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Singletree Technologies has announced that it has teamed with Pure PLM to sell and implement its Intellimas software in the Australia and New Zealand markets. Pure PLM is a leading integrator of PLM systems and has had great success implementing a variety of applications in the region. Intellimas is a data management application that eliminates inefficient functions in legacy systems and reduces an organization’s dependence on spreadsheets for core business functions. The application is configured from the ground up to help manage processes such as Sample Tracking, Product Costing, Vendor Compliance, Product Testing, WIP Tracking, and Quality Assurance. The software can bolt on to just about any PLM, ERP, SCM, RMS, or CRM system, or operate independently. “We met the principals of Pure PLM at a conference and we could tell right away that they understood the PLM market and how our Intellimas software can help that market,” said Shane Walters, CTO of Singletree Technologies.

FARO Technologies, Inc. announced it has acquired The CAD Zone, Inc., a software provider in the law enforcement accident and crime scene reconstruction market.  CAD Zone's point cloud software application will be integrated with FARO's laser scanning technology to provide turnkey solutions for crime scene and other forensic applications.  FARO's continued push into the $8.3 billion law enforcement forensic technologies market supports its implementation of a long-term strategy of expansion into key vertical markets with its disruptive 3D metrology, imaging and realization products. "We believe CAD Zone's leading software solutions for law enforcement will provide FARO with a compelling integrated 3D documentation product offering," stated Jay Freeland, FARO's President and CEO.  "This acquisition is an important part of our strategic focus on penetrating key vertical markets that offer FARO the most market potential.  While law enforcement is a relatively small vertical market for FARO today, we believe it represents a significant opportunity for the

Trimble and Bentley Systems announced today the next advance of information mobility between project design and field construction. Using Bentley’s ProjectWise collaboration servers and services, along with its i-model technology for the open exchange of infrastructure information, and Trimble’s Business Center – HCE office software, an integrated workflow for road and site construction is now possible. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration, as part of its “Every Day Counts” vision, has recognized that using 3D models with GPS-enabled heavy equipment for road construction can increase productivity by up to 50 percent. Trimble and Bentley are at the forefront of enabling this vision by joining forces to optimize the transfer of information-rich 3D engineered models to 3D constructible models. The announcement was made today at the Transportation Research Board AFB80 2014 Summer Committee Meeting. Bentley’s V8i (SELECTSeries 3) civil engineering software, powered by OpenRoads, generates i-models from detailed designs that are managed by ProjectWise and can be easily transferred to Business Center

Datakit announces availability of the 2014.3 version of Datakit converters, bringing many enhancements and improvements with special focus on improved support of the Siemens PLM Software™ JT format with more information supported. Datakit is now able to read semantic PMI(Product Manufacturing Information) contained in JT files, as well as axis information and textures. The JT writing as also been improved in multiple ways. PMI writing (Dimensions, annotations, symbols, Datum targets…) has been enhanced semantically, axis information is supported and it is possible to write JT files with a preset 3D view (ModelView). These improvements will allow software vendors integrating Datakit technology (CrossCad/Ware) to support a comprehensive set of information related to JT files into or out of their software. End users of CrossManager, the Datakit standalone software, will also benefit. They can now convert JT files to the format they want, keeping the information contained in the original files, or inversely, translate files from other CAD systems in JT models with comprehensive data support. Datakit supports JT format from versions 6.4 to 9.5.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, announced the release of AssetWise APM V7.2. This enhanced version of Bentley’s asset performance management (APM) software enables users to take advantage of immersive APM, a visual environment in which hypermodeling is used to spatially enable operations and maintenance for the interactive inspection of critical assets. AssetWise APM V7.2 users can also view infrastructure assets in the context of engineering information conveyed by Bentley’s i-models, and can initiate actions directly from the 2D or 3D representations of the asset. Additionally, AssetWise APM V7.2 users now benefit from advancements in asset strategy development and integrity management. In related news, Bentley further announced: a new version of Bentley’s APM Supervisor Dashboard app for Windows 8.1, the alignment of its APM Process Maturity Model directly to ISO 55000. Alan Kiraly, Bentley senior vice president, server products, said, “What differentiates Bentley’s AssetWise APM V7.2 is the unique capability to interact with the virtual plant and connect asset health data to 2D and 3D models of the plant.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced the immediate availability of LEAP Bridge Steel for the 3D modeling, design, analysis, and load rating of everyday steel bridges. The software, which adheres to AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Specifications, enables users to leverage the benefits of bridge information modeling (BrIM), including increased efficiency and data reuse across the bridge lifecycle. It also provides the advantages of optioneering – which enables engineers to quickly consider trade-offs between multiple design strategies. When used with Bentley’s LEAP Bridge Enterprise software for concrete bridges, LEAP Bridge Steel provides bridge engineers and designers a comprehensive solution to evaluate multiple concrete or steel design alternatives. Raoul Karp, Bentley Systems vice president, structural and BrIM products, said, “The cornerstone of BrIM is intelligent information mobility, which fosters the use of data beyond bridge design and engineering to inform downstream processes such as fabrication, construction, operations, maintenance, and inspection. With easy access to information about

Rand Worldwide today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, has surpassed the milestone of 30 released Autodesk Official Training Guides (AOTG) in the past four months for Autodesk’s 2015 software. All released 2015 titles are available for purchase through ASCENT’s online store at ASCENTeStore.com. “ASCENT's staff of subject-matter experts, instructional designers, and technical writers have been extremely busy all year to ensure we meet, or exceed, the projected release dates of 2015 titles set in our Courseware Release Roadmap,” says Paul Burden, director of product development for ASCENT. “While producing our standard, off-the-shelf, AOTG curriculum for instructor-led teaching or self-paced learning, the ASCENT team also continues to work with clients to customize our learning resources. They can tailor existing content to match varying client training offerings, include specific workflows, models and datasets, as well as accommodate teaching preferences and institutional branding. No matter what the training need, ASCENT works

Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM software for high-speed and five-axis machining has helped Muroplás SA, a Portuguese manufacturer of medical devices, to make its own moulds quickly and efficiently, and so develop a successful and growing business. Muroplás SA is located in the North of Portugal, close to the city of Trofa.  It was founded twenty years ago with one second-hand injection-moulding machine.  Although the company started out with a general goal to develop parts made by thermoplastic injection, Muroplás has subsequently become a specialist provider of medical devices, in particular dialysis products. Over the years, Muroplás achieved continuous growth through an emphasis on research and development in the manufacture of moulds, and in the use of plastic injection for different markets like medical devices, automotive, civil construction, tools and food packaging. The decision by Muroplás to have its own machining area, allowing the company to manufacture its own moulds, has proved to be fundamental

Centric Software, Inc. has closed on $24 million in growth capital as part of its Series D venture capital financing. The Series D financing was co-led by Fung Capital and Silver Lake Waterman. Fung Capital is the investment arm of the Hong Kong-based Fung family whose holdings include Li & Fung Limited, a public company that sources and distributes consumer products globally with more than $20 billion in revenues. Silver Lake Waterman is the growth capital arm of Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing. Prior investors Oak Investment Partners and Masthead Partners also participated in the financing round. The Centric 8 PLM suite delivers easy-to-use functionality to manage critical business processes, including product development, sourcing, business planning, quality management and collection management. Centric 8 implements and delivers value rapidly using an Agile DeploymentSM methodology. Working with marquee brands and consumer products companies, Centric has demonstrated the highest growth and innovation

Highlights: Strong commercial activity in Q2 with 127% book to bill ratio Revenue: € 4,176 million Operating margin: € 275 million, increased by +20bps to 6.6% Net income Group share: € 76 million Free cash flow: € 124 million Atos today announced its results for the first half of 2014. Revenue was € 4,176 million, representing an organic evolution of -1.9% compared to the first half of 2013. Operating margin was € 274.6 million, representing 6.6% of revenue, an improvement of +20bps compared to the same period last year. The Group generated € 124 million of free cash flow in the first half of 2014. Net cash position was € 845 million at the end of June 2014 including € 628 million restricted cash for the Bull acquisition (excluding € 639 million from the Worldline IPO received in July). Order entry was € 4,360 million, representing a book to bill ratio of 104% for the first half of the year. Net income Group share was € 76 million. Thierry Breton, Chairman and CEO of Atos said: “The first half of this year was particularly active for the Group. We started