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3D Systems announced today that it has received a Gold 2015 Edison Award in the Science/Medical/Dental category for its innovative 3DS Healthcare solutions. The Edison Awards honor is one the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of innovation and business success, and recognizes excellence in new product…

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Cartagenia announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Agilent will acquire Cartagenia, a leading provider of software and services for clinical genetics and molecular pathology labs. Cartagenia, which has offices in Leuven, Belgium, and Boston, Massachusetts, provides software solutions for variant assessment and…

Autodesk, Inc. today announced that it will broadcast its first quarter fiscal 2016 financial results conference call live via its website Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Autodesk will host a live webcast call atwww.autodesk.com/investors. An audio replay webcast and podcast will also be available after 5:00…

ModuleWorks announced the latest release of its CAM components, ModuleWorks 2015.04, the first major update of 2015.  Each ModuleWorks release contains many new and enhanced features across the product range. This latest version includes new features for 5-Axis, 3-Axis, Port Machining and Simulation. ModuleWorks is at the forefront of 5-Axis…

In two separate but related efforts to advance the future of digital and physical creation, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced it is working with Microsoft Corp. to embed its 3D printing platform in Windows 10, and that it intends to make its 3D modeling software interoperable with Microsoft's mixed reality environment, Microsoft HoloLens. In the first initiative, Autodesk will…

Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, today announced that Hitachi, Ltd. Power Systems Company, a leading supplier of equipment and services for the power generation market, has selected the Aras Innovator suite for enterprise PLM to serve as the backbone for the company’s new global…

Agilent Technologies Inc. will release second-quarter fiscal 2015 financial results after the stock market closes on May 18. The company will host a live webcast of its investor conference call in listen-only mode. Date: Monday, May 18 Time: 1:30 p.m. PDT Web access: www.investor.agilent.com Listeners may log on and select “Q2…

French IT services company Capgemini is to acquire iGate in the U.S. for US$4.0 billion, in a bid to expand its presence in the North American market. The deal will boost Capgemini’s revenue from North America by 33 percent to $4 billion, making the region the first to account for…

Key takeaways: Three transformational forces affect all industries—data (the what), cloud (the how), and engagement (the why) An important value of the Internet of Things is found in gaining insight that leads to action The Internet of Things generates a new scale of challenges—such as trusted devices and the need…

Laserdyne’s new SmartPierce™ creates a clean pierce point that is the same diameter as the cut width. This eliminates splatter of molten material around the pierce location making for a consistent and smoother appearing entry point. Using Laserdyne’s exclusive SmartPierce feature, the diameter of the pierce point is smaller than…