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Aras Corporation is an American developer and publisher of product development software, Aras Innovator.[1] The product is used for product lifecycle management (PLM) and other purposes.[1] Since 2007, Aras has been providing Aras Innovator for free as "Enterprise open-source software", with Aras Corp providing technical support, software updates, and other consulting as a subscription service.[2] Aras Corp was founded in 2000 in Andover, Massachusetts by Peter Schroer.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Enterprise software |
Founded | 2000 |
Founder | Peter Schroer |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Aras Innovator |
Number of employees | 550 |
Website | www |
Aras Innovator is an enterprise software suite for managing product lifecycle management business processes. The product is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework and SQL Server.[3] The product is used for product lifecycle management (PLM), advanced product quality planning (APQP), lean product development, product quality control, collaborative product development and new product introduction (NPI).[1]
Until 2007, Aras sold their product as proprietary software for enterprises.[2]
In 2007, Aras began providing Aras Innovator as open-source software. Clients obtain the software for free, and Aras Corp provides technical support, software updates, and other consulting as a subscription service.[2]
In July 2020, Aras confirmed the introduction of a new framework, Digital Twin Core, which introduces functionality for generating and handling digital twins to the Aras low-code package.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Can product life-cycle management boast direct tie to lean?". MSI. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Denison, D.C. (24 September 2012). "Software companies build business on model of free". The Boston Globe.
- ^ McAllister, Neil (15 January 2007). "Soft sell for open source apps". InfoWorld.
- ^ "Aras Announces Digital Twin Core for Creating and Managing Digital Twins". businesswire. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
Further reading
edit- Boston Globe
- Computer World
- Boston Business Journal
- Design News
- Engineering.com
- Product Lifecycle Management in the Era of Internet of Things: [1], [2], [3]