CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 28 August 2009

28 August 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Autodesk Acquires Assets From BOSS International, Inc.
• ModuleWorks Acquires HeilTech Simulation Company

CIMdata News

• “PLM Expands into Factory Automation” by Ed Miller, President of CIMdata
• Please Let Us Know Your Opinions on New Product Success Factors and Priorities for New Product Design

Company News

• ASCON Counts Real Cost of CAD Software Solution; What are we really paying for when buying low-cost MCAD?
• Cadence Design Systems Appoints John Bruggeman as Chief Marketing Officer
• COADE Releases Updated CADWorx Plant Professional Training DVD
• ESI Expands Its Worldwide Training Services with a New Training Center in Italy
• ESPRIT CAM Center Opens for Business
• 500+ Companies Confirm 3D Product Catalogs Mission Critical
• Planview Releases Product Development Market Benchmark Study Results
• Zuken Expands CADSTAR Network in Italy and Spain

Events News

• COADE Schedules CAESAR II Pipe Stress Analysis Statics Training for September 14-18 in Houston
• Delcam CRISPIN to Show Complete Footwear CADCAM Range at SIMAC
• Icona Solutions to Demonstrate Latest Version of its Unique Perceived Quality Simulation and Visualization Software, aesthetica, at IAA 2009
• Tata Technologies ‘Investing in Engineering’ Seminar Series Focuses on the Value of Digital Prototyping
• 20th Annual HP CAE Symposium to be Held October 1, 2009 in Detroit Michigan

Financial News

• Magma Reports Revenue of $28.8 Million for First Quarter
• Sopheon plc Results For The 6 Months To 30 June 2009 Business Review And Outlook

Implementation Investments

• CADParts & Consulting LLC Provides Greater Benefits to Customers by Using Arena to Streamline Data and Development Processes
• CDS Configurators Implemented by ASCO Valve
• Hyundai Heavy Industries: The World's Largest Shipbuilder Chooses STAR-CCM+
• Infor Enhances Norgren’s Maintenance Services with EAM Solution
• Kitron Selects IFS Applications to Improve Business Processes
• Klim USA Selects PLM, Sourcing from Centric Software
• Lucchese Boot Company Selects CGS BlueCherry Enterprise Suite
• Magma Customers Pass 50-Tapeout Mark At 45/40 Nanometers Using Talus, More Than With Any Other EDA Platform -- Talus 1.1 Proven as Leading Implementation Solution for Advanced Chips
• Magma's Quartz Deployed by NVIDIA as Primary Design Rule Checker for 40-nm and Below
• Nottingham University Uses PTC Technology to Drive Engineering Degrees
• Renesas Technology Selects Synopsys Proteus OPC for 45-nm Node Production
• 3DVIA Composer Will Increase Komatsu Forest’s Production Quality
• Tilera Adopts Broad Range of Cadence Solutions for Multicore Processor Design
• XL Video Uses PTC® CoCreate® For Flexibility And Speed In Product Design

Product News

• ANSYS and HBM-nCode Partner to Deliver Advanced Fatigue Capabilities
• BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo Publisher 2009
• COADE to Give Away Free CADWorx Software with New Licenses and Renewals
• IBM, OSLC Promote Interoperability Across the Software Lifecycle
• Lattice Technology Releases XVL Web Master Version 8.1
• McLaren Software Announces Availability of Enterprise Engineer 3.6.2 Service Pack 3
• Siemens PLM Software Launches New Offerings Focused on Productivity for Manufacturing Industry in Korea
• Trimble Introduces Digital Pen Solutions Designed Specifically for the Construction Contractor

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.
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