Theft of intellectual property, especially product designs, can have a devastating impact on a company's brand and bottom line.

Most troubling is that in recent years the number of recorded incidents of outright IP theft have begun to increase. While loss of revenue is ultimately the most harmful impact, there are myriad other ways that IP loss can affect your business.

So, are there ways to control, monitor and secure your IP reliably while still maintaining a vibrant and collaborative environment?

In this 11-page whitepaper, you'll learn how deploying a next-generation product lifecycle management (PLM) software can centralize data spread across a global supply chain. With this centralized and safe-data repository, business can continue without fear of IP loss.

Your whitepaper download is sponsored by Dassault Systèmes.