E&S Catalyst 2.

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On which Siemens Products is the E&S Catalyst based

At this point, E&S Catalyst is largely based on Teamcenter. However,
future solutions and capabilities may include capabilities from NX,
Tecnomatix, and/or other Siemens products.
How will E&S Catalyst be supported?
E&S Catalyst will be supported, maintained and upgraded like any other
Siemens products and/or offering. Customers that are up to date with
Maintenance will receive the latest enhancements, as well as upgrades
for E&S Catalyst.
Will customers get an E&S Catalyst upgrade with every release of
Teamcenter?
Not necessarily. E&S Catalyst is released on an asynchronous basis to
Teamcenter release.
Who are the Target customers for E&S Catalyst?
E&S Catalyst is largely intended for new customers / divisions / etc. on a
fresh Teamcenter deployment. However, it is possible to layer E&S
Catalyst on top of existing implementations; doing so, will require effort
to determine the difference between current implementation and E&S
Catalyst configuration points, etc.
What are pre-requisites for E&S Catalyst?
E&S Catalyst is based on Teamcenter Foundation and requires
Teamcenter Change Management.
Can I Expand E&S Catalyst with additional functionality and/or integrate
with other non-Teamcenter applications? Can I modify E&S Catalyst
behavior?
Customers can further expand by integrating to other homegrown and
commercial solutions. The Catalyst has 2 layers: Base and Reference.
Services team can and should be able to speak more about this.
Customers can certainly choose to go with the OOTB configuration and
make additional changes/extensions. However, the E&S Catalyst, etc.
are all based on OOTB configuration.
What are key capabilities of E&S Catalyst?
E&S Catalyst includes industry specific capabilities for change
management, Part & BOM maturity, Document management,
Document Types, Watermarking, and Periodical review. In addition, the
E&S Catalyst usability has significantly been enhanced by leveraging
Active Workspace.
Can E&S Catalyst be deployed on the Cloud?
E&S Catalyst is Cloud Ready. Customers can certainly deploy E&S
Catalyst in the cloud.
What version of Teamcenter is E&S Catalyst based on?
E&S Catalyst 2.0 is based on Teamcenter 10.1.1.1 and works with Active

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Workspace version 2.1.

Do our competitors have similar offerings?
Yes and No. Oracle/Agile and PTC have some similar capabilities in their
OOTB offerings. However, they lack capabilities around Part/BOM
Maturity. Additionally, the Active Workspace user interface is far superior
to the UI offered by Oracle/Agile and PTC. Also, the User Interface for
E&S Catalyst was carefully modeled after the way typical users in E&S
interact and expect to interact with such solutions, leveraging industry
common terminologies, business process, etc.
How do I access E&S Catalyst?
Access, download, etc. for E&S Catalyst is similar to other Siemens
products by going to GTAC.
Does the customer have to pay extra for the E&S Catalyst?
There are no additional fees for E&S Catalyst.
How long does it normally take to implement and deploy the E&S
Catalyst?
We estimate the implementation and deployment to be between 12-15
weeks. E&S Catalyst is based preconfigured capabilities that are built on
top of OOTB Siemens products. Customers may choose to further
configure and/or customize the Catalyst. Any such additions,
modifications, and in general deviation from the OOTB E&S Catalyst preconfiguration, can change the estimated amount of time.
What is the E&S Catalyst Roadmap?
E&S Catalyst will continue to be enhanced and released on an
asynchronous manner to Teamcenter Release.