SofTech, Inc. today announced its third quarter fiscal year 2014 operating results. Revenue for the three months ended February 28, 2014 was approximately $1.34 million as compared to approximately $1.46 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The net loss for the current quarter was about ($275,000) or ($.31) per share compared to $(14,000) or $(.01) per share for the same period in the prior fiscal year. EBITDA for current quarter was about $(93,000) as compared to about $183,000 for the same period in fiscal year 2013. Gross margins declined to 57.8% in the current quarter as compared to 77.3% in the comparative quarter in fiscal 2013. In connection with the sale of the CADRA product line in Q2 of fiscal 2014, the Company retained the right to distribute CADRA throughout Europe (except Germany) and to the largest U.S. customer for that technology at margins ranging from 30%

ZW3D successfully hosted this year’s European Partner Conference (EPC) in Prague, Czech Republic, between March 21 and March 22. ZW3D brings together dozens of old, new, and potential European partners to share insights on CAD/CAM development and especially to explore the product value that ZW3D can bring for customer needs. ZW3D CAD/CAM in Europe Ever since the acquisition of VX CAD/CAM in 2010, ZWSOFT has marched into 3D CAD/CAM area with soaring ZW3D business and established a powerful channel network of around 50 partners in Europe alone. Along with its professional partners, ZW3D has delivered great CAD/CAM solutions to European markets and earned trust of customers like Ogle Models and Prototypes, Dr. Höhn, GoTools, Brightwake, etc., witnessing its wide application in various industries like automotive equipment, machinery, electronics, consumer products, and so on. This year at EPC 2014, ZW3D gathered its excellent Europe partners from 12 European countries like Germany, France, UK, Portuguese and Poland to further explore the

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. and Synchro Software Ltd. have joined forces to provide truly open and flexible collaboration between architectural modeling and construction planning BIM tools. Both companies are committed leaders to the proliferation of open BIM workflows in design and construction and work to improve the efficiency of the industry through the successful implementation of open standards-based data exchange. In addition, both companies support the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file format as an interoperability solution for their customers. “We believe systems interoperability is as important as supporting 3D data in our 4D BIM for construction planning and scheduling solution,” said Tom Dengenis, CEO of Synchro Software Ltd. “Our support for IFC dates back to 2008. We decided back then for clear strategic reasons to focus on Vectorworks, the clear leader in IFC, to guide our import and synchronization capabilities. From the start, and to this day, we singularly focus on developing and

CADsoft Consulting Inc., today announced they have become a distributor of the Topcon line of robotic technologies for the construction industry, with a direct interface to BIM. Topcon Positioning Systems, a leader in precision positioning technology and solutions, has designed their innovations to allow building and civil infrastructure construction customers to form a tighter, more seamless workflow that will increase on-site worker productivity, enhance jobsite safety, and improve quality control. Additionally, Topcon and Autodesk, Inc., leaders in cloud-based design and engineering software, previously announced they will collaborate to allow products within Autodesk’s leading design and construction software portfolio for BIM to more efficiently interact with the Topcon on-site field positioning hardware. This provides greater interoperability between Autodesk’s design solutions and Topcon field positioning hardware to connect workflows between the office and the field, utilizing robotic total stations for construction positioning. As an Autodesk Authorized Gold Partner, CADsoft Consulting has the expertise to provide a complete solution

The Building Information Modeling (BIM) software provider Tekla has acquired SVS Innovations’ (SVSi) construction software business and its advanced Field3D mobile technology. The acquisition further strengthens Tekla’s position in mobile BIM applications development. Field3D is an easy-to-use 3D collaboration software solution for BIM that works on mobile devices, enabling stakeholders in a construction workflow to access complete 3D model information for an entire building on smartphones and tablets. “One of Tekla’s key objectives is to extend BIM’s reach from the design office to the field, and Field3D technology will help us achieve this goal,” said Mr. Risto Räty, Executive Vice President of Tekla Corporation and General Manager of Trimble Buildings Structures Division. “Field3D technology focuses on solutions for mobile operating systems and the acquisition further strengthens Tekla’s position as a premier provider of advanced BIM technology.” Both Tekla and SVSi offer technology that smoothly manages very large amounts of information. Tekla’s constructible, accurate models

Dan Erno, Mechanical Engineer, GE Global Research Dan Erno has been a Mechanical Engineer at GE Global Research for 14 years and is currently in the Structures organization working on structural design and optimization for Aviation, Power and Water, Oil and Gas, and Wind. Dan received his BS in mechanical engineering from Rochester Polytechnic Institute and joined the Edison Engineering and Development Program at GE where he received his MS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech.  

Michael Bloor, Chief Operating Officer, ESI North America Michael Bloor has led ESI’s business activities in North America as Chief Operating Officer since 2005 focused on growth and consolidation of ESI’s engineering simulation and process design products. Michael joined ESI in 2002 following the acquisition of Vibro-Acoustic Sciences with the responsibility of Global Business Development for the ESI acoustic products. Prior to joining ESI Michael led the Vibro-Acoustic Sciences Sales and Marketing team as Director, responsible for global sales strategy and performance. Michael has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University.  

Infor today announced the general availability of the Infor Implementation Accelerator for Infor Optiva within the Food & Beverage industry. Organizations are now able to implement and utilize the integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) product with a preconfigured database and supporting documentation, which is designed to help provide a faster and more cost-effective return on investment. The Implementation Accelerator for Infor Optiva delivers common PLM best practices and documented business processes for the food and beverage industry leveraging the latest versions of Infor Optiva. This pairing is designed to help enable Infor customers to reduce certain risks associated with implementation and to help establish a lower cost of ownership. The Implementation Accelerators are designed to deliver core industry application processes, and to help reduce implementation times, risk and cost, both in the cloud or on-premise for customers in various industries. Infor Optiva is an advanced PLM system designed specifically to cater to the needs of the process

Visual 2000 International announces leading womenswear multi-channel brand Seasalt are to implement Visual 2000 new PLM S V8 release. Seasalt recently won the prestigious Drapers 2014 award for 'womenswear brand of the year' and are the first ever fashion company to win the Queens Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2013.  Adam Cotgreave, Seasalt Project Manager commented "Throughout our selection process Visual 2000 have shown a true understanding of the fashion industry which is reflected in the rich functionality the solution offers. Selecting the Visual 2000 PLM solution to streamline our planning, design and product development processes will allow our creative teams focus on the things we really care about; our products and our customers". Visual 2000 UK Managing Director Tony Mather said "We are delighted to be working with Adam and the Seasalt team. There are many key drivers within Visual PLM to benefit and support Seasalt, including world class planning and reporting tools, Adobe integration and a

Infor today announced that materials related to the Infor investor conference call Monday, April 14, 2014, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, are provided on the Investors section of Infor's website. Dial-in details for the April 14th investor call are as follows: US/Canada Dial-in #: (800) 850-6928 Int'l/Local Dial-in #: (706) 758-2754 Conference ID #: 27582695 A digital recording of the conference will be available for replay two hours after the call's completion. To access the recording, guests will use the Dial-in Number and the Conference ID listed below: Encore Dial-in #: (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 Encore Dates: 4/14/2014 14:00 EST - 5/13/2014 23:59 EST Conference ID #: 27582695