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MSC Software Corporation announced that Salvi Harps, a leader in the manufacture of harps, selected MSC Nastran and SimXpert to improve the structural behavior of their instruments and develop lighter, more stable harps. Building a harp involves several engineering challenges. The structure of the instrument is made entirely of wood, while the mechanical part…

After an initial review of its fourth quarter 2013 performance, SAP AG announced its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter October 1 – December 31 and full year ended December 31, 2013. All 2013 figures in this release are approximate due to the preliminary nature of the announcement. SAP…

WHO: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. to announce fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results via webcast.  WHAT: You are invited to attend the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results audio webcast. Participating on the webcast will be Lip-Bu Tan, president and chief executive officer, and Geoff Ribar,…

Financial Highlights Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2013: Revenues were $2,100 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 QoQ growth was 1.7% YoY growth was 9.9% Net profit was $463 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 QoQ growth was 20.9%* YoY growth was 6.7% Earnings…

Infor today announced that materials related to the Infor investor conference call Friday, January 10, 2014, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, are provided on the Investors section of Infor's website. Dial-in details for the January 10th investor call are as follows: US/Canada Dial-in #: (800) 850-6928 Int'l/Local Dial-in #: (706)…

Delcam added more than 50 extra staff to its international workforce during 2013 to give a total of more than 700 employees within the organisation by the end of the year.  In addition, well over 100 more people are employed in Delcam’s Joint Venture companies in Europe and Asia.  The…

TXT MAPLE LAKE is launching the new release of TXTPlanning 6.0, its integrated retail planning platform, and TXTPLM 4.0, its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, at NRF, the big retail show in New York from 12-15 January 2014. The new, upgraded version of TXTPlanning - which allows global retailers and…

SpaceClaim and CD-adapco(TM) announced the immediate availability of STAR-SpaceClaim. This module, developed by CD-adapco for SpaceClaim Engineer, provides native transfer of SpaceClaim models to STAR-CCM+®, preserving the data structure, part/assembly structure, naming, design parameters, and more. These capabilities eliminate downstream geometry clean-up. “Engineers across organizations are using 3D to improve…

AVEVA today announced that Burgasnefteproekt, an engineering company in the field of petrochemicals, has achieved significant cost savings using AVEVA Laser Modeller™. Burgasnefteproekt recently acquired the AVEVA software and used it to capture the as-built asset and create a 3D model of an existing flaring system. This is part of…

Nemetschek Scia is pleased to announce a new partnership with A&S Virtual Systems. Under the agreement, A&S Virtual Systems will become a new Competence Center for Nemetschek Scia in Finland, helping Finnish civil and structural engineers migrate to or improve their 3D workflows, as well as supporting them through their…