PLM Industry Summary Sara Vos, Editor Vol. 18 No 45 - Friday, 11 November 2016 Contents CIMdata News _____________________________________________________________________ 2 Dr. Venkatash Agaram, CIMdata’s Director of Quality & Reliability Engineering, to be Featured in Upcoming Webinar on PLM as a Critical Enabler for M&A Success _______________________________2 IBM Taking Cognitive Computing Mainstream (Commentary) ___________________________________3 Acquisitions _______________________________________________________________________ 6 Accenture Completes Acquisition of Australian Security Company Redcore _________________________6 IMAGINiT Technologies Acquires Autodesk Business from Eagle Point Software ____________________6 Synopsys to Expand Software Security Signoff Solution with Acquisition of Cigital and Codiscope ______7 Company News _____________________________________________________________________ 8 Altair Partners with the University of the Philippines to Nurture Next Generation of City Builders _______8 Applied Software Joins FenestraPro Global Reseller Network ____________________________________9 Arena Solutions Partners with 1factory to Create Holistic Design-To-Manufacture Quality Solution _____10 CGS Announces New CIO _______________________________________________________________11 International TechneGroup (ITI) Announces Webinar for Successful Implementation of Model Based Enterprise (MBE) ______________________________________________________________________11 Maplesoft President and CEO Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waterloo __________12 Siemens and Bentley Systems Advance Strategic Alliance Including Joint Investment Initiatives ________13 Tata Technologies Celebrates Manufacturing Month with Literacy, STEM Event for Detroit Students ____14 Tebis America Announces New Distributor in Mexico _________________________________________14 Unusual Tech Fashion Draws Crowd at World of Watson 2016 Event _____________________________15 Vero Appoints Steve Youngs as Development Director ________________________________________15 Visual 2000 Announces Partnership with Mexcostura __________________________________________16 Events News ______________________________________________________________________ 17 CloudCities Provides Interactive 3D Conference Map for Autodesk University 2016 _________________17 Leading Companies to Present on Global Deployments of Aras at PI Congress ______________________17 Mass Innovation Nights Announces Education Tech Event with Dassault Systemes __________________18 PTC Announces LiveWorx® 2017; Call for Presenters Open Through November 28 _________________18 Rand 3D Brings Comprehensive Suite of PLM Solutions to Product Innovation Congress 2016 _________19 Financial News ___________________________________________________________________ 19 ANSYS Reports Q3 2016 Financial Results _________________________________________________19 L&T Infotech Posts Strong Growth in Revenue Driven by Digital Services _________________________20 Materialise Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results ______________________________________________21 Implementation Investments _________________________________________________________ 21 Centric Software PLM Chosen by J.Lindeberg _______________________________________________21 CFD Consultancy Signs Collaboration Agreement with Altair to Deploy HyperWorks for Geometry Pre- Processing ____________________________________________________________________________22 Dassault Systèmes and ASE Group Announce Cooperation Agreement to Support Innovation Processes of Large Capital Infrastructure Projects _______________________________________________________23 PTC’s ThingWorx Application Enablement Platform Chosen by Vodafone for Rapid IoT Application Development __________________________________________________________________________24 Product News _____________________________________________________________________ 24 Atos Launches the First Quantum Computing Industry Program in Europe _________________________24 Copyright © 2016 by CIMdata, Inc. 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CIMdata, Inc. 3909 Research Park Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Tel: +1 (734) 668–9922 Fax: +1 (734) 668–1957 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.CIMdata.com CIMdata PLM Industry Summary goPaddle Platform Supports Just-In-Time Software Releases ____________________________________26 Intergraph® Process, Power & Marine Launches CADWorx® Structure ___________________________26 MSC Software's Marc 2016 Delivers New Material Models for Complex Physics Simulations __________27 Renesas Electronics and ESCRYPT Collaborate on Combined Hardware/Software Solution with High-Level Security for Protecting Automotive ECUs ___________________________________________________28 SAP Enables Fast and Efficient Development with New IoT Application Services ___________________29 SAP to Unveil SAP HANA 2 _____________________________________________________________30 Seica to Distribute Mentor Graphics Process Preparation Tool for FPT ____________________________32 Sencha Delivers Next-Generation Web Application Lifecycle Management Platform _________________32 Silego Technology Announces Three New 14-pin and Three New 22-pin 2.0 x 2.2 mm GreenPAKTM Programmable Mixed-signal Matrix ICs _________________________________________34 Sopheon’s Accolade 11.0 Enables Enterprise Transformational Change Initiatives ___________________35 Vero Radan 2017 Includes Strong Updates and New Features ___________________________________36 WorkNC Presents 2017 R1 at the MIDEST Trade Fair _________________________________________38 CIMdata News Dr. Venkatash Agaram, CIMdata’s Director of Quality & Reliability Engineering, to be Featured in Upcoming Webinar on PLM as a Critical Enabler for M&A Success 10 November 2016 CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Dr. Venkatash Agaram, Director of Quality & Reliability Engineering, will take part in a webinar to discuss ways PLM can be used as a critical enabler for M&A success. In this webcast, “PLM: Critical Enabler for M&A Success,” Dr. Agaram will speak about the best practices and strategies that can help bring about more efficiencies in M&A activities. The webinar will also share valuable insights and live examples on the specific PLM system integration tasks that are available for achieving a seamless merger. The webinar, which is hosted by Wipro, will take place on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 10:00 am EST. To register, visit http://bit.ly/2g0GpjA. About CIMdata CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies. 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Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Click here to return to Contents IBM Taking Cognitive Computing Mainstream (Commentary) 8 November 2016 Key takeaways: IBM has bet their company on cognitive computing which includes Watson technology, the Internet of Things (IoT), analytics and professional services, and the cloud Based on attendance at the recent World of Watson event, the market is listening and responding Companies in a range of industries are starting to see real benefits from applying IBM’s technology stack to their business problems In 2011, Watson, a cognitive solution developed by IBM researchers, shocked many people by winning a Jeopardy competition against top human challengers. Industry veterans were also surprised in 2014 when IBM announced the creation of an IBM Watson business unit, backed with a $1 billion commitment.1 The company then doubled down on their investments in cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) by forming an IoT business unit in 2015.2 The company has transformed itself twice in the last thirty years, from a hardware company to a software and services company. Now, according to Ms. Ginni Rometty, IBM’s CEO, “IBM is a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company, and everything we do is focused on that.” The sessions at October’s event were designed to make just that case. On October 23-27, 2016 IBM convened the World of Watson event in Las Vegas, NV, drawing over 17,000 attendees from IBM, partners, customers, prospects, press and analysts. If the year-on-year attendee growth is any indication (last year’s event drew 1,000, by comparison), many are joining IBM on their cognitive computing journey.