CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 13 February 2009

13 February 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Company News

• Arup Achieves 500 Percent ROI on Melbourne Stadium Project With Bioframe Design Using Bentley's GenerativeComponents
• Cadence CEO Lip-Bu Tan Joins the EDA Consortium Board of Directors
• COADE PVElite Used on Godrej Project in India Featured in Hydrocarbon Engineering January Issue
• Customer Testimonials for Semiconductor IP Added to ChipEstimate.com
• Delcam “Uniquely Placed” Claim to Sales Partners
• Geometric Appoints Ravishankar G. as MD & CEO
• KOMPAS Reseller in Poland Announces Results of Promotion
• Siemens PLM Software Announces Authorized Training Partner Program in India
• Siemens PLM Software Announces New PLM Initiative to Help Medium to Large Enterprises Address Global Business Challenges
• solidThinking and DesignTech Systems Ink Partnership to Promote and Sell solidThinking Software in India

Events News

• CD-adapco Launches Online Resource Center for Vehicle Simulation
• CD-adapco Unveils Agenda for STAR European Conference 2009
• COADE Schedules February 19 Webinar on Manipulating Laser Scans Using COADE CADWorx fieldPipe and Leica CloudWorx
• Delcam to Show Latest Inspection Software at GTMA Meeting
• EDS Technologies Participates in Aero India 2009
• ESPRIT 2009 at Houstex 2009, Houston, Texas, Feb. 24-26
• Lectra Presents Its Latest Innovations for Footwear, Luggage and Leather Goods at the Materials at WSA Expo & Conference
• LMS Showcases its Unique Hybrid Vehicle Simulation Solution at the SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium
• Number of Paper Submissions Up for 46th DAC
• SolidProfessor Showcased At SolidWorks World 2009
• SolidWorks World: ‘Valuable’ and ‘Inspirational’
• The 2009 Manufacturing Executive Leadership Forum
• Webinar: "The Need for Speed: Automating Aerospace Composites Manufacturing."

Financial News

• Aspen Technology Announces Date of Conference Call to Review Selected Preliminary Financial Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal 2009, Quarterly Filings for the Second and Third Quarters of Fiscal 2008 and Restated Results for the First Quarter Fiscal 2008
• CENIT Presents Preliminary Results for 2008
• DS Reports Growth in Revenue and Earnings for 2008
• LECTRA : Full-Year 2008 Financial Results
• Mentor Graphics Announces Preliminary Fiscal 2009 Results and Schedules Fourth Quarter Conference Call
• Planisware Experiences Record Growth in 2008

Implementation Investments

• Adaptive Chips Adopts Cadence Incisive Verification Solution with the Open Verification Methodology (OVM)
• Cadence Incisive Palladium III Shortens Sharp's System Design and Verification Cycle
• Catalog Data Solutions Selected by Northwestern Tools for Online CAD Downloads
• Cimatron Signs New Multi-Year Deal with Siemens PLM Software FOR D-Cubed Components
• Datastay PLM Helps the Hydraulic Break Group (HBG) Manage New Product Introduction and the Product Catalogue Processes
• Elie Tahari Uses IBM Technology to Target New Customers, Identify New Fashion Trends
• Frontier Wind Selects MSC.Software's SimEnterprise Suite to Bring Innovation to Wind Turbine Design
• Grant County Public Utility District Selects Autodesk Utility Software
• IFS Applications Selected by Engineering Contractor Sørco
• Illuminated Metallic Heart Designed in AutoCAD Pumps Love into Times Square
• Japanese Plant Design Company Continues Long Term Partnership With AVEVA
• Leading Provider of Engineered Sealing and Structural Solutions for the Automotive Industry Expands Use of HyperWorks
• PERMATECH Relies on KOMPAS for Professional 3D Design
• Polish Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A. Further Streamlines Operations with IFS Applications
• PROCESS S.P.A. Upgrades Its Design Technology with PTC CoCreate
• Schaeffler Group Selects PTC® Product Development System As Global Engineering Platform
• Solta Medical Meets FDA Compliance With Omnify Software
• Stadtwerke Essen Joins Bentley’s Municipal License Subscription Program to Implement New Multi-Utility GIS
• Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. Maintains Spent Nuclear Fuel Facilities with IFS Applications
• Topson Downs Selects NGC’s e-PLM® and e-SPS® Software for Integrated PLM and Global Sourcing
• ZEMAX Relies on TransMagic for Precise CAD Data Repair

Product News

• Actify Breaks the Mold With Nintex Partnership
• Aras Delivers Advanced Search Capabilities from GlobalSpec and Microsoft Live Search Embedded in Enterprise PLM Software Suite
• Autodesk Announces New Infrastructure Modeling Software for Utilities, Telecommunications and Governments
• Autodesk Unveils 2010 Software Portfolio for Building Information Modeling
• Berkeley Design Automation Announces AFS Nano — 5x-10x Faster SPICE for Only $1,900
• BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo ImandrA Version 3
• CoWare and Rambus Announce Unique ESL Architecture Design Environment for Rambus’ XDR™ Memory Architecture
• Import/Export Within Different CAD Even Easier Now in KOMPAS-3D
• Just How Green is That Product You’re Designing?
• Latest Magma Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS Release Offers Significant Runtime Improvement and Compatibility With Third-Party Physical Verification Tools
• New DesignWare Verification IP Alliance Program Expands Availability of High-Quality VMM-Enabled Verification IP
• Siemens PLM Software Ships Version 4.1 OF Teamcenter Express cPDM
• Sopheon Launches Enhanced Version of Accolade® Product Lifecycle Management Software
• Synopsys Defines Next Era of Rapid Prototyping
• Synopsys Delivers Multicore Support With The Latest PrimeTime Release

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 results for the last opinion poll are:

In the light of these current uncertain economic times, it is of no surprise that many companies are drastically curtailing spending. What is of interested is where are companies cutting spending (i.e., from which projects or what types of projects). In order to find out, CIMdata recently conducted an opinion poll that asked participants how have the current stressful economic times impacted their PLM programs. When discarding the "None of the above" responses, approximately 63% of the remaining respondents reported that their PLM program has been negatively impacted in some manner (e.g., 14% reported that their project was stopped, 9% reported that their project’s scope had been reduced, and 15% reported that they have experienced a reduction of resources availability). These responses all point to the fact that a large percentage of the participant’s PLM programs, like many other business initiatives we read about in today’s news, have not been immune from the budget cutting knife. This in itself is not that interesting.

However, what is significantly more interesting is the fact that the vast majority of the participant’s indicated that their programs are continuing forward in some manner. In fact, it should be noted that 37% of the poll’s participants indicated that their PLM program has been positively impacted (e.g., almost 17% indicated that their program’s speed and/or importance has increased and approximately 14% indicated that they have seen absolutely no impact). These are very positive results, and ones that our upcoming polls will focus on in order to gain additional insight related to how the current uncertain economic times are impacting PLM’s adoption.

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.

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