1、MKT0000001-2005 Annual Report Printed in U.S.A.ANSYS is registered in the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office.2006 ANSYS,Inc.,All Rights Reserved.Some images are courtesy of ESSS and Petrobras,Gebr.HELLER Maschinenfabrik GmbH,HyPerComp,Inc.,Medtronic Sofamor Danek Europe,MUNSCH Chemie-Pumpen GmbH,Univer
2、sidade de Coimbra Dept.Eng.Mecanica as well as Institute of Fluid Mechanics of theFriedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg/Philipp Epple.Driving Innovation 2005 Annual Report2005 Annual ReportDriving Innovation14 of the 2005 Top 20 Innovative Companiesare ANSYS CustomersThe Boston Consul
3、ting Group,Inc.2005.All rights reserved.Top 20 Innovative Companies in the World2005 poll of 940 senior executives in 68 countries by Boston Consulting GroupCOMPANYAPPLE3MMICROSOFTGESONYDELLIBMGOOGLEP&GNOKIAVIRGINSAMSUNGWAL-MARTTOYOTAEBAYINTELAMAZONIDEOSTARBUCKSBMWDelivers great consumer experiences
4、 with outstanding design;steady flow of new ideasthat redefine old categories,such as music players;continual evolution of business model and brand.Strong internal culture of creativity with formal incentives to innovate.Results in a highsuccess rate in turning ideas in health care,industrial compon
5、ents,and other areas intoprofitable products.Strong management pushes continuous improvement of products,expansion into newmarkets and rapid strategy changes when necessary.Management practices that are ahead of competition,along with strong training,are allowing CEO Immelt to reinvent GEs business
6、model and culture to promote innovation.Understands the importance of media convergence;creates new user-friendly electronicproducts with great design.Superior business-process model built on ruthless cost-cutting and innovations in supply-chain management.Wants to use its powerful IT base to solve