CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 21 November 2008

21 November , 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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2-5 DECEMBRE 2008, Paris Nord Villepinte - Hall 6 -France

At SCS Paris 2008 CIMdata presents " Mechatronics Role in a PLM Strategy," on Wednesday, 3-December, from 10:00am to 12:00pm. As products continue to become more complex, and have begun to include a range of mechanical, electronic, and embedded software components. Successful PLM strategies and environments must provide solid support for product definition and management in this environment and must be able to handle the full product definition. This session will focus on the importance of managing the complete product definition, successful approaches taken by industrial companies, and the impact on their ability to deliver more competitive products and services to their customers."

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Acquisitions

• Dassault Aviation Enters Exclusive Discussions with Alcatel-Lucent to Acquire its Stake in Thales
• Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Softimage

Company News

• Anna University to Create PLM Center of Excellence with In-Kind Software Grant from Siemens PLM Software
• Atos Origin Supervisory Board appoints Thierry Breton as CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Atos Origin
• AVEVA Solutions receives the Technical Innovation Award at 6th Annual Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards
• Delcam Mouldmaking Software Achieves One-Year Payback
• ModuleWorks Launches German Version of Website
• SAP Americas Reports Success of New Program for Midsize Companies
• SIMULIA Becomes Principal Sponsor for NAFEMS Conference
• Synopsys Unveils IP OEM Partner Program with Arrow Electronics, Global Unichip and Open-Silicon
• TCS Strengthens its Presence in China

Events News

• PTC to Speak at the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference on November 19, 2008

Financial News

• Autodesk Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results
• Cimatron Reports Revenues of $10.1M and Net Income of $0.65M on a Non-GAAP Basis in Q3/08
• Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results

Implementation Investments

• AVEVA Exceeds USD3 Million in Contract Wins within Malaysia and Singapore
• German Shipbuilder HDW Selects VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® Software to Streamline Composites Engineering Process for Submarine Projects
• RM Williams Chooses Just OnePlace
• Rockwell Automation Introduces Virtual Design & Production Utility for Integration With PLM Software From Dassault Systèmes
• Savio Macchine Tessili Relies on think3 to Implement the “Cosmos” Project
• Taira Promote Deploys Dassault Systèmes’s 3DVIA for Developing a New Online Visual Manual
• VirtualCAD and LEDAS Provide ROCOM with Parametric On-Line Parts Catalog

Product News

• ALGOR V23 Offers Design and Analysis Upgrades for CAE Simulation
• ANSYS Breaks 1 Billion Cell Barrier
• CIMTEK's Enhanced Magellon Software Eases FDA Compliance
• Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release of Abaqus Unified FEA from SIMULIA
• EDS, an HP Company, Expands Manufacturing Consulting Capabilities with Integrated Manufacturing Operations Software Solution
• EMC Sets New Standard for Enterprise Capture
• Free Alibre Design Xpress V11 Now Available for Download
• Informative Graphics Announces Latest Release of Brava! with Improved CAD Features
• Introducing CADSTAR 11, Zuken’s PCB design revolution
• Latest Version of QAD Enterprise Applications—QAD 2008.1—Featured at QAD Explore EMEA
• Lattice Technology Announces Three Digital Manufacturing Software Packages
• Manusoft unveils IMOLD V9 for SolidWorks
• Microsoft and DS SolidWorks Enhance Robot Simulation
• Sescoi launches WorkNC 3X and Previews Another Major New Version of WorkNC at EuroMold
• Synopsys to Address Library Data Size Explosion at 45-nm
• TopSolid’Mold 2009
• TransMagic Expands Supported Formats with JT Translator—JT Available In/Out of CATIA, NX, Pro/E, SolidWorks, Teamcenter

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