CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 3 October 2008

3 October 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata PLM Market Analysis 2008 Report "Actuals through 2007, Forecasts through 2012"

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This report presents an analysis of the 2007 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market. It includes analyses of the overall PLM market and its various sectors. These include cPDm, Tools and Tools sub-sectors, and Digital Manufacturing. This analysis provides CIMdata’s perspective on PLM across a variety of industry and geographic sectors, identifies market trends, reviews investments in PLM-related software and services during 2007, and forecasts PLM investments for 2008 through 2012. The forecasts are based on data available through the first quarter of 2008. It is important to note that the data and revenue information presented in this report are CIMdata’s estimates of the PLM revenue performance of the various suppliers.

The PLM Market Analysis Report comes in two modules:

'Module 1' presents an overview of the PLM market, overall market statistics, and an analysis of PLM suppliers' performance in 2007.

'Module 2' builds on the information presented in Module 1. It provides 2007 revenue results for the PLM market and revenue forecasts from 2008 to 2012 by geographic regions and industry segmentation.

The PLM Market Analysis Report is sold as a stand-alone report or as part of the CIMdata PLM Community Membership.

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata Commentary: RuleStream Standards Based Engineering (SBE) for Requirements Management
• CIMdata Publishes a New Review of MSC Software’s SimEnterprise Program
• CIMdata Releases a White Paper on the Value of Unified Architectures for PLM

Company News

• Autodesk Student Engineering and Design Community is Redesigned and Reaches Record Number of Members
• Magma Realigns Organization for Enhanced Focus On Key Technology Segments and Improved Financial Profile
• Si2 Announces Release of Common Power Format Version 1.1
• SolidProfessor Releases Update Training 2009 for SolidWorks Services
• Surfware Announces Redesigned, Updated Website
• Tacton Adds Former IBM Executive as North America Sales Executive
• University, Technical College, and High School Students Are Invited to Submit Projects Displaying Their Creativity and Skill in Applying Design and Engineering Principles
• Virage Logic Announces Promotion of Dr. Alex Shubat to CEO, Chairman and Former CEO Dan McCranie Becomes Executive Chairman

Events News

• Accept Announces “Open for Innovation” Webinar Series
• ANSYS to Highlight the Power of Simulation at the Energy Industry’s Premiere Conference
• Autodesk Debuts at 2008 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile
• Delcam Crispin to Show Orthotics Software at Podiatrists’ Conference
• Delcam Predicts Record Asian Sales at Taiwan Summit
• Delcam to Sponsor MWP Summit at AMRC/Boeing Factory of the Future
• Gerber Technology to Host its Tenth Annual Software Users Conference
• INCAT to Host Executive Conference ‘Ushering in the Virtual Manufacturing Age’
• LMS Engineering Simulation Conference Features Keynote Speakers from Boeing, Ford and Volvo Construction Equipment
• Open Source PLM: Aras Community Network Kicks Off in Europe with EMEA Event 2008
• PLM On Demand Demonstrations for Small & Medium Sized Businesses: Windchill PDMLink & Windchill ProjectLink Demonstrations
• Selerant Synergy Webinars Examines Emerging Trends in CPG
  
• SoftInWay Training on Turbomachinery Flow Path Design Will Take Place in Düsseldorf, Germany, December 3-5, 2008
• Synopsys Recognizes Engineers' Technical Excellence at SNUG Boston Conference

Financial News

• Avatech Solutions Reports Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Profitability and Net Income of $3.1 Million in Fiscal 2008
• Open Text to Report First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results on Monday, November 3, 2008
• PTC to Announce Fiscal Q4 Results on Tuesday, October 28th with Conference Call Wednesday, October 29th at 8:30 am ET

Implementation Investments

• Autodesk Names Genmar Yacht Group as Inventor of the Month for September 2008
• EDAG Implements DELMIA Automation For Virtual Commissioning of Manufacturing Facilities
• Energieversorgung Mittelrhein Joins Bentley’s Enterprise License Subscription Program
• Excel Industries to Implement aPriori for Product Cost Management
• India’s Largest Apparel Exporter Successfully Switches From Manual To Digital Pattern Making With TUKAcad Systems
• INTERSPORT Group Selects Centric to Speed Exclusive Brands to Market, Improve Quality and Reliability
• Lucid Gives Facelifts a Charge with SolidWorks Software
• Nokona Baseball Factory Selected as a “Top Innovator” by Apparel Magazine for Implementation of Zweave’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution for Retail, Footwear and Apparel
• Power & Industrial Systems Performance Group of HYOSUNG Expands Use of Siemens PLM Software’s Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology
• SANYO Selects Synopsys as Its Primary EDA Supplier
• Siemens PLM Software Sponsored Race Teams Continue to Lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship
• SpaceX Launches into Space with Siemens PLM Software’s Technology

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s Fastest Signal Integrity Circuit Simulator
• ARM, Chartered, IBM and Samsung Collaborate to Enable Energy-Efficient 32nm and 28nm Systems-on-Chip
• Boost to Austrian Wiring Design Capabilities as Zuken Partners with CAE Consulting GmbH for Design Solution Consulting
• Creaform Inc. Joins Dassault Systèmes PLM Solutions Partner Program for Europe
• DP Renews Agreement with Spatial to Include InterOp as Component in ESPRIT
• First Autodesk BIM Software for Windows 64-Bit Operating Systems Now Available
• GIV GROUP Joins Aras Partner Program
• IBM Helps Clients Make Faster, Smarter Decisions With New Business Process Management Software and Services
• Informative Graphics Brava! Available Through The EMC Select Program
• JETCAM Launches Lite Version of Order Controller
• LightWork Design Announces New Release of LightWorks
• LMS Releases Modelica-Compliant LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim 1D Multi-Domain System Simulation Platform
• SewerCAD V8 XM Enables Utilities, Municipalities, and Consultants to Run Projects at Lower Cost and Precisely Evaluate and Design Capacity in Sanitary Wastewater Collection Systems
• Spatial Introduces Industry First Thread-Safe 3D Modeling Component
• Synopsys Delivers 2X Speed-Up With IC Compiler 2008.09
• VersaCAD 2008 for Windows To Ship
• Zweave Announces the Release of Version 2.0 of Their Best-In-Class Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution for Trend-Driven Consumer Products

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:

Analysis:

The results of CIMdata's latest on-line poll show that just over 50% of responders indicated that their companies have not established metrics to track business, productivity or process improvements related to their PLM solution deployments. However 23% indicated that they had metrics for engineering and another 23% indicated that they had established metrics in other areas (enterprise wide 13%, and other non-engineering or manufacturing 11%).

CIMdata strongly recommends that companies use metrics to track and validate the impact of their PLM solutions on the business. Only by measuring changes can they quantify the return on their investment and identify areas and processes that have been improved, or those that need additional effort to be improved. Failure to measure can result in incorrect perceptions of the impact of PLM investments on the business and make it difficult to justify further investments. Further, the use of appropriate metrics helps communicate the benefits that PLM provides to individuals and managers within the enterprise that are being affected by PLM-related changes in processes and methods.

While many of the early metrics were focused on the engineering processes and departments, the trend to use enterprise level metrics that look beyond engineering reflects the knowledge that PLM can have a broader impact on a company. Metrics that look at enterprise performance can help management understand both the overall impact of PLM and how it should be positioned compared to other business investments.

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.

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