CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 1 August 2008

1 August 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• EDS Stockholders Approve Merger With Hewlett-Packard Company
• Engineous Software Now a Part of SIMULIA
• HP Announces European Commission Approval of EDS Acquisition; Agrees to Settle Litigation Relating to Acquisition

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Hosts PLM-Focused Event at the AMB International Exhibition for Metal Working: Special Attention on the relationship between PLM & Automation and PLM & Mechatronics
• Cost Savings and Cycle Time Reductions are Still the Leading Drivers for PLM Implementations According to CIMdata’s Latest Poll
  
• New Opinion Poll Posted on Establishing Formal Metrics to Track Improvement Resulting From the Use of Your PLM Solution

Company News

• ANSYS Named to S&P Global Challengers List
• Communications Service Provider Product Management is Broken
• Complex Data Networks in Development Departments Need Standards - ENX Association Joins the ProSTEP iViP Association
  
• Dyadem Expands Worldwide with Global Partnerships
• EVE Appoints Korean Country Manager
• ITI Marks 25th Anniversary
• NRX Appoints Stephen Crampton as Vice President Asia Pacific
• Peter Marton Joins Surfware, Inc. as Sales Managing Director
• PTC Announces Winners of DesignQuest Challenge
• Surfware, Inc., Developer of Surfcam CadCam Software, Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
• VizSeek Names Brian P. Phillips CEO

Events News

• CADWorx Plant Design Suite 2008 and PV Elite for Pressure Vessel Design to be Featured at August 1 in Mumbai, India COADE Discovery Tour Event
• Cimatron Group to Present New CAD/CAM Solutions for Tooling and Manufacturing at IMTS
• Collaborate for Success at ISEIT 2008
• New in Norway: AVEVA NET Showcase for Integrated Operations
• 2008 International ANSYS Conference to Inspire Engineering: Engineering Simulation Solutions Leader Brings Together Product Innovators

Financial News

• Aspen Technology Announces Selected Preliminary Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008
• Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Its Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Conference Call Thursday, August 14, 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
• DS Reports 2008 Second Quarter Software Revenue Growth Above 15% in Constant Currencies
• Endeca Reports Record First Half Results
• Geometric’s Q1 Revenues Increase to Rupees 1.4 Billion, 11% Growth From the Previous Quarter
• Lectra First Half of 2008 Financial Results
  
• SAP Reports Strong Growth in Software and Software-Related Service Revenues and Refines Annual Outlook to Reach Upper-End of Range
• Virage Logic Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results

Implementation Investments

• Advantech Adds 3D Product Models Powered by TraceParts to eAutomationPro Web Site
• AMD's ATI Radeon™ HD Products Leverage Virage Logic's Embedded Memory IP
• Autodesk Names British Antarctic Survey as Inventor of the Month for July 2008
  
• Avatech Experiences Increased Demand for Dynamic Modeling Services
• Avrotech Design Gains International Advantage From Using AVEVA Marine Solutions
• Boeing and Siemens PLM Software Sign New Agreement to Extend Deployment of Teamcenter
  
• Catalog Data Solutions Selected by Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc. for Online Catalog and CAD Downloads
  
• Chandavarkar & Thacker Architects Presented Autodesk Revit BIM Experience Award
• Dainese Has Dramatically Reduced Project Time Implemening ThinkDesign to Develop its Innovative NECK Support
• Delcam’s PartMaker SwissCAM Selected by Citizen as a Preferred CAM System
• DP Technology Teams Up With NASCAR Racing Team Petty Enterprises
• EADS Selects PTC To Become The Single Provider For Its “PHENIX” Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management Solution
• ESCATEC Chooses vPlan for Accelerated NPI
• Genoa, Italy, Selects Bentley Systems to Facilitate Sustainable Development Plan
• Harro Höfliger Reduces Risk in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment with Dyadem
  
• OKI Turns to Cadence and the Open Verification Methodology (OVM) to Speed Product Development
• Open Verification Methodology Helps KPIT Cummins Boost Productivity, Shorten Turnaround Time
• Remedent and SensAble Technologies Enter Into Multi-year, Multi-million Dollar OEM
• SENER Has Chosen think3’s Software Components to Improve its FORAN Proprietary System
  
• Synopsys is Selected by National Semiconductor as Their Key EDA Partner
• Wolong Holding Group Standardizes on PTC® Product Development System to Optimize Its R&D Processes
• Yacht-Maker, Construction Navale Bordeaux (CNB), Sets Sail with PTC® Steering Its Product Development
  

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Improves RF Board Design with Latest Genesys EDA Software Release
• Anark Corporation Releases Version 2.0 of Its 3D CAD Transformation Platform
• AVEVA Global Continues to Set Standards for Central, Multi-Site, Project Administration
  
• CAD Schroer Announces Release of MEDUSA4® Version 3.1
• COADE Releases Updated CADWorx Plant Design Suite 2009, Including New CADWorx Steel Professional Plus
• CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.0 Brings Enhanced ALM Capabilities to Model and Standardize Preferred Software Development Processes
• Escapae Software Announces Next Generation of its Software Development Management Product, DevCenter 2.0
  
• ESI Group Announces PAM-ASSEMBLY 2008
• IBM Broadens Product Lifecycle Management Offerings to Help Companies Integrate, Simplify, and Speed Product Development
• Infor Announces New Version of Infor PLM Optiva
• Made in IBM Labs: IBM Debuts "Grammar Checker" Approach to Catching Software Bugs
  
• Mentor Graphics Delivers Simulation for Automotive and Aerospace Electrical Systems Designers in CHS 2008.1 Release
• New Serena Mariner Makes Project and Portfolio Management More Intuitive, Accessible, and Secure
• Siemens PLM Software Ships Version 6 of NX
• SolidWorks CAD Connectors for Aras
  

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 previous opinion poll are:

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
CIMdata’s latest opinion poll indicates that Simulation & Analysis, while growing in use, is still primarily selectively used within enterprises according to 59% of respondents. Supporting this situation is that many most enterprises (56% of respondents) have not yet established corporate processes for managing S&A data. However, even though the responses indicate limited use of S&A, it is clearly growing. The fact that 44% of the respondents indicated that processes are being applied illustrates the growing importance that companies are placing on S&A and the recognition that managing this valuable IP is becoming more and more critical.

When asked where S&A data is being maintained, respondents indicated that approximately 18% was essentially in a loosely or uncontrolled manner – 3% on paper and 15% in other (Microsoft Excel is the leading S&A tool for S&A). On a positive note, 33% of respondents indicated that PDM systems were being used to maintain S&A data, while another 49% indicated that simulations data managers associated with the analysis tools were being used. The fact that some 80+% of the data is being placed under more formal control is a solid step to establishing better use of S&A data, including reuse and traceability. Linking the simulation data managers into the overall PLM environment will continue to improve this process.

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