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* Corporate *
Agile Software Corporation announced that on August 20, 1999 it completed the initial public offering of
its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol AGIL. The initial public offering
price for the 3,450,000 shares offered by the company, including the over-allotment option exercised by the
underwriters, was $21.00 per share.
Agile Software Corporation announced that for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 ended July 31, 1999 total
revenues increased to $5.9 million compared to revenues of $3.2 million for the same period in fiscal 1999.
Autodesk, Inc. reported net revenues for the second quarter ended July 31, 1999 of $202.9 million down from
$226.8 million reported for the same quarter in the previous fiscal year. The company also announced it will
trim 10 percent of its workforce and take cost cutting measures to streamline operations.
Altris Software, Inc. reported results of operations for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999. Total
revenues for the quarter were $1.5 million compared to $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.
Hewlett-Packard Company reported a 37 percent increase in net earnings and 11 percent revenue growth for the
1999 fiscal year's third quarter, which ended July 31.
Excalibur Technologies Corporation reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 1999.
Total revenue for the second quarter was $9.1 million, an increase of 47% over total revenue of $6.2 million
reported for the same quarter last fiscal year.
Interleaf, Inc. announced the successful completion of a private placement investment geared to fueling the
rapid expansion of the Company's XML-based e-content business. The investment of the private placement
totaled $7 million and the issuance of 940,000 shares of Common stock.
Inso Corporation released financial results for the quarter ended July 31, 1999. The Company reported
net revenues of $19,367,000 for this year's second fiscal quarter, an increase of nearly 70% over the
$11,494,000 reported in the first fiscal quarter ended April 30, 1999. The increase over the comparable
fiscal quarter in 1998 was $5,659,000 or 41%.
Verity, Inc. announced that the company's underwriters in its recent public offering exercised their
over-allotment option in part, purchasing 139,250 shares of the company's Common Stock at a public
offering price of $45.00 per share.
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. announced its unaudited consolidated results for the third quarter
ended June 30, 1999. The results of PC DOCS for the period from June 24 to June 30, 1999 are included
in the consolidated financial results. Sales for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 were $42.5 million, an
increase of 24% over the previous quarter ended March 31, 1999.
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. signed an agreement to sell CMS/Data Corporation, the time-based billing
software subsidiary of recently-acquired PC DOCS Group, to Solution 6 Holdings Limited of Australia.
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. signed an agreement to sell its Datenrevision subsidiary to gedas GmbH.
* People *
FileNET Corporation announced the appointment of Antoine Granatino as Senior Vice President, International Operations.
James Webb has joined ENOVIA as Manager, Complementary Solutions Provider Program. Jim formerly held
positions with Invention Machine Corp., Computervision, and Structural Dynamics Research Corp.
Walter Muir has also joined ENOVIA as a Senior Account Manager. Walt was most recently Director,
Western Region for Sherpa Corporation, and previously held sales/marketing management positions with
Teradata Corporation, Cincom Systems, and IBM Corporation.
The Board of Supervisory Directors of Oce N.V. announced that the Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors, Mr. J.C.M. Hovers, has decided to resign as of 1st September 1999. With effect from 1st
September 1999 the Board of Supervisory Directors has appointed Mr. R.L. van Iperen as Chairman of
the Board of Executive Directors.
SGI announced that Robert Bishop has been named chairman and chief executive officer effective immediately.
He succeeds Richard Belluzzo, who has resigned to accept another position in a business that is not
competitive with SGI.
Spatial Inc. announced that Hiroki Kato has joined the company as vice president, Pacific Rim.
Tecoplan AG announced that Dieter Hoefler has taken on the position of Director of Sales at Tecoplan AG, Munich.
* Implementation *
Auto-trol Technology announced the successful implementation of a production CENTRA 2000 PDM system for
the US Army CECOM in Ft. Monmouth, NJ.
SDRC announced that the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base has successfully used
Metaphase to develop a system to manage engineering data.
Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that General Motors has completed a worldwide upgrade of its corporate
CAD/CAM and PDM software. The upgrade of 9,200 engineering workstations to Unigraphics Version 15 and iMAN
Version 5 was completed in six weeks.
Parametric Technology Corp. announced a sponsorship agreement with Starchaser Industries, a UK-based company
developing and building systems for low-cost, easily accessible commercial space travel. As part of the
agreement, PTC's Pro/DESKTOP 2000i will be used extensively by Starchaser Industries in its
rocket ship development projects.
Parametric Technology Corporation announced that it received a $1.2 million order for software and services
from Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL. With this order, the company will expand its use of
Pro/ENGINEER software and standardize on Pro/INTRALINK for team data management.
Rand Worldwide announced that it has been awarded a 5 year worldwide training contract with Caterpillar Inc.
Under the agreement, RAND Worldwide, in conjunction with the Caterpillar Training Institute, will provide
Pro/ENGINEER CAD/CAM/CAE software training and RAND User Assessment Programs to Caterpillar employees,
suppliers and dealers.
Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that Rieter Textile Systems has signed a global purchase agreement
to implement 170 seats of UGS software. The agreement includes installation of both Unigraphics CAD/CAM/CAE
and iMAN software over the next three years. Implementation is taking place at 10 Rieter subsidiaries and
includes services, training and best-practice consulting.
Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that Ohio State University has selected Solid Edge CAD software for use
within mechanical and industrial engineering curriculums. Unigraphics Solutions is providing OSU with
160 seats of Solid Edge software and services valued at more than $1.6 million.
* Developments *
Cyco Software announced that it is now shipping AutoManager WorkFlow 6.1, its document management software
for engineering workgroups. This new version features extended integration with AutoCAD 2000, MS Office
2000 and document publishing and viewing on the Internet.
Xerox Engineering Systems announced it launched a scaleable version of its Intranet Docs software.
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. released Hummingbird Genio Suite 3.1 featuring new capabilities
relevant for Internet Commerce and Customer Relationship Management.
Spatial Inc. unveiled the beta version of 3Dmodelserver.com, its Web-based software application for repairing
and improving 3D models.
Inso Corporation's PDM Division announced changes in the licensing policy of its Balise developer kit.
The company plans to offer free development licenses for all platforms, expanding the product's availability
to XML/SGML programmers worldwide.
Mentor Graphics Corporation announced it has extended Calibre, its deep submicron physical verification and
manufacturability tool, to include support for Red Hat Linux.
Oce-Technologies B.V. announced its new Embedded Power Controller II for the Oce 9700 and Oce 9800,
and the extension of its Repro Desk software capabilities to the new Oce 9600.
SAP AG announced it has begun customer shipment of SAP R/3 on the Linux operating system.
* Relationships *
FileNET and PSSoftware announced that the FileNET Panagon Integrated Document Management system and PSSoftware's
Recorded Information Management System (RIMS) version 7.1 have been certified as compliant with the U.S.
Department of Defense Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications
(DoD 5015.2-STD).
Hummingbird Communications announced it will embed Metastorm Inc.'s e-work collaborative workflow software
within its document management solutions.
Informative Graphics announced support for SolidWorks 99, the newest release of SolidWorks Corporation's 3D
mechanical design software.
Intergraph Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement with Tektonisk AS, Norway, in which both
companies will offer their combined solutions for life cycle information management to the global oil,
gas and process industries.
SDRC and Hewlett-Packard Company announced plans to open a Metaphase Solution Center in Japan.
* Other *
Viewlogic Systems, Inc. announced 'The Virtual Onsite Support Center'. The three-part program includes a
Web-based interactive classroom; interactive visual diagnostic support; and interactive issue management,
for instant online tracking of customer issues.
SDRC announced the opening of a Ford Program Office to support the deployment of Ford C3P in Australia.
The International Product Data Management User Group (IPDMUG) announced the following changes in
leadership positions:
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Past Steering Committee:
Chairperson Dave Gower
Loyd Harrison (staying on)
Peter Barbee (staying on)
Jack Lippy
Bill Canal
Eldad Cohen
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New Steering Committee:
Loyd Harrison (Raytheon)
Peter Barbee (Fluke)
Bob Lynch (John Deere)
Brian Gregg (Foxboro Company)
Robin Johnson (Aerojet Corporation)
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Past Treasurer - Eldad Cohen
New Treasurer - Peter Barbee
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Past Secretary/Membership - Bill Canal
New Secretary - Brian Gregg (Foxboro Company)
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New positions:
Publishing Director - John Ferman (Keithley Instruments)
Conference Director - Bob Lynch (John Deere)
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Current officer positions remaining as is:
E-Mail List keeper - Carter Low
Assistant Treasurer - Bill Canal
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