CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 15 February 2008

15 February 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Company News

• Blue Ridge Promotes/Expands Sales Leadership Team
• Cadence and Mentor Enhance Open Verification Methodology and Expand Community Activities to Support Rapidly Growing User Base
• CD-adapco’s German Office is Moving
• CD-adapco Logo on Newly Unveiled ING Renault F1 Team R28
• EDS Appoints Hershey to Lead SAP Consulting Practice for Americas and Asia Pacific
• Largest North American Distributor of ANSYS Consolidates as SimuTech Group
• Processes and Systems for Product Development –InMediasP joined the ProSTEP iViP Association
  
• Sescoi Aims to Grow it Distribution Network

Events News

• Delcam and Renishaw to Hold Free Productivity Seminars
• Delcam to Demonstrate CAM Systems at WESTEC
• Delcam to Launch New PowerINSPECT Release at Control
• Delcam to Show Full CAM Range in Spain
• ESPRIT 2008 at Makino Techno Show, Dongguan, China, Feb. 28-March 1, 2008
• Geometric to Showcase its Latest Products and Technologies at the Diemould India 2008 Event
• LMS International Partners With STUK Art Center in Leuven
• Magma Announces Agenda for MUSIC Users Conference Feb. 27-28 in Santa Clara, California
• RAND Worldwide Schedules “Enhancing Your CATIA V5 Productivity” Event
• Sescoi Showcases Four New Products for Manufacturers at Industrie Paris 2008
• Siemens PLM Software Demonstrates Powerful Portfolio As Athens Summit Crosses The Finish

Financial News

• Ansoft Corporation Revenue Increases 15%; Operating Income Increases Over 35%
• Aspen Technology Updates Status of Outstanding Filing Requirements
• Aspen Technology Announces Delisting From NASDAQ Effective February 19, 2008
• Catalog Data Solutions Announces 70% Annual Growth Rate for 2007
• CENIT Preliminary Results 2007; Order situation promises a considerable increase in sales and earnings for 2008
• Configuration Solutions Charts Record Customer Growth
• DS Reports 2007 Full Year Software Revenue Growth Above 15% in Constant Currencies
• IBM: Watchtower Extends the Acceptance Period in Relation to the Recommended Cash Offer to the Shareholders in Telelogic
• Lectra Full-Year 2007

Implementation Investments

• Armstrong International, Inc. Selects IFS Applications to Standardize Global Operation
• Diamond Trading Company Deploys PTC® Product Development System
• Harman/Becker Automotive Systems Completes Initial Deployments of Visiprise Integrated Manufacturing Execution
• Hyundai Extends Use of Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM System
• Hyundai Heavy Industries Expands Use of Siemens PLM Software’s NX and Teamcenter into its China Divisions
• LG Electronics Increases Quality of HDTV Chip Using Synopsys Test Solution
• OOBE Chooses NGC's e-PLM Software for Product Lifecycle Management
• Radiospire Standardizes on Synopsys VCS and VMM Methodology for Next- Generation AirHook Chipset Designs
• Technia and VTI Technologies Team up to Boost Innovation Power
• Technia Expands Danish Footprint Through Contract With Oticon A/S

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Announces New Software Release for Fast, Accurate Antenna Design, Optimization
• Autodesk Expands Sustainable Design Product Portfolio
• Autodesk Introduces Productivity Boosts to AutoCAD Software
• Autodesk Launches 3ds Max 2009 Entertainment Software and Introduces 3ds Max Design 2009 for Design Professionals
• Autodesk Launches New Solutions for Building Information Modeling
• Autodesk Puts the Cost Saving and Time-to-Market Benefits of Digital Prototyping within Reach of Mainstream Manufacturers
• AVEVA Releases a New Dimension in 3D Design Collaboration with AVEVA ReviewShare
• CGTech Appoints Machine Simulation S.A. as a VERICUT Authorised Reseller in South AFrica
• EMA Design Automation to Become Valor’s Representative in the North American Design Market
• ICAM and Missler Software Sign Marketing Agreement
• Infor Rolls Out Suite of Applications for Process Manufacturers in Mexico
• Informative Graphics Releases Brava! Enterprise 6 Viewer for EMC Documentum Webtop
• Introducing CFdesign for PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4. 0
• Lectra: A Record Year for Vector Sales Thanks to the New Range Launched in February 2007
• Lectra Launches the Latest Version of Optiplan
• Novedge and SpaceClaim® Partner to Expand Distribution of 3D Design Product Line
• Synopsys TetraMAX ATPG Solution Boosts Structural Test Quality at STMicroelectronics

CIMdata Online Polls

CIMdata is now featuring online polls with real time reporting on our web site at http://www.cimdata.com/research/polls/polls.php. Each week the results of the previous poll will be included in the CIMdata PLM Industry Summary to help you stay on top of trends in the PLM industry.

Take a moment to visit the site and vote on our current poll.

The results for the last opinion poll are:

In CIMdata’s latest opinion poll, users provided insight as to the level of use of simulation and analysis (S&A) as part of the design and engineering processes. Almost 60% of the respondents indicated that they performed S&A on some portion of their products while another 37% indicated that they uses S&A on all their products. Only 5% indicated that they did not use S&A. Structural analysis was the most performed with CFD, Thermal and Motion all approximately equal in use. The respondents indicated that both S&A specialists and general designers are performing S&A.

This poll indicates a growing trend to use simulation and analysis more completely and consistently as part of the product development process. It also shows that S&A is being used by more than S&A specialists, i.e., it is becoming embedded in the normal design process. There will always continue to be a need for S&A specialists, and that more comprehensive S&A will be conducted as part of product development. However, embedding S&A capabilities within other tools and the capture of S&A best practices such that they can be shared and reused is enabling a wider group of users to perform many S&A functions. CIMdata expects this trend to continue and that S&A will become a fundamental part of the development process, not just a specialist activity.

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