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August 2007
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CIMdata in the News: What the Latest PLM Acquisitions May Mean to You
Three major PLM vendors were acquired in the past 15 months. What does this mean for automotive? Potentially good news according to Lawrence Gould in his article, "What the Latest PLM Acquisitions May Mean to You" in Automotive Design & Production. Mr. Gould interviews numerous experts to gather insight into the impact of these acquisitions one of whom was CIMdata's Ken Amman:
"You could argue that now everybody has a few less choices; the market has consolidated to a few major players," says Ken Amann, director of research for CIMdata (Ann Arbor, MI; www.cimdata.com ). But then he points out that two of the three PLM vendors were already major players in automotive, and it's not like two of the three acquiring vendors weren't already providing PLM to some extent.
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What the
Latest PLM Acquisitions May Mean to You
(Automotive Design & Production, August 2007)
By Lawrence S. Gould, Contributing Editor
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