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For innovation to succeed, we must first consider the human factor: our consumers, employees, and partners. Each of these stakeholders will have a different role and interest for collaborating with us on innovation. Understanding and satisfying their needs will take time and effort, but when done well, the return on investment is significant. In a series of blogs I will talk about each of these key innovation stakeholders. Who is your consumer? And why should she care? Defining and winning with our target consumers should be our first priority. It is a simple logic: The more consumers choose our products and services among the many choices available, the better our business outcomes will be. Therefore, we must start our innovation initiative by defining our target consumer, and learn to understand her at an emotional level, i.e., her hopes, dreams, and aspirations. This kind of understanding led Procter & Gamble’s “Pampers” business to

Experienced PLM executive joins CIMdata as a Senior Business Development Manager Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 January 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Andrew Rodger has joined the firm as a Senior Business Development Manager. During his over 30 year career Mr. Rodger has provided PLM strategic support to a wide variety of clients over a spectrum of industries including: Aerospace, Automotive, White Goods, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Goods and Apparel, Retail, Heavy Equipment, Oil and Chemical, High-Technology Electronics, and Medical Devices. “Each of these industries face unique challenges, but there are also many similar issues regarding, for example, ideation, conceptual design, change management, workflows, analysis, simulation, and visualization. By establishing common terminology we can help our customers identify the key issues and appropriate strategies for their PLM initiatives,” said Mr. Rodger. Throughout his career, Mr. Rodger has tackled tough issues involving the integration of

ESI Group launches its latest version of VA One. The only solution on the market providing a complete simulation environment for vibro-acoustic analysis and design, VA One covers the full frequency range. The software seamlessly combines key vibro-acoustic modeling methods, Finite Elements (FEM), Boundary Elements (BEM), and Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA), in a single model. This latest release focuses on providing increased flexibility for daily use, seamless coupling with open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software OpenFOAM® and supporting advanced aeronautic materials. Vibro-acoustic engineers need the right model at the right time, and there are as many model requirements as there are milestones in a project – sometimes engineers require fast overnight computation, sometimes what they desire is extreme precision. The new VA One provides this flexibility along with a new automatic model checking function, which ensures that computations will not fail overnight because of some missing parameter. The new DMP (Distributed Memory Processing) BEM solver now

ZW3D today announced that it has been chosen by Mingfeng Packing, a packaging supplier in China, to upgrade their 2D CAD design platform with ZW3D CAD/CAM solution. Being a specialized packaging supplier, Mingfeng provides high-quality and one-stop packaging solutions for renowned brands and organizations, including Omega, Dior, Cartier, Chanel, Swarovski, China Gold Coin Inc., United States Mint and many more. It’s also known as “Expert for National Presents Packaging” in its filed and chosen by lots of international events, such as Beijing Olympics 2008, World Expo Shanghai 2010, London Olympics 2012, APEC 2014 etc.   The Need In the ever-changing market, Mingfeng realizes that the best way to stay competitive is to constantly research and develop more excellent products. However, their 2D CAD solution for packaging design has become a rooftop without intuitive visual presentations and quick validation of product data, greatly increasing the costs of communication between departments. Therefore, they need a 3D design

AVEVA today announced that Eversendai Offshore, a brand new customer, has made a significant investment in AVEVA’s Integrated Engineering & Design solutions through its deployment of AVEVA Marine. The agreement includes the full suite of AVEVA Marine engineering and design applications that will be used on a series of new marine and offshore projects, including topsides, platforms and ships. Rapid installation and minimal training requirements have allowed Eversendai Offshore to immediately begin using AVEVA Marine on major new contracts. The software was up and running in a matter of days with minimum disruption to engineering and business processes. ‘AVEVA Marine was the most talked about solution during our research of the market,’ said Suresh Ramadoss, Head of Engineering, Eversendai Offshore. ‘It is the best suited for marine and offshore projects and integrates with AVEVA’s PDMS software which is a massive bonus for Eversendai Offshore and our clients.  It is also Citrix Ready which

The 2015 releases of Vero Software’s CAD/CAM brands Alphacam, Edgecam and Radan will feature at the UK’s forthcoming Southern Manufacturing Exhibition. A comprehensive trade show for highlighting advanced engineering, manufacturing solutions and innovation, it is the ideal forum to showcase how Vero Software improves productivity, flexibility and profitability for manufacturers.  Alphacam, Edgecam and Radan will be demonstrated on stand T80 at the show, held at FIVE, in Farnborough, between February 10 and 12. Alphacam 2015 R1 With Alphacam 2015 R1, companies attending the exhibition will see the benefits of a number of new and improved features. The release introduces a new ribbon bar interface, enabling users to quickly find the commands they need, as they are arranged in logical groups, assembled together under tabs. The Quick Access Toolbar is displayed above the ribbon bars and includes the most commonly used commands, such as Open and Save. Users can customise the bar by adding

Wipro Limited announced that Suresh Senapaty, the current Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, will retire on attaining the age of superannuation on March 31, 2015 after completing a distinguished career spanning over three decades with the company. Jatin Dalal, Senior Vice President - Finance will take over the role of CFO, effective April 1, 2015. Acknowledging Suresh Senapaty's contribution, Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited, said, "Suresh has been an integral part of the company's think-tank and has played a catalytic role in taking the company to great heights. His exemplary contribution has seen Wipro setting new benchmarks in finance, governance and strategy. He has also emerged as a key industry voice, who has championed several governance and policy issues, pertinent to the IT industry. I personally thank him and his family for his contribution to Wipro and wish him all the very best in his future plans." Suresh Senapaty said, "It has been an exciting, challenging and fulfilling journey

PTC today announced the appointment of Charlie Ungashick as executive vice president and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately. A high-energy executive, Ungashick has built and driven state-of-the-art global marketing functions at a range of successful, fast growth technology companies. Ungashick joins PTC from Globoforce, a provider of SaaS-based employee recognition solutions. As Globoforce’s CMO since 2011, Ungashick has been responsible for all aspects of the company's global marketing, including go-to-market strategy, brand management, demand generation, public relations, social media, content marketing, product marketing, inside sales and sales operations. During his tenure, Globoforce saw dramatic growth and was recognized as a leader in its industry. “Over the past few years, PTC has pursued a strategy that has resulted in a highly differentiated position in the technology industry,” said PTC president and CEO Jim Heppelmann. “Today, we have a comprehensive technology and services portfolio for enabling companies to leverage the Internet of Things.

The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 5.7 percent for Q3 2014 to $1828.1 million, compared to $1729.3 million in Q3 2013. Sequential EDA revenue for Q3 2014 increased 4.0 percent compared to Q2 2014, while the four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 5.6 percent. "Geographically, all regions except Japan continue to show solid revenue increases, with record revenues in the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Q3 represents the 19th consecutive quarter of EDA expansion," said Walden C. Rhines, board sponsor for the EDAC MSS and chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. "PCB was the only tool category with positive growth in the quarter. PCB license growth and double-digit growth in semiconductor IP and overall services were the primary drivers." Companies that were tracked employed 31,648 professionals in Q3 2014, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to the 29,967 people

ANSYS announced today the launch of the industry's first global partner program for simulation channel partners, which will promote and support the adoption of comprehensive multiphysics solutions to meet customers' evolving technology requirements. The ANSYS Elite channel partner program is designed to promote customer success by ensuring that channel partners meet stringent certification and resource requirements. While requirements vary by country, channel partners can apply for two membership levels, Elite and Standard. Elite partners must have exceptional customer satisfaction rates as well as technical teams that are fully certified by ANSYS. Only Elite partners will be certified to sell, support and service the entire ANSYS multiphysics simulation portfolio. Because products are becoming more complex, simulating a single area of physics is not enough to drive innovation. Companies need a comprehensive multiphysics simulation platform to create complete virtual prototypes to predict how their products – components, sub-systems and systems – will perform in