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AVEVA today announced that AVEVA E3D Insight is now commercially available for project decision makers in the power, process plant and mining industries. This Windows 8.1 app enables mobile users to comment and approve AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) designs from a tablet device. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft, AVEVA E3D Insight demonstrates AVEVA's commitment to anticipating and meeting changing customer requirements by offering the ability to inspect, comment upon, and approve designs at any time, from anywhere around the world. AVEVA E3D Insight streamlines the design review and approval process to support Lean business practices. It maximises project efficiency by providing authorised users with secure, direct access to the live AVEVA E3D design model, regardless of their location, 24 hours a day. "Over the years we have seen how many companies struggle to effectively collaborate across their supply chain," said Bruce Douglas, SVP Product Strategy and Marketing, AVEVA. "AVEVA E3D Insight overcomes this

Altium Limited announces the opening of a new office in Newton, Massachusetts. This is a direct reflection of Altium’s commitment to providing high quality services to its customers and growth of its US user-base. As Altium continues to expand the presence in the US Printed Circuit Board design market, the addition of the new office is part of the investments in the US market allowing Altium to be closer to its strategic partners and customers in the New England area, one of the largest technology hubs in the Americas market. Additionally, the new office will allow Altium to further strengthen what is the largest resell network in the EDA industry and to ensure that the ever growing list of Altium Designer users continue to get access to superior and responsive service. "The opening of Altium's Massachusetts office is an important step towards realizing our goals of becoming more available to all users

Dassault Systèmes announces the extension of the expiration date of the tender offer by its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, 3DS Acquisition Corp., to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Accelrys, Inc. (Accelrys) common stock at an offer price of $12.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes. Dassault Systèmes and Accelrys have agreed that the expiration date will be extended until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, unless otherwise extended or terminated. Except for the extension of the tender offer, all other terms and conditions of the tender offer remain unchanged. The extension allows for the conclusion of the initial 30-day review period by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) under the Exon-Florio Amendment to the United States Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. The initial CFIUS

Dr. Jan M. Leuridan, CEO, LMS, A Siemens Business Dr. Jan Leuridan joined LMS International in 1984 as Research and Development Manager and was subsequently appointed to the position of Chief Technical Officer for the company. Since 1987, he also served as a member of the Board of Directors of LMS. Following the acquisition of LMS by Siemens in 2013, Dr. Leuridan became Senior Vice President, Simulation & Test segment, Siemens PLM Software. Dr. Leuridan received an engineering degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Leuven in 1980. He later received a M.Sc. (1981) and Ph.D. (1984) from the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering of the University of Cincinnati.  

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of a new training guide for users of Vectorworks® software: Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial Manual, Sixth Edition. This tutorial, written by expert Vectorworks trainer Jonathan Pickup, is a must-have workbook for anyone new to Vectorworks software, and it has been updated for the 2014 version of the program. The book includes an introduction to the Vectorworks interface; a section to familiarize readers with tools and commands; an introduction to 3D modeling; tips on organizing information to create models, drawings and reports; and a discussion about using worksheets. Notes and practice exercises throughout the tutorial and on an accompanying DVD provide additional guidance. “While we offer several different training options, we know some of our customers prefer to learn at their own pace, and our training guides fulfill that need,” said Jeremy Powell, director of product marketing at Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. “Jonathan Pickup’s tutorials have been

AMC Bridge has released CADtoEarth™ 2.0, a new version of Add-in for SolidWorks® 3D CAD, part of the family of add-ins that establish a bidirectional connection between CAD environments and Google Earth or Google Maps. The new version features support for SolidWorks 2012, SolidWorks 2013 and SolidWorks 2014. CADtoEarth 2.0 now interacts with the CADtoEarth web community, providing all of its benefits to SolidWorks users.

CADSYS Scandinavia, SolidCAM’s reseller in Denmark, will present the full power of SolidCAM and iMachining at the VTM2014 tradeshow, in April 2014. CADSYS Scandinavia ApS, resells SolidCAM and InventorCAM in Denmark, Sweden and Finland and will be exhibiting on stand 4849, in Hall C, at Denmark’s largest manufacturing technologies event - VTM2014, at the Odense Congress Center, 1st - 4th April 2014. This is the second edition of Denmark’s metal working exhibition, which focuses on manufacturing technology, including machines, software and tools. 5,000 manufacturing specialists are expected to visit the fair. The company will be demonstrating its full suite of SolidCAM CAD/CAM products for milling and turning, including its software for advanced mill-turn applications. Live cutting using SolidCAM’s unique, patented and revolutionary iMachining technology, will be demonstrated on the booth with Live-cutting on a 5-axis CNC milling machine, equipped with tools from Gühring. Furthermore CADSYS will present the power of combining the intuitive

BETA CAE Systems S.A., and its subsidiary in Sweden, BETA CAE Nordic AB, have the pleasure to announce the 2014 Open Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event will take place on April 1st, 2014 at the Lindholmen Conference Center, Gothenburg. During this event you will have the opportunity to participate in sessions on the latest developments and real case applications, on various CAE disciplines and industries, of ANSA, µETA, and our new product SPDRM (Simulation Process Data and Resources Manager). Following the event’s closing, the “Technical Discussion” session will offer you the opportunity to discuss with their engineers the software features, their application, and the future developments. A team of CAE experts from BETA CAE Systems and BETA CAE Nordic will be pleased to meet you in person and exchange knowledge, experience and visions. BETA CAE Systems and BETA CAE Nordic would like to extend their appreciation to their customers who accepted the

Integware today announced that they have released a case study focused on the effect of global PLM implementation on one of their clients. The case study and its accompanying infographic break down the effectiveness that PLM had after it was implemented. According to the case study, one client of Integware, a large medical device manufacturer, was able to achieve several key business metrics that contribute to increased efficiency after implementing a PLM system. “Our client saw an immediate improvement in efficiency after implementing a basic PLM system,” said a spokesman from Integware. “The results are borne out in our infographic. They were able to consolidate their PLM systems from five to one, reduce order creation time by 75%, and perhaps most impressive of all, they were able to achieve a 100% reduction in human error related to PLM and ERP data.” In addition to the huge reduction in error and order time creation,