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CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Training Best Practices for Solution Providers Education: The key to unlock PLM market value.” The webinar will take place on December 2 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will consider the options available for PLM solution providers when considering internal and partner PLM training. According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s Practice Lead for PLM Success, Chris Gregory, “CIMdata’s consulting reveals that too many Solution Providers do not realize the hidden hard and soft costs of repurposing legacy training. Our experience shows that this leads to less effective, internally focused, PLM learning and adoption. Companies should be working towards a more pragmatic approach for their PLM training needs – one that is based on PLM enabling technologies and industry best practices. This webinar will provide useful guidance on this critical topic.” Chris Gregory has over

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces a white paper on cloud-based PLM.PLM in the cloud has not only become accepted, it is now widely sought after in the high tech and medical device industries—with their enormous supply chains, highly regulated products, and being driven by first mover advantage. This white paper reviews the fundamental definitions of cloud computing, punctuates their salient differences, and highlights the characteristics of world-class cloud platforms while reviewing the capabilities of the company who was the originator of multi-tenant cloud PLM—Arena Solutions. This paper is freely available from CIMdata’s Publications web page.

Free educational webinar focused on developing a strategy for educating PLM solution providers, will take place on December 2, 2015. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 November 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Training Best Practices for Solution Providers Education: The key to unlock PLM market value.” The webinar will take place on December 2 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will consider the options available for PLM solution providers when considering internal and partner PLM training. According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s Practice Lead for PLM Success, Chris Gregory, “CIMdata’s consulting reveals that too many Solution Providers do not realize the hidden hard and soft costs of repurposing legacy training. Our experience shows that this leads to less effective, internally focused, PLM learning and adoption. Companies should be working towards a more pragmatic approach for their PLM training needs – one that is

Arena Solutions: Providing a World-Class Cloud Solution Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 November 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces a white paper on cloud-based PLM. PLM in the cloud has not only become accepted, it is now widely sought after in the high tech and medical device industries—with their enormous supply chains, highly regulated products, and being driven by first mover advantage. This white paper reviews the fundamental definitions of cloud computing, punctuates their salient differences, and highlights the characteristics of world-class cloud platforms while reviewing the capabilities of the company who was the originator of multi-tenant cloud PLM—Arena Solutions. This paper is freely available from CIMdata’s Publications web page.

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the release of the latest version of the Valor® Process Preparation software, with a focus on addressing engineering requirements of Industry 4.0. The Mentor Graphics® solution provides "digital manufacturing mastery" that is the ability to orchestrate product allocation to multiple production configurations, as well as the ability to quickly and seamlessly transition products between them, bringing the flexibility that Industry 4.0 requires. This flexibility is achieved by consolidating the full product model and any number of related manufacturing process definitions into a single efficient container. The Valor® Process Preparation software applies advanced process simulation and automated machine library generation techniques to create complete "ready to go" machine programs, operational data and work instructions for processes such as SMT, assembly, test & inspection, and stencil creation. This ensures minimal changeover downtime and start-up risk when executing manufacturing changes. This release of the Valor Process Preparation product includes

CloudOne (oncloudone.com) and Aras® today announced the availability of Aras Innovator® PLM as a Managed Service, a virtual private cloud with full managed services. The new offering from CloudOne combines the secure infrastructure and comprehensive services required by global companies with the complete PLM functionality, customization and integration capabilities of Aras. Learn more about Aras on CloudOne: http://oncloudone.com/technologies/aras/ Aras Innovator PLM as a Managed Service by CloudOne  CloudOne eliminates the time needed for hardware provisioning and software infrastructure deployment, ensuring companies get running quickly and realize a faster return on investment. Running Aras Innovator PLM as a Managed Service by CloudOne enables enterprises to achieve new levels of scalability, performance, and partner collaboration with PLM. Aras Innovator PLM as a Managed Service with CloudOne delivers:  Complete PLM functionality Enterprise security and scalability Efficient customizations and upgrades Up to 6 times faster deployment than on-premise alternatives 24/7 support with contractual service level agreements (SLAs) Predictable subscription fees and lower total cost of ownership

Altair today announced that Metal Forming Research Corporation (MFRC) has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA) with its forging software, Advisor for Metal Forming Process and Design Expert (AFDEX). Originally developed to analyze the forging process, the software capabilities have expanded to apply to extrusion, drawing, rolling, ring rolling, and other functionalities of production lines. "AFDEX has been developed with an emphasis on solution accuracy and user-friendliness,” said Jangho Lee, managing director at MFRC. “Since the first commercial release in 1995, AFDEX has consistently replaced costly and time-consuming trial-and-error approaches to process design in metal forming with innovative CAE approaches. It will stay as one of the most reliable friends of Altair customers, who are especially confronted with technical obstacles in metal processing.” AFDEX is based on rigid-elasto/thermo/viscoplastic finite element method and holds an exceptional strength in plate forging, an integrated process of sheet metal forming and cold forging. It also provides

Atos today announces its third quarter 2015 revenue. Revenue was € 2,708 million, up +23% year-on-year. With +0.5% organic growth in Q3 2015, the positive revenue trend is confirmed for the fourth quarter in a row. Commercial activity was strong in Q3 with a book to bill ratio of 93% and an order entry totaling € 2,531 million. During the third quarter of 2015, the global strategic partnership with Siemens has been further strengthened. Firstly, the IT contract has been extended with the minimum committed volumes increased from € 5.5 billion to € 8.73 billion for the period from July 2011 to December 2021. Secondly, the Atos-Siemens Alliance has been broadened as the two companies explore further opportunities for collaboration in the fields of advanced data analytics, cyber-security and device connectivity with a joint innovation investment program that has been increased from the initial funding of € 100 million to € 150 million. Thirdly, Atos plans to acquire Unify (formerly known as Siemens Enterprise Communications) which would strengthen Atos' offering in the field of unified

3D Systems Corporation announced today its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015. For the third quarter of 2015, the company reported revenue of $151.6 million, a decrease of 9% over the comparable quarter in 2014, or a 3% decrease on a constant currency basis. The company reported a GAAP loss of $0.29 per share and non-GAAP earnings of $0.01 per share. "We are disappointed with our overall results and the lower revenue from our 3D printing products and services, which we believe were negatively impacted by continued challenging market conditions that extended customers' capital investment cycles and reduced demand across all geographies," commented Andrew Johnson, Interim President & Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer, 3D Systems. "However, we are pleased that our 3D healthcare simulators and services and 3D software contributed favorably to our results." Gross profit margin decreased 90 basis points compared to the third

JETCAM Composite roll out new versions of its core composite software products, as well as showcasing the latest in laser projection systems which offer solutions for kitting, automatic ply verification and documentation, and FOD prevention at Airtec in Munich, Germany, Hall C3 Booth B15 between 3-5 November 2015. JETCAM explains that its flagship nesting software, JETCAM Expert, recently underwent a transformation with an entirely new interface in v18. The latest v18 release builds on this with dozens of enhancements across the CAD and CAM sections, nesting performance enhancements as well improvements to several popular postprocessors. According to JETCAM, the new user interface draws much of its styling from its CrossTrack product, and focuses on reducing the mouse movements a user has to perform during day-to-day operations. All file management and tabular data views have been improved with new controls, and general performance enhancements have been made throughout the interface. Attendees are invited to