FORT COLLINS, Colo. and SINDELFINGEN, Germany, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CoCreate Software, Inc., a leading provider of 3rd generation PLM software applications for high-tech electronics and machinery, today announced a new release of CoCreate's OneSpace Integration for mySAP(TM) Product Lifecycle Management (mySAP(TM) PLM).

The 2006 version of CoCreate's out-of-the-box integration more tightly couples the OneSpace product development environment with mySAP PLM. Bi-directional capabilities are enabled to seamlessly transfer 2D drawings, 3D models, and other design data between mySAP PLM and the CoCreate environment.

"The CoCreate integration into our mySAP PLM environment unites product development with the enterprise system we use to centrally manage and vault our data. As a benefit, we are able to knock down operational silos and enable data and information to flow throughout the company. A major step towards better leveraging our design information is to offer a single location for the rest of the organization to access that data," says Andrea Cocchi, CEO of Carpigiani, a world leading manufacturer of ice cream machinery.

The integration exemplifies CoCreate's larger PLM strategy, termed 3G PLM. CoCreate's 3rd generation approach to PLM leverages existing IT investments and integrates product development with both upstream and downstream systems to create a streamlined business process. In this case, companies connect their CoCreate product development environment with their mySAP PLM implementation for broader enterprise management.

"Product development cannot work disconnected from the other organizational efforts that are key to the PLM process," says William M. Gascoigne, CoCreate CEO. "Manufacturing companies can't afford the fumbled transitions and diminished returns that result from incompatible systems. That's why we seamlessly integrate product development to the next stage of the lifecycle in the race for product success."