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Spatial Corp. announced today that Machine Research, a software provider that helps manufacturers increase efficiency and profitability, has leveraged Spatial’s 3D InterOp™ and 3D ACIS® to officially launch the first Machine Research App to manufacturers, providing customers the ability to view, measure, collaborate, and translate any CAD file type to any other file type on a secured cloud-based platform. Customers also have the ability to manage projects, utilize a visual search engine to find legacy projects of similar geometry, and customize and standardize the quotation process across their organization. The Machine Research App provides two levels of service. BASIC service allows manufacturers to avoid the costly expense associated with multiple CAD seats and one-off translation tools for an easy, cost-effective viewer and translator on the cloud for a monthly subscription. PRO service (currently in Preview Mode) allows manufacturers the ability to search and find parts of similar geometry. Their search engine instantly gives users access

Infor today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire GT Nexus, the world's largest cloud-based global commerce platform, for $675 million. The deal is expected to close within 45 days, pending regulatory approval. Approximately 25,000 businesses rely on GT Nexus, including six of the top ten logistics service providers and 30 global financial institutions, all managing more than $100bn in goods each year using its cloud-based business network. GT Nexus customers include adidas Group, Caterpillar, Columbia Sportswear, DHL, Home Depot, Levi Strauss & Co., Maersk, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and UPS. Infor is one of the world's leading suppliers of ERP software, which helps manufacturing companies orchestrate production inside the walls of the enterprise. The continued shift to contract manufacturing moves the shop floor outside of the brand owner's ERP system to the ERP of their suppliers - many of which are existing Infor customers.  It is now common for a

Using the newly released ANSYS® 16.2, engineers can now create virtual prototypes of complete systems, enabling them to make significant strides in innovation and to unleash next-generation products within their industries. As products – from automobiles to smartphones to wearable technology – become more complex and development times continue to shrink, the need to simulate whole systems grows. Through simulation, engineers can take full advantage of the growing number of opportunities presented by the rapid innovation of materials, electronics and processes. While some manufacturers have optimized the design of components or smaller sub-systems, until today's ANSYS release, no comprehensive solution has existed for simulating complete systems. The complexity within systems arises from the challenges of connecting the individual pieces to ensure they work together as designed. By developing complete virtual prototypes, leading companies can jump-start their innovation and leapfrog the competition.   "ANSYS customers are already solving component and sub-system problems using the

Arena Solutions today announced that its cloud-based medical solution is being rapidly adopted by the medical device industry. The medical device industry is both highly regulated and highly competitive, forcing companies to constantly innovate to prevent competitors from taking market share with more advanced devices. They must also carefully document all design changes to ensure compliance and avoid having their devices pulled from the market by increasingly complex regulatory bodies. Arena Solutions provides its medical device customers with the Arena Validation Maintenance Service (VMS). This is critical for medical device manufacturers since they are required to maintain and demonstrate FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Quality System Regulation compliance on a consistent basis. VMS offers ongoing Arena PLM release validation against its predefined intended uses, as well as the complete documentation of validation activities and results for each Arena PLM release. Because Arena PLM is delivered via the cloud, requiring no on-site equipment beyond a standard Web

Configit is hosting an inaugural, first-of-its-kind Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) Summit to explore best practices for handling the complex product lifecycle. The Summit will take place September 8-10 at Lanier Islands, a resort outside of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The CLM Summit will convene technology strategists and business developers in an intimate group setting to network, learn and exchange ideas on best practices for managing the ever more configurable and complex products throughout a product lifecycle. The CLM Summit is designed for businesses within the automotive, high technology, industrial machinery and components, and aerospace and defense industries. Attendees will participate in small group discussions with the opportunity to meet and hear from a variety of speakers from leading organizations, such as Georgia Tech, Audi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Jaguar Land Rover and Philips, who will provide unique, cutting edge insight into complex product configurations. "The CLM Summit is coming at a time when companies are looking for

Intralinks® Holdings, Inc. today announced it has joined HP’s Cloud28+ initiative, a unified catalog of cloud services that brings together European cloud providers, builders, and developers. Built on HP Helion OpenStack® technology, Cloud28+ includes services and local cloud providers in more than 28 different European countries, and complies with local and EU security and privacy data regulations. The Cloud28+ initiative gives companies broader access to a portfolio of cloud applications like Intralinks, and will accelerate and enhance cloud growth in Europe, giving more reach to local service providers, Independent Software vendors, and cloud builders. It provides Intralinks with access to new markets across Europe and reaffirms our commitment to data privacy. In the future, HP Helion Network will be used to apply Cloud28+ concepts on a global scale, creating worldwide reach for Intralinks and other providers. “Being part of the Cloud28+ initiative will help Intralinks to reach more enterprise customers across Europe,” said

Delcam has added a series of enhancements to its PowerSHAPE Pro software for modelling and reverse engineering that will help users to complete complex designs more quickly and more easily.  In addition, a combination of new, more efficient, code and the extension of multi-threaded calculations to many commonly-used tasks will make the software significantly faster than any previous version. By offering a combination of solid, surface and direct modelling, together with reverse engineering, PowerSHAPE Pro provides the most comprehensive range of design techniques available in a single CAD program.  Having all the different technologies in the same package reduces the need to transfer data between multiple programs and so streamlines any modelling-for-manufacture projects that require both reverse-engineering and CAD functionality.   The first enhancement in the 2016 release allows groups of features to be copied between two solids in a single operation.  While the features do not need to be of the

Under Armour, Inc. has selected Centric Software, Inc. to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) software to guide the product creation process from planning through release. More than 1,000 Under Armour employees in footwear, apparel, and equipment will use the complete Centric 8 PLM software, including all mobile applications. Centric PLM for retail apparel, footwear, luxury and consumer goods helps outdoor equipment, apparel and footwear makers speed product development, improve costs and increase market responsiveness. The Centric 8 PLM platform will allow Under Armour to continue to focus on product innovation. “Under Armour selected Centric for its team expertise and revolutionary product roadmap, including the development of mobile applications,” said Kip Fulks, President of Footwear and Innovation, Under Armour. “As a global growth company, our brand needs a cutting-edge PLM partner that can continue to elevate and adapt as new initiatives and strategies are implemented.” “Under Armour and Centric have a level of commitment and partnership that goes

BOXX Technologies announced that their hardware solutions will demonstrate a selection of software applications inside BOXX booth #223 at SIGGRAPH 2015, the premier event for computer graphics and interactive techniques, August 11-13, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. The demos, featuring experts from Autodesk, will showcase both creation software and rendering applications. The booth will also host the introduction of new BOXX products. “With our APEXX workstations, renderPRO, and GoBOXX mobile systems demonstrated by leading industry experts, SIGGRAPH attendees have a unique opportunity to experience how the world’s fastest, most reliable, hardware solutions will substantially increase their performance and productivity with professional applications,” said Shoaib Mohammad, BOXX VP of Marketing and Business Development. Autodesk M&E Senior Technical Specialist Gary M. Davis, along with Autodesk Technical Marketing Specialist Chris Murray, will demonstrate the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2016 while Josh Johnson of VFXdaily.com will demo (for Cinema 4D) Arnold,

Apparel End2End suite of software, Visual 2000 International Inc. has announced a new integration with Washington based firm, Avalara's, realtime sales tax calculation platform. The integration will make Avalara's extensive sales tax management tools available within the Visual ERP.net software for fashion businesses. Visual 2000's Vice President of Research and Development, Charles Benoualid, proudly acknowledged the benefit to current and future customers. "It can be difficult to keep track of the thousands of rates, rule changes and tax holidays while still focusing on running a successful apparel business," he shared. "Avalara's tax rate calculation API will help our customers ensure they are efficient, tax compliant and ultimately more successful." Since starting in 2004, Avalara has grown to service thousands of customers in over 100 countries worldwide. Their web based platform currently tracks over twelve thousand different tax jurisdictions and houses one the largest libraries of statutory sales tax content. "Given the global scale of apparel and