CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 22 May 2009

22 May 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• Jotne EPM’s EDMmodelServer™(plcs)—Using PLCS to Harmonize Product Development and Support Environments (CIMdata Commentary)
• Marketkey Webinar: CIMdata’s Ed Miller Presents “Using PLM to Succeed in the Downturn”
• TD PLM: think3’s Task-Driven Approach to Enabling PLM (CIMdata Commentary)

Company News

• Autodesk Partners with Clinton Climate Initiative to Provide Technology to Help Build More Sustainable Cities
• CADLore.com Launches CAD Projects
• CPG Solutions and Analytic Vision Announce Partnership
• Guangdong Wuyi University Receives US$36 Million In-Kind Software Grant From Siemens PLM Software
• JETCAM Signs New Dealer for Slovenia and Croatia
• Siemens PLM Software Spain Announces PLM Initiative to Help Local Companies Address Business Challenges
• think3 Leads with Sys PO Ingénierie In France
• Vornel Walker Promoted to VP Marketing at COADE

Events News

• Altair, TARDEC Emphasize Need for Increased Modeling and Simulation in the Development of Military Ground Vehicles at AIM FIRE Military Day
• Anark Announces Live Joint Webinar with Adobe
• Apache Design Solutions to Demonstrate the Next Generation Power Integrity Solutions for IC Package and SiP Designs at ECTC 2009
• AspenTech 2009 User Conference Draws Global Process Manufacturing Industry Leaders to Share Best Practices for Navigating Uncertain Economy
• Delcam to Launch New Orthotics Software at Foothealth Exhibition
• Delcam to Preview Fastest-ever CAM at EASTEC
• Delcam to Show Aerospace Software and Services in Singapore
• Delcam to Support Hardinge Open House
• EMC World 2009 Kicks Off With Joe Tucci and Paul Maritz Keynotes on Future of Enterprise Cloud Computing
• 46th DAC Announces Keynote Speakers and Special Monday Keynote Panel
• KOMPAS-3D was Showcased at Mould Eurasia 2009
• New Nonlinear and Thermal Analysis Capabilities in CATIA V: live May 27th e-Seminar
• PTC Live 3D CAD “Lunch and Learn” Event Webinar Series
• Sescoi WorkNC®DENTAL Showcased at Rapid.Tech
• Surfware, Inc. and Data Flute CNC to Showcase TrueMill® and SSI-5 Series Cutters at EASTEC, 2009
• VISTAGY’s Dr. Olivier Guillermin to Present in Lucintel Webinar: “Emerging Technology Trends in Wind Energy Market”
• VISTAGY VP Scott Carlyle to Give Aerostructures Engineering Presentation at Siemens PLM Connection Americas User Conference 2009

Financial News

• Autodesk Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
• Cimatron's First Quarter 2009 Results Release Scheduled for May 26th, 2009 Before Markets Open
• HP Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
• Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009

Implementation Investments

• ANSYS In The Spotlight With Festival Stage Engineering Simulations
• Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform Adopted by Panasonic for Mass-Production of Mixed-Signal LSIs
• Cadence Encounter Digital IC Design Platform Adds 200 New Customers, including Ricoh and Siano
• Catalog Data Solutions Parametric Catalog and CAD Downloads Selected by Mamco Precision Switches
• Gardner Denver to Implement aPriori for Product Cost Management
• Global Unichip Expands Implementation of Dassault Systèmes Solution to Manage IC-Design Operation Process
• INSIDE Contactless Improves Global Collaboration and Design Cycle Efficiency with Dassault Systèmes
• MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc. Selects SAP to Improve Data Management
• NXP Semiconductors Accelerates Design Cycle using New Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System for Industry’s First 45nm Digital TV Processor
• PLDA Achieves IP Success with Cadence SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Verification IP
• Shipbuilding Projects with MyWorkPLANs
• SolidEdge Benefits Emerging Leader in Construction Machinery
• Synopsys PrimeTime PX Power Analysis Solution Achieves Broad Market Adoption
• Technia Delivers PLM Solution to Peab
• Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited Selects MSC.Software's SimXpert for Up-Front Simulation, Knowledge Capture and Re-Use

Product News

• Agilent Technologies’ EMPro 2009 Improves Integration with Advanced Design System
• Ameri-CAD Releases VisionREZ Version
• AVEVA Strengthens the Integrated Engineering and Design Approach of AVEVA Plant With Two New Products
• Bentley Extends Design and Cost-Estimating Efficiencies of Bentley Expert Designer V8i to Support Water, Gas, and Communications Projects
• Cadence and Virtutech Extend Metric-Driven Verification to Virtual Systems Development
• Cadence Introduces Innovative FPGA-PCB Co-Design Solution
• Cadence Speeds Systems Development with Automated Transaction-Level Verification
• CERTUSOFT Licenses Three D-CUBED Components From Siemens PLM Software
• Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release of Abaqus FEA from SIMULIA
• Exalead and The vdR Group Debut Search-Based Application for Manufacturing and Engineering Organizations; PartrieveTM Unifies Access to Part and Product Data Located in Various Files and Across Hundreds of Databases
• Informative Graphics Releases Brava! Enterprise 6.1 Viewer for EMC Documentum
• Magma's FineSim SPICE Certified for TSMC SPICE Tool Qualification Program
• New Sopheon Software Links Idea Development to Strategic Product Planning and Execution
• Panasas and ANSYS Boost Engineering Simulation Productivity
  
• Right Hemisphere Partners With EMC on End-to-End 3D Product Image Management Solution
• Spatial Advances Handling of Imported 3D Geometry

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:

CIMdata’s April survey looked at the need for PLM-related analytics. This has been an area of interest for the past two or three years, and the PLM solution providers are building more analytics capabilities into their product suites. The results of the poll provide some insight as to the need and potential use of PLM analytics. The first question asked whether companies develop and/or use PLM analytics. The responses were nearly evenly split—53% indicated use and 47% said they were not using analytics. This reflects the state of maturity in that while analytics are become more important, many companies have not put in place the solutions and mechanisms to enable the capture and use of them. Even when some analytics are available, users may not have access to them in a manner that encourages use. We believe that this will change over time as analytics become more embedded in the product development and management lifecycle.

When asked if PLM analytics would be helpful, 43% responded “definitely” and another 43% said “maybe.” Only 14% of responders indicated that they didn’t know, or that analytics would not be useful. This large positive response reinforces our thinking that PLM analytics is becoming an important part of PLM-related information, and that the need will continue to grow. Who will use PLM analytics? Responses to the poll indicated that 35% think engineers and designers need analytics to help them perform their work. Another 42% of respondees said that product / program development managers need analytics. Combined (77%) these responses reflect a strong need by those working directly within the product development processes for PLM-related analytics to help them work better. Others for whom it was felt that analytics could be beneficial are operational staff, e.g., VP of Engineering, (15% of responses) and corporate management (8% of responses). The responses reflect that persons at all levels of the enterprise can use PLM analytics; however, each will have different needs and will use different analytics within their work.

When asked about PLM analytics benefits, responses were relatively evenly distributed. Almost 18% indicated that analytics related to program status would be helpful, and more than 34% indicated that analytics related to problem areas are needed. Another 27% indicated that one of the major benefits would be to help better understand how product decisions can impact corporate performance. Almost 15% indicated that analytics would help speed the decision-making process and about 6% indicated there could be other benefits. These responses indicate that using PLM analytics can provide benefits in many areas of product development. As PLM analytics become more widely-used, we expect the benefits to increase both to help individual productivity as well as improve corporate performance.

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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