<s>
PTC	O
Windchill	B-Application
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
Product	O
Lifecycle	O
Management	O
(	O
PLM	O
)	O
software	O
products	O
that	O
is	O
offered	O
by	O
PTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
expansion	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
collaboration	O
tools	O
,	O
they	O
arranged	O
having	O
"	O
a	O
hosted	O
version	O
of	O
Windchill	B-Application
to	O
small	O
-	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
customers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Windchill	B-Application
Technology	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
co-founded	O
by	O
Jim	O
Heppelmann	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
President	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
PTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
PTC	O
acquired	O
Windchill	B-Application
Technology	O
,	O
Heppelmann	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Windchill	B-Application
ProjectLink	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
collaboration	O
offering	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Windchill	B-Application
PDMLink	O
launched	O
to	O
enhance	O
product	B-Application
data	I-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
's	O
implementation	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
multi-tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
software	O
skills	O
are	O
taught	O
in	O
universities	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windchill	B-Application
user	O
base	O
ranges	O
from	O
individuals	O
to	O
large	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
competitive	O
products	O
to	O
Windchill	B-Application
include	O
Empower	O
PLM	O
by	O
Omnify	O
,	O
Teamcenter	O
by	O
Siemens	O
,	O
ENOVIA	O
by	O
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
and	O
Agile	O
by	O
Oracle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
ProjectLink	O
–	O
Web-based	O
project	O
collaboration	O
across	O
product	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
PartsLink-For	O
categorizing	O
the	O
data	O
and	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
MPMLink	O
–	O
The	O
industry	O
’s	O
first	O
integral	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
Manufacturing	O
Process	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
PDMLink	O
–	O
A	O
web-based	O
master	O
product	B-Application
data	I-Application
management	I-Application
repository	O
that	O
also	O
helps	O
teams	O
manage	O
critical	O
processes	O
such	O
as	O
change/configuration	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
PPMLink	O
–	O
Provides	O
Program	O
Portfolio	O
Management	O
(	O
PPM	O
)	O
capabilities	O
to	O
discrete	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requirements	O
Management	O
–	O
A	O
combination	O
of	O
PTC	O
’s	O
Integrity	O
product	O
and	O
Windchill	B-Application
PDMLink	O
to	O
manage	O
product	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Compliance	O
–	O
Tracks	O
and	O
manages	O
product	O
compliance	O
throughout	O
the	O
product	O
lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Materials	O
&	O
Substances	O
–	O
Integrates	O
with	O
existing	O
enterprise	O
systems	O
to	O
provide	O
materials	O
and	O
substances	O
in	O
products	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
accurate	O
BOM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Cost	O
–	O
Provides	O
real-time	O
product	O
cost	O
estimates	O
and	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
LCA	O
–	O
Allows	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
use	O
LCA	O
(	O
Lifecycle	O
Assessment	O
)	O
data	O
to	O
quantify	O
the	O
environmental	O
impact	O
of	O
products	O
over	O
their	O
entire	O
lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
FRACAS	O
–	O
FRACAS	O
(	O
Failure	O
Reporting	O
,	O
Analysis	O
,	O
and	O
Corrective	O
Action	O
System	O
)	O
manages	O
corrective	O
action	O
processes	O
to	O
improve	O
product	O
reliability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
FMEA	O
–	O
Helps	O
identify	O
potential	O
failure	O
modes	O
in	O
a	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
FTA	O
–	O
Constructs	O
a	O
graphical	O
representation	O
of	O
an	O
issue	O
and	O
provides	O
an	O
analysis	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Prediction	O
–	O
Helps	O
assess	O
product	O
reliability	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
CAPA	O
–	O
Helps	O
manage	O
the	O
intake	O
,	O
tracking	O
,	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
analysis	O
of	O
quality	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Nonconformance	O
–	O
manages	O
the	O
intake	O
,	O
evaluation	O
,	O
resolution	O
and	O
tracking	O
of	O
nonconforming	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Customer	O
Experience	O
Management	O
–	O
Helps	O
manage	O
and	O
address	O
customer	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Service	O
Information	O
Manager	O
–	O
Helps	O
organize	O
and	O
manage	O
service	O
information	O
to	O
ensure	O
accuracy	O
and	O
relevance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Service	O
Parts	O
–	O
Uses	O
engineering	O
CAD	O
data	O
to	O
define	O
spare	O
parts	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
SocialLink	O
–	O
Combines	O
social	O
computing	O
with	O
product	O
data	O
from	O
Windchill	B-Application
to	O
create	O
product	O
and	O
practice	O
collaboration	O
environments	O
for	O
product	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Mobile	O
–	O
Provides	O
instant	O
access	O
to	O
PTC	O
’s	O
Windchill	B-Application
from	O
an	O
iPad	O
or	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Archive	O
–	O
An	O
optional	O
module	O
that	O
automatically	O
purges	O
unnecessary	O
information	O
by	O
archiving	O
it	O
into	O
long-term	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Print	O
Service	O
–	O
Assists	O
in	O
printing	O
Windchill	B-Application
content	O
throughout	O
the	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Reporting	O
–	O
Develops	O
and	O
distributes	O
reports	O
across	O
the	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windchill	B-Application
Interference	O
Management	O
Services	O
–	O
Identifies	O
clashes	O
between	O
components	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
stage	O
to	O
resolve	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
