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Shareholders in Delcam today voted to accept the offer made by Autodesk to acquire the company.  The acquisition is expected to be completed during February. Headquartered in Birmingham, UK, Delcam has more than 30 offices worldwide and over 700 employees.  The company’s range of design, manufacturing and inspection software provides automated CADCAM solutions for a variety of industries, ranging from automotive and aerospace to footwear and healthcare. The latest NC Software Market Analysis Report from leading US analysts CIMdata showed that, in 2012, Delcam again had the highest vendor revenues and received the highest end-user payments of all the CAM-centric companies.  This result meant that the company completed thirteen years as the world’s leading specialist supplier of CAM software and services. Autodesk and Delcam offer complementary ranges of software, with Autodesk’s programs for design, engineering and entertainment able to be combined with Delcam strengths in manufacturing. On completion of the acquisition, Delcam will become

Kubotek USA has officially released Kubotek Comparison Suite 2014.  Kubotek Comparison Suite 2014 adds significant user-driven improvements to save time and improve user control over everyday tasks.  Comparison Suite products include Kubotek Validation Tool and ECO Manager. The engineering change identification and documentation tools found in the Kubotek Comparison Suite help users avoid the costs and pitfalls resulting from undetected or undocumented engineering changes. Design and quality teams gain confidence as they compare two CAD models, regardless of file type, to find differences in product geometry, Model Based Definition (MBD) or Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) contained in the 3D model.  Any revisions can then be documented and easily communicated via automated reports in PowerPoint and 3D PDF formats as products work their way through the manufacturing process.  A significant enhancement of the Comparison Suite 2014 release is automatic 3D PDF report creation.  Users can create personalized engineering change reports using the full functionality

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the Japanese-language version of the Vectorworks® 2014 line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks®. A&A Co., Ltd., the distributor of Vectorworks software in Japan, held a series of pre-launch events last month to introduce the new version of Vectorworks software to designers across the country and, beginning today through February 24, the company will hold several online product launch events, as well. More information about the online events can be found here: http://www.aanda.co.jp/seminar/web/Vw2014.html The Vectorworks 2014 software contains more than 130 improvements, including new BIM tools for architects, increased site design capabilities for landscape architects and designers, as well as enhancements to lighting devices, documentation and graphic controls for entertainment designers. Visit http://www.vectorworks.net/2014 to learn more about all the new features in Vectorworks 2014 software. The release of the Japanese localized version of Vectorworks 2014 continues the global rollout

Stratasys provided the following information regarding the company’s projected revenue and net income for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014: Revenue guidance of $660 to $680 million. Non-GAAP net income of $113 to $119 million, or $2.15 to $2.25 per diluted share. GAAP net income of $10.5 to $19.9 million, or a $0.20 to $0.38 per diluted share. The company expects organic sales, which exclude MakerBot sales, to grow at least 25% over 2013, with additional growth coming from MakerBot, which is expected to grow at a higher rate. “We enter the new year with positive momentum and an expectation of continued strong growth for our industry-leading products and services,” said David Reis, chief executive officer of Stratasys. “Revenue synergies continue to develop from the merger between Stratasys and Objet, which is reflected in our outlook for organic sales growth of at least 25%. In addition, the performance of MakerBot, which we acquired in

SofTech, Inc. announced its second quarter fiscal year 2014 operating results. Revenue for the three months ended November 30, 2013 was approximately $1.41 million as compared to approximately $1.77 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income (loss) for the current quarter was about ($44,000) or ($.05) per share compared to net income of $252,000 or $.25 per share for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The sale of the Company’s CADRA product line was completed on October 18, 2013, which accounted for most of the revenue decline. EBITDA for current quarter was about $3.37 million as compared to about $369,000 for the same period in fiscal year 2013. The EBITDA in the current quarter was generated from the sale of the aforementioned CADRA product line. As disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our Form 8-K filed on December

ESI Group announces the development of new simulation technologies to achieve more energy efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC). This research activity will take place as part of the EnE-HVAC project, granted by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Program. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems account for approximately 35% of the total energy consumption in residential and commercial buildings. Although today most of the energy consumed is spent on heating, there is an increasing demand for cooling solutions. The demand is expected to escalate in the coming years due to climate change. To reduce overall energy consumption, the European Commission has identified a compelling need to seek new and innovative technologies able to increase the efficiency of HVAC systems. With this in mind, the European Commission funded the EnE-HVAC project that was launched in October 2012. The project is expected to enable the achievement of significant energy savings in future HVAC systems through

COMSOL is excited to announce COMSOL Co., Ltd. as a new subsidiary located in China with the opening of offices in Shanghai and Beijing. The new offices establish COMSOL direct operations in China by providing software sales, exceptional technical support, comprehensive training sessions, hands-on workshops, user conferences, and customer events. As a part of this opportunity, COMSOL product descriptions have been translated into Chinese for the first time and are available at www.cn.comsol.com/products. The company’s expansion into the Chinese market comes in response to the rapidly growing demand for COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software within the country’s diverse high-tech industry and engineering community. “Shanghai and Beijing were chosen as locations for the offices due to their strong science and technology sectors and proximity to a community of talented professionals who have the expertise to best serve our customers,” says Lei Chen, General Manager of COMSOL Co., Ltd. “The Beijing and Shanghai offices start

3D Systems announced that Neal Orringer, a leading voice on manufacturing in the Obama administration, will be joining the company as its Vice President of Alliances and Partnerships. In this timely created position, Orringer will report directly to 3DS President and CEO Avi Reichental, with responsibilities over government business and regulatory affairs as well as forging strategic alliances with corporate, research and educational partners. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to have Neal on our team,” said Avi Reichental, President and CEO, 3DS. “Neal brings with him a truly impressive record in public policy, coalition-building, and technology investment.  But more importantly, his boundless energy and commitment to American innovation through 3D printing and additive manufacturing make him a perfect match for our company.” “3DS is at the heart of a worldwide manufacturing revolution,” said Neal Orringer, Vice President, Alliances and Partnerships, 3DS. “I am honored to join the company that started it all and I

MecSoft Corporation has announced the availability of VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic, a major version release for MecSoft’s integrated CAM solution for 3D Systems’ CAD software, Geomagic Design. VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic includes two CAM modules, MILL and TURN, each of which run integrated inside the Geomagic CAD program and can be bought and licensed independent of each other. The TURN module is a new module that is being introduced with the 2014 release. The MILL module was significantly enhanced and improved in this 2014 release to provide customers with a powerful and complete manufacturing platform. “MecSoft is a valuable partner for 3D Systems, providing the only integrated CAM solution for Geomagic Design,” stated Calvin Hur, Vice President and General Manager, Geomagic Solutions, 3D Systems. “We’re excited to see the product mature with the release of VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic, and we look forward to our continued relationship with MecSoft Corporation.” “This is an

Omnify Software today unveils its latest Empower PLM application story featuring Genetec Inc., a leader in unified IP video management system (VMS), access control and license plate recognition (LPR) solutions. Genetec moved from its legacy open-source PLM system to Empower PLM to gain important functionality and achieve time and cost savings. As Genetec grew its business in the physical IP video surveillance industry, the company chose to transition its PLM system to Omnify Empower PLM for greater performance features and a turnkey solution. Empower PLM provided Genetec with essential features such as reference designators, Bill of Material (BOM) redlining, BOM comparisons, change history tracking and data importing capabilities that did not require customization of the software to employ. "As the company grew, we determined that our development teams required a more robust and cost-effective solution to manage our expanding product development information processes," said Danny Roy, Hardware Development Manager for Genetec, Inc. "After a thorough