Today at CDNLive EMEA, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the OrCAD 17.2-2016 release with new capabilities for OrCAD® Capture, PSpice® Designer and PCB Designer that address challenges with flex and rigid-flex design as well as mixed-signal simulation complexities in IoT, wearables and wireless mobile devices. This latest release reduces PCB development time by addressing the need to design reliable circuits for smaller, more compact devices.

This OrCAD portfolio includes technology enabled for integrated rigid-flex planning, design and real-time visualization, as well as built-in translators that enable direct design imports from select EDA vendors. PSpice Designer now supports system-level simulation using...

Dassault Systèmes today announced that European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS), a research infrastructure project funded and operated by a partnership of European countries, is using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to construct the world’s leading neutron research facility in Lund, Sweden. The “Integrated Plant Engineering” industry solution experience delivers powerful digital design and collaboration applications for compliance and project management in a unified environment connecting thousands of engineers, designers and manufacturers across Europe.

Once completed, ESS will provide a more efficient approach to existing neutron scattering research and enable opportunities for sustainable innovations in, for example, clean energy, structural engineering,...

Unify, the Atos brand for communications software and services, unveiled new programs and offerings to accelerate channel partner business growth at its annual Unify Partner Conference held recently in Barcelona, Spain. Addressing the audience of more than 250 global partners, Unify reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to being the partner of choice in the communications and collaborations industry.

Unify continues to deliver on its intent to dramatically increase business through its global partner network, and today over 50 percent of Unify's product revenue is through the channel.  The recent appointment of industry and channel veteran Jon Pritchard to...

Saudi Aramco, Princess Nourah University (PNU) and Wipro Arabia Limited, a subsidiary of Wipro Limited, today inaugurated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first all women Business & Technology Park. The project is expected to create nearly 21,000 jobs for Saudi women over a period of ten years.

The Women's Business Park (WBP) is a result of a joint venture between Princess Nourah University (PNU), the largest women's university in the world and Wipro Arabia Ltd. Saudi Aramco is the strategic advisor and anchor of this initiative. Dedicated to working women, this business park is a first of its...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Materials Engineering & PLM for the Automotive Industry.” The webinar will take place on June 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will address how materials engineering impacts PLM and its use within the automotive and other similar industries.

According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s President, Peter Bilello, “New materials and materials engineering in support of additive manufacturing, lite-weighting, and other topics are having and will continue to have a major impact on the automotive and other similar industries...

Addnode Group’s subsidiary TechniaTranscat, a world leading provider of PLM solutions, has signed a new services agreement with a leading US based global technology provider of transportation systems. The agreement has an order value of more than $2.5 million over a 12-month period.

With a focus on improving the end user experience, TechniaTranscat will deliver a wide set of services such as business consulting, solutions development and production rollout services.

“This validates TechniaTranscat as the leading vendor for demanding and global 3DEXPERIENCE based implementations. Our strong US team together with our partner network is a key...

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand into every aspect of work and life, Fujitsu is highlighting its cutting-edge contributions to the advancement of next-generation, connected solutions that are helping industrial businesses enhance safety and streamline productivity. Fujitsu will be discussing and sharing many of these connected solutions and services in Orlando, Florida at the US stop of Fujitsu World Tour on May 5, 2016.

IoT-enabled devices in factories and businesses currently represent a significant part of the market, and by 2025, 37 percent ($2.3 trillion) of the $6.2-trillion IoT market is expected to consist of...

CGS announced that it is sponsoring and participating in the Apparel Magazine webinar, "Predicting the Trends: How to Turn Your Fashion Data into Actionable Intelligence," on Tuesday, May 24, at 10 a.m. EDT. The panel of industry experts will include: Keith Carter, an actionable intelligence expert and author; Abe Kassin, vice president of operations from LT Apparel; Jill Mazur, WWA advisor consultant; and Jason Roth, CGS vice president of applications. 

Over the last several years, big data, analytics and business intelligence (BI) have crossed over into the fashion and apparel...

SPRING Technologies, developer of NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS, an All-in-One CNC Programming software suite including its innovative module NCSIMUL CAM, has appointed Eddie Wong to manage SPRING Technologies Malaysia.

SPRING Malaysia is a newly formed company who officially started its operations this month. Based in Penang, Malaysia, it will be fully dedicated to marketing and supporting NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS in the Southeast-Asia region and countries giving a direct, fast and reliable service.

Eddie Wong, Manager of SPRING Malaysia, has a wide experience in selling and supporting leading edge CAD/CAM technology to the Industry.

His...

Oracle today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Opower, the leading provider of customer engagement and energy efficiency cloud services to utilities, for $10.30 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $532 million, net of Opower’s cash.

Opower’s solutions enable over 100 global utilities, such as PG&E, Exelon and National Grid, to deliver a modern digital customer experience. Opower’s big data platform stores and analyzes over 600 billion meter reads from 60 million utility end customers, enabling utilities to proactively meet regulatory requirements, decrease the cost to serve, and improve...