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3D Systems  showcased a dozen new consumer and prosumer 3D printing products at CES 2014, along with meaningful partnerships and immersive experiences that catapult its entire portfolio of consumer solutions forward. At CES the company also announced the appointment of will.i.am, global entertainer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as 3DS’ Chief Creative Officer, with the responsibility to mainstream 3D printing through major collaborations with creative brand partners, innovative global campaigns, and educational grand challenges to popularize 3D printing. “Our next-gen consumer and prosumer products are compelling, attractive, productive and easier to use,” said Avi Reichental, President and CEO, 3DS. “At CES 2014 we catapulted our award-winning Cube® family forward, defined entirely new to the world product categories with affordable edibles and ceramics and democratize full color desktop printing and new physical photography devices.” 3DS also announced an exclusive collaboration with Intel Corporation to mainstream the adoption of 3D scanning and 3D printing. Through this collaboration, 3DS will

e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and software developer of Digimat, the nonlinear multi-scale material and structure modeling platform has announced the new release of Digimat 5.0.1. The new capabilities in this release significantly improve the user friendliness of analyzing fiber reinforced plastics and the accuracy of analyzing unidirectional (UD) and woven composites. New User Interface for Reinforced Plastics Analysis  Digimat-RP ("Reinforced Plastics") now provides engineers with a guided workflow tool that aids in the setup and streamlines the process of accurate analysis of plastic parts in a robust, fast and easy manner. It bridges the gap between injection molding and nonlinear FEA of plastic parts. The new release supports the setup of 3D analyses with Marc, MSC Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys, and LS-Dyna based on Moldflow, Moldex3D, Sigmasoft or Timon 3D processing results. All Digimat solution technologies are supported. Jobs can either be run and monitored on a local computer or packaged for the remote solution on a

MSC Software Corporation announced that Salvi Harps, a leader in the manufacture of harps, selected MSC Nastran and SimXpert to improve the structural behavior of their instruments and develop lighter, more stable harps. Building a harp involves several engineering challenges. The structure of the instrument is made entirely of wood, while the mechanical part is made of brass and steel. Wood is a material used since ancient times, however, because of its unique characteristics, it is difficult to simulate. First, it is a material with anisotropic behavior, which means different batches can have very different mechanical properties. Salvi Harps uses numerical simulation software, through a comparison with experimental data, to evaluate and calibrate the materials and components of the design. Internal loads to the main structure of the harp are very high, so engineers needed a method for increasing the integrity of the design. MSC Nastran and SimXpert have been proven within Salvi Harps in helping with the

After an initial review of its fourth quarter 2013 performance, SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter October 1 – December 31 and full year ended December 31, 2013. All 2013 figures in this release are approximate due to the preliminary nature of the announcement. SAP delivered strong revenue growth in 2013. Full year non-IFRS software and cloud subscription revenue increased 10% at constant currencies (5% at actual currencies to €5.3 billion). Non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue grew 11% at constant currencies (6% at actual currencies to €14.0 billion). Non-IFRS total revenue grew 8% at constant currencies (4% at actual currencies to €16.9 billion). “Four years of double-digit growth clearly shows that our customer-focused innovation strategy is winning. We are one of the few global tech companies that has successfully managed the transition to the cloud while growing our core business and improving our profitability at the

WHO: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. to announce fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results via webcast.  WHAT: You are invited to attend the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results audio webcast. Participating on the webcast will be Lip-Bu Tan, president and chief executive officer, and Geoff Ribar, senior vice president and chief financial officer.  WHEN: The webcast will begin Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at 2 p.m. (Pacific)/5 p.m. (Eastern). An archive of the webcast will be available from 5 p.m. (Pacific) Jan. 29 until 5 p.m. (Pacific) Mar. 14.  WHERE: The webcast will be available online at: www.cadence.com/cadence/investor_relations

Financial Highlights Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2013: Revenues were $2,100 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 QoQ growth was 1.7% YoY growth was 9.9% Net profit was $463 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 QoQ growth was 20.9%* YoY growth was 6.7% Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) was $0.81 for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 QoQ growth was 20.9%* YoY growth was 6.6% Liquid assets including cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale financial assets, certificates of deposits and government bonds were $4.4 billion as on December 31, 2013 versus $4.3 billion as on September 30, 2013 * including the provision for visa related matters made in quarter ended September 30, 2013 Other highlights: Infosys and its subsidiaries added 54 clients during the quarter Gross addition of 6,682 employees for the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries 158,404 employees as on December 31, 2013 for Infosys and its subsidiaries "The year ahead looks exciting for the IT services industry. We believe the global economic environment has improved and our clients are gaining confidence

Infor today announced that materials related to the Infor investor conference call Friday, January 10, 2014, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, are provided on the Investors section of Infor's website. Dial-in details for the January 10th investor call are as follows: US/Canada Dial-in #: (800) 850-6928 Int'l/Local Dial-in #: (706) 758-2754 Conference ID #: 29118342 A digital recording of the conference will be available for replay two hours after the call's completion. To access the recording, guests will use the Dial-In Number and the Conference ID listed below: Encore Dial-in #: (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 Encore Dates: 1/10/2014 14:00 EST - 2/10/2014 23:59 EST Conference ID #: 29118342

Delcam added more than 50 extra staff to its international workforce during 2013 to give a total of more than 700 employees within the organisation by the end of the year.  In addition, well over 100 more people are employed in Delcam’s Joint Venture companies in Europe and Asia.  The largest of these companies, Delcam’s extremely successful Korean Joint Venture, Hankook Delcam, has over 50 staff. Just under half of the new positions were created at Delcam’s headquarters in Birmingham, with the others added at the company’s fifteen international subsidiaries in Europe, America and Asia.  The new staff were added across the company’s activities, with extra jobs introduced in software development, customer support, consultancy services and sales. The growth in staff numbers during the year reflected the increase in Delcam’s sales.  The company achieved record sales for a six-month period of £25.0 million in the first half of 2013.  That result meant that

TXT MAPLE LAKE is launching the new release of TXTPlanning 6.0, its integrated retail planning platform, and TXTPLM 4.0, its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, at NRF, the big retail show in New York from 12-15 January 2014. The new, upgraded version of TXTPlanning - which allows global retailers and brands to manage everything from the early merchandise planning stages, right through to allocation and replenishment - provides further enhanced session-based editing and simulation capabilities. The addition of hybrid in-memory technology results in much faster query and analysis response times. TXTPlanning integrates seamlessly with the TXTPLM solution, with the latest version of TXTPLM 4.0 also on show at NRF. Enhancements to TXTPLM include greater mobile interactivity: “A key differentiator about TXTPLM is that on mobile devices it can also be used for proper editing,” explains Riccardo Proni, VP Product Strategy & Development at TXT. “It is not just about accessing information, but entering

SpaceClaim and CD-adapco(TM) announced the immediate availability of STAR-SpaceClaim. This module, developed by CD-adapco for SpaceClaim Engineer, provides native transfer of SpaceClaim models to STAR-CCM+®, preserving the data structure, part/assembly structure, naming, design parameters, and more. These capabilities eliminate downstream geometry clean-up. “Engineers across organizations are using 3D to improve their workflow and end results. Smart technology companies are making it easier for 3D models to move between teams and allow input from many sources to improve designs before production,” said Chris Randles, SpaceClaim CEO. “CD-adapco provides excellent tools for simulation and is making it easy for engineers to apply those tools throughout the design process.” “SpaceClaim Engineer is an easy-to-use and powerful platform for 3D model pre-processing, making it a popular choice for many of our users,” said Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, Sr. Vice President Product Management for CD-adapco. “We work hard to help our customers compress product development schedules. STAR-SpaceClaim is a