TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SofTech, Inc., a proven provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, and leading PLM consulting firm, John Stark Associates, announce the availability of a new briefing on PLM authored by John Stark, entitled Top 10 Business Reasons for Implementing PLM.

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This latest whitepaper was developed as a follow on to the 10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know briefing that had been prepared as a result of the SofTech/John Stark Associates PLM Webinar Series, entitled PLM: Understanding, Justifying and Realizing.

For a complete copy of this new briefing paper and others, including the 10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know and Top 10 PLM Pitfalls to Avoid, please visit http://www.softech.com/whitepapers/?ref=pr for a complimentary download.

About Dr. John Stark

Dr. John Stark, president of John Stark Associates (www.johnstark.com), is an internationally recognized thought-leader and writer on the topic of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). In 2004, he published Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation, introducing the new 'cradle to grave' holistic paradigm of PLM. In his consulting career, he has worked with many companies including ABB, BMW, Braun, Coca-Cola, Eaton, Ford Motor Company, HP, IBM, Kodak, Legrand, Nestle, PSA, Renault, Saab, Schindler, Sikorsky, Valeo and Xerox. He currently works with manufacturing companies on the practical implementation of the PLM paradigm and its further development.

About SofTech's ProductCenter PLM Solution

SofTech, Inc. (OTCBB: SOFT - News) is a proven provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions with its flagship ProductCenter(TM) PLM solution.

ProductCenter PLM accelerates products and profitability by fostering innovation, extended enterprise collaboration, product quality improvements, and compressed time-to-market cycles. SofTech excels in its sensible approach to delivering enterprise PLM solutions, with comprehensive out-of-the-box capabilities, to meet the needs of manufacturers of all sizes quickly and cost-effectively.

Thousands of users benefit from SofTech's ProductCenter PLM solution, including Goodrich, Honeywell, Siemens, U.S. Army, and Whirlpool Corporation. Headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, SofTech (www.softech.com) has locations and distribution partners throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

SofTech and ProductCenter are trademarks of SofTech, Inc. All other products or company references are the property of their respective holders