CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 26 June 2009

26 June 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• Reminder to Vote in Our Opinion Poll Regarding the Change since January of this Year in Your Company’s Situation Regarding Your PLM Program Progress

Company News

• Applied Software Wins Autodesk Authorized Training Center Awards
• COMSOL Community Goes Live
• Dassault Systèmes and blueKiwi Software: A Joint Vision of Social Innovation
• Infor Redefines Value for Maintenance with Flex Program
• Join the ‘PDP Award, Andrea Pininfarina’ Competition
• Magma's Vivek Raghavan Named Managing Director of India Operations
• New Geomagic Online Support Center Delivers 24/7 Knowledge Base and Customer Resources
• Satyam Unveils Its New Brand Identity – “Mahindra Satyam”
• Sescoi’s New Guide Examines Cost Benefits of Automated CAM
• SofTech in Business 40 Years
• 3DVIA.com Makes New High-End 3D Content Available
• Zuken Announces First E³.WireWorks VAR

Events News

• Delcam Previews New Programs at Productivity Seminar
• Designers to Share Real-World Experiences at the 46th Design Automation Conference User Track
• ESPRIT 2009, by DP Technology, to be exhibited at North American HTEC Conference 2009, Greensboro, N.C., July 15- 17
• 46th Design Automation Conference Offers Six Full-Day Tutorials
• KOMPAS-3D Was Highly Appreciated at CUTEK 2009
• Oracle Hosts First Global Oracle Virtual Partner Kickoff
• Si2 to Host Low Power Coalition Workshop at DAC 2009
• Think3 Invites You to the Webinar ‘TD PLM - Think3's Task Driven Approach to Enabling PLM’

Financial News

• Oracle Reports Q4 GAAP EPS of 38 Cents, Non-GAAP EPS of 46 Cents

Implementation Investments

• Achronix Selects Synopsys as Its Leading EDA Partner
• Agilent Technologies’ Advanced Design System for RF and Microwave High-Power Device Models Receives AMCAD Engineering Endorsement
• Autodesk Helps Turner Construction Score Big with New Yankee Stadium
  
• AVL Employs PBS GridWorks for Powertrain Engineering and Development
• Dassault Systèmes and Solar Impulse for Sustainable Living
• Delcam’s PowerMILL Helps Owens Industries Make the “Impossible” Possible
• Eldo Selects Dassault Systèmes’ PLM Solutions for its Italian Fashion Label FREESOUL
• General Dynamics Land Systems Selects Siemens PLM Software for Multi-Cad Product Data Management
• Li Ning (China) Deploys PTC FlexPLM to Drive PLM Initiatives and Increase Global Competitiveness
• QuEST Global Selects MSC.Software Engineering Analysis Tools Solutions to Increase Innovation
• Syncromatics Uses Autodesk Inventor to Provide Smart Transit Information for Riders
• Two-Time America's Cup Winner Chooses ANSYS Engineering Simulation Solutions to Drive Title Defense
• Wittur Group Standardizes on SolidWorks Enterprise PDM to Create Global Collaboration Network of Designers

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Accelerates STMicroelectronics’ 32-Nanometer RF Readiness with Validation of GoldenGate
• Autodesk Announces Availability of Autodesk Navisworks 2010 With New Features for Process and Power Customers
• Autodesk Increases Moldflow Performance Two Fold
• Autodesk Leverages NVIDIA GPU Computing to Bolster Moldflow Software Performance
• Autodesk Unveils Inventor Fusion Technology to Help Engineers Speed Time to Market
• Cadence and Xilinx Simplify SoC Development with Enterprise Verification Capabilities for FPGA Targeted Design Platforms
• CD-adapco Announces the Latest Release of STAR-CD
• Dassault Systemes Launches V6R2010
• Exa Streamlines and Accelerates the Simulation Model Preparation Process with the Release of PowerDELTA
• IronCAD, LLC Releases IRONCAD Version 11.0 Japanese Edition
• Lattice Technology Signs as an Adobe Solution Partner
• LEDAS Ports its Driving Dimensions plugin for Google SketchUp to Mac and Reports 10,000 Downloads of Windows Version
• Mentor Graphics Announces Logic and Physical Synthesis Support for Xilinx Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 FPGAs
• New Times Require New IFS Solution for Contractors in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Open Text Adds Comprehensive Social Media Capabilities to the Open Text ECM Suite, Delivers on Enterprise 2.0
• Oracle Unveils New Release of Oracle's Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Siemens PLM Software Launches New Offerings Focused on Productivity for Global Manufacturing Industry
• Siemens PLM Software Launches New Offerings Focused on Productivity for Global Manufacturing Industry
• Siemens PLM Software Launches Tecnomatix 9 to Increase Planning and Manufacturing Productivity
• SMIC and Synopsys Announce the Availability of Reference Flow 4.0
• Synopsys and TSMC Deliver Accurate Lithography Verification for 28nm Designs
• UMC Qualifies Comprehensive Mentor Graphics Silicon Test Suite for 65nm and 40nm IC Reference Flow
• Virage Logic's AEON® Becomes the First Multi-Time Programmable Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Available on a Standard CMOS Process Qualified to Rigorous Automotive Standard AEC-Q100
• Zweave Debuts Zdesign 3.0 to Reduce the Cost of Consumer Goods Manufacturing and Design Processes

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 latest poll continued to explore the need for, and use of PLM analytics. In the latest poll, the first question asked was what PLM analytics would be most useful. Responses to this question were evenly divided across all options. Providing visibility to outstanding changes and resource dependencies were the two most requested needs (27% of respondents each). Such visibility would enable designers, engineers, project managers, and others to understand the number of changes pending incorporation and in development, as well as the number of completed changes. Visibility into the cost, schedule, and use/availability of resources helps identify risks and bottlenecks in the development process and enables managers to be proactive in addressing these issues.

The third most requested need (22%) was for information related to scheduling so that managers can quickly review the status of development projects and programs. Cost information was identified by 14% of responders as another need for analytics. The status of project cost (over/under/on budget) is important in managing overall budgets to ensure that funding is available when needed.

When asked how frequently users would like to get analytics, the overwhelming majority (71%) indicated that real-time delivery and access is preferred. This reflects the continuing pressure to make decisions faster and to continually shorten the product development process.

Finally, most respondents (59%) indicated that they would like to see PLM analytics delivered in multiple ways, e.g., email, automated phone calls, and pop ups within other applications as well as via standard reports.
These responses continue to reinforce the need for more status about the development process—from cost to schedule to resources as well as information about ongoing tasks and changes—to be available online and in real-time.

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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