GRAPHISOFT® has just announced that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a test project for temporary, earth-bag shelters in Syria using ARCHICAD to develop the designs.

Constructed using bags filled with dirt, this type of transitional shelter gives the beneficiaries involved an opportunity to work and earn an income — which could also stimulate the start of small business opportunities. Earth-bag house construction is an efficient way to solve the need for basic homes that can be built within a short period of time. Furthermore, the earth-bag house construction system does not require a deep knowledge of...

Aras® and T-Systems, a global provider of information and communication technology for multinational corporations and public sector institutions, today announced the launch of the new T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform powered by Aras Innovator®. Delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), the T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform combines end-to-end services with full Aras Innovator functionality, customization and integration capabilities.
Running on secure, high performance and dynamic infrastructure in the modern T-Systems cloud data centers, the T-Systems PLM Cloud Platform provides global companies with a complete enterprise PLM solution that includes application management services for service desk, data security, monitoring, reporting and more.

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Wipro Ltd, India's third-biggest software services exporter, reported a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly profits on Wednesday but forecast a tepid quarter ahead due to fewer working days for its Western clients and smaller deals.

For the current quarter Wipro expects its IT services unit to see revenue of between $1.84 billion to $1.9 billion, which is at the lower end of analysts' estimates.

Analysts had expected a rise of 2-4 percent, while Wipro's forecast implies a rise of 0.5 to 2.5 percent.

Chief Executive TK Kurien said the quarter would be affected by...

SAP AG Tuesday said its third-quarter profit increased from last year, supported by double-digit growth in revenues. The company said it again delivered strong growth in the cloud, outpacing most pure cloud competitors even without the contribution from the Concur acquisition.

New cloud bookings, the key measure for SAP's sales success in the cloud, increased 102 percent in the third quarter to 216 million euros.

SAP CFO Luka Mucic said, "What I am particularly pleased about is that our operating profit grew even faster than our revenue. This reflects the positive impact of our business transformation and our continued...

EMC Corporation today reported third-quarter 2015 financial results. Consolidated third-quarter revenue was $6.08 billion, up 1% year over year and up 5% year over year on a constant currency basis¹. GAAP and non-GAAP² earnings per weighted average diluted share were $0.25 and $0.43, respectively.

EMC generated $1.4 billion in operating cash flow and $1.03 billion in free cash flow³ in the third quarter, and ended the quarter with $14.3 billion in cash and investments. EMC returned $229 million to shareholders in the third quarter via a quarterly dividend.

Joe Tucci, EMC Chairman and CEO, said, “This is an historic time for EMC and the...

 Dassault Systèmes announced that its annual 3DEXPERIENCE FORUM North America will address “Doing Business in the Age of Experience” with a focus on the impact of additive manufacturing, the power of connecting people to data, and the Internet of Things (IoT). David Rose, author of “Enchanted Objects” and instructor at MIT Media Lab, and Jeremiah Owyang, founder of