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FARO Technologies, Inc. announced it has acquired The CAD Zone, Inc., a software provider in the law enforcement accident and crime scene reconstruction market.  CAD Zone's point cloud software application will be integrated with FARO's laser scanning technology to provide turnkey solutions for crime scene and other forensic applications.  FARO's…

Trimble and Bentley Systems announced today the next advance of information mobility between project design and field construction. Using Bentley’s ProjectWise collaboration servers and services, along with its i-model technology for the open exchange of infrastructure information, and Trimble’s Business Center – HCE office software, an integrated workflow for road and site construction is now…

Datakit announces availability of the 2014.3 version of Datakit converters, bringing many enhancements and improvements with special focus on improved support of the Siemens PLM Software™ JT format with more information supported. Datakit is now able to read semantic PMI(Product Manufacturing Information) contained in JT files, as well as axis information and textures. The JT…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, announced the release of AssetWise APM V7.2. This enhanced version of Bentley’s asset performance management (APM) software enables users to take advantage of immersive APM, a visual environment in which hypermodeling is used to spatially enable operations and maintenance for the interactive inspection of critical assets. AssetWise APM V7.2 users can also…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced the immediate availability of LEAP Bridge Steel for the 3D modeling, design, analysis, and load rating of everyday steel bridges. The software, which adheres to AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Specifications, enables users to leverage the benefits of bridge information modeling (BrIM), including increased efficiency…

Rand Worldwide today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, has surpassed the milestone of 30 released Autodesk Official Training Guides (AOTG) in the past four months for Autodesk’s 2015 software. All released 2015 titles are available for purchase through ASCENT’s online store at ASCENTeStore.com. “ASCENT's staff of subject-matter…

Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM software for high-speed and five-axis machining has helped Muroplás SA, a Portuguese manufacturer of medical devices, to make its own moulds quickly and efficiently, and so develop a successful and growing business. Muroplás SA is located in the North of Portugal, close to the city of Trofa. …

Centric Software, Inc. has closed on $24 million in growth capital as part of its Series D venture capital financing. The Series D financing was co-led by Fung Capital and Silver Lake Waterman. Fung Capital is the investment arm of the Hong Kong-based Fung family whose holdings include Li &…

Highlights: Strong commercial activity in Q2 with 127% book to bill ratio Revenue: € 4,176 million Operating margin: € 275 million, increased by +20bps to 6.6% Net income Group share: € 76 million Free cash flow: € 124 million Atos today announced its results for the first half of 2014. Revenue was €…

NAFEMS, the International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, will hold its 2015 World Congress in San Diego, USA, incorporating the 2nd International Simulation Process and Data Management Conference, from June 21st-24th 2015. The biennial congress will bring together the leading visionaries, developers, and practitioners of CAE-related technologies and business processes to share…