UGS and Tecnomatix: Plans for a Friendly Merger

This IDC Flash discusses the announcement of the merger between UGS and Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. It presents revenue information for both companies and market size and growth rates for the manufacturing process planning management (MPPM) software market through 2008. Further, IDC examines the strengths of this combined entity in the MPPM market, as well as competition from the Delmia division of Dassault Systèmes (DS).