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Yearly Archives: 2010

PLM: Synergies from Merging Product and Application Lifecycle Management

By Dick Weisinger

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is the process of managing the lifecycle associated with building software, that include tools for managing requirements, architecture, coding, testing, tracking, and release management.  Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle

eDiscovery: Ultimately Too Costly to Ignore

By Dick Weisinger

Because of their ubiquitous nature, documents stored in electronic form… should be specifically targeted by counsel in developing their discovery plans.  Failing to do so may not only prejudice their case, but may also constitute malpractice.  — Michael Overly, California

Enterprise Software: The Unique Requirements of Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing

By Dick Weisinger

The style of manufacturing used by Aerospace and Defense companies is known as “Engineer to Order (ETO)” and it is very different than “made to stock” or “just in time” manufacturing used by other industries.  As a result, the corresponding

Open Source: Advocates to Government

By Dick Weisinger

Two years ago a group was founded with the charter of lobbying for the expanded use of Open Source software within the government.  The group is called Open Source for America (OSFA), and it has more than 70 members that

Open Data: Governments Open Up

By Dick Weisinger

It’s been one year since since the US government’s www.data.gov “Open Data” site has been available. On opening day, 47 data sets were available, and now over the past year, that number has expanded to thousands.  There have been over 97