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Visual 2000 International Inc. is pleased to announce an official partnership with Mexcostura, a Mexico-based corporation with strong roots and deep knowledge of the AFA market. The Visual 2000 suite of omni-channel software for the apparel, footwear, and fashion accessories industry is expanding quickly to new markets. To support the demand of…

Maplesoft announced that James (Jim) Cooper, its president and CEO, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo (UW). The University presented Cooper with a Doctor of Engineering degree at a recent graduation ceremony held at the university. Cooper was recognized for his business and engineering leadership. “Mr.…

Applied Software® announced today it has joined the FenestraPro global reseller network and will sell, train and support FenestraPro. Facade performance software that is an add-in to Autodesk Revit, FenestraPro helps architects design more energy-efficient buildings. "By giving the architect aesthetic control while also improving the design process by eliminating…

Renesas Electronics Corporation and ESCRYPT GmbH (“ESCRYPT”), a leading system provider for embedded security, today announced their collaboration on an integrated hardware and software platform solution that provides high-level security for protecting automotive electronic control units (ECUs). The new joint hardware/software platform solution comprises Renesas' RH850/P1x-C Series of automotive safety…

PTC and Vodafone Group today announced that PTC’s ThingWorx® application enablement platform has been chosen by the company to help in the development of new Vodafone Internet of Things (IoT) applications. PTC’s ThingWorx platform includes rapid application enablement functionality, device management, machine learning capabilities, and augmented reality. Vodafone is the…

Altair Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce the start of a collaboration with one of the UK’s leading CFD consultancy, TotalSim. The collaboration will start with TotalSim UK adopting HyperMesh, part of the HyperWorks suite, as their main geometry pre-processor for CFD. This is a significant achievement and demonstrates the…

J.Lindeberg, a Swedish fashion and sportswear brand, has selected Centric Software to provide its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. With distribution in 900 stores across 37 countries, J.Lindeberg had grown to the point where a PLM system became necessary to keep track of product information to control product margins. "As…

The first ever Mass Innovation Nights education tech-themed event will be held on November 16, 2016, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. The event will be held at Dassault Systèmes headquarters in Waltham, Mass. "There are so many interesting and disruptive products out there with the potential to change the way we learn," said Bobbie…

Siemens and Bentley Systems announced today that they have formalized a strategic alliance agreement to drive new business value by accelerating digitalization to advance infrastructure project delivery and asset performance in complementary business areas. Siemens and Bentley Systems will initially invest at least Euro 50 million in developing joint solutions…

CGS announced today that it named John Samuel as the company's senior vice president, global chief information officer. Samuel will lead CGS's technology operations, and will be responsible for shaping the IT strategy and aligning it with the company's vision, products and offerings. Samuel brings more than 20 years of…