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OpenBOM now is available directly from Autodesk Fusion 360 App Store. By doing so, OpenBOM offers Autodesk Fusion 360 users a direct way to install and activate the OpenBOM application. The Autodesk Fusion 360 App Store allows users to download installation packages for both Windows and MacOS versions and register an OpenBOM cloud subscription account. This method eliminates the need for multiple installations and configurations of OpenBOM for Fusion 360 and provides a dramatic improvement in the overall user experience and customer support. OpenBOM utilizes the Autodesk Forge Platform™ API to extract and maintain synchronization of Bill of Materials data and all related information from Autodesk Fusion 360. Just a few of the OpenBOM features for Autodesk Fusion 360 are:  Ability to generate Bill of Materials directly from Autodesk Fusion 360 Create three types of Bill of Materials - part list, single-level and multi-level BOMs Allow the Fusion 360 user to calculate cost(s) and

AT&T* has created a suite of blockchain solutions designed to work with technology from IBM and Microsoft. Enterprise customers can use these solutions as they automate and digitalize their business processes using blockchain technologies. Customers will have better resources to track and manage information across multiple parties. This applies across vertical industries like manufacturing, retail, healthcare and more.   The goal? To help our customers solve their complex business problems. Today, businesses are constantly looking to reduce costs, risk and simplify business processes. Blockchain creates a shared ecosystem across parties to exchange information in way that is permissioned and highly secure. We're combining our edge-to-edge capabilities with blockchain technology. Our Internet of Things (IoT) solutions add automation and critical monitoring capabilities. AT&T's consulting team can design, deploy and manage the following blockchain solutions: IBM Blockchain – AT&T Solutions can record data on the IBM Blockchain Platform, an enterprise-grade blockchain environment supporting numerous live

DfR Solutions today announced a major release of Sherlock Automated Design Analysis™ software, version 6.0, Sherlock for SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Integration.  This new release includes integration with SOLIDWORKS 2018 and empowers all SOLIDWORKS users to predict product reliability before prototyping. Sherlock users are now able to use one tool to complete complex, 3D design and reliability analyses. This groundbreaking feature is democratizing the process of electronics design by bringing powerful analytical tools to everyday electronics designers. Current technology trends– Internet of Things, Electrification, and Autonomous Transportation – are bringing power and intelligence closer to everyday environments. This intelligence requires innovative electronic hardware that is not normally exposed to extreme environments. Now this hardware must operate at reliability levels far beyond what is currently expected for mobile phones or gaming consoles. Solving this reliability and safety challenge requires Reliability Physics Analysis that uses knowledge of failure mechanisms to predict reliability and

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that Fortive Corporation has chosen TCS as the preferred partner for providing engineering and digital/IoT solutions and services to its operating companies. TCS will help Fortive Corporation accelerate its digital strategy via focused engineering and digital IoT transformation initiatives that will further enable Fortive to use data to innovate across its operating companies. As part of this partnership, TCS will jointly work with Fortive to explore mutual business and go-to-market opportunities that incorporate Fortive’s products and technologies into TCS projects, allowing for potential new offerings that leverage skills, resources, and intellectual property from both companies. Regu Ayyaswamy, Head, Engineering Services and IoT, TCS, said, “TCS is delighted to continue its relationship with Fortive as its preferred global technology partner of choice. TCS Engineering Services, Digital and IoT Solutions offer a wealth of functionalities that will allow Fortive to more easily develop, deploy, and launch products and services to

Atento S.A. and T-Systems today announced a strategic agreement on Atento's data center operations in Brazil. The agreement includes a long-term contract for T-Systems to manage Atento's data centers operations in Brazil for the next 10 years. The agreement is subject to regulatory and customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the operation have not been disclosed. T-Systems will ensure Atento's data center operations access to state-of-the-art technology and will guarantee the highest degree of data and operational security thanks to its unique expertise and proven track record in the data center industry. T-Systems will also migrate 100% of Atento's data center operations in Brazil to the cloud contributing to the digital transformation of Atento and enabling faster and efficient roll out of its customer experience services and solutions. Dimitrius de Oliveira, Managing Director of Atento Brazil commented, "The strategic agreement with T-Systems is a step forward in the evolution of our Company to become a

PTC announced its support for the nation’s largest one-day celebration of manufacturing, Manufacturing Day, held this year on October 5. As the inaugural National Partner Sponsor, PTC collaborated with the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturing Institute and Rockwell Automation to create a comic book with an augmented reality (AR) experience. Using the free comic book and app, Manufacturing Day host companies can illustrate the technologies of modern manufacturing to help inspire a new generation to consider the field as an innovative and exciting career option. “With a major skills gap threatening the viability of the manufacturing industry, a new generation of workers is required, proficient in modern business principles and next-gen technologies like augmented reality (AR) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),” said Jim Heppelmann, president and CEO, PTC. “It is our goal to foster the adoption of these manufacturing technologies and increase the business use cases throughout the industry. We’re honored to

The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) Europe 2018, taking place in Munich, Germany on October 24th and 25th, 2018 has announced two keynote speakers. Dr. Stefan Jockusch, the vice president of strategy at Siemens PLM Software, Inc. will deliver a speech entitled “Driving Digitalization With A Boundary Free Innovation Platform.” Philippe Magarshack, group vice president of the MDG Group at ST Microelectronics will present “Accelerating IoT Device Development – from Silicon to Developer Tools.” Both keynote speeches are synonymous with a rich conference program centered around the application of design and verification methodologies and standards and address emerging topics such as Machine Learning, Automotive Safety and Security, and the Internet of Things. “This year’s DVCon Europe introduces a variety of exciting, innovative topics of great interest to the European design and verification community, including functional safety, virtual prototyping, machine learning, portable stimulus, RISC-V and many more,” noted Martin Barnasconi, DVCon Europe

SAP announced that SAP Predictive Analytics software has been ranked in the top three solutions in a field of industry peers. The report ranks vendors on a variety of core advanced and predictive features, data preparation, usability, scalability and integration. Vendors must achieve a minimum score based on those features to qualify for the study — and SAP ranked as a top vendor among the evaluated participants. SAP Predictive Analytics software helps users create, deploy and maintain thousands of predictive models, helping to anticipate future behavior and outcomes and guide better, more profitable decision-making across the Intelligent Enterprise. “The SAP Analytics portfolio helps users better understand their business and plan and anticipate the future so that they can make better decisions faster and with more confidence,” said Gerrit Kazmaier, senior vice president and head of development for Database and Data Management and Analytics, SAP. “Predictive technology is a key part

Fieldbit has been selected to participate in the Siemens AG startup commercialization program, known as Siemens Dynamo. The program's mission is to seek disruptive technologies from innovative companies that can provide value to the Siemens ecosystem. Following a stringent evaluation process, each selected company is matched to a relevant unit of Siemens, and a hand-tailored work plan is defined to achieve mutual business goals. Fieldbit offers a real-time AR-based collaboration and knowledge capture platform for field services. Using Fieldbit software, service organizations can provide technicians with visual instructions and access to crucial information, including IoT data, exactly when it is needed and in the most precise and context-sensitive way. In addition, Fieldbit helps organizations preserve the practical field services knowledge of their workforce by organically capturing the knowledge created during the service process. "Siemens is constantly looking for promising companies and new technologies with potential added value to Siemens and its

BobCAD-CAM software and GZERO CNC have aligned for a new partnership, further catering to the manufacturing solutions of tomorrow. GZERO CNC’s technical staff has been working for more than 35 years on CNC machines. It develops punctual solutions to the most diverse machining problems and shares its knowledge for the productive benefit of its customers. Coupled with BobCAD’s outstanding CAD-CAM software, support and training, the partnership is creating manufacturing solutions for shops around the world. Alex Cole, Director of Partner Products & Technical Services at BobCAD-CAM, had this to say about the partnership with GZERO, “In an effort to expand our international reach, we added GZERO CNC to our partner network to effectively meet the needs of our Brazilian customer base to provide local support, sales and training.” To view the original press release, please click here. Search for BobCAD-CAM on CIMdata.com