Future of CAD and PLM: Part 2

In Future of CAD and PLM : Part 1, I mainly discussed the enterprise software workflow and trends around which the reshuffling of the industry will happen, and I said that Autodesk is by far the best positioned to reap the benefits of this shuffle. In this piece, I want to discuss Hardware and OS.

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Future of CAD and PLM: Part 1

I wrote a number of articles about the CAD / PLM industry over the last few weeks, especially bringing them in the context of the Extended Enterprise trend. In CAD PLM Shuffles and SaaS: PLM and The Extended Enterprise, I discussed some of the recent changes in the PLM landscape (UGS’ acquisition by Siemens, IBM’s

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Design Collaboration in the Extended Enterprise?

Recently, I saw a comment from Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, that he intends to keep Autodesk focused on CAD and PDM (Product Data Management), and leave Enterprise PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) to the other players. This, for me, raises the question: Where does Design Collaboration sit in the enterprise workflow? In my recent Extended

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Saas: PLM & the Extended Enterprise

I have written two pieces already, discussing the Extended Enterprise: – SaaS: Webex and the Extended Enterprise – SaaS: CRM and the Extended Enterprise In addition, I wrote CAD / PLM Shuffles, discussing the changes in the Product Lifecycle Management marketplace.

CAD / PLM Shuffles

There have been several changes in the CAD / PLM market in the last year, with UGS being purchased by Siemens for $3.5 Billion, and with Dassault reducing its dependence on IBM Global Services. Both moves are surprising, since I don’t at all, see any synergy between Siemens and UGS, and the IBM-Dassault partnership was

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Dassault Acquires MatrixOne

Dassault’s acquisition of MatrixOne: Analysis.