CIMdata Announces its 2011 PLM Vendor Forum Programs

By DE Editors

CIMdata, Inc. has announced its international 2011 PLM Vendor Forum schedule and program. These one-day events will be held in Ann Arbor, MI, on March 31; in Stuttgart, Germany on April 12; and in Tokyo, Japan on April 20, 2011.

During the forum, CIMdata and the attendees will collectively explore the issues facing the PLM market. The theme “Back to the Future,” refers to several issues facing the market. “Back” refers to things such as cloud computing, which can be seen as replaying the history of centralized computing using mainframes or client/server architectures. Another “back” is the renewed competition and innovation in the mechanical CAD space. As for the “future,” the market is showing signs of returning to historic growth levels after the “Great Recession.”

CIMdata will present its perspective on the state and trends of the current and future PLM market, including the first public exposure to CIMdata’s estimates of the 2010 PLM market results.

To register for the 2011 PLM Vendor Forum, please visit CIMdata.

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