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Rand Worldwide, Inc. announces financial results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2013.  For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, Rand Worldwide, Inc. reported revenues of $18.5 million, compared with $19.4 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. The Company’s overall gross margin was 46.0%, a…

Agilent Technologies Inc. reported orders of $1.83 billion, up 4 percent over one year ago, for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, 2013, and revenues of $1.72 billion, down 3 percent compared with one year ago. Fourth-quarter GAAP net income was $211 million, or $0.63 per share. Last year's…

U.S. CAD is proud to announce that several members of its Professional Services team have been selected to deliver classes at the upcoming Autodesk University 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. More than 2,000 proposals were submitted this year for the conference held from December 3 – 5, 2013. The following…

ESI Group announces the acquisition of CyDesign Labs, a US company based in the Silicon Valley that owns a disruptive proprietary technology for advanced product design. Aligned with ESI Group’s proven strategy that fosters the gradual elimination of physical prototypes, this acquisition brings a major technology leap to accelerate industrial…

Donald H. Brown, CIMdata Executive Consultant and founder of Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA) died 23 October 2013 following a prolonged illness.  Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata, today issued the following statement: “CIMdata is saddened that Don Brown, a pioneer in the computer systems IT and the Product Lifecycle Management…

AVEVA today announced a further expansion of its sales and support network for the growing African market. AVEVA has appointed GN Engineering Service & Solutions as its sales and support representative, based in Luanda, Angola. The new agent will be responsible for the sale and front-line support of AVEVA’s product…

Altium Limited announces a strategic partnership in the Polish market with Computer Controls as an additional reseller in Poland.  Computer Controls is a renowned high-tech distributor for electronic components, test and measurement systems as well as electronic design software in Switzerland and Eastern-Europe. Effective from October 1, 2013, Computer Controls offers…

Key takeaways: CIMdata and MarketKey collaborated on the first-ever combined PI Congress and PLM Road Map, 9-10 October 2013 at the Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Illinois As many as five parallel tracks kept the 340+ attendees moving to hear the many informative speakers The PI Congress “Main Tent” sessions included…

ZWCAD+ in Europe  After nearly a decade’s continuous development, ZWCAD has established a powerful channel network throughout Europe. Excellent partners in Europe have had great achievements in their CAD business and services for local users. Developers from industries including architecture, civil, rendering and more have come to join the big…