CIMdata PLM Industry News March 14, 2008

14 March 2008

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Events for PLM technology and service suppliers to examine the Industry's performance, gauge its progress and set the vision for the future. (Details)

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CIMdata presents PLM and Factory Automation Sessions at INDUSTRIE PARIS 2008 (Details)

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Acquisitions

• Cadence Acquires Chip Estimate, Extending Solutions to Improve Decision-Making at Early Stages of IC Planning
• Microsoft Announces Acquisition of Rapt—R apt solutions will provide Microsoft with advanced technology and services for digital media publishers

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Presents PLM and Factory Automation Sessions at INDUSTRIE Paris 2008 April 2, 2008
• CIMdata Posts a New Opinion Poll about the Comparison of an ERP and PLM Implementation and Announces the Results of Our Last Poll

Company News

• Aras Names Martin Allemann as Vice President of EMEA
• Autodesk Celebrates Value-Added Resellers' 25th Anniversary
• Bentley Appoints Edward Mueller as Chief Marketing Officer
• EDS Appoints Musser as Chief Information Officer
• Exa Corporation and FKFS Partner to Create the Center for Digital Vehicle Development
• First Trace Names Albert Whipple VP of Sales
• Gerber Technology Celebrates 40th Year in Apparel Industry
• Powerway Inc. Taps Jim Kanir for President, COO Role
• Siemens PLM Software Sponsored Teams Dominate NASCAR RA; Give Toyota First Sprint Cup Series Win
• The Pearson Foundation and SAP Bring Literacy Alliance to Clark County

Events News

• CGTech Announces ‘Super-User’ Contest at Annual VERICUT User Exchange (VUE) Event
• ESPRIT Mold v9 Exhibited at Eurostampi 2008, Parma, Italy, April 3-5, 2008
• Sescoi Part of the Top Team for Productivity at METAV
• SolidCAM Sets New Standards for CAD/CAM Integration at MACH
• Turbine Retrofit/Upgrade Analysis and Design to be Featured Subject of AxSTREAM™ Training Course at ASME/IGTI Turbo-Expo 2008

Implementation Investments

• Addnode’s Subsidiary Technia Strengthens the Position in the Process Industry with a Contract From SSAB Tunnplåt AB
• Arena PLM to Help Equitrac Speed Time to Market, Manage Supplier Collaboration and Improve ECO Processes
• ASM Europe Increases Quality Process Standards for Semiconductor Industry
• AVEVA Marine Solutions Choice for C& Heavy Industries
• Catalog Data Solutions Catalog and CAD Downloads Selected by B&B Manufacturing
• Delcam’s PowerINSPECT Aids Transition to More Complex Work
• MSC.Software Helps Ford Racing Speed Ahead of the Competition with Race Car Vehicle Dynamics Simulation
• Siemens PLM Software Sponsored Race Teams Off to a Roaring Start
• Siemens PLM Software Technology Used for Design of Award Winning 2008 Mazda CX-9
• The EN ElectronicNetwork AG Implements IBS Solution for Traceability

Product News

• Ad-Tech To Distribute SoftInWay’s AxSTREAM™ Flow Path Design, Analysis and Optimization Software to Turbomachinery Markets in Japan
• Applied Math Modeling Partners With ANSYS to Distribute and Support CoolSim
• Business Objects Delivers the Year’s Must-Have Tool for Business Professionals
• Dassault Systèmes Announces Software Partnership with AutoForm
• Dassault Systèmes Launches PLM Solutions for Life Sciences Helping Companies Deliver Products to Market Faster by Managing Quality Control and Regulatory Compliance
  
• Improving Wire Harness Quality for Trains, Planes and Automobiles with E³.cable 2008
• INCAT, Tata AutoComp Strategic Alliance Creates Full-Service Supplier for Global Automotive Product Development and Component Manufacturing
• Mastercam Showcasing Two Major Developments at Eastec 2008
• New VISTAGY Airframe Development Environments™ 2.0 Software Now Supports Multiple Stages of Airframe Design and Assembly
• Perception Software Signs Partnership Agreement With Siemens PLM Software
• SAP Continues Market Leadership and Expands Portfolio of Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions
• Synopsys Announces Multi-Core Initiative to Accelerate Design Time-To-Results
• Synopsys HSPICE Delivers Innovative Technology to Accelerate Circuit Simulation Performance
• Synopsys Launches HSPICE Integrator Program With 25 Founding Members
  

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:

CIMdata Analysis:

This opinion poll indicates that of the companies responding, 43% initiated their program within the last 3 years. This group generally reflects the recent adoptions of PLM by small to medium size enterprises. Adoption of PLM by SMEs has been growing rapidly as the PLM providers have developed solutions targeted to that market. The group that initiated their PLM program between 3 and ten years ago (almost 38% of respondents) generally represents larger enterprises which have been the primary market for PLM solutions since the mid to late 1990s. Those companies that initiated their program over ten years ago represents the early adopters of PLM – generally larger automotive, aerospace and heavy machinery companies.

A majority of respondents also indicated that their company had a formal PLM strategy. CIMdata strongly recommends that company establish a PLM strategy prior to selecting any specific solutions and beginning implementations. Having a defined strategy provides a framework for determining the best solution for each individual company and for how the solutions should be deployed to deliver the maximum benefit for that investment. In the opinion poll 43% indicated that their company conducts a yearly PLM audit – a best practice that CIMdata strongly recommends – and another 41% indicated that they conducted audits randomly over time.

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