CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 8 August 2008

8 August 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• ANSYS, Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Ansoft Acquisition and Names Dr. Zoltan J. Cendes to ANSYS, Inc. Board of Directors

Company News

• Conformia Leverages Service Oriented Architecture to Maximize Pharmaceutical Product/Process Lifecycle Management Efficiency (White Paper)
• LightWork Design Image Competition Results
• Magma Names Stuart Harrington President of Magma KK
• Valor Introduces Innovation Circle Program

Events News

• Dassault Systemes’ 3DVIA to Showcase Latest 3D and Virtual Reality Advancements at SIGGRAPH 2008
• GM's Kenneth Karbon to Present Virtual Automotive Design Techniques During Keynote at CEIViz '08 Conference
• Lectra Showcases Latest Innovations for the Furniture Industry
• 19th Annual PTC/USER World Event 2008 Draws Record Attendance
• Valor to Demonstrate Full MES at SMTAI Show

Financial News

• ANSYS, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
• Availability of Dassault Systemes’ 2008 Half-Year Financial Report (IFRS half year consolidated accounts)
• Magma Announces Selected Preliminary Results for First Quarter, Will Revise Fiscal 2009 Guidance
• Mentor Graphics to Release Q2 Financial Results on August 20, 2008
• MSC.Software Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
• Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008

Implementation Investments

• AVEVA Marine Solutions to be Used by ASC in Maintenance and Upgrades of Australia's Collins Class Submarines
• CGI Launches 3D Product Catalog Powered by TraceParts
• Geometric to Provide Application Management Services to Ford Motor Company
  
• INCAT Lands Major New IT Services Contract at Jaguar Land Rover
• Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials Makes The World’s First Maglev Train Simulation a Reality with LMS Virtual.Lab
• Lone Star Fasteners Selects Epicor Advanced Quality Management, Powered by IQS to Reduce Costs for Managing Precision Product Data
• Mainstreet Loungewear Implements the OnePlace PLM & Workflow System in Just One Week
• MSC.Software Selected by Alenia Aeronautica as Vendor of Choice for Enterprise Digital Product Development Initiative
• Siemens PLM Software-Sponsored Roush Fenway Racing Driver Carl Edwards Wins Fourth 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race
  
• Thermal Simulation Helps Design New Telecom Platform That Delivers 40Gbps Bandwidth
• Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems Strengthens Relationship With AVEVA
  
• University of Southern California School of Architecture Earns Autodesk Revit BIM Experience Award

Product News

• Dassault Systemes and Zymmetry Group Deliver the Apparel Industry’s First Integrated Global Development and Sourcing Solution
• DesignAdvance Announces CircuitSpace Foundation With New Cross-Probing Technology For Under $5,000
• DP Technology Performs Test Cuts With Agie 123 Upgrades in ESPRIT 2009
  
• Fukui Computer Invests in Lattice Technology
• Latest Version of Bentley’s Darwin Calibrator Helps Utilities Locate Water Leakage
  
• Primavera Systems® and Vesta Partners, LLC Announce Strategic Alliance
• Right Hemisphere Offers Customers More Licensing Options, Adds Perpetual Licensing to Selection of Choices
• Think3 Collaborates With Intel for Business Platform Initiative
  

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:

NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
If you have a suggestion for a poll you'd like to see contact us at info@cimdata.com.

Analysis
The results of last month’s poll (What is the primary driver for deploying PLM solutions within your business) indicate that cost savings and cycle time reductions are still the leading drivers for PLM implementations. These two areas represent over 50% of the responders primary drivers (25% for cost savings and 28% for cycle time reductions). These have been the primary drivers for over four years ? in a similar CIMdata poll in 2004 over 53% indicated the same primary drivers. New product introduction also remains important with 16% of respondents indicating that it was a primary driver. These results confirm that enterprises are under pressure to get new products to market faster while continuing to reduce costs. These pressures reflect the need for companies to improve their profitability and maintain their competitive position through faster delivery of more products.

Improving manufacturability is also an important driver with 14% of respondents indicating it was primary. This is up from just over 3% four years ago and indicates the increasing importance of being able to more efficiently (and more cost effectively) manufacture the increasing number of new or improved products being brought to market. Other factors such as serviceability and regulatory compliance are drivers but at this time less important than cost and time reductions.

For comparison results from this poll when it was featured in 2004:

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