CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 5 August 2011

5 August 2011

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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2011 China Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Market Analysis Report

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The CIMdata China PLM Report is an annual report that provides a comprehensive assessment of the People’s Republic of China’s rapidly-evolving PLM market. The report contains an in-depth analysis of the major PLM trends and issues, leading PLM solution suppliers, PLM investments in software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts that pertain to this important and quickly-expanding economic region. Additionally, it provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region and the revenue performance of the leading PLM solution suppliers operating within it, both China-based and international PLM solution suppliers based elsewhere.

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Acquisitions

• ANSYS, Inc. Announces Successful Closing of Apache Acquisition
• Autodesk Acquires Instructables
• Razorleaf Corp. Acquires Office2PDM from Extensible CAD
  

CIMdata News

• Andrew M. Wertkin, CTO of PTC’s Integrity Business Unit to join Keynote Speaker Line-up at PLM Road Map™ 2011
  
• CAM Software Market Leaders Named by CIMdata: NC Market Analysis Report for 2010 Released
  

Company News

• Alliance Of Top Software Providers [Planit & Tractivity]
• Altium Sponsors WorldSkills London 2011 as Part of its Commitment to Shaping the Future of Electronics
• Catalog Data Solutions Offers BIM Content Solution for Building Product Manufacturers; AEC Content Veteran Joins CDS to Lead New BIM Solutions Team
• CD-adapco Announces the Opening of its New Detroit Office
• China Draws Maximum Attention as Support Stronghold, Innovation Springboard for SAP
  
• Curriculum Development Division of Rand Worldwide® Reaches Milestone Anniversary
• Delcam Offers Online Guide to Inspection Software
• Delcam Rated World’s Leading CAM Specialist for 11th Year
  
• ESI Expands Its Distribution Network in Turkey
• Mentor Graphics Announces 23rd Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program
  
• PTC Appoints Thomas Bogan to Its Board Of Directors
• U.S. CAD Achieves Autodesk Consulting Specialist Designation
  

Events News

• Airbus and European Space Agency to Deliver Keynotes at the 2011 LMS European Aerospace Conference
• AVEVA Announces ‘Breakthrough in Engineering Productivity Roadshows’ in North America
  
• CGTech to Show VERICUT 7.1 at SOUTH-TEC
• CPFD Software to Highlight Simulation Software for Gasifiers at GTC’s Gasification Technologies Conference in San Francisco
• Delcam Reseller Les Technologies Offers Face-To-Face and Online CAM Updates
  
• Delcam to Show New Machining Options in its CAM Software at South-Tec
• Geometric to Showcase ‘From Orders to Parts’ with CAMWorks® 2011 at imX 2011
• Intergraph® CAESAR II® Productivity Training Course on September 12-16 in Houston, Texas to Focus on Static Pipe Stress Analysis
• Intergraph® Discovery Tour Scheduled for August 11th in Santiago, Chile to Feature CADWorx® Plant with Integration of CAESAR II® and PV Elite®
• OptiTex Distributor, PGM Int'l Group Ltd., will Exhibit OptiTex Version 11 at CISMA Exhibition
• SAE Joins Mentor Graphics as Sponsors of the IESF Conference on EE Design in Military and Aerospace Industries
  
• SURFCAM to Showcase at IMX 2011
• 2011 Global Product Data Interoperability Summit Call for Papers
  

Financial News

• ANSYS, Inc. Reports Record Revenue in Second Quarter 2011
  
• Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join its Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call Thursday, August 18, 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
• Cimatron Reports Revenues of $10M in Q2/11 and Highest Ever Q2 Non-GAAP Net Profit of $1.3M
• Magma Schedules First Quarter Earnings Call and Webcast for August 25, 2011
  
• Nemetschek Reports Double-Digit Growth
• Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for the Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2011
  

Implementation Investments

• Autodesk Software Helps Develop 100 MPG Commuter Vehicle
  
• AVEVA Closes Major New Contract with Metso
• Bombardier Uses modeFRONTIER to Optimize High-Speed Trains
• Chevron Selects McLaren Software's Enterprise Engineer for Gorgon LNG Project
• Coldest Place in the Solar System for Edgecam Components (Case Study)
• Delcam’s ArtCAM Pro Aids Move from Traditional to Digital Engraving
• Equipment Manufacturer Automated Packaging Systems Selects IFS Applications ERP Solution for 14-Site Implementation
  
• First Online, Co-Created Military Vehicle Delivered Through Collaboration of Local Motors, Dassault Systèmes and Over 12,000 Community Members
• NREL Supports Industry to Develop Computer-Aided Engineering Tools for Car Batteries
• Zuken Sponsors Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Development at the Delft University of Technology
  

Industry-Wide News

• Wipro-Forbes Insights Global CXO Outlook Reveals Strategic Innovation Key Driver for Future Growth
  

Product News

• Aspire to Stunning CNC Carvings with Alphacam
• Autodesk Simulation CFD Software Now Available
• Centric Software Introduces Capture It for iPhone App; Patent-pending app mobilizes PLM software for inspiration capture, sharing
  
• CES Selector 2012 Aids Response to Cost, Supply, and Environmental Issues in Manufacturing Enterprises
• ENGBRAS of Brazil Joins Aras Partner Program
• FE-DESIGN Announces the Release of TOSCA Structure 7.1.1
• FE-DESIGN Releases TOSCA Fluid Version 2.2.0 with CCM+ Interface
• Flow Science Announces Release of FLOW-3D Version 10.0
• Maplesoft Expands Rapid Control Prototyping Capabilities through Connection to dSPACE DS1104 R&D Controller Board
  
• Mentor Graphics Embedded In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Base Platform Achieves GENIVI Compliance
• Missler Software, Comdata and WFL Make a Long-Lasting Relationship Official
  
• National Instruments Introduces New Levels of Productivity with LabVIEW 2011
• Spatial Releases ACIS® and 3D InterOp R22, Increasing the Depth of Application Capabilities; New Release Strengthens Modeling Capabilities, Point Cloud Handling and CAD Translation Support
• SyncroFIT® 2011 Creates Digital Thread for Design-to-Manufacturing to Enable Assembly of High Quality Airframe Structures
• Synergis Software Releases New Product, Plant and Facility Data Management Solution
• 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse Supports Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, and More
  
  

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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