CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 24 July 2009

24 July 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• “2008 PLM Market Growth Was Strong Going into the Global Economic Downturn” by Ed Miller
• CIMdata in the News “Ways Manufacturers Are Going Green And Don’t Even Know It”
• Has Your Company’s Situation Changed Regarding Your PLM Program Progress since January of this Year (Opinion Poll Results)

Company News

• AREVA Names ANSYS Certified Supplier
• ASCENT Center for Technical Knowledge Releases Three Updated Training Guides for Autodesk ® Software
• Autodesk Debuts Clean Tech Partner Program
• CADD Centers of Florida Inks SITEOPS® Reseller Agreement with BLUERIDGE Analytics®
• Mastercam Announces 4th Annual “Innovator of the Future”; Contest winner designs exceptional motorcycle gas cap
• MSC.Software Creates Customer Advisory Board
• Omnify Software Helps Medical Device Customers Automate Training Processes
• OVM World Collaborates on Accellera’s Industry Solution for VIP Interoperability
• Tata Technologies Launches i SUPPORT IT™ – Four-tiered Solution for PLM and Engineering Professionals

Events News

• Apache Design Solutions to Host Customer Presentations and Hands-On Tutorials at Design Automation Conference
• CGTech to Show VERICUT 7 at Offshore Europe 2009
• COADE Announces Drivers of Success Competition Entry Deadline of July 31, in Conjunction with COADE User Conference
• Design Automation Conference Professional Development Fund to Award More Than $80,000 This Year
• 46th Design Automation Conference Welcomes 29 New Exhibitors
• Free Monday at DAC Includes Six Pavilion Programs
• Meet at DAC with Leading IP Suppliers During ChipEstimate.com's IP Talks!
• Si2 Announces Annual Member/Guest Meeting at DAC
• STMicroelectronics Unveils Latest Advances in Design Methodologies at DAC 2009
• Unleashing High-Performance Compute Clouds to Overcome EDA Challenges

Financial News

• IFS Interim Report, January–June 2009

Implementation Investments

• Autodesk Helps Bring Automotive Design Data from CAD to Ad
• Delta Marine Steers Ships in the Right Direction Using ANSYS Engineering Simulation
• Kayser-Roth Goes Live with Visual PLM.net™
• KC Samyang Water Systems Selects Siemens PLM Software to Support Growth
• Lawson Signs Enterprise Software Contract with Alternative Apparel
• Magma Announces Toshiba Corporation Deploys Talus for 90-, 65- and 40-nm ASICs and ASSPs
• Magma's Talus Enables eSilicon to Implement 400-Million-Gate Designs With 50 Percent Smaller CPU Memory Footprint and 3X Faster Runtime
• Magnaghi Aeronautica S.p.A. Chooses HyperWorks to Streamline Development of Aircraft Landing Gear Systems
• Mortenson Construction Implements BIM Process on More Than 100 Projects Including Harley-Davidson Museum
• Porsche Selects a PROSTEP Solution
• WorkNC Takes the Problem out of Programming at Expert Tooling & Automation
• XMOS Uses Magma Talus 1.1 to Improve Quality of Results On New XS1-L1 Event Driven Processor
• Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Hydropower Equipment Co., Ltd Selects Siemens PLM Software's Integrated Solution to Turbocharge Competitive Position

Product News

• BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo Meridian 2009, InnoCielo TeamWork 2009 & InnoCielo Transmittal Management Module
• CAD Schroer Enhances MPDS4 With HOOPS From Tech Soft 3D; 3D Plant Design Software Gains Optimal Graphic Capabilities and Even Wider Platform Support
• KOMPAS-3D Now Available in Polish and Chinese
• Lattice Technology Releases Lattice3D Reporter Version 3.0; Application For Interactive 3D In Excel Spreadsheets Now Updated to Support Latest, Most Lightweight XVL Format
• Lattice Technology Releases Updated XVL Converter Products
• Magma Announces Reference Flow for Chartered's Enhanced 65-nm Low-Power Process
• Magma Announces Support for SMIC Processes With 65-nm Low-Power Reference Flow
• Magma's Titan Mixed-Signal Platform Supports TSMC's First Interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK)
• Mentor Graphics Announces Complete Design through Manufacturing Solution in TSMC Reference Flow 10.0
• Mentor Graphics Provides Support for TSMC iPDKs
• Mentor Releases New Calibre Versions Using Interoperable iDRC and iLVS Formats Introduced by TSMC
• New Powerful Functionalities for think3’s ThinkDesign 2009.1
• Pinebush Technologies Delivers HyperPlot for Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer Solution
• Reveille Management Console for Documentum From Reveille Software Receives Designed for EMC Documentum Accreditation
• Schott Systeme Significantly Reduce CAM Toolpath Calculation Times
• Sequence Launches PowerArtist-XP – Industry’s First Automatic, Fully Integrated RTL Design For Power Platform
• SpaceClaim Showcases Multi-Touch for 3D Engineering Design
• Synopsys and TSMC Jointly Develop Interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK) and Interoperable Ecosystem
• Synopsys Introduces IC Compiler In-Design Rail Analysis to Accelerate Design Closure
• Synopsys Introduces Galaxy Constraint Analyzer to Improve Designer Productivity; Speeds RTL-to-GDSII Turnaround Time Through Look-ahead Constraint Analysis
• Synopsys' New DesignWare IP Slashes Power in Datapath Circuits
• Theorem Delivers More Cost Saving Power in New TPM V3
• TSMC Reference Flow 10.0 Includes Apache’s RedHawk, Totem, and Sentinel Tools
• Virage Logic Offers Broadest Portfolio of Embedded Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Solutions at TSMC

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 opinion poll asked if the economy had impacted company PLM programs this year. The results were better than expected. The first concerned the progress of PLM programs. More than a third of respondents (37%) indicated that there had been no change. This indicates that many companies have remained committed to their PLM initiatives and are continuing to acquire and deploy PLM solutions. Another 18% indicated that the situation had improved and their programs were now proceeding without further delays while 21% indicated that their programs were proceeding with some delays. Only 24% indicated that their situation had worsened and their PLM programs were being delayed or reduced in scope. The fact that 75%+ indicated continuing progress reflects management’s understanding of the importance of PLM to help a company maintain or improve its competitive position in times of stress and also that PLM can help reduce the overall cost of product development.

The second question asked if companies had changed the direction (focus, scope) of their PLM program. 52% responded that there had been no change in direction while 27% indicated that there had been changes in priorities to focus on supporting specific business areas. The remaining 21% indicated that there had been miscellaneous direction changes. These results would indicate that most companies are following their PLM plan with the confidence that it should provide the support they need. They are evaluating how PLM can best support specific business areas and adjusting their programs to focus on those areas in which they can get the biggest return on investment.

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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