IBM and Siemens Announce Integrated Solutions to Help Companies Deliver Smarter Products

IBM and Siemens PLM Software have jointly announced offerings that help companies improve the management of products throughout their lifecycle.

Using IBM's Product Development Integration Framework (PDIF) as a development platform and primary integration environment, Siemens is offering ready-to-use solutions built on its Teamcenter PLM software portfolio and IBM WebSphere and Information Management (DB2), the companies report. PDIF also enables a richer integration between Siemens Teamcenter and Rational Software Platform for Systems.

Additionally, IBM and Siemens will jointly provide a comprehensive range of services including consulting and implementation, systems integration and application hosting.  

for more information: www.ibm.com/solutions/plm, www.siemens.com/plm