Bombshell from Dassault; "Yes, we have moved away from the document based system."

Here's a link to an interview with Dassault Systems by Deelip; http://www.deelip.com/?p=2599

I found these statements very interesting;

Deelip: Yes, I noticed that V6 does not have a file format. I mean in V5 you had parts stored as CATPart files, assemblies stored as CATProduct files. In V6 everything is an object in a database.

Jacques: Yes, we have moved away from the document based system. That is just too cumbersome and causes a lot of problems. Things are far more simpler when all the data is centrally located and people with the right access level can access it from wherever they are and whenever they want to do so.

Any comments?

Devon Sowell
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