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Autodesk, Inc. has completed the acquisition of PlanGrid, a leading provider of construction productivity software, for $875 million net of cash. Autodesk funded the transaction using a combination of cash on hand and a short-term loan.  Autodesk and PlanGrid have developed complementary construction software. Autodesk's BIM 360 construction management platform connects the people, data and workflows on construction projects by supporting informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. PlanGrid software lets general contractors, subcontractors and owners in commercial, heavy civil and other industries benefit from real-time access to project plans, punch lists, project tasks, progress photos, daily field reports, submittals and more.  "PlanGrid has excelled at building a product portfolio and go-to-market engine for satisfying the needs of how project teams use critical project documentation to streamline everyday construction tasks," said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk CEO. "I'm excited to welcome the PlanGrid team and their customers to the Autodeskfamily. By combining our capabilities, Autodesk and PlanGrid can provide construction customers with immediate benefits and help them prepare for new and innovative ways of working, thanks to

Autodesk, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BuildingConnected for $275 million net of cash acquired. This acquisition will add bid management, risk analysis and other preconstruction solutions to Autodesk's construction portfolio. In addition, BuildingConnected's network presents an opportunity to create a robust digital marketplace for construction goods and services. BuildingConnected has built a network of more than 700,000 construction professionals, helping real estate owners and general contractors find and hire qualified contractors for their projects. It is the largest and most active digital network of construction professionals. BuildingConnected's customers include Turner Construction, McCarthy, Mortenson, StructureTone, Skanska, Clark Construction, Ryan Companies and AECOM. BuildingConnected CEO and co-founder Dustin DeVan said, "Bid management is a critical step in preconstruction, since bidding is the genesis of construction projects. Our game-changing suite of preconstruction tools are saving customers time and money. We've helped thousands of owners, general contractors and subcontractors streamline their businesses and communicate better. Together with Autodesk, we can expand the platform's capabilities and

This free educational webinar will explain the roles of a PLM Center of Excellence and how it can be used by organizations to achieve PLM success. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 20 December 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Driving a PLM Center of Excellence.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) and will last for one hour. As companies continue to realize the value of a comprehensive PLM strategy to support their businesses, they invariably run into problems governing increasingly complex PLM solution suites. One of the best practices that a company can establish is a PLM Center of Excellence. This webinar will cover the roles of a PLM Center of Excellence, the best practices needed to assure success, and other information to help organizations achieve PLM success. This webinar will help attendees: Gain an understanding

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a next-generation, private cloud in Canada to help forward-thinking enterprises move rapidly along the digital maturity curve. TCS' Enterprise Cloud Platform (ECP) is a dynamic solution stack that provides multiple, flexible cloud infrastructure options including IaaS, PaaS, and state-of-the-art hybrid cloud capabilities which enable highly secure orchestration between on premise and public cloud environments. The ECP platform provides a first-of-its-kind software defined approach to solve customer challenges, and offers tremendous control over both physical and virtual environments. With enhanced security based on open standards and policy-based automation, the solution provides greater network fabric visibility, assurance that customer data remains in Canada, and enables enterprises operating in legacy environments to adopt the cloud through easy transformations. "We are extending our state-of-the-art cloud offerings to customers in Canada and reinforcing the pivotal role we play in their ongoing digital transformation journeys," said Satishchandra Doreswamy, Global Head, Cloud Infrastructure, TCS. "Our end-to-end cloud

CNC Software, Inc., producers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announces a 3-axis and 4-axis milling post processor that will unleash the highest productivity on SINUMERIK-controlled machine tools. This new post processor was developed utilizing the technical expertise of Siemens CNC engineers. This post processor provides 3- and 4-axis support for SINUMERIK 808D CNCs from Siemens. Some features include: CYCLE 832 Support for High Speed Settings. Work offset support matching control capabilities. 808D optimized Drilling Cycles (CYCLE 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 840), with full 4-axis support. Numerical tool call with offset D#. TOFFR functionality to support cutter compensation wear strategy. Optimized Multiaxis toolpath using the FGROUP and FGREF commands. A Siemens application guide. “The development of this new 3-axis and 4-axis post for Mastercam 2019 and the markets that need the 808D Control demonstrates our ongoing relationship with Siemens, to bring the highest productivity gains to machine tools. This partnership began more than two years ago with the

CGS today announced that Xcel Brands, Inc., a media and consumer products company, selected BlueCherry® Enterprise Suite of cloud-based solutions, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Business Intelligence (BI) and EDI. The BlueCherry suite provides end-to-end capabilities for apparel, footwear and consumer lifestyle brands. Xcel Brands owns and manages the Isaac Mizrahi, Judith Ripka, Halston, C. Wonder and Highline Collective brands. The New York-based company pioneered an omnichannel sales strategy that includes the promotion and sale of products under its brands through direct-response television, internet, brick-and-mortar retail and eCommerce channels. Initially a brand management company, Xcel recently expanded to wholesale of private label / branded apparel. The company wanted to implement an ERP system for order management to improve workflow for its apparel and jewelry divisions. With extensive expertise and resources in the apparel market, the CGS BlueCherry suite of cloud solutions will support Xcel’s current and future business

Dassault Systèmes is supporting Bridgestone EMEA on its new smart factory program to optimize plant performance by digitally transforming its tire production planning and execution across Europe. Bridgestone EMEA will use the DELMIA Apriso and QUINTIQ applications powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to manage its manufacturing operations, its production planning and to optimize eight production sites in Europe. All their intelligent connected systems including thousands of machines, devices and sensors, but also Bridgestone employees will be synchronized in a virtual environment that will provide a single source of real-time data on production and maintenance activities. Bridgestone EMEA will therefore be able to reduce the planning cycle from weeks to days, increase the use of plant assets, and quickly respond to production disruptions using one integrated solution. “Our smart factory program plays a key role in our enterprise-wide ‘Dan-Totsu’ objective to lead in everything we do,” said Adolfo Llorens, Vice President Manufacturing, Bridgestone EMEA. “Dassault Systèmes’ digital

Tech Data announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Fujitsu India Pvt. Ltd., a member of the Fujitsu1 Group, a leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company and part of Fujitsu EMEIA. The agreement will see Tech Data distribute the entire Fujitsu India's portfolio of IT products, solutions and related services to their valued customers in India. "This distribution agreement with Fujitsu enables Tech Data to offer Fujitsu India's complete portfolio of end-to-end solutions to our Indian customers," said Sundaresan Kanappan, Vice President and country General Manager, India, at Tech Data. "Our best-in-class technical capabilities and strong distribution network will help expand Fujitsu's reach and penetration in the local market." "We are pleased to announce our association with Tech Data and this partnership is important to Fujitsu's distribution portfolio. Tech Data's leadership, excellence in marketing and sales of IT solutions will help us to expand the market for our products," said Mehul Doshi, Head of Product Business at Fujitsu India. "We look forward to a strong partnership with Tech Data

Modelithics and ANSYS will develop the industry’s first 3D electromagnetic simulation component model library that will enable customers to accelerate the design of wireless communication systems for 5G, smart devices and the industrial internet of things (IIoT). The partnership creates a new industry paradigm for sharing intellectual property (IP) and increases the accuracy of the radio frequency (RF) and microwave design process for networking equipment and mobile devices. Components such as inductors, capacitors, connectors and packaged filters used in wireless communication devices are packed tightly together in compressed packages to achieve increased functionality and product miniaturization. The resulting component-to-component electromagnetic (EM) field interactions and coupling, which are typically ignored in a system-level modeling approach, can significantly influence circuit performance, especially at higher 5G and millimeter wave frequencies. The ability to predict these effects during simulation is critical to meeting development timelines within budget. Modelithics and ANSYS will create

OpenText™ announced it has completed the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Liaison Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based information integration and data management solutions. “The world of digital is very dynamic, and companies need the ability to connect business to business, application to application, with speed, security, and reusability,” said OpenText CEO & CTO Mark J. Barrenechea. “The acquisition of Liaison extends the OpenText Business Network and Cloud leadership and provides new technologies for our customers to build application networks in the dynamic world of mobile, cloud, SaaS, and Omnichannel. We are tremendously excited today to welcome Liaison customers, trading partners and employees to OpenText.”  Liaison’s ALLOY® Platform brings innovative and differentiated technologies to modernize, streamline and accelerate complex information integration for global intelligent and connected enterprises. This technology dramatically accelerates onboarding and migration, enabling OpenText customers to become more agile and responsive to changing market and