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Issue 141 (July 2005)

• Where is the US economy going?
• Recent PTC Media Analyst Event positive for PTC
• Teamcenter 2005, from UGS
• PTC study of the electronics industry
• New products: Dassault Systemes 3D XML, KEYCREATOR 4 Sizzling Solids, PSI - Plot Service for Pro/INTRALINK, Zuken CSK MRP Link.Generative Mechanical Design, MatrixOne Designer Central
• Upgrades: COSMOS 2006, ANSYS 10.0, Alibre Design 8.2, Cosmic Blobs version 1.1, Parasolid V17.0, TurboCAD for Mac OS X, Aesthetica, RealDWG 2006, FLUENT for CATIA, SpinFire
• Marketing: UGS and GM and DOE - Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility, thirteenth annual PTC Design Award, 4th Annual Avatech Rendering Contest, SolidWorks Corporation ranks among the best places to work, CIMdata again names UGS, web2CAD TraceParts 300,000th user, HOOPS Branded Viewer Program
• Competitive wins: Meyn Food Processing Technology-CATIA V5 and SMARTEAM, Minardi Formula 1 Race Team-NEiNastran, Oasis Engineering-Solid Edge, IHI Marine United-NX and Teamcenter, ICEM Surf -Airbus A380, Boeing-deploys CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA R15, ANTONOV Aeronautical-CADDS 5i, Windchil. Pro/MECHANICA, Turbomeca,-PTC Windchill, Prime Wheel-OpenPLM, Deutsch Ltd.-SolidWorks and PDMWorks, GARDENA-SimDesigner, Delmia-Lockheed Martin, Oceanic Consulting-KeyCreator
• Financials: PTC acquires Arbortech, i2 Technologies and Dassault Systems, IMSI sells Allume
• On the move: People Robert Nierman - RuleStream, Danny Haran - Cimatron, Scott Hopkins - IBM, Walter Donaldson, - IBM Partners: AVEVA and Quantapoint, CAD Schroer and Pro/ENGINEER, Asahi Electronics and JT Open, UGS and A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions, SofTech's ProductCenter PLM and SolidWorks, Alibre, Inc. and Amada
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Issue 140 (May-June 2005)

• PTC/USER analyst meeting sheds light on the company strategy
• V5R15 of CATIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM, and DELMIA announced
• Dassault Systemes and i2 Technologies form strategic partnership
• Dassault Systemes to acquire ABAQUS
• Delphi Technologies granted patents for its CAD/CAM methodologies
• IBM expands its PLM Express offerings
• MatrixOne integrates Telelogic DOORS requirements solution
• Tony Affuso's observations of UGS business
• SolidWorks 2006
• New products: 3D Systems new printer, Kubotek Spectrum, Strata 3D Live, MathWorks SimPowerSystems 4
• Upgrades: VCCT for ABAQUS, Altair HyperWorks Data Manager, DELMIA PLM V5R15, Electrical Designer 2005, iCONNECT: Teamcenter Engineering Integration for Autodesk Inventor, Brava! Enterprise 5.2, Lattice3D Publishing applications
• Marketing: Avatech Solutions,IMSI, INCAT International, Geomagic Studio 8, Moldflow Dual Domain technology
• Competitive wins: Alias - General Motors, Samsung Information Systems America - ANSYS CFX, Thales Electron Devices- ANSYS Workbench, China Engineering Graphics Society - Solid Edge, Chrysler Group - MSC.SimManager, Altair Engineering -SolidWorks, Comau SpA - Tecnomatix software, DataCore Technology - Cyco AutoManager Meridia, Emhart Glass - Lattice3D - Windchill ProjectLink, JM Consult- SolidWorks, National Foam Division of Kidde Fire Fighting - Kubotek USA, Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior - MatrixOne PLM platform, Hyundai Kia Motors- PTC's Windchill, ThyssenKrupp Budd - DELMIA IGRIP and QUEST
• Financials: Agile Software, ANSYS, Autodesk, AVEVA, Dassault Systemes, UGS all report revenue growth.
• On the move: People Jim Brown, Mike Jones, Steven Blum; Partners: Autodesk -Platinum Club 2005, certified applications for Autodesk Inventor, AVEVA and Quantapoint, Exa Corporation - TSA's HOOPS, Delcam - 3Dconnexion, INCAT - UGS, Industrias Romi SA -Pathtrace Systems, LMS - CATIA, Mathsoft -Bentley, McLaren Software - The BPA Group, Silicon Graphics - ESI Group, Noran Engineering -SolidWorks

Issue 139 (Apr 2005)

• DELMIA Automation closes PLM "loop"
• PTC automotive study identifies major changes and trends in product development
• CADFind uses geometry to find 3D solids
• Russ Henke explores business, economic and geopolitical indicators
• New products: ProCure, Sinterstation Pro, Diapsys - 100 3D CAD translators, ArtCAM Insignia, WorkZ Visualization System, Geomagic Review, Mathworks SimPowerSystems 4, Teamcenter solution for MRO.
• Upgrades: DDAM for ABAQUS, Autodesk VIZ 2006, AutoVue 18, EnSight, RSolve Remote Simulation Facility, Document3D, HOOPS 12.0, MITCalc Mechanical Calculations Package, Moldflow Plastics Insight 5.1, MSC.SuperForm and MSC.SuperForge 2005, NEiNastran V8.4, Product Sight Search Powered PLM, PTC Pro/ENGINEER, ViewCafé 3.3, Stratasys PC - ABS, thinkiD DesignXpressions, Solid Edge "Evolve to 3D", Vero VISI.
• Marketing: Dassault Systemes forms TransCAT PLM Europe, Kubotek starts up Entrepreneur's Corner, Mastercam Art - sophisticated 3D sculpted images from simple 2D artwork, SolidProfessor's 1000th student.
• Competitive wins: Alcatel - Shanghai Bell - UGS Tecnomatix eM - Execution, Shanghai Supercomputer Center - ANSY, CampbellRhea - RuleStream, Lockheed Martin - Pro/ENGINEER, Lung Kee Group - Pro/ENGINEER, Patria Vehicles Oy - UGS’ NX and Teamcenter, Pollak - Proficiency Collaboration Gateway, Quest Aircraft Company - Solid Edge and NX, Raytheon - Windchill PDMLink, Renault F1 Team - CD-adapco, Sanyo Machine Works - IBM and Dassault Systemes PLM, ATW - SolidWorks Office Professional, Sopemea - LMS Test.Lab, Toyota fast deployment of CATIA V5, Wuxi Blade Works - UGS Teamcenter and NX.
• Financials: Dassault Systemes 1Q2005 revenue up 13%, Lattice3D 1Q2005 sales up 300%, PTC's 2Q2005 revenue up 7%.
• On the move People: Roger R. Rintala - Intelligent Light, Chuck Yuan - UGS, Robert Jones - Spatial Corp.
• On the move Partners: Actify - Microsoft, Daewoo Heavy Industries - Pathtrace, FISHER/UNITECH - DriveWorks, Infosys - Arrow Electronics, Camtek - IronCAD, Microsoft - Dassault Systemes, Moldflow - Junot Systems, Tech Soft America - Simmetrix, UGS Thailand - ImpactXoft.

Issue 138 (Mar 2005)

• UGS Launches Solid Edge Version 17
• UGS closes the acquisition of Tecnomatix
• Mathcad integrates with SolidWorks
• Autodesk Inventor 10
• Search Powered PLM featured in BusinessWeek
• New products:Bluebeam Conversion Server
• Upgrades:Agile e6, Mastercam's latest release, PTC Medical Device Template, Autodesk Civil applications, TransMagic 2005, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Autodesk AEC applications, EM Designer 4.4, FLUENT 6.2, Autodesk DWF Composer, Autodesk DWF Viewer, FeatureCAM, InventBetter Suite 2005, PolyWorks/Inspector V9
• Marketing: Mastercam Art displayed, Building Block Software developers toolkit
• Competitive wins: SolidWorks - Rail-Ability, Ltd., JSC Vilniaus Vingis, EAD Motors, Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited; PTC - Glen Dimplex Group, Jaco, Incorporated, Control Alt Design, Sport Court International, and Plug Power, Webasto AG; UGS - BAR Honda Formula One, Perlos Corporation, DELMIA - Siemens Transportation, BAE SYSTEMS; Agile - Hydro Aluminum S.A.; FARO Technologies - Orange County Choppers; Proficiency - GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics Inc.; AVEVA - Arauco
• Financials: RuleStream doubles number of customers, Mathsoft securees financing, Delcam acquires EGS
• On the move: People: John Mongelluzzo-MSC.Software, Todd Weiss-Elysium, Tony Battaglia-Zuken, Bill Barnes-Lattice3D, -Kerry Hopkin-Proficiency
• On the move: Partners: MatWeb - SolidWorks, MSC.Software - Delmia, Right Hemisphere Technology - Adobe, PTC - Microsoft, ABAQUS - Fluent, Informative Graphics - Open Text, Dassault Systemes - ICEM, ImpactXoft - Lattice3D, UGS' Solid Edge Partner Program - up double digits
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What we think of >> Solid Edge Version 17, UGS closes the Tecnomatix acquisition, The integration of SolidWorks and Mathcad.

Issue 137 (Feb 2005)

• What's with the 3D publishing (viewing) industry? We discuss: Lattice3D, Adobe Systems, Right Hemisphere, Immersive Design, Agile Software acquires Cimmetry Systems, UGS JT allies with Autodesk DWF, U3D standard submitted, and NavisWorks.
• Arena offers a free version of its Arena PLM Workgroup Edition
• New products:PTC Windchill Aerospace & Defense Module, IBM/DS PLM Industry Solution for aerospace suppliers, Actify Publisher 2005
• Upgrades: Pro/CONCEPT 3.0, Femap Version 9, MEDUSA NG 2003, PolyWorks Version 9, model morphing toolset in VX Version 10, ToolWorks BOM Manager
• Marketing: The "game-changing" role of PLM, Intergraph leads the global plant creation and shipbuilding software markets, SolidWorks embeds engineering search tools and joins forces on MEMS, TransMagic Autodesk Inventor certified, Doctor Walt's KEYCREATOR 4 Workbook, Raindrop Geomagic NSF grant, The Partcard Technical Reference Center
• Competitive wins: Isuzu Motors Limited - UGS NX Nastran, The Permasteelisa Group buys 1,200 licenses of SolidWorks, UGS - Volvo Group, UGS - Vitra, UGS - AMF, UGS - American Axle & Manufacturing, UGS - Lockheed Martin, Toyota Motorsport GmbH -CATIA V5, Joy Mining Machinery - Elysium's CADfeatur, Aviation Enterprises - Kubotek KeyCreator
• Financials:2004 was agood year for the PLM software business: UGS exceeds US 1 billion in revenues for 2004, IMSI quarter revenues exceed $6.0 million, MSC.Software finds that information was withheld, think3's revenue increase 14% or 33%, Agile Software's quarterly revenue increases 31%, Autodesk fiscal 2005 revenues rose 30%, Autodesk to acquire the assets of COMPASS systems GmbH, Rand Worldwide to acquire Sage CAD, UGS increases its loan amount, Tecnomatix 2004 revenue up 16%, MatrixOne quarterly revenue up 31%, Moldflow's second quarter revenue grew 53%
• On the move: People: Dave Shirk - UGS, Frank Perna - MSC.Software, William J. Weyand - MSC.Software, Tilman Schad - KollabNet, Rick Smith and Bernard Pezzimenti - RuleStream, Cary Love - 3D Systems Corporation Partners: UGS and Capgemini U.S. LLC, UGS and HP, Siemens AG - JT Open, IRISCO -Autodesk, Mentor Graphics - UGS, Unlimited Innovative Technology - RealityWave, SolidWorks -SURFCAM, SpatiaX Infosystems- Cimmetry
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Read about What we think of: Lattice3D, Agile Software / Cimmetry acquisition, UGS JT / Autodesk DWF alliance, Arena's free offer, PLM justification, think3's revenue report.

Issue 136 (Jan 2005)

• Editor at SolidWorks World
• UGS buying spree continues with the acquisition of Tecnomatix
• New products: PolyWorks V9, PDQWorks, JT2Go
• Upgrades: GAMBIT 2.2, NavisWorks JetStream, KeyCreator 4.0, Moldflow Plastics Advisers 7.1, Adobe Acrobat 7.0, stereoscopic support for SolidWorks, Parasolid version 16.1, 2D Dimensional Constraint Manager, Profile Geometry Manager, NX Nastran Version 3
• Marketing: Elysium's CADfeature translates features, GibbsCAM 2004+, COSMOS 2005 wins award
• Competitive wins: Roman Showers - SolidWorks, Dorner Manufacturing -3D PartStream.NET, Emirates Team New Zealand - SolidWorks, Sagrada Fam'lia Cathedral - CATIA, Mark Richey Woodworking - Autodesk Inventor, Burton Snowboards - SolidWorks, Krones AG -Solid Edge, Besser Company - SolidWorks and COSMOS, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG - NX and Teamcenter, Comau Pico - MatrixOne, Swingline - Aras
• Financials: IBM acquires KeyMRO, RAND Worldwide and Dassault Systemes conclude arrangement, OnCourse sells TekSoft and Cimtronics to GSSL, PTC continues to return to good financial health
• On the move: People: Christopher L. Gorgone -Moldflow, Shantanu Narayen - Adobe, Michael Coleman - TekSoft, Gary Fulton - Cimtronics, Ilya Mirman - SolidWorks, Pat Kruse - UGS, John Graham - UGS. Partners: Autodesk and Microsoft, SolidWorks - 3D Systems, UGS and ADINA R&D, UGS - Design Automation Associates
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