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AVEVA today announced the latest release of AVEVA Diagrams, engineering software that enables the creation and delivery of intelligent P&IDs and other schematics. This major software update will enable process and systems engineers to collaborate more efficiently on multi-discipline projects thereby eliminating errors and inconsistencies that could otherwise lead to costly subsequent rework. ‘AVEVA Diagrams is much more than just a schematics design program’, explains Dave Wheeldon, Chief Technology Officer, AVEVA.  ‘It is a sophisticated, object-centric application with the ability to effectively create engineering and design data. At the same time, it can control and communicate change across multi-discipline projects that deliver real cost, quality and schedule benefits to our customers’. AVEVA has developed the latest version of AVEVA Diagrams working closely with customers, including the defence and security company, SAAB.  Mr Wheeldon added, ‘AVEVA Diagrams is a key application within our customers engineering software and we were very happy they were

PTC today announced that Vertu, a leading manufacturer of luxury mobile phones, has replaced its legacy software with PTC solutions. With PTC solutions, Vertu will be able to reduce its design cycles by 50%. By combining handcrafted materials, leading technology and a suite of luxury services, Vertu has created the world’s most exclusive range of mobile phones and accessories. Vertu selected PTC Creo® [CAD] software for the development of its exceptional mobile units and PTC Windchill® [PLM] technology for the enterprise backbone that links its design teams together, across the globe. PTC solutions give Vertu the capability to collaborate on product designs in a single digital 3D environment. This means that Vertu engineers and their key global supply partners are able to collaborate together in real time anywhere in the world using common data and embedded communication tools. Vertu has eliminated data translation from its key development process, increased the efficiency of collaboration

Evonik, a global specialty chemicals company, has awarded a new contract to Atos to support the major transformation of its IT communication and collaboration systems for employees. Under the contract, Canopy, the Atos Cloud, will implement and run a private cloud solution to create a fully cloud enabled platform providing collaboration and communication applications in a pay for usage model. The Canopy “A3C” solution based on Microsoft technology enables Evonik to make use of the newest collaboration software, now and in the future. Evonik will also be able to adapt this environment as business needs change without need for investment in assets. The new Unified Communication & Collaboration environment replaces the actual Lotus Notes environment. The “A3C” solution includes the Microsoft applications for Lync, SharePoint and Exchange and will be operated in a private cloud for Evonik. Atos will manage the migration to the cloud and the operations of the private cloud

Leading brands, retailers and fashion and business technology experts will focus on industry challenges and strategies for innovation at the NGC® 2015 Panorama User Conference, May 18-21 in Ft. Lauderdale. The Panorama User Conference combines thought leadership from retail, business and consumer marketing experts, as well as NGC executives, technical experts and customers. It is designed to help customers get the most from their investments in NGC’s fashion PLM, Supply Chain Management, ERP and Shop Floor Control software. Panorama 2015 includes sessions designed for every level in a company’s organization, whether companies are in the midst of software implementations or longtime NGC software users. Highlights of NGC’s Panorama Conference include keynote presentations from: Paula Rosenblum, Managing Partner of Retail Systems Research, speaking on “Omni-channel Supply Chain Challenges” Dr. Martin A. Regalia, Senior VP and Chief Economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, speaking on “Dysfunction in Washington: the U.S. and Global Economic Outlook” Jerry Inman, Chief Marketing

Today Siemens announced it is expanding its partnership with Chicago’s UI LABS with the formation of CityWorks, a consortium that will develop and test urban infrastructure solutions to help transform cities across the globe. In collaboration with the city of Chicago, local academic institutions, and civic partners, CityWorks will address infrastructure challenges in four key areas: energy management, physical infrastructure, water and sanitation systems, and transportation and logistics systems. With more than 3,000 employees in the Chicago-area, Siemens will join other CityWorks partners including Accenture, ComEd, and Microsoft, to develop a strategic investment plan and projects for the coming year. CityWorks will curate six to eight demonstration projects in 2015, with the first few slated to be announced in the coming months. “Siemens is a global leader in sustainable urban infrastructure, ranging from energy-efficient buildings and smart transportation systems to reliable and efficient power grids and water systems,” said Dave Hopping, President

Lectra is pleased to announce the complete redesign of its web site, lectra.com. The company clearly defines its new brand image through the pages and reaffirms its ability to support customer change. Aimed mainly at businesses active in Lectra's major world markets, the website draws visitors into an exploration of the company's expertise and experience in fashion and apparel, automotive and furniture. The customer is taken on a journey into an exclusive universe where Lectra's value proposition is presented across all its different sectors. A new media center includes all of Lectra's different publications. More than 130 videos, dozens of customer testimonials and a range of white papers demonstrate how Lectra's experts can help transform business processes to best address industry challenges. There is also more detailed information about Lectra's highly-innovative solutions on its five micro-sites-Lectra Fashion PLM, Make it with Lectra, A Model for Change, Vector and Versalis. In line with Lectra's high-end positioning, the site draws

Thousands of university students throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa will now have access to the suite of leading electronics simulation solutions used by professionals, thanks to a new agreement between ANSYS and EUROPRACTICE. Under the agreement, such electronics solutions as ANSYS® HFSS™ and ANSYS RedHawk™ will be available to EUROPRACTICE members, representing more than 500 universities in 42 counties. EUROPRACTICE is a European Community initiative to stimulate the wider application of state-of-the-art microelectronics simulation technologies by European industries. "EUROPRACTICE's goal is to enhance European industrial competitiveness in the global marketplace," said Dr. John McLean, division head of the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Microelectronics Support Centre. "By partnering with ANSYS, we'll be able to get more cutting-edge tools into our members' hands." The EUROPRACTICE Design Tool Service provides easy access to a range of design tools for non-commercial teaching and research. As part of the agreement, member universities can quickly download ANSYS solutions at a discounted price. For example, the University of Oxford will use ANSYS solutions to support research in superconducting

IMSI®/Design announced TurboSite® Pro v4.1, TurboSite Plus v4.1, and TurboSite Standard v4.1, the award-winning apps for field reporting. Topping the list of new features is the industry's first editable PDF forms-driven frontend for mobile site evaluations. "For the first time, a company doing a site evaluation can drive the process visually or use a more traditional 'clipboard & forms' approach," stated Royal Farros, CEO of IMSI/Design.  "Not only can any multipage PDF form be viewed, but TurboSite uniquely supports text entry and checkbox editing on those forms, too.  This is a big win for companies since the majority of site evaluations are still forms based.  It's also another way TurboSite is fundamentally different from all other viewing & markup apps in mobile."  New features in TurboSite v4.1 include: Editable PDF Form Support:  True Textbox and Checkbox editing is now supported in multipage PDF Form documents Cloud Storage Syncing:  Open/Save directly to Box, Dropbox, WebDav, and FTP servers; 

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its new Xpedition® Package Integrator flow, one of the industry's broadest solution for integrated circuit (IC), package, and printed circuit board (PCB) co-design and optimization. The Package Integrator solution automates planning, assembly and optimization of today's complex multi-die packages. It incorporates a unique virtual die model concept for true IC-to-package co-optimization. In support of early marketing-level studies for a proposed new device, users can now plan, assemble and optimize complex systems with minimal source data. The new Package Integrator flow allows design teams to realize faster and more efficient physical path finding and seamless tool integration for rapid prototyping, right to the production flow. This solution ensures that ICs, packages and PCBs are optimized with each other to reduce package substrate and PCB costs by efficient layer reduction, optimized interconnect paths, and streamlined/automated control of the design process. The Xpedition Package Integrator product also provides the

Delcam has added a number of new options for reverse engineering to its PowerSHAPE Pro software for the design of products and tooling.  The 2015 R2 release of the software also includes improvements to speed up and simplify the editing of product designs to make them more suitable for manufacture. By offering a combination of solid, surface and direct modelling, together with reverse engineering, PowerSHAPE Pro provides the most comprehensive range of design techniques available in a single CAD program.  Having all the different technologies in the same package reduces the need to transfer data between multiple programs and so streamlines any product-development process that requires both reverse-engineering and CAD functionality.  PowerSHAPE Pro can connect directly to most scanning hardware to capture and display scan data in real time.  The 2015 R2 version includes a new split-screen alignment option that makes it quicker and easier to combine multiple scans, taken, for example, from