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Optitex, a provider of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM and Virtual Prototyping software solutions announced the signing of an affiliate agreement with JETS Digital, a leader in the distribution, support and installation of CAD and CAM solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Recently, Optitex announced the opening of the Hong Kong office as part of its mission to spread its global knowledge, expand its offering to a new client base worldwide and deliver even better support for existing customers. The affiliation with JETS Digital will leverage the capabilities of both companies by combining strong local market expertise with leading-edge software solutions and JETS Digital’s respected client base. The affiliation will secure an enhanced route to market for Optitex’s advanced software solutions. "Australia and New Zealand are significant and advanced markets for us in Asia Pacific, with the potential to impact other countries as well” Said Ofer Asif, VP Asia & Emerging Markets, Optitex.

Granta Design announced details of their latest advances in simulation and materials information management to help Additive Manufacturers improve research, design, testing, and simulation. These developments are the result of Granta’s involvement in two European Framework Seven projects (NANOMICRO and AMAZE) focused on the field of Additive Manufacturing, also known as Additive Layer Manufacturing or ‘3-D printing’.   Additive Manufacturing is an area in which the use of simulation and increased experimental automation require effective management of large quantities of materials information. Factors such as the need to accurately capture complex processing histories make this a challenge. Granta technology can help to meet this challenge, and has been validated and extended through involvement in these projects. This announcement follows last week’s final NANOMICRO meeting.  In the 4-year project, ten partners have been developing a layer-wise manufacturing approach using highly focalised powder/heat fluxes (with dimensions in the microns range) for metals and cermets (ceramic-metallic composites).

Accenture has completed its acquisition of PCO Innovation – an independent international consulting and systems integration group that specializes in product lifecycle management (PLM) software technologies. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s deep industry capabilities and the full range of services it provides clients in the design, building and management of systems and processes essential to driving their large-scale PLM transformation programs. PCO Innovation’s employees focus on supporting clients as they organize, develop and manage new products and services throughout their lifecycle, helping them bring them to market more quickly and efficiently. This acquisition follows the completion of another PLM-related acquisition by Accenture of PRION Group in October, and announced plans to acquire the industrial and embedded software development and services business of evopro group. “Accenture’s experience with clients has shown that PLM can get products into the market faster and more efficiently, increasing the speed of product launches by up to 55 percent and reducing operational and product development

TradeStone Software today announced that Urban Outfitters has gone live with TradeStone's PLM solution. TradeStone's MLM software suite serves as a global platform that simplifies and manages all aspects of design, development and delivery for the retailer's 3,000+ supplier community and estimated 800 internal users. The enhanced visibility, communication and collaboration that TradeStone has provided Urban Outfitters has enabled them to be more agile, increase productivity and deliver more innovative and on-trend items to stores. Urban Outfitters is utilizing TradeStone's PLM solution to manage color, material and artwork libraries, define color palettes, specify product construction details and packaging, develop Bills of Materials, track samples and build technical specifications. TradeStone PLM is replacing the retailer's Web PDM solution, bridging the gap that previously existed between the design team and the other teams using TradeStone to develop the retailer's novel and distinctive fashion, footwear and accessories. Urban Outfitters has now deployed the full TradeStone Merchandise Lifecycle Management suite including PLM, Collaborative Sourcing, Order Management, Global Trade Management, Supplier Community Management and Business Intelligence. "TradeStone is one of our more strategic technologies in helping us to deliver value

SolidCAM’s Japanese reseller Tactx collaborated with OKK and Tungaloy at the recent MECT 2013 exhibition in Nagoya, Japan. The biennial show, which has been running since 1987 is the country’s largest for machinery, CAD/CAM, tooling and associated equipment, and this year welcomed 93,741 visitors. Sharing the OKK booth, Tactx used SolidCAM iMachining to program a demonstration part, for the exhibition, to show off the capabilities of the OKK HMC 400. This machine was set up for live cutting at the show to include a video screen, to make it easy to see the machining in progress. At the Tungaloy booth, visitors could see the latest Tunghold and Tungcap tooling systems as well as the company’s range of inserts and carbide tools and, at the same time, pick up information on SolidCAM. Both OKK and Tungaloy appreciate the power of SolidCAM, which led to the collaboration at MECT 2013. The software’s patented iMachining and

MSC Software Corporation and Nizhniy Novgorod State Technical University, named after R. E. Alekseev (NNSTU n. a. R. E. Alekseev, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia), one of the leading technical universities in the Volga Federal District of Russia, announce the expansion of their collaboration to train engineers in automotive, shipbuilding, energy and a number of other engineering industries. In 2011, MSC Software and NNSTU n. a. R. E. Alekseev created the Competence Center for engineering analysis to support the region's high concentration of leading Russian companies in major manufacturing industries. To equip the Competence Center with technology, MSC Software licensed the use of its MSC Nastran, Patran, Adams, Marc, Dytran, Easy5, and Sinda software products. MSC actively supports the work of the specialists at NNSTU n. a. R. E. Alekseev by regularly conducting training and information seminars on methods of working with the software, as well as consulting support for teaching academic disciplines. Experts of NNSTU n. a. R. E. Alekseev have

MAYA’s broad expertise in software development and engineering enables customization of off-the-shelf software and optimization of product design. As a solution partner and reseller for Siemens’ PLM software business, MAYA brings an intimate knowledge of products and technologies that enable delivery of a total solution, customized to meet customer needs. LMS customers will greatly benefit from the synergy between the LMS solutions and the technical expertise and support capabilities of MAYA. “This is absolutely an exciting moment in our 27 year history into the CAE market both as author of CAE products and as an industry expert in CAD, CAE and Lifecycle Management software solutions,” said Dominique Frechette, Director Business Strategy, Maya Heat Transfer Technologies. “LMS Imagine.Lab and LMS Virtual.Lab products represent a great strategic alignment extending even further our ability to help customers translate software technology into sustainable business solutions. MAYA, with its substantial knowledge and expertise in many of

Keystone Business Services announced today it is now a certified Autodesk PLM 360 Advisor, which allows Keystone to implement, integrate and support Autodesk® PLM 360, a simple-to-deploy product lifecycle management (PLM) solution in the cloud. Keystone Business Services offers a NetSuite ERP integration experience and the ability to tailor each implementation to meet the specific needs and challenges of their customers, which makes the company an ideal choice to serve as one of the first U.S. Autodesk PLM 360 Advisors. Keystone will leverage Autodesk PLM 360 to help clients develop process and procedures to bring products to market. The integration of cloud-based Autodesk PLM 360 and NetSuite ERP provides a single system for all stakeholders involved in the commercialization process to collaborate and turn the best ideas into actionable plans. “Keystone has been very successful as a channel partner and service provider for NetSuite, and their expertise in deploying cloud-based enterprise systems will

3D Systems  and Xerox today announced a transaction designed to leverage both companies’ 3D printing capabilities to accelerate growth and cement leadership positions. 3D Systems entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Xerox Corporation’s Wilsonville, Oregon product design, engineering and chemistry group and related assets for $32.5 million in cash. Both companies expect the transaction to close before the end of 2013, subject to fulfillment of certain customary conditions. This agreement expands the decade and a half long collaboration between the companies, that already produced 3DS’ best selling ProJet® series 3D printers. "We are pleased to expand our relationship with an innovative partner of the caliber of Xerox and expect that acquiring some of the Xerox Wilsonville engineering team, together with their state-of the-art development labs and selected licensed IP, will catapult our 3D printers’ development and manufacturing capabilities forward,” said Avi Reichental, 3D Systems’ President and CEO.  “This bold step is consistent

TransMagic, Inc., announces the release of TransMagic R10 sp1.  The first service pack for notable TransMagic release 10, sp1 entails multiple enhancements and improvements including the release of multi-core processing, refined PMI technology, new features and new formats.  The new CAD formats, SMLib and DXF read/write, are included with R10 sp1, as highly anticipated formats for the TransMagic user community.  Various CAD version support updates as well as preview technology of new formats are also released in R10 sp1 including: New CAD Version Support: CATIA V6 R2014 Inventor 2014 NX 8.5.2 Release Parasolid 26.0 Updated CAD Add-in Support: SolidWorks 2014  Inventor 2014 New Formats: SMLib Read/Write DXF Read/Write Collada Write TransMagic R10 sp1 is the first release of the TransMagic application on top of their new multi-core processing power.  While most applications access one processing core at a time, TransMagic can now source all processing cores in a computer, spreading the application’s processing requirements and usage over all available resources.  Essentially, TransMagic’s multi-core processing