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Kubotek3D announced today that the new Kubotek Kosmos™ 3D framework is now available for licensing. The Kubotek Kosmos framework supports precise 3D applications and high-fidelity CAD data from all major CAD formats. “The Kubotek Kosmos framework is different from other CAD platforms in that it was built by Kubotek from the ground up to fully support 3D data from every CAD platform,” said Ram Eswaran, CTO of Kubotek3D. “Databases like CATIA CGM, Parasolid (NX, SolidWorks), and Spatial ACIS each use a unique data structure to define complex surfaces. Moving those surfaces from one of those structures to another forces a conversion and potential loss of data. The Kubotek Kosmos framework includes all of those data structures to prevent loss of data.” The new Kubotek Kosmos framework includes the reintroduction of the Kosmos Core Modeler (KCM®) geometric modeling module. KCM provides specialized modeling, model interrogation, and basic solid/surface modeling technology. It

Aspen Technology, Inc. today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. “AspenTech ended fiscal 2018 with a solid performance across all areas of the business. Our results reflect encouraging signs of improvement among Engineering & Construction customers, as well as continued strength from our owner-operator customers,” said Antonio Pietri, President and Chief Executive Officer of AspenTech. Pietri continued, “We are also seeing growing momentum for our APM business, which signed a number of exciting transactions in the quarter. We are pleased with the significant progress made with APM in its first year in the market and believe we are well positioned to generate meaningful growth from this market opportunity in fiscal 2019 and beyond.” Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Recent Business Highlights Annual spend, which the company defines as the annualized value of all term license and maintenance contracts at the end of

Solix Technologies, Inc. has been awarded for Global Enterprise Data Platforms Product Leadership. The award highlights the Solix Common Data Platform as a key solution for meeting GDPR requirements. The Solix Common Data Platform (CDP) is the only true enterprise-ready Big Data management product for the next generation of data-driven enterprises. It helps companies better organize, manage, and process all of their enterprise data for advanced analytics, compliance, infrastructure optimization, and data security. The Solix CDP employs Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) to support all enterprise data throughout its life cycle, and does so by classifying data at creation and implementing a retention policy with legal hold support for all enterprise data until deletion. "We are honored to receive [the] award for Global Enterprise Data Platforms Product Leadership," said Sai Gundavelli, Founder/CEO, Solix Technologies. "With GDPR now well underway, we are committed to providing organizations with the solutions necessary to meet global data governance

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) today announced that the company has been named one of the world’s Top 500 IIoT Companies based on recent research conducted by IoTOne, formally ranking at #76. RTI’s CEO, Stan Schneider, has also been named one of the world’s Top 100 IIoT Influencers, for the second consecutive year. The IoTOne Top IIoT Influencer and Top IIoT Company rankings are selected from a pool of IIoT companies and executives in a wide range of industries including: Aerospace, Automotive, Building & Infrastructure, Computer & Personal Electronics, Food & Beverage, Machinery, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Utilities verticals. RTI’s ranking in the IoTOne 500 Industrial IoT Index further demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to providing the leading connectivity framework for the world’s most demanding industrial IoT systems. RTI Connext DDS software enables applications to work together as one, integrated system, significantly reducing development, integration and maintenance costs. In addition to being named one of the

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards program. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Twelve independent jury panels of distinguished industry experts selected the 57 finalists from 420 nominations submitted by more than 340 user organizations around the world. The finalists will present their innovative projects to their peers, the jurors, industry thought leaders, and more than 130 members of the media as part of related infrastructure forums at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference, to be held later this year, October 15 through 18, in London at the Hilton London Metropole. Chris Barron, Bentley Systems’ chief communications officer, said, “The Year in Infrastructure Conference is an ideal opportunity for infrastructure leaders from around the world to network with their peers, and learn about technologies and best practices to accelerate their organizations’ digital advancement. As part

Aspen Technology, Inc. has named Gary Weiss to be Chief Operating Officer, a new position within the company. In this new role, Weiss will be responsible for customer-facing operations and product leadership across AspenTech’s portfolio of asset optimization solutions in the engineering design and manufacturing and supply chain areas. He brings to AspenTech more than 25 years of experience in the software industry where he successfully led several organizations to scale their go-to-market operations. Weiss joins AspenTech from OpenText, where he held several leadership roles in various business units of the organization. His last role was as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the OpenText Security, Discovery and Analytics business. His prior responsibilities included being SVP of Cloud Services, as well as SVP and GM of its Information Exchange business unit that led to the transformative acquisition of GXS for the Canadian software leader. “We have been evaluating our organizational

Reimagine Products ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 9 August 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of an eBook titled “Siemens PLM Software Advances Generative Design Technology in NX.” Generative design is a process wherein the shape and composition of a product is determined by using physics-based simulation and other analysis methods that consider performance requirements and optimize objectives such as minimum cost and weight. Topology Optimization is the most familiar generative design process and its popularity is being driven by improvements in 3D printing. Such design approaches, however, challenge the traditional product development process in that many downstream tools do not understand the geometric output of topology optimization algorithms. This eBook looks at the technical approach adopted in NX, the flagship CAD solution of Siemens PLM Software. The eBook introduces the key concepts of Generative Design and specifically Topology Optimization. It includes a discussion of the

ITI is pleased to announce the release of CADfix 12, the latest version of its flagship CAD simplification, translation and repair solution.   The latest release offers exciting new functionality that will benefit a range of engineering disciplines across all industry sectors. CADfix 12 sees a significant speed-up, new CAD model preparation and export for Virtual Reality (VR) applications. There are also new 3D model differencing tools for CAD, scan and mesh data, additional advanced defeaturing technology for CAE, and a new Macro Record and Playback tool.   Recording and replaying sequences of interactive processing operations on new CAD model revisions is a challenge, particularly when dealing with different entity names between the two models. The new CADfix 12 Macro tool tackles this by intelligently mapping entities to ensure re-playable macros and consistent geometry processing on the new model revision. The Macro tool brings the full power of the CADfix scripted batch mode into the GUI and enables the easy capture and repeat of complex model clean-up workflows. Captured CADfix macros can be run in batch as part of a design optimization process,

Skechers China, the Chinese division of the global footwear brand Skechers, has selected Centric Software to provide its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Skechers, founded in 1992 in the US, is a global leader in the performance and lifestyle footwear industry and sells footwear and accessories for men, women and children in more than 160 countries and territories. To grow business in Asia, Skechers USA and Luen Thai Enterprise co-founded Skechers China in 2007. Skechers China has successfully expanded, and today covers China, SEA and Korea markets. While Skechers mainly focuses on footwear in the US, its China JV produces a broader range of apparel. Skechers China needed a system to support their diverse product range and widely distributed teams. “The existing ERP system is footwear-focused, but we needed different functions for our expanding apparel business,” explains Jimmy Yam, VP of Apparel & Accessories Division at Skechers China. “Skechers

New Generation Computing, Inc. (“NGC”) today announced that Randa Accessories has implemented Andromeda® Quality Control and Vendor Compliance solutions from NGCTM. Randa selected NGC’s cloud-based Andromeda solutions to automate its compliance and quality control processes worldwide and set high standards across its 50+ brands. Randa expects to see immediate benefits from the software, including the ability to identify and correct quality defects early in the production cycle, saving both time and money while maintaining brand integrity. Randa will also benefit from using the vendor scorecards in Andromeda Vendor Compliance, which will allow Randa to objectively assess and evaluate vendors, with the ultimate goal of offering its customers the best value at the right price. “NGC Andromeda Quality Control and Vendor Compliance solutions provide an opportunity for Randa Accessories to set standards for both current and future compliance,” said Tim Walter, SVP and CIO, Randa Accessories. “As we grow our product portfolio,