CIMdata Releases 2009 PLM Market Analysis Report

By DE Editors

Consulting and research firm CIMdata’s annual “Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Market Analysis Report” has been released. The report provides information and analysis on the worldwide PLM market.

It contains analyses of major trends and issues,  leading PLM solution suppliers, PLM purchases investments in software and services for geographical regions and industry sectors, and historical and projected data about market growth.

In addition, the 2009 PLM Market Analysis Report presents an analysis of the 2008 PLM market with special descriptions of each of the major sub-segments, including:

• Collaborative Product Definition management (cPDm)
• Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD)
• Simulation and Analysis (S&A)
• Non-Bundled Numerical Control (Non-bundled NC)
• Digital Manufacturing (DM)
• Systems Integrators, Resellers, VARS
 

“This analysis provides our perspective on PLM across a variety of industry and geographic sectors,” said Ken Amann, CIMdata director of research. “We reviewed investments in PLM-related software and services during 2008, and forecasted PLM investments for 2009 through 2013.” These forecasts are based on data available through the first and second quarters of 2009.

CIMdata has revised its estimates of growth based on the poor results of the first half of 2009. The first half-year results have been disappointing, and indicate a potentially longer delay in the restart of the economy and in investments getting back to their previous good levels. The forecasts address the impact of the current economic downturn and indicate CIMdata’s estimates as to how the PLM market will recover.

The PLM Market Analysis Report comes in two modules. Module 1 presents CIMdata’s overview of the PLM market, overall market statistics, an analysis of PLM suppliers’ performance in 2008, and CIMdata’s overall forecast for 2009 through 2013. It also includes information about the evolution of the PLM market and the trends that will drive the market in the coming years. Module 2 builds on the information presented in Module 1 by providing detailed 2008 geographic and industry revenue results, and forecasts for 2009 to 2013. The PLM Market Analysis Report is sold as a stand-alone report or as part of the CIMdata PLM Community Gold membership.

For more information, visit CIMdata.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.