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American Software, Inc. today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2015. The Company increased Cloud Service Annual Contract Value (ACV) by approximately 226% and increased total revenues by six percent driving a 26% increase in EBITDA for the fourth quarter. Key fourth quarter financial metrics: Total revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 2015 were $27.6 million, an increase of 6% over the comparable period last year. Software license fee revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 2015 were $5.0 million, a decrease of 10% compared to the same period last year. Services and other revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 2015 increased 13% to $12.8 million compared to $11.3 million for the same period last year. Maintenance revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 2015 were $9.8 million compared to $9.0 million, an increase of 9% over the same period last year. Operating earnings for the quarter ended April 30,

Delcam is pleased to announce that the 2015 ArtCAM User Group will be held at Inn at Opryland in Nashville from October 1st to October 3rd.  The format has changed this year to include foundation training prior to ArtCAM user group workshops, Table Top Exhibits, Technical Round Robins and a Development Round Table. Kicking off the event will be a Network Social and all attendees are invited.  At the event guest are able to pick up registration credentials while they mingle with industry professionals and other attendees. Attendees are encouraged to book hotel accommodations early with the Inn at Opryland to receive the special rate of $137.00 which is only offered until August 28th.  To make reservations, guests are asked to call the Marriott reservations line at 615 – 889 – 0800 or 855 – 584 – 3466 As at previous ArtCAM user group meetings, the team plan to offer as much information

MathWorks today announced the names of the 12 qualified teams for the finals of its robotics. These 12 finalists emerged from a group of 220 participating teams and will compete in Lyon, on July 3rd, during the Innorobo tradeshow. Qualifying teams include: Adeline and her little green men, Jopimara, Cyborg, Vachefolle, Esig'inno AM & UROPE4MARS, iVengers, PMCLab, duckgo, Tabula Mater, The Planners, UTMars. Since the launch of the second annual competition in early March, the teams had three months to optimize a basic simulation model of a robot provided by MathWorks. The 12 teams making the fastest and most intelligent models advanced to compete in the finals with real Rover robots. The robots will complete a unique, double mission: to explore Mars by detecting autonomously the location of sites and to avoid obstacles. The goal of the competition is to optimize the MATLAB and Simulink algorithms used by the Rover to complete the mission as fast as

3D Systems announced today the addition of its newest partner, MLC CAD Systems, the leading provider of CAD/CAM solutions with offices throughout the United States southeast and southwest. MLC is adding 3DS' portfolio of 3D printers to its existing design and manufacturing tools, creating a comprehensive digital thread for MLC's clients. Based in Austin, Texas, MLC CAD Systems has been a trusted CAD/CAM provider for the last 30+ years, offering clients the most innovative tools to speed up the design process, enhance quality and manufacture efficiently. To enhance their extensive portfolio of CAD/CAM solutions, MLC will now offer the full range of 3DS professional and production 3D printers, including Direct Metal Printing on the ProX™ 300, large-format SLA on the ProX™ 950, and end-use SLS part production on the ProX™ 500. "We are excited to partner with 3D Systems to add 3D printing technology to our portfolio of CAD and CAM solutions," said Dennis Hill,

Second Module of the 2015 PLM MAR Report Series ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 25 June 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Industry Review and Trends Report, the second of five modules of the CIMdata 2015 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2014. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The focus of the 2015 Trends report is on “Platforms for Innovation.” According to conventional wisdom companies thrive on innovation. Common practice is to use a strategic planning process to go from vision to mission to strategy. Depending on the industry, the approach necessary to meet strategic innovation objectives will vary. The focus could be new

Autodesk Exchange Apps, a Web-based design and engineering app store created for the Autodesk community, celebrates its one millionth app milestone this week with a customer download of the coolOrange threadModeler for Autodesk Inventor. In three years since launching, the site has published 1,800 apps from third-party developers, which are available for download in 14 different languages and in 191 countries. The online platform provides designers and engineers with a centralized location to access apps that advance efficiency and productivity while using Autodesk software, and makes it easy for app developers to reach Autodesk customers worldwide. Autodesk Exchange Apps features a diverse range of 1,800 free, trial and paid apps created for use with Autodesk software across several industries, from AEC and infrastructure to manufacturing, film, TV and games. Autodesk carefully reviews and tests every app to ensure it meets quality, usability and security standards. Apps vary in price from $0-$3,000 and

CD-adapco today announced the release of STAR-CCM+® v10.04, the second release in 2015 of its flagship simulation tool. The latest release represents a major step forward in the company's vision of allowing its customers to "discover better designs, faster" using Multidisciplinary Design exploration (MDX). The highlight of the v10.04 release is an entirely new Finite Element Based Solid Stress Solver, enabling Computational Solid Mechanics from within STAR-CCM+. This engineering breakthrough makes STAR-CCM+ the first tool on the market to offer both Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computational Solid Mechanics from a single and easy to use fully integrated environment. STAR-CCM+ offers the most efficient way of modeling Fluid Structure Interaction problems. "The introduction of Computational Solid Mechanics in STAR-CCM+ is a very important step in terms of the future direction of engineering simulation," said Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, Senior VP of Product Management, CD-adapco. "Engineers can now easily bridge the gap between the fluid and

BuilderMT now offers a new estimating capability through its integration with CG Visions. Using CG Visions’ BIM Pipeline™, BuilderMT users can now move design and option data from CAD and BIM systems directly into BuilderMT Estimating, even for home plans heavily customized in the options process. CG Visions’ BIM Pipeline™ uses model dimensions to translate a home builder’s designs into the products the builder needs to build that home. Those products can then automatically appear in BuilderMT, where their data populates BuilderMT’s purchasing system, creating accurate purchase orders in the process. BuilderMT purchase orders are tied to real-time pricing, so BIM Pipeline / BuilderMT users can accurately determine the costs of any home, even if they are building it for the first time. With CG Visions’ BIM Pipeline, home builders can work entirely in digital design environments, through design programs like eTakeoff, PlanSwift, VisionREZ, Revit, AutoCAD and Vertex, saving time that used to go to

24 June 2015 Lectra is pleased to announce that Bertrandt SAS has chosen Lectra's DesignConcept solution to optimize its design, development and prototyping processes for car seat covers designed for French automobile manufacturers. Bertrandt SAS is the French subsidiary of the German group, Bertrandt AG, an international engineering company dedicated to the automobile, aeronautics and mobility industries. Founded in 1974 in the German town of Möglingen, Bertrandt AG currently has 11,500 employees in eight countries. The Group counts major automotive constructors and suppliers among its customers. Bertrandt SAS is investing in the DesignConcept solution as part of its business expansion; it is looking to accelerate its seating development process in order to optimize responses to requests for quotation and improve communication with car makers and suppliers. The company had previously developed its templates manually. When interpreting OEMs' 3D specifications, its teams were unable to use soft materials when working with digitized foam shapes.

ZW3D today announced that it has been selected by Able Tech industries Ltd.(Able Tech) for improving the efficiency of precision mold making.  Able Tech, a Hong Kong invested enterprise, specializes in mold making, plastic part injection and secondary processing. 85% of their clients are from Japan and Japanese enterprises in China, like Panasonic, DAKIN, Canon and Sony etc.  Able Tech focuses on precision mold making and invests heavily on their overall production lines. To maximize flexible capital operation and enlarge their market share, they needed a fully functional 3D CAD platform for designing high-tech craft of molds at affordable prices.  Having advantages in price and function, ZW3D was finally chosen by Able Tech to be fully applied in the enterprise, tremendously alleviating the pressure of finance and strengthening the flexibility of procurement.  “ZW3D has many unexpected functional advantages such as unique hybrid modeling which can flexibly realize the interchange between solid and surface. The