CIMdata PLM Industry News 18 June 2010

18 June 2010

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CIMdata China PLM 2010 Report

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This CIMdata report is a comprehensive assessment of the People’s Republic of China’s ("China") PLM market that:

• Identifies and analyzes 2009 market trends, and reviews investments in PLM-related software and services for the China PLM market as well as for the major sub-segments
• Includes forecasts of PLM China investments for 2010 through 2014.
• Presents and discusses estimates of 2009 revenue performance of the various suppliers to the China PLM market and its sub-segments.

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Acquisitions

• Cadence Completes Acquisition of Denali
• GRAPHISOFT Acquires Zermatt Virtual Reality Solution

Company News

• Autodesk Names Applied Software Reseller of the Quarter
• CD-adapco Announces the Opening of its New Seattle Office
• Cortona3D and Shufra to Jointly Deliver Cutting-Edge Technical Publication Solutions to Aerospace and Defense Markets Worldwide
• IronCAD Extends Growth in South Africa
• Knovel Celebrates a Decade of Helping Engineers to Solve Problems
• MSC.Software Donation to University of California, Irvine Gives Students Engineering Simulation Experience for the Future
• New On-Line Certification Program for Oracle's Agile PLM Engineering Collaboration Module
• solidThinking Continues International Expansion by Adding Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation as a Reseller in Japan
• Studica Selects CAD Gorilla for its Autodesk Premium Support Package
• 3Dconnexion Advances to PTC® Platinum Tier Partner
• Zuken Announces New E³.WireWorks Reseller for Midwest Region
• Zuken Appoints Head of Product Marketing for Europe and America

Events News

• CD-adapco to Demonstrate Battery Modeling Software at Engine Expo 2010
• CENIT Automotive Congress, Process Automation in the Auto Industry
• COE 2010 Industry Workshop - Aerospace & Defense Call for Speakers is Open
• Driving Dynamics and Real-Time Systems Modeling are Key LMS Topics at Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2010
• 47th DAC: Design Ecosystem Comes Together to Deliver Solutions from Design to Manufacturing
• SmartGeometry 2010 Conference Presentations on Generative Design Now Available Online From Bentley
• Tata Technologies 'BETTER INNOVATION' at PLM-Forum 2010 in Mannheim

Financial News

• CIMdata Market Analysis: CAM Software Producer OPEN MIND – An Exception in Terms of Growth
• ESI Group Q1 2010/11 Sales
• Sopheon plc Annual General Meeting (AGM) Statement

Implementation Investments

• Apache Design Solutions Chosen by Major CPU/GPU/APU Semiconductor Design Company as Global Supplier for Power Noise and Reliability Sign-off Tools
• Aras PLM Solution Selected By Textron Defense Systems
• ASC Migrates Collins Class Digital Model to AVEVA Marine Environment
• Autoliv Electronics America Upgrades to Mentor Graphics Valor vPlan Software for Machine Programming
• Building Glass Installer Harmon Rolls out PDF Editor Bluebeam PDF Revu
• Delcam’s PartMaker Makes Aerospace Company More Productive
• Exa Corporation and Porsche AG Sign Multi-Year Partnership Agreement
• Kinematic Automation Uses SolidWorks to Automate the Manufacturing of Life-Saving Diagnostic Products
• Missouri River Energy Services Selects Open Text to Manage Content Growth, Meet Regulatory Requirements
• Project-Based Contractor Selects IFS Applications
• Sigma Design Leverages Tekton to Accelerate Runtime and Reduce Hardware Costs for Static Timing Analysis
• Strengthening of ESI’s Position in Casting Simulation Among Spanish and Portuguese Foundries
• 2Wire Leverages Oracle's Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) 9.3 to Increase Productivity and Reduce Costs
• Wintegra Selects Magma's Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS to Accelerate Physical Verification of Low-Power, High-Performance 65-nm Chip

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Offers Industry’s First Automatic IBIS-AMI Model Generation Capability in an ESL Design Flow
• ArchiCAD 14 Fosters Open Design Collaboration between Architects and Engineers
• ARM, IBM, Samsung, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Synopsys Announce Delivery of 32/28nm HKMG Vertically Optimized Design Platform
• Bentley Announces Availability of V8i (SELECTseries 1) Versions of MXROAD and MXROAD Suite
• Cadac Organice's Compatibility Program for SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010
• Cadence Delivers Extensive Support for TSMC Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 1.0 for 28nm Process
• Cadence Delivers TLM-Driven Design and Verification, 3D-IC Design and Integrated DFM Capabilities to TSMC Reference Flow 11.0
• Cadence Kick-Starts UVM Adoption with Open-Source Reference Flow Contribution to UVM World
• CONTACT´s New PDM/PLM Release Features Pioneering Product Innovations
• Covisint and PROSTEP AG Join Together to Enhance Supplier Collaboration
• D-Cubed: Latest Release of the 2D DCM, Version 57.0
• Fujitsu Releases New Virtual Product Simulator
• Latest Release of the D-Cubed PGM, Version 57.0
• Lattice Technology Releases XVL System Toolkit ver. 3.1
• Magma, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Virage Logic Deliver Reference Flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 65-Nanometer Low-Power Process
• Magma Offers Free Trial of Titan Mixed-Signal Platform in Latest Phase of "Titan Up!" Program
• Magma's Titan and FineSim Validated for TSMC's First Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow for 28-nm Processes
• Mentor Graphics Extends TSMC Reference Flow 11 with Support for ESL and Integrated Design and Manufacturing Closure
• Mentor Graphics Provides Comprehensive Verification Support in TSMC Analog/Mixed Signal Reference Flow 1.0
• Mentor Graphics’ Olympus-SoC Place and Route System Now Supported by X-FAB
• Oracle Introduces Oracle’s Primavera P6 Analytics
• PrimeTime 2010 Scales Timing Analysis Beyond 500 Million Instances
• Right Hemisphere Contributes Visualization Technology to SAP's Complex Assembly Manufacturing Solution (CAMS)
• Synopsys Delivers Optimized Lynx Design System for Common Platform 32/28-nm Technology
• Synopsys Unveils Galaxy Characterization Solution for Standard Cells, Complex Macros and Memories
• Synopsys Unveils StarRC Custom 3D Extraction Delivering 20X Speedup

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:

In CIMdata’s latest opinion poll, participants were asked to indicate how PLM can best help them cope with economic downturns. Just over one-third (36%) of the poll participants indicated that PLM can be used to help enable fewer resources to do more, and just under one-third (30%) indicated that PLM can help reduce the cost of development. In many ways, these two choices go hand-in-hand. During recessions, companies often downsize to cut costs, but still expect the same work to be accomplished. As a result, they often require those who are left to do more. In reality, for many companies this is usually difficult to accomplish (i.e., to produce the same work product with less people). This is especially the case when many of the people let go in a recession are those that are close to retirement and hold a significant amount of corporate, product, and process knowledge.

The economic downturn that much of the world is currently experiencing has caused many companies to thin their resources across the board. Often, the first to go are their support staff, e.g., information technology (IT), administrative assistance, etc. Typically, companies then look to thin staff numbers by offering early retirement packages. Unfortunately, this usually results in a significant loss of knowledge. CIMdata’s experience actually indicates that this often results in the loss of domain expertise that can take years to learn and recapture into the organization. Unfortunately, cutting staff can only do so much—product and process innovation and the knowledge associated with it will still be critical in the years to come. Fundamentally, the short-term gain in the reduction of costs can be far outweighed by the long-term loss in productivity and perhaps even an increase in product issues that result from the loss of key knowledge.

It is clear from this opinion poll that the participants understand that PLM can be used as a way to help reduce costs as well as increase productivity. For those that understand how PLM can be used as a process-enabler and as a knowledge management solution, this should be of no surprise. What is surprising is that 10% of those who responded to the opinion poll indicated that they felt that PLM could not help them cope with economic downturns. This is somewhat disappointing given all the documented PLM benefit examples and implementation case studies that can be found on vendor websites, in conference presentations, and even on CIMdata’s site. Clearly, this indicates that more PLM awareness is required in the market.

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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