"Look at Mentor and their acquisition of Veribest, ....."
...let's see...
Cadnetix + Daisy = Dazix
Dazix + Intergraph = ...well... Intergraph.
Intergraph and Veribest...
many of these CAD systems nowadays are so inbred... it's gettin difficult to
know just what you are using... or what it will become next year.
The main problem - as I see it - is that with fewer 'choices'... the ones
remaining can pretty much ask whatever price/s they want - for the initial
purchase price... and then the annual maintenance.
Right now, I am familiar with one CAD Vendor that is asking about $5000.00 -
and that's just for Schematic Capture. YIKES!!! (Of course, they're willing
to give you a discount which brings it down to about 1/2 of that... but then
you need to add the annual maintenance, etc.)
Regards,
James Jackson
Quoting "McConnell, Karen E" <[log in to unmask]>:
> This affects more than just a two tools. There are five PCB tools
> involved:
>
> Cadence - ORCAD, Allegro
> Mentor - PADS, BoardStation, Expedition
>
> Does anyone remember a great little router called SPECCTRA and what
> happen to it after Cadence acquired it? I do. I also remember the
> years of problems while they decided how to integrated the router into
> their tools.
>
> Look at Mentor and their acquisition of Veribest, .....
>
> Narrowing choices for CAD software is never a good thing.
>
> I agree that Zuken should not be discounted.
>
> Regards,
>
> -------------
> Karen McConnell
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andy
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:47 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [DC] Cadence / Mentor News
>
> Can't see how this is going to be of any long term benefit to board
> designers. Innovation, competition, honest pricing, good (=expensive)
> software support, all out the window. We've all been there, done that
> before.
>
> However don't discount Zuken. Anyone taking the time to look would have
> to acknowledge Zuken is right up there. And if you get a chance, take a
> look at Altium's Summer '08 release. Scary what a great job that does,
> for a price much less than stratospheric.
>
> I guess a shutdown in one area leads to opportunities for others. Who
> knows when the next Veribest equivalent comes along to blow our socks
> off?
>
> Cheers...
>
>
>
> Andy K.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Kathy Nargi-Toth
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 3:32
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [DC] Cadence / Mentor News
>
> Hi all,
>
> I guess you have all heard that Cadence is offering to buy Mentor for
> $16/share, about a 30% bump over current stock value and closely to the
> past year's peak price (pcdandf.com/cms/content/view/4828/95/).
>
> This would be a big deal in the IC design space, but it could really
> have a huge impact on PCB design.
>
> What's your take on this? Would a Cadence-Mentor merger be good or bad
> for PCB designers?
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Nargi-Toth
> Editor
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