- Arena Solutions
Infobox Company
company_name = Arena Solutions
company_type = Privately Held Company
company_
foundation =Foster City, California (2000 )
location = flagicon|USAFoster City, California
key_people =Craig Livingston : CEOEric Larkin : CTO
industry = PLM, On-Demand Software, Internet
products = Arena PLM On-Demand Solutions
parent =
homepage = [http://www.arenasolutions.com www.arenasolutions.com]
footnotes =Arena Solutions is a
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM ) company headquartered inFoster City, CA . Arena uses theon-demand model of software delivery also known asSoftware as a Service (SaaS).History
Arena Solutions was co-founded by Michael Topolovac and Eric Larkin in February 2000. Originally named
bom.com for its focus on onlinebill of materials management, the company expanded its offerings and in 2003 changed its name to reflect that. Its suite of Arena PLM products now includes functionality for supportingchange management , request management, file management, supplier management,compliance (regulation) , outsourcing, project collaboration and more.Topolovac and Larkin previously worked together at
Light and Motion Industries , a manufacturer of underwater video, photo and lighting products founded by Topolovac in the 1990s. At LMI, they experienced first-hand the challenges of product development--and the pain of trying to manage it. After searching in vain for a suitable application to run the design and manufacturing aspects of their business, they developed their own custom application that continues to run LMI’s operations today. This system was the prototype for Arena PLM.Arena corporate headquarters are located in
Foster City, CA .Recent News
In January 2008, Michael Topolovac stepped down as CEO and handed over the reins to Craig Livingston [ [http://www.arenasolutions.com/newsandevents/press_releases/2008/01162008.html Arena Solutions | News & Events - Press Releases: 1/16/2008 — Former Agile GM Craig Livingston Named New Chief Executive Officer of Mid-Market SaaS PLM Leader Arena Solutions ] ] , a former executive at
Agile Software Corporation (now part ofOracle Corporation ).References
See also
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Product Life Cycle Management
*Software as a service External links
* [http://www.arenasolutions.com Arena Solutions Website]
* [http://www.ecnmag.com/article/CA6387889.html?filename=we Documenting RoHs Compliance]
* [http://www.deskeng.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=333 Part 1 of 2 on PLM solutions for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses]
* [http://www.deskeng.com/Articles/Feature/Does-One-Size-Fit-All?-20060217882.html Part 2 of 2 on PLM Solutions: On Demand and Hosted Solutions]
* [http://www.sdcexec.com/print/Supply-and-Demand-Chain-Executive/2007-Supply-and-Demand-Chain-Executive-100/1$9672 2007 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100] , Leverage outside resources to gain faster time-to-market
* [http://www.arenasolutions.com/newsandevents/press_releases/2008/01162008.html Former Agile GM Craig Livingston Named New Chief Executive Officer of Mid-Market SaaS PLM Leader Arena Solutions]
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