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* Corporate *
Alias announced the completion of the acquisition of Kaydara. Details
Altair Engineering, Inc. announced that it has secured $30 million in funding
through a new partnership with General Atlantic Partners, LLC. Details
Centric Software, Inc. announced that it has secured a private equity placement
in the amount of $19 million. Details
* Financial *
Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and 2004 year-end.
Avatech reported net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $6.4 million, a 17.9
percent increase compared to the $5.4 million in revenues reported in the same period
last year. Details
Oce announced 3rd quarter 2004 results. There was a slight decline in third quarter
revenues to Euro 645.7 million. Details
Open Text Corporation announced preliminary financial results for its first fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2004. Based on preliminary financial data for its first
fiscal quarter, the Company expects to report total revenue in the range of $84.0 to
$86.0 million. Details
* People *
Agile Software Corporation announced additional speakers and sponsors for AGILITY
Orlando. The four-day event will feature a special appearance by James Carville. Details
Formation Systems announced the appointment of Darcy J. MacClaren as vice president of
Americas sales. Details
IHS Group announced that it has selected Charles A. Picasso as the new President
and CEO. Details
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MAPICS, Inc. announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Michael Casey, plans to leave
MAPICS at the end of November 2004. Details
Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that Dr. Bernd Koenemann has joined its
Design-for-Test product division. Details
Surfware, Inc. announced the promotion of Domenic Lanzillotta to Vice President of
Sales. Details
UGS announced Jim Milton will join the company as executive vice president, Global
Sales Operations. Details
* Implementation *
Access Commerce announced that Speedline Technologies has deployed Cameleon
Advanced Selling to optimize their Lead-to-Order process. Details
Dassault Systemes announced that Seaway has chosen their Product Lifecycle Management
(PLM) solutions to standardize its PLM platform for managing boat projects from
conception to retirement. Details
Document Control Systems announced that Central Blood Bank, LifeSource and Travis
County Blood and Tissue Center selected the MASTERControl Quality Management Software
Suite to automate their critical paper - based corporate and quality management
processes. Details
Eurostep announced that Saab Bofors Dynamics ordered Share-A-space from IFS for ERP/PLM
and CAD information integration. Details
Lascom announced that construction company Algeco has rolled out Lascom's Advitium
software. Details
LMS International announced that Toyota Racing Development U.S.A. has selected LMS
Virtual.Lab Motion to develop and optimize chassis and suspension systems for its race
vehicles. Details
MatrixOne, Inc. announced that MatrixOne and their Sweden based partner Technia have
signed a major software and service agreement with telecom supplier Ericsson to deploy
MatrixOne's PLM software as its global platform for managing development projects. Details
Open Text Corporation announced that its records management software has been approved
by the UK Government's National Archives electronic records management systems (ERMS)
program. Details
Open Text Corporation announced that the U.S. Office of Naval Research has adopted the
company's Livelink software. Details
Opticore announced that several automotive and vehicle makers in India have selected
Opticore's real-time visualization solution. Details
Selectica, Inc. announced that Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has achieved
significant benefits using the Selectica Enterprise Productivity Suite. Details
SolidWorks Corp. announced that Nordic Gym has used SolidWorks 3D mechanical design
software to invent the first mass-market weight training equipment designed
specifically for use by both physically disabled and non-disabled athletes. Details
Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced that Perm Engine Company, one of Russia's
leading aerospace engine manufacturers, has selected and implemented eMPower Quality
software. Details
TransCAT announced that Sennheiser Electronic GmbH has selected an IBM Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) Industry Solution for the electronics industry. Details
UGS announced that Williams Medical Supplies, traditionally a reseller of a range of
medical supplies, set up its Technical Development Department to enhance the design of
medical products currently available on the market using UGS's Solid Edge CAD
solution. Details
Verity Inc. announced that Nissan Motor Company has selected Verity K2 Enterprise (K2E)
advanced search, classification and personalization software to manage information
across its intranet and several of the company's external portals. Details
VISTAGY, Inc. announced a sale of FiberSIM software and services to Turkish Aerospace
Industries. Details
* Developments *
ALGOR, Inc. announced that ALGOR V16 features Superdraw 3-D sketching and modeling
functionality and 2- and 3-D structured meshing tools within FEMPRO. Details
Ariba, Inc. announced the release and delivery of a Visibility and Sourcing Solution
"feature pack". Details
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced availability of two new product suites, OrCAD
PCB Designer and OrCAD PCB Designer with PSpice. Details
Cimmetry Systems Inc. announced that the Client-Server Edition of AutoVue 18 is now
available for versions 8 and 9 of Sun Solaris servers. Details
CoCreate Software GmbH announced that all of its products are now available via
full-subscription licensing. Details
Dassault Systemes announced the release of Version 5 Release 14 of their
product lifecycle management (PLM) portfolio, comprised of CATIA for collaborative
product development, and ENOVIA and SMARTEAM for product data and life cycle
management, collaboration, and decision support. Details
Delmia Corp. announced the latest version of its DELMIA product lifecycle management
(PLM) solution for digital development of factory and production processes. Details
Elysium Inc. announced the release of CADpdm. This provides integration for CAD data
management in multi-CAD environments and the SMARTEAM PDM system. Details
FileNet Corporation announced its FileNet P8 3.0 platform offers support for
Microsoft Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0. Details
Geometric Software Solutions announced the launch of eDrawings for Unigraphics 17, 18 and
NX, CATIA V5, and the Autodesk Inventor Series. Currently eDrawings communication
software also supports AutoCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, and SolidWorks
software. Details
Immersive Design, Inc. announced that interactive document templates published from its
flagship product, IPA v8.0, have incorporated advanced text-to-speech (TTS)
functionality. Details
i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that it is building momentum with its data management
solution offering, i2 Master Data Management. Details
Mentor Graphics Corporation announced enhancements in the new release of its Precision
Synthesis tool suite. Details
Missler Software and AutoForm Engineering announced the integration of AutoForm
software technology in the next release of
TopSolid/Progress, the TopSolid module for progressive die design and
manufacturing. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced the release of MSC.Software SimOffice products MSC.Nastran
2005, MSC.Patran 2005, MSC.ADAMS 2005, MSC.Marc 2005 and MSC.Dytran 2005. Details
Oce announced that Oce PRISMA workflow software continues to achieve recognition in the
marketplace. Details
SolidWorks Corp. announced that COSMOS has made product design testing smarter and
faster with a new feature that helps engineers compare 3D testing and analysis results
side-by-side to pinpoint trouble spots and correct them before production. Details
UGS announced Version 16 of Solid Edge will be delivered with expanded Mold Tooling
capabilities. Details
VRcontext announced a CATIA v4 and v5 converter for WalkinsideT. Details
3D Systems Corp. announced the immediate availability of its new Accura si 50 SL
material. Details
* Relationships *
Creaform announced that it has signed an agreement to distribute the Project Reviewer,
a collaborative engineering solution, to its North-American clientele in the
Automotive, Aerospace and Transportation industries. Details
Elysium Inc. announced a partnership agreement with MSC.Software. Details
Immersive Design, Inc. announced that it has joined the Adobe Systems Inc. Solutions
Network. Details
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Lattice3D announced Trillium Teamologies has become a reseller and systems integrator
for its XVL technology. Details
LMS International and Semcon announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the
exclusive distribution of the LMS virtual simulation software, testing systems and
advanced engineering services in Scandinavia. Details
Mentor Graphics Corporation and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced a
multi-year extension and expansion of their OEM agreement for Mentor Graphics
synthesis and simulation tools. Details
The ProSTEP iViP Association announced that KISTERS AG joined the ProSTEP iViP
Association. Details
Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced it joins a select group of industry powerhouses
in the recently redesigned UGS Partner Program's top tier as a Strategic Partner. Details
* Other *
Agile Software Corporation announced its inclusion on the Software 500, Software
Magazine's list of the world's foremost software and services providers. Details
Dassault Systemes announced the PLM SPARK program, an initiative that measures and
promotes PLM skills in Korean companies and academic institutions. Details
Dr. Joel Orr, VP/Chief Visionary, Cyon Research, brings almost three decades of deep
experience, knowledge and leadership to the industry and is regarded as an expert and
visionary in business restructuring, engineering automation, and the future of
technology. In this article, Dr. Orr comments on the publication of a PLM magnum
opus. Details
Formation Systems announced its Optiva product design solution has been selected as a
finalist in the Technology Operations category for the First Annual MITX Technology
Awards. Details
Hummingbird Ltd. announced it celebrated its 20th anniversary. Details
ImpactXoft announced the opening of a new office in Eslohe, Germany, as well as the
recent addition of several European resellers who have signed on to sell the IX SPeeD
V5 Suite. Details
Intergraph Corporation announced an educational program grant for INtools and
SmartSketch software, installation and training valued at more than US $360,000 to the
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced that it has received a letter from ValueAct Capital
Partners, L.P. in which ValueAct stated its interest in sponsoring a going private
transaction that would provide $9.00 per share in cash to all of the company's
shareholders. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has formed a committee of the
Board consisting solely of the independent directors, to consider the unsolicited
letter from ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. Details
Oracle announced that a META Group survey of Fortune 2000 companies determined that
regulatory compliance will drive increased enterprise content management adoption over
the next three years. Details
Realization Technologies announced that attendees at the Project World conference held
last week in Washington, D.C., no longer wish to waste time or money on traditional
project management software. Details
SolidWorks Corp. announced that the University of Pisa has purchased 500 licenses of
SolidWorks Education Edition 3D mechanical design software. Details
Tecnomatix announced that Software Magazine, in its most recent ranking of software
vendors, has recognized Tecnomatix Technologies among the world's leading suppliers.
Details
think3, Inc. announced it will host its third annual luncheon during the Industrial
Design Society of America (IDSA) National Conference Thursday, October 28, 2004, with
Michael Graves Design Group as the keynote presenter. Details
UGS announced that the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering
Education (PACE) has selected Howard University to join its academic partnership and
receive an in-kind contribution of software and other technology valued at $70.6
million. Details
Verity Inc. announced that it has been recognized as one of the leading software
companies in Software Magazine's 22nd Annual "Software 500" list. Details
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