CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 29 July 2011

29 July 2011

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• ANSYS & Apache Receive Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Merger

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Announces Date and Location for the Next CIMdata PLM Certificate Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October24 - 28, 2011
  
• CIMdata in the News: “Design Tool Sector Soars”
  
• CIMdata Publishes Overcoming the Barriers Imposed by Geometry “SpaceClaim Empowers CAE Analysts”
  
• The PLM Economy Blog: “(Not So) Cruel Intentions”

Company News

• Anautics Joins Aras Partner Program
  
• ASCON Announces Winners of the 9th Annual KOMPAS-3D Modeling Contest
• Delcam Italia Appoints Italy’s Largest SolidWorks Dealer as DFS Reseller
  
• Delcam Launches Multi-Lingual CAD Learning Zone
• FISHER/UNITECH Announces Grand Opening of Cincinnati, Ohio Office
  
• Geomagic Appoints John Alpine as VP of Engineering
• Gerber Technology Continues to Grow YuniquePLM™ Team
  
• Hagerman & Company Earns Autodesk Consulting Specialization
• Informative Graphics Corporation to Offer Professional and Project Services for Software Customers
• Maplesoft Group Appoints Paul Butcher as President
• Radan Looks for Training Leader – Fourth Team Expansion in 12 Months
  
• ShipConstructor Enhances Mexican Representation
• Synergis Earns Autodesk Consulting Specialization
• VISTAGY Best-in-Class Composites Survey Reveals 44% of Composite Engineering Firms Lack Expertise to Design for Manufacturability
  
  

Events News

• Autodesk Digital Prototyping Forum 2011 (Free)
  
• AVEVA Sponsors Navalshore Brazil 2011
• Concepts NREC Discusses Extremely High Suction Performance Inducers for Space Propulsion
• Delcam Plans New Software Releases at imX
  
• Delcam Reseller Trimech to Host Feature-Based Machining Webinars
  
• Delcam to Hold Update Seminars for PowerINSPECT Inspection Software
• Delcam to Preview PartMaker 2012 for Turn-Mill and Swiss-Type Lathes at EMO
  
• Delcam’s New Machining Software to Debut at TCT/Interplas
  
• FIATECH Webinar on Intergraph SmartPlant Construction
• HyperWorks 11.0 - Rollout Webinar Series
• IMAGINiT Technologies Explores BIM Models from every Perspective with BIM Spectrum Virtual Event
• IMAGINiT Technologies’ Building Information Modeling Expert Ken Yost to Speak in Singapore
• Intergraph® CADWorx® & Analysis University 2011 (CAU2011) Hosting SPED Review and Exam on September 18th Plus SPED Members Who Register for CAU2011 by August 15th Can Get a $200 Discount
  
• Intergraph® 2011 Greater China Commences
• Mastercam® X5 Helps Speed Machining; See Mastercam in Action at South-tec 2011
  
• Sescoi Hosts a Reception for Japanese MPs and a Press Conference in Tokyo
• Shape Search Plugin for ARAS Innovator (Webinar)
• SoftInWay Introduces a Free Webinar “Comprehensive Introduction to SoftInWay: AxSTREAM, Consulting, Fundamentals and Design Training Courses”
• WorkNC Dental and Roland run a Dental CADCAM Workshop for Spanish Prosthetists
  
  

Financial News

• Arena Closes Second Quarter With a 44% Increase in New Customers; Growth of New Customer Sales Paired With High Renewal and Adoption Rates Suggest That Small and Mid-Size Manufacturers Are Actively Seeking New Opportunities for Expansion
  
• AtoS First Half 2011 Results
• Cadence Reports Q2 2011 Financial Results
  
• Cimatron's Second Quarter 2011 Results Release Scheduled for August 4th, 2011
• Dassault Systèmes Reports New Licenses Revenue Growth of 36% in the Second Quarter in Constant Currencies
  
• Geometric Declares Revenues of Rs. 1,726.89 Mn; a Rise of 27.5% Y-o-Y
• IFS Q2 Highlights and Outlook
• Lectra : First-half 2011, Sharp Increase in Orders and Earnings
  
• PTC Announces Strong Q3 Results and FY’11 Guidance
• PTC Q3 Fiscal 2011 Prepared Remarks
• SAP Refines Outlook for Non-IFRS Software and Software-Related Service Revenue at Constant Currencies and Non-IFRS Operating Profit at Constant Currencies
• SAP Reports 35% Growth in Software Revenue at Constant Currencies and 20% Growth in Non-IFRS Software and Software-Related Service Revenue at Constant Currencies for the Second Quarter
  
• Sopheon Trading Update

Implementation Investments

• Atkins Expands Strategic Adoption of Autodesk BIM Technology
• Helicopter Designs Take Flight With Autodesk Software
• Kroger Selects Oracle's Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for Process to Improve Customer Experience
  
• Netherlands-Based Insurance Company Accelerates Claims Process; Improves Customer Satisfaction With EMC Documentum xCP
• NKK Switches Increases Sales by Adding PARTsolutions' 3D Part Catalogs to Distributor Websites
  
• Premier Home Accessories Designer MYX to Implement BlueCherry® PLM
• Vuuch is Improving Product Development at Peerless Lighting
  

Industry-Wide News

• 10th Annual A&D Market Survey: Industry Responds to Ongoing Business Disruptions with Creative Solutions; Survey reveals growing interest in technology-enabled business solutions, including mature program management solutions and supply chain efficiencies
  

Product News

• Apriso’s FlexNet v9.5 Certified by SAP as Powered by SAP NetWeaver®
• Integware’s Out-of-the-Box PLM Offers Unrivaled High-Speed, Low-Cost, Zero Customization ENOVIA Implementations
  
• IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces Release of IntelliCAD® 7.0a
  
• Mentor Graphics Announces Comprehensive Embedded Software Development Program for Hardware Companies
  
• Mentor Graphics Releases Pyxis Custom IC Design Platform and Delivers Advanced Functionality and Increased Productivity
• Oracle Announces 83 New Oracle Accelerate Solutions for Midsize Companies Around the World
  
• QuadriSpace Introduces Share3D PDF at $99 for Quick-Turn 3D PDF Publishing
• SAP PLM Integration for Solid Edge and SolidWorks 6.1 Service Pack 2 Released
  
• Synopsys' LightTools Delivers Leading-Edge Illumination Analysis: LightTools version 7.2 is now generally available
• Tecplot RS 2011 Released with Support for CMG Simulators
  

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 intent of CIMdata’s most recent poll was to encourage more conversation about the reality of how too many PLM projects are currently being executed and experienced across our multiple industries.

When asked what percentage of PLM initiatives encounter substantial unexpected obstacles, surprises, detours, and interruptions in the project along the way, an overwhelming 75% responded that the majority of PLM projects do. And some 30% responded that they thought nearly all PLM projects experience these challenges! If these sample poll results are accurate for industry in general, it means that the PLM community (i.e., the PLM software vendor, systems integrators, consultants, and others) hasn’t provided the guidance, skills, training, software, etc., or some combination of said elements, needed to be foolproof.

When asked to identify the primary cause of these challenges, the reasons attributed were in order: technical, business, organizational, solution, and last financial. The good news is that very few projects are believed to go off the rails due to the wrong solution selected or from an unresponsive supplier. The bad news is that too many PLM projects are encountering technical obstacles in which CIMdata believes the majority of could have been predicted and mitigated with more realistic planning and assimilation of best practices.

These results confirm what CIMdata’s has seen from audits we have performed or projects we have been asked to complete or restart. Rarely do we encounter a technical obstacle that we have not seen before and know can be successfully overcome. As example, we often advise our clients in CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Certificate training programs that the technical issues of application integration, interoperability, migration, and data quality can cause the best intended PLM projects with even modest scopes to fall behind schedule and above budget. We also often discuss the cultural adoption issues that tend to get in the way of an organization’s ability to take 100% advantage of the new process and business capabilities provided by the chosen solution. In the end, PLM is like most complex multi-variables equations—they take a focused effort and can be more easily solved by organizations that can bring to the table experience and a well defined set of best practices.

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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