CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 30 October 2009

30 October 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata in the News “Dassault Agrees to Buy Its IBM Sales Channel for $600M”
• PLM Consolidation Continues—Dassault Systèmes to Acquire IBM PLM (CIMdata Commentary)

Company News

• ESI Supports the PT-Grid Project to Further Develop Plasma Modeling and Simulation
• Jonathan Pickup's Second Edition of Vectorworks Architect and Essentials Tutorials Now Available
• Mentor Graphics Delivers Must-have Reference for the Open Verification Methodology (OVM)
• Microdesk Becomes Oracle Primavera Project Management Solutions Provider
• PROCAD Signs ENERGIS as a New Reseller
• SAP Appoints New Head of Global Ecosystem and Partner Group
• Think3, S.r.l. Transitions Engineering Services Division to BWIR
• TransMagic and Cadenza Deliver Robust CAD Data Exchange in Sweden

Events News

• CENIT Attends EuroMold to Showcase Holistic Process Solutions for Tooling and Mold Making
• COADE Schedules Nov 5th Webinar on New Pipe Support Module in CADWorx Plant Professional 2010
• Delcam to Host Free Seminar on Composites in Aerospace
• Delcam to Preview New-Look Signmaking Software at Viscom 09
• Enterprise Informatics and Microsoft Present a Complimentary One-Hour Webinar: Reduce Risk, Improve Efficiency and Ensure Compliance for EPC Projects
• ESPRIT by DP Technology at the Pacific Coast Machine Tool Expo, Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 10-12
• Lattice Technology Launches Manufacturing Productivity Webinar Series
• Microsoft to Address "Innovation in a Globally Connected World “at Second Annual Asia High Tech Summit
• PTC Technology Forum 2009: Design without Barriers
  
• SAP TechEd 2009 in Phoenix, Vienna, Shanghai and Bangalore
• Sescoi and Partners Demonstrate State of the Art Dental Machining at Free Seminar
• Sescoi Partners Dental Wings and 360SDM to Demonstrate Dental Prosthesis Manufacture at Dentech

Financial News

• Arena Solutions Fifteenth Consecutive Quarter of Net New Revenue Growth Demonstrates Critical Importance of Controlling Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) Throughout the Product Lifecycle
• Cadence Reports Q3 2009 Financial Results
• DS Reports Third Quarter EPS and Operating Margin Above Company Objectives
• Geometric Records 22.6% Q-o-Q Rise in PAT; Declares Revenues of Rs. 1282 Mn
• LECTRA : First Nine Months of 2009: Income from Operations and Net Income Slightly Positive Despite a 26% Decrease in Revenues
• Open Text Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
• PTC Announces Q4 and FY’09 Results; Issues Q1 FY’10 Guidance and FY’10 Targets
• SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2009 Results

Implementation Investments

• Autodesk Inventor Key to Development of Hydrogen-Equipped Commercial Vessel
• Bentley’s Communications Software Drives New Network Design, Construction, and Operations Efficiencies at Kabel Noord
• CONTACT Acquires Weather Radar Specialist SELEX as New Customer
• Freescale and Synopsys Announce Multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement to Increase Verification Productivity
• Game, Set, Match: ANSYS Software Verifies Design of Wimbledon Innovative Retractable Roof
• General Motors Develops Two-Mode Hybrid Powertrain With Model-Based Design
• Geometric SAS Adds HyperWorks Suite as a Preferred CAE Tool Set
• Juniper Chooses Synopsys as Its Primary EDA Partner
• Mentor Graphics Analog/mixed-signal Simulators Enable Widex to Verify Wireless Chip for New Clear440 Product
• NVIDIA Adopts Synopsys Yield Explorer to Reduce Time to Volume
• Silicon Hive Utilizes Cadence Palladium III Solution for Highest Quality IP for Multi-Core Multi-Million Gate Designs
• Tebodin Middle East selects AVEVA Plant
• Trident Microsystems Adopts Mentor Graphics Veloce Hardware Emulator to Accelerate Time-To-Market for their Next Generation Digital TV SoCs
• Wind to Energy (W2E) Uses MSC.Software to Innovate in Fiercely Competitive Wind Energy Sector
• ZF Group Chooses SPRING Technologies’ NCSIMUL to Standardise Its Machining Simulation
• Zoomlion Selects Siemens PLM Software's Integrated Solution for Efficient Product Development, Engineering and Production Links

Product News

• Altair Releases HyperForm Solista and HyperBlank, Tailored Sheet-Metal Forming Software Solutions, to Increase Time-to-Market and Profitability
• ArchiCAD 13 Polish Version Released
• Atrion International and Microsoft Help Businesses Achieve Corporate Green
• Autodesk Constructware 2010 Offers New Features to Improve Construction Project Management
• Autodesk Inventor Fusion Technology Preview Introduces Powerful New Change Manager Functionality
• Autodesk Subscription Advantage Packs Provide Early Access to New Features
• CCE Announces 2-For-1 Offer on All EnSuite Licenses
• Delcam Adds PartAligner and Tubing Modules to PowerINSPECT
• ESI Announces the Welding Simulation Suite Version 2009
• EVE’s ZeBu-Server Supports Comprehensive Catalog of Verification Components
• Fishbowl Solutions® Announces Support for SolidWorks® and Autodesk® AutoCAD® with their Bulk Loading Application for Windchill PDMLink®
• IBM Makes It Easier for Businesses to Create, Deliver and Manage New Services
• Localized Versions of Vectorworks 2010 Now Available in European Markets
• Nemetschek and Tekla Sign Cooperation Agreement
• New Mastercam X4Toolpath Refinement Produces Finer Finish
• Open Text Shares Vision for ECM and Enterprise 2.0, Releases 2010 Product Roadmap at Content World
• SMIC and Cadence Announce the Availability of 65-Nanometer Low power Reference Flow 4.0
• SYCODE Releases Twelve Data Exchange Add-Ins for Kubotek’s KeyCreator
• Synopsys Announces 40th DesignWare Audio Codec IP
• Synopsys Unveils 30 Percent Smaller Area, Low Power USB 2.0 PHY IP for 28-nm Processes
• TopSolid 7 – A New Generation of CAD/CAM for Optimised Performance
• Transoft Solutions Fall Upgrade Promotion offers AutoTURN Users Substantial Savings
• Zuken Announces New CADSTAR 'Take Care' Bundles

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 8% - 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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