SAP SE announced the launch of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things (IoT), expanding its comprehensive portfolio of IoT solutions to help customers connect the core of their business to the edge of the network, gain operational efficiencies and drive the creation of new revenue models, products and services.

SAP continues to broaden its reach by collaborating with Siemens and Intel to make it easier for customers to adopt and manage IoT solutions. These collaborations add to a strong partner ecosystem SAP has developed including recent announcements with Jasper, Accenture and T-Systems. Additionally, customers including Tennant are...

Kubotek USA has officially released the newest version of KeyCreator 2015. KeyCreator Direct CAD, arguably the fastest CAD modeling solution currently available, adds several new features and functions for even more dynamic modeling and editing. The release also includes many customer-driven enhancements for a better user experience. In addition, the speedy design-to-manufacture prowess and legendary CAD data reuse KeyCreator Direct CAD is known for is further enhanced by new design import options for 2D file types.

The latest release of KeyCreator 2015 provides an optional 2D/Drawing Translator package for the import and editing of native CAD drawing file formats....

Dassault Systèmes and CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG, developer of the technology-leading CST STUDIO SUITE®, today jointly announced a partnership to integrate 3D electromagnetic simulation technology from CST into Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. High-tech, transportation & mobility, aerospace & defense, industrial equipment and other industries will soon have access to a best-in-class multi-physics simulation solution for the creation and design of smart objects.

The Internet of Things market is expected to reach 26 billion units by 2020 as devices, cars and buildings are developed beyond form and function to digitally interact with the physical world. However, this...

CD-adapco, the largest privately held CFD-focused provider of Computer Aided Engineering software, today announced the release of DARS v2.10. DARS is a standalone simulation tool for the 0D and 1D management and analyses of chemical reactions. DARS v2.10, which is available on the Steve Portal,now features a library generation functionality that makes it possible for customers to quickly explore new fuel blends and operating conditions for simulations with STAR-CD® and STAR-CCM+®.

“This is our first release of DARS since it became a wholly-owned CD-adapco product, so naturally we are very excited,” said Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, CD-adapco Senior VP of Product...

BIMobject® recently announced a global framework agreement with Schneider Electric Industries SAS, one of the largest companies in energy management and automation with operations in more than 100 countries. Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Non-residential & Residential Buildings, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Utilities & Infrastructure and Data Centres & Networks. The company achieved revenues of 25 billion euros in 2014. This agreement will strengthen BIMobject’s position as a main supplier of BIM objects to Schneider Electric.

The development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) further highlights Schneider Electric’s position in the construction industry. The...

Würth Elektronik France, a subsidiary of the Würth Elektronik Group, a worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of passive components, announces its partnership with TraceParts for the publishing of its CAD models.

Würth Elektronik has selected TraceParts for this project in order to diversify its online services and offer its customers new design tools. Quentin Laidebeur and Fabien Brugnone, who are in charge of managing the project, explain the motivation behind the decision:

“We were looking for a turn-key solution that would add value to our existing solutions, and. that could also manage the integration and distribution of our data....

It’s a tough world for CenterPoint Energy, a company that delivers electricity and gas to 5.5 million customers in Texas.

Not only do they have to compete for customers and deliver reliable, economic, compliant, and sustainable products and services safely, but there is disruption everywhere. Consumer behavior is changing, new sources of energy such as wind and solar are emerging, and machines are talking to machines and making decisions without humans.

Gary Hayes, the CIO of the company, believes the way to deal with disruption on such massive scale is through technology convergence. Three types of technology must converge to create an...

The Brush Group, the largest independent manufacturer of turbogenerators in the world, is boosting performance of its generators for gas, steam and hydro-turbine drive applications by leveraging ANSYS  multiphysics engineering simulation solutions. The use of ANSYS® solutions is also leading to time and cost savings.

The Brush Group's  turbogenerator, boosting generator performance with ANSYS simulation technology.

The Brush Group chose ANSYS simulation to reduce the six-month lead time for new design generator manufacturing and to reduce the extensive costs and complexity of design modifications.

"The smallest units weigh at least 40 tons, take up to six months to manufacture and contain many small...

Autodesk, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

First Quarter Fiscal 2016

• Total billings increased 3 percent, compared to the first quarter last year as reported, and 8 percent on a constant currency basis.
• Deferred revenue increased 20 percent to $1.15 billion, compared to $964 million in the first quarter last year.
• Total subscriptions increased by approximately 95,000 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
• Revenue was $647 million, an increase of 9 percent compared to the first quarter last year as reported, and 13 percent on a constant currency basis.
• GAAP...

Wipro Ltd has entered into partnership with ActiveState to deliver cloud technologies and services to enterprises across the globe. ActiveState is the creator of Stackato PrivatePlatform-as-a-Service (PaaS), the worlds leading independent distribution of the Cloud Foundry open source project.

"Wipro has been an early pioneer of open source based cloud solutions and we are seeing Stackato emerge as a strong player providing cloud foundry based PaaS solutions and enabler for Dev Ops automation. We are excited about this partnership delivered as apart of our Open Cloud offering and believe that it delivers unmatched agility, control and security to our customers in...