CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 24 April 2009

24 April 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Helsinki, Finland
May 11 - 15, 2009
Organized by Variantum

Neumarkt, Germany
May 25 - 29, 2009
Organized by ECS

Ann Arbor, MI, USA
June 8 - 12, 2009
Organized by CIMdata

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Acquisitions

• CST Completes Acquisition of SimLab Software GmbH
• EMA Acquires DesignAdvance
• Tekla Acquires 3-Design's Software Business in the UK

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Introduces a New PLM Certificate Program: Ensures strong understanding of PLM concepts and prepares professionals to address PLM implementation challenges

Company News

• Arena Signs manofIT as Exclusive Reseller for Israel
• Autodesk Names CAD Research North American Reseller of the Quarter
• CENIT Lauded as IBM FileNet Parter of the Year EMEA 2008
• CGTech Appoints ImageGrafix Software FZCO as a VERICUT Authorized Reseller for the Middle East
• Clemson University Center and ANSYS Shift Engineering Innovation into High Gear With Preferred Partnership
• Free T-FLEX CAD Student Edition is Available for Download
• itelligence CAD Automation and Order Creation Certified by SAP
• LMS and Fraunhofer LBF Announce Strategic Partnership for Tire Modeling and Simulation
• Magma Congratulates Winners of MUSIC China "Best Paper" Awards -- Prototyping, Floorplanning and Physical Implementation of Complex Chips Among Popular Topics
• SimuTech Support™ - Unparalleled ANSYS FEA and CFD Technical Support
• Transcat PLM is Member of the ProSTEP iViP Association
• University of California Receives $57 Million In-Kind Software Grant from Siemens PLM Software

Events News

• Delcam Supports Broad Range of Machine Tools at Ontario Open House
• Delcam to Support UK launch of DMG’s ECOline
• ESPRIT 2009, by DP Technology, to be Exhibited at the Northwest Machine Tool Expo, Portland, Ore., May 5-7
• Leading Machine-Tool Company Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. to Sponsor ESPRIT World Conference 2009
• SAP Customers and Partners Convene at SAPPHIRE® 2009 to Share “Strategies for Success in the New Reality”
• Siemens PLM Software Executive to Moderate MRO Transformation Panel at MRO Military Symposium 2009

Financial News

• AVEVA Group plc Period End Trading Update
• EMC Reports First-Quarter 2009 Financial Results
• IBM Reports 2009 First-Quarter Results
• Open Text to Report Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results on Wednesday, May 6, 2009
• SofTech Announces Improved Profitability for Third Quarter FY 2009

Implementation Investments

• Argonne National Laboratory Accelerates Simulations Using Mathworks Parallel Computing Tools
• Autodesk Presents BIM Experience Award to HNTB Federal
  
• Catalog Data Solutions Parametric Catalog and CAD Downloads selected by Brother International Corporation
• Chico’s FAS, Inc Selects Gerber Technology’s webView Product to Improve Global Collaboration, Workflow and Tracking
• D-Cubed 2D DCM From Siemens PLM Software Released in IMSI/DESIGN’S DoubleCAD XT PRO
• First Pass Success -- Silicon Creations Successfully Tapes Out Complex RF Chip Using Simucad's Complete RF Tool Flow
• German Long-Distance Water Supplier Chooses Intergraph(R)
• Leading North American Energy Company Upgrades to aspenONE® V7
• Lockheed Martin Uses Mathworks Tools To Develop Configurable, Space-Qualified Digital Channelizer
• Sophia University Leverages PTC Pro/ENGINEER to Capture Consecutive National Titles for Its Formula SAE Race Car Designs
• TechnoMAP Strengthens its Manufacturing Harness with E³.redliner
• Transoft Solutions Secures Significant Sale with Genivar
• VA Tech Wabag Goes Live on IFS Applications

Product News

• All-New FACTON Software Module Tracks Vendor Tooling Costs
• Alvanon's Body Form Accuracy Now Represented in OptiTex's 3D Avatars
• ANSYS Releases Simplorer 8.0 Software
• Apache Design Solutions Introduces Totem, the Industry’s First Power and Noise Integrity Platform for Analog and Mixed-Signal Designs
• aPriori v6.5 Expands Market Coverage with Support for Oracle and Additional CAD System Support
• Autodesk Announces Availability of AutoCAD P&ID 2010 Software
• Cadence and TSMC Introduce Mixed-Signal/RF Reference Design Kit in 65nm Process Technology
• Going Nuts Over Recalls…How do you handle a supplier recall?
• Mentor Graphics Strengthens Its Automotive Solutions with New Integrated AUTOSAR Design Environment
• New CSC Solution Accelerates Global Collaborative Product Design and Development
• New Siemens PLM Software Solution Ensures Product Compatibility Across U.S. Department of Defense
• New SmartCAM V16.0 Released
• Oracle Extends Product Master Data Management Capabilities Through OEM Agreement with Silver Creek Systems®
• ProSTEP iViP Recommendation ECAD/MCAD Collaboration Version 1.2 is now Available
• Siemens PLM Software Significantly Enhances Technical Documentation with S1000D Support in Teamcenter
• Spatial PMI with CAD Translation Key Component of INUS Technology's Software Solution

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:

The latest CIMdata Opinion poll (March 2009) sought to understand what PLM solution suppliers can do to successfully sell their solutions in today’s stressful economic times. The choices from which participants selected primarily focused on various forms of cost and/or benefit-related strategies. As illustrated in the graphic, one-third of poll participants indicated that the solution supplier community needs to do a better job articulating their solutions’ value propositions (e.g., show how their solutions reduce cost and improve efficiency). This is not too surprising since during stressful economic times, most companies are clearly looking for quick return on investment (ROI) initiatives. What is somewhat surprising is that only 7 percent of participants indicated that solution suppliers should offer alternative payment schemes (e.g., leasing, etc.). In times where many companies are generally cash-poor and/or reluctant to layout cash, it would actually make sense for them to seek purchasing arrangements where they don’t have to spend capital to receive measurable business benefit.

Another surprising result of the poll is the very low percentage of participants who indicated that the most important thing that could be done was for solution suppliers to ensure that their software supports a company’s preferred Information Technology (IT) platform (e.g., .NET, Java, etc.). This is surprising because managing multiple technology platforms can, and usually does drive up support costs significantly. Furthermore, it has been CIMdata’s experience that companies generally seek to reduce IT support costs during stressful economic times by consolidating platforms and/or systems. This is a trend we have seen during past stressful economic times and one which we expect to see more of in today’s economic climate.

Finally, it is worth noting that 24% of poll participants indicated they feel that all of the strategies mentioned are valid options for PLM solution suppliers seeking to be successful in today’s stressful economic climate. This in fact means that more than 50% of poll participants would actually like to see PLM solution suppliers better articulate their solutions’ value propositions. This is by no means a rounding error; clearly this is an area in which solution suppliers have to do a better job.

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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