Trimble and Nucor Corporation announced a third, multi-year agreement to extend their collaboration in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) markets that began in 2009.

Nucor, the largest steel producer in the U.S., will continue to build on its investment in Trimble's Tekla Structures Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, incorporating it at the core of several business divisions—including Nucor Buildings Group, Harris Rebar and Nucor Grating—and leveraging Tekla Structures as its BIM solution to deliver projects that are cost effective, accurate and constructible. Nucor's...

Tech Soft 3D and Actify announce today that the newest release of Actify’s SpinFire Ultimate 11.0 was built using Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS Desktop Platform. A global leader in Product Data Intelligence solutions, Actify has long developed advanced for discrete manufacturing using technology from Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of software development tools for delivering successful applications. By integrating fast, accurate CAD data access, advanced visualization and native 3D PDF output from HOOPS Desktop Platform, Actify was able to quickly develop and deliver a strong SpinFire release.

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Vishal Sikka, the managing director and chief executive of Infosys, has said the firm is aiming to do something similar to Accenture or Cognizant on acquisitions, without blindly copying.
Addressing a conference by equity analyst firm Motilal Oswal on Tuesday, Sikka said acquisitions would be a focus area and will help the company to achieve its 2020 vision.
“If you look at the number of the companies Accenture has bought or even Cognizant, there is obviously a very systematic and highly efficient way in which they execute all these things,” Sikka said.
“I think we need to do something...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce the speaker line-up for their upcoming PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC. This two-day event will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles.

PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Industry featuring 3D CIC is the must-attend event for A&D industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the A&D industry germinate and take root.

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CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata 2015 China PLM Market Analysis Report. This report provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) rapidly-evolving PLM market for calendar year 2014. The report discusses the major PLM trends and issues, PLM purchase investments in software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts that pertain to China; an important and quickly expanding economic region. This report also provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region and the revenue performance...

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Renesas, a leading solution provider delivering highly reliable and high-safety products for automotive, has deployed Synopsys' Design Compiler^® Graphical solution for their designs. Improving performance, while reducing power and area, is critical for Renesas to offer high performance balanced with very low power consumption over a wide and scalable range of products. To achieve these goals, Renesas deployed a design flow that combines Design Compiler Graphical and Synopsys' IC Compiler™ place-and-route solution.

"As exciting infotainment and safety options become significant criteria in the purchase of...

Most of the apparel companies On Apparel Magazine's top 20 list, ranked by profit margin have partnered with Gerber Technology, the world leader in integrated software and automation solutions for the apparel and industrial markets. In addition, many of the top companies on the list are using YuniquePLM. YuniquePLM is web-based product lifecycle management software that integrates with AccuMark to help fashion and apparel brand owners, manufacturers and retailers collaborate, accelerate workflows and eliminate errors. Many of these top companies are also using Gerber's industry leading plotters, spreaders and multi-ply, single-ply and leather cutting systems in their operations, according to a...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that the Co-founder and CEO of Local Motors, John B. “Jay” Rogers, will make a presentation at CIMdata’s workshop on the New Age of Collaboration, Innovation, and Product Development. The workshop will take place in Louisville, Kentucky on October 7-8. In addition to Mr. Roger’s presentation, attendees will hear from well known PLM blogger, Oleg Shilovitsky; FirstBuild’s Product Evangelist, Taylor Dawson; and BASF Corporation’s Senior Manager for Innovation Excellence, Dr. Svetlana Dimovski.

Local Motors is a next-generation tech company that designs, builds, and sells cars with...

SnapEDA, the fastest and easiest way to find and share CAD building blocks for electronics design, is today launching the DesignHub, a one-stop shop to explore CAD building blocks for components developed or curated by industry-leading companies. Collaborators in the DesignHub include Texas Instruments, GaN Systems, Accelerated Designs, Octopart, and Seeed. 
The DesignHub shaves hours off design time and ensures maximal reusability by making it easy to search, find, and download computer-aided design (CAD) building blocks, such as PCB footprints and schematic symbols, from leading component manufacturers and providers. All building blocks export to major design tools, including...

Microdesk, Inc., announced the launch of its Revit Asset Management Solution ModelStream, a new enterprise asset management solution.