CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 22 August 2008

22 August 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Autodesk Announces Intent to Acquire Electrical Computer-Aided Design ECSCAD Technology from Mensch und Maschine Group
• Cadence Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Mentor Graphics

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Reviews Siemens PLM Software’s Velocity Series Portfolio “Product Lifecycle Management for Mid-Sized Companies”
• Only Five More Days Remain to Vote in CIMdata’s Latest Opinion Poll!

Company News

• Altair Appoints Jean-Pierre Roux as President, Altair Canada
• Altair Ports RADIOSS, MotionSolve, and OptiStruct CAE Applications to Sun's Solaris 10 OS on X86 Platform
• Canadian Software Producer Wants to Take a More Active Role; MKS is Now ProSTEP iViP Member
• Centric Taps PLM Industry Veteran Sachin Misra to Head Client Services Organization
• First Trace Adds New Resource Web Pages
• From Strength to Strength: Zuken Expands Infrastructure for E³.series Business
• Geometric Granted Patent for Shape-Based Search Technology
• Global New Product Development Study White Paper Now Available
• Invention Machine and IEEE Announce Strategic Collaboration
• New and Updated Autodesk® Courses Added to ASCENT Curriculum
• Surfware, Inc. Announces U.S. Patent Office Notice of Allowance for Engagement Milling (TrueMill)

Events News

• Altair Announces Keynote Speakers and Dates for its Annual Americas HyperWorks Technology Conference
• COADE to Feature CADWorx Plant Design Suite and PV Elite for Pressure Vessel Design at Manufacture and Maintenance Solutions Show 2008 in Tokyo, Japan, September 10-12
• Delcam to Demonstrate New ArtCAM family at IMTS
• Delcam’s Range of ArtCAM Software on Show at the Sign Show
• Design Teams around the World to Explore Powerful New SolidWorks 2009 Product Line at Hundreds of Seminars
• Inforum 2008: Customers Will Learn How to Connect to the Future with Innovations from Infor
• JETCAM at Fabtech 2008 in Las Vegas
• Mentor Graphics Chairman and CEO to Present Keynotes at 2008 EDA Tech Forum Events
• Registration is Open for the 17th Annual PDT Europe -The Major European Event within Product Data Technology
  

Financial News

• Cimatron's Q2/2008 Results Release Scheduled for August 27th, After Markets Closed
• Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results
• Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2008 Financial Results
• Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008
  
• Valor Announces Q2/08 Results

Implementation Investments

• Autodesk Names Wipaire as Inventor of the Month for August 2008
• BitWave Semiconductor Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ and Noise Analysis Option™ for Programmable CMOS RF Transceiver Verification
• Cosmic Circuits Experiences 8X Performance Gains by Adopting Cadence Virtuoso Spectre with Turbo Technology
• Delcam’s PartMaker Helps Manage the Chaos
• Hartz Mountain Licenses ProductVision®
• Impress Group Standardizes Simulation on MSC.Software's MD Nastran and SimXpert
• IQS Speeds NDI Medical’s Time to Market, Eliminating Waste, Errors and Cost as a part of NDI’s overall LEAN Initiative
• Netxen Uses Magma's Integrated IC Implementation Flow for the NX3031 Next-Generation Networking Chip
• Piemme Arredamenti Reduces Programming Time by 30% with JETCAM
• TAW Sees CAM Software Pay for Itself in Four Months
• Ubidyne Accelerates Development Process with Aras

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Announces Integrated, 3D EM Simulation Solution for RF Module Design EMDS-for-ADS Eliminates Need for Standalone EM Tools, Improves Productivity
• Autodesk Unveils First Flexible Software Delivery Model for CAD Industry
• CAD Schroer Partners with 3D PRO to Bring Integrated Drafting to Pro/ENGINEER® Customers in Poland
• Cadence Introduces Constraint-Driven High-Density-Interconnect Design Flow for PCB
• Cimatron’s German Subsidiary to Sell and Support GibbsCAM Machining Solutions
• Conformia Integrates SOA-Based Product/Process Lifecycle Management Into IBM Platform for Pharmaceutical Development
• Cross-Departmental Management of Client Versions; New release of CENIT's software ECLISO features new functionalities
• DP Technology Expands Reseller Network with Hi-Tec De Mexico
• ESI Group Announces VA One 2008.0
• ICAM Releases the Latest Version of CAM-POST - Version 18
• Lattice Technology Releases New 64 bit CAD Converters
• McLaren Software Releases Work Manager
• Mentor Graphics and Altera Partner on DO-254
• New Cadence Design Technology Tackles Miniaturization, Product Design and Low-Power Challenges for IC Package/SiP Designers
• Plataine Enables SolidWorks Users to Optimize Production with Advanced Nesting Capabilities
• Stoneworks Software Introduces RMLink® for Windchill® an Enhanced Requirements Management Integration
• Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Supports Eurostep in the Development of PLM Software Solution for Virtual Enterprise Networks

CIMdata Online Polls

CIMdata is now featuring online polls with real time reporting on our web site at http://www.cimdata.com/polls/polls.html. 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:

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
The results of last month’s poll (What is the primary driver for deploying PLM solutions within your business) indicate that cost savings and cycle time reductions are still the leading drivers for PLM implementations. These two areas represent over 50% of the responders primary drivers (25% for cost savings and 28% for cycle time reductions). These have been the primary drivers for over four years ? in a similar CIMdata poll in 2004 over 53% indicated the same primary drivers. New product introduction also remains important with 16% of respondents indicating that it was a primary driver. These results confirm that enterprises are under pressure to get new products to market faster while continuing to reduce costs. These pressures reflect the need for companies to improve their profitability and maintain their competitive position through faster delivery of more products.

Improving manufacturability is also an important driver with 14% of respondents indicating it was primary. This is up from just over 3% four years ago and indicates the increasing importance of being able to more efficiently (and more cost effectively) manufacture the increasing number of new or improved products being brought to market. Other factors such as serviceability and regulatory compliance are drivers but at this time less important than cost and time reductions.

For comparison results from this poll when it was featured in 2004:

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