CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 2 May 2008

2 May 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• ANSYS and Ansoft Receive Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period for Proposed Merger
• Autodesk Announces Intent to Acquire Moldflow, Leading Provider of Injection Molding Simulation Software

Company News

• AIA EDIG Recommends PLCS
• Cadence Partners with Brazilian Government TO Open Brazil's First IC Design Training Center
• Gerber Technology Extends Commitment to Training and Education with Launch of Gerber University
• GibbsCAM Presented to Gold Medal Winners of Skills USA 2008 California Competition
  
• Magma Names EDA Veteran Bruce Eastman to Head Worldwide Sales
• Primavera® Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Customers Achieve Excellence in Project, Program and Portfolio Management
• Product Life Cycle Support DEXs Version R1 Approved
  

Events News

• aPriori Previews the Next-Generation of its Product Cost Management Platform at CATIA Operators Exchange (COE) 2008
• Aras Community Network Event Adds Corporate Presenters Xerox, Acco Brands, and Esterline Aerospace & Defense
• AVEVA Exhibits Latest Software Solutions for Offshore Design, Engineering and Asset Lifecycle Management at OTC '08
• CIDEON Software User Day International 3-4 June 2008
• ESPRIT at Difficult Manufacturing Technology Show May 14-17, 2008
  
• ESPRIT Mold v9 at Die & Mould China 2008 May 12-16, 2008
• KOMPAS-3D was Highly Regarded at Hannover Messe 2008
• Lattice Technology Sponsors Mechatronics Expo
• Oracle Kicks Off Registration for Oracle OpenWorld® San Francisco 2008
  
• PLM Strategic Discussion
• Powered by AVEVA NET – the Petrotech Preview
• ProSTEP iViP Symposium - Full to the Brim: with Topics, Participants and Ideas
• PTC/USER World Event 2008 to Highlight Product Development across the Enterprise
• Siemens PLM Software Shows Small to Medium-Sized Businesses How to Improve Commonization and Reuse
  
• Visiprise to Showcase Manufacturing Execution Innovation at SAPPHIRE® 2008 Orlando

Financial News

• ANSYS, Inc. Starts 2008 With Record First Quarter Results
• Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Its First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, May 15th at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
  
• Dassault Systèmes Reports 2008 First Quarter Software Revenue Growth Above 14% in Constant Currencies
• Lectra: First Quarter 2008
• Microsoft Reports Record Third-Quarter Revenue
• Open Text Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
• SAP Reports Strong Growth in Software and Software Related Service Revenues
• Virage Logic Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results

Implementation Investments

• Abu Dhabi Ship Building Selects AVEVA Marine for Ship Designing and Building
• Autodesk Announces Unverferth as Inventor of the Month for April 2008
• Bell Helicopter Selects Sopheon’s Vision Strategist™ to Guide Technology and Product Investments
  
• CSR Selects Virage Logic as Its Trusted IP Partner for Next-Generation Bluetooth® Devices
• Dassault Systèmes Partners with Convergence Education Foundation to Provide Software to Students
• Harley Ellis Devereaux Selects Bentley’s RAM Concept Application to Expand Its Use of Structural BIM Solutions
• IMSI/Design™ Adopts Spatial's 3D Components across Product Line
• OptiTex and Kathy Heyndels Partner for Afroditian Elegance
• SHW Selects Avatech for Multi-Year BIM Project
• Siemens PLM Software Helps Andretti Green Racing’s Danica Patrick Win Her First Indycar Series Race
• SunLink Chooses On-Demand Arena PLM to Help Shorten New Product Introduction Times and Greatly Improve Supply Chain Collaboration
• Treske Precision Machining Employs Omnify Software to Synchronize Information Across Design and Manufacturing, Reducing Engineering Change Cycles by Over 75%
• Welsh Water Selects Primavera® for Project and Portfolio Management
  

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Announces 10x Faster Planar 3-D Electromagnetic Simulation
• Apache Announces Next Generation PakSi-E, Version 8.1
• Berkeley Design Automation Delivers Industry's First Comprehensive Noise Analysis Tool for Complex Nanometer Analog/RF Circuits
• Cadence Delivers Silicon-Ready Reference Methodologies for ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
  
• Cadence Strengthens Advanced Node Design Solutions With New Production-Proven Enhancements for Custom IC Design
• EMC Announces Expanded OEM Portfolio for Software Developers
• Mentor Graphics Aligns with UMC to Validate the Accuracy of Calibre nmDRC Physical Verification UMC 65nm Deck
• New Cadence Technology Speeds Analog and Mixed-Signal Verification
• Right Hemisphere's New Deep Exploration Software Delivers Real-Time 3D Manufacturing Instructions Support
• Significant Time Gains With TopSolid’CAM
• Synopsys Releases Silicon Proven 5.0 Gbps PCI Express 2.0 PHY IP
• Theorem's Latest CADverters Provide Major Productivity and Operational Improvements
• Valor Appoints Technical Resources Corporation (TRC) as Representative in Florida and the Caribbean
  
  
  

CIMdata Online Polls

CIMdata is now featuring online polls with real time reporting on our web site at http://www.cimdata.com/research/polls/polls.php. 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:

The poll indicates that 35% of responders consider PLM implementation to be as complex as implementing an ERP solution.

Another 26% of responders indicated that PLM implementation was more complex than ERP. For large enterprises, PLM implementations generally encompass a significant amount of process change and integration with other business and technology applications. This can require a major amount of services and can have significant impact on how people work. Such change is inherently complex – similar to or more so than many ERP implementations.

Some 39% indicated that PLM implementation was easier than ERP implementation. For smaller enterprises, PLM implementations tend to be more narrowly focused than those at larger companies. This results in less integration, process impact and other changes. PLM implementations of smaller scope can be completed in a much short time than ERP implementations at the same company.

The results of the poll reinforce that larger implementations (and most PLM implementations to date have been in larger enterprises) much be planned and executed as would any other enterprise level system – and can be just as complex.

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