CIMdata Releases 2019 Simulation & Analysis Market Report
July 2, 2019
The simulation & analysis market grew by 13.1% to nearly $6.5 billion in 2018.

What’s Wrong with Product Design and Development?
July 2, 2019
Looking for answers at the intersection of technology, process and business.

Is Digital Transformation Stuck in Neutral?
July 1, 2019
Engineering has an appetite for new technologies to digitally transform, yet traditional silos and culture remain obstacles to large-scale success.
PLM Roadmap and PDT North America 2019 Name New Keynote for Event
April 30, 2019
Philomena "Phil" Zimmerman from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to keynote; her presentation will discuss the U.S. Department of Defense's Digital Engineering Initiative.
BAE Systems’ Roger Hobley to Keynote PLM Road Map & PDT North America 2019
April 26, 2019
The presentation will target challenges and approaches for managing and maintaining data on complex pieces of engineering.
CIMdata Has Completed its 2019 PLM Status & Trends Research
April 23, 2019
Survey responses suggest that companies implementing PLM find that it is worth the money.
CIMdata Unveils PLM Road Map North America 2019
March 18, 2019
This PLM industry event will take place in the Washington D.C. area in May.

Engineering’s Link to Blockchain
May 1, 2018
The technology associated with cryptocurrency offers new approaches to data security and transaction record integrity.
CIMdata Releases “Digital Twins”
March 22, 2018
The physics-based digital twin plays a key role in the business transformations needed to meet the complexity of cyberphysical products and their IoT-enabled operating environments.

PLM Still Struggles To Break Out of Engineering Ranks
March 16, 2018
Despite years of positioning and decades worth of new functionality, product lifecycle management (PLM) remains grounded in the engineering department, still struggling to take flight as an enterprise hub for managing the complete product lifecycle.

Simulation Data Management Evolves
March 1, 2018
Simulation data management solutions can help formally manage data, make it searchable and traceable, and provide insight.

PLM Gets a Collaboration Makeover
February 1, 2018
Vendors are revamping platforms with new technologies aimed at democratizing engagement and facilitating collaborative workflows.
Two PLM Events Again Will Co-Locate in 2018
January 19, 2018
CIMdata's PLM Road Map North America 2018 and PDT North America 2018, both PLM events, will co-locate in the Washington D.C. area on May 15-17, 2018.

Integrating Legacy Data: A Perennial PLM Pain Point
January 2, 2018
Despite a flurry of migration tools and advancements in core PLM platforms, migrating legacy data remains a costly and complex endeavor when modernizing PLM platforms.
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January 1, 2018
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