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SofTech, Inc. today filed its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and announced its fourth quarter and full year operating results. In addition, the Company announced that since the end of the fiscal year it had completed an $800,000 private placement and a $750,000 long term debt agreement. Lastly, the Company provided estimated guidance for fiscal 2015 operating results. Fiscal Year 2014 Results. For fiscal year 2014, the Company generated revenue of approximately $5 million, incurred a net loss of approximately $(748,000) or $(0.85) per share and generated EBITDA of approximately $3.1 million. In the prior fiscal year, the Company generated revenue of approximately $6.4 million, net income of approximately $360,000 or $0.35 per share and generated EBITDA of approximately $1.1 million. The financial results of prior fiscal periods are less meaningful for comparison purposes due to the Company’s sale of its CADRA product line during fiscal year 2014. Fourth Quarter Results. For

Dassault Systèmes will host a webcast and a conference call on Thursday, October 23, 2014, to discuss its operating performance for the third quarter 2014 ended September 30, 2014. The management of Dassault Systèmes will host the webcast at 8:30 AM London Time - 9:30 AM Paris Time and will then also host the conference call at 9:00 AM New York Time - 2:00 PM London Time - 3:00 PM Paris Time. Both the webcast and the conference call will be available via the Internet by accessing Dassault Systèmes’ website athttp://www.3ds.com/investors/. Please follow the directions on the main page to link to the audio and connect to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the webcast or conference call to register, download and install any necessary software. The webcast and conference call will be archived for 30 days.

Product Innovation Congress (PI Congress) will be hosting another must attend event in the PLM and innovation space. The all- star speaker line-up has been confirmed, with keynote Jay Shuster, PIXAR Animation Studio set to open the event in San Diego on October 21st. The two day conference boasts a program full of PLM, ALM, SLM, servizitation and innovation based workshops, case studies and panel discussions. “PLM Innovation congress is exciting because of the level of thought leadership MarketKey has assembled – all in one place, all at one time. It has given me opportunities to network with people who have deep experience and understanding of the challenges that confront the PLM industry.”  Head of Global Marketing for Aras The event will bring together the major players in the lifecycle management industry, with sessions led by the likes of Jerome Lyman (McDonald's Corporation), Filippo Passerini (Procter & Gamble), and Anders Romare (Airbus SAS) (full program

BigLever Software today announced that the company's founder and CEO, Dr. Charles Krueger, will participate in a panel discussion at the Product Innovation conference taking place in San Diego, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. This panel will feature an insightful discussion and debate regarding one of the most promising and powerful advances in product innovation -- the convergence of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and PLE. In addition to providing business opportunities, the increasing sophistication of products and systems deployed throughout the industry increases engineering and operational complexity as well as risk. Systems Engineering in this context requires a commensurate sophistication in the alignment of traditionally siloed mechanical, electrical, software engineering and operations for the creation, delivery, sales, maintenance and evolution of a product line portfolio that is finely tuned to support a spectrum of different customer stakeholders. The panel discussion will bring together expert practitioners and industry

Geometric Ltd. announced the signing of a MoU with College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) and Colorado State University (CSU), USA for setting up the ‘Geometric 3D Make Lab’ at the COEP premises. The lab will be open to students/faculty of all colleges as well as industry personnel and the community at large allowing them to build 3D printed objects and explore the hardware and software used in the additive manufacturing process. The Lab will be managed by the COEP. Geometric will invest up to USD 200,000 (Rs. 1.2 Crores) over a period of three years towards setting up the lab, after which the lab is expected to be self-reliant. Geometric will also provide software expertise in the area of 3D printing, scanning, PLM, CAD and related areas; as well as projects for graduate/post graduate students on the additive manufacturing process. Colorado State University on the other hand, which already boasts a

GRAITEC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Robobat Polska, based in Poland. The acquisition was closed on Thursday October 2nd in Krakow (Poland). Financial details have not been disclosed. The acquisition of an Autodesk Gold partner will reinforce the position of GRAITEC on in the BIM market and strengthen its direct sales network in central Europe. It will also significantly reinforce the Autodesk partnership. A predominant player on the Polish market and historically focused on AEC* and BIM*, Robobat will continue to sell and support Autodesk BIM solutions including Autodesk Advance Steel and Autodesk Advance Concrete, as well as GRAITEC complementary BIM software and flagship structural analysis software Advance Design. This acquisition will also allow International Robot Structural Analysis users to benefit from the experience of a strong structural analysis specialist operating for more than 25 years in this market. The Robobat Research and Development team will join the GRAITEC effort in designing and developing innovative

CIMdata’s Peter Bilello to speak at PI San Diego 2014, October 21 & 22 2014, in San Diego, California ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 8 October 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Peter Bilello, President, will be speaking at PI San Diego 2014, which takes place October 21 & 22, 2014, in San Diego, California. Mr. Bilello will present “Evolving Systems Thinking and Re-design to Support the Shift to a More Circular Economy” at 2:20 pm on October 22nd. According to Mr. Bilello, “The time of a linear ‘take, make, dispose’ model is over. To be more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly, huge movements in sustainability are underway throughout industry. This is leading to a more circular economy.” Mr. Bilello will discuss the implications of this shift in thinking on technology, strategy, and the bottom line. Highlights of the presentation include: Why the move to a Circular Economy? How to

MSC Software Corporation today announced the new release of SimManager 2014. SimManager 2014 brings process enhancements and innovative functionality to MSC Software's Simulation Process and Data Management solution. The new release focuses on user interface improvements making SimManager easier to use and provides direct integration with commonly used computer-aided engineering (CAE) applications such as MSC Software's Adams, Patran, and Marc, as well as ANSA from Beta CAE Systems. Highlights of this release include: Adams/Car - SimManager Portal and Integration Adams/Car integration into SimManager addresses a key challenge of automotive industry by providing a platform for cooperation and global team participation in full vehicle multibody dynamics simulations. Adams/Car-SimManager integration is achieved through a client plug-in installation, providing direct access to SimManager directly from Adams/Car interface. The plug-in provides users the ability to retrieve models from SimManager, edit, and publish to SimManager. SimManager Client Integration Direct integration of SimManager into many of the CAE pre- and post-processing tools commonly used

TraceParts today announced its media collaboration with the Techniker-Forum (Engineers Forum). This will mean that more than 100 million 2D drawings and 3D CAD models for all current CAD systems will now be available to visitors from the Techniker-Forum for them to download for free. The CAD models are supplied from hundreds of catalogs from world-leading component manufacturers such as Binder, Bosch Rexroth, Euchner, Igus, Item, Phoenix Contact, Schaeffler Technologies (INA/FAG), RUD, and many more. The Techniker-Forum itself is one of the largest communities for nationally certified engineers in German-speaking countries. Its widely visited forums play host to lively discussions on the subjects of nationally certified engineers, training, degree courses and advanced training. There is also a job market and list of engineering colleges added to the services on offer. This is now further supplemented by one of the world’s most powerful CAD libraries. “The Techniker-Forum has more than 150,000 registered users and

NGC today announced that Watters Designs, Inc., an internationally acclaimed multi-label bridal apparel designer and manufacturer, has selected NGC’s PLM software. Founded in the 1980s, Watters Designs supplies wedding boutiques with luxurious designer wedding gowns, bridesmaids dresses, and bridal accessories throughout the U.S. and worldwide under the labels Watters, Wtoo and Love Marley. Watters Designs selected NGC’s PLM platform to help the company manage its recent product expansion and rapid growth. NGC’s PLM software will also help ensure that Watters Designs maintains its high standards of quality and design. “NGC is proud to partner with Watters Designs to help them to continue to grow their business and provide their customers with exceptional service and quality,” said Mark Burstein, president of sales, marketing and R&D, NGC Software. “We look forward to helping Watters Designs take advantage of all the features and functionality in our PLM software.”