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 Framework Technologies Corporation announced that it has received $6.25 million in new investment from the Intel 64 Fund and Technology Link Capital. This new funding brings the total amount raised in Framework Technologies' latest round to $31.25 million, for a total of $52.25 million since inception. EADS Matra Datavision announced the acquisition of Cotec Engineering Solutions, the engineering support division of Cotec Computing Services Limited. Cotec Engineering Solutions achieved sales of £5.8 million in 1999. * Financial results * Dassault Systemes announced financial results for the 2000 third quarter. Total revenue increased 24% to Euro 155.4 million in the 2000 third quarter, compared to Euro 125.5 million in the 1999 third quarter. Documentum announced record revenue for its fiscal 2000 third quarter, which ended September 30, 2000. For the quarter, the company posted record total revenue of $51.7 million, a 53 percent increase over last year. ImageMax, Inc. announced results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000. Revenues amounted to $14.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, compared to $14.5 million in the third quarter of 1999. Innoveda, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000. On a pro forma basis, including the results of Viewlogic, Summit Design and PADS Software for the full quarter and nine-month periods, revenue for the third quarter was $30.2 million, an increase of 9 percent over $27.7 million for the third quarter of 1999. Intergraph Corporation reported operating results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2000. For the quarter, the Company incurred a net loss of $5.3 million on revenues of $159 million. The 15% decline in revenue from the second quarter level and the net loss were largely attributable to the Company's exit from hardware, which was completed this quarter. MatrixOne, Inc. announced results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2000. Total revenues increased 106% to a record $28.5 million, compared to $13.9 million in the same period last year. Net income was $0.5 million compared to a net loss of $1.4 million in the same period last year. Mentor Graphics Corporation announced third quarter 2000 earnings-per-diluted-share of $.22 on revenues of $141.9 million, up about 25% from the third quarter of 1999. Earnings-per-diluted-share were up from $.09 in the third quarter a year ago. SDRC announced its results for the third quarter of 2000. Revenues totaled $105.6 million compared to $108.9 million last year. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000. Revenues totaled $121.7 million compared to $115.6 million last year. Follow the links for books in the Product Development Library
* People * Baan Company has appointed Mark Greenwood as Baan UK Managing Director. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of Lynn LeBlanc as senior vice president of the Customer Advocacy Office at Cadence. LeBlanc will lead customer focus efforts throughout the company. Documentum announced the promotion of David De Walt, the company's executive vice president of product operations, to the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO). Documentum announced the appointment of Art Landro as vice president, Asia-Pacific Region. Engineous Software announced the appointment of Charles 'Ted' Kennedy as vice president of marketing. PTC announced that Larry McMenamy has joined the company as vice president of worldwide channel sales. McMenamy's responsibilities will include development and management of PTC's MCAD channel sales program. QUMAS Ltd. announced the appointment of Brian N. Sweeney to the position of Chairman of the Board. SGI announced that Desh R. Urs has been appointed vice president of Business Intelligence, SGI. He will report to Kenneth L. Coleman, executive vice president of Global Sales, Service and Marketing, SGI. * Implementation * Agile Software Corp. announced that NVIDIA Corporation has standardized on Agile Anywhere. Ariba Inc. announced that MDISource, one of the first vertical online marketplaces focused on the high-end medical device and equipment industry, has implemented the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform in just 90 days. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the selection of Cadence IC packaging tools for Alpine Microsystems, Inc.'s system-in-package (SiP) design flow. Quickturn, a company of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., announced a sale of its emulation products to Sigma Designs, Inc. a leading provider of MPEG, digital video disc (DVD)/MPEG-2 chips, and add-on boards for PCs. Cyco Software announced that the Transmission division of Entergy Corporation has selected AutoManager Meridian as its primary engineering document management solution. Dassault Systemes and the Volkswagen Group announced that Volkswagen has selected ENOVIA Solutions to support design activities throughout the Group. When fully deployed, the agreement will include more than 1000 ENOVIAVPM licenses that Volkswagen will use to manage the virtual product development of its passenger cars and commercial vehicles. eBusiness Technologies announced that the United States Air Force Department of Publishing has selected eBusiness Technologies' DynaBase to manage content and workflow for its new internal collaborative authoring process. As part of the initiative, designed to update the more than 10,000 hard-copy Air Force instructions currently available, the Air Force will use DynaBase to allow content authors to quickly and easily access and add information to the instruction documents online. EIGNER + PARTNER announced that Siemens Schweiz AG is the first European user of its e-Engineering solution with integrated Configuration Management which incorporates new methods for the common mapping of PDM and CM processes. EIGNER + PARTNER announced that ESEC SA, after successfully using its PDM solutions for some years with CAD integrations to ME10 and Pro/ENGINEER, has decided to expand the online integration to SAP R/3. MatrixOne, Inc. announced that Sulzer Textil has awarded MatrixOne distributor Advanced Information Solutions (AIS) GmbH a contract to implement MatrixOne's eMatrix solution. Mentor Graphics Corp. and Xilinx, Inc. announced FPGA OpenMORE, the first reference-scoring program to assess the reusability of IP in large, multi-million gate FPGA designs. PTC announced that it received a $1.1 million order from ESEC for its engineering and enterprise software and services. ESEC is the leading worldwide developer and producer of high-precision systems and robot-controlled production lines for packaging chips on integrated circuits. PTC announced that it received a $3.5 million order from Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) for software and services. After an extensive review process, HMC chose to standardize on PTC's Pro/ENGINEER software and deploy it throughout the Powertrain Research and Development Center and the Production Engineering Center. PTC announced it has received an order for Pro/ENGINEER software products and maintenance services from American Standard Companies Incorporated. PTC announced that it received a $5.8 million order from ITT Industries for its Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill software and services. ITT Industries, based in White Plains, NY, is the world's premier supplier of pumps, systems and services to move and control water and other fluids. PTC announced that it has received a $1 million order from Hon Hai Precision Component Manufacturing. SDRC announced that it has received a significant order from The Boeing Company for Accelis software and services. SDRC announced that Briggs & Stratton has expanded its Metaphase deployment from 350 to 1550 users. One of SDRC's earliest Metaphase customers, Briggs & Stratton uses Metaphase to manage all of its CAD data, including Pro/ENGINEER and AutoCAD, and is expanding its Metaphase deployment to also manage manufacturing tool drawings.  SolidWorks Corporation announced that the Guidance and Control Systems division of Litton Industries has chosen SolidWorks as the division's standard solid modeling solution. Litton is using 50 seats of SolidWorks to design and manufacture sophisticated systems for airborne, ground, sea, and space applications. think3 announced that Landini, a leading manufacturer of high-quality custom tractors since 1884, has selected the company's flagship solid and surface modeling software, thinkdesign as its standard for 3-D design. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar software and services contract with Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. This initial contract includes sufficient licenses of iMAN to support up to 3000 end users worldwide. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that Logan Fabricom Ltd. a global leader in the manufacture of conveyors and material handling systems, has selected Solid Edge for its mechanical computer-aided design software system. Logan Fabricom, based in Hull, England, is integrating 25 seats of Solid Edge after a thorough evaluation of seven CAD systems. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that the British Royal Air Force has selected its Solid Edge MCAD software package to design the avionics systems for the Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced the signing of a new multi-year corporate license agreement with Delphi Automotive Systems that includes the entire suite of UGS' integrated software for collaborative product development. Over the next several years UGS will help Delphi significantly expand its use of iMAN, ProductVision, Solid Edge and Unigraphics. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced an agreement to supply EDAG Engineering + Design AG - a leading engineering partner of the worldwide automotive industry - with 550 licenses of Unigraphics, UGS' high-end CAD/CAM/CAE software suite. * Developments * Cadcentre Group plc announced the release of a new version of its ASPECT P&ID intelligent engineering schematics system, based on the Microsoft Visio 2000 graphics engine - to supplement existing versions based on AutoCAD and MicroStation. Cimage Enterprise Systems Ltd. released its new Cimage e3 eBusiness Applications Solutions Suite. The product suite comprises three key solutions: Cimage e3-PM (Project Management), Cimage e3-CM (Content Management) and Cimage e3-RM (Records Management). Cyco Software announced a separate module for AutoManager Meridian which supports SAP. Cyco Software announced details about its new releases of AutoManager WorkFlow and AutoManager View. Both AutoManager WorkFlow 6.2 and AutoManager View 3.2 support AutoCAD 2000i, Mechanical Desktop 5, AutoCAD Mechanical 2000i Power Pack and Mechanical Desktop 5 Power Pack. eBusiness Technologies announced the release of engenda 4.5. Hummingbird Ltd. announced version 7 of BI/Suite, its query and reporting solution. Version 7 delivers new enterprise functionality to facilitate large-scale business intelligence deployments, features tighter integration with Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal), and fulfills the promise of report delivery to hand-held computing devices. Hummingbird Ltd. announced Hummingbird EIP 4 is expected to ship at the end of this quarter. The Process & Building Solutions division of Intergraph Corporation announced availability of the 3.0 version of Notia, the plant information management solution for the process plant life cycle. The Process & Building Solutions division of Intergraph Corporation announced it has licensed the Process Industry Practices (PIP) consortium Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Documentation Criteria Practice for incorporation within the 3.0 version of Intergraph SmartPlant P&ID software. Kofax Image Products introduced Ascent Capture 4, a major update to its flagship electronic data and document capture application. It features an all-new backbone architecture based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), widely accepted as the next-generation standard for Internet document creation and information search, retrieval and sharing. Open Text Corporation introduced Livelink 9. Livelink 9 will be made available to all of Open Text's more than four million users world-wide. SDRC announced version 2.0 of Accelis, its e-business integration (e-BI) solution. The new release includes performance enhancements and lays the groundwork for future expansion of platform support to include IBM Websphere 3.5, BEA WebLogic, and Sun iPlanet. Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced iMANimage Plus - an integrated solution developed in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard Company to automate the management, location, retrieval and viewing of legacy paper-based information. The solution consists of UGS' iMAN software, HP 9000 Servers or HP NetServers, as well as fast-track implementation services. * Relationships * Agile Software Corporation and Technology Solutions Company announced a partnership to offer solutions to simplify and streamline product content management for eBusinesses. Under the terms of the agreement, TSC has agreed to build a dedicated consulting practice around Agile's suite of software leveraging Agile's web-based product content management and sourcing solutions. AristaSoft Corporation and Comergent Technologies, Inc. a provider of collaborative commerce solutions, announced a strategic partnership to enhance AristaSoft's solution for the high-tech equipment industry. AristaSoft will use the Comergent Distributed E-Business System to provide the key component that enables high-tech equipment providers to conduct collaborative commerce with resellers and distributors. Cimmetry Systems Inc. announced the signing of an agreement whereby Centric Software licenses Cimmetry's VCET technology for use with its CVPD Solutions. Cimmetry Systems Inc. announced VueLink for Windchill providing powerful viewing and markup tools to speed and facilitate the design and review process directly within a Windchill environment, both locally and remotely. VueLink provides an interface between the Windchill PDM system and AutoVue Professional. VueLink works with the web interface through Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.  Click here to get your FREE 'Step-on-a-Poster' introduction to the CAD/PDM/ERP collaborative standards like ISO 10303, ISO 15926 and many more. EIGNER+PARTNER AG and TRW ISCS (Integrated Supply Chain Solutions) announced the signing of a major partnership agreement whereby TRW ISCS becomes a world-wide strategic System Integrator and Service Provider for EIGNER+PARTNER customers primarily operating in the automotive and machinery industries. FileNET Corp. and Vignette Corp. who recently announced a partnership to integrate their technologies for joint eBusiness applications, have teamed up with Sun Microsystems and 11 other companies to introduce a new platform called eXtended Content Management (XCM). iEngineer.Com, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Oracle Corporation. iEngineer will work with Oracle to integrate its visualization and collaboration products with the recently announced Oracle Product Development Exchange, a comprehensive collaborative product development and product lifecycle management solution. Informative Graphics Corp. and B2eMarkets announced that through the deployment of Brava!, B2eMarkets will now enable suppliers and procurement professionals to view project-related documents and drawings using any standard Web browser. Informative Graphics announced that its Brava! solution has been chosen by BLUETEKT for deployment on the company’s Web-based service. Informative Graphics announced the selection of its Brava! technology for e-Builder. e-Builder has also integrated Informative Graphics' MakePDF product, which allows users to render office files into Adobe PDF format, for viewing and redlining online with Brava!. Informative Graphics Corporation announced the selection of its Brava! Java-based view and markup solution by PlanDepot.com - the fastest growing construction data resource on the Internet. Brava! will power view and markup collaboration for PlanDepot.com's flagship product, BidAdmin. Informative Graphics Corp. announced a major agreement with ProjectVillage, a leading provider of web-based project management and collaboration applications for the AEC industry. ProjectVillage has selected Brava! Java-based viewing and collaboration software to integrate viewing, markup and collaboration with its project management platform. Informative Graphics announced that Brava!, its Java-based view, markup and collaboration solution, and Net-It Central have been chosen to power viewing, markup and document publishing by the oil, gas, building and construction ASP (Application Service Provider) VerticalBuilder. Kofax Image Products, a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for electronic document and data capture, announced it has joined FileNET Corporation's ValueNET ISV program. NexPrise Inc. announced that it has forged a strategic alliance with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. For their first engagement, the companies will deliver a standards-based collaborative platform for Covisint, the automotive e-marketplace. Open Text Corporation announced that Primavera Systems Inc. has joined Open Text's Affinity ASP Program. Under the terms of the agreement, Primavera will integrate Livelink with PrimeContract, Primavera's online project collaboration, commerce and control portal for the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Open Text Corporation announced that Syncordia Solutions, British Telecommunications' e-business and communications solutions group, has become an authorized reseller, systems integrator and hosted solution provider of Open Text's collaborative commerce software. PTC announced a partnership with Groove Networks to leverage the Groove peer-to-peer collaboration platform within PTC's product development solutions. Groove, the peer computing platform launched by Groove Networks, is designed to host a broad range of peer-to-peer applications and business solutions, enabling new ways for individuals to communicate with others via the Internet. PTC and Mentor Graphics Corporation announced a cooperative development effort to support electronics industry requirements for enterprise-wide, Web-based, collaborative management of product data from system design through manufacturing and service. The integration will allow users of Mentor's Board Station design products to access and manage released design data using PTC's Windchill solution. Mentor Graphics will continue to develop work-in-process design data management products. SDRC announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Oracle Corporation. Through this partnership, the two companies have agreed to integrate SDRC collaborative product development solutions with Oracle Product Development Exchange. Spicer Corporation announced a new relationship with Imation Corp., a leading solutions provider for the handling, storage, transmission and use of images and information. Imation helps companies make the transition to digital document management systems with products and services that deliver superior long-term solutions. Imation will now integrate Spicer Imagenation into its document management offerings. Verity, Inc. and TIBCO Software Inc. announced they have teamed to provide customers with a comprehensive business-to-business (B2B) portal solution. Under the terms of the agreement, Verity's portal infrastructure technologies, including advanced search, navigate, and view capabilities, will be integrated with the TIBCO ActivePortal product suite. ZoomON announced that it will make its technology available on Tao Group's intent media platform. * Other * Ariba Inc. announced it is now a member of the Nasdaq-100 Index. AristaSoft Corporation announced that 15 of the hottest next generation network (NGN) companies are relying on AristaSoft as their service provider for end-to-end business processes. Autodesk, Inc. announced that over 50,000 members have signed up for its Point A portal (http://pointA.autodesk.com). Point A was unveiled last April to help designers and engineers save time by providing easy access to Autodesk product and service information and design resources and to help them stay connected with their colleagues by developing a centralized community for professional interaction. Dassault Systemes announced that it will integrate Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) into its product lines. Dassault Systemes will integrate VBA into future product versions to provide a more robust development environment, increasing the customization and programmability of its solutions. Documentum announced a benchmark test running on a 16-processor HP 9000 V2600 high-end server with HP-UX operating environment evaluated the performance of 4i eBusiness Edition with 2000 users under a heavy workload of assorted read-write tasks accessing a 100-million-object, two-terabyte content repository. Documentum 4i delivered real-time response, proving unconstrained scalability and performance. Oce announced the launch of their online storefront, an e-business offering that will support the complete selection and purchase of a wide range of color display graphics products, as well as provide 24x7 online technical support for wide-format media. PTC announced its acceptance of the Software Technical Assistance Recognition (STAR) Award for customer service excellence presented by the Software Support Professionals Association (SSPA). PTC's award was given in the category of electronic support. The STAR award honors those companies who have outstanding accomplishments and superior performance in the delivery of technical support to their customers. PTC, together with Sun Microsystems and Warwick Manufacturing Group, launched a European-based collaborative product commerce (CPC) Collaboration Center. The facility is located at the University of Warwick's International Manufacturing Center. SDRC announced Metaphase Express, a solution combining software, services and best practices to deliver product knowledge management (PKM) capability within 90 days, at a fixed price. Staffware announced that among UK IT/software companies with annual sales of over £25 million, it was shown to have the highest R&D investment as a percentage of sales. The figure of 17.1 per cent for Staffware was 38% higher than the global IT sector average of 12.4 per cent and 350% higher than the UK IT sector average of 3.8%. STEP Tools, Inc. announced it has ported ST-Developer v8.0 to 64 bit versions of Windows 2000 and Linux operating systems running on Intel Itanium processor-based servers and workstations. |
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