CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 23 October 2009

23 October 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• Intervista a Ken Amann - Direttore Ricerche in CIMdata, Global Leader in PLM Consulting (Interview with Ken Amann Director of Research CIMdata, Global Leader in PLM Consulting)

Company News

• Autodesk Names Applied Technology Group as Reseller of the Quarter for Excellence in Customer Service
• COADE Launches Facebook and Twitter Accounts for Communication with Its Plant Design and Engineering Analysis Customers, Dealers and Friends
• Delcam Joins Singapore Medical Consortium
• IMAGINiT Technologies Expands Canadian Presence with New Office in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• KOMPAS-3D Modelling Contest is Launched
• Lattice Technology Releases Chapters 11 and 12 of its New Lean Manufacturing Book, Available Free of Charge
• Tata Technologies Announces ‘Grand Opening’ of ‘store.tatatechnologies.com’
• TerraXML Awarded PTC’s Enterprise Partner of the Year
• 3 HTi Signs Business Partnership Agreement with Solido
• Two Indian SolidWorks® Resellers Add WorkNC to Their Portfolio

Events News

• Cadence Design Systems to Host Mixed-Signal Design Summit
• Cimatron to Showcase its New Machine Simulator at CMTS, Toronto
• COADE User Conference Concludes with Record 24 Countries Represented Attending 60 Classes on Integrated 3D Plant Design and Engineering Analysis Using CADWorx, CAESAR II and PV Elite
• Dassault Systemes to Participate at BEX Asia 2009
• Delcam to Launch PowerSHAPE CAD with Parasolid at Euromold
• Delcam to Show FeatureCAM 2010 on Global Webexes
• Delcam to Show New CAM Range at Metalex in Thailand
• DPR Construction, Tekla Corporation and Vela Systems Release Joint Case Study on Changing the Face of Project Controls Utilizing Integrated BIM and Field Software
• ESI Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of PUCA
• ESPRIT by DP Technology at Mactech Expo 2009, Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 22-25
• 47th Design Automation Conference Announces Calls for Submissions to Technical Program
• NEi Software Will Participate at SAVIAC's 80th Shock and Vibration Symposium with Tutorials, User Group Meeting and Exhibition Booth
• Right Hemisphere Announces First Public Demonstration of 3D-Enabled EMC Documentum Software
• Schott Systeme Showcase 5 Axis Machining at Fakuma 2009
• solidThinking to Demonstrate Its Latest Software at ACADIA09 Conference on Oct. 22-25 in Chicago
• TopSolid'Wood 2009 at Batimat
• VISTAGY’s Steve Peck to Deliver Talk on Developing Complex Composite Aerostructures at COE 2009 Industry Workshop
• Webinar: Tool Shop Optimization Case Studies

Financial News

• Apache Design Solutions Achieves Record Q3 Bookings and Revenue
• EMC Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Financial Results; Revenue Ahead of Company Expectations

Implementation Investments

• Aerospace Company Offers New Full-Plane 3D Scans With Z Corporation's ZScanner 700 PX
• Amiee Lynn Implements Visual PLM.netTM
• ATR INGENIERIE Selects HyperWorks Suite to Streamline Mechanical Engineering Projects
• Catalog Data Solutions Selected by E•Drive for Online CAD Downloads
• CHIDI Leverages Dassault Systèmes PLM Solution to Build World-Class Hydropower Plants
• Delcam’s PowerMILL Gives Aerospace Company up to 80% Faster Programming
• Edge Accessories Selects WFX Web PLM
• Hamilton Caster Leverages PARTsolutions' Technology to Become the Go-To Manufacturer for Caster Designs
• Intrinsity Uses Magma's Talus Platform to Implement World's Fastest Low-Power ARM Cortex A8 Processor Core
• Mentor Graphics Catapult C Synthesis Selected by Fujitsu QNET to Achieve Significant Reduction in Power Consumption
• Norwegian Industrial Electronics Specialists Turn to Zuken for Linux Compatible Electronic Design Software Solution
• SMIC Adopts Cadence DFM Solutions for 65- and 45-Nanometer IP/Library Development and Full Chip Production
• Taiwan OCU University and Dassault Systèmes Offer Innovative 3D Communication tool to Students
• TSMC Selects Calibre Physical Verification Platform for Integrated Sign-off Flow

Product News

• Adlib Introduces PDF for SharePoint
• Agilent Technologies’ New Channel Simulator Mode Determines Ultralow Bit-Error-Rate in Seconds
• ArchiCAD 13 Japanese Version Released
• ArchiCAD 13 Spanish Version Released
• ARM and Mentor Graphics Announce Support for Nucleus RTOS and Nucleus Graphics in the RealView Development Suite
• Autodesk Announces Support for Windows 7
• CGS Raises the Bar for Enterprise Software with Launch of All New BlueCherry® Infinity
• COADE Releases TANK Version 3.20 for Designing and Analyzing Oil Storage Tanks, with API Code Updates
• CoCreate 16.5 Now Tightly Integrated into the PTC Product Development System
• Dassault Systèmes to Continue Full Support for CATIA V4 throughout the Coming Years
• Elmo Solutions Releases New Version of its Agni Link CAD-ERP Data Integration Solution
• Fishbowl Solutions Releases Data Integrity Tool, HPGL Compare, to Automate Pro/ENGINEER® Drawing Validation during a Migration or Upgrade to Windchill PDMLink®
• Flow Science Announces Release of FLOW-3D Version 9.4
• Informative Graphics Corporation Launches Latest Integrated SharePoint Editions of Its Brava! and Redact-It Products
• IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Members Leverage IntelliCAD® 6.6
• Korrigo for AutoCAD LT Instant Rebate Program
• Kubotek Announces New Features and Pre-Release Pricing for KeyCreator Version 9
• Lectra Launches the New Version of the Only Fashion-Specific PLM Solution on the Market: Lectra Fashion PLM V2R1
• NEi Software Partners with MAESTRO to Reduce Analysis Time and Costs for the Shipbuilding Industry
• Nemetschek North America Releases First Service Pack for the Vectorworks 2010 Product Line
• New 3D Information Modeling Tools Speed Road Rehab Work Funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• ShapeSpace 3D Search Capability for Enterprise Open Source PLM Software from Aras
• Siemens PLM Software and Tata Consultancy Services Announce Next Generation Softlines, Hardlines and Footwear Out-Of-The-Box Solution for “On-Trend, On-Time” Execution
• Siemens PLM Software’s JT Documentation is World’s First ISO Specification for 3D Visualization in PLM Domain
• SmartCAM V16.5 Features Solids Machining for Turning Collaboration
• STARC and Cadence Collaborate to Develop Next-Generation Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow
• Synopsys Enables Optimized High-Performance Energy-Efficient ARM Processor-based Designs
• Zuken Announces S-Parameter Support for SI Analysis

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:

The responses to last month’s question (Which area of the business would you expect to receive the most value from PLM, but which hasn’t had PLM applied to it yet) were quite interesting. The difference between the highest and lowest answers was 11% - not a significant difference when looking at the various potential answers. However, the answer receiving the highest rating (26%) was “Enterprise Content Management.” Slightly behind the first answer was “Systems Engineering Support” with 23%. Again, not a significant difference between these top two rated areas of potential value that are not supported by PLM capabilities in the responding companies.

The third and fourth rated areas, both with approximately 18% response, were “Enterprise Simulation Management” and “Manufacturing Operations Support.” The area receiving the last place rating (16%) was “Field Configuration Management.” In all of these cases, the ratings reflected reasonable demand for PLM support for the area. In fact, PLM support for these areas is clearly available and PLM is known to provide significant benefit in each. The next question is, “what are we going to do about it?” There is clearly an opportunity to gain additional value by expanding the use of PLM into new areas of the business.

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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