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A CIMdata eBook in Partnership with Dassault Systèmes ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 21 February 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, released a new eBook focused on strategies and technologies to reduce risk and improve business outcomes for capital projects in the oil and gas, chemical, and power industries. Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) firms and owner-operators alike face challenges complying with project schedules and budgets as project complexity continues to increase. Incomplete integration among multi-disciplinary design teams and with project management processes results in problems surfacing late in project execution. This eBook presents CIMdata’s perspective on the use of open standards, notably ISO 15926, to improve interoperability, and the application of integrated project execution and integration construction planning techniques to improve project efficiency. This perspective is augmented with examples provided by Dassault Systèmes and its customers. According to Mr. Ed Martin, CIMdata’s AEC & Manufacturing Convergence Practice Director, “Capital projects

Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, has typically been reserved for high-level engineers and animators. But SelfCAD now makes 3D designing and printing accessible to everyone. The newly launched SelfCAD is the world's most affordable, professional cloud-based CAD/CAM software. It offers a single SaaS-based platform for sculpting, modeling and slicing — even for users with little to no prior expertise with CAD/CAM software. SelfCAD has been meticulously tested both by professional and recreational/enthusiast 3D designers and makers. Designers can learn, create and print objects in a fraction of the time required with traditional CAD/CAM software. Advanced shapes can be created within minutes using various shape creators. SelfCAD's exceptional slicer allows 3D printing straight from the application. The slicer includes preset profiles, so users can simply select a profile, customize the design's support structure, infill, or choose from the application's other advanced settings. SelfCAD does everything right in the browser

Infor® today announced the availability of Infor Cloverleaf® Integration Suite 6.2, the next generation of Infor's leading interoperability solution for the healthcare industry. Infor Cloverleaf is a market leading, enterprise-caliber integration engine that facilitates the movement of highly secure data through disparate systems within and outside the healthcare enterprise, and will help transition the healthcare industry to adopt the new HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Interoperability Standard. Infor Cloverleaf supports widely adopted interoperability standards common to healthcare including HL7 FHIR, Web Services (REST, SOAP), IHE, Direct, JDBC, HL7v 2.x, X12, NCPDP, CCDA and many others. The solution provides a complete suite for managing interoperability within and between healthcare enterprises, and is used by healthcare providers, payers, HIEs, and medical device and application vendors globally. Major enhancements for this release include the Infor Cloverleaf Wizard, a new user experience designed by Infor's in-house creative agency, Hook & Loop, and written in

Gerber Technology announced today that Trox AB has selected YuniquePLM to help get control of their entire product development process. Trox AB supplies the automotive industry with vehicle protection systems. The tailor made covers are delivered ready for application directly to a specific vehicle model. These protection systems are currently designed for each vehicle model requested without using previous styles as a starting point. "Implementation of a PLM system we can search to utilize previous styles will result in a major time savings when beginning a new cover design," said Pontus Lindbom, CEO, Trox AB. "The ability to have transparency within YuniquePLM will allow us to communicate consistently throughout the entire product development process ensuring quality to one of the most demanding industries." "YuniquePLM will enable a decrease in Trox's product development time, all while controlling product quality," said Bill Brewster, vice president and general manager, enterprise software solutions for Gerber Technology. "The software is

Atos expands its expertise in Big Data services with the acquisition of zData, a leader in Big Data consulting and solutions for both commercial and enterprise corporations. Atos has signed a share purchase agreement with zData, bringing a unique team of software engineers and data scientists to support its customers' digital transformation journey within all sectors. This strategic acquisition brings a new level of scalability, reliability and performance giving enterprises all the benefits of open-source software framework Hadoop through the world's most advanced turnkey Hadoop solution for critical production workloads. The company is working with the industries best software providers for on-site and off-site consulting - from Greenplum to Hadoop and PIVOTAL HDB (HAWQ) expertise. "We are pleased to welcome zData to the Atos team and look forward to offering our customers the right blueprint in their cloud application development needs leveraging zData's PIVOTAL Cloud Foundry experience," said Jerome Sandrini,

Accenture has announced its intent to acquire SinnerSchrader AG, one of the leading digital agencies in Germany. The acquisition will strengthen and expand the capabilities of Accenture’s digital agency, Accenture Interactive, to provide customer experience services to clients in Germany. The two companies welcome the planned acquisition as a great opportunity for their clients and employees. Accenture has agreed to purchase a 62% majority of SinnerSchrader shares from co-founder and CEO Matthias Schrader, CFO Thomas Dyckhoff, and other shareholders at EUR 9.00 per share. Accenture also announced its intention to launch a public tender offer to all remaining shareholders at the same price. This represents an attractive premium of 58% over the 12-month volume-weighted average share price and 31% over the 3-month volume-weighted average share price before announcement. Additionally, Accenture and SinnerSchrader have signed an agreement outlining the relationship between SinnerSchrader and Accenture Interactive that aims to jointly develop digital transformation solutions

Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of software development tools and native 3D PDF technology to the engineering industry, today announced the Tetra4D 2017 portfolio of products – Tetra4D Converter, Tetra4D Enrich and Tetra4D Automate. The enhancements made to Tetra4D Converter and Tetra4D Enrich result in the data-rich 3D PDF’s generated functioning like an application, which provides an even more interactive and richer experience for those consuming them. Improved support for import and export formats, and new workflows focused on 3D printing demonstrate the valuable role 3D PDF plays in helping companies to improve communication, save time and money. “Our customers start using 3D PDFs for particular workflows, and quickly realize how they can expand the use of 3D PDFs in other processes and workflows throughout the organization,” said Lionel Vieilly, product manager for Tetra4D. “The Tetra4D 2017 portfolio is loaded with feature enhancements including support for new export formats

Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of software development tools and native 3D PDF technology to the engineering industry, today announced the Tetra4D 2017 portfolio of products – Tetra4D Converter, Tetra4D Enrich and Tetra4D Automate. The enhancements made to Tetra4D Converter and Tetra4D Enrich result in the data-rich 3D PDF’s generated functioning like an application, which provides an even more interactive and richer experience for those consuming them. Improved support for import and export formats, and new workflows focused on 3D printing demonstrate the valuable role 3D PDF plays in helping companies to improve communication, save time and money. “Our customers start using 3D PDFs for particular workflows, and quickly realize how they can expand the use of 3D PDFs in other processes and workflows throughout the organization,” said Lionel Vieilly, product manager for Tetra4D. “The Tetra4D 2017 portfolio is loaded with feature enhancements including support for new export formats

solidThinking announced today the general availability of Envision 4.0, the newest feature release of the company's data analytics platform. Several new functions have been added to offer a complete set of capabilities required for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Analytics. “The 4.0 release is feature-rich across the board, making Envision more capable, refined and easy to use. Users will immediately see an enhanced user experience,” said Yeshwant Mummaneni, Sr. Vice President Analytics. “In addition, with version 4.0 we focused on strengthening the platform with core enhancements that include Smart Joins, Targeted Filtering and Multi-Level Aggregations. We are really excited to deliver to our customers and partners the most comprehensive cloud BI platform yet.” “Envision 4.0 is a significant release for us as a partner,” said Brian Lassiter, Milsoft Utility Solutions. “With 4.0 and its real time data refresh, our utility clients now have the option to visualize dashboards showing current

Pespow, a global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and creative partner to fashion brands from across the globe, has selected Centric’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Centric PLM will help support Pespow as well as its customers throughout the design, development and manufacturing process. To ensure that the company’s goals of meeting their customers’ requirements were met, Pespow embarked on a rigorous and comprehensive PLM solution selection. “We wanted a flexible, configurable and dependable tool to meet the needs of our customers,” explains Pierantonio Forato, Pespow CEO. “Most importantly, we wanted to find a PLM solution that we would be proud to share with our customers and Centric Software’s ‘single version of the truth’ ticked all the boxes.” Following an all-encompassing search, Centric was selected on its ability to manage the complex and multi-faceted nature of Pespow’s customer partnerships and relationships. “One of Pespow’s greatest assets is our ability to