IntelliCorp, a provider of smart lifecycle management software for SAP applications, introduced its latest version of LiveCompare, 3.1.3, at HP Discover 2014. The software holds HP Enterprise Management Alliance Program (EMAP) Gold Certification for HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and enables organizations running SAP and HP ALM to deliver better quality for less effort. "Organizations want the seemingly impossible: faster, better quality changes for less cost. Integrating IntelliCorp's LiveCompare software with HP ALM makes this possible," said Chris Trueman, chief technology officer, IntelliCorp. "We continue working with HP to further address application lifecycle challenges to increase business agility and application quality while reducing costs." At HP Discover, IntelliCorp demonstrated how organizations can reduce overall total cost of ownership by integrating SAP and HP ALM with IntelliCorp's LiveCompare software. LiveCompare's smart lifecycle analysis reduces SAP change test scope by 80% or more. LiveCompare's integration with HP ALM and SAP simplifies complicated and time consuming manual tasks by automating identification of at

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems announces that Siemens PLM Software is expanding its current relationship with SNC by officially joining the SNC Dream Chaser® ”Dream Team.” Siemens PLM Software, headquartered in Plano, Texas, has been supporting SNC’s Space Systems’ product lines, including the Dream Chaser spacecraft program, for over a decade with Siemens’ engineering software tools. “With the continual expansion of our Dream Team it is critical to maintain efficient collaboration between our various partners,” said Mark N. Sirangelo, corporate vice president of SNC’s Space Systems. “As a global leader in software technology Siemens is joining our Dream Chaser team of world-class partners and organizations to support spacecraft development between the various members both in the U.S. and internationally, further improving quality, efficiency, and affordability.” Siemens’ role on the Dream Chaser program has evolved from its years of work with SNC’s Spacecraft product line. The expanded use of advanced engineering software tools

BIMobject AB signed a global framework agreement with ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems today. The agreement makes BIMobject® the global supplier for the company's BIM initiative. The framework agreement covers services such as the development and publishing of BIM objects with Private Clouds and the pre-sales and analytics tool; BIManalytics™ Pro. All trademarks within ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems are covered by the framework agreement, including well-known brands such as Besam, Crawford, Albany and Megadoor.

Tens of thousands of football fans can focus on the action on the pitch during the upcoming FIFA World Cup without having to be concerned about the structural integrity of the stadium, thanks to engineering simulation technology from ANSYS. Multiphysics analysis validated that the fierce Brazilian winds won't impact the safety for spectators and teams in the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia. Engineers completed the analysis in two weeks – about one-tenth the time required for traditional wind-tunnel validation – for 66 percent lower costs compared to physical testing methods. The stadium was originally built in 1974 and was refurbished to include a new facade, metal roof and stands — as well as a lowered pitch that offers unobstructed views from every seat. NOVACAP, a Brazilian state company involved in construction in Brasilia, worked with Paulo de Mattos Pimenta, professor at the University of Sao Paulo, to validate the stadium's structural integrity

Software Factory has been PTC Partner for more than 20 years. For this long time they have increased productivity along the entire value chain for PTC/USERS all over the world.  Their solutions for PTC® Creo® are basis for optimized design processes. Efficiency of PLM increases by adding their PTC® Windchill® or PTC® Windchill® FlexPLM® solutions. For PTC Integrity™ their solutions and services expand the performance over the entire Hardware and Software development process. In the area of manufacturing and service/after sales they are valued partner for systems automation, also with ThingWorx™. Operating and hosting round off their services that make your life easier.  This year, Software Factory will show you, how their software solutions for PTC Products can lead to your success. They’ll be onsite to show how you can use Creo 3.0 ready and Windchill Software Factory tools for saving design and engineering time.  Do you manually collect your specification characteristics for first article inspection (FAI) reports or check

CADENAS PARTsolutions is demonstrating the power and versatility of their Standard Parts Management (SPM) platform at PTC Live June 15-18 in Boston, MA. Working as a standalone platform or in tandem with a PLM system, such as PTC Windchill, the PARTsolutions SPM software enables engineers to streamline their parts selection and engineering processes. PARTsolutions Strategic Parts Management gives engineers the power to search, sort and classify their standard parts, like no other platform can. “PARTsolutions SPM brings added versatility and flexibility for users of any PLM system, including PTC Windchill,” says Tim Thomas, CEO of CADENAS PARTsolutions. “We enable large organizations and multi-cad environments to work more closely with one another, and to work more closely with their purchasing department. By cleaning up their ‘jungle of parts,’ they can prevent expensive errors and duplicates and move their business forward in a much more streamlined manner.” PARTsolutions parts management technology platform supports SPM

After MLC CAD Systems became the Nation's leading reseller of Mastercam CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) software in 2013, sales continue to accrue at the same record-setting pace. Joel Hill, Director of Business Development for MLC CAD Systems attributed the company's sales success to the power and flexibility of the Mastercam product line converging with a robust manufacturing sector in the Southern United States. Joel commented, “During the past three-to-five years many manufacturers have begun to take advantage of significant improvements in CAM software to double and even triple their productivity with existing manpower. These improvements have been so impressive that some of the work previously lost to low-cost, off-shore competitors is returning to the United States.” With 14 offices throughout the Southern United States, MLC CAD has taken advantage of growing opportunities in the region’s aerospace, medical device, energy, and oil and gas industries to become North America’s leading reseller of Mastercam

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., has announced its sponsorship of the 2014 Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest for the second year in a row. Through this contest, architects and related professionals in the United States share their creative concepts on five-inch-by-five-inch cocktail napkins, which will be available to interested participants at the Vectorworks booth during the AIA Convention 2014. Past entries have included drawings of iconic buildings, sketches of ancient masterworks and studies on the design process. All winners and finalists will be published in Architectural Record and showcased in the online Cocktail Napkin Sketch Gallery. Two grand-prize winners will also receive a box of napkins printed with their sketches. “For decades, architects have been famous for using cocktail napkins to sketch out their architectural ideas,” said Laura Viscusi, vice president of McGraw-Hill Construction Media and publisher of Architectural Record, GreenSource and SNAP. “Anecdotal evidence shows architects still rely on this method— especially

ZWSOFT has announced the results of an in-depth industry research study with 4 major product design and manufacturing company customers, based on issues and problems that they have experienced while using CAD software. Six main issues were introduced by these companies, all of which were addressed with a switch to ZWCAD+. Compatibility Compatibility was the first problem mentioned by all 4 firms, which included metal manufacturers and lighting and switchboard manufacturers from China, Thailand and Korea. With the vast amount of CAD and other specialist software available, as well as the high level of collaboration that is involved with product design and manufacturing, the firms wanted strong compatibility to allow users to open and edit drawings from a variety of origins, in one design environment. ZWCAD+ offers compatibility with all mainstream CAD software, meaning users can open files from clients and collaborators without the risk of changes or time consuming conversions. Cost Efficiency Cost effectiveness

CD-adapco™ announced today a long term collaboration project with the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) and SICOS BW. The aim of this ongoing project is to benchmark, profile and ensure the best STAR-CCM+® performance and scalability possible on petascale computing systems. STAR-CCM+® will initially be run on the 1.045 PetaFlop (113,000 cores) CRAY XE6 machine HERMIT (http://www.hlrs.de/systems/platforms/cray-xe6-hermit/) and in the future on the 7 Petaflop Cray XC30 HORNET system due for installation in 2014. “Every year we see an increase in the computing power available to our users,” said CD-adapco™ Senior VP Product Management, Jean-Claude Ercolanelli. “The goal of this project is to understand the challenges of running engineering simulation on the clusters of tomorrow and ensure STAR-CCM+® is ready to meet the future needs of our customers.” “Performing CFD analysis on petascale systems presents a number of interesting difficulties,” added Uwe Küster, Numerical Methods & Librariesof HLRS. “Simply running the simulation