We are one of the companies that were affected by the killing of ProductPoint. We were in the process of implementing ProductPoint when it died and were forced to move to Windchill 10. Although Windchill 10 may be a great product with a much more user friendly experience, it's still an overkill for small companies and the hardware cost to run Windchill are extremely expensive.
We opted to move to Windchill 10 and we are currently in the implementation process. We decided to go with Windchill because we are looking at taking advantage of future processes that Windchill is setup for. Initially we will only manage our CAD data with Windchill and then open up the technology with time.
For some small companies, this is not an option for them. They only wish to manage their CAD data and that's it. They want the simplicity, ease of administration and the cost that ProductPoint provided.
The Windchill hardware requirements are very expensive, the UI although improved, is still much more difficult than ProducPoint and the administration is far more involved. Small companies don't have dedicated Windchill Administrators that are sometimes required to keep the system running.
We are scheduled to install Windchill and start bringing data in on April and I will have more input for those smaller companies that may be going the same direction.
Just some thoughts.
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