Lantek is further pursuing its policy of increasing its export market by signing a worldwide agreement with Vanad 2000, which manufactures fiber laser, oxy-fuel and plasma cutting machines at its headquarters in the Czech Republic.

Vanad has delivered well over 1000 machines through its distribution network which extends across Eastern Europe, Russia, Germany, Austria and as far as South Africa. It has a programme of continuous development and has recently added four new machines to its portfolio, the Vanad Kompakt Light plasma cutter which can cut material up to 30mm thick with plasma or 50mm with oxy-cut; the Vanad Bluester...

Atos has reached an agreement to acquire integrated communication software company Unify from its two shareholders, Gores (51%) and Siemens (49%) for an undisclosed amount. Atos said it intends to create a unique integrated proposition for unified communications and real time capabilities enhancing social collaboration, digital transformation, and business performance of its clients. 

The transaction is subject to consultation with employee representative bodies and regulator authorisation. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. Founded as Siemens Enterprise Communication in 2008 and headquartered in Munich, Unify is mainly active in Europe and the Americas. It has 5,600 employees...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is pleased to announce that Anders Romare, Vice President and Head of Engineering Applications at Airbus will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 24 November at the Sofitel Bayerpost, Munich, Germany.

The presentation, ARAS – the Airbus “PDM Light” Backbone, will provide attendees with an overview of the area of usage for this new “PDM light” backbone within Airbus as well as the rationale behind choosing ARAS as a provider of the solution. Furthermore, the...

Key takeaways:

• Over 330 customers from 45 countries converged on the AVEVA World Summit in Dubai on 20-22 October 2015
• AVEVA’s acquisition of software assets from Schneider Electric will result in a much larger company, serving more industrial markets that will reduce AVEVA’s traditional reliance on the oil & gas industry
• AVEVA extended their support for visual decision making by introducing AVEVA Engage, a new solution that puts lifecycle data in context and makes it more accessible to all types of users supporting the design, construction, and operation of complex assets

Over the last decade, Dubai pursued a...

Infor today announced Infor Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Accelerate, powered by Aras, is now available for European organizations. Initially launched for the US market in 2014, this new PLM solution will provide strong value to automotive, industrial manufacturing, high tech and aerospace & defense customers across Europe. The Infor PLM Accelerate solution will provide users with an Infor-focused user experience and is available for both on-premise and private cloud (single-tenant) deployment.

"Discrete manufacturers can benefit from a highly scalable PLM solution that provides enterprise users with a full range of services to fit their...

Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced General Access to its new   ContextCapture offering. ContextCapture is Bentley’s first product release of the Acute3D software technology it acquired earlier this year. The software is ideally suited for any organization that could apply 3D models of real-world context to benefit infrastructure design, construction, or operations.

With ContextCapture, users can easily produce high resolution 3D models of existing conditions using photos taken with any digital camera. The software generates a detailed reality mesh incorporating the referenced photography. This results in a navigable 3D model with fine and photorealistic detail, sharp edges, and precise geometric accuracy. These highly detailed...

One Jeanswear Group Inc. has selected the Centric 8 product lifecycle management (PLM) platform to power the future of its extensive brand portfolio.

Formerly known as Jones Jeanswear Group, New York City-based One Jeanswear is a denim expert with a prestigious stable of branded and private label businesses such as Gloria Vanderbilt, l.e.i, Bandolino, Jessica Simpson (under license), Code Bleu, Vintage America Blues, Erika, Nine West Jeans, Robert Rodriguez, Suede, KIIND OF and Energie. The company, as CEO Jack Gross explains, remains “committed to our mission to be the leading global supplier of jeanswear across all consumer...

AVEVA today announced that InSteel Engineers Pvt Ltd. has selected AVEVA Bocad to replace a competitive software product, estimating an improvement in productivity of up to 30%. AVEVA Bocad will be used on the company’s structural steel design, detailing, BIM and fabrication projects, including major capital engineering and AEC projects. The design capabilities of AVEVA Bocad enable InSteel to reduce production and onsite rework and manual work due to inconsistencies.  The result for InSteel is impressive productivity gains and more accurate project deliverables.

‘AVEVA Bocad offers tremendous potential for InSteel and our customers’, said Mr. R.P. Jagtap, Managing...

AECOM and Bentley Systems today jointly announced that AECOM, which has named Bentley as a strategic partner for project delivery technologies, has extended its ProjectWise corporate commitment to fully include the new Bentley Cloud Services Subscription Program.

AECOM is a long-standing user of Bentley’s ProjectWise, a global project collaboration platform that offers work sharing capabilities with the ability to connect to other Bentley products. Five out of the 54 Be Inspired Awards finalists named by independent jurors and presenting at this year’s Year in Infrastructure Conference are AECOM nominations. AECOM’s finalist nomination for “Innovation in Project Delivery” documented 80 percent savings in project startup from the...

Geometric Ltd. announced its second quarter financial results for FY 2015-2016 at the board meeting held today.

Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 (Q2 FY16)

• Consolidated Profit after Tax rose to INR  230.24 Mn this quarter from INR 191.27 Mn in Q1FY16 and INR 162.9 Mn in Q2FY15, a growth of 20.4% q-o-q and 41.3% y-o-y
• Revenue in USD terms grew to USD 47.46 Mn compared to USD 46.80 Mn in the previous quarter and USD 46.12 Mn in the corresponding quarter last year, a rise of 1.4% and 2.9% respectively
• Signed new deals worth USD...