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Geometric Ltd. announced that the company’s erstwhile Chief Mentor, Mr. Shashank Patkar will take over as the Chief Financial Officer and Global Head of Finance effective February 9th, 2015. Mr. Patkar takes over from Mr. Neeraj Dutt, who has decided to leave for personal reasons. Shashank Patkar has been a part of the Geometric group since 1986 (when it was still a part of the EBE Division of Godrej & Boyce). He has played many key roles in the organization, including that of CFO from 2003 to 2007, and CEO of its joint venture company 3DPLM Software Solutions from 2007 to 2011. Announcing the appointment, Mr. Manu Parpia, MD & CEO, Geometric said, “I am very pleased that Shashank has stepped up to take over as the CFO of the company. He was closely involved in setting up our information backbone, and has extensive knowledge and understanding of our financial operations. I

KPIT announced that it has successfully completed signing up with Dassault Systèmes as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner in India. The association will significantly drive up the engagement and revenue for Dassault Systèmes’ Industrial Equipment industry business. With expertise in Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Global Deployments and Project Management, KPIT will bring on board deep knowledge of the manufacturing domain and the surrounding systems to interface seamlessly with ERP deployments as well as process control systems. Introducing KPIT as its partner in India Dr. Chandan Chowdhury, Managing Director-India, Dassault Systèmes said, “Manufacturing has now become the growth focus area for the economy and Dassault Systèmes is delighted to have on board a specialist like KPIT to support our endeavor to partner in the nation’s growth strategy. KPIT combines industry knowledge with the expertise in surrounding enterprise technologies to deliver this and more.” Commenting on the partnership, Prabhakar Shetty, Head, Enterprise Solutions, KPIT

 PDF Key takeaways: Smooth product launches require early identification and resolution of manufacturing, assembly, serviceability, quality, and cost issues, well before production Design for eXcellence[1] is a strategy successfully used to ensure that products meet customer requirements such as manufacturing cost, quality, reliability, and serviceability Companies are using Geometric’s DFMPro solution to assess CAD models to identify DFX issues in the early design stage before any physical parts are produced, minimizing engineering change orders (ECOs) and rework, shortening the design to production cycle, and improving product quality Macro Trends in Manufacturing The pressures on manufacturers are relentless. Customers expect innovative products at lower cost and higher quality. Competitors are racing to meet the same expectations, shareholders expect a reasonable return on investment, and regulations continue to get more stringent. In addition to these external pressures, companies also have to manage significant internal pressures. Much has been written about the poor state of public education, which leads

Distene announces the release of MeshGems 2.0 which brings Boundary Layers generation capability,  Mesh Quality enhancements and the Distributed Parallel performance,  to making a new step forward in automatic meshing meshing for a wide range of physics simulations including CFD, Structures and Electro-Magnetics. Surface Meshing: Surface meshing on discrete geometries has been significantly improved.  MeshGems 2.0 offers a common workflow for surface meshing on continuous CAD geometry and discrete models like STL or mesh data. Surface Meshing introduces the possibility to drive the type of elements generated on a CAD-patch per CAD-patch basis. Mesh Processing: New algorithms have been introduced for MG_Cleaner, leading to an increased success rate of the automatic correction feature. Partial support for required entities has been introduced specifically for when some entities should be kept unchanged . Volume Meshing (tetrahedral): New enhanced boundary regeneration algorithms have been added to MG_Tetra to increase significantly the success rate on difficult cases. The mesh generation speed of MG_Tetra

Aras®, a leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, announced the release of Aras Flow, an integrated mobile tablet app for Aras Innovator 11. For the first time in PLM, change workflows are combined with discussion commenting, visualization and markup in a tablet format. With Aras Flow, teams from engineering, operations, quality and the supply chain can communicate on-the-go to make decisions quickly and keep new product initiatives moving. Aras Flow provides mobile access to “my work right now” in PLM. When in meetings, on the factory floor, traveling to suppliers or visiting customers, people are able to securely participate in discussions about product designs, view drawings, redline models, and sign-off on changes. “Aras Flow mobile-enables key aspects of PLM by combining review & approval with our new visual collaboration capabilities,” said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. “Whether you’re in a prototype lab or out in the field, Aras Flow provides

Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, today announced general availability of Aras Innovator® 11. The release introduces visual collaboration using new secure social technology in the platform. The new capabilities provide the fastest, simplest way to collaborate securely across disciplines, locations and organizations.  “Developing and manufacturing products that combine electronics, software and mechanical aspects requires a level of cross-discipline collaboration that’s been hard with traditional PLM systems,” said John Sperling, Vice President of Product Management at Aras. “We’ve changed that by making collaboration for everyone secure, visual and easy.” Breaking Down Barriers With Aras, teams from engineering, operations, quality and the supply chain can communicate about products more effectively, make decisions quickly and solve problems faster. Aras Innovator 11 takes a different approach to visual collaboration by: Adding discussion threads with embedded viewables and markups Covering all data types including 3D, 2D, schematics & layouts, Microsoft Office and images Putting everything in

Recurring Revenue of $392.0 million, Up 39% Year Over Year; Cloud Services Revenue of $151.3 million, Up 259% Year Over Year  Open Text Corporation announced its financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2014. Financial Highlights for Q2 FY15 with Year Over Year Comparisons   Total revenue was $467.8 million, up 29% Recurring revenue was $392.0 million, up 39% Cloud services revenue was $151.3 million, up 259% Customer support revenue was $179.5 million, up 3% License revenue was $75.8 million, down 7% Foreign exchange negatively impacted total revenue by $15 million (4) Non-GAAP-based EPS, diluted was $0.97 compared to $0.79 up 23%; GAAP-based EPS, diluted was $0.60 compared to $0.45 up 33%, on a post stock-split basis.(2) Non-GAAP-based income from operations was $153.3 million and 33% of revenues, up 36%; GAAP-based income from operations was $110.6 million and 24% of revenues, up 50% .(2) Foreign exchange negatively impacted non-GAAP-based EPS by $0.03 (4) Operating cash flow was $109.6 million, up 80%

Delcam CRISPIN will demonstrate the potential of its ShoeMaker design software in the mass customisation of footwear by displaying hybrid shoes at the SIMAC exhibition to be held in Milan from 25th to 27th February.  The hybrid shoes feature a leather upper, with the sole and heel produced by 3D printing, bringing together traditional and new methods of shoemaking in their creation. The complete shoe model was developed in ShoeMaker, the only footwear design system that integrates fully 3D designs of lasts, uppers and soles, so allowing the complete CAD model of the shoe to be developed and visualised in a single system.  This comprehensive functionality makes ShoeMaker the perfect solution for projects like Delcam’s hybrid shoe. The new materials and increased design freedom offered by 3D printing are expanding the creative opportunities for footwear designers.  Unhindered by the restrictions of conventional manufacturing, designers can let loose their creativity, paving the way

CIO Review has chosen Sigmetrix for its 20 Most Promising Defense Technology Solution Providers. The positioning is based on an evaluation of Sigmetrix’s capabilities in providing precise, easy-to-use mechanical assembly variation analysis and tolerance optimization software for mechanical engineers with its CETOL 6 Sigma Technologies. The annual list of companies is selected by a panel of experts and members of CIOReview’s editorial board to recognize and promote technology entrepreneurship. “Sigmetrix has been on our radar for some time for stirring a revolution in the Defense technology space, and we are happy to showcase them this year due to their continuing excellence in delivering top-notch technology-driven solutions,” said Harvi Sachar, Publisher and Founder, CIOReview. “Sigmetrix’s solutions continued to break new ground within the past year, benefiting their customers around the globe, and we’re excited to have them featured on our top companies list.” “CETOL 6σ is the dominant solution for variation analysis in the defense

Accenture Innovation Center for HP Focused on Accenture and HP Cloud, Security and Analytics Solutions   Accenture has launched the Accenture Innovation Center for HP to help clients apply joint Accenture and HP technology solutions to specific industry and business process challenges in the areas of cloud, security and analytics. The innovation center allows clients to take advantage of next-generation solutions and services based on HP technologies, helping to accelerate time to value.   As part of Accenture’s Global Delivery Network, the Accenture Innovation Center for HP provides clients around the globe with virtual access to development and demonstration environments that are enabled on an integrated technology platform that consists of current releases of HP software and hardware. The innovation center provides an immersive learning experience through day-in-the-life scenarios to illustrate innovative concepts and approaches, and hosts workshops to help clients gain a deeper understanding of how technology can be applied to address business