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Nemetschek AG published its preliminary revenue figures for the fourth quarter and the whole year 2013. Positive review of 2013 In the fourth quarter 2013 Nemetschek was able to accelerate growth and raise Group revenues to Euro 51.7 million, an increase of 9% on the prior year (EUR 47.4 million). For the year 2013 as a whole Group revenues rose by 6% to EUR 185.9 million (prior year: EUR 175.1 million). "We increased our pace in the fourth quarter and achieved a very positive final quarter", stated Dr. Tobias Wagner, member of the executive board of Nemetschek AG, on the development of revenues. "In the year 2013 we expanded our solutions portfolio organically and non-organically, extended regional markets, presented innovative solutions and focused even more intensively on customer requirements", continued Wagner. Meanwhile, about 1.2 million users work with software solutions from Nemetschek. The revenues from maintenance contracts in particular were strong contributors to

Delcam will demonstrate the latest release of its PowerSHAPE Pro software for design, modelling for manufacture and reverse engineering at the Develop3D Live conference and exhibition to be held at the University of Warwick on 15th April.  The 2014 R2 release includes a range of new functionality for the design of products and tooling.  In particular, the new version introduces powerful new tools to make re-engineering complex parts from scanned data faster and easier. For more details and to register for Develop3D Live, please go to www.develop3dlive.com  By offering a combination of modelling and reverse engineering functionality, PowerSHAPE Pro provides the most comprehensive range of design techniques available in a single CAD program. Having all the different technologies in the same package reduces the need to transfer data between multiple programs and so streamlines the whole product development process.  At the same time, the combination of quick and easy direct modelling options,

Tata Consultancy Services, (TCS), announced, today, that, for the second year in a row, it has been recognized as one of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in the United States and honored as one of the top companies in Canada. The annual award celebrates employers that demonstrate a strong, consistent commitment to their employees and a high level of innovation in regularly engaging them. The Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ award is given each year to the companies and organizations that display the best leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces. Judges evaluate each applicant based on the Eight Elements of Employee Engagement™: Communication, Leadership, Culture, Rewards & Recognition, Professional & Personal Growth, Accountability & Performance, Vision & Values, and Corporate Social Responsibility. “The companies we honor as the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ have made employee engagement, alignment and recognition a very high priority because they understand how critical it is and what a competitive advantage

The 13th annual TopSolid seminar which took place in Prague from the 15th to the 18th of January gave Missler Software the opportunity to share with seminar participants the good news of its best ever sales results in the history of the company. The announcement of company turnover exceeding €27M for the first time ever gave an upbeat start to the company’s annual seminar whose theme was “Global business for local impact”.  200 people, both internal staff and TopSolid resellers from all over the world, came together to look back over 2013 and more importantly to look at what was in store for 2014 during 2 intensive days of meetings, workshops and individual meetings with internal Missler Software Management, Sales, Marketing and Development/Technical teams. The Missler Software Management team confirmed its desire to strengthen existing reseller partnerships internationally and to create new partners in 2014. The creation of 3 business units in

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced it has strengthened its automotive software solution by purchasing the AUTOSAR assets, including the Mecel Picea AUTOSAR Development Suite, from Mecel AB. The acquired assets complement the existing automotive software solution from Mentor including the Volcano™ AUTOSAR products,   Mentor® Embedded Hypervisor, and Mentor Automotive Technology Platform (ATP), which enables Linux®-based automotive solutions, including GENIVI-compliant infotainment (IVI) solutions.   The Mentor automotive software solutions enable a wide range of subsystems, including secure, homogenous and heterogeneous multicore and single-core ECUs.

 PDF Key takeaways: Dassault Systèmes announced the acquisition of Accelrys, a provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management (SILM) solutions, for $750 million in cash, 4.6 times revenues Accelrys’ SILM platform provides support for product development in chemistry, biology and advanced materials, and is quite complementary with Dassault Systèmes’ PLM strategies and enabling solutions This acquisition will expand Dassault Systèmes addressable market and deepen their expertise in laboratory-centric product development On January 29, Dassault Systèmes announced their intent to acquire Accelrys (NASDAQ: ACCL) for $750 million in cash. Accelrys is a leading provider of what they term “scientific innovation lifecycle management” software to support development in chemistry, biology and materials. Their data, process, and application platform capabilities include: Unified searching Scientific data interoperability Capacity and resource management Sample management Lab instrument connectivity and integration CAPA and deviation process management EH&S focused lab inventory management Partner enablement Accelrys has been acquisitive over the last few years, and 2013 was no different with the acquisitions of Vialis

Aras® today announced that xLM Solutions, a PLM consulting and systems integration firm with U.S. headquarters in West Bloomfield, Michigan has joined the Aras Partner Program. Specializing in ENOVIA SmarTeam, xLM Solutions provides deep expertise in PLM migrations to help companies using SmarTeam and other legacy PLM products plan a path forward with Aras and move to Aras Innovator’s PLM platform and suite. “Companies managing CATIA V5, SolidWorks and other CAD systems with SmarTeam are recognizing that Aras is a logical PLM direction because of the out-of-the-box functionality, flexible Web-based technology and subscription business model,” said Marc Young, managing director of xLM Solutions. “Whether it’s a complete migration to re-platform or an integration to pockets of working functionality like CAD file management, xLM enables users of SmarTeam and other PDM systems to take full advantage of Aras’s PLM solutions enterprise-wide.” xLM Solutions provides end-to-end Lifecycle Management and IT services that include requirements

Rand Worldwide announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division today released its new Scan to BIM 2014.1 software. New features such as Section Box Tool, Create from CAD Tool and Quality Assurance Tool enhance the point cloud functionality within Autodesk® Revit®. Scan to BIM 2014.1 is available via a new short-term rental option that makes it accessible to any mechanical engineer, architect, scanning provider and plant designer whose projects could benefit from working with point clouds directly in Revit. “Our customers enjoy the business benefits of Scan to BIM, but several firms mentioned that they only needed Scan to BIM for certain projects,” says Tim Johnson, senior vice president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Based on this feedback, we developed a new rental option that allows organizations to experience the full power of Scan to BIM without incurring the cost of a traditional perpetual license. Coupled with new features that enhance modeling productivity, we think this update will be the most

SolidCAM UK Ltd will be exhibiting on stand 5242 in Hall 5 at the UK’s largest manufacturing technologies event - MACH 2014 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, 7th - 11th April 2014. Over five days, this outstanding biennial event will welcome more than 20,000 visitors wishing to find the most innovative manufacturing technologies available today. SolidCAM UK will be demonstrating its full suite of SolidCAM CAD/CAM products for milling and turning, including its software for advanced mill-turn applications. Live cutting using SolidCAM’s unique, patented and revolutionary iMachining technology, will be demonstrated on the booth. SolidCAM's iMachining technology saves 70% in CNC machining time and more, and extends tool life dramatically. The iMachining Technology Wizard provides a reliable partner, automatically determining speeds and feeds and other machining parameters. iMachining provides unprecedented savings and increased efficiency for CNC milling operations, translating into profits and success. All of SolidCAM customers worldwide, who have invested in iMachining,

SPRING Technologies, vendor of solutions to enhance the productivity of CNC machines, invites you to visit its booth at JEC COMPOSITES 2014 from March 11 to 13 at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris. With its new offering, “NCSIMUL Machine Composites”, SPRING is extending its simulation offer to encompass composite lay-up. Composites are a new growth opportunity for manufacturers, while at the same time addressing environmental issues and optimizing material costs. Yet, getting completely on top of these materials remains a challenge. This is why SPRING Technologies is delivering new, dedicated software solutions for professionals, backed up by project engineering support from its historic partner HACOMA. Repurposing experience of ISO programming into composites With NCSIMUL Machine 9.1, the latest version of its flagship machining simulation software, SPRING Technologies is bringing its expertise in CNC program simulation (supporting ISO and other codes) to the process of manufacturing parts in composite materials. The new