CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 12 December 2008

12 December 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• BlueCielo Acquires 49 Percent Stake in Brazilian Reseller PONTODOC
• PTC Advances Green Product Design and Environmental Regulatory Compliance Solution with Acquisition of Synapsis Technology

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Announces its 2009 PLM Vendor Forum Program: “PLM in Uncertain Economic Times”
• CIMdata in the News: “Whitepaper Tips and Tricks: Product data management systems ready for small, medium companies”

Company News

• Altair's New Benchmark Web site for RADIOSS Demonstrates Software Scalability, Repeatability & Compares Hardware Vendor Performance
• ASCENT Releases New Title Civil 3D 2009 Survey Fundamentals – Field to Finish and Updates Training Guide for AutoCAD® LT 2009 Software
• Chanel and Dassault Systèmes Form Strategic Partnership
• ChipEstimate.com Announces New IP Partners
• Dave Coppin Appointed Executive Vice President of AVEVA NET Solutions
• David Fano, Craig Barbieri and Henry Goeke Win First 3D Autodesk University Design Slam Contest
• HP Adds EDS to its Technology Solutions Group to Better Serve Business and Public Sector Customers
• Informative Graphics Experiences 50% Year-over-Year Growth as Demand Accelerates for Secure Document Viewing and Collaboration
• Siemens PLM Software Celebrates Newest PLM Company First: Enabling the Training of More Than One Million Students around the World per Year
• Trubiquity Names Koons President, CEO

Events News

• Bo Burlingham, Ping Fu to Keynote Geomagic’s Convergence 2009 Event
• Delcam Hosts 250 Customers at UK User Meetings
• KOMPAS-3D V10 Highly Regarded at EuroMold 2008 in Germany

Financial News

• Cadence Reports Q3 2008 Revenue of $232 Million and Completion of Accounting Investigation
• ESI Group Sales for the Third Quarter of 2008/09 - Strong Growth in Services
• IGE+XAO Group Turnover for the first quarter of 2008/2009

Implementation Investments

• Dassault Aviation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with INCAT and Tata Technologies
• Delcam’s ArtCAM Makes Intricate Carving Easy
• Global Finishing Solutions Selects IFS Applications to Manage Complex Projects
• Hydroptère in the Race for the Outright Sailing Speed Record with Dassault Systèmes PLM
• IFS Wins Project Centric Defense Manufacturer Contract
• ISCAR Chooses PLM Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systemes to Optimize Global Design Data Management
• KEL and Proficiency Translating Legacy CAD for Large Japanese Automobile Manufacturer
• PTC CoCreate Cites Momentum in Special Machinery Segment During Fiscal 2008
• PTC Helps SEAT Sport Win FIA World Touring Car Championship
• Snecma Virtual Platform Project Will be Based on Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter
• STARC to Deploy Synopsys IC Compiler's Zroute and Clock Mesh Technologies in STARCAD-CEL
• WITTE Automotive Implements Test-Data Management System with CIM DATABASE
• XMOS Adopts Magma's Talus IC Implementation Software to Develop 65-Nanometer Processors

Product News

• Cadence Unveils Next-Generation Parallel Circuit Simulator for the Verification of Complex Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Designs
• Delcam Releases DentCAD for Dental Design
• ESI Group Announces CFD-ACE+ V2009.0
• Intergraph® Releases New Piping Design Solution for Small Projects
• IronCAD, LLC Releases IRONCAD Version 11.0
• Lattice Technology Releases XVL Player V 9.2
• Mastercam X3 Router CAD/CAM Software Now Includes Enhanced Part Nesting
• Mentor Graphics Announces Capital Architect, a New Tool for Dynamically Optimizing the Physical Architecture of Vehicle EDS Systems
• Mentor Graphics Olympus-SoC Place-and-Route System Qualifies for TSMC 40nm Processes
• New Enterprise Search Solution for SharePoint Specializes In Engineering and Imaging Documents
• New Release: hyperMILL® 2009.1
• Pilgrim Software Announces the Global Release of SmartSolve ® Version 8.2
• Planview Offers its Portfolio Management Solution in SaaS Delivery Model
• Siemens PLM Software Ships CAM Express With Synchronous Technology
• WorkNC 3X Launch Offers Smaller Companies a “Fast Track” to World Class 3-Axis Machining

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