This section includes information and articles on the importance of document management, especially in a tough economy. Document management solutions are one of the few investments that can reduce your costs and risk, these links explain why. en-us Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:15:02 -0700 http://www.firsttrace.com/survival-center/rss/sc-doc-mgmt-rss.xml Engineering Design and electronic CAD produce a multitude of digitized data, documents and file interrelationships. Controlling drawings requires more rigorous management that typical content management. View this On Demand Webinar to learn how to maintain CAD file integrity. http://www.firsttrace.com/webinars/cad-file-integrity-register.html Thu, 15 October 2009 18:49:00 -0700 http://www.firsttrace.com/webinars/cad-file-integrity-register.html See this on demand webinar to learn about the basic functional areas necessary to implement a successful Engineering Document Management solution in your enterprise. http://www.firsttrace.com/webinars/5-pillars-register.html Thu, 8 October 2009 15:15:00 -0700 http://www.firsttrace.com/webinars/5-pillars-register.html This article examines some of the key trends that CAD Managers should be aware of relating to issues like document management, distribution processes and formatting. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=3271732&linkID=9240855 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=3271732&linkID=9240855 This post covers one of the most prevalent data management myths: Windows Explorer is a data management tool. The author describes common engineering breakdowns that arise from using Windows Explorer for CAD file management. http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=142 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/?p=142 A new AIIM survey among 400+ IT decision makers and influencers yields some startling facts including the 8 things you need to know about making the case for document management in a recession. http://www.aiim.org/Research/MarketIQ/Making-the-Case-for-Document-Management.aspx Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:10 -0700 http://www.aiim.org/Research/MarketIQ/Making-the-Case-for-Document-Management.aspx This informative blog post describes many of the issues, challenges, and benefits involved with implementing a product data management (PDM) system to manage your CAD files. http://solidworksheard.com/blog/55-pdm/105-pdm-the-conduit-to-cad-efficiency Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0700 http://solidworksheard.com/blog/55-pdm/105-pdm-the-conduit-to-cad-efficiency CAD Manager Robert Green discusses how most companies he works with have less control over their data now than he did twenty years ago. He writes about classic and new problems, what document management systems do, and why you need it. http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=475113&pageID=1&sk=&date= Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:00:27 -0700 http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=475113&pageID=1&sk=&date= To help engineers succeed in implementing a product data management (PDM) project, here are a few guidelines to guide you through the complex issues of a changing product development and Engineering environment. http://www.johnstark.com/mc1.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.johnstark.com/mc1.html