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Improvement in profitability: Significant increase in EBIT and Net Profit Gross Margin Improvement Sustained R&D investment policy Impacts of the operational cost control policy Positive business momentum for 2015  Alain de Rouvray, ESI Group’s Chairman and CEO, comments: "The significant improvement in our economic results over this fiscal year reflects the success of our profitability improvement and cost control policies, both to be continued over 2015. Our management team reinforcement and recent developments and acquisition advances have increased ESI solid assets to strengthen strategic relationships with OEMs and their Tier 1 suppliers and partners, and to amplify the use of our virtual prototyping solutions in their eco-system. The increasing use of our solutions by all stakeholders collaborating on the digital model via proprietary Cloud computing technologies, and our presence in new areas such as embedded systems and the life sciences, will strengthen and expand ESI market positioning.  ESI Group is fully aware of how crucial

Onshape™ Inc. and Graebert™ GmbH announced at COFES (the Congress On The Future of Engineering Software) that the companies have entered into a long-term development and licensing agreement to embed new Cloud-based CAD technology from Graebert directly into the just-announced Onshape Cloud CAD platform. Onshape's Drawings module (under development but not yet released) is powered by Graebert’s new Cloud-based CAD technology (temporarily code-named “Xenon”).  Xenon is also available for other companies to license as a platform for their own Cloud-based CAD applications. Three years ago, Graebert began building Xenon with a vision to develop new CAD technology for the Cloud. Onshape is the first company to use Xenon, benefiting from a custom version of the platform to satisfy its specific CAD requirements and offer its users a seamless, Cloud-based integration between 2D-drawings and 3D-models. “Graebert GmbH is renowned throughout the CAD industry as a world-leading technology partner for CAD on desktop, mobile, and now

Dassault Systèmes announced that Scott Berkey has been named Managing Director of Dassault Systèmes’ North American business. In his new position, Berkey will be responsible for managing and growing all aspects of Dassault Systèmes’ North American business operations. He will drive the company’s new dynamic to support customers and partners in the experience economy, with the accelerated digitization of its end-to-end industry solution experiences. “It’s very gratifying to see Scott stepping into this new role after successfully positioning Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA brand as the world’s most innovative model-based simulation solution, most recently by enabling wide adoption of composites and other new materials in many industries and by establishing 3D simulation as the future of life sciences with The Living Heart project,” said Bernard Charlès, President & CEO, Dassault Systèmes. “North America is a huge market with great potential for Dassault Systèmes. The market dynamic, coupled with our innovation, position our 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Altium Limited announced that Henry Potts has accepted to join as Senior Vice President Enterprise Solutions. Mr. Potts has more than 30 years of industry experience. "Altium is excited to have Henry join our senior leadership team" said Aram Mirkazemi, CEO of Altium. "He is well-known and highly respected within our industry as a leader with a passion for PCB and high quality solutions for customers. At Altium, Henry will pursue this passion to bring to market the next generation of PCB tools for high-end users and for Enterprise accounts. This is a major step forward for Altium in its pursuit of market leadership in PCB design tools." In his new role at Altium, Mr. Potts will contribute to the development of compelling enterprise solutions that will provide customers with the power and agility they have become accustomed to receiving from Altium products. Mr. Potts will join Altium after spending the past 16

Lantek has improved its software this year. New features enable more accurate calculations of time and increased productivity for the metal industry. The multinational has perfected the CAM 2D even more to improve the preparation of work and to ensure the accuracy of time calculations for laser machines. Likewise, the software offers improved flexibility for machines that have Fly-Cut mode, allowing machining to alternate between Fly-Cut and normal modes using the offset configured in the software or machine. This new version establishes new parameters for the machine´s configuration, as well as new algorithms that enable much more accurate time calculations, taking into consideration both the acceleration of the headstock and the most advanced strategies of the most innovative machines. Lantek´s technical director, Asier Ortiz, underscored that "completely accurate calculations lead to immediate and substantial improvements in production planning and costs." Another innovation is a more flexible and automatic text marking feature. When identifying a piece,

AVEVA today announced new productivity enhancements in the latest release of AVEVA Electrical™ and AVEVA Instrumentation™, feature-rich software applications for electrical & instrumentation engineering and design in plant and marine projects. New functionality also includes offering best-in-class cable routing capabilities based on AVEVA Everything3D™ (AVEVA E3D™) as well as delivering greater flexibility to the way in which distributed engineering teams can configure and control projects. ‘These enhancements are a good example of how AVEVA is once again responding to industry benchmarking and customer feedback,' said Dave Wheeldon, Chief Technology Officer, AVEVA. ‘The upgrades reflect our continued commitment to realise AVEVA’s Integrated Engineering & Design vision by ensuring all 2D and 3D designs and data are tightly integrated throughout the project life cycle.' The new product upgrade makes AVEVA Electrical the only engineering product of its type that allows accurate cable length and sizing calculations through integration with AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) for cable routing. AVEVA Electrical and AVEVA

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, announced that registration is now open for The Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference, being held Nov. 3-5 at the Hilton London Metropole in London, U.K. This global gathering of leading figures in the world of infrastructure design, construction, and operations features a series of presentations and interactive workshops that explore the intersection of technology and business drivers, and how they are shaping the future of infrastructure delivery and investment returns. Chris Barron, Bentley Systems vice president, corporate communications, said, “We’ve been very gratified by the enthusiastic feedback from attendees to our Year in Infrastructure conferences. The participating executives from architectural and engineering firms, construction companies, and owner-operator and government organizations found the sessions to be engaging and well worth the relatively small investment in their time. Many were able to incorporate into their strategic planning the valuable insights gained on advancements in technology and best practices, and virtually all were motivated by the Be

In November 2014, the TracePartsOnline.net engineering platform achieved the amazing figure of two million registered users. To celebrate this milestone, TraceParts decided to offer its two millionth registered user the revolutionary Myo™ gesture control armband from Thalmic Labs. The way the Myo™ armband works is simple. It is worn around the forearm and connects to compatible electronic objects via Bluetooth. After having memorized a series of control gestures, Myo™ picks up electrical impulses from muscles in the forearm and transforms theme into “orders” for the object used, such as a computer or a telephone. This technology allows users to interact with connected devices using simple, intuitive movements. The lucky winner of this Myo™ armband was David Henderson, a mechanical engineer at NEC Energy Solutions. He became our two millionth registered user when searching through the TraceParts online library for electrical components to integrate in the renewable energy production equipment that his company supplies and

Altair today announced that an eminent group of industry leaders will serve as judges for the 2015 Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry’s only award program created specifically to acknowledge innovations in vehicle lightweighting, essential to improving fuel economy and performance. In collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Altair created this award to recognize achievements in weight reduction across the automotive industry from motorcycles to passenger cars, light-trucks to commercial vehicles and buses. The judging panel for the award program comprises the following industry leaders: Dr. Jay Baron, President and CEO, Center for Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, Mich., and director of CAR’s Coalition for Automotive Lightweighting Materials (CALM) A. Harvey Bell, Clinical Professor of Engineering Practice and Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Design Program at the University of Michigan Gary Latham, Director of Design Engineering at Pratt & Miller Engineering Dr. Imtiaz Haque, Founding Chair and Executive Director of the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Dr. Royston

Kenesto Corp. announced today that software veteran Vic Sanchez joins Kenesto as Chief Operating Officer reporting to CEO Mike Payne. “The timing was perfect,” said Payne, “Vic has a proven track record of delivering worldwide strategic sales direction for organizations specializing in SaaS, manufacturing and engineering. With Vic’s global experience in generating traction using all sales channels and expertise in deploying Inbound and outbound marketing through social media channels, we feel he brings tremendous assets to Kenesto.” In addition to serving on numerous boards, Sanchez has held many executive roles for companies such as: HP, Silicon Graphics, Autodesk, Newforma, Inforbix, IRISmaps, Assemble Systems and more. “With the recent release of Kenesto Drive™ and the traction we’re making in the SMB market and CAD user communities, the engineering industry is seeing some incredible changes,” said Payne. “Leading CAD companies are seeking innovative ways for engineers to better collaborate and serve their customers. The cloud