CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 12 June 2009

12 June 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Mercury Computer Systems Announces the Sale of its Visualization Sciences Group to IRDI-ICSO Private Equity for US$12 Million
• PTC Acquisition of Relex - Frequently Asked Questions
• PTC Expands Product Analytics Strategy with Acquisition of Relex Software Corporation

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Announces the Results of its Poll on Useful PLM Analytics
• PTC’s Acquisition of Relex (CIMdata Highlight)

Company News

• Autodesk Adds Significant New Benefits to Assistance Program
• Gerber Technology and Geometric Partner to Provide Integration Services Between ERP Systems and Gerber’s Apparel PLM
• PTC Gold Loyalty Program Passes Savings on to Maintenance Customers
• Right Hemisphere Receives Top 2008 Supplier Award from Gulfstream Aerospace
• Synopsys Enables System Design Interoperability With System-Level Catalyst Program
• VISTAGY Appoints Joshua Fredberg to Newly Created Position of Vice President of Product Management & Marketing

Events News

• Autodesk Takes Flight at 2009 Paris Air Show
• Bentley Announces Be Connected: An Online Seminar Series Covering Breadth of Topics to Help Infrastructure Professionals Stay Abreast of Best Practices and Technology
• COADE and EMT-R to Participate at Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition June 23-25
• Delcam to Preview PowerMILL 10 with Global Webinars
• Delcam to Show Faster Machining at FIP, Lyon
• Delcam to Show Fastest-Ever CAM at Hurco Open House
• GibbsCAM to be Demonstrated at Haas Demo Days
• Join VISTAGY for a Webcast on June 18: Unlocking the Airframe Fastener Management Dilemma
• Mastercam Showcasing Major New Developments at AMMO 2009

Financial News

• Cadence Announces Restructuring
• Comet Solutions, Inc. Secures $1.4 million Ohio Innovation Loan

Implementation Investments

• Boeing Implements PARTsolutions for 3D Part Catalog Management
• Casio Selects Cadence C-to-Silicon Compiler for High-Level Synthesis
• Delcam Adds 30,000th Customer
• Faraday Technology Reduces IC Power Consumption and Cuts Design Time by 20 Percent Using Cadence Low-Power Solution
• Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Shipbuilding Division Selects Siemens PLM Software Technology To Implement Innovative Digital Shipyard
• Megayachts Designed Using ANSYS Software Deliver Optimal Combination of Elegance and Performance
• Pixel Velocity Turns to Arena to Reduce Risk and Gain Efficiencies in BOM Management
• Procter & Gamble Selects MSC.Software's SimManager and SimXpert to Improve Engineering Productivity and Product Quality
• Sanjel Corp. Slashes Development Time with SolidWorks 3D CAD and Simulation Software
• SEAKR Engineering Improves Project Management Power and Government Reporting Capabilities with IFS
• Spatial 3D Development Partnership Drives Innovation
• Synopsys IC Compiler with Zroute Technology Achieves Successful Tapeout for Infineon Automotive Microcontroller
• Toro Rosso: STAR-CCM+ Gives You (More Aerodynamic) Wings
• TSMC Selects Synopsys Galaxy Implementation Platform for Integrated Sign-off Flow
• UK Wind Energy Firm quietrevolution Deploys Dassault Systèmes PLM Solutions
• Variosystems Purchases Valor’s Automated DFM Verification Software

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Announces Availability of Powerful New TriQuint Process Design Kit That Streamlines MMIC Design Process
• Alias 2010 Adds to Autodesk’s Growing Portfolio of Mac Design Tools
• Apache’s Power and Noise Integrity Solutions Certified to Support TSMC’s Unified Interconnect Modeling Format
• Cadence QRC First Full Chip Extractor to be Qualified for TSMC’s Interoperable (iRCX) Format for 65 and 40 Nanometer Design
• Cadence Unveils Integrated Chip Planning and Implementation Solution to Improve Predictability and Reduce Risk of IC Designs
• CGTech Announces Enhanced PRO/E-to-VERICUT Interface
• Cimatron Announces Release of CimatronE 9.0
• CONTACT Software Expands PDM/PLM Portfolio by Ad Hoc Workflows
• ESI Group and École Polytechnique de Montréal Collaborate to Assist Further Development of PAM-RTM
• ESI Announces the Release of ProCAST and QuikCAST- Version 2009
• Graphisoft EcoDesigner Starts to Ship Today
• Improve Design Reviews by Embedding Laser Images in AVEVA Review and SmartPlant Review
• Intergraph® and OTI to Offer Total Power Electrical Engineering Solution
• Just Released Ideate Explorer For Revit 2010 Now Available With Free Trial
• Knovel Introduces Knovel Math for PTC® Mathcad®
• Lattice Technology Offers Free Trial Of Automated Design Review Software Tools
• Lectra's New CLS Auto Leather Cutter Provides a Unique and Comprehensive Answer to Challenges Facing Automotive Manufacturers
• LEDAS Announces Beta Release of Driving Dimensions Plugin for Rhino
• Magma's QuickCap NX Certified to Support TSMC iRCX Format for 40-nm Processes
• Objet Geometries Releases Software Enhancement for PTC Pro/ENGINEER®
• OptiTex Avatar Receives Overall Upgrade
• PTC Closes the Loop Between Product Requirements and Design with Windchill RequirementsLink
• PTC Expands Technology Leadership with Enhanced Product Development System Capabilities
• PTC Targets Key Barriers to Productivity with Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire® 5.0
• Siemens PLM Software Announces Availability of NX for Mac OS X
• Social Computing Meets Product Development
• SofTech Announces the ProductCenter PLM Discovery Program
• SyncroFIT™ 2009 Reduces Time to Manage Airframe Fasteners By Up to 80% While Significantly Decreasing Errors
• The Ambassador Delegate for Windchill® Launched by Stoneworks Software Corporation

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