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Geospatial Corporation announced the release of GeoUnderground version 2.2. GeoUnderground is a secure, enterprise strength, location-based Infrastructure Management System delivered via the cloud in a SaaS model with a single low monthly fee. GeoUnderground allows users to securely gather, share, view and edit all types of geo-referenced information from their laptop, tablet or phone. Engineers, contractors and utility employees in the field can easily collaborate and share data with colleagues located anywhere in the world without the need for expensive hardware, software or trained GIS technicians. Geo-Docs is a file-sharing platform within GeoUnderground allowing for real-time document sharing, editing and data management on an interactive map. Geo-Docs stores, shares and manages via the cloud, geo-referenced video, photos, schedules, inspection documents, forms or any other information needed to successfully complete a new construction project, a renovation or an asset management program. Great things about Geo-Docs: All of your files are geo-referenced. They are in one-place

Bluebeam® Software announces the release of Bluebeam Revu® 2015, the latest version of the company’s award-winning flagship solution. Revu 2015 introduces new features that enable project teams to keep complex document sets organized and up to date, ensuring all team members are on the same page. “To meet the demands of complex projects and condensed timelines, project teams need technology to simplify communication between project stakeholders and remove workflow redundancies," says Richard Lee, Bluebeam Software President and CEO. “Revu 2015 presents and polishes features that make marking up and managing document sets easier with greater markup tool functionality and batch automation, as well as more flexibility with how project information is shared.” Expect Smarter Markups One of Bluebeam’s most highly anticipated markup features is now available in Revu 2015. Sketch Tools allow users to quickly create new shapes to exacting measurements based on a PDF’s calibrated scale. The tools give users real-time length and angle

Today Autodesk, Inc. announced that new commercial seats of most standalone desktop software products will be available only by Desktop Subscription beginning February 1, 2016. Through these changes, Autodesk is continuing its transition to subscription-based offerings for its products, which provide customers a simplified product management and deployment experience, and makes it easier to introduce new tools and technology into the workflow with lower upfront cost and the ability to pay as you go. “Our customers have long asked for greater flexibility and more value from their software investments. The shift to subscription allows Autodesk to deliver both, as well as an improved user experience and easier access to a broader portfolio of technology.” "How the world is designed and made is changing, and how software is delivered is changing as well. The companies that embrace these changes will lead their industries toward a more nimble, connected and richer future,” said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk senior vice

Mascaró, the Spanish designer and manufacturer of high-quality women’s footwear, has selected Centric Software to provide its product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Mascaró selected Centric because it is easy to use, visually attractive and flexible enough to support continuous changes between collections, says Ursula Mascaró, the company’s artistic director. “Centric is the right fit. The Centric staff has an excellent reputation. They know the market, know the industry, and maintain tremendous expertise.” The company joins Camper, Cortefiel and MANGO as Centric’s fourth Spanish customer, and second Spanish footwear customer. Mascaró will use the Centric 8 PLM software for retail, fashion and footwear makers to enhance visibility and increase efficiency throughout the product development process. “The instantaneous view on collection status and fully consolidated information mean our teams can move away from reliance on spreadsheets,” says Julio de Olives, managing director of Mascaró. As a result, he explains, the company will reduce the number of low-value

Agilent Technologies Inc. will release first-quarter fiscal 2015 financial results after the stock market closes on Feb. 17. The company will host a live webcast of its investor conference call in listen-only mode. Date: Tuesday, Feb. 17 Time: 1:30 p.m. PST Web access: www.investor.agilent.com Listeners may log on and select “Q1 2015 Agilent Technologies Inc. Earnings Conference Call” in the “News & Events – Calendar of Events” section. The webcast will remain on the company site for 90 days. In addition, a telephone replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 5:30 p.m. PST on Feb. 17 through Feb. 24 by dialing +1 855 859 2056 (or +1 404 537 3406 from outside the United States) and entering pass code 62070053.

Dassault Systèmes announced that SOLIDWORKS World 2015, its 17th annual conference dedicated to the 3D design and engineering community, will take place from February 8-11, 2015 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In today’s age of experience, the design world is more social, conceptual and collaborative than ever before. SOLIDWORKS World 2015 will assemble more than 5,000 engineers and designers from across the globe to network, learn, share and discover the latest in SOLIDWORKS 3D applications and engineering technologies that help millions of users innovate in product design, simulation, technical communication and data management. “At the very heart of SOLIDWORKS are the concepts of collaboration and innovation, which are driven by our creative and passionate user community,” said Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes. “SOLIDWORKS World 2015 offers them the opportunity to build relationships and access tools that help nurture imaginative ideas and develop them into tangible realities. We are excited

U.S. CAD announces today its designation as an Autodesk Platinum Valued Added Reseller (VAR). The Autodesk Platinum tier is the highest level of certification that an Autodesk VAR can achieve and recognizes those partners who have provided best-in-class solutions that include pre- and post-sales support, consulting, training, implementation, and customization. “Platinum Partners represent the top five percent of all Autodesk VARs and understand that a healthy business is achieved through the success of their customers,” said Steve Blum, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services at Autodesk. “U.S. CAD continues to develop a deep understanding of their customers’ business, pain points, and goals, and also demonstrates a solid understanding of solution selling and implementation.” “For the past 15 years, U.S. CAD has been partnering closely with Autodesk to deliver design, simulation, and analysis solutions to clients in the architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing industries,” states Daniel J. Counts, CEO of U.S. CAD. “We greatly

Swedish IT startup BIMobject AB announce that they are starting up operations in the United States. BIMobject inc. will be a 100% owned subsidiary to the publicly listed BIMobject AB at Nasdaq OMX First North. BIMobject inc. will be a Californian Corporation and based in Silicon Valley. The US construction industry are now beginning to see the light and a recovery since the 2008 downturn is well under way. BIMobject is available today in many major European countries with its own subsidiaries or with business partners. The opinion from the board is that BIMobject have quickly taken a leading position in the development, maintenance and smart cloud solutions that provide architects, engineers and designers access to manufacturers' products as digital objects. Due to the success in Europe and the investment from Hexagon the establishment of the United States has come earlier than planned. "We have been studying the American market for some time

Altair has announced it is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry's only award program solely dedicated to innovation in vehicle lightweighting. Now in its third year, the annual award will be presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at the 50th annual CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Mich., August 3-6, 2015. The 2015 Altair Enlighten Award (#AltairEnlighten) will recognize achievements in weight reduction across the automotive industry, from motorcycles to passenger cars, light trucks to commercial vehicles and buses. "The 2014 competition attracted a wide range of innovative solutions from across the automotive world, so I'm looking forward to seeing what this year's nominees have in store for us," said David Mason, Vice President, Global Automotive for Altair. "This year's award will again act as a platform for OEMs and suppliers alike to share new technologies, design techniques, materials and joining

ANSYS announced today that it has acquired the assets of Newmerical Technologies International (NTI), a premier developer of in-flight icing simulation software and associated design, testing and certification services. Terms of the deal, which closed earlier this week, were not disclosed. Montreal-based NTI develops and markets advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and offers flow simulation services in the aerospace, architectural, automotive and marine industries. NTI's suite of state-of-the-art, specialized software can solve problems in aerodynamics, in-flight icing, heat transfer, fluid-structure interaction and wind engineering. In-flight icing is a safety-critical aspect of aircraft design, yet is a highly complex physical phenomenon that is extremely difficult to replicate using expensive physical tests. In late 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration introduced new rules for icing standards with particular focus on the icing environments known as supercooled liquid drops (SLD) and ice crystals at high altitudes. This has impacted aircraft original equipment manufacturers, engine manufacturers