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Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Dr. Darlene Solomon, Agilent senior vice president and chief technology officer, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering – considered among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer or technologist. Solomon was elected for her “leadership in the development of innovative…

On Feb. 23, 2017, Mentor Graphics co and Siemens industry received clearance by Korea fair trade commission for merger agreement (Reuters news brief). To view the original news brief, please click here. Search for Mentor Graphics on CIMdata.com Search for Siemens on CIMdata.com

KEMET Corporation, a global supplier of passive electronic components, announced today that, through its wholly owned subsidiary, KEMET Electronics Corporation (“KEC”), it has signed a definitive agreement and is targeting a closing date on or about April 10, 2017 to complete the acquisition of NEC TOKIN Corporation (“NEC TOKIN”) from NEC Corporation…

Symmetry Solutions, Inc. has been named the top SOLIDWORKS reseller in North America for the third time in nine years. The award, #1 in North America for Subscription Support Services, was presented to Symmetry Solutions at the SOLIDWORKS World 2017 conference held February 5-8 in Los Angeles, California. To receive the…

Tech Mahindra, a leading system integrator for network infrastructure services, and Oracle Communications have partnered to deliver an end-to-end VoLTE-as-a-Managed-Service solution based on Oracle’s IMS Core and Signaling products. The joint solution offers operators the ability to achieve a faster time to market with new VoLTE services, increased voice quality…

ESI today announces the acquisition of Scilab Enterprises SAS, publisher of Scilab, widely regarded as the most compelling open source alternative to MATLAB®1, the commercial software for analytical numerical solutions. Scilab provides a world class powerful environment for engineering computation and scientific applications. Commenting on this acquisition, Vincent Chaillou, ESI…

Sopheon today released the latest version of its Accolade® Enterprise Innovation Management (EIM) solution. Operating in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment, established market leaders are looking for ways to innovate at the pace of small companies, while leveraging the scale advantages of a larger organization. They are challenged to execute strategic plans…

ANSYS, Inc. today reported fourth quarter and FY 2016 revenue growth of 8% and 5%, respectively, in constant currency. Recurring revenue, which is comprised of lease license and annual maintenance revenue, totaled 71% of revenue for the fourth quarter and 74% for the year.  For the quarter, the Company reported…

CollabNet will feature its new enterprise DevOps platform, CollabNet DevOps Lifecycle Manager (DLM), at the Pink Elephant Conference (Pink17) in Las Vegas’ Bellagio Hotel, Feb. 19-22, at Booth #317. CollabNet DLM is significant for enterprise DevOps because it integrates software development with business objectives to help organizations create quality software…

Melanie Mitchell, an expert in complex systems, will give the Friday keynote at COFES 2017: The Congress On the Future of Engineering Software. COFES 2017 is being held in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 6-9 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. This year at COFES 2017, attendees will take a deep dive into Complexity…