MCS, formerly known as Marlboro Classics, has increased the potential distance between them and their competition through their recent implementation of the WFX Cloud based fashion product lifecycle management (PLM). MCS, formerly part of the Valentino Group in Valdagno, Italy, is one of the brands acquired in 2013 by Emerisque. During this period of significant change, MCS chose to implement efficiency enhancing process improvements. Bringing in industry specialists to project manage the process change, MCS is using a full array of the WFX system’s capabilities. In doing this MCS has incorporated all technical and design information into one Cloud-based location and at the same time has integrated supplier interactions, messaging, critical path and product approval management. All systems are live and ready for the next development season. In choosing WFX as their PLM supplier, MCS is now able to run its entire product development cycle in a collaborative manner. This was previously

Intercad Pty Ltd has acquired fellow 3D CAD specialist Solidtec Solutions. As part of the deal, Solidtec personnel will join Intercad to further increase the level of expertise at the company, which over the past three years has transitioned into a full-service mechanical computer-aided engineering solutions provider. “We will merge the two businesses to support a larger range of services,” said Max Piper, Chief Executive Officer, Intercad Pty Ltd. “Established nearly 25 years ago, Intercad is the longest-standing 3D solid modelling specialist in the region, giving us a depth of industry knowledge that is evidenced in the range of services we offer and the breadth of products we represent. “Our customers come to us because of our best-in-class technical support, training programs, and industry and business knowledge. This merger of operations will serve to enhance these offerings which can deliver competitive advantages to those customers.” Solidtec sales personnel will join Intercad as a result

Tata Consultancy Services announced that it is setting up the world’s largest corporate learning and development center with a total capacity to train 15,000 professionals at one time and 50,000 professionals annually. The proposed TCS Learning Campus in Thiruvananthapuram will be located on a 97-acre property in the Technopark area of the city. The campus will be built over an area of 6.1 million square feet and feature residential accommodation for professionals and faculty at the center. At a ceremony at TCS’ current training facility, TCS Peepul Park, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh was the chief guest and laid the foundation stone for the project. Other dignitaries present included the Governor of the State of Kerala, Shri Nikhil Kumar; the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Oomen Chandy; the Hon’ble Minister for Industries and IT, Shri PK Kunhalikutty; Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Shri TKA Nair; as well as the local MP,

ESI Group announces its support of this year's edition of NUMISHEET, a biennial conference and workshop dedicated to the numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes. Silver sponsor of NUMISHEET 2014, which takes place January 6-10 in Melbourne, Australia, ESI will join the list of exhibitors, participate in a benchmark and deliver two presentations. The NUMISHEET conferences have been established as world-class forums for exchange of new ideas and technology in the area of sheet metal forming simulation. The 2014 conference features Technical and Keynote Programs as well as four benchmark activities that compare participants' predictions with experimental results. During the conference, Harald Porzner, Director of Virtual Manufacturing solutions at ESI Group, will deliver a keynote entitled "Materials Optimization - Manufacturing Assembly and CAE & Structure - Concurrent Engineering with Hot and Cold Formed Tailored Solutions". ESI's team will also present a paper as part of the Technical Session; "Advancements in Tailored Hot Stamping Simulations: Cooling Channel and Distortion Analyses". NUMISHEET will

Infosys announced that it has appointed Mr. B. G. Srinivas and Mr. U. B. Pravin Rao as Presidents of the Company, reporting to Mr. S. D. Shibulal, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director. These appointments are effective immediately. The business portfolios will be realigned under the two Presidents as set forth below. In addition, Mr. B. G. Srinivas will focus on global markets and Mr. U. B. Pravin Rao will focus on global delivery and service innovation. Financial services, Insurance, Manufacturing, Engineering Services, Energy & Communications, Infosys Public Services, Infosys Lodestone, Strategic Global Sourcing, Marketing and Alliances will report to Mr. B. G. Srinivas. Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods and Logistics, Life Sciences, Resources & Utilities, Services, Growth Markets, Cloud & Mobility, Quality & Productivity and Infosys Leadership Institute will report to Mr. U. B. Pravin Rao. In view of these changes, the Executive Council, as a forum, will cease to exist with effect from

ANSYS announced that it has completed the acquisition of Reaction Design, a developer of chemistry simulation software. The Company will provide further details regarding the transaction and its impact on the 2014 financial outlook at the time of its 2013 year-end earnings announcement. Headquartered in San Diego, Reaction Design has about 25 employees and more than 400 customers around the world. Its flagship product, CHEMKIN-PRO, is the gold standard for modeling and simulating gas-phase and surface chemistry. The combination of ANSYS' proven computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions with Reaction Design's industry-leading chemistry solvers will provide the best-in-class combustion simulation tools available on the market. Understanding and predicting the effects of chemistry in a combustion system is critical to developing competitive products in transportation, energy and materials processing applications. Relying on experimental testing alone for accurate performance validation is inadequate, given today's complex designs and shortened design cycles. Effective simulation of the underlying

Infor today announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss Q2 fiscal year 2014 results for current holders of Infor securities and other interested parties on Friday, January 10, at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Materials and dial-in details will be available at www.infor.com/company/investor-information/ after 8 a.m. Eastern time Friday, January 10.

ZWCAD Design announced on that its free-of-charge CAD application, ZWCAD Touch, is now available for the Android platform. This new release has proven to have industry-leading processing speeds through strict tests. Together with its iOS version, ZWCAD Touch now can fully satisfy even more CAD users for a variety of mobile CAD design needs. Based on 100,000 iOS User Base, It’s Another Milestone Release to the Android Platform “The performance of ZWCAD Touch has been proven by more than 100,000 iOS users. It helps them streamline design workflows and experience greater mobility,” said Daniel Huang, Product Manager of ZWCAD+. “Inheriting from the success of the iOS version, the release of the Android version will be a new milestone for ZWCAD Touch, indicating more than 80% of smart phone users can have access to a more convenient and efficient mobile design experience provided by ZWCAD Touch.” The Android version has many features including DWG

Bricsys recently announced V14 of the successful BricsCAD software platform at their International Conference in Darmstadt, and now supports sheet metal unfolding in the BricsCAD Platinum edition. Development has already commenced on one-click ‘Export to JETCAM’, providing the JETCAM Expert nesting system with all the information required to automatically tool and nest the component. With V14 of BricsCAD, Bricsys continues to deliver on its promise to unify 2D CAD and 3D direct modeling for dwg. In addition to standard dwg CAD functionality, the platform now also provides users with 3D direct modeling, 2D and 3D constraints, design intent recognition, assembly modeling and kinematic analysis, and since V14 now also with sheet metal capabilities. JETCAM Expert provides either full interactivity or automation of any stage of the tooling and nesting process. With support for virtually every CNC punching and profiling machine available today, the award-winning software offers high performance nesting options and tight

WHO: Geoff Ribar, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. WHAT: Geoff Ribar will speak at the Needham Growth Conference at The New York Palace hotel in New York.  Ribar will provide an overview of the company and participate in a question and answer session with analysts and investors. WHEN: Ribar's address will be available live via on-demand webcast at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. The presentation will be archived on the Cadence website and available for replay through 8 p.m. EST on Thursday, Apr. 10, 2014. WHERE: The webcast will be available online at: www.cadence.com/company/investor_relations/pages/default.aspx