CIMdata had the pleasure of attending Autodesk University 2023 (AU) on November 12-16, 2023. Autodesk claimed in-person attendance of 12,000, with many more connecting virtually. (Since many sessions were recorded, the company is sure to get many more “eyes” on the content after the event.)

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) announced its intention to acquire Ansys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS). Ansys, Inc. is the undisputed market share leader in the multiphysics simulation and analysis (S&A) solutions segment.

CIMdata believes Siemens continuous optimization framework will encourage ADAS features and AV product development in new ways, expanding virtual engineering and evolving development practices. By combining the ADAS/AV scenarios management, virtual engineering broadens, and trust grows—the trust needed for a completely autonomous transportation future. CIMdata recommends automakers should consider Siemens’s Xcelerator technology platforms when evaluating needs and solutions for optimized and thus trustworthy ADAS and AV development.

The implicit modeling capability is an “addition” to already powerful geometry modeling capabilities in Inspire and it allows a combination of traditional and new design and manufacturing processes under one roof. This positions Altair Inspire platform as a robust simulation-driven design software solution which has excellent value proposition for wider adoption in the industry.

Designing for sustainability cannot take place without intensive collaboration with the extended value chain. Aras provides significant capability to collaborate with suppliers through life. CIMdata is encouraged by what we have seen. We look forward to seeing future sustainability enhancements to the platform and partnerships that will help Aras’ customers realize their sustainability goals.

Autodesk PLM provides an intuitive SaaS Cloud solution that enables companies to connect product design and manufacturing. CIMdata finds Autodesk PLM to be quite configurable and is impressed with the level of functionality, flexibility, and ease of use. Companies looking to connect their product development processes should consider Autodesk PLM in their evaluation.

Keeping and building trust with customers and within engineering is crucial. Frontloaded engineering drives fast-paced ADAS and AV feature development and optimization while building that trust. It is key to success in the AV market. Siemens solutions can help automotive manufacturers assure safety from ideation through architecture and feature balancing, partitioning, packaging, and planning—resulting in faster downstream development.

Configuring SAP PLM to meet the requirements of a specific customer can be time-consuming, expensive, and may not capture best practices. Linx-AS has decades of experience of implementing SAP PLM with many leading process manufacturers. Overall, CIMdata is very impressed by Linx-AS’s focus on SAP, the breadth and completeness of its software and service offerings, and its many impressive reference customers.

Oracle CloudWorld 2023 brought together 20,000+ in-person and virtual attendees to their event in Las Vegas, NV on September 18-21, 2023. As at many conferences in the last year, Generative AI was an important topic across Oracle’s offerings.

On October 31, 2023 BAE Systems announced its acquisition of Eurostep AB, a provider of product data sharing software and solutions for collaboration. After the acquisition, Eurostep will become part of BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business.