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Most Product Data Management systems are built on top of the ubiquitous relational databases… An article on ReadWriteWeb discusses the future of relational databases versus the emerging key value stores (e.g., SimpleDB, CouchDB, etc.). The conclusion suggests that relational databases and key value stores aren’t really mutually exclusive and instead are different software tools for different business requirements.

This diagram is a little dated, but it’s a nice picture that illustrates the positioning of the major CAD and PDM packages from Siemens, PTC, Dassault, etc.