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Epicor Software Corporation today announced that it has acquired privately-held docSTAR, an award-winning developer of document management software based in Schenectady, New York. The transaction closed on Jan. 3, financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition brings docSTAR collaborative cloud-based enterprise content management (ECM) and automated accounts payable (AP) solutions…

Ackermans, a leading South African retailer, has chosen Centric Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) suite by Centric Software to synchronise company information globally, clear out paper, adopt a digital transformation, and have immediate access to business-critical information. Centric Software’s flexibility in accommodating the fast pace of change of the fashion industry…

ESI Group announces today its provisional financial communication agenda for 2017:   2016 Full Year Sales – March 14th, 2017 2016 Full Year Results – April 19th, 2017 2017 Q1 Sales – May 24th, 2017 2017 Half Year Sales and Results – September 19th, 2017 2017 Q3 Sales – November…

Accenture reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017, ended Nov. 30, 2016, with record net revenues of $8.5 billion, an increase of 6 percent in U.S. dollars and 7 percent in local currency over the same period last year.  Diluted earnings per share were $1.58, an increase of $0.30,…

Vero Software’s German reseller 3D Concepts will be demonstrating Edgecam, Surfcam and Radan at South-West Germany’s largest industry trade show. Expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors, the i+e Industriemesse Schwarzwald AG exhibition at Freiburg from February 1 to 3 focuses on a variety of industry sectors including IT, machine…

PTC today announced it has been named "Industrial Internet of Things Company of the Year" by IoT Breakthrough, an independent organization dedicated to helping the best Internet of Things (IoT) products and companies stand out in the industry. PTC also received the IoT Breakthrough award for "Industrial IoT Solution of the Year" for its…

Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced the appointment of Martin O'Brien as vice president of the company's Integrated Electrical Systems Division. The division creates software for architecting, designing, manufacturing and maintaining electrical and electronic content for both original equipment manufacturers and their supply chain.   "It has long since been apparent that integrating and…

Capillary Technologies has announced the appointment of Ankur Saigal as its Chief Revenues Officer. Prior to becoming a part of Capillary Technologies, Ankur was the Chief Business Officer at Funtoot, an Edu-tech startup where he built a scalable sales, marketing, and operations organization. He has also served as the Director…

ESI Group announces its first attendance at the Consumer Electronics Show® (CES), taking place from January 5 to 8, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. A “catalyst” supporting industry manufacturers in their digital transformation, ESI provides solutions that replace physical prototypes by virtually replicating the fabrication, assembly and testing of…

At AeroDef Manufacturing 2017 VERICUT CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software will be featured in CGTech’s booth 731. The software simulates all types of CNC machining, including drilling and trimming of composite parts, water jet, riveting, robots, mill/turn and parallel kinematics. VERICUT operates independently, but can also be integrated…