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United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Michael Gass and Siemens USA CEO Eric Spiegel attended the successful launch of MAVEN, the first NASA mission devoted to understanding Mars’ upper atmosphere. A ULA Atlas V rocket, enabled by design analysis software from Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business unit, carried the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) satellite into space to begin its 10-month journey to Mars to gather information about the climate of the red planet. MAVEN is part of NASA's Mars Scout program, funded by NASA Headquarters. ULA is the space industry’s most experienced launch services company, providing reliable, cost-efficient access to space for the Department of Defense, National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and other commercial customers. ULA has completed its first steps in a long-range plan to incorporate Siemens Teamcenter® software into its operation to manage the entire lifecycle development process of its Atlas V rocket, which has now completed

Aéropostale® Inc., a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel for young women and men, has implemented Gerber Technology’s YuniquePLM™ software to optimize and increase collaboration between its headquarters and global suppliers. By implementing YuniquePLM, Aéropostale’s designers, sourcing team and vendors speak a much more consistent language. With retail and manufacturing operations in many different locations, clear communication is absolutely essential for success. Gillian Maser, senior product manager for Corporate Initiatives at Aéropostale, said, “Because YuniquePLM is an organized, structured system, it allows us to be consistent with how we’re communicating.” She continued, “All of the information is in one location within the tech packs we’re passing to vendors, so our production partners know where to look for certain types of data. It’s always going to be in the same place.” YuniquePLM is also helping designers at Aéropostale realize operational efficiencies by pre-positioning fabric needs within YuniquePLM across its headquarters and supplier network.

AVEVA Group plc announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2013. HIGHLIGHTS Good performance in H1 with group revenue up 11% to £108.5m and adjusted profit before tax up 13% to £32.3m Engineering & Design Systems revenue up 12% : Enterprise Solutions revenue up 5%  AVEVA Everything3D™ – momentum on track, with one major EPC customer intending to use the platform for all new projects from Q4 2014 and our discussions on adoption with other leading EPCs progressing in line with expectations  High recurring revenues maintained at 70% of total sales, with strong growth in rental licences (+14% versus prior year)  Adjusted profit before tax margin increased 46 basis points to 29.8% (2012 - 29.3%) Innovation and technology leadership continues as we enter H2, with the launch of AVEVA E3D Insight™ for Mobile and Cloud in October  Cash generated from operations before tax increased 32% over the prior year, as a result of strong

MachineWorks Ltd will be showcasing a preview of the upcoming Polygonica release in Frankfurt at Euromold 2013, on Hall 8 Stand  G111.   The new release will focus on handling very large models and supporting colour and application data defined on polygonal meshes. Some mesh solids, particularly those created from point cloud data, contain huge numbers of triangles. New out of core algorithms in Polygonica will allow the entire mesh to be processed a chunk at a time. Initially, the new release will support mesh simplification for such large solids.  The full range of mesh processing operations, including Boolean Operations, solid healing and offsetting, will be available for very large meshes, without compromising the speed and robustness that underpins Polygonica technology. The new release will allow colour data to be associated with the mesh, so that the integrity of full colour models can be retained even during complex solid healing and Boolean operations.  "The Polygonica development team is working hard at adding colour support to

C3D Labs, part of the ASCON Group, has become the newest resident of Skolkovo, Russia's modern technology business park. Located just outside of Moscow, the park was established to support high-tech developments in an environment similar to Silicon Valley. C3D originally was a proprietary 3D modeling kernel available only in KOMPAS-3D design software. Plans to commercialize the C3D kernel underwent a rigorous peer review, and as a result was recognized as meeting the criteria set forth by the Skolkovo Foundation. "Right from when we began our project to release the C3D kernel on the market as a standalone product, we were confident of its success," said Oleg Zykov, Director, C3D Labs. "When independent experts assessed our project and gave it a high score, this boosted our confidence even further. Nine of the ten experts we consulted called the project 'truly innovative' and determined that it has a high commercial potential in the

Hiller Associates, the leading strategic consulting firm in the area of product cost and CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announce the release of a new research report on Product Cost Management in manufacturing. Product cost is one of the top attributes that must be delivered by product development. However, very few companies are able to consistently meet their product profit targets at launch. With 70-90% of every revenue dollar in most manufacturing companies being absorbed by product cost, it’s easy to see why the cost of a product is so critical to the bottom line. Over the years, companies have turned to a variety of Product Cost Management techniques to control this largest of expenses on the income statement, including: Purchasing negotiation, make vs. buy analysis Spend analytics Design-to-Cost (DTC) Feature Based Costing (FBC) Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) Competitive teardown and benchmarking Target costing and Activity Based

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm today unveiled its new website ( www.CIMdata.com), which has been designed to provide those that have any type of interest in PLM with a comprehensive and trusted resource for finding all things related to PLM. The project, which forms an integral part of the company’s 30th year celebrations, was spearheaded by CIMdata’s CFO, James Watch. Watch said, “From today our two existing websites  www.cimdata.com and  www.cpd-associates.com will come together under the  cimdata.com umbrella. We are excited to have all our corporate brands – PLM Leadership, PLM Foresight, PLM Transformation, and PLM Success – served by a single, global website.” Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President commented, “With 30 years of experience under our belt, CIMdata is uniquely positioned to understand how important it is for PLM professionals to keep up with PLM industry trends and information. Central to the design of our new website

New CIMdata site combines CIMdata’s brands under one umbrella to become the global source of choice for all things PLM. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 18 November, 2013 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm today unveiled its new website (www.CIMdata.com), which has been designed to provide those that have any type of interest in PLM with a comprehensive and trusted resource for finding all things related to PLM. The project, which forms an integral part of the company’s 30th year celebrations, was spearheaded by CIMdata’s CFO, James Watch. Watch said, “From today our two existing websites www.cimdata.com and www.cpd-associates.com will come together under the cimdata.com umbrella. We are excited to have all our corporate brands – PLM Leadership, PLM Foresight, PLM Transformation, and PLM Success – served by a single, global website.” Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President commented, With 30 years of experience under our belt, CIMdata is uniquely

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce that Vectorworks® Architect software has successfully passed IFC Coordination View 2.0 Import certification. With this announcement, Nemetschek Vectorworks is one of a small group of architectural software developers to achieve both IFC Coordination View 2.0 Import and Export certification. The IFC Certification 2.0 procedure, developed and managed by buildingSMART International, requires BIM software vendors to pass new, more comprehensive and rigorous tests with the intent of promoting consistent and reliable interoperability across all the participating certified BIM programs. "With this milestone, we once again show that Vectorworks is a leading-edge BIM solution for architectural design and documentation,” said Robert Anderson, vice president of integrated practice at Nemetschek Vectorworks. “We continually strive to be in 'the front of the pack' when it comes to open-standards interoperability, given the building popularity of IFC and its increasing presence in practical, real-world solutions for all the stakeholders in the

Delcam has launched the 2014 release of its Delcam for SolidWorks integrated CAM system, the first version to include the Vortex strategy for area clearance.  The software also includes a number of new options for turning, four-axis rotary machining and turn-mill operations, plus more strategies for two-axis finishing.  Full details on the new release and videos of the new functionality are on    www.delcam.tv/dfs2014/lz. Vortex ( www.vortexmachining.com), for which Delcam has a patent pending, has been developed specifically to gain the most efficient material removal from solid carbide tooling, in particular those designs that can give deeper cuts by using the full flute length as the cutting surface.  It can be used for two- and three-axis roughing, three-plus-two-axis area clearance and for rest machining based on stock models or reference toolpaths. Unlike other high-speed roughing techniques that aim to maintain a constant theoretical metal-removal rate, the Vortex strategy produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement