CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 3 September 2010

3 September 2010

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Virage Logic Corporation

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Inc. Announces Date and Location of Its Next PLM Certificate Program
• CIMdata President Peter Bilello Presents “Importance of PLM for Innovation” at 19th Annual PDT Europe Conference
• “Managing Compliance” by Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata

Company News

• Cortona3D Partners with PRION to Deliver Cost-Effective 3D Publications to the German Market
• JT in ISO Standardization Process
• 360 Enterprise Software (a Division of Mecanica Solutions Inc.) and EnVizTec Pty Ltd Announces Partnership to Launch a Groundbreaking PLM & Process Optimization Solution in Asia Pacific

Events News

• After Two Decades in London, the STAR European Conference is on the Move
• Aras Announces Aras Community Event 2010 China Series
• CGTech to Exhibit at SAE 2010 AMAFevent
• CimatronE 10.0 Will be Previewed at IMTS
• Delcam Offers Free HP Workstations to Buyers at IMTS
• Delcam Offers Free Jewellery Design Software at IJL
• Delcam to Launch New CAD for PartMaker at IMTS 2010
• Delcam to Show Fastest-Ever PowerMILL on HP at IMTS
• Delcam to Show New ArtCAM to Woodworkers at W10
• DP Technology Unveils ESPRIT 2011 CAM Software at IMTS 2010
• Omnify Software Announces 2010 International PLM Customer Conference
• New CAM Software Blog Kicks off at IMTS
• Private Brand and Retail Leaders Head to Vegas for ecVision's Annual Meeting
• Process Automation for Automobile Suppliers
• Surfware, Inc. Announces Hardinge Inc. to Debut the New Bridgeport GX-1000 OSP VMC Cutting at Unsurpassed Material Removal Rates with TRUEMill Technology at IMTS 2010
• UM Business of IT Conference (Sept. 15): Chevy Volt and Siemens PLM Speaker Added

Financial News

• American Software Reports Preliminary First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011 Results
• Aspen Technology Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010

Implementation Investments

• Andes Technology Adopts Cadence Digital Front-End Low-Power Flow
• Athié | Wohnrath Earns Autodesk BIM Experience Award
• Autodesk Inventor Helps Company Create Ideal Concert Hall Experience
• Autodesk Software Helps Accelerate Offshore Wind Innovations
• Bombardier Aerospace to Transform its Fastener Management Process with VISTAGY’s SyncroFIT® Software
• CAM-TOOL Software from Graphic Products North America Helps Rice E&O Accomplish Better Surface Finish Results on Aerospace Part
• Catalog Data Solutions CAD Downloads Selected by Warner Linear, an Altra Industrial Motion Company
• CHI•LLC Selects Visual Technology Services’ PDF3D® Solution for Use with Herman Miller’s Z-Axis™ 3D Software
• Cryostar Implements Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise Solutions
• FieldView and CFD Provide Red Bull Racing with an Edge in Tight Race to Formula 1 Titles
• Fox Head Selects Centric PLM to Meet Growth Opportunities
• Mentor Graphics Details Toshiba's Expanded Deployment of Catapult C for Complex ASIC Designs
• Offshore Provider SMOE Pte Ltd. Becomes the 400th Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation Customer
• QUIP Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Construction
• Reinertsen Selects IFS Applications for Increased Competitiveness
• REV’IT! Implements ENOVIA PLM in Partnership with Technia
• Tata Motors Chooses ESI’s Sheet Metal Forming Simulation Software to Reduce Noise

Industry-Wide News

• Growth in Green Building Use Expected to Drive Use of BIM Tools Says New McGraw-Hill Construction Study

Product News

• Actify Ships SpinFire 9.0
• Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and iPhone
• Blue Ridge Numerics Announces the Release of CFdesign 2011 Allowing Engineering Teams to Get More Done in 24-hours than other Physical and Digital Methods
• DP Technology Corp., Maker of ESPRIT, Forms Partnership with ASCON, Maker of CAD Solution KOMPAS-3D
• Geometric Releases eDrawings Professional for NX Version 7.2
• Intergraph® and Bergen-Power Pipe Supports Inc. Enter Agreement to Include Hanger Support Parts Catalog in Smart 3D Design Solutions
• Intergraph® Announces SmartPlant® Electrical Basic and Detailed Modules
• Intergraph® Introduces New SmartPlant® Materials Subcontractor Management Module
• Lattice Technology and Anark Corporation Enter Partnership
• Magma Delivers Hierarchical Reference Flow for the Common Platform Alliance's 32/28-nm Low-Power Process Technology
• MSC.Software Announces MD Nastran Desktop; Affordable and Scalable Simulation Solutions for Small & Medium-Sized Manufacturers
• Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Partnership with MAXON Computer
• New Interface Between Altair RADIOSS and RomaxDesigner Automates Analysis and Simulation of Complete Transmissions for Transportation Industry
• Siemens IT Solutions and Services Announces Teamcenter Based PLM Content Management Solution
• SolidWorks 2011 Helps Turn Good Ideas into Great Results
• STAR-CD and es-ice V4.14 Released
• VariCAD 2010 3.0 Released
• Zuken Introduces Free CADSTAR Express 12.1

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:

23% of respondents continue to execute at least half of their design work in 2D. This would not be surprising if the responses were representative of global practice. We know that a lot of design on a worldwide basis is still done using 2D drawings (note that 2D design can be quite appropriate for certain situations such as basic turned parts). The interesting factor in this survey is that almost 1/3 of respondents report that they do ALL of their design in 3D. This indicates that many organizations are abandoning 2D altogether. We can only assume that these are companies that design products at the higher end of the product complexity scale.

A follow on question is to understand how many companies continue to use drawings to communicate their design work to manufacturing and to their partners. We will pose this question in a future poll.

NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
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