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Continued growth and significant improvement in profitability Significant improvement in current operating profit Further investment efforts and integration of acquisitions Realization of the strategic vision  Alain de Rouvray, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ESI Group, comments: “The dynamics in the adoption of ESI Group's Virtual Prototyping solutions by industrial leaders was fully confirmed in 2015. This trend was amplified by the rise of the smart digital factory that is revolutionizing the innovation process and shortening delays in product manufacturing. The buoyant development of high value-added innovative engineering studies confirms ESI’s global role as a major player in this transformation. Our acquisition policy, in essential technological domains, has allowed us to expand the Group’s strategic positioning in the full manufacturing and performance value chain of industrial products. In 2015, our profitability significantly increased despite the costs of acquisitions integration. Moreover our integral virtual prototyping offer is now considerably enriched thanks to multi-physics inputs such

AVEVA today announced the next stage in its Future of Steel Fabrication initiative, designed to help Steel Fabricators cope with challenging market conditions. By bringing together two of the most respected technologies in the industry, AVEVA has created a complete end-to-end fabrication solution to offer its customers substantial improvements in efficiency and accuracy to enable them to amplify their competitive advantage. The drive for efficiency improvements and the faster completion of projects across all capital industries and the AEC market is highly apparent. Increasingly, customers are turning to software to help them to ensure their fabrications teams get the right information at the right time. Following its strategic acquisition and integration of structural steel detailing technology vendor, Bocad, in 2012, AVEVA further added to the portfolio with steel fabrication management solution vendor FabTrol Systems, Inc. in 2015. By combining the two application suites and adding new capabilities through its Research

Trimble and Volvo CE announced today an integration agreement focusing on establishing a Trimble 3D machine control solution that will seamlessly integrate with Volvo Dig Assist 2D machine control on Volvo excavators. The announcement was made at bauma 2016, the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. Integrating the Trimble 3D machine control solution on Volvo Excavators will complement the Volvo Dig Assist capability to enable the use of 3D constructible models, as-built data and other Trimble® Connected Site® technologies. "The solution that we are developing will provide our customers a world class combination of Volvo premium machine technology and Trimble Connected Site technologies that include geometric site data," said Niels Haverkorn, vice president of Business Platform Solutions. "We are very pleased to work with Volvo on a machine control solution integrating the best of what both companies have to offer," said Bryn Fosburgh, vice president

PTC today announced PTC University has launched a role-based ThingWorx Certification Program, offering certifications of Internet of Things (IoT) expertise for developers, device engineers, and architects. ThingWorx® platform certified professionals demonstrate their skills in highly sought after IoT competencies in the areas of app development, device integration, and model development. As the first IoT certifications available globally, PTC University and its technical certifications help build a proven, ThingWorx-ready workforce, readying the next-generation for the opportunities within the IoT. Candidates can establish relevant credibility with employers and customers in the ThingWorx solution marketplace, while companies with certified professionals on staff are expected to benefit from improved strategic thinking and increased productivity. “PTC believes companies that create, build, and service smart, connected things are looking for people who have proven expertise using ThingWorx technology,” said Stefan Helf, PTC University senior vice president, PTC. “We are excited about the ThingWorx Certification Program because it

PROSTEP AG has joined the German non-profit IT Security Association (TeleTrusT) and will be contributing its experience developing security-related software applications to the competence network. The Darmstadt-headquartered consulting and software company can now use the "IT Security made in Germany" quality seal awarded by TeleTrusT for its software solutions. In this context, PROSTEP reiterated its promise to provide trustworthy IT security solutions that do not contain any "backdoors", i.e. hidden points of access, to develop its IT security-related research and development exclusively in Germany and to meet the requirements of German laws as regards data protection. TeleTrusT is an interdisciplinary competence network whose objective is improving IT security. It was founded in 1989 and is made up of national and international members from industry, administration, consulting and research as well as partner organizations involved in addressing security-related issues. The competence network advises legislators on issues relating to IT security, certifies

Livefyre, the market leader in content curation and digital engagement, today announced a relationship with OpenText, a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), and integration with OpenText WEM/Experience Suite to provide organizations instant access to real-time, user-generated content that can be deployed in minutes through engaging applications — creating more compelling experiences across omni-channel touch-points. There are over two billion pieces of user-generated content created every single day. This influx of content has changed the marketing landscape, forcing businesses to get creative in order to reach current and potential customers. The two biggest problems marketers face today are creating engaging content and creating enough of it. Weaving dynamic social content throughout each touchpoint of a brand's owned and operated properties is the solution. This strategy gives marketers the ability to power fresh experiences that drive awareness, acquire new customers and engage their current audience, turning existing customers into long-term

Cognition Corporation and SEIntelligence announced today a reseller partnership agreement. The partnership will provide industrial manufacturing companies in Europe with a high valued solution to their PLM needs. President Matthieu Aubron founded SEIntelligence in 2013. Prior to SEI, Mr. Aubron had many years of experience in complex industrial environments and high stress operational safety. He wanted to offer industrial customers in Europe a solution to their PLM problems. He found the Cockpit Platform to be the best solution for these needs. “We are excited to partner with Cognition,” said Matthieu Aubron. “We have been working with Cognition Cockpit for more than three years, implementing System Engineering workshops on our customer projects. During our complex systems development, we have challenged Cockpit in managing all our development data (design, requirements, tests, project management, etc.) and Cockpit has always succeeded in an elegant manner. We have become more and more convinced by its

GRAPHISOFT’s award-winning mobile BIM communication tool, BIMx, has won the 2016 Architizer A+ Award in the Mobile Apps category. BIMx won both the professional Jury Award and the Popular Choice Award by ranking highest in user votes in the mobile app category. The award-winning app for architects and designers opens up the ability to view 2D and 3D content (the Hyper-model) of building projects saved to a BIMx format. BIMx can travel to the job site and allow project stakeholders to access the complete construction documentation of buildings with the tap of a finger. Architizer, the world's largest and fastest growing website for architecture, launched the definitive architectural award program with 100+ categories and over 300 jurors. The Architizer A+ Awards received entries from 100 countries and represents the best of architecture and design worldwide. Over 400,000 online votes by architects and designers were cast worldwide. In addition to the

BobCAD-CAM has released two new training video sets for the company’s new BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS™ V5 software. The new learn at your own pace BobCAM Training Professor Video Series products offer a comprehensive solution to learning the fundamentals of CNC mill and lathe machine programming. A digital workbook that includes tutorials and CAD example files supports the fully narrated videos. These cover everything from setting up a job with CAM wizards and Dynamic Machining Strategies™ to optimizing CAM programming with advanced surfacing toolpaths and simulation tools. “The video series is great because it caters to a wide variety of learning styles,” explains Walter Czyrsky, Technical Director at BobCAD-CAM. “You’ve got the videos for visual learners, example lessons with CAD tutorials for those that learn best by doing, and then you’ve got the digital manual which is ideal for those that learn best by reading. Each topic is its own video

Centric Software announces that Avante Textil has selected Centric 8 PLM (product lifecycle management) to strengthen its leadership position by delivering products to market faster while maintaining competitive prices. Founded in 1989, the Avante Textil group is vertically integrated from spinning yarns to producing fabric and creating clothing creating clothing for women, men, teens, lingerie, baby and sportswear. Avante employs 13,000 people and counts approximately 300 stores across the country. Avante brands include Altesse, Optima, Tops and Bottoms, Skiny, Ava Strahl, Baby Optima, Puppy & Co and Action Gear. Faced with fierce, international competition, Avante Textil decided to look for a PLM solution to help them stay ahead of the market by bringing quality products to stores faster. Centric’s knowledge of the fashion industry and powerful software made the difference. “We chose Centric because they are focused on the fashion industry. With Centric we feel we can improve our own