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Infor today announced that Johnstone Supply, a wholesale distributor for the HVAC and property maintenance industries, has selected the latest version of Infor Distribution SX.e for their corporate office and distribution centers. The company will also implement Infor ION, Infor Ming.le and Infor Supply Chain Execution (SCE). A long-time Infor Distribution SX.e customer, Johnstone Supply will upgrade its existing application and expand its relationship with Infor. These new implementations will help reduce the need for custom modifications and deliver from the most up-to-date functionality to provide a consumer-grade user experience. News Points Johnstone Supply will upgrade to take advantage of Infor's latest innovations including Infor ION, a lightweight middleware platform and Infor Ming.le, a social business application. The company will also replace its existing warehouse management application with Infor SCE to enable integration with Infor Distribution SX.e via Infor ION. As a wholesale distribution cooperative made up of independently-owned stores, Johnstone Supply's locations often utilize different enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Rand Worldwide today announced that nine industry experts from two of its divisions, IMAGINiT Technologies and ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge, will lead 12 sessions at Autodesk University 2013. These experts, and others, will also be available during exhibit hours at the IMAGINiT booth (#1922) and ASCENT booth (#2114) at the conference December 3–5, 2013 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to IMAGINiT and ASCENT, the company’s Rand Secure Archive division will be available (booth #2215) to discuss data governance options with conference attendees. “Our three divisions participating in Autodesk University this year are excited to launch new products and offerings, teach educational classes and connect face-to-face with customers,” says Chantale Marchand, vice president, Rand Worldwide. “Many of the conversations we have at Autodesk University revolve around organizational and operational challenges. Typical conversations go well beyond discussing the best ways to train software users or implement Autodesk software in a way

Key takeaways: Competing successfully in today’s global market requires continuous management and improvement of your product’s lifecycle from ideation through removal from service Many new technologies are impacting PLM solutions and how manufacturers must use them to optimize their product development lifecycle—Big Data, the Cloud, Mobility, and Social Computing, among others, are driving these changes HP supports and uses these IT trends in their PLM solutions and services to maximize the benefits and return on PLM investment their customers can achieve HP provides comprehensive solutions to address PLM—including PLM application implementation and management, integration of PLM with other business systems, IT infrastructure on which PLM is delivered, and business process transformation Introduction Today’s manufacturers face continuing pressure as they compete in a fast moving, global marketplace. Addressing global competition, product complexity, time to market, regulations, unit cost, total lifecycle cost, compliance, and quality continually drive businesses to improve how they develop, manufacture and service their products.

Part of CIMdata’s expanding coverage of the S&A segment ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 20 November 2013 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the publication of the first Simulation & Analysis Market Analysis Report, a new module of the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report (MAR) series. This new report follows the publication of the Simulation & Analysis (S&A) Market Overview Report earlier this year. The S&A MAR report includes a detailed market segmentation, a discussion of trends in the market, revenues of leading S&A solution providers, and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The report also includes profiles of the leading S&A firms. “CIMdata is pleased to add extended coverage of this important segment to our PLM MAR series. Simulation & Analysis has been the fastest growing segment in PLM for the last several years and plays

Success at PCM requires a coordinated system of cultural change, process definition, roles and responsibilities, and a continuous focus on their implementation and use. CHICAGO, Illinois and ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 18 November 2013 – 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

Maplesoft expanded its European operations with the opening of a new office in Cambridge, UK. The new office in the United Kingdom will act as the headquarters for the company’s European operations, which includes offices in France and Germany. With the addition of the new Cambridge office, Maplesoft now directly serves 16 European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and the Nordic countries. In addition to strengthening the company’s sales and support services in the region, the introduction of a new European headquarters is an indication of the company’s international growth, technology advancement and strong customer support. The company is recruiting for sales, marketing and engineering personnel to be based in Cambridge, UK. Michael Pisapia, formerly the Managing Director at Adept Scientific, has joined the Maplesoft team as Vice President, Europe. With his experience at Adept Scientific, Maplesoft’s reseller in the UK for many years, Michael has a

ASCON and LEDAS Ltd. jointly announced their cooperation in researching and developing innovative geometry search technology. The primary idea behind the technology is an easy-to-use tool for reusing existing geometry in the design process. ASCON invited LEDAS to join its R&D team for the new project, a move that continues the strand of technological cooperation between the two companies. (Previously, LEDAS adapted Variational Direct Modeling technology to ASCON's KOMPAS-3D software.) “ASCON is a well-recognized name in the MCAD and AEC markets, both of which are targeted by our products,” said Vladimir Zaharov, head of ASCON's AEC division. “Our new geometry search technology is addressed primarily at AEC, because it is characterized by more regular geometrical forms and bigger data volumes than MCAD." Searching for 2D and 3D Geometry Technically, geometry search is done at several levels. At the simple level, it searches for text labels in geometry, while at the advanced level it analyzes

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