CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 13 May 2011

13 May 2011

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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2011 China Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Market Analysis Report

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This report is an in-depth analysis of the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market that:

• Discusses the major China PLM trends and issues, purchase investments in PLM software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts.
• Provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region and the revenue performance of the leading China-based and international PLM solution suppliers based elsewhere.

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Acquisitions

• Cadence Acquires Altos Design Automation

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Releases its 2011 China PLM Report
• What factors impact the implementation of your PLM initiatives? (New Opinion Poll)
• Where do you most often buy your CAX software and how do you rate the quality of support for it? (Opinion Poll Results)
  

Company News

• Altium Sets the Course for World Wide Sales Growth
• Autodesk Introduces New Academic Certification
  
• Cadence to Unveil OrCAD Capture Marketplace with Industry-first Online Apps; Puts a PCB Design ‘Universe’ at Engineers’ Fingertips
• Dassault Systèmes and "A Roof for My Country" Team Up to Build Online Training Communities in Argentina
  
• Domain Signs As Premiere Systems Integrator For FusionOps
• Gerber Technology Strengthens European PLM Team
  
• i GET IT Adds Four New Autodesk® Courses to its Portfolio
• ilumisys and Altair Engineering Strengthen Patent Portfolio with Addition of Four New Patents
• IMAGINiT Technologies Expands Operations into New Australian Regions
• Knovel Expands Staff to Support Global Demand
• Kubotek Launches KeyCreator University
• MathWorks Partners with EcoCAR 2 to Develop the Next Generation of Engineers
  
• OpenText Awarded Two 2011 SAP® Pinnacle Awards; ECM Solutions to Gain Wide Exposure at SAPPHIRE® NOW
• PTC Congratulates Sponsored, Award-Winning Teams At FIRST® Championship
• Si2 Releases OpenDFM 1.1 Physical Verification Standard
  
• Softcell becomes the First PTC Platinum Partner in India
  

Events News

• Altair to Demonstrate Next-Generation NVH Director for Improving Vehicle Noise, Vibration and Harshness Performance at the SAE Noise and Vibration Conference May 16-19
• Aras Announces Live Webcast: Aras PLM Platform - Technology Vision and Roadmap
• Bluebeam Software to Showcase Newly Upgraded Bluebeam PDF Revu 9.2 at AIA 2011
• CGS North America Inc. (Windsor, Ontario) Announces CAM-TOOL Version 7.1 Demonstrations EASTEC 2011 Booth 5748
  
• Cimatron Global Resellers Conference Highlights Successful Merger with Gibbs
• Delcam’s PartMaker and Mazak to Demonstrate Using Bar-Fed Mills for Medical Device Manufacture
  
• EMC World 2011 Kicks Off Live in Vegas and Online
• FISHER/UNITECH Announces New Office in Pennsylvania
• 48th DAC Announces Pavilion Panels Featuring Interviews, Business Trends and Technology Advances
  
• General Motors and Chrysler to Deliver Keynotes at the 2011 LMS Americas Automotive & Ground Vehicle Conference
• Gerber Technology to Present Key Innovations during Texprocess 2011
  
• Intergraph® Discovery Tour in Lima, Peru on May 17 to Feature CADWorx® Plant With Integration of CAESAR II® and PV Elite®
• Keynote Speaker and Preliminary Agenda Announced for CD-adapco's STAR American Conference 2011
• LMS International to Showcase Pioneering Mechatronic Vehicle Energy Management Solutions
• Mentor Graphics Announces a Strong Lineup of Speakers and Subjects for its Annual EE Design Conference and Expo for the Automotive Industry
• Si2 to Host “OpenAccess Scripting Language Workshop” Co-Located Event at DAC 2011
  
• Video Available: Autodesk Discusses Makers and New Industrial Revolution at Wired Business Conference
  

Financial News

• CENIT Starts 2011 with Good 1st Quarter
• Cimatron's Q1/2011 Revenues up 12.3% YOY, non-GAAP Operating Profit up 370%
  
• PTC to Provide Investor Update at PlanetPTC Live On Tuesday, June 14, 2011
• Rand Worldwide to Report Fiscal Third Quarter 2011 Results on Monday, May 16, 2011
• SAP to Host Press Conference and Investor Symposium at SAPPHIRE® NOW from Orlando
  

Implementation Investments

• ALSALAM Aircraft Co. Selects Lawson for Equipment Service Management & Rental
• China National Offshore Oil Corporation Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation
• GAS NATURAL FENOSA Produces Forecasts for the Electrical Market Using MATLAB
  
• Global Fashion Brand Benetton Group Selects Dassault Systèmes to Increase Efficiency of Product Development and Sourcing
• ISCAR Tests SolidCAM iMachining at its Turkish Headquarters
• Medical Device Manufacturer Vascular Solutions, Inc. to Implement Pilgrim Software Solution for Document Management
  
• Mourik Improves Quality, Collaboration and Communication
  
• One of Brazil’s Largest Clothing Manufacturers Relies on Gerber Equipment to Support Aggressive Growth Strategy
• Remec Broadband Wireless Selects Omnify Software for Product Lifecycle Management
• SolidCAM Collaboration Produces a Further 20% Cycle Time Reduction at Alcon
• Universidad de la Plata Helps Build Space Satellite with Dassault Systèmes Solutions
• Welker Engineered Products Increases Sales with CADENAS 3D Website
  
• X-Fingers Replace Lost Digits, Empower Patients with New Function
  

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Ships Latest IC-CAP Platform for DC and RF Device Characterization and Modeling
• Anark Licenses Tech Soft 3D Hoops 3D Exchange™ for Anark Core™
  
• Cabinet NG First to Offer Scheduling, Workflow and Document Management in One Package
• Cadence and TSMC Collaborate to Deliver DFM Services for TSMC Advanced Processes
• CENIT Announces New Integration Product for SAP and CATIA V6
• Dassault Systèmes to Distribute Gehry Technologies’ Digital Project Through its Direct and Indirect Sales Channels
• Delcam to Offer Free Data Translation
• EMC and Box Deliver Enterprise Content Management Mobility Through the Cloud
• EMC Announces Captiva, Document Sciences, CenterStage and Documentum OnDemand
• EMC Launches Information Intelligence Group Global Partner Program
• EMC Unveils Mobile User Interface for Apple iPad
• Flowmaster Group Announces the Launch of New Product - Flowmaster® V7.8.Collaboration
• How to Use CMPRO for PLM: Learning About CMPRO - Part 5 - Product Definitions
  
• Informative Graphics Corporation Announces Availability of Brava! for EMC Documentum TaskSpace 6.7
• Invention Machine Announces Latest Release of Its Innovation Software
• JETCAM Releases Version 16.20.02 of its Flagship Nesting Software
• Kineo CAM Creates First Automatic Point Cloud Path Finding in Cooperation with Promation Nuclear
• Lantek Optimises its Solution for 3D Design and Manipulation of Folded Metalwork
  
• Mastercam® X5 for SolidWorks®
• MecSoft Offers Localized Chinese Versions of CAM Software
• New CorelCAD™ Delivers Precision and Power at an Affordable Price
• New Product Release: Matereality's DatabasePro Lets Engineers Build Their Own Material Databases
• Synopsys DesignWare ARC Sound IP Solution First to Support the Dynamic Resolution Adaptation Audio Standard
• Synopsys' DesignWare SATA 6Gb/s IP Solutions Receive SATA-IO Certification
  
• VISTAGY’s Seat Design Environment™ 2011 Enhances Automatic Generation of Engineering and Manufacturing Documentation
• Zuken Launches New Power Integrity Software for Analysis of High-Speed PCBs
• ZWSOFT Integrates MachineWorks Simulation Software
  

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 most recent poll, the intent was to assess how well PLM solution suppliers are providing user support to their customers, and to determine if there is a difference between the quality of support obtained directly from the solution provider versus that received from a value added reseller (VAR) or channel partner.

The good news is that 50% of those responding believe that user support was either good or excellent from solution providers and resellers alike. For solutions providers, the percentage of those responding excellent compared to good was approximately the same. However, for resellers, those responding excellent was only half of those responding good.

These anecdotal results confirm what CIMdata routinely hears in our work with industrial clients worldwide; PLM solution providers are doing a good job in providing user support with some room for improvement. However, there is an opportunity to improve the capacity and training of PLM resellers and channel partners to excel by providing more than just "good" support which is required in today's hyper competitive technology landscape.

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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