Worldwide PLM 2010 Top 10 Predictions

Abstract

This IDC study presents the top 10 predictions for the product life-cycle management applications market for 2010. As the global economy stabilizes, it will provide opportunity and challenges moving forward for PLM vendors as well as customers.

"Well informed and highly cautious PLM users that try to adjust to the new reality of the worldwide economy would demand immediate positive results that boost the productivity of their business, exerting pressure on PLM vendors to provide solutions that work and integrate seamlessly with other software applications." — Sanjeev Pal, research manager, Worldwide Product Life-Cycle Management

Table of Contents

• Predictions
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• PLM Market Affected by an Economic Contraction
• Future Outlook
• 1. PLM Solutions That Are Tailored Specifically for Industry Verticals Will Drive Market Growth with Contrasting Demand for Solutions in Emerging and Industrialized Regions
• 2. The "New Normal" Will Give Rise to Increased End-User Buying Power Causing Extreme Pressures on the Existing PLM Vendors to Mold Their Offerings and Also Increasing Opportunity for Aggressive PLM Applications Suppliers
• 3. Convergence of PLM and Business Intelligence Solutions Will Gain Popularity to Provide Product, Process, and Project Intelligence
• 4. Slow Adoption of PLM in Cloud Will Continue
• 5. Sustainability in Design Authoring and cPDM Software Will Remain Important and Gain Regional Momentum
• 6. The Use of Social Product Life-Cycle Management Applications Supported by Open Online Communities Will Increase
• 7. Productivity Enhancement Applications such as Asset Management and Simulation Tools (CAE) That Address the Entire Life Cycle of Products and Processes Will Be in Demand
• 8. There Will Be an Evolution of SmartCAD Tools That Offer Design, Material, and Process Choices in the Initial Design Phase
• 9. The Confluence of PLM and Gaming Technology Will Provide Real Lifelike Experience in the Media and Entrainment, AEC, Mechatronics, and High-End Simulation Domains
• 10. Lightweight 3D Viewers for Collaboration, Documentation, and so Forth, Will Become a Requirement for the PLM Portfolio Rather Than a Competitive Advantage
• Essential Guidance
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• Related Research
• Synopsis