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Enabling better business and product decisions by defining, enhancing, integrating, and applying model-based and systems-driven product development strategies and processes Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1 October 2013—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) management consulting and research firm, announces the expansion of its current Simulation & Analysis and Systems Engineering consulting practices. While continuing to focus on research for each discipline through their respective PLM Foresight Knowledge Councils, the consulting practice will concentrate on the development and adoption of next generation, synergistic model-based strategies and systems-driven processes to improve product innovation and new product development return on investment. As part of this expansion, Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata, announces that Donald Tolle will lead the practice. Don’s title will be Director, Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice. “We are very pleased that Mr. Tolle will be leading this expanded practice, working along side Dr. Keith Meintjes (Simulation & Analysis Knowledge Council

 PDF CIMdata recently had the opportunity to spend the day with the senior leadership of the ENOVIA brand at Dassault Systèmes. Just as the ENOVIA offering powers the V6 architecture, so too does it power the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, the moniker used for the entire Dassault Systèmes portfolio. While other meetings have provided details on the company and their comprehensive industry strategy, having this dedicated time with the ENOVIA team was extremely valuable. During the course of the day, updates were received on a number topics including: Systems engineering—Dassault Systèmes has made significant progress combining the Geensoft and Dymola offerings across the entire portfolio. In the case of ENOVIA, this includes combining these offerings with the ENOVIA–based requirements management capabilities. Companies can now work on the Requirements–Functional–Logical–Physical (RFLP) views of their evolving products in a much more seamless manner. SmarTeam—The demise of this long–time Dassault Systèmes offering has been greatly exaggerated, with many Value Added

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 PDF Key takeaways: New life sciences technology, treatment strategies, and therapies are able to address and manage more health care issues than ever Consumer education has raised awareness of what is possible and they want it customized to suit their needs Medical device manufacturers around the world are challenged by balancing the increased pressure of the changing regulatory environment and with the needs of consumers and healthcare providers Dassault Systèmes’ solutions can help medical device companies innovate, develop and deliver superior experiences to patients and healthcare providers The Pressure On Medical Device Manufacturers is Continually Increasing Medical device companies are under a lot of pressure from all of their stakeholders including patients, health care providers, shareholders and regulatory agencies around the world. In order to succeed medical device companies must develop products that have a significant impact upon improving patient outcomes, overall product quality and improved patient safety. In addition, manufacturers must be able to contribute towards

 PDF Key takeaways: Siemens PLM Software introduced industry–specific “Catalysts” designed to help accelerate PLM time–to–value and future–proof PLM investments With the Catalysts, Siemens seeks to shrink the value gap that typically exists between what’s potential and what’s actually achieved during deployment and throughout productive use Significant progress has been made on Active Workspace, the new “face” of Siemens PLM Software’s solutions, with more support for both casual and authoring users CIMdata recently attended Siemens’ PLM Software Analyst Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts September 4th and 5th. During the event, Siemens PLM Software (Siemens) presented their new industry program based on a “Catalyst” implementation approach designed to help companies achieve faster adoption of new and innovative PLM technologies and processes, and obtain a higher and quicker return on their PLM investment. In the opening keynote, Chuck Grindstaff, Siemens PLM CEO and President, described how the digitization of manufacturing is transforming the way goods are made, why manufacturing

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 PDF Key takeaways: Getting the most from your PLM investment requires being able to sustain your PLM environment well into the future—through upgrades, expansions as well as mergers and acquisitions Future–proofing means having the ability to address evolving business challenges without major disruption in a cost effective manner Future–proofing your PLM environment so that it is sustainable requires addressing multiple factors including architecture, technology, implementation, and support Introduction Corporate investments in PLM are continuing to grow—not just in the capital funds spent, but also in changing the way in which the business works, including process changes, cultural changes, operational changes, partnership changes, and others. Too often, a company embarks on a PLM strategy, but finds that as time goes by, the environment and changes they originally implemented—no matter how well planned initially—do not meet their current needs as their products and their business model changes to keep up with the demands of the market. As a

 PDF Key takeaways: SolidWorks 2014 delivers solution enhancements that will please the existing customer base Executives updated industry analysts on progress with SolidWorks’ new Mechanical Conceptual solution, now in select customer’s hands On September 10, 2013, Dassault Systèmes announced the latest revision to their design–focused solution, SolidWorks 2014. Prior to the formal announcement, SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot hosted a small gathering of industry analysts to demonstrate key enhancements to the solution, and to discuss the company’s ongoing development strategy. Mr. Sicot, accompanied by Gian Paolo Bassi, Vice President of Product Management, opened the event at the new SolidWorks campus in Waltham, Massachusetts by reminding attendees that this year marks the twentieth anniversary of SolidWorks. Since 1993 the SolidWorks community has grown to over 180 thousand customers and 2.1 million users. On the business side, Mr. Sicot noted that SolidWorks’ revenue now accounts for 20% of their parent company Dassault Systèmes’ annual income. He spoke of