CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 25 September 2009

25 September 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Microsoft Dynamics Acquisitions Accelerate Industry Innovation for ERP Customers
• MSC.Software Receives Revised Merger Proposal

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Inc. Announces Date and Location of Its Next PLM Certificate Program

Company News

• Certification for Autodesk 3ds Max Design Now Available
• Delcam Establishes California Office
• EDS, an HP Company, Becoming HP Enterprise Services
• JT is ISO Standard
• Microdesk First To Provide Autodesk LandXplorer Infrastructure Planning Tool
• Oklahoma State University’s Apparel Design and Production Program Receives In-Kind Software Grant from Siemens PLM Software Valued at Nearly $20 Million; Largest-Ever for the Program
• Shane Cumming Appointed Director of Lawson APAC Fashion Segment
• Technia Enters Into Partnership with Integware Inc.
• Tim Fortier Named IFS North America Vice President of Sales
• VX Corporation Donates Integrated CAD/CAM Software

Events News

• Advances in Sescoi’s WorkNC automated CAM/CAD demonstrated at EMO
• CimatronE to Power Live Cutting of Complex Mold and Die Components at EMO
• Delcam CRISPIN to Show Complete Footwear CADCAM in Casablanca
• DMG and Sescoi Join Forces to Demonstrate High Speed 5-Axis Machining in China
• GibbsCAM MTM, New Rough Milling & 64-bit Version of GibbsCAM Will be Highlighted at EMO 2009
• JETCAM at EMO, Milan - October 2009
• Join Cadence at CDNLive! Silicon Valley
• Mercedes-Benz, John Deere and Labinal to Deliver Keynotes at the 2010 International LMS Simulation Conference
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for Financial Services
• VISTAGY CEO Steve Luby Will Present “Realizing the Full Potential of Composites Across Industries” at the CompositesWorld Expo Next Week
• VISTAGY Presents Talk by ING Renault F1 Senior Engineer on Reducing Composite Cycle Times at Dassault Conference
• Webinar: Engineering Change Orders
• Webinar: Something Completely Different: the new ThinkDesign

Financial News

• MSC Software Postpones Special Meeting of Stockholders

Implementation Investments

• Agilent Technologies Announces X-FAB’s Worldwide Adoption of IC-CAP Device Modeling Platform
• Agilent Technologies’ Genesys Software Speeds Sennheiser’s High-End Audio Receiver Development
• Altair ProductDesign’s Crashworthiness Expertise Emphasized by smart fortwo Crash Test Performance
• ANSYS Institute for Industrial Innovation to Open Doors for Industry and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Engineering Students
• Cleveland FES Center Restores Movement To Individuals With Neuromuscular Disabilities Using MathWorks Tools
• CNC Metal Sees 90% Scrap Reduction with JETCAM High Performance Nesting
• Damen Selects IFS Applications to Improve Project Control and Streamline its Operations
• Grupo Farmasierra Selects IFS Applications to Support Global Growth
• Linear Technology Adopts Broad Range of Cadence Mixed Signal Design Technology
• MAUS and think3, a Long-Running Innovation Partnership
• Panoz Auto Development Company Selects ESI Group As A Design Partner For Sports Car Development
• TEI Selects AxSTREAM to Develop the Aircraft Engine Industry in Turkey
• Texas A&M Provides SolidWorks to 16,500 Students

Product News

• Autodesk Expands Options for Mac Users
• COADE Releases CADWorx Plant Design Suite 2010 with Support for AutoCAD 2010 Plus Other Enhancements
• COADE Releases CADWorx Equipment 2010 for Plant Design with Support for AutoCAD 2010 Plus Other Enhancements
• Invention Machine Expands Innovation Software Line to Further Accelerate Sustainable Innovation; Launches Invention Machine Goldfire Insight to Boost Broad DeploymentCollaboration
• Mentor Graphics Provides Comprehensive Low Power Solution in TSMC Reference Flow 10.0
• Nemetschek Allplan and Plancal Enter IFC-Based Cooperative Venture
• Nemetschek North America Releases D-Cubed 2D DCM from Siemens PLM Software in Vectorworks
• Oracle Announces New Release of Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management for Process
• Oracle Launches New Capabilities for Midsize Organizations and Introduces New Portal for Oracle Accelerate Program
• Professional CAD Software, ZWCAD 2009i Released in French Language
• progeBILLD HVAC/Plumb, a new CAD Building Services module, running on progeCAD, delivered today by iCADsales.com
• Right Hemisphere Deep Exploration 6 Ships, Early Users See Great Value in UI and Rendering Enhancements
• Siemens PLM Software Delivers Parasolid Version 22
• SMIC Selects Virage Logic's AEON® Embedded Multi-Time Programmable (MTP) Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) For RFID Applications
• Synopsys Unveils StarRC Custom Parasitic Extraction Solution
• The Gateway to the Future of Electronic Product Design: Zuken Launches CR-5000 Design Gateway to America and Europe
• 3DVIA Introduces Innovative 3D App for the iPhone

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.

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The results for the last opinion poll are:

In CIMdata’s latest opinion poll, participants were asked to indicate how different factors impact product success. The following chart shows the percentage of respondents rating an item either highest impact (5) or second-highest impact (4).

The results show that bringing a completely new product or significantly improving an existing product can have the most impact on the success of the product in the market. It also illustrates the importance of good service and support on customer satisfaction. Interestingly, lower cost and longer service life, while important, were considered less an impact on success. This would indicate that respondents believe that customers are willing to pay more for new and improved products. This has been true in the past when a first-to-market product (or significantly improved product) has been able to command premium pricing until the competition can catch up. Green/sustainable design is considered less important than other factors, but CIMdata thinks it will grow in importance in the coming years.

When asked who sets priorities for new product design, customer requirements were most important. The following figure shows that after customer requirements, sales and marketing, and design and engineering have an equal role in setting product design priorities. It is interesting to note that reacting to competition was considered less important and than sales and marketing, or design and engineering. However, requirements and priorities from those two groups often reflect competitive factors, e.g., sales and marketing requesting a product feature already available in their competition.

Corporate management was rated the least important when compared to the other factors in the poll; however, many of their priorities may have already been included in sales and marketing requests. The bottom line is that creating new and improved products that meet or exceed customer expectations and requirements is still the best path to success in today’s highly competitive markets.

NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
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