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Synergis Software announced today that Ruhrpumpen (www.ruhrpumpen.com), a global centrifugal pump technology company, is using Adept engineering document management as its enterprise platform for unified global engineering. One of Ruhrpumpen's key corporate goals is to expand geographically into South America and the Far East. Victor Melendez, Corporate Development Director, knows that the…

Synopsys, Inc. and Coverity, a provider of software quality, testing, and security tools, today signed a definitive agreement for Synopsys to acquire Coverity. Coverity products reduce the risk of quality and security defects, which can lead to the catastrophic failures that plague many of today's large software systems. Under the…

Atos today announced its 2013 annual results. Thierry Breton, Chairman and CEO of Atos said: “In 2013, we completed the three-year plan announced in December 2010. As expected, profitability improved significantly with operating margin increasing to 7.5% of revenue, free cash flow totaled more than €350 million, and earning per share…

Today, from its historic Norwood Motor Manufacturing Facility, Siemens announced a $66.8 million in-kind software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Students there will now have access to the same Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software used throughout the global manufacturing industry to design, develop and manufacture some…

Zero Wait-State, a provider of Product Lifecycle Management solutions and services introduced their newest application, LoadState at the Oracle Value Chain Summit, in San Jose California, February 5th. The product was developed with input and feedback from their client SubZero-Wolf, a high end manufacturer of kitchen appliances. The product was…

Advanced Solutions, an Autodesk Platinum Partner and Authorized Training Center (ATC), today announced the newly designed innovation offering, Workflow Simulation + Analysis. Advanced Solutions' Workflow Simulation + Analysis empowers businesses to make informed decisions which improve efficiency, eliminate waste and increase profit. Using a structured process, the workflow simulation team collects data, builds models,…

Lectra is pleased to announce that Imperial is implementing Lectra Fashion PLM to reinforce its position in the fast fashion market and support its worldwide business growth strategy. Founded in Bologna, Italy, in 1978 by Adriano Aere and Emilia Giberti, Imperial provides menswear and womenswear to 4,000 customers across the…

solidThinking, Inc. today announced that solidThinking Inspire has been selected as the Golden Mousetrap Winner in the Design Tools - Hardware & Software CAD/PDM/PLM category. The awards celebrate the companies, products, and people who are energizing North American design, engineering, and manufacturing. The Golden Mousetrap Awards were announced at a…

Two Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) chapters received grants totaling $10,000 from Knovel in support of important community health initiatives in the Philippines and Cameroon. The University of Notre Dame EWB-USA Student Chapter was awarded one grant for a project designed to provide a clean and reliable source of drinking water to…

Integware today announced that they have released a whitepaper that covers best practices for PLM project governance. The whitepaper is available for download now at the Integware website. The whitepaper was co-authored by Graciella Byers, Director of PLM at Integware, and Greg Letendre, Integware’s Senior Solution Consultant. The PLM consultants at Integware…