Cyon Research Offers Survey of Engineering Software Users
Focuses on buying behavior for CAD, CAE, PDM, PLM, BIM software
 BETHESDA,
MD, Aug 3, 2009 - Cyon Research Corporation, a leading provider of analysis
and consulting for engineering technology markets, today announced the
availability of its 2009 Survey of Engineering Software Users, a follow-up
to the firm’s 2008 survey, published in January 2009. This new Cyon Research
report pays particular attention to information of value to companies that
sell technical software to the manufacturing and AEC markets, and also to
those that invest in such companies. The report is available for purchase
from Cyon Research for $2,000.
Cyon Research’s 2009 Survey of Engineering Software Users is based on
responses from nearly 600 users of CAD, CAE, and data management (PDM/PLM/BIM)
software and focuses on customer purchasing policies, practices, and
spending expectations.
The report explores four key types of information: demographics; how each
respondent’s firm differentiates itself from its competitors; select
criteria considered in the purchase of technical software; and the impact of
the recent downturn in technical software spending. In the latter area the
report examines projections for spending on software maintenance, current
acquisitions, planned technology acquisitions, and overall spending for
product design and development. The report looked not only at actions taken,
but also at spending policies about to be put in place, as well as those
under consideration. The report also examines the procurement process
itself: who is involved at each stage of the acquisition process, how long
each stage typically takes, and the channels through which the respondents
procure software.
The result was a vast amount of raw data, which Cyon Research analyzed in
depth. This report focuses on observations of relevance to a broad audience.
For instance, approximately 29% of the respondents reduced technical
software expenditures in the first half of 2009. For the first half of 2010
only 19% expect further spending cuts and even fewer expect to cut expenses
in 2011. These figures suggest the worst cost-cutting is behind us, but
there are potentially larger reductions hanging over the market if the
global economic recovery does not come soon.
According to Jay Vleeschhouwer, longtime observer of the engineering
software industry and a former Managing Director in Merrill Lynch equity
research, “This is a uniquely comprehensive set of data and analysis
covering technical software usage and procurement.”
In addition to the report, Cyon Research is making the data available in
a series of easy-to-explore interactive Tableau worksheets (requires
downloading the free Tableau Reader) for an additional $2,000 each. In
addition, Cyon Research is prepared to present customized briefings for
those firms whose sales and marketing management teams wish to explore the
information in depth.
“We are very excited about the results we’ve been able to extract from
the data. The combination of the large sample size and new exploration tool
allows us to easily dive into the data to get insight on select subsets,”
says Brad Holtz, president & CEO of Cyon Research. “With the new tools, we
can help a software VAR quickly identify customers at risk, as well as
opportunities with a high likelihood of success. This is a vast trove of
data that should particularly be welcome by every company that sells
technical software into the manufacturing and AEC markets.”
An executive summary of the report is available at no charge at
http://cyonresearch.com/whitepapers.
For more information or to purchase the report, contact Cyon Research at
301-365-9085 or email to
info@cyonresearch.com.
About Cyon Research
Cyon Research Corporation is a provider of analysis and consulting for
engineering technology markets. Cyon Research provides key information,
research, analysis, and consulting to its clients worldwide. COFES: The
Congress on the Future of Engineering Software is Cyon Research's primary
event, and explores investments necessary today to take advantage of—and
profit from—future technologies.
For more information, visit
www.cyonresearch.com
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