CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 8 October 2010

8 October 2010

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Synopsys Acquires Optical Research Associates
• Think3 Inc. has Joined the Family of Versata Affiliated Software Companies

CIMdata News

• Poll Results: How Can PLM Help an Organization’s “Green” Initiatives?
• New Opinion Poll on Your Company’s Use and Understanding of Formal Design to Cost (DTC) Methods

Company News

• ANSYS Listed on Software 500 for Fourth Consecutive Year
• Autodesk Introduces Free Sustainability Resources for Engineering Students, Educators
• Leading PDF Solutions Developer Bluebeam® Software Expands European Presence
• MTSC in Germany Joins Aras Partner Program

Events News

• AVEVA to Showcase AVEVA NET - Information Management Technology at ADIPEC 2010
• CGTech to Preview VERICUT 7.1 at EuroMold
• COMSOL Version 4.1 Unveiled at the COMSOL Conference in Boston, Focuses on Productivity
• Delcam to Preview Safer, Easier PowerMILL CAM at JIMTOF
• ESPRIT 2011 by DP Technology at the Manufacturing Innovations- Aerospace/Defense Show, Kissimmee, Fla., Oct. 20-21
• Featured Customer Case Studies at ideation2010
• Ford and GE Among Opening Session Speakers at Dassault Systèmes Customer Conference 2010
• 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC) Issues Call for Contributions; First deadline: October 19, 2010
• Intergraph® Discovery Tour Event on October 10 in Saudi Arabia to Feature CADWorx® Plant Design Suite and CAESAR II® and PV Elite™ Analysis Software
• Intergraph® Discovery Tour on October 11 in Doha to Introduce CADWorx® Plant Design Suite and CAESAR II® and PV Elite™ Analysis Software
• Intergraph® Discovery Tour Events in Denver on October 12 and Salt Lake City on October 14 to Feature CADWorx® Plant Design Suite, CAESAR II® and PV Elite™
• SpaceClaim Hosts Seminar in UK Featuring Panel of Industry Leaders
• Upcoming TactonWorks Version to be Demonstrated at Several Cadmes 2011 SolidWorks Roll-Out Events in Benelux
• Upcoming Webinar: Put the Go-Go Back into Your Product Innovation

Financial News

• Dassault Systèmes Schedules Third Quarter 2010 Results Webcast and Conference Call for October 28, 2010
• Mentor Graphics Corporation Announces Pricing of Private Placement of 6.25% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2026
• Open Text to Report First Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results on Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Implementation Investments

• All Nippon Airways (ANA) Uses WorkXplore 3D CAD Viewer for Maintaining the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
• CENIT Expands Cooperation with Webasto
• Delcam Aids 60% Time Saving for Typhoon Foreplane
• Delcam’s FeatureCAM Gives Faster Prototypes
• GN ReSound Standardizes on Magma Talus to Increase Performance and Minimize Power on Next-Generation ICs
• Leading Crane Manufacturer TADANO FAUN Group Selects Altair HyperWorks to Enhance Development Processes
• McMaster University Achieves SU-FREI Bearing Research Excellence with MSC.Software's Marc
• Mystic Management Systems' ensur Document Control Software Selected for Quality Process Enhancement by Athersys and Cambridge Polymer Group
• OBERMEYER Planen + Beraten Earns Autodesk BIM Experience Award
• Scania Develops Fuel-Saving Driver Support System with MathWorks Tools for Model-Based Design
• Solution Labs Triples Revenues with Accept360 Innovation Management

Product News

• Actify and Tech Soft 3D Announce First Commercial Application to Feature Hoops 3D Exchange (3DX) Technology
• Autodesk Expands SketchBook Product Line
• Centric Software Announces Collection Book for Fashion iPad App
• Dassault Systèmes' 3DVIA Adds Drag and Drop Stereoscopic 3D to Free Development Environment
• Delcam’s Integrated CAM for SolidWorks Gains Gold Product Status
• Exa Releases PowerVIZ 4.3 With Enhanced Particle Tracking for Soiling and Ingestion Studies and VRML Export Capabilities
• Geometric Releases NestLib® 2010 R3 Includes New Module Launched for PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Fabrication Industry
• Integrated Plant Design with MPDS4 Version 5.0
• KOMPAS-3D V12 Now Released
• MKS Integrity and MathWorks Augment Model Value for Product Engineering
• Netlist Accelerates MSC.Software Simulation Performance by 21 Percent With HyperCloud™ Memory
• New Release of the SAP PLM Integration for MicroStation Available
• New SyncroFIT® 2010 Reduces Time to Design Airframe Assemblies by as Much as 70% Compared to Manual Methods
• Tech Soft 3D Releases HOOPS 3D Exchange v3.0
• Wipro Helps Launch New Clinical Drugs Faster and Safer

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 results of this poll demonstrate a current, short-term view of PLM supporting Green initiatives—that it is best suited to provide support for regulatory reporting and tracking requirements. While this is an important aspect of PLM’s impact on Green, we believe the future will show much broader benefits in the emerging areas of designing to support Green concepts and content traceability. We are already seeing major activities where PLM is used to manage CAD and CAE processes, data in support of design for sustainability, and other environmental initiatives.

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