Intergraph(R) Ranked No. 1 Worldwide and Chemical Industry 3D Design and Process Engineering Tools (PET) Provider

ARC Advisory Group research reveals value customers derive from SmartPlant Enterprise(R) engineering 3D design and plant life cycle management software.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala - Intergraph(R) has been ranked the No.1 overall worldwide and chemical industry leader in engineering design 3D software and Process Engineering Tools (PET) according to the just-released PET Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast through 2013 by the ARC Advisory Group.

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the worldwide, regional and vertical industry segments in the PET market for engineering software used in workflow practices and data management for designing, building, operating and maintaining process plants. The tools and applications covered in the PET study include a large portion of those necessary to manage engineering activities that create or use engineering data throughout the life cycle of a plant.

As the overall PET leader, Intergraph was ranked first in key global regions and process industries as well as capabilities such as 3D engineering design.

"Intergraph offers a large and comprehensive portfolio of products that provide users with a compelling value proposition," said Tom Fiske, Ph.D., senior analyst with ARC Advisory Group and the author of the PET study. "In addition, Intergraph's integrated lifecycle solutions preserve and leverage knowledge re-use through all stages of the asset."

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "The results of ARC's PET global research reveal that customers have indeed rapidly adopted our SmartPlant Enterprise across a wide range of engineering disciplines. They experience good ROI on their investment, increased productivity and streamlined operations resulting in shortened project timelines, all of which gives them a competitive edge that is so important particularly in challenging economic times."

Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise offers a powerful portfolio of next-generation, best-in-class engineering solutions that improve and automate work processes, from the very early project phases through plant operations and maintenance up to decommissioning. For most projects, SmartPlant Enterprise improves plant engineering efficiency by up to 30 percent. For operations & maintenance, SmartPlant Enterprise provides owner operators with a profitable opportunity to capture much of the $15.8B worth of interoperability opportunities identified by NIST (Reference NIST 04-867).

Over the past two decades, ARC Advisory Group has become the leader in providing in-depth and accurate market intelligence for the industrial automation marketplace. ARC consultants follow technology and industry events on a daily basis and use a five-step approach to conduct market research, providing a solid framework to formulate meaningful strategies for their clients. This approach is proven and is designed specifically to conduct global market research for the industrial automation marketplace.