CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 6 June 2008

6 June 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions & Mergers

• ANSYS Acquisition of Ansoft Expected to Close in the Third Quarter of 2008
• PCO/idCAD Merger: Creation of PCO Innovation Group

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Presentation: PLM Return on Investment (ROI)
• Results: CIMdata Opinion Poll on the Most Important Criteria in Your Company’s PLM Evaluation & Selection Process

Company News

• ARM, Renesas Technology and Synopsys Define Industry's First Low-Power Verification Methodology
• Avatech Solutions Launches New Manufacturing Consulting Services Group
• Delcam Still on Top of CIMdata CAM Rankings
• EVE Appoints Koji Iwagami General Manager of EVE K.K.
• Symmetry Solutions Adds 3D Printing to its Technology Offerings
  

Events News

• Apache Design Solutions Offers Hands-On Tutorial on IP Validation for Macro and Embedded SoC at 45th Design Automation Conference
• Apache Design Solutions to Host Methodology Presentations by Designers from Leading Semiconductor Companies
• ASCON Took Part at CAD Conference in Germany
  
• AVEVA Exhibits Latest Software Solutions for Engineering and Asset Lifecycle Management at the Global Petroleum Show 2008
• Bluespec Demonstrates FPGA-BASED Models and Testbenches at DAC
• Dassault Systèmes Presents PLM 2.0 Vision, Demonstrates V6 PLM Platform at ENOVIA Customer Conference Europe
• Delcam to Preview New-Look PartMaker at IMTS
• First Open Verification Methodology (OVM) World Summit to be Held at Design Automation Conference
• Knowllence: the Design Common Guideline, i.e. How Can Methodological Tools Complete The Product/Process Data Repository (PDM)
• LMS Announces 2008 Edition of the International LMS Engineering Simulation Conference 2008
• Nalco Company Selects Open Text to Manage Business Content Across the Enterprise
  
• New Engineering Simulation Software Performs Virtual Product Testing at 2008 Atlantic Design Show
• New IBM Programs and Business Partner Products to Accelerate Software Delivery
• Siemens PLM Software Announces Siemens PLM Day Korea
• ‘Welcome Beyond’ at DEVCON 2008,Dassault Systèmes’ Annual Technology & Developers’ Conference, June 17 & 18, 2008
• World's Top Shipbuilders Congregate in Japan

Financial News

• Oracle Sets the Date for its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Announcement

Implementation Investments

• Airbus to Deploy CæSAM Multi-Disciplinary Framework for A350 XWB Structural Analysis
• Bronswerk Heat Transfer BV Promotes Flomerics’ EFD.Pro from R&D to Mainstream Engineering Design
• Cirrus Design Soars with PTC® Product Development System
• Dassault Systèmes Unveils ENOVIA Life Sciences Accelerator for Engineering Design
• Delcam’s FeatureCAM Generates Hundreds of Programs Each Month
• Domain Systems Successfully Deploys Oracle’s Agile PLM at Mindspeed Technologies
• Hochland NATEC Decides to go SAP PLM with CIDEON
• Hynix Adopts Apache’s Dynamic Power Integrity Solution for DRAM Designs
  
• IFS Applications Selected by General Dynamics To Provide IT Backbone for Navy Logistics Contract
• Intergraph® Announces Golden Valve Award Winners at Annual Users Conference
• Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise Key to Development and Operation of One of the World’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plants
• Jotun Expands Collaboration with IFS
• Lahti Precision - Expertise that Weighs
• MediaTek Achieves Faster Time-to-Tapeout Utilizing Smart Hierarchical Modeling in Synopsys IC Compilers
• OCE Selects Invention Machine to Accelerate Product Delivery and Discover New Market Opportunities
• Oticon Tapes Out Innovative Hearing-Aid DSP Using Synopsys IC Compiler
• Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) Standardizes on Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise
• Sequence Signs Chelsio, Sets Milestone: 100th PowerTheater Customer
  
• Tyco Thermal Controls Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise
• Urban Outfitters Looks to Reduce Cycle Times and Manage Rapid Growth With TradeStone’s Merchandise Lifecycle Management Suite
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation Selects Autodesk 3-D Design Tools for Road and Highway Design
  

Product News

• Adobe Launches Public Beta of Acrobat.com
• Adobe Unveils Acrobat 9 Software
• Altair Expands Reach of HyperWorks With New Canadian Channel Partners
• Aras Achieves Four Star Certification Rating for Complex Enterprise Product Configuration & Change Management
• Capvidia Releases FlowVision HPC
• Cimatron Expands Offering in China with GibbsCAM Machining Solutions
• Corel and Right Hemisphere Partner to Bring Complete 3D Technical Illustration Solution to Market
• Corel Announces Pre-Release Public Technology Preview of Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4
• Delcam’s FeatureCAM Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009
• ESI Group Announces New Agent in Brazil
• Geometric’s DFMPro™ Awarded Solution Partner Status by SolidWorks
• Gerber Technology Launches First of New Series of Cutting Solutions
• IBM Extends Enterprise Content Management Software Portfolio With Business Content Services
• IBM Tranforms How People Work Together To Deliver Software
• I-Cubed Launches Rights Management Practice Solutions for Rights Management Initiatives
• Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation 2008 Offers Unique Engineering Collaboration Platform
• Maple 12 Language Editions Increase Global Reach and Coverage of Software
• Mastercam X2 Now Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009
• MSC.Software Announces Integrated Enterprise Simulation for PTC Product Development Solutions
• New Summer ’08 Release Expands Core Arena PLM Functionality to Facilitate Better Designs, Decisions, and Products
• PTC Announces Windchill® ProductPoint™ Its New SharePoint®-Based Solution for Product Development
• PTC Introduces ProductView™ Visual Collaboration Software, Represents New Generation of Unified, Scalable Visualization Platform
• Right Hemisphere's 3D Visualization Technology to Integrate With SAP PLM
• SimManager R3 Delivers Breakthrough Productivity with Workgroup to Enterprise Scalability
• SPT Group and CD-adapco Announce Initiative To Enhance Computational Flow Assurance
• Synopsys Delivers Comprehensive Design Support for TSMC 40-Nanometer
  

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.

NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
If you have a suggestion for a poll you'd like to see contact us at info@cimdata.com.

Analysis
In another sign that PLM is moving from the engineering department to the board room, more than 55% of the those responding to CIMdata’s latest opinion poll indicated that the most important criteria in their company’s PLM evaluation and selection process were the ability to address their process and business requirements. Coming in a second with approximately 18% were technology features and functions. In CIMdata’s experience this illustrates that more and more companies understand PLM’s business enabling characteristics and as a result fewer companies see these solutions as just an extension of a computer-aided design (CAD) system.

Additionally, less than five percent (5%) indicated that the products and solution suppliers they currently work were an important criteria in their company’s new PLM evaluation and selection process. This would appear to indicate that an incumbent PLM solution supplier doesn’t have a significant edge in new competitive situations. This may reflect a willingness to change, dissatisfaction with the incumbent, or a potential underestimation of the effort/cost that could be required to migrate from a long-time established environment.

Finally, it is important to note that just less than twelve percent (12%) indicated that the future vision and direction of the supplier played an important role. In CIMdata’s opinion this is somewhat disappointing and it may indicate that either today’s solution suppliers are doing a poor job communicating their vision and direction and its value to their customers or that industrial companies are too focused on today’s (short term) requirements – a situation that can have long term negative consequences for a company.

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