CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 26 November 2008

26 November 2008

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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

At SCS Paris 2008 in collaboration with Thésame 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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Company News

• Aras Achieves Microsoft “Front Runner” Status for Advanced PLM Solution Suite
• ASCON Expands its Presence in East Europe
• Cadence Announces Appointments of R&D and Worldwide Field Operations Leaders
• Open Text, Deloitte Canada Pen Alliance for Enterprise Content Management Solutions
• Si2’s Low Power Coalition Releases Power-Aware Design Flow and Power Reduction Documents

Events News

• Bentley Introduces promis•e V8i Software at Automation Fair 2008
• Improved CAD File Management to Be Showcased In Preview of Latest Document Locator® Release at Autodesk University
• Magma Sets Dates and Locations for Worldwide MUSIC User Conferences
• solidThinking to Demonstrate Latest Design and Styling Tool at EuroMold 2008 in Germany, Dec. 3-6, 2008

Implementation Investments

• Aras Rolled Out Across 21 International Sites by Freudenberg
• Asahi Kasei EMD Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ for Precision Mixed-Signal Simulation
• AVEVA Exceeds USD3 Million in Contract Wins Within Malaysia and Singapore
• Creative Chips Adopts Synopsys' Galaxy Custom Designer Mixed-Signal Implementation Solution
• EADS Chooses IBM and Dassault Systèmes for Collaborative 3D Design and Manufacturing to Help Reshape the Future of Aerospace and Defense Products and Services
• Fluid Flow Simulation Helps Overcome Tough Telecom Thermal Design Challenge
• Leading Japanese Shipbuilders Extend use of AVEVA Marine Solutions
• Nanotechnology Pioneer Shortens Concept-to-Manufacturing Process With Autodesk Digital Prototyping
• novero Selects Dassault Systèmes V6 Solution for Managing Development of Connectivity Solutions for Automotive Industry
• Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Streamlines Product Lifecycle Management with New Technology
• Saft Power Systems Globalizes its Design Process with the Help of Zuken
• Share-A-space® Used in Production by US Army TARDEC
• Tangshan Railway Significantly Improves Data Accuracy and Design Efficiency with PTC Product Development System
• Theorem Solutions' Data Interoperability Products Save BAE Systems Time and Cost Associated With Data Migration Efforts
• WorkNC Cuts with Ultra Precision Diamond Bite Tooling
• WorkNC Revives the Ancient Skills of the Japanese Armorer

Product News

• Autodesk Releases Updated Tool for Precision Drawing and Drafting
• Dassault Systemes Announces DS Design Studio Creation
• Dassault Systemes Launches V6R2009x
• Delcam Adds Tribrid Modelling to PowerSHAPE Pro CAD Software
• IQS Launches Quality Intelligence: Graphical Scorecard and Dashboard Library
• Lattice Technology Releases Lattice3D Reporter Version 2.1
• Nemetschek North America Announces Service Pack 1 for Vectorworks 2009
• New CA Clarity PPM v12 Delivers Requirements Planning to Address the Most Common Cause of Project Failures
• SiliconBlue and Magma Strengthen Technology Partnership

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