CIMdata Entitles Autodesk’s Evolution as a PLM Supplier
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ARBOR, MI, Jan 20, 2010 - CIMdata, the leading global Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting and research firm released a
new Program Review entitled “Autodesk’s Evolution as a PLM Solution
Supplier.” This Review provides CIMdata’s perspective on the
transition that Autodesk is executing to transform itself from a
supplier of individual PLM-focused point solutions to a supplier of
industry-focused solutions that can be the fundamental platform for
a company’s overall PLM strategy. As examples, CIMdata describes the
experiences of a number of Autodesk’s customers and their
perceptions after having worked with Autodesk through this
transition.
In this market environment, CIMdata views Autodesk as a company
undergoing a significant transition in terms of its approach to the market
and its resulting market position. Autodesk has been one of the largest
suppliers of PLM applications for many years. However, Autodesk has
traditionally been, and has been perceived as a supplier of applications
focused on individual productivity to multiple segments of the PLM market,
but not as a supplier of full PLM platform environments or solutions. Their
family of tools has grown over the years, but Autodesk’s position has been a
provider of those tools as individual point solutions. More recently,
Autodesk has been combining multiple tools into an integrated suite of
offerings that are provided as full solutions focused on specific industry
problems. As part of this integration, Autodesk is embedding key
capabilities from specialized applications (e.g., analysis tasks) into their
design tool solutions so that users can perform those tasks without leaving
their primary application. Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping theme is
representative of this transition and focus on broader solutions.
Autodesk’s transition has been supported by the significantly expanded
breadth and depth of their suite of manufacturing offerings. As an example,
the more recent inclusion of Autodesk’s Revit into their suite of
manufacturing offerings has extended this solution set even more. This makes
the overall offering much more comprehensive and valuable for customers.
This transition from providing a collection of interesting features and
functions to delivering industry-oriented “solutions” is critical for
Autodesk’s overall evolution. This program review presents CIMdata’s view of
Autodesk’s evolution and transition to the role of a full PLM solution
supplier. Copies of the “Autodesk’s Evolution as a PLM Solution Supplier”
CIMdata review are available
here at no cost.
About CIMdata
CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic
consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver
innovative products and services through the application of Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding more than 25 years
ago, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and
best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both
business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM enabling technologies.
CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and suppliers of
technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global
economy. CIMdata helps industrial organizations establish effective PLM
strategies, assists in the identification of requirements and selection of
PLM technologies, helps organizations optimize their operational structure
and processes to implement solutions, and assists in the deployment of these
solutions. For PLM solution suppliers, CIMdata helps define business and
market strategies, delivers worldwide market information and analyses,
provides education and support for internal sales and marketing teams, as
well as overall support at all stages of business and product programs to
make them optimally effective in their markets.
In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides
PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial
publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM
certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves
clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia
Pacific.
For more information, visit
www.CIMdata.com.
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