Siemens launches new monthly subscription option for Solid Edge CAD software

Siemens says that companies can now choose the Solid Edge licensing option that best aligns to their projects and budgets, making it easier for Solid Edge customers to increase productivity, get to market faster and lower their total cost of ownership. "Solid Edge is widely recognised in the industry as a cost-effective and easy-to-use CAD solution," says Dr Ken Versprille, executive consultant at CIMdata, a leading PLM consulting firm. "The additional flexibility to access the software via a subscription model will provide added benefit to customers focused on maintaining low operating costs." The monthly subscription license is available from the Solid Edge online store, where customers can select from four different versions of the software, based on the features that best fit their needs. Subscriptions can be purchased on a month-to-month basis. The unique flexibility of this licensing model enables companies to ramp up to meet project demands, or manage cash constrained operating expenses by paying for software licenses only when they are needed. "We recently started using the new subscription license model," said Oliver Kuttner, CEO of Edison2, one of a small group of customers provided with early access. "The flexibility has allowed us to expand our engineering resources while managing cash flow. Additionally, the new model provides opportunities to improve cost effectiveness in ways that we previously wouldn't have considered. For example, we've been able to accelerate our production process by making Solid Edge available to one of our machinists for editing designed parts. In addition, we could affordably provide professional CAD software to a short-term intern, or enhance collaboration with our vendors, because now it is more feasible for them to work with the same software that we use during the course of our project." Explains Karsten Newbury, senior vice president and general manager, mainstream engineering software, Siemens PLM Software: "Unlike other subscription models, subscribers to Solid Edge will not be locked in to an extended usage period. "Siemens PLM Software now offers its B2B-customers the most flexible way to access the professional CAD software they need to solve their engineering problems. Solid Edge is already known for its ease-of-use, unrivalled speed and unique compatibility with other CAD packages. Now the software will be accessible to a much wider audience, regardless of their business size or budget."