Welcome to CIMdata.com

Login for Professional Member Content.

Welcome to CIMdata.com – the website for all things PLM.

At CIMdata we bring you the PLM information you need to make the critical decisions you face every day. We are the leading independent authority for global research and strategic management consulting focused exclusively on the PLM market. We have the tools you need to be successful – including the extensive research contained in our Knowledge Council library.

To access our Professional Member content please login below or register an account with us...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• The global economy is undergoing fundamental changes in production, demand, and even the definition of what is a product, according to Autodesk, and their strategy is focused on democratizing the solutions needed in this evolving world
• Autodesk is in their third era of delivering product development solutions: documenting (Autodesk disrupting with AutoCAD), optimizing (with solutions from many other solution providers), and now in an era of connection, where that word is laden with social and technical meaning
• Autodesk recognizes they must, in part, sow the seeds of their own “destruction” to ensure long-term growth...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• Dassault Systèmes continues to enhance its 3DEXPERIENCE Platform messaging and how it supports doing business in the age of experience
• Dassault Systèmes continues to build out its platform with the release of additional “experiences”
• Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform is being adopted by companies in multiple industries

On November 11-12, 2014, approximately 900 Dassault Systèmes clients, prospects, partners, and employees gathered for the 2014 North American 3DEXPERIENCE FORUM at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (with many more participating via a live video feed). Mr. Bruno Latchague, Senior...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) generally avoided traditional product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, perceiving them to be rigid in processes and governance, high in cost, and neither consistent with nor supportive of the entrepreneurial mindset that helped SMBs become successful in the first place
• SMBs often either use ad hoc approaches such as email and network drives for product lifecycle processes, or adopt solutions of their larger enterprise partners—both approaches put SMBs at a disadvantage in the marketplace
• Kenesto’s hybrid cloud-desktop platform addresses SMBs’ key technology and business needs
• In Kenesto, project teams and users...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• 1,800 PTC customers, partners, and employees convened in Stuttgart at PTC Live Stuttgart 2014 and LiveWorx, on November 18 and 19
• The acquisition by, and integration into PTC of ThingWorx and Axeda, two leading Internet of Things (IoT) solution and service providers, help PTC boost realization of their IoT vision and strategy
• PTC’s IoT Roadmap shows a solid foundation and framework, towards seamless integration of IoT into their overall Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) portfolio

CIMdata recently attended the PTC Live Stuttgart 2014 and LiveWorx events in Stuttgart, Germany. These parallel events were held at the...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• The combination of scarce resources and globalization are driving an upheaval in innovation and lifecycle management
• Scarcity and globalization upheavals are coalescing into business strategies that demand the “platformization” of PLM
• The Iron Triangle of better / faster / cheaper is no longer good enough

In its ongoing evolution as a business strategy, PLM is approaching and in some cases already achieving the status of a business platform. PLM has always been a core enabler for innovation as part of a business strategy. Now PLM-as-a-platform, or the “platformization” of PLM, is morphing into new ways...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• Paying for software has always been challenging for most businesses; more payment options can lead to less risk and faster return on investment (ROI)
• Autodesk’s Desktop Subscription model enables companies to quickly ramp up and scale down the desired software access as needed
• Autodesk is providing more subscription options and flexibility, enabling customers to select the method that best fits their businesses

Traditional Pricing for Product Design Software

Today, most companies are trying to manage their finances, ramp up or scale down resources as work dictates, stay competitive, and at the same time reduce risk. Companies...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• Existing Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA SmarTeam users have multiple options either to remain with their V5 environments, co-exist with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, or migrate to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
• Existing ENOVIA V5 products including ENOVIA SmarTeam will be enhanced and supported for years to come

Dassault Systèmes, developers of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for product development, has reiterated their commitment to the ENOVIA SmarTeam collaboration platform. SmarTeam gained popularity within many companies for managing their CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS and multi-CAD design files. Dassault Systèmes states that the full suite of ENOVIA products, including SmarTeam, will...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• IBM, one of America’s oldest and most storied companies, is known for transforming itself to survive and thrive—today is no different, and the IBM Software Group is leading the charge to address three strategic imperatives reshaping the world: data, cloud, and people-centered engagement
• Huge investments in cloud, cognitive systems like Watson and next generation cloud-based collaboration and software development offerings position IBM to capitalize on this new business calculus
• IBM is investing heavily in the Internet of Things, a topic related to all three strategic imperatives, and one that companies invested in...

 PDF

Key takeaways:

• Siemens PLM Software’s Active Workspace provides users a customizable, graphically rich interface into PLM data and functionality
• Active Workspace users benefit from being able to quickly find and execute their daily work responsibilities within one unified, consistent, user managed environment
•  Within Active Workspace users can opt for an integrated Geometric Shape Search (i.e., 3D search) in addition to traditional text search

The expansion of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software throughout the enterprise has provided users in many non-engineering positions including business managers, marketing, sales, and service support, with improved access to enterprise PLM data. However,...