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FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 were $75.7 million, up 8.3% compared with $69.9 million in the first quarter last year.  Excluding approximately $0.9 million of unfavorable foreign exchange impacts, first…

ANSYS, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016.  The Company reported GAAP and non-GAAP revenue growth in constant currency of 6% and 5%, respectively, and GAAP and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.63 and $0.77, respectively, for the quarter.  Recurring revenue, which is comprised of lease license…

The global company ESI Group, a leading virtual prototyping and testing software developer, has joined efforts with SENER, a company at the forefront of marine engineering and the development of CAD/CAM system for the shipbuilding industry, with the aim of marketing and integrating their respective solutions, IC.IDO and FORAN. Nowadays…

Gerber Technology is showcasing its Digital Solution at the Texprocess Americas show in Atlanta. Apparel and industrial companies are under significant competitive pressures to design, develop and produce their products faster and more efficiently while ensuring they get the right products to market at the right time and at the right price. Whether…

Accenture has received two 2016 SAP® Pinnacle Awards, Services Provider of the Year and Internet of Things Partner of the Year, which recognize its outstanding contributions as an SAP alliance partner. SAP presents these awards annually to the top alliance partners that have excelled in developing and growing their alliance…

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that it has added a new E-learning course to its PLM Leadership education and training offerings. The new “PLM Basics” e-learning course, has been created to provide a way for the broader PLM community to experience CIMdata’s…

Never has the enterprise architect’s (EA) role of ensuring that technology assets support business goals been more critical or challenging. Their expanding responsibility to facilitate rapid digital transformation across industries requires EAs to be more business-focused, agile, collaborative and efficient. Fulfilling this broader charter requires today’s leading EAs to be…

GRAPHISOFT announced today the latest version of its industry-leading BIM software solution.  ARCHICAD 20 features a number of important functional improvements that put the emphasis on the "I" in BIM, increasing the value for both ARCHICAD users and external stakeholders alike. Its brand new, "flat-design" graphical UI sets the new…

Altium has announced the release of an update to their flagship PCB design platform, Altium Designer 16.1. This update continues the company's core focus on providing engineers with the most efficient PCB design platform with several new features that enhance design documentation and high-speed design workflows. Altium Designer 16.1 is available…

3D Systems announced today the release of GibbsCAM® 2016 software for production machining. Building on the revolutionary Universal Kinematic Machine (UKM) technology of the previous edition, GibbsCAM 2016 delivers a variety of improvements to increase efficiency, accelerate programming speed, and enhance visualization and accuracy for CNC machine programming. The GibbsCAM platform…