CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 2 August 2013

2 August 2013

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

News and Information on Product Lifecycle Management

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata Publishes PLM Market and Solution Provider Report

Company News

• Adris Ltd Appointed as an Autodesk Platinum Tier Partner
• CADD Microsystems Earns Autodesk Construction and Fabrication Specializations
• CADspace to Sell SolidWorks in Australia
• D|C|CADD Announces Corporate Rebranding as Enceptia
• International Brands Gather for the Lectra Fashion Seminar
• MecSoft Corporation Launches MecSoft Oceania
• Open call for RuleDesigner Configurator VAR partners in North America and EMEA
• PTC Maintains Market Leadership Position among PLM Solution Providers in China
• SolidXperts, a Reseller for SolidWorks Celebrates 15 Years of Success

Events News

• 2013 North America BIM Conference
• CADsoft Consulting Hosting BIM in Healthcare Executive Roundtable
• CGTech to show VERICUT 7.3 Software at WESTEC
• Cimatron Shows Latest NC Programming Technology at EMO
• CMstat Presenting at CM Trends 2013 Conference
• Delcam to launch latest Feature-based CAM at WESTEC
• Delcam to Show Latest CAM for SolidWorks at EMO
• Delcam to Show new Multi-axis PartMaker Module at WESTEC
• Take the Genius Route at EMO

Financial News

• 3D Systems Reports Q2 2013 Results
• Accelrys Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results
• Agilent Technologies to Host Webcast of Third-Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results Conference Call
• ANSYS to Release Second Quarter 2013 Earnings on August 1, 2013
• aPriori Secures an Additional $6M to Expand Sales and Services and Accelerate Product Development
• Arena Posts Largest Quarter Ever for New Customer Subscriptions
• Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Financial Results Conference Call
• Cimatron's Second Quarter 2013 Results Release Scheduled for August 13th, 2013 before US Markets Open
• Geometric’s profits rise 38.8% Q-o-Q to INR 154.12 Mn
• Infor to Hold Investor Conference Call to Discuss Q4 Fiscal Year 2013 Results on Friday, August 2, 2013
• Infor: Q4 Fiscal Year 2013 Investor Conference Call Dial-In Details
• Nemetschek Shows Good and Stable Profitability in the First Half of 2013
• Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

Implementation Investments

• North Sea Electronics of Norway Selects Aras and the Minerva Electronic PLM solution for Product Lifecycle Management

Product News

• BETA CAE Systems S.A. Announces the new v14.2.0 Release of the ANSA & µETA Pre- & Post-Processing Suite
• CADLearning Adds AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 Course for Individuals, Students, Faculty, and Enterprise
• Delcam Software for Accommodative and Corrective Orthotic Insoles
• Infor Delivers Major Release of Infor LN
• Leading Electromagnetic Analysis Software to Join the Altair Partner Alliance
• New Interface Exports from VISI MOULD into WorkPLAN Solutions
• Trimble Announces Software Data Integration Capabilities for Comprehensive Construction Project Planning, Estimating and Management
• Upcoming ZW3D 2013 SP Beta Enables 64-bit Support in Modern Design

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 most recent poll focuses on the use of PLM enabling solutions to support service in the field. The results for the last opinion poll are:

It is clear from this poll that the respondents do service their products in the field. Many of them (over 73%) manage some or all of their product service information in their PLM-enabling solutions. This is a good finding, as it implies that these companies are leveraging the intellectual assets developed during product development for downstream applications like field service. One big issue facing field service is the configuration of what is being serviced. What is in place in the field is often very different from the product originally delivered to the customer. These changes can accumulate from actions by both the customer and the company that originally provided the product. What is important is that these changes are tracked so that the service team can have the right information, right tools and right parts to take the necessary service actions. Nearly 38% of the companies responding manage all as-maintained product information, and over 62% manage some as-maintained configurations, which illustrates that there is still significant room for improvement.

While companies maintain service information in PLM, it is not the system used to define service plan in all companies, with just under 23% saying they define them in PLM. The poll did not ask, but many ERP systems have such capabilities, or they could be relying on the world’s most common PLM-enabling solution, Microsoft Excel.

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