<p>Expand PLM and Improve Productivity, Standardization and Compliance Throughout the Enterprise from Within the Microsoft Office SuiteAndover, MA, January 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Aras, the leading enterprise open source Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solution provider, today announced a new release of the Microsoft Office Connector for Aras Innovator. With the Office connector for Aras, global organizations can manage documents, spreadsheets and emails in the Aras PLM suite without leaving Microsoft Office applications. The Office connector for Aras improves personal productivity while driving standardization and consistency for compliance throughout the enterprise.</p><p>See a live Demonstration of the Aras Office ConnectorThursday, January 24th, 2013 2:00pm EasternRegister at http://aras.com/plm/001744</p><p>The Office Connector for Aras extends the PLM benefits of Aras to users in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. Users can create, store, edit, search and manage documents while working within the familiar, easy to use Microsoft environment. At the same time, the Office Connector for Aras provides administrators with sophisticated capabilities for document control and security, including need-to-know access, configurable automatic document numbering &amp; naming conventions, the optional use of corporate templates, and more.</p><p>"Our Office connector is really designed to be simple for everyday users while providing powerful administration capabilities for the most complex global PLM environments," said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. "Now, thousands of users across the enterprise can seamlessly work with PLM information from inside Microsoft Office while the controls and security required in military, medical devices, aerospace and other highly regulated industries are maintained."</p><p><a href="http://www.pr.com/press-release/467083">Keep reading...</a></p>