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Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is accepting submissions to the Vectorworks Academic Research Grant program, which funds individuals and teams that develop solutions to global concerns worldwide. “As a leader in the global design software industry, we have a duty to support the design community with the resources they need to turn pioneering ideas into reality,” said the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Stewart Rom. “Nemetschek Vectorworks is therefore proud to invest in the future by funding projects that apply novel approaches to pressing design challenges, share breakthrough learning models and positively impact the built environment.” The Vectorworks Academic Research Grant aims to support projects that have the following goals: Designing or improving a public space that incorporates humane design concepts and principles Increasing awareness of a design idea or solution (for example, an individual developing a curriculum, arranging a symposium, establishing a program or department, or writing a textbook/resource guide on the subject) Disseminating information for greater public/professional

Altair today announced that its product development services division, Altair ProductDesign, has received a 2013 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. To qualify for the award, Altair maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013. "We have worked with Boeing since 2005 and are honored to receive this award in acknowledgment of our efforts over the last twelve months," said Mak Gilbert, Engineering Manager at Altair ProductDesign. "Our specialist teams work alongside Boeing's engineers to optimize the performance and minimize the weight of their aircraft on a daily basis. We are grateful to receive this award as a sign of the successful and close working relationship between our two companies." Altair's aerospace customers cover international manufacturers and their tier suppliers, with Boeing being one of

The Hannover Messe 2014 formed the ideal backdrop for Siemens to unveil its strategy for the next steps towards the future of manufacturing: On the basis of its extensively integrated product portfolio for industrial applications, the company plans to focus its future development work on expanding its Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) systems, as well as consistently driving forward development of its Digital Enterprise Platform product offering. New automation components will be designed to allow simpler integration into automation and drive solutions in line with the "plug 'n' produce" philosophy. The Siemens presentation at the Hannover Messe 2014 demonstrates how the company works with its customers to tackle current challenges, helping to shape a whole new era in the world of manufacturing. "Economies around the globe are investing enormous efforts into strengthening their own manufacturing industries. Advancing digitization in production technologies is opening up new opportunities to make industrial enterprises fit for

Infor announced Infor CloudSuiteTM Aerospace & Defense (A&D) to offer industry customers access to applications within the cloud environment. Infor CloudSuite A&D builds upon Infor's offerings available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), combining beautiful software with rich manufacturing industry functionality. With a flexible, subscription-based delivery model to considerably lower upfront IT expenditure, Infor CloudSuite A&D provides specially configured functionality that is able to meet the unique needs of the aerospace and defense industry. The release of Infor CloudSuite A&D provides Infor customers with a greater range of access when utilizing core industry applications. The suite can help significantly lower capital investment for IT, while allowing customers to collaborate electronically across their supply chain in real-time. Infor CloudSuite A&D provides greater flexibility, better manufacturing and reliable financials with less cost to implement and sustain. The suite also offers customers access to industry specific analytics, which are delivered through a unified suite comprised of a unique

CTC, Inc., announced the release of SuperDoor, an Autodesk Revit add-in that generates door family content for use in Autodesk Revit. SuperDoor provides a workflow solution that utilizes accurate assemblies in an easy to use graphical interface. "The SuperDoor Configuration Tool helped our staff understand an intricate system by providing a step-by-step process for customizing and combining the content to achieve the specific door function and appearance needed,” said James Moore, Virtual Design Manager. “It not only saved time creating doors for our projects, it helped educate our staff so they felt more confident using the components in their models." Utilizing a collection of highly parametric Revit Families, SuperDoor allows the interchangeable combination of frames and panels to create a vast number of door combinations. These families have been available from CTC as a standalone package and have been proven effective by many firms on all types of projects ranging from residential housing

C3D Labs, part of the ASCON Group, is pleased to announce that the Mac OSX version of its C3D geometric kernel is now available to developers. The kernel is used by third-party developers to create their own CAD, CAM, and CAE systems and add-on applications. It now supports three operating systems: Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. C3D Labs is always listening to its customers, which is why a wide variety of development environments can be used to deploy design software. For instance, the C3D kernel was earlier ported to the Android operating system. It was used the basis of the KOMPAS:24 mobile solution, released by ASCON in December 2013. KOMPAS:24 is used to view 3D models on Android tablets and smartphones.

AMC Bridge has released the Cloud Renderer for Autodesk Revit 2014. Cloud Renderer for Revit, a plug-in that enables physically based rendering of Revit models on the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud platform, is now available on Autodesk Exchange Apps. AMC Bridge has released the Cloud Renderer for Autodesk Revit 2014, a plug-in that enables physically based rendering of Revit models on the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud platform. Physically based rendering provides images of high photorealistic fidelity, but also requires significant computational resources, which has kept this capability out of reach of the mainstream 3D mechanical CAD community and restricted its use to the digital art and entertainment industries. Cloud Renderer for Revit plug-in provides access to highly scalable computational resources on the Windows Azure cloud platform and opens new rendering opportunities to Revit users.

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that LEONI is expanding its use of Capital® software throughout the world. LEONI now has significant Capital software deployments in Europe, America and Pacific Rim. This growth is driven in part by increasing adoption of the modular approach to wire harness configuration management, also known as customer-specific or zero give-away harnessing.  This approach is strongly supported by the Mentor® Capital ModularXC™ tool, which in turn is tightly linked with other products in the Capital suite and with adjacent applications such as mechanical CAD applications. “Capital is by far the most capable commercial off-the-shelf software addressing wire harness design, engineering and manufacturing. So it is the natural choice as LEONI’s standard environment” said Carsten Wilhelm, Director of Engineering Systems for Manufacturing. “Mentor also has technical depth across multiple relevant domains, excellent geographic coverage, and strong presence at the world’s leading automotive and off-road vehicle OEMs. In addition, Capital

PTC today announced that it will release its fiscal 2014 second quarter results on Wednesday, April 23rd after the stock market closes. Senior management will host a live webcast and conference call to review the results on Thursday, April 24th at 8:30am Eastern Time. The earnings press release and accompanying prepared remarks will be accessible prior to the conference call and webcast on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web site at www.ptc.com. What: PTC Fiscal Q2’14 Conference Call and Webcast When: Thursday, April 24th, 2014 at 8:30am (ET) Dial-in: 1-800-857-5592 or 1-773-799-3757 Call Leader: James Heppelmann Passcode: PTC Webcast: www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm Replay: The audio replay of this event will be archived for public replay until 4:00 pm (CT) on May 4th, 2014. Dial-in: 1-888-296-6945 Passcode: 3579 To access the replay via webcast, please visit www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm. 

Infor today announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss Q3 fiscal year 2014 results for current holders of Infor securities and other interested parties on Monday, April 14, at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Materials and dial-in details will be available at www.infor.com/company/investor-information/ after 8 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, April 14.