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PTC today announced the availability of its PTC Materials Compliance Solution for conflict minerals as a managed service. The PTC Materials Compliance Solution for conflict minerals enables manufacturers to comply with regulations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) governing the identification and reporting of conflict minerals within their products and across their supply chains. With the first SEC filing deadline just six months away, the new rapid deployment option for PTC’s solution enables companies to quickly implement a systematic response to this fresh compliance challenge. In 2010, the U.S. Congress passed legislation, known as the Dodd-Frank Act, that includes a provision requiring manufacturers to investigate the sources of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold used in their products, and to identify whether any such materials originated in or around the war-torn region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These minerals are referred to as “conflict minerals.” Under Dodd-Frank, companies listed on the U.S. stock

Corel® today announced CorelCAD™ 2014, the latest version of its powerful and affordable CAD solution. With the new industry-standard CAD features and AutoCAD .DWG file support, CorelCAD 2014 is an ideal alternative for professional CAD users looking for a high-performance Mac and Windows solution at an attractive price. The new Windows Ribbon user interface offers a familiar CAD environment, while the enhanced layer tools, new Design Resources, and CorelDRAW® graphics support for Windows enable users to communicate key ideas with precision. "CorelCAD 2014 delivers a competitive and cost-effective CAD option for the architecture and engineering communities that rely on standard-compliant tools without the high price tag," said Klaus Vossen, Senior Product Manager for Technical Graphics at Corel. "It's one of the best alternatives for professional CAD users because of its affordability, ease of use, compatibility with .DWG files and CorelDRAW and 64-bit power." The CorelCAD engine, built on the state-of-the-art ARES® CAD platform,

MecSoft Corporation has announced the availability of RhinoCAM 2014, a major version release for MecSoft’s integrated CAM solution for Rhino. RhinoCAM 2014 includes four CAM modules known as RhinoCAM-MILL, RhinoCAM-TURN, RhinoCAM-NEST, and RhinoCAM-ART, each of which run integrated inside the Rhino 5 CAD program and can be bought and licensed independent of each other. The TURN module is a new module that is being introduced with the 2014 release.  All of other CAM modules were significantly enhanced and improved in this 2014 release to provide customers with a powerful and complete manufacturing platform. "This release is an important release for MecSoft, in that we are not only releasing a brand new TURN module but have also improved all of our other CAM modules for Rhino.   With all this new functionality together with the seamless integration inside Rhino 5.0, we continue to provide leading edge design and manufacturing capabilities rivaling other systems that

Kubotek USA has re-launched its software’s online university. Kubotek University has been updated and enhanced so that students and current customers can more easily find content and review lesson materials for their Kubotek software products. Kubotek University includes instruction on how to develop designs and use countless tools and features of KeyCreator Direct CAD, the most complete direct modeler available. Tutorials for other Kubotek products, like KeyMarkUp, are also included. Content includes written lessons with downloadable CAD files, video-based instruction, simple tips and tricks, as well as information on paid instruction in classroom form and live, on-line sessions. New material is being developed and continually added. Students, as well as commercial customers on active support, have full access to Kubotek University. Much of the content, however, can be viewed by anyone. Additionally, free CAD licenses are available to students simply by enrolling on the website. KeyCreator Direct CAD Student Version licenses have the same functionality as

Intergraph® has released Intergraph Smart™ 3D 2014, a new single solution created from the consolidation of SmartPlant® 3D, SmartMarine® 3D and SmartPlant 3D Materials Handling Edition. Smart 3D 2014 builds upon Intergraph's Smart 3D technology architecture to increase quality, interoperability and productivity for clients in the plant, offshore, shipbuilding, metals, mining and bulk material handing industries to have even greater workforce flexibility. Smart 3D is the next-generation 3D design solution specifically tailored for plant, offshore, shipbuilding metals, mining and bulk material handling industries, employing a breakthrough engineering approach that leverages rules-based concurrent design, relationships and automation. It is one of the most advanced and productive 3D design solution that effectively enables optimized design, increasing quality, interoperability and productivity, while shortening project schedules. Smart 3D combines the functionality for marine/offshore projects and materials handling with those of onshore plant design. It features numerous unique capabilities and enhancements requested by users of Intergraph's Smart 3D technology, including: Model Data

EdgeAX, a unit of Visionet Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the general availability of its PLM solution for CPG Industry. EdgeAX PLM/CPG is a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution embedded in MS Dynamics AX that harnesses the unique power of AX. It helps companies accelerate time to market through improved collaboration and accountability and efficiency across operations, increased innovation, and visibility of design throughout the development process. EdgeAX PLM/CPG provides powerful program and project management capabilities to manage new and revised products and displays that respond to market and regulatory need all around the world. It also provides seamless out of the box integration with the downstream supply chain processes to enhance business performance. The SharePoint based enterprise portals facilitate collaboration so that business users can realize the potential of their vision and enhance their brand’s value. The product development, packaging development, marketing, sourcing, and logistical teams can seamlessly work together with

On October 27, 2013, Arena introduced four new solutions — Arena Demand, Arena Projects, Arena Exchange, and Arena API; individually, these applications allow OEMs to aggregate material demand, manage projects with greater visibility, share build packages securely across their supply chain, and integrate their business systems with Arena PLM; collectively, industry analysts and experts predict these new products will revolutionize manufacturing and supply chain strategies. Arena has already received multiple analyst accolades: "Arena Exchange is the solution the PLM industry has been missing and should be evaluated by any manufacturing organization wanting to take their NPD and NPI processes to the next level.” — Michael Lamoureux, Editor-in-Chief of Sourcing Innovation.  “Collectively, Arena's new products (Demand, Exchange and Projects) represent a paradigm shift in how manufacturers embrace PLM solutions to transform their operations and maximize business results in a competitive global market.” — David Heller, Publisher of MCADCafe. “Arena (Exchange) is an evolutionary step from traditional sharing spaces for PLM systems.” —Chad Jackson, Principal Analyst

Infor today announced that Johnstone Supply, a wholesale distributor for the HVAC and property maintenance industries, has selected the latest version of Infor Distribution SX.e for their corporate office and distribution centers. The company will also implement Infor ION, Infor Ming.le and Infor Supply Chain Execution (SCE). A long-time Infor Distribution SX.e customer, Johnstone Supply will upgrade its existing application and expand its relationship with Infor. These new implementations will help reduce the need for custom modifications and deliver from the most up-to-date functionality to provide a consumer-grade user experience. News Points Johnstone Supply will upgrade to take advantage of Infor's latest innovations including Infor ION, a lightweight middleware platform and Infor Ming.le, a social business application. The company will also replace its existing warehouse management application with Infor SCE to enable integration with Infor Distribution SX.e via Infor ION. As a wholesale distribution cooperative made up of independently-owned stores, Johnstone Supply's locations often utilize different enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Rand Worldwide today announced that nine industry experts from two of its divisions, IMAGINiT Technologies and ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge, will lead 12 sessions at Autodesk University 2013. These experts, and others, will also be available during exhibit hours at the IMAGINiT booth (#1922) and ASCENT booth (#2114) at the conference December 3–5, 2013 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to IMAGINiT and ASCENT, the company’s Rand Secure Archive division will be available (booth #2215) to discuss data governance options with conference attendees. “Our three divisions participating in Autodesk University this year are excited to launch new products and offerings, teach educational classes and connect face-to-face with customers,” says Chantale Marchand, vice president, Rand Worldwide. “Many of the conversations we have at Autodesk University revolve around organizational and operational challenges. Typical conversations go well beyond discussing the best ways to train software users or implement Autodesk software in a way

Key takeaways: Competing successfully in today’s global market requires continuous management and improvement of your product’s lifecycle from ideation through removal from service Many new technologies are impacting PLM solutions and how manufacturers must use them to optimize their product development lifecycle—Big Data, the Cloud, Mobility, and Social Computing, among others, are driving these changes HP supports and uses these IT trends in their PLM solutions and services to maximize the benefits and return on PLM investment their customers can achieve HP provides comprehensive solutions to address PLM—including PLM application implementation and management, integration of PLM with other business systems, IT infrastructure on which PLM is delivered, and business process transformation Introduction Today’s manufacturers face continuing pressure as they compete in a fast moving, global marketplace. Addressing global competition, product complexity, time to market, regulations, unit cost, total lifecycle cost, compliance, and quality continually drive businesses to improve how they develop, manufacture and service their products.