CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 23 April 2010

23 April 2010

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• SAP to Acquire TechniData AG

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Announces Date and Location of Its First CIMdata PLM Certificate Program in Great Britain
• Dassault Systèmes’ V6 Platform TCO; A New Report from CIMdata

Company News

• Autodesk Assistance Program Offers Increased Discount on Inventor for Employers
• CENTECNIA in Spain, Portugal and Italy Joins Aras Partner Program
• Open Text Featured in Microsoft Technology Centers for Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions

Events News

• AVEVA Announces New AVEVA World Summit Events
• CGS to Showcase Integrated Shop Floor-to-Showroom Solutions at SPESA EXPO 2010
• Delcam Prepares to Meet Aerospace Buyers
• Delcam’s Latest Machining and Inspection Software in Australia and New Zealand
• 47th Design Automation Conference Announces Keynote Speakers
• Lattice Technology to Exhibit at COE 2010
• NASA Tech Briefs Signs as Media Sponsor of Altair's HyperWorks Technology Conference April 27-29
• PTC Supports UK Manufacturers at MACH 2010
• Siemens Highlights Industry Software Leadership, Success of Its Product and Production Lifecycle Initiative at Hannover Fair 2010

Financial News

• EMC Reports Record First-Quarter Financial Results
• IBM Reports 2010 First-Quarter Results

Implementation Investments

• Customers Realize the Benefits of Oracle's Applications Unlimited Program Through Successful Upgrades
• Dassault Systèmes Strengthen its Investment in Academia; Extends Partnership With CAMAQ
• Delcam’s ArtCAM Used to Move From Hand Carving to CNC Programming
• DestinyParts Designs for ‘Green Speed’ Using PTC® CoCreate® Explicit Modeling Software
• GM Embraces Manufacturing Transformation with HP and Apriso at Chevrolet Volt Battery Assembly Operations
• J. Walter Miller Company Chooses ESI’s Casting Simulation Software to Make a Profound Technological Evolution
• KOSME Relies on MSC.Software Solutions to Design, Optimize and Visualize Packaging Machines Prior to the Prototype Stage
• MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT Chooses Altair HyperWorks for the Design of all Mechanical Parts Integrated in the New MCE-5 VCRi Technology
• Mitsubishi Motors Selects Siemens PLM Software Technology to Improve Productivity and Efficiency
• Online Fashion Retailer Bonobos Selects Gerber Technology’s YuniquePLM™
• Organizations Turn to EMC Documentum xCP to Build Case-Based Applications
• SCM Group Selects Teamcenter to Improve Product and Process Innovation; Contract Valued at More Than $1.5 Million to Significantly Help Reduce Time-to-Market While Improving Commonization and Reuse
• Troy Lee Designs Creates Helmets with Cutting Edge Aesthetics, Killer Style
• USANA Health Sciences, Inc. Improves Product Development Efficiency and Ensures Compliance
• Utah Department of Transportation Makes History on Interstate-80 Project with Help from Oracle’s Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Product News

• Albitech Ltd Brings High-Speed Inspection Process Capabilities to SolidWorks 2010 CAD Software
• Altair Adds DIGIMAT by e-Xstream engineering to the HyperWorks Enabled Community
• Altair MotionSolve's Added Compatibility with FTire Enables Realistic, Full Vehicle Model Simulation
• Anark CoreTM Adds Native 64 Bit, and Expanded Support for DWG and JT Formats
• Aras Announces New Open Release of Advanced Enterprise PLM Software Solution Suite
• Autodesk Expands Options for Software Development with AutoCAD OEM 2011
• Cadence Contributes Technology to Boost Verification of Complex Mixed-Signal Chips
• GibbsCAM Releases New High-Speed-Machining (HSM) for Direct Volumetric Machining of Solid Models
• IFS Ensures Project Success with Enhanced Project-Based Solutions 3.0
• Mentor Graphics Announces Multicore Solutions for Symmetric and Asymmetric Multiprocessing
• Multi-Language Support for Sescoi’s WorkXPlore 3D High-Speed Viewer
• Release of STAR-CCM+ V5 Heralds New Strategic Partnership for CD-adapco and Microsoft
• SpaceClaim Integrates KeyShot Photographic Rendering into Its Innovative 3D Direct Modeling Solutions
• Surfware Receives 2nd Additional Patent on TRUEMill’s Engagement Milling Technology
• Synopsys Announces Support for Actel's New SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs
• Synopsys Introduces the HAPS-60 Series of Rapid Prototyping Systems
• Think3 and its Software Partner SEAC02 Announce the “Green Digital Marketing Platform”

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