This IDC study evaluates the leading product life-cycle management (PLM) software vendors in the Americas by five vertical industries: aerospace and defense, automotive, high tech, "other" discrete, and "other" industries.

Noel Stevens, senior analyst, Software Vertical Views, states, "The PLM software market for each of the four discrete manufacturing industries presented in this document is clearly dominated by UGS, PTC, and Dassault Systemes. UGS maintains the largest share of revenue in three of the four discrete manufacturing industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, and high tech, and is the third-largest PLM vendor for the "other" discrete industry."