For the past decade, lighting, film, TV, exhibit, concert, theatre, and other designers have exported their light plots, scenic designs, and event models created with Vectorworks Spotlight software to ESP Vision to cue and visualize award-winning experiences. With our recent acquisition of the ESP Vision product line, which includes Vision Pro, the most advanced lighting pre-visualization software available for both PC and Mac operating systems, we’ve created a path to further enable such workflow collaboration. “This purchase fortifies Vectorworks’ global market leadership position and signals our continuous commitment to the entertainment design industry at a time when visualization capabilities are becoming a more mission-critical, cost-effective means of cueing a show in advance,” says Stewart Rom, Vectorworks’ chief marketing officer. “Bringing Vision into the Vectorworks product portfolio places the integration of its pre-visualization capabilities on the Spotlight software roadmap.” Vectorworks will continue to support ESP Vision’s existing customers. In addition, Vision’s technical team

Key takeaways: ·         Product complexity is increasing as products become smarter and more connected ·         As new methods and paradigms for design emerge the importance of PLM to manage the increased scope of requirements and information needed for design, development, manufacturing, and service continues to increase Introduction In their latest article on how technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) are changing products and business models, PTC President and CEO Jim Heppelmann and Dr. Michael Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School discussed How Smart, Connected Products are Transforming Companies.[1] CIMdata is following this series of articles because we also believe that development of smart, connected products is changing how manufacturers need to think about and execute product design, development, and support as well as the essential nature of the products and solutions they develop and deliver to their customers, and the overall business model that they will follow. Designing Products for

Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of the latest release of the Synopsys Synplify Pro® and Synplify® Premier FPGA synthesis software tools. This release includes new multiprocessing technology that accelerates runtime by up to 3X compared to the previous generation and physically-aware advanced synthesis to increase timing quality of results (QoR) by up to 10 percent. This new technology enables automatic integration of IP from multiple sources allowing designers to utilize the optimal FPGA device for their product. The latest release also delivers enhancements to accelerate development of fault-tolerant systems, utilizing enhanced support for triple module redundancy (TMR), safe and fault-tolerant finite state machine (FSM) and error monitoring and handling. These improvements help accelerate the design of FPGAs for high reliability and safety critical applications operating in harsh and high radiation environments in the medical, automotive, industrial, space and communications markets. Synplify's new multiprocessing technology enables the use of a single software license to automatically compile

Corel today announces CorelCAD™ 2016, the latest version of its powerful and affordable computer-aided design software. CorelCAD 2016 offers new customizable 2D drafting tools, native .DWG file support, and superior 3D design capabilities - all within an interactive workspace that makes it easier and more efficient for users to achieve their design goals. With the new CorelCAD™ Mobile for Android, CorelCAD 2016 will give users access to the speed, performance and customization they need with unique applications specifically designed for mobile, Mac and Windows environments. "For clients in industries ranging from Architecture, Engineering and Construction to Manufacturing, CorelCAD is a proven and cost-effective solution for CAD. And by developing a new app for mobile, we're giving engineers and designers the freedom to be productive in virtually any environment, whether they're on the factory floor, in an engineering meeting or at their desk," said Klaus Vossen, Senior Product Manager for Technical Graphics, Corel. "With

Geometric Limited today announced the release of CAMWorks® 2016 software, the latest release of the company’s suite of 3D CNC machining applications. CAMWorks 2016 delivers new productivity-enhancing capabilities that will help companies move seamlessly from design to manufacturing, while enabling more cost-effective handling of design and manufacturing changes. Operating inside SOLIDWORKS® 2016 design software, and fully associative to SOLIDWORKS 3D design geometry as a certified SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner, CAMWorks 2016 provides many new customer-driven enhancements that enable CNC operators to boost productivity in the generation of toolpaths, as well as shorten the cycle times required to machine parts and assemblies. A recognized industry leader in knowledge-based machining, proprietary feature recognition, and true G-code machine simulation, CAMWorks 2016 further automates the toolpath programming process, reducing CNC programming, setup, and machining time. “CAMWorks 2016 delivers the most thoughtful enhancements I’ve seen in the past ten years, including significantly reduced dependencies on sketches, and a new tool-based workflow

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that it now offers the industry's first IP subsystem with pre-verified components including a single-chip port controller IP that integrates USB Type-C™, USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode (Alt Mode). This new design IP enables the development of single-chip solutions for combining video, audio, USB and up to 100W of power on a single external connector. The integration of the IP as a single-chip solution is important for mobile and cost-sensitive consumer devices where a single connector, lower bill of materials (BOM) costs and reduced board size can provide significant competitive advantages. The subsystem components are pre-verified, which enables designers to mitigate project risk and ease system-on-chip (SoC) integration. The complete subsystem includes: USB 3.0 xHCI Host and Device certified controller IP, which can be combined into a Dual Role Device Controller USB Type-C Port controller (TCPC) IP DisplayPort 1.2a Transmitter (Tx) controller IP Embedded Tensilica® Xtensa® CPU Multi-protocol USB

GRAPHISOFT® has just announced that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a test project for temporary, earth-bag shelters in Syria using ARCHICAD to develop the designs. Constructed using bags filled with dirt, this type of transitional shelter gives the beneficiaries involved an opportunity to work and earn an income — which could also stimulate the start of small business opportunities. Earth-bag house construction is an efficient way to solve the need for basic homes that can be built within a short period of time. Furthermore, the earth-bag house construction system does not require a deep knowledge of construction and can be built by the people who will live in them. Compared to tents, the earth-bag built house has many advantages without being a permanent construction; they can easily be dismantled and the materials can be re-purposed. „Providing cheap architecture for poor people has always been my dream,” said

Aras® and T-Systems, a global provider of information and communication technology for multinational corporations and public sector institutions, today announced the launch of the new T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform powered by Aras Innovator®. Delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), the T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform combines end-to-end services with full Aras Innovator functionality, customization and integration capabilities. Running on secure, high performance and dynamic infrastructure in the modern T-Systems cloud data centers, the T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform provides global companies with a complete enterprise PLM solution that includes application management services for service desk, data security, monitoring, reporting and more. T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform Advantages Predefined for large enterprises, midsized companies and small businesses Private cloud and hybrid deployment options Full customization capabilities Upgradable even when customized Open integration and data federation capabilities PDMWebConnector for integration to Enovia, Teamcenter, Windchill and others PDMWorkbench integrations to CATIA and NX “We’re excited that T-Systems has selected Aras as the PLM backbone for their new PLM

Wipro Ltd, India's third-biggest software services exporter, reported a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly profits on Wednesday but forecast a tepid quarter ahead due to fewer working days for its Western clients and smaller deals. For the current quarter Wipro expects its IT services unit to see revenue of between $1.84 billion to $1.9 billion, which is at the lower end of analysts' estimates. Analysts had expected a rise of 2-4 percent, while Wipro's forecast implies a rise of 0.5 to 2.5 percent. Chief Executive TK Kurien said the quarter would be affected by the holiday season in Europe and the United States and a slower ramp-up in deals closed. Kurien said he expects the banking, retail and manufacturing industries to see the most cutbacks. "Deal sizes are getting smaller and the number of multibillion-dollar deals have reduced in the market space," CEO Kurien said. Wipro, like rivals Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys has the biggest part of its

SAP AG Tuesday said its third-quarter profit increased from last year, supported by double-digit growth in revenues. The company said it again delivered strong growth in the cloud, outpacing most pure cloud competitors even without the contribution from the Concur acquisition. New cloud bookings, the key measure for SAP's sales success in the cloud, increased 102 percent in the third quarter to 216 million euros. SAP CFO Luka Mucic said, "What I am particularly pleased about is that our operating profit grew even faster than our revenue. This reflects the positive impact of our business transformation and our continued focus on operating excellence across all of our lines of business, as shown in particular by an almost 9 percentage point year-over-year increase in our cloud gross margin." Profit attributable to owners of parent increased to 898 million euros from last year's 880 million euros. Operating profit rose 5 percent to 1.21 billion euros from