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Dell Inc. and EMC Corp. today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the companies’ proposed combination. The expiration of the waiting period occurred at 11:59 p.m. EST on Feb. 22, satisfying one of the conditions to the closing of the proposed transaction. The transaction remains subject to approval by EMC’s shareholders, regulatory clearance in certain other jurisdictions and other customary closing conditions. As announced on Oct. 12, 2015, the combination of Dell and EMC will create the world’s largest privately-controlled, integrated technology company. The company will be a leader in the extremely attractive high-growth areas of the $2 trillion information technology market with complementary product portfolios, sales teams and R&D investment strategies. “We are delighted that, with this key regulatory milestone now complete, we have taken another step on our path to becoming a combined company,” said Michael

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has collaborated with Mindtree to deliver a complete Bluetooth Smart IP solution consisting of Synopsys' DesignWare® Bluetooth® Smart PHY IP on TSMC's 55-nanometer (nm) and 180-nm processes and Mindtree's BlueLitE link layer and software stack IP. The interoperable Bluetooth Smart IP solution addresses the growing requirements for wireless connectivity in ultra-low-power system-on-chips (SoCs) for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Synopsys' PHY IP operates below one volt supply to extend battery life and is compliant with the Bluetooth Smart v4.2 specification. The PHY IP offers an integrated antenna matching network to ensure proper signal transmission between antenna and source, reducing external component cost. Mindtree's BlueLitE link layer and software stack IP are highly configurable, extremely compact and have unique power save mechanisms built in. This enables designers to easily incorporate the IP in a variety of applications and meet the key requirements of cost

ZW3D, one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced CAD/CAM solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced that it has been chosen by Goldlok Toys Holdings Co., Ltd. (Goldlok), a professional Chinese toy maker. Established in 1989, Goldlok specializes in creating quality, price-competitive, battery-operated toys, such as electric trains, robots, jets & planes, etc. Their products are mainly exported to East Asia, America, Europe & Australia, etc. In a bid to further expand their export business, Goldlok invests a lot in upgrading their tools in designing & manufacturing toys of high quality. Thus, optimizing the 3D design platform was a must-take move. After careful evaluation, Goldlok finally replaced their original solution with ZW3D for its amazing data interoperability, efficient CAD/CAM integration, and high performance-price ratio. Goldlok has set up its own brand names with a collection of over 1,000 kinds of toys for both boys & girls. The development of toys

NGC Software today announced that Brian Brothers, developers of the popular urban menswear brand Jordan Craig, is implementing NGC’s fashion PLM and Supply Chain Management (SCM) system. The rapidly growing apparel brand reviewed apparel software solutions from other leading PLM vendors and chose NGC based on its extensive knowledge of the fashion industry and the strength and flexibility of its best-in-class enterprise solution. NGC’s PLM/SCM system will provide Brian Brothers with an enterprise platform that easily shares information among its design and production teams, improving collaboration, accuracy and responsiveness. “We need a platform that gives us one version of the truth,” said Brian Chang, production and design manager, Brian Brothers. “Without a centralized system, it’s impossible to know if everyone is working with the same information; otherwise, you may have situations where one team is working from a different set of specs than another. We need to not only improve speed to market, but

Wipro today announced a partnership with SugarCRM, the company that enables businesses to create extraordinary customer relationships with the most innovative, flexible and affordable CRM solution in the market, to offer Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions to enterprise customers. As part of the partnership, Wipro is establishing a new SugarCRM practice within Wipro’s CRM service line. The company is also building a SugarCRM Center of Excellence (COE) with SugarCRM-trained and certified employees who can attend to customers worldwide. Wipro currently has more than 55 COEs designed to offer clients the best technologies available for transformative business solutions. “We look forward to working with SugarCRM that helps enterprises to drive a customer-centered transformation,” said Hiral Chandrana, Vice President & Head, Business Application Services (BAS), Wipro Limited. “We are delighted to strengthen our CRM portfolio by the addition of this modern CRM solution which empowers individuals to build extraordinary customer relationships and drive business

Wipro, Cognizant and Accenture have entered the fray to bag a business process outsourcing contract from ride-hailing app Uber to improve its mapping and thereby the experience for its customers and drivers. Uber has floated a request for proposal (RFP) for the Uber Map Improvement Group. The attempt is to enhance its mapping assets, including to ensure faster pick-up times. Uber is learnt to have told IT/BPO service providers that it would launch map improvement at scale beginning March and is looking to onboard 500 to 1,000 operators, running in two shifts, by the end of 2016 or early 2017, said sources familiar with the development. These sources said the multi-year BPO contract is expected to be around $50 million (Rs 350 crore).An email sent to Uber did not elicit a response. Wipro said it does not comment on ongoing business pursuits while a Cognizant spokesperson said it doesn't comment on speculation

Intrinsys, one of Europe’s largest Dassault Systèmes partners, has signed the partner agreement with Theorem Solutions including Publish 3D products, and others, across the UK and South Africa. Intrinsys is in a unique position, combining PLM solutions with a thriving engineering business, delivering mission critical projects to world-class companies in the Automotive, Aerospace, F1, Marine, Oil &Gas and Industrial Equipment sectors. In recent years Intrinsys has undertaken significant growth, and this partnership with Theorem Solutions represents an important opportunity to provide Theorem’s best-in-class products and services to its CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE (V6) user base. This latest collaboration will see Intrinsys promoting Theorem’s products, with a focus on Theorem’s Publish 3D product suite, offering a 3D PDF publishing solution for the CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE (V6) customer. This will enable Intrinsys’ users to publish CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE (V6) data into PDF documents so enabling downstream processes, creating product documentation containing rich

Arena Solutions today announced that the company's flagship solution, Arena PLM, won a 2016 Golden Mousetrap Award from Design News. The winners were named at the annual awards ceremony that took place earlier this month during United Business Media's annual advanced manufacturing event held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Now in its 15th year, the Golden Mousetrap Awards program was created by Design News to celebrate the people, companies, and technologies that are driving progress in product design and manufacturing. The program recognizes innovation in the development of new products in any of 16 different subcategories within the fields of Automation & Control, Electronics & Test, Hardware & Software, and Materials & Assembly. Arena PLM won the "Design Tools - Hardware & Software - CAD/PDM/PLM Software" category. Arena PLM is a unique, multi-tenant, cloud-based, product lifecycle management, SaaS solution suite that affords OEMs complete control and visibility over complex bills of materials

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Leo Baldwin, Fellow at GoPro, the action camera maker, will round out PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech and Medical Device Industries with a keynote presentation that will consider in depth the role of innovation and its link to corporate survival. In his keynote address, “Fostering Innovation and Serendipity,” Leo Baldwin will propose that innovation is not only essential to win in today’s marketplace but it is in fact essential to survival. To foster innovation, management must be able to identify innovators and understand how they may be different from top performers and why not all those identified as being a top performer are innovators. Baldwin will also illustrate the contribution of failure and serendipity to innovation by sharing an anecdote or two from his own experience. Leo Baldwin is a physicist, a futurist, and an

Well know futurist and inventor, will make a presentation on fostering innovation and serendipity. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 23 February 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Leo Baldwin, Fellow at GoPro, the action camera maker, will round out PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech and Medical Device Industries with a keynote presentation that will consider in depth the role of innovation and its link to corporate survival. In his keynote address, “Fostering Innovation and Serendipity,” Leo Baldwin will propose that innovation is not only essential to win in today’s marketplace but it is in fact essential to survival. To foster innovation, management must be able to identify innovators and understand how they may be different from top performers and why not all those identified as being a top performer are innovators. Baldwin will also illustrate the contribution of failure and serendipity to innovation by