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* Corporate *
Autodesk, Inc. announced its intention to acquire Revit Technology Corporation, a
Massachusetts-based developer of parametric building technology for building design,
construction, and management, for $133 million cash. Details
* Financial *
Autodesk, Inc. announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended
January 31, 2002. Autodesk reported net revenues of $254 million for the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2002. Net revenues for the year ended January 31, 2002 totaled
$947 million. Details
Firepond, Inc. announced results for its first quarter ended January 31, 2002. Firepond
reported total revenue of $7.6 million as compared to $9.1 million in the prior
quarter and $14.5 million for the same period in the prior year. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001, MSC.Software
reported revenue of $80.1 million. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001,
MSC.Software reported revenue of $236.1 million compared to $178.0 million of reported
revenue in fiscal 2000. Details
SPRING Technologies announced 2001 revenues of 18 MEuro, similar to the previous
year. Details
Staffware plc announced preliminary results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2001.
Annual revenue increased to £38.2 million (2000: £37.9 million). Details
* People *
Autodesk Inc. announced new executive assignments and a new organizational structure
for its Design Solutions Division. Carl Bass, executive vice president, will lead the
new Design Solutions Division, which for the first time combines the manufacturing,
geographic information systems, and building industry product groups with the
worldwide sales and marketing teams that bring those products to market. The company
also announced the appointment of Doug May as vice president for worldwide sales for
Design Solutions, reporting to Bass. Mike Sutton, who ran worldwide sales, will move
into a newly created management position: executive vice president of Business
Operations. Details
Engineous Software, provider of iSIGHT, announced the appointment of Janet C. Wylie as
President and Chief Executive Officer. Details
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Exostar LLC announced that it has appointed Pete Torrenti as vice president of major
account management and Andrew Goldsmith as vice president of marketing. Details
Ingenuus Corporation announced the appointment of Vivek Prasad as Vice President of
Engineering. Details
Innoveda, Inc. announced the promotions of Richard G. (Rick) Lucier to president,
reporting to William J. (Will) Herman, chairman and chief executive officer; and
Joseph E. (Joe) Dalton to vice president, chief marketing officer, reporting to
Lucier. Details
Smarteam Corporation announced the appointment of Chris Jones as President of European
Operations. Chris joins SmarTeam from EDS PLM Solutions. Details
Staffware plc announced that Mr Paul Young has been appointed an Executive Director
of the Company. Details
* Implementation *
Agile Software Corporation announced it has secured a major contract in The
Netherlands to supply Philips Contract Manufacturing Services with its Product
Collaboration application suite. Details
Agile Software announced that MSL has selected Agile Software's Product Sourcing 8.0
suite as its direct materials sourcing solution. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced that Big Dog Motorcycles selected Autodesk Inventor software
for the design and manufacture of its highly stylized custom motorcycles. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced that China State Shipbuilding Corporation, one of China's top
100 enterprises, will purchase 10,000 licenses of the Autodesk Inventor Series over
the next three years. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced that J.S. McNamara/Lamb Technicon, a leading engineering and
manufacturing supplier to the automotive industry, has standardized on Autodesk
Inventor software in order to meet the demanding schedule of their latest project,
building the overall design for the assembly line machinery that will be used to
produce the Hummer H2 sport utility vehicle. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced that motor coach manufacturer Country Coach selected Autodesk
Inventor 3D design software to speed production and accelerate sales of its highly
customized motor homes. Details
Autodesk, Inc.announced that Taylor-Dunn Corporation has successfully deployed Autodesk
Inventor 3D design software, speeding the engineering of its commercial and industrial
vehicles up to 50 percent. Details
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that ChipPAC, Inc., one of the world's largest
and most diversified semiconductor packaging, test and distribution providers, has
standardized on the Cadence integrated circuit (IC) packaging design suites, Advanced
Package Designer and Advanced Package Engineer, to further automate its IC packaging
design process and reduce cycle times. Details
DELMIA Corp. announced that it has been selected to join the team developing the new
A380, Airbus' 21st century super jumbo aircraft, for the final assembly processes in
Airbus' new manufacturing facility in Hamburg, Germany. Details
Digital Paper Corporation announced expanded customer agreements with U.S. Army
Letterkenny, Volkswagen Mexico and Philadelphia Gear. Details
Digital Paper Corporation announced that Ohio Department of Transportation has expanded
its use of DigitalPaper, utilizing its ability to distribute and track electronic
notifications of changes to technical documents exchanged during its bidding process.
Details
Eigner and usb Management Consulting and System Development GmbH announced that ARTEC,
a consortium formed by four leading European aerospace and defense manufacturers, has
implemented Eigner technology to manage the product lifecycle for its Multi-Role
Armored Vehicle (MRAV) program. Details
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FileNET Corporation announced that the Acushnet Company, an operating company of
Fortune Brands, Inc., has deployed eBusiness applications that rely on FileNET's
Enterprise Content and Business Process Management application solutions. These
applications include optimizing Acushnet's manufacturing operations by eliminating
paper-based operator manuals for over 3000 manufacturing processes. Details
IBM and Dassault Systemes announced that DaimlerChrysler has started deployment of IBM
Product Lifecycle Management solutions, notably CATIA V5 and CAA applications
developed by Dassault Systemes for vehicle interior design and vehicle packaging. Details
i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that Future Electronics, an innovator in the marketing
and distribution of semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electro-mechanical
components, has implemented i2's Discovery Knowledge Manager and subscribed to i2's
Electronics Content Database.
Details
LMS International announced that Donaldson Engineering Facility invested in LMS
Virtual.Lab. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced that Sharp Corporation has reduced their
design and testing processes for cellular phones by using MSC.GS-Mesher. Details
Mentor Graphics Corp. announced comprehensive design tool support for the new Virtex-II
Pro FPGA family from Xilinx, Inc. Details
MicroTurbo, an aerospace supplier specializing in the development and production of
turbines, announced that it will deploy IBM and Dassault Systemes' Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) solutions, beginning with 42 seats of both CATIA V5 product design
software and SMARTEAM product data management solutions, to be run on the Windows NT
platform. Details
Opticore announced that Volkswagen AG of Germany invested in both of Opticore's core
visualization packages: Opticore Opus Studio and Opticore Opus Realizer. Details
Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that its software solutions have been selected by
Aesculap. Pilgrim's solution will address document management processes and
streamline document distribution between Aesculap's US HQ in Central Valley, PA and
the company's distribution center in St. Louis, MO. Details
SolidWorks announced that the mechanical and environmental engineering department at
the University of California at Santa Barbara is teaching SolidWorks 3D CAD software
to engineering students in its foundation courses for mechanical design. Details
SolidWorks announced that England-based manufacturer Rose Bearings relies on
SolidWorks 3D CAD software to design specialized bearings for high-profile
applications. Details
Spescom Software, Inc. announced an order for a drawing management solution utilizing
its eB CAD-Connect product from Colorado-based Metro Wastewater Reclamation District.
Details
Spescom Software, Inc., previously Altris Software Inc., announced that AT&T Broadband
has selected the eB suite to manage engineering drawing management information within
its Engineering department. Details
Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. announced its improved support for Universal Instruments
Corporation, a subsidiary of Dover Corp. based in Binghamton, New York. Details
Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. announced that Audi AG has purchased eMPower software
licenses valued in excess of US$400,000 for use in their Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm
plants in Germany. Details
VISTAGY, Inc. announced the purchase of FiberSIM 3.4 by The Boeing Company. The
Commercial Airplanes business unit, Wichita Division, will use the software in
manufacturing advanced-composite nacelles, or engine cowlings, for the 700-series
aircraft. Details
* Developments *
Agile Software announced general availability of Agile Product Sourcing 8.0 and Agile
Product Collaboration 8.0 application suites for product chain management. Details
Alibre previewed Alibre Design 4.0, the next version of its Web-based mechanical design
and data-sharing application. Details
Assentive Solutions Inc. unveiled DirecTRANSFER, its new patent-pending solution to
securely exchange business-critical information among global trading partners. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced the availability of the Autodesk Inventor Series, a collection
of 2D and 3D design applications that includes Autodesk Inventor 3D design software
and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, in one package. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced the availability of the new Autodesk Map 5 Polygon and
Advanced Extension for Oracle9i Database. Details
CADKEY Corporation announced the CADKEY Workshop Version 20 Manufacturing Design
Software for tooling, machinery and general mechanical design/drafting applications.
Details
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced a new NC-Sim Plus package that provides an
integrated front-end logic design solution. Details
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced a substantial upgrade to its Signal Processing
Worksystem (SPW). Details
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. introduced two new products for 0.13-micron and beyond
integrated circuit (IC) design. Details
Dassault Systemes announced that its latest release, V5R8, makes 3d Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) an industrial reality, targeted for full enterprise deployment. Details
Documentum announced the immediate availability of two new product offerings,
Documentum Media Services and the Digital Asset Management Edition. Details
EDS announced the release of Vis Concept 3.0, a Teamcenter product from the company's
PLM Solutions line of business. Vis Concept is a software solution used to present
conceptual designs as full-size virtual prototypes. Details
EDS launched Unigraphics NX, the next generation product lifecycle management (PLM)
authoring tool. Details
FileNET Corporation announced that its Panagon Enterprise Content Management client
software now supports the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. Details
GTX Corporation announced the release of its GTXRaster CAD Series for AutoCAD 2002.
Details
Hummingbird Ltd. unveiled Hummingbird Enterprise, an integrated EIMS that helps
customers manage the entire lifecycle of their business content with a 360 degree view
of their knowledge assets. Details
Hummingbird Ltd. unveiled new versions of its portal, document management, business
intelligence, records management, web publishing, workflow and collaboration
solutions. Details
IHS, provider of technical standards, specifications, logistics and parts information,
announced a new intranet standards solution for IHS customers. IHS Intra/Spex allows
users to search the IHS standards collection with the look and ease of using an
Internet browser, but without leaving their corporate intranet. Details
Ingenuus Corporation announced Smart Document Manager (Smart DM), a Web-based solution
that helps companies to manage all types of documents and every aspect of document
management. Details
Innoveda, Inc. announced that it has significantly enhanced its PowerPCB tool suite
with a complete high-speed routing solution designed to help users automatically or
interactively manage and meet the thousands of signal constraints they encounter
during the printed circuit board (PCB) layout process. Details
Mechanical Dynamics announced the launch of four new products with ADAMS 12.0. Details
Mentor Graphics Corporation announced C-Bridge technology, an extension to its Seamless
co-verification environment. Details
Mentor Graphics Corporation announced the availability of the Capital Manufacture and
Capital Factory software product suites, the first in its next-generation family of
products for the design, engineering and manufacture of electrical wire harnesses,
Capital Harness Systems (CHS). Details
Mentor Graphics Corporation unveiled the Precision Synthesis environment, a synthesis
platform that maximizes the performance of both existing programmable logic devices
(PLD) and next-generation, multi-million gate field programmable system-on-chip
(FPSoC) devices. Details
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Moldflow Corporation announced the release of Moldflow Plastics Xpert (MPX ) 3.2, which
has been localized to support the Italian and Japanese languages. Details
Océ announced its new Scan-to-Archive solution, making it easy for organisations to
convert their existing archives of hard-copy technical documents into secure,
conveniently accessible digital databases. Details
SMARTEAM Corporation, and its UK subsidiary SMARTEAM Europe announced the certification
of its SmartGateway SAP Adapter version 1.0 for the Product Data Management (PP-PDM)
interface by SAP AG. Details
STEP Tools, Inc. officially launched its ST-NC product. Details
Spatial Corp. announced the release of version 3.0 of their 3D InterOp line of
translators. The latest release includes seven translators, which are now available
for partner download on Spatial's website, www.spatial.com. Details
Stratasys, Inc. and Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Tokyo, announced an advance in the
fused-deposition modeling (FDM) rapid prototyping process. The development increases
the solid model resolution, allowing design engineers to build models with finer
feature details than in the past. Details
WAMware introduced its I-PROCESS product. Details
* Relationships *
ANSYS Inc. announced a relationship with Axiom Consulting to integrate the AI*Workbench
application development solution into Axiom's application development and solution
process. Details
ANSYS Inc. announced an alliance with Engineering Technology Associates Inc. (ETA) to
support the deployment of vertical applications built upon AI*Workbench. Details
Centric Software, Inc. and Thomas Publishing announced a strategic alliance to enable
closer collaboration between product manufacturers and suppliers. Details
CoCreate Software and RAND Worldwide announced they will intensify their current
relationship. RAND Worldwide will become an international partner and Value Added
Reseller for CoCreate Software. Under the terms of the agreement, RAND will provide a
sales and marketing channel, consulting, customization and integration services. The
two companies will develop and market CoCreate's OneSpace Solutions Suite. Details
Dassault Systemes and Famotik announced the signing of a strategic alliance whereby
Famotik will extend its current collaborative portal environment FTK/WATS (Famotik Web
Application Total Solutions) to adopt Dassault Systemes' 3d PLM and ENOVIA solutions.
Details
Dassault Systemes and Hitachi Zosen Information Systems (HZS) announced the signing of
a strategic alliance whereby HZS will develop and sell HZS new generation,
collaborative Space-E/CAM and MOLD Solutions. Details
Documentum and CYA Technologies Inc., provider of application-aware business continuity
software, announced a partnership in which Documentum will resell CYA's flagship
product, CYA HOTBackup, through its global direct sales force and worldwide network of
partners. Details
Documentum and Getronics Solutions (S) Pte Ltd announced the expansion of an existing
strategic partnership to target Asia Pacific. Details
EDS and Autodesk Inc. announced a preliminary agreement aimed at enabling
interoperability between software applications based on EDS PLM Solutions Parasolid
and Autodesk's ShapeManager software architectures. Details
EDS and SeeBeyond announced a preliminary agreement under which SeeBeyond will provide
strategic software integration technology for EDS PLM Solutions. SeeBeyond's flagship
integration platform, e*Gate Integrator, will be embedded into EDS PLM software. Details
Elysium Inc., a provider of CAD translation software, announced that it has signed an
agreement with PTC to offer interoperability solutions built on PTC's Granite One to end users.
Details
FORMTEK announced that it has formed a Business Alliance with HandySoft, a leading
innovator of business process software. Also announced was an integration of
FORMTEK:ORION with Handysoft's BizFlow software, to be available for release in the
2nd quarter of 2002. Details
FileNET Corporation announced a partnership with Nissho Electronics Corporation, one of
Japan's leading distributors and system integrators. Through this partnership, FileNET
and NELCO will deliver electronic content and document management applications and
outsourcing services. Details
Hummingbird Ltd. and RedDot Solutions announced a strategic technology alliance. Under
the terms of the agreement, RedDot Content Management Server will be integrated with
Hummingbird's enterprise portal and document management solutions. Details
LightWork Design and Pathtrace Engineering Systems jointly announced a partnership that
sees MachineWorks technology incorporated into the latest release of the EdgeCAM CAM
solution. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced that it was ranked the #1 IBM Product Lifecycle Management
(PLM) Business Partner in the Americas based on sales in fiscal year 2001. Details
MSC.Software Corp. announced the launch of the MSC.Professional Services Web Channel at
Engineering-e.com (http://www.engineering-e.com). Details
SupplySolution, Inc. and Covisint announced a series of milestones achieved by Covisint
Fulfillment, based on SupplySolution's i-Supply Service. Details
VX Corporation announced a major expansion of its sales channels with the addition of
seven new resellers across the United States and Canada, four new distributors in
Europe and eight new distributors in China. Details
Xygent Inc. and ITI TranscenData agreed to a collaboration. Under the agreement, Xygent
will use ITI TranscenData's CADscript tool to provide native CAD data to its
XactCOM-based open-architecture suite of metrology products.
Details
* Other *
AutoSolids, Inc.(ASI) and Context CAD, Inc. announced the availability of competitive
upgrade pricing on ASI's "AutoSolids" 3D solid modeling software program to owners of
Context CAD's "CSG Editor" software program. Details
Autodesk, Inc. announced the launch of its web site, Autodesk Point A
(http://pointA.autodesk.com), in eight languages throughout Europe and Asia. Details
EDS, General Motors Corp. and Sun Microsystems announced they continue to demonstrate
their commitment to education by donating more than $211 million in CAD/CAM/CAE
software, hardware and training to Virginia Tech. Details
Engineous Software announced that it has been selected as a winner in the 2002 PACE
(Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contributions to Excellence) Awards. Details
Hewlett-Packard Company, Adobe Systems Incorporated and Eastman Kodak Company
announced their endorsement of Exchangeable Image File Format 2.2 (Exif Print). Exif
Print is an internationally supported, open standard file format that enables users to
capture and display vibrant digital images with accurate colors. Details
MatrixOne, Inc. announced that eMetaprise Research, Inc. has ranked MatrixOne as the
number one private marketplace software provider in a recent research report entitled
"Making the Case for a Private Marketplace: Insights from Early Adopters." Details
Model Technology Inc., a Mentor Graphics Company, announced that the ModelSim hardware
description language (HDL) simulation tool has achieved Verilog sign-off status with
STMicroelectronics. Details
QUMAS announced that for the second year in a row, Deloitte & Touche has named QUMAS as
one of the fastest growing international technology companies. The Technology Fast 50
Programme recognises and ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Details
SAP AG announced that ISM, Inc. has ranked mySAP CRM software as one of the Top 15 CRM
software packages in its 2002 evaluation of providers. Rankings were based on 166
criteria, which include 107 business functions, 41 technical features, and 18 user
friendliness/support issues. Details
Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced that it continues to be the decisive player in the
UNIX server market for both shipments and revenue for calendar year 2001, according to
IDC's Worldwide Server Statistics. Details
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