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Infor today announced momentum behind new partnerships focused on the public sector. Altum, Gcom Software, and Cybermedia Technologies (dba CTEC) have all joined the Infor Partner Network (IPN) to provide implementation support and services for Infor public sector customers across North America. These additions will help organizations that include state, local and federal government agencies, schools and libraries, and public safety and utilities. By partnering with Infor, each company will benefit from exclusive IPN tools such as Infor Launchpad. As a result, customer organizations will have more direct access to local resources and experienced consultants whose expertise lies specifically in technology for the public sector. "This year Infor will continue to focus on expanding the IPN with well qualified partners such as these who can provide valuable, industry-specific assets to our customers," said Lynn Sauder, vice president, Global Alliances, Infor. "We also plan to consistently enhance our enablement initiatives to help partners bring added value to each

Graphics Systems Corp., was named the Top SOLIDWORKS Subscription Provider in North America at the SOLIDWORKS World 2015 Awards Banquet in Phoenix, AZ on February 11, 2015. This award, presented by SOLIDWORKS Dassault Systèmes, is awarded annually to the SOLIDWORKS provider with the largest percentage of customers who renewed their SOLIDWORKS licenses. Through continued world-class customer service, over 96 percent of Graphics Systems customers renewed their software subscriptions with Graphics Systems in 2014. This is the company’s fourth time receiving this award. “We’re proud to honor Graphics Systems Corp. as the Top SOLIDWORKS Subscription Reseller in North America,” says Ken Clayton, vice president of worldwide sales professional channel for Dassault Systèmes. “Their passion for customer service and support consistently ranks them among our top resellers. To win this award for the fourth time is a testament to Graphics Systems’ commitment to the success of their customers.” Dave Kasinskas, president of Graphics Systems

The 13th annual "Create the Future" Design Contest (www.createthefuturecontest.com), sponsored by COMSOL and Mouser Electronics, along with Analog Devices, is now open for submissions and runs through July 1, 2015. Design an innovative new product idea that benefits society and the economy for the opportunity to receive global recognition and win a cash prize of $20,000. The "Create the Future" Design Contest has been responsible for bringing attention to product designs that increase the quality of life, improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare, and help to reduce dependence on non-renewable energy sources. "The Create the Future Design Contest does an amazing job of shining light on new product ideas and innovators. That is why COMSOL is delighted to be sponsoring the contest for the 11th year running," said Bernt Nilsson, COMSOL Senior VP of Marketing. "Advancing technological innovation is at the core of what we do here at Mouser Electronics and we are very excited to

3D Systems announced it has entered into a multi-national distribution agreement with Henry Schein, Inc. , the provider of healthcare products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners.  Under the new agreement, Henry Schein will offer 3DS’ dental 3D printers to its dental laboratory customers in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Australia and Thailand. The agreement substantially expands 3DS’ dental labs reach and integrates its printers into Henry Schein’s complete digital dental solution. Under the terms of this agreement, Henry Schein will market and sell 3DS’ micro-SLA ProJet® 1200 and its new ProJet®3510 DPPro as part of its digital dental laboratory offering, which includes 3D scanners, software, installation and post-sales support. “3D Systems is an industry leader in high-fidelity, precision 3D printing,” said Robert Gottlander, Vice President, Global Prosthetic Solutions, Henry Schein. “We are very pleased to offer our dental lab customers 3D Systems’ high-performance 3D printers as part of our integrated

Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced it has acquired the business assets of Tanner EDA, a tool provider for the design, layout and verification of analog/mixed-signal (AMS) and MEMS integrated circuits. With this acquisition, more designers will now have access to Tanner's AMS products based on the strength and reach of the Mentor Graphics global sales organization. All Tanner EDA products as well as existing AMS products from Mentor will continue to be available and supported. "Tanner EDA has built an outstanding reputation as the price performance leader for the design, layout and verification of AMS ICs, MEMS and IoT devices," said Greg Lebsack, President of Tanner EDA. "We are excited to join Mentor Graphics where we can leverage their extensive technology leadership and global footprint. We view this transaction as very positive for Tanner EDA's customers, employees and the industry as a whole." Harvest Management Partners, LLC advised Tanner Research, Inc. regarding the

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), today announced the launch of Business Process Innovation and Simulation & Visualization as a Service (VaaS) in a strategic partnership with iRise, a leader in enterprise visualization and simulation software. TCS' new offerings will enable customers to realize business solutions faster by accelerating time to value. The partnership will help enterprises achieve business agility through integration of rapid simulation and visualization capability into established TCS Software Development processes. TCS' VaaS offerings on iRise 10 software will enable customers to more precisely collaborate globally on application design, user scenarios, and specifications that drive development of business requirements, while covering all critical stages of customers' business initiatives. Recently launched, iRise 10 brings iRise's groundbreaking collaborative prototyping and requirements features to the browser, allowing enterprises to scale creation, distribution and collaboration of visualizations in more powerful and impactful ways. In addition, TCS' Global Business Solutions Lab is creating Business Process Innovation through a new

PTC today announced the availability of PTC Mathcad Prime® 3.1 engineering calculation software, designed for engineers who want to analyze, solve, document and share vital calculations and design intent. This new version allows users to better connect engineering calculations to other applications and processes including PTC Creo® 3.0 and other third-party tools. This enhanced integration with PTC Creo allows users to embed a PTC Mathcad Prime 3.1 worksheet directly in their CAD model, at the part or assembly level. Embedding a worksheet allows better capture of design intent that stays with the model automatically. Calculation results can be used to drive the geometric model in PTC Creo, and parameters from PTC Creo can be used as inputs to engineering calculations in PTC Mathcad®. This new ability to quickly and easily document engineering knowledge and design intent within the PTC Creo 3.0 model provides engineers with a powerful digital engineering notebook. Boston Engineering, a product design

IndiaCADworks is pleased to announce the immediate availability of advanced 3D printing CAD file creation services for businesses and individuals throughout the world — especially architects, building engineers, real estate developers, furniture designers, furniture manufacturers and 3D printing companies. Customized 3D printing file creation services supplied by IndiaCADworks help clients to cut model-building cost and time without sacrificing quality. ICW outsourcing customers will be able to scale models more quickly without hiring new employees. IndiaCADworks can get started with 3D printing CAD file creation services as soon as clients provide detailed drawings and specifications for texture, color and finishes — and drawings can be hand-drawn sketches. ICW's output capabilities include .CTL, .WRL, .OBJ and .STC formats. ICW always provides 100 percent compatibility for all 3D printers. IndiaCADworks has advanced expertise involving specialized printing technologies such as FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling). As noted by a Senior Operations Manager at IndiaCADworks, "ICW offers at least seven cost-effective benefits

AVEVA announced today that it has collaborated with EMC Corporation’s Enterprise Content Division to deliver an integrated software solution for the management and control of engineering data and associated documents. Designed for the specific needs of Owner Operators (OOs) and Engineering, Procurement, Construction companies (EPCs) in the plant and power markets, the integration will provide increased efficiency and information accuracy to support safe and compliant capital project execution and asset operations. ‘By combining two best-in-class product suites into a single solution, AVEVA and EMC are delivering a set of capabilities that provides truly comprehensive decision making,’ said Derek Middlemas, COO and Head of Enterprise Solutions, AVEVA.  ‘This supports all business processes in capital projects and asset operations where the requirement for high integrity documents and associated engineering data to maintain safety and compliance is vital.’  With equal strength in data management and document control, this unrivalled solution is enabled by a seamless

GRAITEC reports a turnover of 47.2 million Euros for the fiscal year ending December 31st 2014. This represents a growth in turnover of over 40% compared with 2013, with an EBITDA ratio of 7.5%. This increased revenue was achieved through organic growth and planned strategic acquisitions. GRAITEC continues its role as an ambitious player in the AEC market and is set to be a key worldwide Autodesk BIM partner. Thanks to the European reach of the Autodesk Platinum agreement, signed in 2014, covering UK, France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, GRAITEC has already secured a number of large multi-national contracts with several enterprise customers looking for an independent, fully proficient supplier to implement BIM to optimize their costs and improve service quality across their offices. To view an unabridged version of this press release, visit: http://www.graitec.com/Us/news.asp?NewsID=814