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solidThinking, Inc. announced today that its solidThinking Inspire software has been named a finalist in the Design Tools category of the Design News 2013 Golden Mousetrap Awards. Design News is a publication and community of design engineers. The finalists for this year's Golden Mousetrap award were selected by Design News' Advisory Board and Content Team. Of the many submissions, 55 finalists spanning 15 different categories were selected. "We are honored that Design News has recognized solidThinking Inspire as a finalist for the best design tool Golden Mousetrap Award," said Jim Hassberger, President of solidThinking. "We are committed to radically improving the product design process through the introduction of ground-breaking tools such as Inspire." solidThinking Inspire accelerates the product design process by generating the ideal shape for a structure, given its package space and the loading it must support. The software is easy to learn and works with existing CAD tools, helping design parts

Dassault Systèmes and Accelrys, Inc., today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for Dassault Systèmes to acquire San Diego-based Accelrys, Inc. (Accelrys). Under the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, Dassault Systèmes will make an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Accelrys common stock at a price of $12.50 per share, without interest, representing a fully diluted equity value for Accelrys of approximately $750 million. Dassault Systèmes intends to acquire any shares of Accelrys not tendered into the tender offer, via a merger that will be effected as soon as possible after the closing of the tender offer. Combining with Accelrys will enrich the molecular chemistry capabilities from discovery to manufacturing and regulatory requirements of Dassault Systèmes’ formulation-based industry offerings such as life sciences, consumer packaged goods, high tech and energy, as well as advanced manufacturing industries. “With Max Carnecchia and his teams, we

ESI Group announces the latest release of Virtual Performance Solution. Delivering faster results in crash simulation, the new version also offers new approaches for modeling product assembly, for assessing Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH), and for predicting airbag opening behavior more accurately. Virtual Performance Solution brings industrial clients a decisive competitive advantage, especially when facing the numerous challenges brought by lightweight engineering and the consequent need for numerous design iterations, trade-offs between performance domains, and less conservative safety margins. Virtual Performance Solution provides automotive manufacturers with a viable solution to improve passenger safety without slowing down new car developments. As exemplified by the Vehicle Safety Simulation department at Audi, real prototypes can be drastically reduced or eliminated completely. Using a common core model for their simulations, engineering teams from various departments and from different geographical sites can collaborate efficiently towards the creation of virtual prototypes that can be used to predict the future behavior of parts or products in all domains

Altium Limited along with Nimbic announce a new development partnership. This will make Nimbic the newest developer partner to join Altium’s newly formed Altium Developer program. The agreement consists of a strategic alliance between the two companies and the introduction of a new power integrity solution - Altium PI-DC.  Altium PI-DC gives users the ability to validate DC voltage and current performance in their designs before prototype and production. Now, designers can avoid issues with power delivery and are better able to identify potential failure points. This includes high via currents that could cause fusing, or high resistance neck-down regions resulting in excessive voltage drop. Built from the ground-up, Altium PI-DC is based on Nimbic’s specialized 3D full-wave electromagnetic solver, and is designed to address the requirements of large-scale power integrity problems. Unlike other solutions in the market, the Altium PI-DC delivers fast solution times without compromising on accuracy. “Nimbic views this relationship with

Agilent Technologies Inc. will release first-quarter fiscal 2014 financial results after the stock market closes on Feb. 13. The company will host a live webcast of its investor conference call in listen-only mode. Date: Thursday, Feb. 13 Time: 1:30 p.m. PST Web access: www.investor.agilent.com Listeners may log on and select "Q1 2014 Agilent Technologies Inc. Earnings Conference Call" in the "News & Events - Calendar of Events" section. The webcast will remain on the company site for 90 days. In addition, a telephone replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 4:30 p.m. PST, Feb. 13 through Feb. 20, by dialing +1 855 859 2056 (or +1 404 537 3406 from outside the United States) and entering pass code 31478615.

Cimatron Limited announced that its CimatronE and GibbsCAM software will be demonstrated at the Fornitore Offresi trade show, Lecco, Italy, from February 6-7, 2013. "Italian industry is a world leader in the design of high quality goods," said Mr Gianluca Renzi, Managing Director of Microsystem, Cimatron's Italian subsidiary. "However, local manufacturers are under increasing pressure to find efficiencies in the face of overseas competition, and the challenge remains to find those efficiencies without sacrificing quality. "Our signature software solutions, CimatronE and GibbsCAM, continue to meet manufacturers' needs in this respect, offering mission-critical capabilities that streamline mold, die and discrete part design, and provide NC programming efficiencies and optimized machining. "Manufacturers also receive the highest level of support and training for which Microsystem has been renowned for over 30 years, ensuring that our customers' operations are always up and running." Among the benefits of CimatronE to be demonstrated at Fornitore Offresi will be its built-in CAD/CAM integration for

solidThinking, Inc. announced that it has recently added seven new companies to its global network of channel partners. These partners will provide solidThinking Inspire and solidThinking Evolve software and support to customers in Brazil, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. "We are looking forward to a prosperous 2014 with our new partners," said Jim Hassberger, President of solidThinking. "Adding additional partners around the world will allow us to build on the Inspire and Evolve momentum that grew during 2013. We are happy to welcome them to the solidThinking community." The following companies will provide added value to solidThinking customers in terms of knowledge, technology, and service: Eng-IT (UK) Global Informatica (Italy) MechWorks Tecnologia (Brazil) MR Services (Italy) Softwarebox (Germany) Unit Trend (Italy) Weisoft (Italy) "We are excited by the opportunity presented by the solidThinking Inspire technology," said Jose Solinho, owner of MechWorks Tecnologia in Brazil. "The value of structural optimization that offers ease-of-use and interoperability with all major CAD tools, enabling product teams to design lightweight in, instead of engineering weight out, will appeal

 PDF Key takeaways: Companies in shipbuilding and marine are not consistently achieving the maximum value from their PLM investments< To maximize benefits, implementations need to be tailored for and incorporate industry specific best practices and company-specific business needs Companies need to fully implement the PLM technology they acquire to maximize the value from their investment—there is often a Value Gap between investment potential and return realized Siemens PLM Software’s Shipbuilding Industry Catalyst enables more complete, industry tailored, best practice enabled implementations resulting in a higher return on investment that accrues more rapidly Shipbuilders and other players in the marine industry face a number of challenges as they work to adopt modern PLM strategies and solutions to enhance individual, group, and organizational productivity to allow more complex projects to be undertaken and delivered profitably. The “Future Fleet” initiatives that are currently driving design of the next generation of ships are resulting in more complex ships and marine

Docupoint announces the release of the latest version of its DrawingSearcher AutoCAD search engine for CAD drawings. The newest version allows users to search across multiple platforms and file types – including all of the most common types of AutoCAD files. DrawingSearcher 2014 improves upon previous versions of the search engine - which allows users to search and access their entire AutoCAD drawing archive based on keywords, search terms, or other broad parameters – while streamlining the user interface and improving overall functionality by including more file types. DrawingSearcher 2014 is also now supported on the most popular mobile device platforms such as iPad, Droid, iPhone, Kindle and Surface among others. Among DrawingSearcher 2014’s new features are graphical previews included in search results, mobile device compatibility, an improved, streamlined graphical user interface and enhanced indexing performance with support for multi-thread processing. The new features of DrawingSearcher 2014 were developed to improve

ANSYS, Inc. announced that the Company expects to release its fourth quarter and YTD 2013 earnings on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The Company will hold a conference call conducted by James E. Cashman III, president and chief executive officer, and Maria T. Shields, chief financial officer, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter and 2013 results and future outlook. CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION: What: ANSYS Fourth Quarter and 2013 Earnings Conference Call When: February 27, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time Participants are encouraged to pre-register for the conference call using the enclosed link. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call, bypassing the live operator. Participants may pre-register any time, including up to and after the call start time. You will immediately receive an online confirmation, an email with the dial in number and a calendar invitation for the event. To pre-register, go to:  http://dpregister.com/10040285 You may also reach