.”…read more

 

February

eWEEK, February 17, 2003
Arena, Telelogic Tackle PLM at Different Levels
by Debra Donston
“A hosted service offering from Arena Solutions, Inc., however, can get a company up and running in a matter of days…”…read more

 

January

EE Times, January 21, 2003
Software Supplier Changes Name, Broadens Scope
by Michael Santarini
“[Arena] also uses standard Internet transaction protocols and data formats, which facilitates the integration of the modules into Arena’s base product.”…read more

Supply Chain NewsLink, January 21, 2003
Supply Chain NewsLink
“Arena, a place where teams come together, is a name that reflects the company's mission to help customers achieve competitive advantage through collaborative online solutions.”…read more

Desktop Engineering, January 17, 2003
A Standards-Based Approach to PLM
“Arena Solutions’s newly-expanded web-native PLM solution, Arena PLM, was built from the ground up to be served over the internet, and…addresses the challenges faced by manufacturing organizations charged with controlling development and manufacturing processes, while maintaining flexibility to adapt to the demands of their business.”…read more

EngineeringTalk, January 14, 2003
PLM Specialists Drop the BOM
“…a growing number of manufacturers in a wide range of industries have chosen Arena PLM to help them bring high-quality products to market faster and at a lower cost.”…read more

Enterprise Software HQ, January 14, 2003
At What Cost PLM?
“Companies looking at low-cost options might consider hosted services like those from [Arena]…”…read more

MSI NewsLine, January 13, 2003
bom.com Changes to Arena Solutions
“‘Arena’ reflects the company’s mission to help customers achieve competitive advantage through collaborative on-line solutions, and its vision for providing customers with a comprehensive PLM solution through an expanded product line and application integration strategy.”…read more