Arena Solutions
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| Type | Privately Held Company |
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| Founded | Foster City, California (2000) |
| Headquarters |  Foster City, California |
| Key people | Michael Topolovac: CEO Eric Larkin: CTO |
| Industry | PLM, On-Demand Software, Internet |
| Products | Arena PLM On-Demand Solutions |
| Website | www.arenasolutions.com |
Arena Solutions is a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) company headquartered in Foster City, CA. Arena uses the on-demand model of software delivery also known as Software as a service (Saas).
[edit] History
Arena Solutions was co-founded by Michael Topolovac and Eric Larkin in February 2000. Originally named bom.com for its focus on online bill of materials management, the company expanded its offerings and in 2003 changed its name to reflect that. Its suite of Arena PLM products now includes functionality for supporting change management, request management, file management, supplier management, compliance (regulation), outsourcing, project collaboration and more.
Topolovac and Larkin previously worked together at Light and Motion Industries, a manufacturer of underwater video, photo and lighting products founded by Topolovac in the 1990s. At LMI, they experienced first-hand the challenges of product development--and the pain of trying to manage it. After searching in vain for a suitable application to run the design and manufacturing aspects of their business, they developed their own custom application that continues to run LMI’s operations today. This system was the prototype for Arena PLM.
Arena corporate headquarters are located in Foster City, CA.
