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SAP SE today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2014. Cloud Business Surges – Guidance Achieved as Non-IFRS Cloud Subscriptions and Support Revenue Jumped 72% in Fourth Quarter and Increased 45% in Full Year Cloud Subscriptions and Support Backlog Increased 94%, Exceeding €2.3 Billion at Year-End Strong HANA Momentum – More Than 5,800 HANA Customers and More Than 1,850 Suite on HANA Customers Software and Software-Related Service Revenue Guidance Achieved Despite the Accelerated Shift from Upfront to More Ratable Revenue Operating Profit Guidance Achieved While Significantly Expanding the Company’s Cloud Delivery Capabilities Targeting €7.5 - €8.0 Billion in Cloud Subscriptions and Support Revenue and €26 - €28 Billion Total Revenue by 2020 SAP delivered exceptionally strong growth in the cloud and continues to lead in this industry-wide transformation. Full year non-IFRS cloud subscriptions and support revenue increased 45% at actual and constant currencies to €1.10 billion(1). The company also showed a

SigmaTEK Systems, LLC, announces its upcoming SigmaTEK Academy Productivity Workshop.  The annual event will be held on May 5-6, 2015 at the company’s global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. SigmaTEK Academy is held every year during the first week in May and includes sessions and presentations on a variety of fabrication topics.  This year’s event includes: Shop Floor Automation CAD Import Quoting and Costing Advanced NC Programming Underutilized Cutting Techniques Improved Nesting  More! This event features presentations from cutting machine manufacturers discussing the latest from the industry. Attendees will also have the unique opportunity to meet with applications engineers to address specific questions.  Additionally, nesting software sessions are available for both basic and experienced level programmers.  Who Should Attend Shop-floor fabricators, manufacturers, production managers, shop owners, and those responsible for improving productivity within their department or organization will benefit from this event. Information & Registration More information on SigmaTEK Academy or specific sessions is available. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register quickly

CD-adapco™ is pleased to announce that professional baseball executive and one of the leaders of the “Moneyball” revolution Paul DePodesta will be the Keynote Speaker at the STAR Global Conference 2015 to be held March 16-18 in San Diego. Currently the vice president of player development and scouting for the New York Mets, DePodesta rose to prominence after the release of the 2003 New York Times best-seller Moneyball, The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The highly-acclaimed book, which was adapted into a 2011 Oscar-nominated movie, chronicled the Oakland Athletics’ stunning rise to contender status despite competing against teams with unlimited resources such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Mr. DePodesta’s forward-thinking concepts utilizing advanced analytics forever changed the game and allowed the Athletics to thrive despite having a payroll a third of major-market clubs. In his keynote presentation, Mr. DePodesta will explore “New approaches to stagnant systems” and

SPRING Technologies is exhibiting in booth 468 at Houstex from February 24 – 26, 2015. SPRING’s exhibit will highlight the latest features, benefits, and applications of company’s flagship simulation software, NCSIMUL Machine and NCSIMUL Player 9.2. Specifically, with the growing adoption of remote and mobile software accessibility, SPRING will demonstrate its recently introduced mobile system called WYSIWYC® (What You See Is What You Cut).  NCSIMUL Player 9.2 will be embedded on a fully rugged, mobile Panasonic Toughpad IP65 and shown how it is connected to machine tool controllers such as Fanuc CNCs. With this capability, shop floor operators and managers are able to interact remotely – in 3D and in real time using intuitive touch controls – with one or several CNC machines and their machining processes, as they execute the CNC program on the machine. 3D animations of CNC machining processes, as well as related work instruction sheets are directly accessible from

Zuken announces the expansion of its CADSTAR reseller network in Russia with the addition of Point. CADSTAR is Zuken’s desktop PCB design software for companies of all sizes, from individual designers to small and mid-sized design teams and corporations operating across multiple sites. Point has a 12-year history with Zuken as an E3.series reseller. “We decided to add CADSTAR to our portfolio as many of our customers are looking for PCB tools that are complementary to their electrical design tools. CADSTAR supports our focus on offering integrated solutions to support the full product cycle – from design to implementation and support”. - Kirill Gantmakher, Managing Director of Point “Point has a wealth of experience in localization, adaptation, distribution and support of software products for a diverse range of application areas. They have particularly strong links with the transportation, aviation, helicopter, defense, machinery and energy industries.” - Jeroen Leinders, CADSTAR Worldwide Sales Manager Based in Moscow with a 50-strong

Lectra is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-Maurice Férauge as Director of Lectra Japan. Based in Osaka, Jean-Maurice Férauge will be responsible for developing Lectra's presence in Japan, particularly in the automotive and fashion industries. He will also consolidate Lectra's value proposition in the field of services. Lectra already supports a lot of customers in Japan, including the major automotive suppliers, as well as the largest fashion industry brands, with its expertise and highly-advanced technology such as its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. "2015 marks a very important year in the history of Lectra in Japan since we are celebrating our 30 year anniversary in the archipelago. Jean-Maurice Férauge has extensive experience in successfully managing far-reaching projects throughout the whole world, particularly in Japan. Since his arrival at Lectra in July 2010, he has contributed to the success of our major PLM projects and has expert knowledge and a strategic way of

AECresource Group today announced that it has earned the new Autodesk Consulting Systems Integrator (CSI) Partner status from Autodesk, Inc. AECresource Group’s proven track record with Autodesk has shown they provide the highest level of knowledge and expertise in leveraging Autodesk solutions and have made significant investments in Building Information Modeling (BIM) Consulting and Implementation for the built environment. Autodesk Technology is the foundation of AECresource Group’s knowledge and expertise at implementing measurable enhancements to the building life cycle with efficiencies in the design, development, and review process through professional services and BIM technology solutions. AECresource Group has successfully completed more than 1,000 BIM process-based projects resulting in over 400,000 hours of BIM consultancy services. It’s through this experience that AECresource Group has developed a best of breed methodology to assist customers in leveraging their Autodesk product investment, while maximizing Building Information Modelling technologies and workflows. “Our collaboration with Autodesk will be

For innovation to succeed, we must first consider the human factor: our consumers, employees, and partners. Each of these stakeholders will have a different role and interest for collaborating with us on innovation. Understanding and satisfying their needs will take time and effort, but when done well, the return on investment is significant. In a series of blogs I will talk about each of these key innovation stakeholders. Who is your consumer? And why should she care? Defining and winning with our target consumers should be our first priority. It is a simple logic: The more consumers choose our products and services among the many choices available, the better our business outcomes will be. Therefore, we must start our innovation initiative by defining our target consumer, and learn to understand her at an emotional level, i.e., her hopes, dreams, and aspirations. This kind of understanding led Procter & Gamble’s “Pampers” business to

Experienced PLM executive joins CIMdata as a Senior Business Development Manager Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 January 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Andrew Rodger has joined the firm as a Senior Business Development Manager. During his over 30 year career Mr. Rodger has provided PLM strategic support to a wide variety of clients over a spectrum of industries including: Aerospace, Automotive, White Goods, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Goods and Apparel, Retail, Heavy Equipment, Oil and Chemical, High-Technology Electronics, and Medical Devices. “Each of these industries face unique challenges, but there are also many similar issues regarding, for example, ideation, conceptual design, change management, workflows, analysis, simulation, and visualization. By establishing common terminology we can help our customers identify the key issues and appropriate strategies for their PLM initiatives,” said Mr. Rodger. Throughout his career, Mr. Rodger has tackled tough issues involving the integration of

ESI Group launches its latest version of VA One. The only solution on the market providing a complete simulation environment for vibro-acoustic analysis and design, VA One covers the full frequency range. The software seamlessly combines key vibro-acoustic modeling methods, Finite Elements (FEM), Boundary Elements (BEM), and Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA), in a single model. This latest release focuses on providing increased flexibility for daily use, seamless coupling with open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software OpenFOAM® and supporting advanced aeronautic materials. Vibro-acoustic engineers need the right model at the right time, and there are as many model requirements as there are milestones in a project – sometimes engineers require fast overnight computation, sometimes what they desire is extreme precision. The new VA One provides this flexibility along with a new automatic model checking function, which ensures that computations will not fail overnight because of some missing parameter. The new DMP (Distributed Memory Processing) BEM solver now