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CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM consulting and research firm announces that its annual PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech & Medical Device Communities conference will take place on May 24, 2016. The event will be held at The Biltmore Hotel and Suites, Santa Clara, California, located in the…

Lectra is pleased to announce the release of its latest version of DesignConcept Furniture, its 2D/3D collaborative design, costing and virtual prototyping solution for upholstered furniture. In a buoyant but ultra-competitive global marketplace, differentiation, time to market and cost management are key success factors for furniture manufacturers. As well as…

Centric Software has acquired its second South African customer. Truworths, one of South Africa's leading fashion apparel retailers, with 747 stores in South Africa and eight other countries on the continent, has decided to adopt Centric 8 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to support international growth and help structure its…

Tata Consultancy Services issued its consolidated financial results according to IFRS US Dollars for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Business Highlights for Quarter Ended December 31, 2015 · Gross employee addition 22,118 · Total headcount: 344,691 · Utilization: 84.9% (excluding trainees) & 80.9% (including trainees) · No of $100m+…

SAP Outpaces Market with Record 2015 Cloud and Software Revenue, Up 20% – SAP S/4HANA Adoption Soaring Full Year Non-IFRS Cloud and Software Revenue Up 20% (12% at Constant Currencies, Beating Company Guidance) SAP S/4HANA Adoption Surges – More Than Doubling the Number of Customers in the Fourth Quarter, Now…

Cognizant today reaffirmed its revenue guidance of at least USD 12.41 billion for 2015 despite the impact of flooding and heavy rains on its operations in Chennai, which houses over 60,000 of its employees. "Due to the successful execution of its Business Continuity Plan, which largely mitigated the financial impact…

Edgecam, the production machining CAD/CAM software, will demonstrate their Waveform roughing strategies at a technical seminar taking place at Engineering Technology Group’s headquarters in Southam on 3rd February. Hosted by ETG, the ‘Advanced Turning Solutions Roadshow’, in partnership with Edgecam and Seco Tools, will focus on the capability to remove…

EMC is launching its new web site today – EMCConnected.com, in addition to unveiling its Customer Experience Center to showcase new technology, products and services online and on site. EMC is redefining the most advanced edge of connectivity and content delivery at sea, on land and in the air. EMCConnected.com delivers access to the…

PTC announced it has completed its acquisition of Kepware, a software development company that provides communications connectivity to industrial automation environments. The acquisition enhances PTC’s portfolio of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and accelerates the company’s entry into the factory setting and Industrial IoT (IIoT). Kepware’s KEPServerEX® communications platform will become a strategic…

Officials from machine tool builder Fair Friend Group (FFG) have chosen ESPRIT CAM software from DP Technology to program its machines as well as to partner with the software vendor. To choose its CAD/CAM system, FFG created a benchmark and tested four CAM software suppliers against it. “ESPRIT was able to cover our specifications better than any…