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Rand Worldwide announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has released updated versions of their Scan to BIM and IMAGINiT Utilities software products, including: Utilities for Revit, Utilities for Civil 3D, Utilities for Vault Client and Utilities for Vault Server. In addition to compatibility with the Autodesk 2015 product releases, IMAGINiT has introduced new free trial versions of Scan to BIM, Utilities for Revit and Utilities for Civil 3D. “Every IMAGINiT software product is purposefully designed to extend the capabilities of our customers’ design technology, enabling them to be more productive,” says Tim Johnson, senior vice president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “The best way to know if a solution will address an organization’s productivity needs is hands-on experience. That’s why we’ve introduced a 21 day free trial for Scan to BIM and a 14 day free trial for IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D and IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit.”

CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D),  announced the release of Moldex3D R13.0. The software has plastic validation and optimization applications for industrial design and manufacturing, with customer-driven improvements on functionality, workflow, computing efficiency and user experience. Moldex3D enables part designers and mold makers to optimize decision making in the plastic injection molding process. This will allow them to manufacture high-quality products in form, fit and function, reduce costs, and shorten time-to-market. With strong customer commitment, CoreTech is developing and expanding its product features and services, helping enterprises create core competitiveness and add value for their own products and end-users. Moldex3D has been the plastic simulation standard in many industries, including automotive, digital electronics, medical, consumer product, etc. Aimed at eliminating molding defects and increasing production efficiency on plastics, Moldex3D enables customers to visualize the melt front behavior inside the mold cavity and predict potential molding problems before manufacturing. It also helps users validate

MAGUS (Pty) Ltd (MAGUS) and CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST), announce the release of Antenna Magus Version 5.0 - a tool that helps engineers deliver antenna design projects faster and more effectively than ever before. Equipping engineers with information to make the antenna design process even quicker and more flexible has been the main focus of development in version 5.0 of Antenna Magus. The design capabilities for all 250 antenna types in the Antenna Magus database have been upgraded to include 'Smart Design' functionality. This feature can automatically suggest practical design objectives and, as needed, can also instantly convert information provided by the designer between different representations. A new feature of version 5.0 includes the library of specifications. This library incorporates the properties of typical design specifications used in various industries. Accessing predefined specs speeds up the design process, and helps to achieve more reliable designs. Specification information can be added

Infosys Limited will announce results for its first quarter ending June 30, 2014 on Friday, July 11, 2014, Indian Standard Time (IST) (on the night of Thursday, July 10, 2014, US Eastern Time (ET)). The results will also be available on http://www.infosys.com. Following the release, Infosys CEO and Managing Director, Mr. S. D. Shibulal; COO, Mr. Pravin Rao; CFO, Mr. Rajiv Bansal and Executive Vice President and Head - Human Resources, Mr. Srikantan Moorthy,  will be part of a common television interaction at 10:00 a.m. IST. The participating executives will address questions from the media during this interaction which will be streamed live on the Investor Relations section of the Infosys website This will be followed by a detailed discussion on ET Now from Bangalore at 10:30 a.m. IST on July 11, 2014 (this will not be telecast in the US). An archive of this event will be uploaded on http://www.infosys.com after 2:00 p.m. IST on July 11, 2014 (after 4:30 a.m. US ET on July 11, 2014). Earnings call I  (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. IST; 2:00 a.m. -

Accenture reported strong financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, ended May 31, 2014, with net revenues of $7.74 billion, an increase of 7 percent in both U.S. dollars and local currency over the same period last year, above the company’s guided range of $7.40 billion to $7.65 billion. Diluted earnings per share were $1.26, compared with $1.21 for the third quarter last year, which included a benefit of $50 million, or $0.07 per share, from a reduction in reorganization liabilities. Excluding this benefit, diluted EPS for the third quarter last year were $1.14. Diluted EPS for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 11 percent from adjusted EPS for the third quarter last year. Operating income for the quarter was $1.18 billion, or 15.2 percent of net revenues, compared with $1.14 billion, or 15.9 percent of net revenues, for the third quarter last year, which included the benefit of

All companies use some form of imagery to describe their overall strategy or approach. Most geometric figures have been used at one time or another by players in the PLM space. Currently, Siemens PLM Software uses a half sphere or dome to describe how their HD-PLM provides an immersive decision-making environment.   With the advent of V6 and now the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, Dassault Systèmes uses a spiral to denote the lifecycle from ideation to use and back again, and the circle for their 3DEXPERIENCE Compass. And now at their most recent event, the dominant shape at PTC Live Global was the hexagon (sorry about the picture quality from my iPad):   Early in the event, the shape helped to nicely array the six parts of PTCs business around the outside, i.e., CAD, PLM, SCM, ALM, SLM, and now Internet of Things (IoT). This was used even down to the portal through which most speakers went

 PDF Key takeaways: Dassault Systèmes’ has made significant progress in refining and implementing their next generation strategy and platform for “realistic simulation” Performance simulation technology from SIMULIA, CATIA, and the new BIOVIA brand portfolio is a key element and enabler of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE strategy and platform  The ultimate goal and the challenge for Dassault Systèmes is delivering their robust simulation technology not only to the traditional SIMULIA analysis specialists, but making the results of simulation best practices available to and readily consumable by the broader base of engineers and management within the 12 major industry segments that they serve Dassault Systèmes held their annual SIMULIA Community Conference, an international event, from May 19-22 in Providence, Rhode Island. The agenda included keynote briefings from Bernard Charlès, CEO of Dassault Systèmes, as well as the executive team of SIMULIA including Scott Berkey, CEO of Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corporation. Passionate and engaging as always, Mr. Charlès kicked off

Zuken announces manufacturing cost reductions through enhanced electrical design. The latest version of E3.series – Zuken’s electrical and fluid CAD software – contains integration with B&R Automation Studio, data export for drilling and milling machines, XVL output for Lattice viewer, and enhanced support for Komax and eCl@ss. Support for harness families and harness derivatives within a single design offer time-saving benefits for the transportation sector. “Today, workers often need to manually interpret manufacturing documentation in order to assemble control systems. Now, with automatically-produced wires and step-by-step routing instructions, the need to read and interpret these documents is removed. This gives companies the option to retain assembly in-house, thereby reducing manufacturing outsourcing costs.” - Joachim Frank, Director of E3.series business Manufacturing process cost reductions E3.series 2014A adds new and enhanced manufacturing features to reduce manufacturing costs.  Manufacturing output for drilling and milling machines is automatically-produced by E3.CutOut. This uses drill hole and cutout definitions from the E3.series

MecSoft Corporation has announced the availability of the latest version of their fully integrated plug-in VisualXPORT 2014 for SpaceClaim. VisualXPORT for SpaceClaim allows users to transfer SpaceClaim geometry directly to VisualCAD without having to go through a neutral format such as STEP or IGES.  The solution provides an enhanced workflow for companies that design in SpaceClaim and use VisualCAD/VisualMILL in their manufacturing process. “MecSoft provides easy-to-use and powerful tools for engineers and has won the trust of customers over years of product improvements, just as we have with SpaceClaim. This new integration is further evidence of MecSoft listening to customers and making their process easier,” stated Craig Wilkinson, director of marketing at ANSYS. “This will further streamline their work and ability to prepare geometry for manufacturing quickly and easily.” “With VisualXPORT 2014 for SpaceClaim we’re able to meet the needs of MecSoft’s SpaceClaim customers that desire enhanced export capabilities beyond the traditional 3D

Flow Science, Inc. announces the availability of a new release of FLOW-3D Cast, version 4. A major release, FLOW-3D Cast v4 is based on the recently-released solver for FLOW-3D version 11 and provides users many new simulation tools to improve metal castings as well as a new innovative and intuitive Model Setup panel that greatly reduces the time required to create real-world simulations. Users are guided through the simulation setup process by the logically arranged setup panels at the left side of the Model Setup window. Elements of the casting process are entered by their actual names (e.g., mold, casting parts, filters) and appropriate physical models are activated automatically. “The driving factor behind the development of FLOW-3D Cast has always been to closely reflect the workflow and needs of our customers so that they can improve product development, speed up production and deliver high-quality products to market before their competitors,” commented John