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The premier global event series highlights AI integration, a record-breaking US$87.25 BN market size, and an industry-leading Digital Twin/Thread benchmark. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 23 April 2026— CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces the successful completion of its 2026 PLM Market & Industry Forum series. This year’s forums, hosted across the USA, France, India, China, and Japan, provided the "PLM Economy" with its first look at the 2025 market results and the emerging trends defining the future of digital transformation. The 2026 theme, "AI in PLM: Expanding Capabilities Across the Product Lifecycle," resonated deeply with an international audience of software and service providers. As AI shifts from experimental to essential, the forums served as a critical venue for discussing the state of AI adoption and how to absorb these technologies into the enterprise roadmap to

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 22 April 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces that Dr. Diego Tamburini, Executive Consultant and Director of its AI in PLM practice, was recently featured on the Stay Sharp in Digital Engineering podcast. Hosted by Razorleaf, the episode titled "Build, Buy or Wait, Navigating the AI Implementation Stack" takes a deep dive into what it actually takes to move from AI experimentation to production-ready deployment in manufacturing and engineering organizations. Drawing on over 25 years of experience at organizations including Microsoft, Autodesk, and Siemens Digital Industries, Dr. Tamburini Diego walks through the full AI implementation spectrum, from off-the-shelf embedded tools to fully custom builds, and explains the critical difference between AI-augmented workflows and true agentic AI. He also shares where most organizations go wrong, what skill sets are needed at

Leading solution providers to sponsor product lifecycle management (PLM) conference. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA & STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - 16 April 2026—CIMdata, Inc. and HKAB announce the sponsors for the upcoming PLM Road Map & PDT North America 2026 event. Participating sponsors include the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group, AMC Bridge, Aras, ChapsVision, Configit, Contact Software, Dassault Systèmes, Keysight, PRO.FILE from Revalize, PROSTEP, PTC, Razorleaf, and SBE Vision. The event is scheduled at The Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Virginia, on 6 & 7 May. "We are delighted to have these key solution providers join us for PLM Road Map & PDT," stated Cheryl Peck, CIMdata’s Chief Marketing Officer. "Their partnership is essential to fostering the cross-industry collaboration and knowledge sharing that drives the PLM community forward." As part of the PLM Road Map/PDT experience, sponsors participate in an online PLM Collaboration Café™, where they showcase their solutions. For more information about the

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 14 April 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the Digital Transformation it enables, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “2026 PLM Status & Trends.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 14 May 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and last for one hour. This eagerly awaited annual webinar provides exclusive insight into CIMdata’s global PLM Status & Trends research survey results. Each year, the cumulative research aims to deepen the global PLM community’s collective understanding of the status, drivers, and preconditions required for companies to derive value from their PLM investments. Key topics include spending trends, implementation focus, and value perception across the executive suite. Additionally, the webinar will highlight critical industry disruptors, featuring a deep dive into Augmented Intelligence, one of CIMdata’s "Critical Dozen" elements essential for successful digital transformation. Attendees will gain the insights needed to: Analyze