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* Corporate * Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced the company has completed the acquisition of Technology & Training Services, Inc. Details Delcam announced it acquired PartMaker developer IMCS. Details * Financial * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. reported second quarter 2006 revenue of $359 million, an increase of 12 percent over the $321 million reported for the same period in 2005. Details Dassault Systemes reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. In the 2006 second quarter, total revenue increased 32% to Euro 286.0 million. Details Geometric Software Solutions announced Q1 operating revenues up by 48%. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced second quarter revenues of $178.4 million, up 15% from the year ago quarter. Details MRO Software, Inc. announced results for the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2006 ended June 30, 2006. Total revenues were $60.3 million compared with $53.2 million for the third quarter last year. Details PTC reported revenue of $216.7 million for the third fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2006, up 20% from $180.3 million for the same period last year. Details SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Total revenues were Euro 2.2 billion, which represented an increase of 9% compared to the same period in 2005. Details * People * Avatech Solutions, Inc. announced they have hired Mike Madden to head their Manufacturing Solutions Group. Details CD-adapco announced that Mike Harrison has joined the company as Manager, CAD/PLM-embedded Solution Sales. Details Federation Software introduced Jason Howe as Senior Vice President of Sales. Details * Implementations * Altair Engineering, Inc. announced that Smiths Aerospace has selected the Altair HyperWorks CAE technology suite. Details CoCreate announced use of Model Manager by Bekaert Engineering. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that Keylex Corporation has recently deployed their PLM solutions. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that Kaji Metal Industries is using their PLM solutions in five-axis NC data generation. Details Dassault Systemes and Microsoft Corp. announced that Toyota Motor Corp. has adopted CATIA V5 on Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that Airbus has selected ENOVIA VPLM combined with CATIA to standardize product development processes. Details Dassault Systemes and IBM announced that Ford Motor Company has extended its multi-year contract, which designates CATIA V5 as the global design and engineering standard for all new vehicle and powertrain systems development. Details ICEM announced that Ford Motor Company has made a purchase of ICEM Shape Design software. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced use of the Calibre LFD tool. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that UMC has adopted the Calibre nmDRC. Details New Generation Computing Inc. announced that Casual Male selected NGC's e-SPS integrated PLM and Global Sourcing solution. Details Omnify Software announced that Fabric7 Systems has chosen its software. Details PTC announced that SEAT Sport has renewed its partnership with PTC for the next three years. Details Sescoi announced RYOBI reduced machining times by 30% with WorkNC Auto 5. Details UGS Corp. announced that Boeing named Teamcenter as its enterprise Data Management system for future Commercial Airplanes and Integrated Defense Systems programs. Details Visiprise, Inc. announced it has been selected by Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation for a project at the company's rail car shell manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. Details VISTAGY, Inc. announced that AleniaAermacchi has selected VISTAGY's FiberSIM 5.1 software. Details * Developments * Alibre, Inc announced that Alibre Design 9.1 will include new features like integrated motion simulation and 3D PDF publishing. Details Cadig announced the launch of TableBar 2.41 for AutoCAD 2007. Details CNC Software Inc. announced a post processor for Mori Seiki's new line of NT Multi-tasking machines. Details Delcam announced the new release of its CopyCAD reverse engineering software. Details Delcam announced a new release of its PS-Shoemaker software. Details Flomerics announced it released the latest version of its Flo/PCB thermal simulation software. Details GEOMATE announced the release of GrafiCalc AT 2007. Details INUS Technology announced the July 2006 product release of rapidformXO Redesign. Details Invention Machine Corp. announced the availability of the French language semantics enabled version of its Goldfire Innovator. Details iSEEK Corp. announced it has launched a shape-based search engine called CADSEEK. Details ITI TranscenData announced the newest release of CADIQ 4.6. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that its EDGE IDE and debugger support the ColdFire family. Details MSC.Software Corp. announced SimManager Enterprise as the second solution included under their simulation software platform, SimEnterprise. Details Noesis Solutions announced the official release of its PLM Optimization product. Details Open Cascade announced Catia V5 to Open CASCADE interfaces. Details Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. announced a new line of advanced materials for Rapid Prototyping, Metal Casting, and Urethane Casting. Details Schott Systeme announced a new dimension to CAD with 'Cliparts'. Details Top Systems announced the release of version 10 of its T-FLEX CAD system. Details UGS Corp. announced the availability of new releases of four of D-Cubed's component software products. Details VISTAGY, Inc. announced the release of its Seat Design Environment. Details * Relationships * Alignent Software and ICOR Partners, LLC announced a strategic alliance that allows both firms to provide clients strategic roadmapping solutions. Details Autoweb announced a partnership agreement with BBMC. Details Capvidia announced that they have been accepted by Adobe Systems Incorporated into the Adobe Acrobat 3D Platinum VAR program. Details Centric Software announced a partnership agreement with Lidington Technologies. Details Dassault Systemes announced that Elysium Inc. has joined its CAA V5 (Component Application Architecture) development program as a CAA V5 Software Partner. Details HighRES, Inc. announced a partnership with Robert McNeel & Associates, makers of Rhinoceros (Rhino). Details IDEAL announced they were awarded the Contex Distributor of the Year award from Contex Scanning Technology. Details Informative Graphics Corp. announced The Content Group as the exclusive distributor for ProjectDox in the UK, Ireland and Benelux. Details Informative Graphics Corp. announced that it will work with Accela, Inc. to deliver its ProjectDox communication and collaboration software. Details International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) and T-Solutions Company, Ltd. announced an alliance to provide ITI's Best Practices for New Product Development services and supporting tools for the Chinese market. Details Mentor Graphics Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced that Mentor Graphics' DFT tool suite is included in the TSMC Reference Flow 7.0. Details Metrix Software Solutions Ltd announced that it will embed INORAme. Details MSC Software Corp. and IBM announced a worldwide strategic alliance. Details Noran Engineering, Inc. announced that it has reached a licensing agreement with SolidWorks Corp. for the use of its solid modeling engine. Details Sescoi announced the appointment of Sweetcom, their first reseller in the French market for MyWorkPLAN. Details UGS Corp., Ford Motor Company and Ford Global Technologies, LLC announced an alliance which will focus on accelerating the delivery of PLM commercial products that enable innovation within the vehicle development process. Details * Other * Access Commerce announced that it has been named to the Manufacturing Business Technology Global 100 list of leading information technology vendors. Details 
Alibre Inc. announced that it is offering Alibre Design Xpress to the Chinese market. Details Arena Solutions announced that Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine has recognized Arena Solutions with the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 Award. Details AVEVA Group plc announced that it has provided an educational software grant to San Jacinto College District. Details CAD Schroer Group announced the opening of its first U.S. office. Details CD-adapco announced the launch of STAR-Tutor: the CD-adapco on-line tutoring service. Details CENIT announced a PLM training centre for the European automotive and aviation industry in Romania. Details IDC's CMO Advisory Practice announced that Autodesk and Avaya are the recipients of IDC's CMO Advisory Best Practices Award for New Product Launch Processes. Details INCAT announced it is launching operations in India. Details Intergraph Corp. announced that its Process, Power & Marine division has been recognized with the PELC 2006 Award. Details Moldflow Corp. announced that it has been ranked on FORTUNE Small Business magazines Sixth Annual FSB 100 list of the fastest growing small companies in America. Details OptiTex announced it was ranked first in seven categories among CAD software vendors. Details The Conference Program was announced for Product Life live which will be held 07.-08.11.2006 in Mainz, Germany. Details Pure Insight announced a 'Lean Rapid and Profitable Product Development and New Product Portfolio Management' seminar led by Dr Robert Cooper on September 18-19 2006 at the Marriott Renaissance Heathrow, London. Download the seminar brochure here (530 kB PDF). To receive a 10% discount on this seminar, register here. On the Agenda & Fees Registration Page, enter 2PLM as the Code. SofTech, Inc. announced the availability of a new executive briefing on PLM entitled '10 Critical PLM Facts Every Executive Should Know'. Details The SPIRIT Consortium announced that STARC, the Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center has joined The Consortium as its first Associate Member. As part of its standards development and deployment strategy, The SPIRIT Consortium has created a new class of membership -- the Associate Member -- for non-profit organizations and institutes. Details Visiprise, Inc. announced it has been named to the 2006 START-IT 125 list of the most influential manufacturing technology providers. Details |