March 2 2009

2PLM John Stark Associates

Volume 11 Number 25

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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes : From Dog's Dinner to Structured Framework PLM News * From Dog's Dinner to Structured Framework * Most dogs won't object to you preparing their dinner with whatever food is to hand - some freshly purchased meat, some vegetables from yesterday's supper, and some breakfast cereal. They may even appreciate you adding some chocolate and peanuts. However, after some water has been added and everything has been stirred up, it's difficult for anyone else to know exactly what was put in, or how the final result was achieved. The resulting mixture is similar in some ways to the product environment in some companies. Over the years, all sorts of things have been added, and now nobody knows exactly what's there. As a result, it's not surprising that the occasional problem appears and sustainable performance improvement is difficult to achieve. Being in control, and avoiding product problems, are key priorities for managers of global products. Of course, it's important for them to respond to evolving needs such as more innovation, faster product development and effective end-of-life. However, launching improvement activities in an uncontrolled environment, plagued by problems, is unlikely to lead to the required result. For this reason, it's useful to look in more detail, with the objective of eliminating them, at some of the problems that can be expected to occur. Typical issues include: Data out of control, data in silos, different definitions of data Processes not defined, unclear processes, conflicting processes Application islands, lack of support applications Project status vague, needs not clear, too many projects Machines and licences under-utilized or not used Lack of certain specific skills Differences between the organizational structures of different sites and countries Although there may appear to be a large number of potential problems, they are all linked to just a few product-related resources: Product Data and documents Processes Applications Methods Facilities and equipment People In addition, there are issues about Organizational Structure and about time and money. The latter are often used to measure performance, e.g. time to market and revenues, and can be considered under the heading of Metrics . . . . continued in Chapter 6, Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question.

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* Financial * Autodesk, Inc. reported revenue of $490 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, a decrease of 18 percent over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Details ANSYS, Inc. reported its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2008 results. Total non-GAAP revenue was $493.0 million in 2008 as compared to $387.2 million in 2007. Details Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008. For the second quarter of fiscal 2009 the Company reported revenues of $9.5 million, compared to $12.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Details Cimatron Limited announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 45.9% to $41.8 million, compared to $28.6 million in 2007. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues of $242.6 million. For full fiscal 2009, the company reported revenues of $789.1 million. Details MSC.Software Corp. reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $254.4 million compared to $246.7 million last year. Details * People * Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced the appointment of Aris Melissaratos to serve as an independent member of the Company's Board of Directors. Details Lectra announced the appointment of Mark Lyness as Managing Director of Lectra UK. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced it appointed Robert Hum as vice president and general manager of the Deep Submicron Division, Glenn Perry as general manager of the Embedded Systems Division, and Guy Moshe as general manager of the Design Creation business unit in the Design Creation Synthesis Division. Details Valor Computerized Systems announced that Lior De Picciotto has joined the company's executive management team as EVP, Business and Strategy. Details Zuken announced Petra Haberer has joined Zuken GmbH as Marketing Manager for Central Europe. Details * Implementations * AVEVA announced the signing of a 1 000 000 euro contract with Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant, Russia. Details AVEVA announced that Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea has signed a contract valued at over USD3m to extend their subscription to AVEVA Engineering, Design and Lifecycle Management solutions. Details Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that AMD used the Cadence Incisive Palladium II Accelerator/Emulator. Details CONTACT Software announced it implemented a product lifecycle management solution for Olympus Medical Systems in Europe. Details Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. announced use of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM along with SolidWorks 3D CAD software by DECOLAV. Details Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. announced that Windsave, Ltd. used SolidWorks 3D CAD software and SolidWorks Simulation Professional. Details Datastay Corp. announced that SawStop selected Datastay PLM to control the product lifecycle process. Details Dimensional Control Systems, Inc. announced the implementation of 3DCS Catia V5 Based software with the design of the ITER Fusion Reactor. Details Intergraph Corp. announced that CB&I has expanded its use of Intergraph SmartPlant Materials material management software. Details Intergraph announced that ORLEN Projekt SA upgraded to SmartPlant 3D design solution. Details MSC.Software announced that Jaguar Land Rover has selected the company's SimEnterprise solutions. Details MSC.Software announced that Triple Eight Race Engineering has extended their relationship to include the company's multi-discipline (MD) solutions. Details PTC announced implementation of the PTC Product Development System by the Schindler Group. Details PTC announced that Okuma America Corporation has selected PTC CoCreate. Details PTC announced that Vaillant Group has implemented Windchill as its global platform for product development content and process management. Details PTC announced that Deuce Snowboards is using PTC CoCreate to design and launch a new category of snowboard. Details Technia announced it recently received an order from Klippan Safety for a design solution based on Qchecker from Transcat PLM GmbH & Co. Details TransMagic Inc. announced that Superlift Suspension Systems has integrated TransMagic into its design process. Details Valor Computerized Systems announced it has been selected by Crystalaid Manufacture to provide vPlan. Details VISTAGY, Inc. announced that Airborne Composites has purchased FiberSIM software. Details 3D Systems Corp. announced use of iPro Stereolithography Precision Centers by Acu-Cast Technologies, LLC. Details * Developments * ASCON Group announced availability of KOMPAS-3D V10 SP2. Details Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. announced the latest CFdesign high performance computing (HPC) Module. Details CCE announced that it has added several capabilities in the latest update of EnSuite version 2.2. Details CNC Software, Inc. announced the release of Mastercam X3. Details Dassault Systemes announced the availability of Isight and Fiper 3.5. Details Geometric Limited announced the launch of DFMPro for Pro/ENGINEER. Details Geometric Limited announced the release of NestLib 2009 R1. Details IDEAL.com announced the introduction of its new E-Commerce PlanRoom for Reprographers. Details InnovMetric Software Inc. announced that it has pre-released PolyWorks V11. Details Intergraph released the Validation, Transformation and Loading module for SmartPlant Enterprise for Owner Operators. Details Lattice Technology announced XVL v10. Details LEDAS announced LGS 3D Geometric Solver Version 1.5. Details McLaren Software announced the release of Enterprise Engineer Web Services. Details Noesis Solutions announced the release of OPTIMUS Revision 8. Details PartMiner WorldWide Inc. announced the availability of its PowerBuyer solution in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Israel and Singapore. Details Planview introduced Planview Enterprise 10. Details SpaceClaim announced the fourth release of the company's products, SpaceClaim Engineer and SpaceClaim Style. Details Tech Soft 3D announced the availability of their latest HOOPS release 17.0. Details Zuken announced the 2009 version of E3.series. Details Zuken announced a new collaborative software tool called Board Modeler. Details * Relationships * Aras announced that Aras gold certified partner usb GmbH is launching the first Aras certified European Training Center to provide hands-on interactive courses on the Aras PLM software solution suite. Details Bunkspeed announced a partnership with Alibre, Inc. Details Cimatron Limited announced that it has incorporated the team of Data Technik Reitz into Cimatron GmbH. Details DP Technology announced that DP Technology and Autodesk Italy become marketing partners. Details Gibbs and Associates announced that GibbsCAM 2009 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2010 under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Details Intergraph and INOVx announced the integration of Intergraph SmartPlant Isometrics with the INOVx RealityLINx Asset Virtualization software. Details Siemens PLM Software and Capgemini US LLC announced the availability of an integrated supplier relationship management solution to help customers enhance supplier integration and collaboration. Details think3, Inc. announced that it has signed a Master Distributor Agreement with thinkUSA, Inc. to distribute the company's line of CAD and PLM solutions in the North American market. Details * Other * ANSYS, Inc. announced that it has been named number one in the software and services sector on Oliver Wyman's Shareholder Performance Index. Details Arena Solutions announced a fourth quarter gain of 18 percent in new customer annuity subscriptions and a corresponding FY2008 gain of 25 percent. Details CD-adapco announced new offices in Oslo and Aberdeen. Details CD-adapco announced a new office in Singapore. Details Dassault Systemes announced it is taking a minority position in Intercim LLC. Details DP Technology announced it completed expansion of its corporate headquarters. Details Endeca Technologies, Inc. announced that, for the eighth consecutive year, KMWorld magazine has named Endeca Technologies, Inc. among 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. Details IHS Inc. announced that November 2008 saw a 70 percent year-over-year increase in End of Life (EOL) notices, followed by another 33 percent increase in December 2008. Details Intergraph announced it has been ranked the No. 1 overall worldwide leader in the engineering design 3D software and Process Engineering Tools market. Details Intergraph announced its 40th Anniversary. Details ProductDossier Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. announced that it had received investment from the India Innovation Investors. Details Surfware, Inc. announced the opening of the SURFCAM Demo and Training Center in Camarillo, California. Details

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