Share-A-space® works alongside existing product data management tools and is extremely quick to set up when compared to such tools. Share-A-space® can be used continuously for managing company product data, or used in specific collaborative projects.

Designed to deal with all the phases in the product life cycle, from concept to disposal, Share-A-space® is based on the international standards for product data management, STEP and PLCS.

Using the information hub Share-A-space® makes possible efficient exchange and sharing of information between IT systems, departments and companies in a controlled and secure way. Therefore, it is ideally suited for extended enterprise collaboration.

Furthermore, by integrating and consolidating product data, and placing it into context, Share-A-space® creates business intelligence and new possibilities for collaboration.

This knowledge lets companies sharpen their competitive edge and realise the potential for innovation. Share-A-space® is successfully used in wide-ranging industries, such as automotive and defence.

Examples of achieved benefits: 

• Access to updated information by all parties reduces the risk for expensive re-work due to outdated information. The notification features in Share-A-space® can communicate engineering or document changes made by any partner.

• Reduction in time to market by sharing information such as BOMs, CAD models, drawings, project standards, specifications and meeting minutes.

• The consolidated information made available by Share-A-space® reduces error prone effort spent on search and manual re-entry of data. This can result in significant and repeated reductions in cost. 

 Share-A-space FAQ

Case studies:
 Supplier Integration

 In-Service Information Management

 Synchronizing Requirements between Departments or Partners

 Full Service Life Cycle Engineering Support

 Corporate Information Integration

Flexibility and stability
Share-A-space® is based on leading edge internet technology and global standards like STEP, XML and web services.

This standards-based approach secures the information for future use and ensures that it is accessible by future and current applications and technologies.  

The information management provided by Share-A-space® allows a business to deal with new and changing business processes and applications, whether internal or with business partners.

Different kinds of collaboration become easier and faster to establish.

Security
Engineering collaboration is now a global business. Exposing confidential information without full control over who has access to it is a major risk, especially when today’s partner may become tomorrow’s competition.

In Share-A-space® role-based access rights founded on individual object ownership prevent unwanted access, protecting your intellectual property. By utilising these security measures in Share-A-space® the owner of the information is in control of who is allowed to access and change their information.

Fast implementation
Depending on the systems from which data is sourced, setup and implementation of Share-A-space®, can be completed in a few weeks.

Unlike many PDM, PLM and ERP systems, Share-A-space® does not need to be configured to match current business processes. Effort is needed to interface to leagacy systems but this can be achieved in a significantly shorter time.

A comprehensive set of web services allows rapid development of additional clients.

Share-A-space® is therefore a very cost efficient solution for realising the potential in information integration of a company’s product data.

Download the Program Review from CIMdata of Share-A-space:
 Eurostep's Share-A-space - Product Lifecycle Collaboration through Information Integration

Eurostep Technology White Paper
 Sharing Product Data Through Life in the Extended Enterprise - the Share-A-space solution

Download leaflet about the Share-A-space® Server Solution:
 The Share-A-space® Server Solution