Distribution of keytech PLM Release 11 starts
August 30 2008, Recklinghausen: keytech Software GmbH, the leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management systems, announces that the new keytech PLM Release 11 is now also available for existing customers.
“Even with the increasing complex demands concerning the integration ability of data management systems we never forget that it is the company’s employees who need tools with intuitive interfaces to master the challenge of increasing productivity and globalization. keytech Release 11 proves once again, in a proficient manner, that extended functionality is not contradictory to usability.“, Andreas Grothus, Business Development Manager of keytech Software GmbH.
keytech Release 11 provides fundamental improvements in the central areas of project management, communication, workflow and administration.
- Project management, communication and work organization
keytech PLM Release 11 offers functional modules, which help to increase your productivity and optimize your workflows. The internal communication in keytech ensure users are informed about important matters like the start of a new project, the locking of a drawing or open tasks. The incorporation of external e-mails, a standard facility of this functional module, ensures that all necessary associated data is retained in one source eradicating the need to ‘copy to everyone’. Tasks allow for classification and monitoring of project structures and inter-connected process tasks.
- Optimized 3D CAD Integration
Because of the consistent usage of new technologies, the performance for many processes has noticeably increased. New CAD system working techniques, for example, the selective loading and working with virtual parts in SolidWorks, are fully supported by Release 11.
- Enhanced and simplified administrative facilities
The latest technology is utilized to simplify and accelerate the required administration tasks in all areas. Particularly noteworthy is the provision of the graphical ‘Layout Designer’ for creating user interfaces and a drag and drop graphical tool for the definition of procedural workflows.
- Intuitive user interface
The use of graphical controls in the new design, like the graphical workflow user presentation method, provides a much larger and easier to use range of functions and information content presentation.
“To enable us to work efficiently, but most of all to protect our customers’ investment, new and future-proof technologies, like the Microsoft .NET, are being utilized and will be crucial for our mutual success. It is essential, as a systems supplier, to always be looking to improve the offering available to our customers.” , Thomas Rudolph, Manager Development.