Vishal Sikka, the managing director and chief executive of Infosys, has said the firm is aiming to do something similar to Accenture or Cognizant on acquisitions, without blindly copying. Addressing a conference by equity analyst firm Motilal Oswal on Tuesday, Sikka said acquisitions would be a focus area and will help the company to achieve its 2020 vision. “If you look at the number of the companies Accenture has bought or even Cognizant, there is obviously a very systematic and highly efficient way in which they execute all these things,” Sikka said. “I think we need to do something like this as well. Not to copy them but I think the rate at which interesting innovation is built outside is something that has to be adopted and embraced.” In this year, Infosys has made two acquisitions. One is of Israel-based automation technology solutions provider Panaya and the other of US-based mobile e-commerce solutions provider Skava. The

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce the speaker line-up for their upcoming PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC. This two-day event will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles. PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Industry featuring 3D CIC is the must-attend event for A&D industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the A&D industry germinate and take root. The first day of the event will focus on 3D Model-Based Design (MBD) for Product Definition, with emphasis on advanced features, data retention, and compliance. The second day will focus on Enabling a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) with emphasis on the MBD/MBE vision, downstream integration, standards in MBD/MBE, quality, and inspection. Attendees will

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata 2015 China PLM Market Analysis Report. This report provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) rapidly-evolving PLM market for calendar year 2014. The report discusses the major PLM trends and issues, PLM purchase investments in software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts that pertain to China; an important and quickly expanding economic region. This report also provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region and the revenue performance of the leading PLM solution providers operating within it, both China-based and international PLM solution providers headquartered elsewhere. This report is a joint collaborative effort of CIMdata and China-based e-works Research (http://www.eworksglobal.com/ in English and http://www.e-works.net.cn in Chinese). Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata Vice President of Research said, “While the global PLM market had

Line-up of experts includes keynote presentations from Airbus, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and CIMdata. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 10 September 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce the speaker line-up for their upcoming PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC. This two-day event will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles. PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Industry featuring 3D CIC is the must-attend event for A&D industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the A&D industry germinate and take root. The first day of the event will focus on 3D Model-Based Design (MBD) for Product Definition, with emphasis on advanced features, data retention, and compliance. The second day will focus on Enabling a Model-Based

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Renesas, a leading solution provider delivering highly reliable and high-safety products for automotive, has deployed Synopsys' Design Compiler® Graphical solution for their designs. Improving performance, while reducing power and area, is critical for Renesas to offer high performance balanced with very low power consumption over a wide and scalable range of products. To achieve these goals, Renesas deployed a design flow that combines Design Compiler Graphical and Synopsys' IC Compiler™ place-and-route solution. "As exciting infotainment and safety options become significant criteria in the purchase of new products, our customers are looking to Renesas to deliver higher performance, energy-efficient products to market," said Tatsuji Kagatani, manager of Design Automation Department at Renesas System Design Co., Ltd. "Design Compiler Graphical's significant area and routing congestion reduction, combined with IC Compiler for place and route, enable our design teams to achieve faster timing and smaller area. We have widely deployed Design

Most of the apparel companies On Apparel Magazine's top 20 list, ranked by profit margin have partnered with Gerber Technology, the world leader in integrated software and automation solutions for the apparel and industrial markets. In addition, many of the top companies on the list are using YuniquePLM. YuniquePLM is web-based product lifecycle management software that integrates with AccuMark to help fashion and apparel brand owners, manufacturers and retailers collaborate, accelerate workflows and eliminate errors. Many of these top companies are also using Gerber's industry leading plotters, spreaders and multi-ply, single-ply and leather cutting systems in their operations, according to a press release. Mike Elia, Gerber Technology CEO said, “Because we understand the entire value chain within the apparel industry, we're able to provide the end-to-end solutions and global support that help our customers improve profitability, shorten cycle times, and achieve optimum results. We're proud to be the integrated software and hardware

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that the Co-founder and CEO of Local Motors, John B. “Jay” Rogers, will make a presentation at CIMdata’s workshop on the New Age of Collaboration, Innovation, and Product Development. The workshop will take place in Louisville, Kentucky on October 7-8. In addition to Mr. Roger’s presentation, attendees will hear from well known PLM blogger, Oleg Shilovitsky; FirstBuild’s Product Evangelist, Taylor Dawson; and BASF Corporation’s Senior Manager for Innovation Excellence, Dr. Svetlana Dimovski. Local Motors is a next-generation tech company that designs, builds, and sells cars with the help of an ever increasing number of community members. Collaboration and innovation are at the core of what Local Motors does. As the traditional car makers struggle with the creation of innovative products that people want Local Motors has seized the opportunity to move ahead with an approach that is set

SnapEDA, the fastest and easiest way to find and share CAD building blocks for electronics design, is today launching the DesignHub, a one-stop shop to explore CAD building blocks for components developed or curated by industry-leading companies. Collaborators in the DesignHub include Texas Instruments, GaN Systems, Accelerated Designs, Octopart, and Seeed.  The DesignHub shaves hours off design time and ensures maximal reusability by making it easy to search, find, and download computer-aided design (CAD) building blocks, such as PCB footprints and schematic symbols, from leading component manufacturers and providers. All building blocks export to major design tools, including Cadence OrCad/Allegro, Altium, Eagle, Mentor PADS, KiCad, and Pulsonix.  To provide transparency into quality, SnapEDA runs a diagnostic check on each CAD file to catch common manufacturing issues - such as silkscreen-to-copper overlaps, or poorly defined centroids - before they result in costly errors. Additionally a rating system lets engineers approve or flag parts.  The

Microdesk, Inc., announced the launch of its Revit Asset Management Solution ModelStream, a new enterprise asset management solution. ModelStream bridges Autodesk Revit with IBM Maximo, providing a tool that enables facility management and operations and maintenance teams to directly access building information model (BIM) data developed during the design and construction process. "ModelStream is a prime example of how Microdesk is constantly striving to recognize ways to align and support the AECO industry," said Michael DeLacey, President of Microdesk. "Our AEC and Facility Management experts have developed a game-changing solution that directly connects asset management systems with BIM models, enabling owners to seamlessly access all critical building information immediately after project close-out." "ModelStream is an innovative new product that finally addresses a major pain point for owners and facility managers with its bi-directional  connection between Autodesk Revit and IBM Maximo information to create a fully integrated asset management system," said George Broadbent, Director of Asset Management

Cooper Bearings, a SKF Group company, has added an interactive split roller bearing selector to its website, www.cooperbearings.com.  “This user-friendly selector makes it easy for engineers and designers to search our database for the split roller bearings that meet their particular needs, and download 3D drawings,” said Martin Caspall, Cooper Bearings engineering manager. “It also calculates bearing fatigue life for a single shaft size or for multiple sizes.” The 3D models are available in several formats, including STEP and Autodesk Inventor.   The new bearing selector — accessed by clicking “Product Selector” at the bottom of the Cooper homepage — asks the user to specify bore size (one size or a range), speed, radial and axial loads, and other key criteria. It then searches the range of Cooper split-to-the-shaft roller bearings and displays those that meet the criteria. The user selects one and reviews the available housings (pillow blocks, flanges, take-up units, etc.) and seals,