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Kubotek USA and Synergis Software announce their partnership to bring Synergis Adept PDM software to the KeyCreator Direct CAD customer base through development of an integrated plug-in. Adept PDM for KeyCreator will be available in late summer 2015. Many of Kubotek’s larger contract manufacturer customers have requested a PDM solution to help them…

SPEC's Application Performance Characterization (SPECapc) project group has released new performance evaluation software for systems running Dassault Systemes' SolidWorks 2015 CAD/CAM application. The benchmark is designed to run on Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit platforms. SPECapc for SolidWorks 2015 consists of nine graphics and two CPU tests. The graphics tests use…

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has achieved certification and compliance from multiple standard organizations  for a broad range of DesignWare® IP on the TSMC 16-nm FinFET Plus (16FF+) process including USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, PCI Express® 3.1, HDMI 2.0, MIPI® D-PHYSM and Serial ATA (SATA™) IP solutions. The IP have passed all the required…

BobCAD-CAM and Manufacturers of The Future announce the New Student CAD-CAM Contest. The Student CAD-CAM Contest offers student the ability to compete and win CAD-CAM software prizes by showcasing their innovation skills and submitting designed parts along with CNC machine toolpath programs that they have created. The goal is to inspire computer…

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Industry Analysis Report, the fourth of five modules of the CIMdata 2015 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market…

Atos posts first half net income of €138m - up 79% on last time. Revenue was €4,941m, up +18% year-on-year and up +0.3%at constant scope and exchange rates. Organic growth in the second quarter of 2015 was +0.3%, continuing the positive trend recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014 (+0.1%…

PTC today announced that management will speak at the Needham Interconnect Conference on Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 at 8:00am ET. What:                                                                                                                         PTC to present at Needham Interconnect Conference                                   When:                                                                                                                          Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 at 8:00am ET                                                                         Webcast:                                                                                                            www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm      Replay:                                                                                                                        To access the replay via…

CADsoft Consulting Inc., today announced that it has earned the Autodesk Advanced Structural Specialization designation for value added resellers (VARs) from Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. As an Autodesk Specialized Partner, CADsoft Consulting has shown that they have made significant investment in their people, have a…

Alcatel-Lucent has introduced its global Software Defined Networking (SDN) startup, Nuage Networks, to New Zealand businesses. “New Zealand business is fast moving to take advantage of the massive efficiency and creative gains made possible with Cloud IT. Fueled by this strategic business shift and a step-change in broadband access via…

 MSC Software Corporation today announced a new release of MSC Apex, the company’s ‘award winning’ next generation Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) platform. The MSC Apex Diamond Python release introduces: The fourth release of MSC Apex Modeler – a CAE Specific direct modeling and meshing solution that streamlines CAD clean-up, simplification,…