by Shane Henson — December 14, 2011—Autodesk Inc., a leader in 3-D design, engineering and entertainment software, has unveiled Autodesk 360, a new approach to product lifecycle management (PLM), which enables companies to capture and manage product information and processes to continuously improve the products they manufacture.
Autodesk 360, which is expected to be generally available early in 2012, is a set of secure, easy-to-use and affordable solutions developed to streamline product and project business processes. According to the company, Autodesk 360 for PLM will comprise:
- Autodesk 360 Nexus: Autodesk 360 Nexus is a new, cloud-based solution that will anchor Autodesk 360 for PLM with affordable, easy-to-use and simple-to-deploy software as a service that helps make the benefits of PLM business applications available to users anytime, anywhere.
- Autodesk Vault: Currently available, Autodesk Vault provides on-premise product data management software that enables engineering workgroups to organize, manage and track their entire designs, engineering bills-of-materials and change processes. Autodesk Vault will work seamlessly with the Autodesk 360 Nexus.
- Autodesk Buzzsaw: Enabled by Autodesk Cloud, Buzzsaw’s cloud-based supplier collaboration allows customers to securely exchange designs and documents with external partners and distributed teams, regardless of their location. Autodesk Buzzsaw Mobile ensures that users have the most up-to-date information, wherever it is needed.
- Autodesk Vault: Currently available, Autodesk Vault provides on-premise product data management software that enables engineering workgroups to organize, manage and track their entire designs, engineering bills-of-materials and change processes. Autodesk Vault will work seamlessly with the Autodesk 360 Nexus.
