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Presentation will consider the impact of autonomous vehicle technology and ride sharing on design for reliability. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 30 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, is pleased to announce that James Wasiloff, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Reliability Leader and Autonomous Vehicle Technology Consultant at BAE Systems, will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 3 November at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, Michigan. The presentation, “The Impact of Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Ride Sharing on Customer Usage and Design for Reliability,” will take a look at the biggest challenge envisioned from the paradigm shift associated with contemporary ride sharing scenarios and the introduction of autonomous vehicle technology—the 24/7 vehicle usage profile. Current vehicle usage cycles are very low, 5% or less. However, within the context of a fully mature autonomous vehicle environment

Presentation will share experiences from the company’s 15-year plus PLM journey. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 24 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, and PDT Europe announce that executives from Safran Helicopter Engines will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry in collaboration with PDT Europe. This three-day event will be held November 8-10 at The Renaissance Paris La Defense, Paris, France. Safran Helicopter Engines is the world's leading manufacturer of gas turbine engines for both civil and military helicopters. With the PLM requirements of a large company and the financial constraints of a medium company, implementing a full lifecycle PLM solution from design-to-manufacture-to-service has posed special challenges. One strategy that helped was the application of a single enterprise solution across all programs. The single enterprise solution works well for day-to-day activities. People are able to collaborate, data is stored on

Fifth Module of the 2016 PLM MAR Report Series ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 18 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Geography Analysis Report, the fifth of five modules of the CIMdata 2016 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2015. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The PLM market grew to $38.7 billion overall in 2015 (2.8% growth over 2014). When looked at in constant currencies, that growth rate would be 8.2% over 2014. During 2015, only EMEA failed to grow. For 2015, the Americas had 38.1% of the PLM market. EMEA followed with 34.5%, with Asia-Pacific having 27.4%. The Americas region is

Private and Public Volumes Focus on Detailed and Overall PLM Market Results ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 16 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata 2016 China PLM Market Analysis Report. This two-volume report provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) rapidly-evolving PLM market for calendar year 2015. They discuss the major PLM trends and issues, PLM purchase investments in software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts that pertain to China; an important and quickly expanding economic region. The private volume also provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region and the revenue performance of the leading PLM solution providers operating within it, both China-based and international PLM solution providers headquartered elsewhere. The private volume reports on revenues attributable to various PLM solution providers in the Chinese market. These

Workshop will focus on sharing strategies for gaining and keeping support for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) initiatives. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 16 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that it will host a workshop that will share strategies for communicating the importance and value of an enterprise-based PLM framework. This one-day workshop will take place on November 2 at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, Michigan and will be held in conjunction with PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry, which takes place the next day, at the same location. The workshop, “The Politics of Enterprise Software: Getting and Keeping Support for a Sustainable PLM Initiative,” will offer participants access to proven strategies that can be used to rationalize PLM as a critical enterprise-wide business initiative. In addition, industry experts will be on hand to present on the issues they experienced in their own

In this free educational webinar participants will learn about the findings from recent research undertaken on collaboration standards, technology, and processes. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 11 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Improving Collaboration in the Aerospace Design Chain.” The webinar will take place on September 15, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). Over the past decade, aerospace OEMs have dramatically increased their dependence on ever expanding global design chains. Over the past three years a group of leading aerospace OEMs has funded extensive research to identify and provide insights on weaknesses, barriers, and problems in the current state and how these conditions will evolve over time. The research initially focused on the perspective of the OEMs, and then, in a second round, compiled insights from more than 20 companies at all levels in the design chain. During this webinar CIMdata

New Analysis of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Market. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 9 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the 2016 AEC Market Overview Report. This is the first detailed analysis from CIMdata of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) market and represents an expansion of the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The 2016 AEC Market Overview Report includes discussions of trends in the market and how AEC solution providers are responding. The report documents CIMdata’s estimates for the global AEC market for the calendar year 2015, including 2015 revenue results and forecast revenues for 2016 through 2020. The market for AEC as measured in U.S. dollars grew more slowly in 2015 compared to prior years, and growth in 2016 is likewise expected to be muted. This is a result of a combination of currency exchange rate fluctuations and

Newly created position solidifies CIMdata’s position in the Middle Eastern and African Markets. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 9 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the global strategic PLM management consulting and research firm, announces the promotion of Gerard Litjens to the newly created position of Vice President Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Mr. Litjens, who joined CIMdata in 2000, has been serving as CIMdata’s Director of European Operations since June 2010. "This promotion recognizes Gerard's contribution to CIMdata and CIMdata's expanding global footprint into the Middle Eastern and African markets. CIMdata has been an international company for over 30 years, with associates in Europe and Asia, and a wholly owned subsidiary in Europe. This newly created position emphasizes the importance of our expansion into these regions and their need for our expertise. Mr. Litjens will concentrate on growing CIMdata’s business across Europe, Middle East, and Africa, both autonomously and through local partnerships," said Mr. Peter Bilello,

Fourth Module of the 2016 PLM MAR Report Series ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 2 August 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Industry Analysis Report, the fourth of five modules of the CIMdata 2016 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2015. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. All industries saw growth in PLM spending in 2015 as shown in the figure below. CIMdata forecasts continued growth in all industries during the five-year forecast period. PLM spending is greatest in automotive & other transportation, fabrication & assembly, electronics & telecommunications, and aerospace & defense. It is lower in the process industries and utilities. There are some