Each year, Managing Automation magazine selects manufacturers who have achieved distinction in mastering the business models and processes necessary to compete in today's global marketplace. This year, one of Sopheon’s long-standing customers, Glatfelter, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2007 Progressive Manufacturing 50 award for its performance excellence in the category of product innovation.

Apple, Google, Toyota Motor, and General Electric top this year's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, according to a new BusinessWeek survey prepared exclusively by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). 

As more companies turn to product lifecycle management (PLM) tools, more than half of the respondents (55%) said innovation, not cost savings (30%), is now the key driver in adopting PLM principles inside their organization, according to a survey by CapGemini US LLC, one of the world’s leaders in consulting, technology and outsourcing services.

Does your organization need assistance in determining which new product ideas will likely yield higher sales and profits? Are your considering implementing Stage-Gate® or need assistance in maximizing your existing process? Then join Dr. Robert Cooper, foremost authority on innovation and product development best practices, for an intensive, two-day seminar