In the News

December

Desktop Engineering, December 2005
Getting the Lead Out Part 1
Manufacturers who are preparing to comply with new environmental regulations face many issues…read more

San Francisco Chronicle, December 25, 2005
Software Shifts Gear
Service model takes over in Silicon Valley…read more

Boston.com, December 12, 2005
Another Salesforce?
Arena Solutions says product lifecycle management is ripe for the software-as-service model…read more

Internetnews.com, December 9, 2005
In Their Own Words
Q&A with Michael Topolovac, CEO Arena Solutions…read more

Manufacturing Automation, December 8, 2005
Environmental Compliance Headlines New Agile, Arena Releases
The compliance focus is augmented by new point-and-click customization capabilities for tailoring the on-demand PLM solution…read more

Supply and Demand Chain Executive, December 7, 2005
Arena Pumps Up PLM Solution with New Collaboration,
Compliance Features
Fall ‘05 release also adds customization capabilities; Enterprise Edition debuts…read more

Circuits Assembly, December 7, 2005
Arena Solutions Unveils Fall On-Demand PLM Updates
The latest release for the on-demand solution enables collaboration with suppliers; management of regulatory standards (such as RoHS, and WEEE); and customization options through a point and click, Web-based interface…read more

InternetNews.Com, December 5, 2005
Arena Moving to the Big Leagues

InfoWorld, December 5, 2005
SaaS broadens reach to product life cycle management
Arena Solutions adds critical components for compliance…read more

News.Com, December 5, 2005
Where will be the next Salesforce.com?…the PLM category is ripe for the hosted model…read more

 

November

Manufacturing Business Technology, November 2005
Lack of harmony in RoHS interpretation could be exacerbated
if U.S. state governments take action
Arena Solutions joined the ranks of product lifecycle management
(PLM) vendors offering solutions to assist manufacturers with compliance…read more

Manufacturing Business Technology, November 2005
On-demand PLM Supports a Virtual Business Model
SafeView management knew the company needed a flexible product life-cycle management (PLM) system. As a start-up, it also needed a system that would be inexpensive to both purchase and maintain…read more

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, November 2005
On-demand PLM Specialist Launches Supplier Marketplace
Product lifecycle management specialist Arena Solutions has launched a new online directory of product design firms, contract manufacturers, component suppliers and fabricators trained and certified on Arena PLM to help OEMs get products to market faster…read more

Internetnews.com, November 11, 2005
On Demand For a PLM Supply Directory
The Menlo Park, Calif.-based maker of product lifecycle management (PLM) software has launched what it calls the Solutions Supplier Marketplace…read more

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, October/November 2005
Rising to the Challenge of the Outsourced Supply Chain
Back in mid-2003, SafeView, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based start-up, didn’t have any production facilities and hadn’t shipped a single unit of its next-generation security portals, which use a patented noninvasive “active millimeter wave scanning” technology…read more

 

October

Greensupplyline.Com, October 5, 2005
Time is Running Out for RoHS Compliance
You may be running out of time to comply with the European Union’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive…read more

Manufacturing Business Technology, October 2005
40 Emerging software vendors
Software-as-service model and rapid uptake puts arena in position to become the salesforce.com of the PLM world…read more

 

July

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, July, 2005
The 2005 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100
On-demand product lifecycle management (PLM) specialist Arena Solutions is touting the success of its PLM Workgroup Edition
solution…read more

 

June

Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine, June, 2005
Free Solution Seen Helping Drive Mid-market PLM Adoption
On-demand product lifecycle management (PLM) specialist Arena Solutions is touting the success of its PLM Workgroup Edition
solution…read more

Managing Automation, June, 2005
PLM, ERP Vendors Align in Software as Service Play
The push to tie the distributed design chain with run-the-business applications has segued into the software as a service (SaaS) space as PLM purveyor Arena Solutions and ERP software developer Intacct Corp…read more

Business 2.0, June, 2005
The New Instant Companies
The creation of a shoe is a far more complex endeavor than its appearance might suggest. Footwear companies can spend up to 10 months…read more

 

April

Managing Automation, April, 2005
Smooth Ride to PLM
Vendors have also bolstered the security options for their hosted
PLM solutions, providing sophisticated backup and redundancy functions…read more

InfoWorld, April, 2005
Can you try software as a service before you buy it?
The beauty of SaaS (software as a service) is ease of deployment. You set up accounts, establish rights and privileges…read more

InfoWorld, April, 2005
A field guide to software as a service.
Everywhere you turn, another company pops up offering SaaS (software as a service). Inspired by the success of Salesforce.com (Profile, Products, Articles), SaaS vendors are hoping…read more

 

March

Desktop Engineering, March, 2005
PLM Extends Its Reach: Part 1
Intelligent independent solutions and new initiatives by PLM giants make their tools increasingly useful for small and medium-sized companies…read more

 

January

eWeek.com, January 2005
Arena Shows Off PLM Tool
Product lifecycle management software developer Arena Solutions Inc. is looking to become the Salesforce.com success story of the product management world. The Menlo Park, Calif., company will…read more