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Applied Software® announced today its partnership with dRofus, developer of the unique dRofus planning, data management and BIM collaboration tool that provides comprehensive workflow support and access to building information throughout the building lifecycle. With dRofus, stakeholders can plan, manage and maintain data for departments, rooms, room templates, finishes, items, systems and components, all in a single cloud-based platform. Advanced plug-ins to Revit and ArchiCAD support enhanced workflow and collaboration, enabling architects, engineers and others to integrate program data with design for validation of building requirements and bidirectional synchronization between dRofus and project models. "dRofus fits really well within our existing Applied Software portfolio. Its data-centric approach to BIM enables all project stakeholders to better plan, manage and maintain mission-critical information," said Richard Burroughs, president of Applied Software. "We're excited to be the first dRofus reseller partner in the United States, and we look forward to offering the company's solutions to a

Lectra announces the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire the entire capital and voting rights of the Italian company Kubix Lab. Founded at the end of 2015, Kubix Lab has developed a cutting-edge technological offer called Link. This offer enables fashion brands to manage, from end-to-end, all product information deriving notably from multiple IT systems (ERP, PDM, PLM.), within one single application. Users can modify, enrich or add new data, while maintaining data synchronization with all IT systems. In just a few months, Link has convinced over ten high-end Italian brands of its value. "We were particularly impressed by the relevance of the solution created by Kubix Lab," underlines Daniel Harari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lectra. "By capitalizing on their knowledge of best practice, the founders of Kubix Lab knew how to develop an offer perfectly adapted to the expectations of fashion companies. Link enables all players involved in

Webinar will show how Additive Manufacturing plus Industry 4.0 will transform the manufacturing process. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 26 January 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that James White, Director for Additive Manufacturing Strategy, will take part in a webinar to discuss how Industry 4.0 and Additive Manufacturing (AM) together can help enable the creation of products that are first-to-market, customizable, and aren’t static. In this webinar, “Industry 4.0 Transformation,” Mr. White will discuss how AM with Industry 4.0 will transform the manufacturing process including how we design, manufacture, and work in the 21st century. The following topics will be considered: How to accelerate time-to-market and boost product innovation How to improve product efficiency and accuracy with ergonomic 3D printed assembly tools How to print end-use parts that can be used to improve supply chain complexities Additionally, attendees will learn about Industry 4.0, what it is and why it matters;

Tech Soft 3D today announces the release of HOOPS® Communicator 2018 software development toolkit (SDK), a powerful toolkit for building advanced web-based engineering applications. For those developing architectural engineering and construction (AEC) or building information modeling (BIM) applications, HOOPS Communicator now supports AutoCAD DWG files and point clouds. This is in addition to already supporting IFC, an interoperable file format for construction. These tools provide a robust environment for visualization, query and navigation of construction models. HOOPS Communicator 2018 supports advanced workflows such as product lifecycle management (PLM) and product configurators with major improvements such as the ability to aggregate models. Assemblies can be easily separated into their constituent parts which can be combined on-demand or quickly swapped out for different revisions.  "Users of engineering applications demand advanced graphics capabilities, putting intense pressure on developers. With HOOPS Communicator 2018 we encapsulate and streamline much of the complexity of delivering advanced

In yet another step toward expanding its relationship with AT&T, Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering, will now make available AT&T FlexWareSM to its global clients as well as use it internally. AT&T FlexWare is a transformative, global network infrastructure solution. It reduces hardware requirements and streamlines operations so companies become more agile and responsive to their IT and business needs. The platform makes it easy to set up and manage virtual network functions (VNFs) on a single device reducing dependence on physical network appliances. This helps businesses become more agile and save costs. Tech Mahindra intends to combine AT&T FlexWare with its System Integration and Services Portfolio, and offer the solutions to its global clientele who are undergoing digital transformation. This collaboration will deliver a unique bundled offering of AT&T network and management services and Tech Mahindra’s expertise in service management. Ashish Julka, Senior Vice President,

Global consulting firm and Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Gold Cloud Select member Kalypso today announced the launch of the second release of Formulation and Compliance Workbench for Oracle product lifecycle management (PLM), an application that helps process manufacturers integrate formula prototyping and development with their PLM and manufacturing solutions. “Formulation and Compliance Workbench bridges the gap between recipe and discrete product development for the many organizations struggling with a lack of traceability and error-prone data due to the use of spreadsheets or clunky, siloed applications for formula development,” said Prashant Jagarlapudi, senior product manager at Kalypso. “This solution allows process industry manufacturers to optimize recipe development practices and compliance validations, and integrate them with PLM and downstream manufacturing applications to improve product quality and reduce time-to-market and compliance risk.” Formulation and Compliance Workbench is built on Oracle’s platform as a service (PaaS), provides a unified data model with Oracle Product Development (PD)

The need for speed continues to intensify with ever changing consumer trends that evolve as technology makes it possible for ideas to spread quickly – creating the demand for the see now, buy now mindset. To succeed, fashion companies need to adopt technology and embrace digitalization to streamline workflows, which enable greater agility and speed without sacrificing quality and design. "The market evidence and conversations with our customers helped us to see the need for digitalization," said Guus Backelandt, CEO of Grosso Moda. "We've had a long partnership with Gerber and worked together to map out and present a fully digitized workflow including 3D design to one of our leading customers. Their strong, positive response validated the benefits we knew digitalization would enable." Often in the fashion development cycle, processes are fragmented and complex. Manual processes are slow. By leveraging Gerber's YuniquePLM® Cloud, AccuMark® and AccuMark 3D software, Grosso Moda will empower the

Kalypso will present leading innovation practices for the digital world and demonstrate how companies can use Oracle Cloud technology to differentiate and build business value at the Modern Supply Chain Experience (MSCE), January 29-31, in San Jose, CA. MSCE is an annual event that brings together Oracle customers, product experts, partners and supply chain thought leaders to share experiences and leading practices on optimizing the supply chain. Kalypso will show several solution demonstrations at booth 201 that can help companies understand how to grow their top and bottom line with product lifecycle management (PLM) and power innovation with digital technologies. PLM demonstrations will include industry-specific innovate-to-commercialize solutions powered by Oracle PLM Cloud for consumer goods, food and beverage, health supplements, and life sciences. Furthermore, Kalypso will feature the release of Formulation and Compliance Workbench 2.0 that is available for chemical, food and beverage, and health supplements manufacturers. The solution enables critical capabilities for building

Revulytics, Inc., today announced strong growth and market expansion in 2017. The company achieved its sixth consecutive year of revenue growth and profitability, extended its leadership position of Compliance Intelligence with new and expanded customer deployments, and gained traction in usage analytics with 100 percent growth of Usage Intelligence customers. Revulytics customers also touted the specific benefits of software usage analytics. “The entire redesign of our flagship product took 18 months. But it would easily have taken double that time without Revulytics Usage Intelligence to support our decision-making, and our user survey feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Russ Bukowski, Director of Product Design, CNC Software. The combination of Compliance Intelligence and Usage Intelligence provides software vendors and creators of enterprise applications new and advanced visibility into product usage to increase license revenue, build better products, and drive end-user adoption. Customers saw record-breaking compliance deals in 2017 including seven-figure settlements in China and triple digit year-over-year settlement

The World Economic Forum and the Forum of Young Global Leaders, in collaboration with Accenture, awarded The Circulars at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made notable contributions to the circular economy. Accenture sees the circular economy as a way to harness innovative and disruptive technologies to move beyond the linear models of take, make, waste. Circular models emphasize decoupling scarce or harmful natural resources from growth and jobs, and delivering value to consumers and citizens in the global economy.     The Circulars fourth annual awards ceremony showcased advances from the private and public sectors as well as civil society that drive innovation and growth while reducing dependence on scarce natural resources.    The seven Circulars were awarded as follows:   The Fortune Award for Circular Economy Leadership:  Frans van Houten, CEO, Philips, for leading the transformation of Philips into