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ThingWorx, a PTC® business and leading Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, announced that ICURO, a consumer-centric care outcomes research and digital health management organization, has selected the ThingWorx® IoT Platform to power its intelligent care models by delivering personalized, actionable health information to consumers in order to promote sustainable…

Holland Shipyards has selected SSI’s ShipConstructor software for its new shipbuilding activities. The company’s decision is based on the multiple advantages ShipConstructor offers in comparison with other ship construction programs. Holland Shipyard undertakes new building, repair and conversion of small and medium-sized vessels. High efficiency and high productivity are the keystones…

Altair announced it will present its solutions for the design and optimization of composites as well as several customer successes at JEC Europe March 10-12 in Paris. From use cases such as Rolo Bike, which will be on display at the show, to the support of an automated development and…

Siemens Canada has signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Seneca College and Sheridan College. These MOU signings focus on Mechatronics programs and strengthens cooperation between Siemens and Canadian colleges and universities. The Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program is a comprehensive industry skills certification offered together with partner schools worldwide. A central…

NAFEMS, the International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, has announced a significant expansion in the Americas region to provide even more opportunities for all those involved in CAE. Based in Granville, OH, the establishment of permanent offices in the US, combined with the recruitment of a new and increased…

MSC Software Corporation’s MSC Apex CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) platform has won the 2015 Golden Mousetrap Award as one of the most important design technology innovations of the year, MSC announced today. MSC Apex won in the Design Tools Hardware & Software category, which covers computer-aided design (CAD), product data management (PDM)…

Dassault Systèmes announced that two million SOLIDWORKS 3D design application licenses have now been installed at educational institutions worldwide. This milestone is testimony to Dassault Systèmes’ commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching initiatives that nurture the skills and creativity of the next generation of designers and engineers. “In education,…

TraceParts strengthens its investment in the CAD file download platform TraceParts, a world-leading supplier of 3D digital content for engineering, is offering industrial parts vendors new 3D marketing opportunities to increase their market share. Thanks to the latest changes made to TracePartsOnline.net, users can now locate the geographical position of…

Radica Software, a developer of electrical computer-aided design (ECAD) software today announced a new pricing model that offers monthly and annual subscriptions of its Enterprise Edition of Electra software. Monthly subscription of Electra is at US$59 (paid annually) and US$69 (paid monthly) respectively. Subscribers have access to features of Electra…

Fujitsu announced the release of a new version of FUJITSU Manufacturing Industry Solution PLEMIA Concurrent Design Manager, which includes enhanced features for distributed design at sites in and outside Japan. The new version will be available from February 12. PLEMIA Concurrent Design Manager is software that takes enormous volumes of…