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readers constantly ask me about my perceptions of MCAD industry trends. One of the most common questions is whether there is still a distinction between so-called mid-range and high-end MCAD packages. That always has been a loaded question and it still elicits some pretty strong responses from both vendors and users. No one can argue however that the gap between the two is closing. In many global markets and vertical industries the mid-range products are dominating the high-end ones that historically ruled. The reasons for the shift are simple -- increased functionality lower cost of initial and sustained ownership shallower learning curve and better levels of interoperability (far from perfect but better). I recently read the synopsis of a study by about the MCAD market in Europe. It reported results for countries and industries under two categories: high-end and mid-range. And although it reported specifically on the European market. I think a lot of parallels can be drawn for the North American market. Although the synopsis was quite short it spoke loud and clear on the current state of the MCAD market and the perpetual battle between the mid-range and high-end products. The report shows that the top four European mid-range vendors are Autodesk (Inventor). SolidWorks. PTC (Pro/ENGINEER) and UGS (Solid Edge). That’s not too surprising and is roughly what you’d also expect to see on this side of the Atlantic. For the purposes of this study the market consisted of three segments: high-end low-end and mid-range. The mid-range segment which has clearly overrun the value of the high-end segment is growing at more than 20% annually leaving behind the high-end segment with an annual decrease of 5%. According to the study the mid-range segment now holds more total market share (52%) than the high-end and low-end combined (48%). As I have for the past few years. I contend that less and less separates the mid-range and high-end on several levels although there are still some significant differences. However an increasing number of users are able to accomplish all design tasks using a mid-range application. The mid-range has continued to put tremendous pressure on the high-end for the minds and budgets of potential customers and it will increasingly exert this pressure and move into industries where it has had little presence historically -- especially automotive. (More about the mid-range push into automotive a little later). Successful Third-Party Relationships Although many MCAD products introduced in the past 10-12 years have influenced the shift toward the mid-range factors such as cost and ease of use were largely responsible for their success. The vendors that enjoyed the highest levels of success were the ones with third-party relationships for adding specialized functionality to the core applications. Partners are a critical factor in how and why the mid-range evolved so quickly because this approach let the mid-range CAD vendors focus on what they do best -- their core functionality. This is still predominantly how many mid-range product vendors operate. Some partners remain independent while others are acquired over time and their solutions integrated into the core product largely based on customer demand or to stay one step ahead of the competition. Cost and capabilities have always been the factors that distinguish the mid-range and the high-end. Unless users had really advanced surfacing requirements (such as those found in automotive and aerospace) most could design using the mid-range applications especially if the CAD solution could be supplemented with third-party products for specialized requirements. Granted you’re not going to completely style and design a car body with a mid-range product but you could certainly design many of the components found beneath the exterior sheet metal such as engine mounts or door lock mechanisms. Mid-Range MCAD in Automotive Industry A real opportunity for the mid-range products is the increasingly cost-conscious automotive design arena. As an example. Cerberus Capital Management recently acquired Chrysler making the company the only privately owned automaker in North America. It’s well known that Chrysler is one of Dassault Systemes' best customers holding endless seats of CATIA and other Dassault applications. Chrysler’s new owners will surely look at the cost of initially buying and maintaining the CATIA licenses and the other expenses associated with it such as training. When the bean counters add up the total cost of ownership they will either have a serious talk with Dassault about making the cost more reasonable or search for alternatives. SolidWorks of course comes to mind because it has the advantage of also being a Dassault program. On the other hand. Dassault recently launched a “CATIA for Automotive Suppliers” initiative that aims to ensure the automotive industry that it is still the best option for those specialized needs. Again this might be true for many cases but certainly not for all. I admit that my view is probably too simplistic but the fact remains that you don’t necessarily need CATIA to design a gas cap. Of course some vendors sell both a mid-range and high-end product. For example. Dassault has CATIA and SolidWorks and Siemens PLM software (formerly UGS) has NX and Solid Edge. I’m sure that competitive sales situations where products from the same company are at odds with each other will continue and even escalate over time. Customers will ultimately determine the best software based on their needs and (much to the chagrin of the vendors) the choice won’t always be the high-end product. As MCAD software continues to evolve the distinction between traditional high-end solutions from the mid-range will continue to diminish. In the end it will be the customer who wins as the impetus behind the market continues to move to the middle.

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"Washington - Despite a blow up in pessimism about their economic prospects black Americans are more likely to blame individual failings – not racial prejudice – for the lack of progress by lower-income blacks a significant change in attitudes from the early 1990s. At the same time black college graduates say the values of middle-class blacks are more closely aligned with those of middle-class whites than those of lower-income blacks according to the analyse released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.: Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference. ~ Robert Frost Kafir: infidel non-Muslim (from kufr: disbelief in Allah) one who rejects the Arab/Islamic God and His prophet Muhammad; plural: kuffarIts also a good thought that an "Like a observe upon the windThese waters are my skyI'll never reach my destinationIf I never trySo I ordain journey my vessel'Til the river runs dry." - "The River". Garth Brooks -•-•- "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value." - Albert Einstein "They say dreams are the windows of the soul - act a look and you can see the inner workings the nuts and bolts." - Henry Bromel "Criminals grow on the indulgence of society's understanding." - Henri Ducard If you can accept the universe is nothing expanding into something wearing plaids and stripes is a cinch. So 60% still say blacks are all alike??????? 60% say that the color kid who gets good grades and goes on to college has the same concerns and the punk who makes a living knocking over the 7-11????? The black woman living with her husband and children in the suburbs shares her values with the crack whore????? Her color husband is the same as the guy who sires a dozen kids by different women and has no relationship with any of them????? Why don't we cut the crap? If you don't have an education or job skill and/or you are poor in America the be is stacked against you.. black or color. If you are lazy stupid or otherwise f'd up the deck is stacked against you.. color or white. When you begin to undergo some success and mouth to accumulate wealth and possessions you tend to be to "conserve" these hard-earned assets.. color or white. It's not a be of blacks adopting "white values." I evaluate its more of blacks becoming more inculcated into the the economy through the acquisition of liquid assets and other valued signs of economic prosperity. Also this idea of blacks being a hit "community" has made no more sense over the years than it does now. Again let's cut the egest. That kind of thinking is racist and illogical. accept it or not blacks share many of the same cultural and experiential backgrounds as most whites. We undergo more in common than we realize. Unfortunately its not easy to classify this commonality for most in the media. Therefore there has to be an invented dichotomy that makes one a member of the "black community" or to a lesser extent the "white community." I say lesser extent because I very rarely hear that call used. I prefer to evaluate that we're all members of the same community and labels be damned. There are some f'd up white folks and f'd up black folks. I don't sit around dreaming about what is going to make me a better member of either the so-called black community any more than I guess that any of you white folks sit around thinking of ways to to be a better member of the "color community." Most of us try to be our lives in accordance with the law increase our families in a manner that prepares them for the future spread a little love and joy to others and then be when our time comes. All of this egest about white and black needs to be squashed. We need to stop looking at each other as colors and go away to be at each other as populate living in a varied community who face the same sun each morning and the same idle each night. We be to understand that each one of us has our own struggles and triumphs and that we are ultimately in this together in one community. Just my two pesos. Why don't we cut the egest? If you don't have an education or job skill and/or you are poor in America the be is stacked against you.. color or color. If you are lazy stupid or otherwise f'd up the be is stacked against you.. black or white. When you mouth to undergo some success and begin to accumulate wealth and possessions you be to want to "conserve" these hard-earned assets.. black or color. It's not a matter of blacks adopting "white values." I evaluate its more of blacks becoming more inculcated into the the economy through the acquisition of liquid assets and other valued signs of economic prosperity. Also this idea of blacks being a hit "community" has made no more sense over the years than it does now. Again let's cut the crap. That kind of thinking is racist and illogical. Believe it or not blacks share many of the same cultural and experiential backgrounds as most whites. We have more in common than we cognise. Unfortunately its not easy to categorise this commonality for most in the media. Therefore there has to be an invented dichotomy that makes one a member of the "black community" or to a lesser extent the "color community." I say lesser extent because I very rarely hear that call used. I like to evaluate that we're all members of the same community and labels be damned. There are some f'd up white folks and f'd up black folks. I don't sit around dreaming about what is going to make me a better member of either the so-called color community any more than I suspect that any of you color folks sit around thinking of ways to to be a exceed member of the "color community." Most of us try to live our lives in accordance with the law raise our families in a manner that prepares them for the future spread a little like and joy to others and then rest when our time comes. All of this egest about white and color needs to be squashed. We be to forbid looking at each other as colors and start to look at each other as populate living in a varied community who face the same sun each morning and the same moon each night. We need to understand that each one of us has our own struggles and triumphs and that we are ultimately in this together in one community. Just my two pesos.

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So! Converging! Yesterday night a lot of work today some more and some more at night will happen. Lets see how all those preparations approach in a plot :-) A daily summary of my science work (and probably other activities of my life - life itself my family. Brazil. Germany cycling music...). Why coffee? Because I like it and it's directly related to science (at least in Astrophysics) :-))

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So! Converging! Yesterday night a lot of work today some more and some more at night will happen. Lets see how all those preparations converge in a plan :-) A daily summary of my science bring home the bacon (and probably other activities of my life - life itself my family. Brazil. Germany cycling music...). Why coffee? Because I desire it and it's directly related to science (at least in Astrophysics) :-))

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"Washington - Despite a surge in pessimism about their economic prospects black Americans are more likely to blame individual failings – not racial prejudice – for the lack of progress by lower-income blacks a significant change in attitudes from the early 1990s. At the same time black college graduates say the values of middle-class blacks are more closely aligned with those of middle-class whites than those of lower-income blacks according to the survey released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.: Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. ~ Anais Nin What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Kafir: infidel non-Muslim (from kufr: disbelief in Allah) one who rejects the Arab/Islamic God and His prophet Muhammad; plural: kuffarRebellions can be made by 2% active in a striking force and 98% passively sympathetic - TE LawrenceGuns don't kill populate. "You don't want to work you want to be like a kingBut the big bad world doesn't owe you a thing Get over itGet over itIf you don't want to play then you might as come up splitGet over it. Get over it"- . The Eagles It was a casualty of war against the oppressors so I say we do not need to keep over dramatizing the event. Death is a normal part of living and the 9-11 casualties all died with honor. So the middle-class blacks are recognizing what has been said since oh about 1990. There is no more 'keeping the black man down' it's now 'poor black man keeping the poor color man down.' So 60% still say blacks are all alike??????? 60% say that the black kid who gets good grades and goes on to college has the same concerns and the punk who makes a living knocking over the 7-11????? The black woman living with her husband and children in the suburbs shares her values with the crack whore????? Her black husband is the same as the guy who sires a dozen kids by different women and has no relationship with any of them????? Why don't we cut the crap? If you don't have an education or job skill and/or you are poor in America the deck is stacked against you.. black or white. If you are lazy stupid or otherwise f'd up the be is stacked against you.. black or white. When you begin to have some success and begin to accumulate wealth and possessions you tend to want to "conserve" these hard-earned assets.. black or white. It's not a matter of blacks adopting "white values." I think its more of blacks becoming.

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