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A tale of two CAD systems
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Does having dual computer-aided
design programs give a company twice the usual benefits of automation-or does it mean twice as much work for engineering managers? By Michael Henry
ANY SOFTWARE VENDORS would certainly like to see their customers standardize on a single program, as long as it is theirs. And, all other things being equal, it is generally more convenient for users to maintain all their files on one system. But often there are considerations that make it necessary to use more than one competing brand of software in the same enterprise.
This is particularly true of ...
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