CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 13 November 2009

13 November 2009

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata Announces Its 2010 CIMdata PLM Certificate Program

Company News

• Autodesk and ICF Outline Path to Achieving Carbon Reductions in Buildings
• Autodesk East Coast Headquarters Achieves LEED-CI Platinum Certification
• Autodesk Expands Online Guide to Sustainable Design for Green Building Retrofits
• Autodesk Honors Three Universities for Efforts to Promote Building Information Modeling
• Autodesk Takes Leadership Role in Greenhouse Gas Reductions
• Bluebeam Software Releases White Paper on Implementing Paperless Construction Projects
• Dassault Systemes Strengthens Commitment to ENOVIA SmarTeam V5
• EMC Commits to MoReq2 Certification of EMC Documentum Records Manager
• IMAGINiT Technologies Canada Selected to Sell Autodesk Plant Solutions Software
• Infor Names Robert Humphrey New Chief Marketing Officer
• Invention Machine Expands Reseller Program to Meet SMBs Innovation Demands
• SAP Fosters Co-Innovation in China through New Online Collaboration Tools for the Local Community Network
• Saratech Inc. Expands Executive Team with New Hire
• Shooting for the Moon: ANSYS Sponsors Astrobotic Technology
• Visual 2000 International Announces Strategic Alliance with Eventura
• Zuken Signs First E³.WireWorks Reseller for Great Lakes Region of the United States

Events News

• COADE CAESAR II User Group to Meet Nov 19 in Houston to Discuss Pipe Stress Code Updates and Other Software Enhancements
• Delcam to Focus on FeatureCAM at Manufacturing Indonesia
• Delcam to Focus on Healthcare Solutions at Euromold
• Delcam to Launch Integrated CAM at SolidWorks World
• EMC Demonstrates Dramatic Speed-To-Value With Documentum xCP Designer's Challenge
• Lectra Showcases Newly Released Versions of Lectra Fashion PLM and Kaledo® at Apparel Tech Conference 2009
• Multiphysics Conferences in Boston and Milan Draw More Than 700 Engineers, Researchers, and Scientists
• OPEN MIND Presents CAD and CAM Solutions at EuroMold 2009: hyperMILL® 2009.2, hyperCAD® 2009.1, CAD integrations for hyperMILL®
• PROSTEP Free Webinar: Navigate around Obstacles with Shipbuilding Enterprise Interoperability (45 Min)
• Si2 Announces Sponsorship of “3D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging Conference”
• Zuken Previews New Version of E³.series 2010 at SPS/IPC/Drives

Financial News

• Aspen Technology Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2009
• AVEVA Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2009
• CENIT 3rd Quarter Result Confirms Solid Development
• Cimatron's Third Quarter 2009 Results Release Scheduled for November 17th, 2009 After Markets Close
• Nemetschek Confirms Outlook for 2009
• Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009

Implementation Investments

• Cavalier Telephone Adopts Convergys’ Smart BSS Solutions to Streamline Operations, Improve Customer Satisfaction, Lower Costs
• Delcam’s CADCAM Software Selected by China’s Sports Footwear Leader
  
• Imaginestics and CCAT to Create an Online Defense Supply Chain Network
• SolidWorks Helps TiLite Wheelchairs Save $400,000 a Year
• Tesla Model-S: STAR-CCM+ Helps to Design "World's Sexiest Electric Car"
• Yunique Solutions is Recognized as Exceptional Partner by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

Product News

• AEC Design Group Releases CADPIPE v 10.1
• ANSYS Releases Engineering Knowledge Manager 2.0 for Simulation Data Capture, Reuse and Best Practices
• Autodesk Green Building Studio Adds More Than a Million Global Weather Locations
• Autodesk Licenses ISOGEN® Technology from Intergraph
• Be Careers Network Expands Academic SELECT Portfolio to Include Energy Performance Series for ‘Green’ Building Design
• Bentley’s Hevacomp Simulator V8i Automates Baseline Comparisons for LEED Reporting Requirements
• Bentley’s Hevacomp Software for Building Energy Design, Analysis, and Simulation Leverages gbXML
• CADSTAR from Zuken Gets a Makeover in Version 12.0
• EMC My Documentum Family Delivers the Power of Enterprise Content Management to Every Business User
• GibbsCAM Is Now Compatible with Windows 7
• Intercim includes 3D within its Manufacturing Execution & Manufacturing Intelligence
• IronCAD, LLC Releases IRONCAD Next Generation "XG"
• Lawson Enhances Lawson QuickStep Fashion
• LEDAS Ships Next Generation of 3D Geometric Constraint Solver
• Mechatronic Design Portfolio Offers Machine Builders Improved Optimization and Collaboration for Complex Machine Designs
• NGC® Brings Powerful New Analytic and Reporting Capabilities To Its PLM, Global Sourcing and ERP Solutions
• PLMplus Develops Innovative Approach to Product Lifecycle Management
• Right Hemisphere and Mecanica Enter Partnership to Add 3D Visualization to Groundbreaking New PLM360 Solution
• Schott Systeme Retain 12 Year CAD/CAM Price Freeze
• Sescoi Releases Latest Version of its Flexible Custom Manufacturing Solutions
• STAR-CCM+ V4.06 Arrives With a BANG
• VISTAGY and BETA CAE Systems Enhance Integration between Analysis and Design for Developing Composite Products

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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