Cover Story: Collaborative design vendors

Alventive –offers Internet-based collaborative design solutions. www.alventive.com

Conferos –offers ProductSync, powered by PTC’s Windchill. ProductSync features data management software for integrating supply chain collaboration and product document management, as well as offering solutions for all phases of the product life cycle. Used on Ticona’s client Web site. www.conferos.com

Fullscope –offers a collaborative engineering suite including CAD visualization, project management, document management, time and expense tracking. www.fullscope.com

MatrixOne –offers product collaboration platform and out-of-the-box applications that facilitate collaboration among value chain partners. This is the platform for Covisint’s Virtual Product Workspace. www.matrixone.com

Third parties offering collaborative design services

Ticona –partnered with Conferos to offer ProductSync. www.ticona.com

GE Plastics –offers OneSpace, powered by CoCreate Software. OneSpace incorporates a CAD- neutral collaborative design environment. www.gepolymerland.com/design/index.html