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MSC Software Corporation today announced that MSC Nastran Embedded Fatigue (NEF) has been honored as CAE Innovation of the Year by Automotive Testing Technology International. The Automotive Testing Technology International awards honor individuals and companies who have made a difference in the world of vehicle development. Simulation software is an essential tool that helps automotive…

Aspen Technology, Inc. announced the availability of aspenONE V8.4 software, featuring new Activated Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR) and updates to Activated Energy and Activated Economics in Aspen HYSYS and Aspen Plus.  In addition, the new software adds crude assay data and new reactor models for refinery modeling with Aspen HYSYS…

AViCAD.com is supplying a cost-free upgrade to AViCAD 2014 for new orders of their current 2013 software placed on or after November 25th, 2013. Much like AutoCAD®, AViCAD includes both 2D and 3D capabilities. The big difference is that AViCAD has a Full Suite of Engineering Tools (aimed on Plant…

OPEN MIND Technologies AG is set to present at the 20th EuroMold trade fair at the trade fair grounds in Frankfurt, Germany, from 3 to 6 December 2013. Everything at Stand 8.0 L07 will revolve around machining strategies in the hyperMILL® 2013 CAM software and the hyperMAXX® high-performance cutting module.…

PTC will change its NASDAQ ticker symbol to “PTC” – effective at the start of trading on December 3, 2013. In January, the company changed its legal name from Parametric Technology Corporation to PTC Inc. The legal name and ticker symbol changes reflect the company’s expanded technology portfolio, market scope, and…

Integware is proud to announce that they have been named the top software developer in northern Colorado by the Northern Colorado Business Report (NCBR). “We are honored to have earned this distinction from the NCBR,” said an Integware spokesperson. “We are glad that the NCBR and people of northern Colorado…

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces the release of seven additional country-specific PLM Market Analysis Reports. These new reports follow the release of the 2013 China PLM Market Analysis Report earlier this year. The CIMdata PLM MAR series presents CIMdata’s analysis of the 2012…

CGTech is now shipping version 7.3 of VERICUT® CNC machine simulation and optimization software. VERICUT 7.3 features many enhancements that significantly improve performance thereby simplifying manufacturing engineers’ ability to simulate the CNC programming and machining process. Changes to how users interact with VERICUT further improve VERICUT’s workflow, and are a…

HP announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2013. Fourth quarter GAAP diluted net earnings per share (EPS) was $0.73, up from a GAAP diluted net loss per share of $3.49 in the prior-year period. Fourth quarter non-GAAP diluted net EPS was $1.01,…

Hawk Ridge Systems and EpiGrid, creator of the first private hosted solution for product data management, announced today a partnership that will give SolidWorks EPDM users the ability to implement their data management solution on the cloud. As part of this partnership, Hawk Ridge Systems can offer new and existing…