June 4 2007 |
2PLM
John Stark Associates |
Volume 10 Number 2 |
Page 1 - Welcome Page 2 - Update Page 3 - News Page 4 - Brief lines |
* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
The Global PLM 2007 Survey is a survey of the status of PLM practice and thought in manufacturing and engineering companies throughout the world in 2007. More details here. The survey is expected to run from April to July 2007. Participant feedback is that the questionnaire for the first part of the survey takes about 10 minutes to answer.
* European PLM Summit 2007 * The 3rd European PLM Summit, to be held in London in June 2007, will highlight the business and technology imperatives behind PLM adoption, and show how to design, develop and deliver blockbuster new products that maintain the competitive edge. Hot topics include:
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* Corporate * Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire NavisWorks for approximately $25 million. Details Gerber Scientific, Inc. announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Data Technology, Inc. Details RAND Worldwide announced that it has completed agreements to sell its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Finland and Denmark. Details * Financial * Ansoft Corp. announced financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 ended April 30, 2007. Revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $28.6 million. Revenue for the fiscal year totaled $89.1 million. Details AVEVA Group plc announced its audited results for the year ended 31 March 2007. Revenues were £94.9 million. Details Cimatron Limited announced financial results for the first quarter of 2007. Revenues for the first quarter of 2007 were $5.33 million. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced first quarter revenue of $190.5 million. Details QAD Inc. reported financial results for the fiscal 2008 first quarter ended April 30, 2007. Total revenue was $56.6 million. Details Valor Computerized Systems announced its financial results for the period ending March 31, 2007. Revenues in the first quarter of 2007 accumulated to $10.3 Million. Details * People * ANSYS, Inc. announced that its board of directors has elected Michael C. Thurk to the ANSYS board. Details Gerber Technology announced the appointments of two executives to new roles. William (Bud) Staples, Jr. has been appointed regional vice president, PDM/FLM and Fashion Solutions for North America. Jeff Rosenzweig has been appointed regional vice president, CAD/CAM Sales for North America and the Caribbean. Details Metris announced it appointed Luc Verstuyft as CFO. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced its operating results for the first quarter of 2007. Revenue was $36.9 million. Details * Implementations * AVEVA announced that ABB Lummus Global have renewed their license agreement with AVEVA for the provision of AVEVA Plant Design technology globally within their business. Details AVEVA announced that the third of the world's four super oil majors joins BP and Shell in adopting AVEVA's engineering portal solution (VNET). Details CoCreate Software GmbH announced that Sympak Corazza Spa have upgraded their design environment to 3D CAD, implementing new licenses of CoCreate OneSpace Modeling. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Airbus has adopted the Abaqus FEA software from SIMULIA as its preferred solution for static nonlinear FEA. Details Delcam announced its PowerSHAPE CAD software and PowerMILL CAM system were used by Visioneering to produce the majority of the components in the record-breaking JCB Dieselmax car. Details DEM Solutions announced that Twister BV has adopted DEM Solution's EDEM software. Details Flomerics announced that Eclipse Combustion used EFD.Lab. Details IFS announced that the Eurofighter consortium has upgraded its IFS Applications-based system, which is supporting the Industrial Exchange and Repair Service (IERS) for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. Details Intergraph announced that Braskem has selected Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise engineering solutions. Details Intergraph announced that Bayer Technology Services GmbH has signed a Global Alliance Agreement with Intergraph Corp. to use Intergraph's design and operations software suite. Details Intergraph announced that Samsung Heavy Industries has made a multi-million dollar extension of its commitment to using Intergraph's Marine Enterprise solutions suite for the design and manufacturing of ships. Details LMS announced that MIRA Ltd. has selected LMS Test.Lab. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Fujitsu Limited will be using Mentor's Calibre LFD. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that Swales Aerospace successfully utilized MSC Nastran and MSC Adams. Details MSC.Software announced that Volvo 3P, the design and development holding for the Volvo Trucks companies, will standardize their simulation processes on MSC.Software's multidiscipline solution, MD Nastran. Details PTC announced that Dongfeng Chaoyang Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. has optimized its product development processes with PTC Windchill solutions. Details PTC announced that SDI Corporation has implemented Windchill. Details SolidWorks Corp. announced that Pivot International has deployed SolidWorks PDMWorks Enterprise product data management software to streamline its global contract engineering program. Details Sopheon announced that ColepCCL has selected Sopheon's Accolade product life cycle management (PLM) system to support group-wide implementation of the company's innovation management process. Details Telelogic announced that the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) has selected Telelogic DOORS for Requirements Management. Details VISTAGY, Inc. announced that The GERG Group has selected VISTAGY's FiberSIM suite of software. Details VX Corp. announced adoption of VX CAD/CAM software by BioPlastics. Details Zuken announced a deal to supply Honeywell Process Solutions with E3.series electrical engineering software. Details * Developments * Accept Software Corp. announced the general availability of Accept 360 v4.5. Details Adobe Systems Inc. announced the availability of Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8 software. Details AVEVA announced the launch of AVEVA Marine. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced enhancements to the "design with verification" component of its Cadence Logic Design Team Solution. Details CADLock, Inc. announced a preview of CADVault 5. Details Cimmetry Systems announced the availability of Cimmetry's Integration Software Development Kit (SDK). Details Dassault Systemes announced the availability of a new SIMULIA direct coupling interface. Details Delcam announced a new range of software and hardware for orthopaedic footwear. Details Delcam announced a new version of its DentMILL knowledge-based CAM system for machining caps and bridges for the dental industry in ceramics and titanium. Details EMC Corp. announced the introduction of EMC Documentum TaskSpace. Details ENGINEERING.com Inc. announced the release of the latest enhancement package for its web-based PLM Solution, Collaboration Suite. Details ETRAGE LLC announced the release of PSI for Windchill and Pro/INTRALINK 8 for batch plotting and PDF creation. Details Fishbowl Solutions announced the launch of linkTools for Windchill PDMLink. Details Fishbowl Solutions Inc. announced the release of Advanced User Security Mapping for Stellent version 4.0. Details Granta Design announced a new release of GRANTA MI. Details GTX Corp. announced GTXRaster CAD Series Version 11.0 for AutoCAD 2008. Details Informative Graphics Corp. announced the latest release of its MYRIAD 3D/2D CAD viewer. Details Informative Graphics Corp. announced that its Brava! Enterprise viewer is integrated to the new EMC Documentum TaskSpace. Details The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium announced the release of IntelliCAD 6.4 Beta. Details Intergraph Corp. announced a Standard Database for SmartPlant Reference Data. Details Intergraph announced the SmartPlant Foundation Model Loader. Details JETCAM International announced the release of JETCAM Expert 15.59.14. Details LEDAS announced LGS 3D 1.3. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced its new Serial ATA physical layer IP core. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. and UMC announced the availability of a new reference flow for analog mixed-signal system-on-chip designs. Details MITCalc announced version 1.40. Details Moldflow Corp. announced the release of Moldflow Structural Alliance 1.0. Details NavisWorks Ltd. announced the release of JetStream v5.4. Details OPEN CASCADE announced SALOME 3.2.6 maintenance version. Details OPEN MIND announced hyperCAD 2006.2. Details Pinion Software announced a new version of its ShareSafe file protection solution that extends the security capabilities of ProductView Graphics Server, a PTC visual collaboration platform. Details Rasterex Software announced the release of version R9.0 of their family of viewing products for Windows. Details REALVIZ announced the availability of version 5.6 of Stitcher Unlimited. Details Reverse Modeling Inc. announced the availability of Reverse Parts. Details ROMER Inc. announced the launch of the ScanShark V5 laser probe. Details Serena Software, Inc. introduced Serena Mariner, a solution integrating Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) in a Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) offering. Details Synergis Software announced the availability of Adept Explorer. Details Telelogic announced the availability of a new Web-based product management solution for product managers. Details think3 announced the release of the new 2007 version of its suite of CAD and PLM products. Details TraceParts announced the availability of free supplier collections and SketchUp models on Google 3D Warehouse. Details UGS PLM Software announced the release of UGS NX CAM Express Version 5 software. Details VISTAGY, Inc. announced FiberSIM 5.3. Details Zuken anounced the launch of the E3.LCable data converter. Details * Relationships * Butler International, Inc. announced that it has signed a value-added reseller agreement with PTC. Details CEI's announced that EnSight will be distributed by SeaStars in China. Details ETRAGE LLC announced that they have upgraded to the Gold level in the PTC Partner Advantage Program. Details Hexagon Metrology, Inc. and InnovMetric Software Inc. announced an agreement for the distribution of the PolyWorks 3D metrology software platform from InnovMetric. Details Intergraph announced that CSC has joined the Intergraph SmartPlant Alliance Program. Details Kubotek USA announced that FITIRI is the newest authorized Kubotek USA reseller of KeyCreator. Details ModernTech announced their acceptance as the first reseller partner for Altiva Software. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced that it has expanded its partnership with AlphaSTAR Corporation. Details Pointwise and CADNexus announced the release of the CAPRI2NMB interface between CADNexus' CAPRI CAE Gateway and Pointwise's Gridgen meshing software. Details Seemage SA announced that it has appointed Axemble SA as a distributor of the entire Seemage product line. Details Zuken announced a partnership with Aldec. Details Zuken and Synopsys, Inc. announced a partnership. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced National RP Support as an Authorized 3D Systems' Service Provider. Details * Other * Ansoft Corp. announced it has been named to Business 2.0 magazine's annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies. Details ASCON announced a KOMPAS-3D training seminar in Scandinavian countries. Details Autodesk, Inc. announced that the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory has been named as the Autodesk Inventor of the Month for May 2007. Details AutoForm announced the launch of EasyStamping.com. Details Bourke Consulting Associates introduced a newly designed Web site to reflect consulting services focus. Details
CNC Software, Inc. announced that Mastercam X2 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2008 software. Details Engineous Software announced the expansion of their university program. Details Eurostep announced it has signed an agreement to participate in a project to develop the next generation of aero engines requiring cooperation between a large number of companies. Eurostep will contribute the Share-A-space software solution for collaboration. Details Gerber Technology announced it received the President's "E" Award. Details The MathWorks announced the opening of a new office in Beijing. Details Nemetschek North America announced that its VectorWorks line of software products achieved Works With Windows Vista Logo Certification from Microsoft and is compatible with the new Vista operating system. Details ProSTEP announced that ProSTEP iViP Symposium 2007 welcomed 370 participants from 14 countries. Details UGS PLM Software announced that its D-Cubed Profile Geometry Manager and 3D Dimensional Constraint Manager components make important new contributions to design productivity in Version 5 of UGS NX software. Details Visiprise, Inc. announced it has been named one of Atlanta's fastest-growing private companies. Details Z Corp. announced it has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the March 2007 "Cool Vendors in Emerging Technologies, 2007," report by Gartner, Inc. Details |
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