CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 16 January 2009

16 January 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• ESI Group Acquires Mindware Engineering Inc.

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Releases a Review of IFS’ Project-Oriented PLM Support Capabilities
• CIMdata Announces the Results of its Opinion Poll on the Infrastructure for PLM Environments

Company News

• ANSYS Helps Pioneer Patient-Specific Treatment for Osteoporosis, Part of European VPHOP Project
• Autodesk Announces Restructuring to Reduce Annual Operating Expenses
• COADE Names EDSA (Engineering Design Solutions Asia) as New COADE Global Network Partner (CGNP) in Southeast Asia
• COADE Names TechnoCAD as New Dealer for Ecuador
• Engineering Services Outsourcing: Global Delivery is Part of the Answer for Detroit’s Automakers by Warren Harris, CEO – INCAT
• EVE Ends Calendar Year 2008 with More Than 30% Year-to-Year Growth, Consolidating Worldwide Hardware/Software Co-Verification Leadership Position
• Lectra Appoints Hakan Dadaglioglu Managing Director of Lectra Turkey
• Lectra Awards Design Faculty at the ITAA Annual Conference
• Open Text Obtains Latest U.S. Department of Defense Records Management Certification
• SolidWorks™ 2009 Update Training Released in German, French, Dutch and Spanish

Events News

• COMSOL Conference CD – 2009 Edition Demonstrates Universal Employment of Multiphysics for Projects in Science, Research, Engineering and Education
• Dassault Systèmes Dominates Automotive Design at 2009 North American International Auto Show
• Dassault Systèmes Hosts Energy Industry Conference: Managing Outage and New Build Risk through Virtual Planning
• Mentor Graphics Chairman and CEO to Present Keynote at DesignCon 2009
• New Year, New Opportunities at the COE 2009 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair

Financial News

• ANSYS to Release Fourth Quarter and Year-to-Date 2008 Earnings February 26, 2009
• Dassault Systèmes Releases Preliminary Non-GAAP Financial Results for the 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year
• SofTech Announces Improved Financial Results for Second Quarter FY 2009

Implementation Investments

• Cadence Low-Power Solution Enables Fujitsu Microelectronics Tapeout of 65nm WiMAX Design
• Catalog Data Solutions Announces Over 40% Growth in 2008
• CDM Meets Aggressive Schedule, Reduces Man-Hours in Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility Design
• CH2M HILL Minimizes Costs, Meets Schedule on Round Butte Dam Selective Water Withdrawal System Using Bentley Software
• Club Car Reduces Product Information Delivery Time by 25% Using Arbortext Software
• Creating Drinking Water from Thin Air
• Globe Motors Saves Projected $2.25M with IQS
• INCAT Congratulates Its Clients on Benchmark Vehicles at the North American International Auto Show
• Mentor Graphics Supports Fujitsu to Implement Open Verification Methodology (OVM)
• Nestle Will Use the DevEX Software Solution (Product Lifecycle Management) as Part of its Enterprise Solution
• SEFT Shipbuilding Increases Productivity and Lowers Cost Using AVEVA Marine Solutions
• Sequans Communications Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP
• Simon Carves India Invests USD500,000 in AVEVA Plant Solutions
• Successful Cooperation: T-Systems and Cognizant Manage Software Applications for Tire Divisions of Continental AG

Industry-Wide News

• EDA Consortium Reports Industry Revenue Down in Third Quarter 2008

Product News

• Apriso Introduces Business Process Lifecycle Management™ for Manufacturers
• Bluebeam Version 7.0 Compatibility Announced
• BlueCielo Launches InnoCielo Advanced Project Workflow Module 2008a
• BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise 2008a and InnoCielo TeamWork 2008a, along with InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework 2008a
• CircuitPlan - New Concept Level Planning Tool Advances Collaboration Between Hardware, PCB, Mechanical And Manufacturing Engineers
• CSC Announces New Releases of Enterprise Content Management Solutions for Life Sciences Industry
• es-ice V2.10 – Released
• ESI Group Announces WELD PLANNER
• JETCAM Launches New Suite of Composite Material Software Applications at JEC 2009
• Kinnosa 4.1 Released for Engineering Document Management
• Omnify Software Delivers Features to Help Customers in a Highly Regulated Industry
• Open Text Introduces New Versions of Desktop, Thin Client Content Viewer Solutions
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Integrated with Global Sourcing for Greater Margin Contribution
• PTC Announces General Availability of Windchill ProductPoint
• STAR-CD V4.08 – Time Is On Your Side
• STARC Qualifies Cadence Encounter Conformal Constraint Designer for STARCAD-CEL Flow

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.

CIMdata Analysis:

CIMdata’s latest poll was focused on the infrastructure companies are using to platform their PLM environments. The first question concerned the computing systems used for PLM servers. The responses indicated that Dell (30%), HP (26%) and IBM (24%) are the leading platforms with no platform dominating the market. Sun and other systems each had a 10% share. This reflects the competitive position of these systems in the marketplace. Each vendor is providing solid solutions and companies are tending to invest in platforms that are compatible with the rest of their IT environment.

Interestingly these server environments have generally been in place either 1 to 3 (39%) years or over 5 years, (27%) which reflects the refresh cycle of many companies and the fact that once some of these solutions are in-place and working, companies do not want to change them until it becomes necessary. The larger number of new installations reflects the recent growth of PLM programs within companies (both expansion and new initiatives). Most respondents indicated that replacement would occur with 1 to 3 years – again reflecting the traditional 3 year technology refresh cycle that most companies follow.

When asked why not refresh or replace, 41% of respondents indicated that their current environments are working fine and there is no driving reason to replace them. Another 22% indicated that budget restrictions are preventing or delaying replacement. These results reflect the current economic situation in which companies will not invest unless necessary to maintain effective operations. Respondents also stated that if they had budgets, they would either replace the current systems (28%) with a different platform or use the money to do other things (not update the computing environment – 30%). The other respondents indicated that adding memory, storage and CPUs (in that order) would be how they would invest in the current systems infrastructure.

NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
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