CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 5 October 2012

5 October 2012

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• PLM Road Map 2012
• PLM Road Map 2012: Successful Conclusion of Annual Event

Acquisitions

• 3D Systems Acquires Dutch Provider TIM
• AspenTech Acquires PSVPlus
• Autodesk Acquires HSMWorks Technology
• Autodesk Acquires Qontext Social Collaboration Platform
• Siemens Acquires 3D Specialist VRcontext
• Synopsys Acquires EVE

Company News

• AspenTech Opens New R&D Facility in Nashua, NH
• Atos Opens New Offices in Qatar to Support Business Growth in the Middle East
• Autodesk and CGarchitect Present First Autodesk Excellence in Infrastructure Awards
• Delcam Holds First Asian Technical Summit in Indonesia
• Delcam Forms Joint Venture in Denmark
• Gerber Technology Establishes Yunique Solutions Business Unit
• GRAITEC UK Continues to Expand: New Office and Training Facility Opens
• NGC Software Makes Fashion Selling Easier Than Ever Through Integration with Threadvine
• Tata Technologies Displays eMO EV at CIMdata PLM Road Map™, Releases Paper: ‘PLM Transformation: Program Management Framework” Showcasing Work with Jaguar Land Rover
• U.S. CAD Earns Product Support Specialization

Events News

• Applied Software Takes Off Into the Autodesk Cloud at Autodesk University 2012
• Aras Announces Aras Community Event 2012 Northern Europe
• AVEVA to Present at AIChE 2012
• BETA CAE Systems S.A. Announces the 2012 ANSA & µETA German Open Meeting
• Cimatron Grows Stronger in Turkey
• Delcam Reseller CCSI adds FeatureCAM Sessions to Annual Update Day
• GibbsCAM 2012+ on Show at BI-MU, Italy
• GibbsCAM to be Demonstrated at Haas Demo Days
• Hawk Ridge Systems Showcases SolidWorks 3D Design at SolidWorks 2013 Launch Events
• Nemetschek Vectorworks to Host BIM Camps in New York and San Francisco
• Plural Technology to Attend FICCI’s TAG 2012
• Significant CAD/CAM Developments in VISI 20 at Euromold 2012

Implementation Investments

• Agilent Technologies 3-D EM Simulation Software Selected by STMicroelectronics for ESD Development in 40-nm IC Products
• Delcam Offers Weta Workshop Software for Fantastic Projects
• DeltaValve Links Infor ERP and PLM for Unified Global Operations
• Firecon Chooses MagiCAD
• Lesedi NS Adopts AVEVA’s Integrated Engineering & Design Approach
• Paragon Medical Adopts NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS to Drive Machining Simulation Process

Product News

• Agilent Technologies Unveils ADS 2012 Software
• CDS Catalog and CAD Download Solution Launched by Brennan Industries
• COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3a Released
• Dassault Systèmes Introduces “Licensed to Cure”, a New Industry Solution Experience for Fully Compliant Medical Devices
• Delcam Launches Delcam for SolidWorks 2013
• EON Reality Introduces EON Ibench Mobile™ and Partnership with Infinite Z to Provide Intuitive and Immersive Realistic Interaction with zSpace
• Fujitsu Launches Manufacturing Innovation Team Services
• GRAPHISOFT BIMx Latest Release Introduces New Features
• Mastercam X6 Wire Brings Powerful Wirepaths and Techniques
• OPEN MIND Debuted hyperMILL® 2012
• Tecplot Chorus 2012 R3 Released
• TransMagic Releases MagicCheck for 3D Geometry Comparison
• ZWCAD USA Announces ZWCAD Mechanical

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:

What we learn from this poll is that more companies are planning on maintaining or increasing their PLM activities in 2012 than not; by far - nearly 80% versus 21%. This is very good news on two counts. First, it suggests that PLM strategies are in place at most companies, and that those companies continue to invest. Second, it indicates that the economy for companies using PLM continues to improve as they are continuing to commit resources to their PLM initiatives. CIMdata's recent release of the PLM market numbers (PLM supplier revenues) for 2011 supports this as well, showing growth in the key comprehensive PLM space in excess of 15%, well above CIMdata's own market growth expectations. For more information please visit http://www.cimdata.com/.

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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