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Contents CIMdata News _____________________________________________________________________ 2

Airbus Executive Henrik Weimer to Kick-off CIMdata’s PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Industry Featuring 3D CIC ________________________________________________________________2 CIMdata Releases Series of Country-Specific PLM Market Analysis Reports ________________________3 CIMdata to Host Free Webinar on Project Management Practices for PLM Success ___________________4 CIMdata to Offer PLM Short Courses in Southern California _____________________________________5

Acquisitions _______________________________________________________________________ 5 Bentley Enlivens Reality Modeling through Acquisition of e-on Software ___________________________5 Mentor Graphics Acquires Calypto Design Systems ____________________________________________7

Company News _____________________________________________________________________ 8 ASE has signed memoranda on cooperation with Dassault Systems and European division of IBM _______8 Atos selected for the fourth consecutive year as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index ________8 Bentley Systems Introduces LumenRT CONNECT Edition Subscription ____________________________9 Bruel & Kjaer Joins Altair Partner Alliance with Noise, Vibration and Harshness Testing Software ______10 CGS to Speak at SPESA's Advancements in Manufacturing Technology Conference _________________11 Dassault Systemes and Deutsche Bourse announce 3D FinTech Challenge finalists __________________12 Granta Design announces free web seminars on materials engineering _____________________________14 Ivoclar Vivadent Leads CAD/CAM Block Market in Europe as Zirconia Products Rise in Popularity ____15 Mentor Graphics Announces 26th Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program _____________16 PTC Jim Heppelmann Named CEO of the Year by MassTLC at 18th Annual Technology Leadership Awards ______________________________________________________________________________17 ZWCAD Has More Than Seamless Compatibility _____________________________________________17

Event News _______________________________________________________________________ 18 Delcam to show 2016 FeatureCAM and PowerMILL at Salon Industriel de l’Estrie __________________18 ESI announces its upcoming User Forums in Germany, Czech Republic and Japan ___________________19 Fisher Unitech to Host Solidworks Design Excellence Forum ____________________________________20 ModuleWorks to show Hurco CNC Simulation at EMO 2015 ___________________________________21 Vero’s Powerful Solutions To Keep Midi-Pyrénées Boom Going _________________________________21

Financial News ___________________________________________________________________ 23 ESI Group: Results for the 1st Half of 2015 __________________________________________________23 Oracle announces fiscal 2016 Q1 results ____________________________________________________24 SAP reiterates 2015 guidance, says business conditions "unchanged" _____________________________25

Implementation Investments _________________________________________________________ 25 Altair PBS Professional® to Manage Workload for Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Supercomputing 25 Kværner Verdal AS selects AVEVA Bocad __________________________________________________26 Synaptive Medical Selects Omnify Software for Product Lifecycle Management ____________________27

Product News _____________________________________________________________________ 28 Altium Designer gets update; speeds designs, cuts errors _______________________________________28 Aras Expands Multidisciplinary PLM Capabilities of Aras Innovator for Management of Complex Product Systems ______________________________________________________________________________28 CadSoft Computer Launches New Make Editions of EAGLE PCB Design Software__________________29 CGS plus to Offer Autosign for U.S. Traffic Signs, Markings ____________________________________29

PLM Industry Summary James Watch, Editor

Vol. 17 No 37 Friday 18 September 2015

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Delcam launches 2016 FeatureCAM with new high-efficiency roughing ___________________________30 Mentor Graphics and AMD to Accelerate ARMv8-A Linux Development for Embedded Systems _______31 ModuleWorks to launch new 4-Axis Machining Module _______________________________________32 New Release of Tecplot RS Now Available __________________________________________________33 Nor-Tech Announces HPC for CAE Trial Cluster _____________________________________________34 ProPlus Design Solutions Unveils Innovative Design Environment to Bridge Circuit Design, CAD and Process Development ___________________________________________________________________35 Trimble Business Center Software Provides New Deliverables, Capabilities and Integration that Improves Survey, CAD and GIS Workflows _________________________________________________________36 Zuken – Better product enclosure fit with True 3D component shapes _____________________________37 ZW3D 2015 SP: CAD/CAM Solution for Middle Market _______________________________________38

CIMdata News Airbus Executive Henrik Weimer to Kick-off CIMdata’s PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Industry Featuring 3D CIC 17 September 2015 CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce that Henrik Weimer, Head of PLM Architecture & Innovation at Airbus, will kick-off PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC with a keynote presentation that will take a look at the importance of open interoperability standards in today’s digital product definition. Due to significant growth and diversification in the aerospace industry, the typical OEM's role has been evolving over the last decades from a high degree of vertical integration, to a focus on product architecture and product integration. As a consequence, collaboration across companies has become a key success factor in today’s product development, requiring strong processes as well as method and tools integration. In his keynote address, “Digital Product Definition & Why Standards Matter,” Weimer will reflect on the challenges posed by this re-focus on product integration across multiple industrial partners, and show how the use of open interoperability standards can help overcome some strong challenges. Weimer leads the PLM Architecture and Innovation team within the Information and Communication Technology office at Airbus. His responsibilities include the PLM strategy and planning for Airbus, the related architecture governance, as well as the innovation and research program related to PLM. Over the span of his career at Airbus he has been involved in a number of roles ranging from customer service to engineering to information and communication technology.

PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Industry featuring 3D CIC is the must-attend event for A&D industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the A&D industry germinate and take root. This two-day event will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles.

For more information visit: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2015-plmrm-ad-cic

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CIMdata Releases Series of Country-Specific PLM Market Analysis Reports 17 September 2015

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of seven additional country-specific PLM Market Analysis Reports. These new reports follow the release of the 2015 China PLM Market Analysis Report earlier this year. The CIMdata PLM MAR series presents CIMdata’s analysis of the 2014 product lifecycle management (PLM) market. The complete global analysis provides CIMdata’s perspective on PLM across a variety of industry and geographic sectors, identifies market trends, reviews investments in PLM-related software and services during 2014, and forecasts PLM investments for 2015 through 2019. It includes charts that present the overall PLM market and its various sectors as defined by CIMdata. These include collaborative Product Definition management (cPDm), tools and tools sub-sectors, and digital manufacturing.

In addition to its global reports, CIMdata now offers eight country-specific PLM Market Analysis Reports:

• Brazil

• China

• Germany

• India

• Japan

• Russia

• South Korea

• United States These reports focus on the PLM market in each country, including its main segments and the 2014 financial results for PLM solution and service providers. Each country report includes estimates of spending by industry segment within the country, market presence within the country, growth of the top 10 suppliers in that country, revenue by global mindshare leaders, market shares in each measured segment, and five-year forecasts. “2014 was a good year in most of the countries examined in these Country reports,” according to Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata’s Vice President of Research. “At nearly $6.5 billion in 2014, the United States is the largest market and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% through 2019. Germany was second in this group, with 2014 revenues of $3.35 billion and a CAGR of 5.7%. PLM revenues in Japan were $3.2 billion and a CAGR of 4.8%. These three countries have dominated the PLM market for years, and will maintain that position. However, South Korea (at $581.3 million and a 7.4% CAGR) and the emerging PLM economies of Brazil, China, Russia, and India have great potential. CIMdata estimates the 2014 PLM revenues in Brazil were $275.8 million (6.3% CAGR), in India $506.2 million (9.3% CAGR), and in Russia $259.9 million (3.3% CAGR), and that these high growth rates (along with potential for Russia) will place them among the global PLM revenue leaders.” The CIMdata country-specific PLM Market Analysis Reports are available for purchase at www.CIMdata.com.

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CIMdata to Host Free Webinar on Project Management Practices for PLM Success 15 September 2015

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Project Management Practices for PLM Success.” The webinar will take place on October 21 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will show attendees how they can benefit from using a project management methodology in a PLM implementation. According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s Practice Lead for PLM Success, Chris Gregory, "The best PLM deployments are more and more about the implementation process itself. A process that includes: harmonized corporate goals, as part of a phased PLM implementation; multi-level governance; identified, measured, and realized ROI; and managed, not avoided, risk. Project Management best practices are the keys to all these. This webinar will help you learn from past mistakes and ensure PLM Success." Chris Gregory has over 30 years of experience with major PLM solution providers, with broad experience and cross functional roles in services, product marketing, sales support, strategic alliances, business development, and program management. He has led PLM implementations for over 100,000 users, representing over US$250 million in proven ROI. Chris has developed teams with US$300 million in direct and indirect sales over his career. The webinar will be an hour long and those attending will: learn about the benefits that can be achieved by following a project management methodology; understand how to set up a project management team specifically for a PLM implementation; learn how to mitigate and manage the risks within a PLM program; find out what software lifecycle areas need special attention for successful execution; and how piloting a solution can help work towards the adoption of PLM. At the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will:

• Understand how to lower the risk of potential failure within their PLM program implementations

• Have an appreciation of how each role within the organization can help achieve a successful PLM program

• Understand the barriers to adoption

• Know how to improve the chances of achieving ROI for a PLM solution Know which specific project management methods are key to a successful deployment

This webinar will be useful to PLM users, team leaders and members; PLM business champions; IT leadership; PLM software and solution providers; and anyone interested in learning more about PLM.

During the webinar attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the topics discussed. To find out more, visit: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/educational-webinars/project-management-practices-for-plm-success. To register for the webinar visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8673945340432253441

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CIMdata to Offer PLM Short Courses in Southern California 16 September 2015

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm has announced that it will offer two of its PLM Short Courses in Orange County, California during the week of December 7. The first program, the PLM Executive Short Course, will be offered on December 7. This program is geared towards executives and is a one-day program delivered through a combination of lectures, industry case studies, and group discussions. Successful completion of the program leads to the award of an Executive Certificate of PLM Leadership.

The second program, PLM Fundamentals for Solution Providers Short Course, will be offered on December 7-8. This program satisfies the main PLM educational requirements of PLM solution providers and their employees who are responsible for providing PLM-related services. The program has been structured to take place over two consecutive days and includes a combination of lectures, industry case studies, group discussions, and individual assessments. Successful completion leads to the award of a Fundamental Certificate of PLM Leadership.

CIMdata’s short courses leverage CIMdata’s internationally recognized five-day PLM Certificate Program for Industrial Organizations and PLM Solution Providers which is built on CIMdata’s over 30 years of extensive experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics. For more information on CIMdata’s PLM Leadership events visit our website at http://www.cimdata.com/en/education.

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Acquisitions

Bentley Enlivens Reality Modeling through Acquisition of e-on Software

14 September 2015

Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired e-on software, a leader in the creation, simulation, and integration of natural 3D environments, with software development based in Paris, France. E-on software is widely acclaimed in the digital content creation (DCC) market, where its VUE and PlantFactory products are a mainstay among computer graphics (CG) professionals in the media and entertainment, science, and education industries. E-on’s offerings have been used in the making of numerous blockbuster films, including Minions, Jupiter Ascending, How To Train Your Dragon,Avatar, The Hunger Games, The Avengers, Hugo, and Terminator. Headed by founder Nicholas Phelps, e-on software, operating as a Bentley subsidiary, will continue to develop innovative solutions for the unique challenges of the DCC community.

Phelps said, “For over 20 years, I have dedicated e-on software to creating and supporting the best digital nature solutions. While initially only focused on serving the media and entertainment industry, we recognized in recent years a growing need among architects and engineers to ‘tell their story’ in a more compelling way. We responded to this by leveraging our expertise in visual effects to also create easy-to-use products such as LumenRT that bring quick, high-quality ‘movie production’ to the architectural and engineering market.

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fantastic company that shares our passion for technological excellence. It will be a great home for e-on software to thrive in. We gain access to a highly qualified user base, substantial resources, and new distribution channels that will allow us to walk boldly into the future and produce ever more exciting and versatile natural environment simulation and integration products, putting Hollywood movie quality into the hands of engineers and artists alike, around the world!” Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, “With our acquisition of e-on software, reality modeling for architects and engineers to capture existing conditions and provide context for proposed infrastructure designs can now be enlivened with digital nature. The natural world is the backdrop for all infrastructure projects and, as individuals, we all experience elements such as trees, skies, and terrains as being intrinsically vital to our quality of life. With the ‘cinematic’ quality of LumenRT environments, every architect and engineer can envision and present his or her proposed design alternatives as they would be experienced in actual operation in nature.” In 2014, e-on’s LumenRT software achieved a breakthrough in enabling “live” natural environments to be easily incorporated within the work of infrastructure engineers for improved “real-time” design context and for stakeholder communications with life-like qualities. Bentley users are already benefiting from the integration of LumenRT’s capabilities with Bentley’s MicroStation-based common modeling environment for advancing infrastructure. David Burdick, formerly e-on vice president of marketing and now Bentley Systems industry executive, visualization, said, “With LumenRT, users can enliven their designs with a full complement of environmental elements such as moving people, breeze-animated plants, rippling water, windy skies, and man-made objects such as vehicle simulations and traffic. The ability to couple Bentley’s infrastructure solutions with LumenRT provides an unsurpassed ability to craft more environmentally coherent designs while streamlining the ability to communicate winning design stories to all stakeholders.” Bentley Systems Executive Vice President Ray Bentley said, “I have spent my working career advancing the quality of 3D representations of infrastructure. But there’s always been something missing – the ability to immerse designs within their dynamic context and natural environments, conveying their operational and aesthetic qualities. With LumenRT and our recent acquisition of Acute3D ‘context capture’ software – which automatically generates 3D reality meshes from digital photographs – we can now enable all of our users to readily take advantage of ‘enlivened’ reality modeling!” VUE products enable VFX studios, animators, architects, matte painters, and CG professionals to create exceptionally rich and realistic digital nature environments. VUE provides all the tools required to efficiently model and animate synthesized natural 3D environments. It is a flexible and versatile package designed to integrate seamlessly with all production workflows. VUE xStream can be used directly inside of all leading 3D software packages, including 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, LightWave, and CINEMA 4D. Scott Brisbane, senior matte painter, Weta Digital, said, “VUE is one of the most artist-friendly tools I’ve ever used. It has become an essential package in the environment creation workflow I have developed over 10 years of production on films like Avatar, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Croods.” Jean-Denis Coindre, matte painter at Universal Pictures - Illumination Mac Guff, said while using VUE on the film Minions, “No other software can create natural environments in full 3D as

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quickly and fluidly as VUE does! It’s a very versatile and impressive piece of software. It would be totally insane to even try doing what VUE does in any other tool!” PlantFactory products are dedicated to the accurate modeling of dynamic, wind-animated plants. They produce versatile results that are used both in the DCC and architectural and engineering markets. Frederic Bec, landscape architect, said, “As a landscape architect, I find PlantFactory to be a fantastic tool! I can show my clients what their projects will look like in any season throughout the year, or what they’ll be like in 10 years.”

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Mentor Graphics Acquires Calypto Design Systems 18 September 2015

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that it has acquired its majority-owned subsidiary, Calypto Design Systems, Inc. Calypto will be merged into Mentor as a standalone business unit, an organizational decision demonstrating Mentor's commitment to the future potential of Calypto's products and technologies. Badru Agarwala, a pioneer in design and verification improvements and the former CEO of both Axiom Design Automation and Frontline Design Automation, will assume the role of General Manager of the Calyto business unit. When the Catapult technology and resources were originally transferred to Calypto in 2011, it was with the goal of creating an integrated high-level synthesis (HLS) and C-to-RTL verification flow. Four years later this goal has been accomplished. During that time Catapult became the only HLS tool that can automatically generate production-quality RTL from a C/C++ and SystemC description, establishing Catapult as the technology and market leader. The readiness of customers such as Google, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and ST Microelectronics to publicly discuss their production results using Catapult at events like the Design Automation Conference (DAC) shows just how impactful the technology is. The successful integration of Catapult with Calypto's SLEC technology will provide customers with the best solution for C-to-RTL verification regardless of their system-level design language of choice. Calypto's power optimization platform, PowerPro is seeing strong adoption at leading edge semiconductor companies. PowerPro is a full suite of RTL power optimization tools featuring new RTL power analysis capabilities, production-proven optimization techniques for reducing dynamic and leakage power in the logic, memory, and embedded processor section of a SoC, and is the only solution that provides sequential formal equivalence checking. "Calypto has been on a great path with its superior technology," stated Badru Agarwala, general manager of the Calypto business unit at Mentor Graphics. "The Catapult LP flow integrates power optimization technology in HLS and provides the foundation for what the industry is seeking a fully integrated flow from C to power-optimized RTL. Calypto has been working with leading customers to solve the challenges of FinFET-based design, and its newest power product will be a breakthrough in design-for-low power. The combination of Calypto's amazing engineering resources and Mentor's worldwide field organization and market leadership will accelerate the adoption and make sure that we accelerate the momentum."

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Company News ASE has signed memoranda on cooperation with Dassault Systems and European division of IBM 16 September 2015

On 15 September 2015 within the framework of the 59th IAEA General Conference program, ASE has signed memoranda on cooperation with European division of IBM and Dassault Systemes. The memoranda envisage cooperation in the field of creation of ROSATOM industry solution package (Solution) for support of NPP operation processes. The Solution should be logical extension of ASE Multi-D technology through the all NPP lifecycle stages beyond design & construction. “We have come to an agreement with our partners to launch a joint Center of competence where methodological and technological aspects of Solution will be developed”,- pointed out CEO of ASE JSC Valery Limarenko. – “Value added ROSATOM industry Solution will allow us to integrate the data, information models and know-how created by ASE at the designing and construction stages , with best practices of IBM inbuilt in Maximo for Nuclear product and Dassault Systemes 3DS technologies to process NPP operational support. At the end of the day I hope we’ll be able to provide our Customers with unique and very much comprehensive product in terms of NPP overall lifecycle”. “Agreements on ROSATOM Industry Solution are the results of ASE long-term relations strategy to our partners”, - emphasized Mr. Limarenko. Cooperation between ASE and the European Division of IBM started in 2014, with signing of a memorandum on strategic partnership and understanding during the annual Atomexpo conference. In the course of cooperation we managed to use the experience of ASE experts and the IBM software solutions in order to create a requirement management system for NPP construction. For over 5 years ASE and Dassault Systemes have been fostering mutually beneficial cooperation which resulted in the creation of various tools used by Atomstroyexport in Multi-D Technology.

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Atos selected for the fourth consecutive year as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 15 September 2015 Atos today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, it has been selected as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). In 2015, the Atos performance was recognized both in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe. As a result, Atos is the only multinational IT Services company this year to be part of both the World & European DJSI Indices. The DJSI World tracks the performance of the top 10% of the 2500 largest companies that lead the field in terms of sustainability. The DJSI Europe focuses on the top 20% of the 600 largest companies in Europe. This latest recognition follows a series of awards granted to Atos including the highest qualification by the Global Reporting Initiative with the GRI G4 comprehensive option for its 2014 Corporate Responsibility Integrated Report. Atos also received Gold Recognition Level based on its EcoVadis CSR rating and band A in the Climate Performance Leadership Index by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). In 2015, Atos took part in a new assessment by ACESIA where we were credited with 79 points out of 100, while the average rating in the IT sector is below 40. Thierry Breton, Chairman & CEO of Atos, commented: "We are proud that the performance of Atos in

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the Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability area has been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fourth consecutive year. Atos' recognition by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index both on a worldwide basis (2015 DJSI World) and in Europe (2015 DJSI Europe) reflects our continued and long-term commitment to place sustainability at the heart of our corporate strategy. As an innovative and socially responsible company, we are a long-term partner to our clients and accompany them in their digital transformation in an environmentally and socially sustainable way using our own successful experience."

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Bentley Systems Introduces LumenRT CONNECT Edition Subscription

17 September 2015

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today introduced its new LumenRT CONNECT Edition subscription. With this innovative offering, infrastructure professionals need no longer become computer graphics experts to integrate life-like digital nature into their simulated infrastructure designs and create high-impact visuals for stakeholders. Bentley users engaged in the capture of existing conditions to provide context for their designs can further benefit from reality modeling “enlivened” with digital nature. The new subscription includes Bentley’s LumenRT software plus Azure-cloud access to rich content libraries containing plants, trees, people, vehicles, architectural objects, civil engineering elements, and more.

LumenRT empowers visual optioneering by providing “live,” real-time immersive interaction, animating infrastructure environments with traffic simulations, active characters, wind-swept plants, seasonal trees, rolling clouds, and rippling water. Through the “cinematic” quality of LumenRT scenes and the software’s intuitive, hands-on interface, every infrastructure professional can readily envision his or her proposed design alternatives as they would be experienced in actual operation.

LumenRT also lets infrastructure professionals quickly create photographic images, high definition videos, and real-time immersive presentations of architecture, landscape, urban, and infrastructure designs created with all versions of MicroStation, including V8i SELECTseries and CONNECT Edition. Additionally, LumenRT supports other leading CAD/BIM/GIS systems and 3D formats. LumenRT’s engaging and compelling productions enable clients and other project stakeholders to experience design work in a natural world environment.

Through the new LumenRT CONNECT Edition subscription, users can:

• enhance designs with rich, fully animated environmental elements,

• easily generate attention-grabbing, cinematic-quality images and videos,

• share interactive immersive 3D presentations with any stakeholder using LumenRT LiveCubes,

• leverage Bentley’s ProjectWise Catalog Services CONNECT Edition to select, regularly extend, and share their preferred libraries of natural and engineered digital content (forthcoming).

David Burdick, Bentley industry executive, visualization, said, “When used with Bentley’s innovative infrastructure solutions, our new LumenRT CONNECT Edition subscription gives architects, engineers,

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and other infrastructure professionals the ability to craft more environmentally-coherent designs. It also provides them with easy-to-use tools to effectively and efficiently communicate those designs to all stakeholders, increasing their chances of garnering buy-in. With this inexpensive and easily accessible subscription, every engineer can improve, present, and share his or her work.” Used in concert with Bentley’s Acute3D context capture software, the new LumenRT CONNECT Edition subscription will further provide infrastructure professionals with the benefits of reality modeling “enlivened” by digital nature environments. As Bentley Systems Executive Vice President Ray Bentley explained, “With the work we’ve already done to incorporate Acute3D and LumenRT into MicroStation, we can now represent existing conditions in the same way that we, as people, actually experience them. We can juxtapose the simulated infrastructure design with a 3D reality mesh of the stationary existing conditions – captured perfectly with simple digital photographs and enabling continuous surveying – enlivened with LumenRT’s dynamic natural environments. These environments can include living creatures and organisms, such as people and plants, elements in motion, such as rivers and streams, vehicles of all types, clouds in the sky, and more.” Kurt Stiles, project manager – Visual Engineering Resource Group, Washington State Department of Transportation, said, “LumenRT is our communication tool of choice. It lets us easily produce professional videos and interactive experiences that empower the audience and provide in-depth understanding of our projects.” J.D. D’Arville, GIS administrator, Alabama Department of Transportation, said about ALDOT’s use of LumenRT on the highly acclaimed Mobile River Bridge project, “LumenRT is a great visual assessment and communication tool that is very easy to use and creates realistic LiveCubes that can be used to sell, or generate 'buy-in' for, ALDOT’s projects. With LumenRT, we were able to quickly generate composite interactive 3D visualizations of the bridge and surrounding area using a variety of input sources and models including Esri CityEngine, Bentley’s MicroStation, and Trimble SketchUp models, along with VisSim and MicroStation traffic vehicle animations.” Bentley added the LumenRT software to its portfolio through its acquisition of e-on software, as announced in a release issued earlier this week. E-on software, a leader in the creation, simulation, and integration of natural 3D environments, is widely acclaimed in the digital content creation (DCC) market, where its products are a mainstay among computer graphics professionals in the media and entertainment, science, and education industries.

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Bruel & Kjaer Joins Altair Partner Alliance with Noise, Vibration and Harshness Testing Software 16 September 2015

Altair today announced that Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA), bringing its noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) software, Insight+, to HyperWorks customers. Insight+ creates the ability to efficiently consider test and computer-aided engineering (CAE) data together to assist engineers in better understanding NVH contributions early in the design process. "We are very excited about our partnership with Altair," said Alun Crewe, Vice President, Strategic Marketing at Brüel & Kjær. "The combination of Altair's simulation tools and the capabilities in Brüel & Kjær's solutions creates an effective environment for subjective evaluation of vehicle NVH early in the vehicle design process. CAE analysts, NVH Evaluation teams and other decision makers, who may not be NVH experts, will be able to evaluate NVH design proposals at virtual prototype stage in the context

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of driving the final product. This enables improved, value-based decision-making, reduces the number of physical prototypes, ensures 'right first time' engineering and reduces time to market." Insight+ allows users to test and evaluate source strengths and transfer functions and contributions on a system level, taking into account an entire vehicle's interactions with its environment. The software makes it possible to listen to and analyze proposed engineering changes in the appropriate context in order to evaluate and rank design alternatives to assist NVH test and CAE engineers in sharing and developing ideas. "Altair is thrilled to be adding Brüel & Kjær's software to its NVH portfolio," said David Mason, Vice President, Global Automotive at Altair. "The powerful capability of Insight+ to evaluate NVH testing and simulation data together, especially listening to the result, will enhance our customers' ability to make critical decisions earlier in the design process." While mostly applicable in the automotive industry, Insight+ can help anticipate inadequate NVH conditions during the design process of any vehicle, resulting in quiet and comfortable experiences for all passengers and drivers. Altair's HyperWorks platform applies a revolutionary subscription-based licensing model in which customers use floating licenses to access a broad suite of Altair-developed, as well as third-party, software applications on demand. The Altair Partner Alliance effectively extends the HyperWorks Platform from more than 20 internally developed solutions to upwards of 60 applications with the addition of new partner applications. Customers can invoke these third-party applications at no incremental cost using their existing HyperWorks licenses. Customers benefit from unmatched flexibility and access, resulting in maximum software utilization, productivity and ROI. For more information about the Altair Partner Alliance, visit www.altairalliance.com. Brüel & Kjær helps solve sound and vibration challenges, and develops advanced technology for measuring and managing sound and vibration. As a specialist in this domain, the company helps customers ensure component quality, enhance product performance and monitor operational compliance. Over more than 70 years, many of Brüel & Kjær's research and development people have become recognized global experts, who aid the scientific community and teach at renowned centres. The application of experience and technology promotes quality and efficiency at every stage of a product's life cycle: design, development, manufacture, deployment and operation. Through mastering sound and vibration, Brüel & Kjær helps to accelerate business growth and improves environmental quality. Brüel & Kjær is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc (www.spectris.com) which has annual sales of £1.1bn and employs around 7,500 people worldwide across its four business segments.

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CGS to Speak at SPESA's Advancements in Manufacturing Technology Conference 14 September 2015 CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, today announced that Jim Hoerig, vice president, Manufacturing Solutions, CGS, will be speaking at the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the America's (SPESA's) Advancements in Manufacturing Technology conference taking place on September 17.

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highlight insight from industry experts on improving quality and manufacturing efficiency while reducing production lead time. SPESA is the largest trade association in the Americas solely devoted to the advancement of suppliers of sewn product machinery, ancillary equipment, parts, services and technology for the sewn products industry. At the event, CGS's Jim Hoerig will present a session titled, "Real-time Visibility: The Key to Improved Manufacturing Operations," where he will share best practices for strategically improving manufacturing operations with real-time visibility and control. Hoerig will examine the benefits manufacturers can gain from real-time visibility, such as increased speed-to-market, reduction of overall production costs and improved efficiency and quality. "As a leading voice in the sewn products manufacturing marketplace, it's an honor to be speaking at SPESA's fourth educational conference focused on manufacturing technology advancements," said Jim Hoerig, vice president, manufacturing solutions, CGS. "As a company with over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, we are all-too-familiar with this segment's needs and expectations. We have worked with manufacturers to optimize production and have helped several to achieve upwards of double-digit increases in on-standard efficiency. During my presentation, I will share market insight and best practices, providing actionable takeaways for those looking to leverage the latest technology to improve business outcomes." CGS's BlueCherry® Shop Floor Control provides powerful tools that automate the collection and reporting of production, enabling real-time shop floor visibility and control, improving factory operations and productivity while reducing costs. Since its first real-time installation in 1984, over 150,000 terminals of BlueCherry Shop Floor Control (formerly Leadtec®) have been installed, enabling apparel companies to achieve a return on investment (ROI) in just 6-12 months.

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Dassault Systemes and Deutsche Bourse announce 3D FinTech Challenge finalists 16 September 2015

Dassault Systèmes and Deutsche Börse today announced the six finalists selected to participate in the 3D FinTech Challenge 2015, an immersive accelerator programme designed to empower and accelerate technology innovation within financial services. This year’s finalists focus on using existing or new disruptive data management technologies to help institutions better manage regulatory requirements and reduce the costs of compliance. The 3D FinTech Challenge aims to nurture and accelerate the six high performance start-ups. The finalists - chosen from a shortlist of applications by a panel of senior executives from leading financial institutions - are AlgoDynamix, Athena Portfolio Solutions, CreditRecipient, Demaenova Informatics, Passfort and Quarule. Unlike other accelerator programmes, Dassault Systèmes and Deutsche Börse do not take equity in the start-ups but may consider investing in them, should there be a good business fit. The Challenge, now in its third consecutive year, is led by Dassault Systèmes, world leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, 3D design software and 3D Digital Mock Up. This year, a key difference is that Deutsche Börse, one of the world's leading exchange organizations, is a partner on the programme and brings additional expertise and resources. The Challenge will run from 16 September - 3 November, 2015 and will be based out of Level39 at Canary Wharf, Europe’s largest accelerator hub for FinTech. “The 3DFinTech Challenge is a key element of Dassault Systèmes’ drive to accelerate technological

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innovation in the financial services industry. It enables us to collaborate with the industry, nurture high performance start-ups and leverage our 30 year history of technology knowhow and experience to help institutions thrive in the face of industry transformation and drive customer centric innovations,” said Guillaume Dufour, Vice President, Financial and Business Services Industry, Dassault Systèmes. The 3D FinTech Challenge finalists will be offered on-going mentoring from both Dassault Systèmes’ and Deutsche Börse’s senior management as well as senior executives from leading global financial institutions to help shape the products and technologies being developed. In addition, master classes will be provided by leading domain experts, covering topics such as pitching guidance, user experience and interface design, intellectual property rights and licensing agreements. Brendan Bradley, Chief Innovation Officer, Deutsche Börse said: “Having built on our experience of previous programmes, this year we wanted to jointly develop the increasing number of high calibre start-ups applying for the 3D FinTech Challenge. We are pleased to announce the final six start-ups that will join us for the next seven weeks at Level39 and look forward to working with them to learn more about the new technologies and solutions they are developing. All participants are building ‘RegTech’ solutions addressing the regulatory changes faced by the financial services space.” The six finalists will gain full access to a community of entrepreneurs, start-ups and high growth companies through Level39 at London’s Canary Wharf. On the Finals Day - 3 November, 2015, which will also be held at Level39, the finalists will present their solutions to leading executives and experts as well as to venture capitalists, regulators, journalists and government officials. The winner will receive additional mentoring and networking opportunities from the global financial services ecosystem to further accelerate their development. Eric Van der Kleij, Head of Level39, Canary Wharf Group plc said: "It’s great to see Dassault Systèmes' 3DFinTech Challenge back again for its third year, this time focussing on solutions to some of the key regulatory and data challenges needed to help the industry perform better. The programme just gets better each time - especially this year with the additional collaboration and support of Deutsche Börse. The team and its mentors now feel like part of the Level39 Fintech family community." Finalists for the 3D FinTech Challenge 2015 are: AlgoDynamix http://www.algodynamix.com London based AlgoDynamix is a pioneering portfolio risk analytics company focusing on financially disruptive events. The software products are used by global financial institutions to improve portfolio metrics including lower volatility and higher risk adjusted returns. Customers include fund managers, wealth managers, investment banks and trading houses. The deep data algorithms detect anomalies in the financial markets and anticipate price movements hours (or days) in advance of the event. Unlike competitive solutions, our real time analysis does not rely on historical data or previous disruptive events. Athena Portfolio Solutions http://www.mystocksnews.com/ Athena Portfolio Solutions, based in Tel Aviv, has developed a discovery process using machine learning and predictive analysis to find actionable news when the asset isn't explicitly mentioned in the content. Its solution, Athena, is based on textual input of unstructured information such as news and creates output of structured information that can be analysed and classified automatically. With daily usage, the system uses the new metadata to better identify and evaluate the new data entered into the

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system, cutting through the noise and with a multilayer automatic process that collects, filters, extracts, quantifies, analyses and makes relevant the vast quantities of news that affects the financial markets. Checkrecipient www.checkrecipient.com CheckRecipient is big data analytics platform to prevent commercially sensitive information being sent to the wrong person. Our platform identifies patterns found in the textual content and recipient clusters within historical email data to identify potential information breaches in real time, before an email is sent. Unlike conventional rule-based email security solutions currently on the market, CheckRecipient's use of artificial intelligence means that the software provides protection without any administrative burden for IT teams and there's no change to the way in which end-users would normally send emails. The solution is particularly designed for the professional services, legal and financial sectors, but the software can add value to any organisation managing highly sensitive data by significantly reducing the risk of sharing information with unintended recipients. Demaenova Informatics LLC Demaenova Informatics LLC provides a cloud based platform that seamlessly integrates front, middle and back offices of mutual funds. This cloud based platform connects the distribution platforms of global fund distributors with the platforms of various asset servicing entities such as Transfer Agency, Fund Administrators, Fund Accounting, Custodian/Depository, Clearing and Settlement thereby providing a true open fund architecture. PassFort blockops.com Passfort, based in London, provides a turnkey compliance platform designed to automate the collection, verification and secure storage of customer due diligence (CDD) data and documentation. The design of their product is driven by the growing importance of effective Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures across the financial services ecosystem. Their software delivers a seamless onboarding experience for both customers and compliance teams. Quarule www.quarule.com Quarule provides disruptive and scalable enterprise solutions for risk controls and compliance certification using Artificial Intelligence to coordinate governance and automate oversight programs. Quarule’s solutions store and use the meaning of regulations and policies that guide the organization, retaining and reusing knowledge capital to maximize returns on technology investment and staffing budgets. Quarule can handle global regulations from multiple regulators and different jurisdictions. The team of experienced compliance and technology professionals is based in Charlotte, Dublin and Beirut.

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Granta Design announces free web seminars on materials engineering 15 September 2015

Granta Design (Cambridge, U.K.) announced a wide-ranging series of free web seminars on topics related to materials information and materials engineering for engineering enterprises and university-

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level educators. More than 20 new webinars will be provided over the next four months, offering key insights into how enterprises can better manage and use vital materials information, and sharing ideas about how to enhance the teaching of materials in the engineering curriculum. For example, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, Granta’s collaborative project team will share experiences of supporting leading industry projects in areas including additive manufacturing and restricted substances in a webinar titled: ‘How to manage vital materials information for collaborative projects." On Thursday, Sept. 24, the group will demonstrate the newly-launched CES Selector 2016 software, showing how to use new features to estimate part costs at an early stage in the design process. Then on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Cambridge University Professor Mike Ashby will talk about ‘Green engineering in a resource constrained world.' Webinars will be held in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. They are freely available to anybody interested, providing an accessible forum to learn from Granta experts and other leaders in the field. Each includes an interactive Q&A session.

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Ivoclar Vivadent Leads CAD/CAM Block Market in Europe as Zirconia Products Rise in Popularity 15 September 2015 According to a new report on 15 European markets for dental prosthetics and CAD/CAM devices by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), the CAD/CAM block market in Europe is developing new materials that are constantly being introduced and tested. One new trend is the introduction of translucent zirconia blocks, which are more tooth-like and pre-colored. These blocks are significantly more expensive than their non-colored counterparts for aesthetic and durability reasons. However, lithium disilicate blocks such as the IPS e.max® by Ivoclar Vivadent, are dominating the block market due to high demand. More competitor products are also emerging in this field, including VITA ENAMIC® by VITA, which is the first hybrid ceramic crown made part-polymer, part-ceramic. Due to this competition, the price for ceramic blocks is expected to decline, whereas the price of zirconia blocks has already reached a plateau. In 2014, the market for CAD/CAM blocks in Europe surpassed EUR88 million, representing a 10% increase over the previous year. The market has been suffering from significant price declines in zirconia blocks due to the effects of the Euro-zone crisis, yet still grew due to a significant increase in unit sales, a phenomenon that will continue over the next few years. "Technological developments as well as material types will drive the market forward, increasing both demand and competition," explains Dr. Kamran Zamanian, CEO of iData. "As more dentists and laboratories switch to CAD/CAM production, the blocks will follow suit as an expanding market." The introduction of full contour zirconia has contributed to growth in the zirconia segment. Glidewell Laboratories' BruxZir® full contour zirconia translucent style blocks have led the recent increase of sales of zirconia CAD/CAM blocks. This material is gaining popularity in Europe; other companies, such as VITA, have been introducing their own versions of "translucent zirconia," which will boost the demand for zirconia restorations. However, porcelain material is expected to cannibalize some zirconia sales, as technological improvements produce stronger and more durable porcelains such as lithium silicates and glass ceramics. The rising popularity of porcelain restorations has been led by Ivoclar Vivadent's IPS e.max® full contour lithium disilicate blocks. By 2021, porcelain blocks are expected to surpass zirconia in unit sales.

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Ivoclar Vivadent, the leading competitor of the CAD/CAM market in Europe, accounted for nearly 40% of the market share in 2014. The company gained market share due to the popularity of its IPS e.max® lithium disilicate full-contour blocks. However, the increase in IPS e.max® sales was at the expense of the company's own IPS Empress® blocks. VITA is licensed to manufacture CAD/CAM blocks for Sirona. In 2014, the company held roughly 25% share of the CAD/CAM block market in Europe. The company's line of VITABLOCS® CAD/CAM blocks is also compatible with other milling units such as B&D Dental Technologies' ORIGIN® system, making it a more appealing product for dentists. Other notable competitors in the CAD/CAM block market include 3M ESPE, Wieland Dental, B&D Dental Technologies, Dentsply, Glidewell Laboratories, KaVo, Metoxit, and Sirona among others.

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Mentor Graphics Announces 26th Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program 14 September 2015

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the call-for-entries of its 26th annual Technology Leadership Awards (TLA) competition, continuing its tradition of recognizing excellence in printed circuit board (PCB) design. Started in 1988, this program is the longest running competition of its kind in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. It recognizes engineers and CAD designers who use the innovative technology provided by Mentor Graphics Corporation to address today's complex PCB systems design challenges and produce industry-leading products. Prominent experts in the PCB industry will judge the contest, including: Michael R. Creeden, San Diego PCB CEO and founder; Gary Ferrari, FTG Circuits technical support director; Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises principal engineer; Steve Herbstman, founder and lead designer, SHLC; Happy Holden, Gentex Corporation (retired); Andy Kowalewski, Metamelko LP senior interconnect designer;Pete Waddell, president of UP Media and publisher of Printed Circuit Design & Fab/Circuits Assembly Magazine; and Susy Webb,Fairfield Nodal senior PCB designer. "Mentor continues to be in the forefront of recognizing and rewarding excellent designs. The TLA awards allow designers who are using innovative ideas and design practices to be rewarded for their outside-the-box thinking in a way that nothing else in the industry does," stated Susy Webb, senior PCB designer, Fairfield Nodal. "These new practices will add to the general knowledge and creativity of the whole community of designers by leading them to try new and different concepts themselves." This year, entrants will be able to submit their design accomplishments in any of seven categories representing a wide variety of industries: Computers, blade and servers, memory systems

Consumer electronics and handheld

Industrial control, instrumentation, security and medical

Military and aerospace

Semiconductor packaging

Telecom, network controllers, line cards

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Transportation and automotive

"Our annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards contest provides a worldwide opportunity for talented designers to showcase innovative designs. Each year we see ever-increasing challenges and the use of new technologies implemented," said A.J. Incorvaia, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Systems Design Division. "The submissions for this contest are really quite impressive. We are expecting this year's competition to be bigger than ever, with entries from many major electronics companies, as well as from smaller teams." Winners will be named for each category, plus a "Best Overall Design" recipient. The timeframe for submitting entries is from September 14 through October 30, 2015. Entrants can apply online at www.mentor.com/go/tla.

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PTC Jim Heppelmann Named CEO of the Year by MassTLC at 18th Annual Technology Leadership Awards 18 September 2015

PTC today announced its Chief Executive Officer, Jim Heppelmann, was named CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) during the 2015 Technology Leadership Awards gala.

“I am honored to be included with an elite group of companies who are positioning the state as a leader in creating technologies which are changing the world,” said Jim Heppelmann, CEO, PTC. “This award validates PTC’s vision, leadership and product offerings to help our customers deliver value by quickly creating new applications for a smart, connected world in this Internet of Things (IoT) era.”

The IoT is an industry- and world-changing wave of transformation for companies across many new industries. It also has an impact on companies’ operations and organizational structure for how the products are developed, the importance of harnessing product data and data analytics, and the benefits to be gained when departments across an organization are part of the strategy. PTC’s Heppelmann explored this trend in great detail in an article entitled How Smart, Connected Products are Transforming Companies, co-authored with Harvard Professor Michael Porter and published in the October issue of the Harvard Business Review. “We are honored to present Jim Heppelmann with the 2015 CEO of the Year award,” said Tom Hopcroft, president and CEO, MassTLC. “Mr. Heppelmann’s leadership demonstrates what it takes to keep the Commonwealth’s tech sector growing. It’s a pleasure to recognize him as the MassTLC CEO of the Year.” MassTLC is the region's leading technology association and network for tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors and policy leaders and announced the winners during its 18th Annual Leadership Awards gala attended by hundreds of executives, technologists, investors, media, analysts and other members of the Massachusetts innovation ecosystem.

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ZWCAD Has More Than Seamless Compatibility 14 September 2015

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ZWSOFT is glad to announce that its Korean partner, ZWCAD Korea, successfully finished a user review campaign, with over 70 thorough user reviews collected from a wide range of industries to reaffirm that ZWCAD is among the most popular and widely-accepted CAD programs in Korea. Today ZWSOFT would like to share the first prize review from Mr. Lee Wangje, a sophisticated architect with over 20 years of CAD experience, who chose ZWCAD for its functionality and cost-effectiveness. Before deciding to introduce ZWCAD to his company, Mr. Lee had run multiple tests, mainly on its compatibility and performance. Compatibility was tested in three aspects, namely its file format compatibility, external resources compatibility and compatibility with different versions. “The results of the compatibility tests are very satisfying,” Mr. Lee commented. “ZWCAD can not only fully support many different formats like .dwg and .dwt, but also work smoothly with external resources like external references. Other versions are also fully supported -- there is no problem in opening and editing drawings that have been created using other versions.” “When it comes to switching to other CAD programs, many designers would be reluctant to accept it,” Mr. Lee said. “But switching to ZWCAD is not even a problem. It has a very similar UI and commands to AutoCAD. Speed is another big advantage that should be stressed in ZWCAD. The installation package of ZWCAD is smaller than other CAD software which largely lowers requirements for computer configurations and takes up less memory. Because of these, it runs very fast when it comes to opening and saving drawings and saves a lot of time processing large-sized drawings. Still speed is also reflected in printing drawings -- ZWCAD can export and print drawings really fast, which also increases efficiency a lot.” “I first heard of ZWCAD in 2000. Honestly I didn’t expect much from ZWCAD, because the market was dominated by AutoCAD in Korea,” said Mr. Lee. “But looking at the data from all kinds of rigid tests and users’ positive feedback, I am impressed by the high performance of ZWCAD, and I really think I made the right choice.”

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Event News Delcam to show 2016 FeatureCAM and PowerMILL at Salon Industriel de l’Estrie 14 September 2015

Delcam Canada will demonstrate the 2016 releases of Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based programming system and its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining at the Salon Industriel de l’Estrie in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on 23rd and 24th September. The 2016 release of FeatureCAM includes a number of enhancements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy. Vortex gives the fastest safe metal removal from solid carbide tooling, in particular designs that give deeper cuts by using the full flute length as the cutting surface. It produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement angle and so maintains the optimum cutting conditions for the complete roughing cycle, giving faster machining and longer tool life. The ability has now been added to adjust and fine tune the non-cutting moves of 2.5D and 3D Vortex toolpaths, with options to retract the tool and/or to increase the feedrate. These options can be set individually, or can be combined to achieve an optimum toolpath, with a reduced cycle time. Other enhancements in the 2016 release include support for bar-fed mills, more efficient turning and

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user-interface improvements to make programming even easier and faster, in particular when using multiple set-ups. The main enhancement in PowerMILL 2016 is the ability to mirror complete machining projects in one operation and to maintain automatically the machining characteristics, for example to specify automatically whether climb or conventional milling should be used in each section of the toolpath. Previously, only individual toolpaths could be mirrored. Automatic mirroring saves considerable time whenever right- and left-hand versions are needed of a part or tool. It will also be faster to program the machining of symmetrical objects since it will be possible to program one half and then mirror the toolpaths to complete the program. Simulation in PowerMILL has been improved with ability to simulate complex tool changes, an auto-translucency option that will allow viewing of the table attach point at all times, and the ability to draw translucently the safe areas for rapid moves.

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ESI announces its upcoming User Forums in Germany, Czech Republic and Japan 15 September 2015

ESI Group announces its upcoming user forums this autumn in Czech Republic, Germany and Japan. These events are an opportunity to hear from ESI Product teams about the latest software releases, and from fellow users about the benefits gained from Virtual Prototyping. The first forum of this season, ESI's India Forum 2015 gathered over 200 participants on September 9 in Pune, India. This 1-day conference featured presentations by ESI customers ARAI, Armstrong, BARC, Bajaj, CSIR India, Jaya Hind, John Deere, Lear Corporation, Mahindra, the Indian Ministry of Defense, Tata Motors, Visteon and Whirlpool. More information can be found at www.esi-group.com/IndiaForum2015 Coming up next, two events taking place in the Czech Republic will address specifically the numerical simulation of casting processes and the multiple domain virtual testing of products. Held exclusively in Czech language, ESI's Casting User Meeting will take place on September 24 in Brno, Czech Republic. During this meeting, local casting simulation experts will hear about the latest developments of ProCAST - ESI's leading solution for casting process simulation, which this year celebrates 25 years of excellence! They will also enjoy opportunities for informal discussion with peers and ESI's casting team. For more info, please visit: www.esi-group.com/casting-user-meeting-2015 ESI's VPS User Forum is scheduled on September 29 - 30 in Brasy, Czech Republic. Held in both Czech and English, the event is designed for all simulation engineers using ESI's Virtual Performance Solution (VPS) and especially for those involved in the virtual testing of products across multiple performance domains - from crash to safety, NVH, statics, dynamics and impact. Sign up now to meet with ESI's VPS product team and learn from other users: www.esi-group.com/VPSForum2015 On October 7 - 8, the 3rd edition of ESI's DACH Forum 2015, dedicated to a German-speaking audience, will take place in Bamberg, Germany. The forum provides an exciting overview of the latest innovations in the field of Virtual Prototyping. Expert in physics Dr. Hubert Zitt will open the forum with a Keynote on Einstein's general relativity theory connected to Star Trek (link in German). Attendees can then choose from 5 parallel tracks addressing Virtual Performance, Virtual Manufacturing

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of composite materials, Sheet Metal Forming, Welding & Heat Treatment, and Virtual Reality. Customers presenting at the DACH Forum 2015 include AAC, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Audi, Bilstein, BMW, Bombardier, CMC Engineers, Daimler, Delta Management, DOW, ESZETT, Fraunhofer, Honda, Humanetics, ifawiss, IMSYS, Inpro, ISKO Engineers, M-TEC, Schaeffler Technologies, Opel, ThyssenKrupp, ESI's longest served customer Volkswagen, as well as Universities and advanced technical colleges. To learn more and register for the event, please visit: www.esi-group.com/DACHForum2015 ESI's PUCA 2015, the 26th edition of ESI's User Forum in Japan, will be held in Tokyo, on November 19 - 20. Over 500 participants are expected to attend this popular event, spanning various industry sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, ground transportation, heavy industries, energy, electronics or consumer goods. PUCA 2015 will offer live demonstrations of ESI's Virtual Reality solution IC.IDO and Pro- , a technology dedicated to the development and integration of embedded Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and acquired by ESI Group earlier this year. This year, organizers are already announcing a specific track for OpenFOAM, featuring OpenFOAM developers and a UserX day for industrial manufacturers to make the most of ESI's open-source CFD code. All sessions will have simultaneous translation to enable full participation in Japanese or English. For more information and to register for the event, please visit: www.esi-group.com/PUCA2015

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Fisher Unitech to Host Solidworks Design Excellence Forum 15 September 2015

Solidworks Partner Fisher Unitech will be hosting its Design Excellence Forum, which offers those in attendance a look at how to utilize today's most innovative technologies to achieve the best manufacturing and design results. The Forum aims to deliver insight on how CAD, simulation, data management, and 3D printing are helping product development reach new heights that the design and manufacturing industries haven’t seen. Design Excellence Forum will also offer new updates on Solidworks 2016 and what current users can expect from the new release. The Design Excellence Forum serves as a unique and complimentary resource for not just SolidWorks users, but all who are interested in the latest technologies the design and manufacturing industries are utilizing. Presentations will be given by our knowledgeable Fisher Unitech engineering staff who will be covering in detail what’s new in Solidworks 2016, along with breakout and presentations specific to simulation, PDM, and 3D printing. "We are extremely excited to introduce SolidWorks 2016 to our clients,” said Dan Saperstein, Vice President of Sales at Fisher Unitech. “With more than 200 new enhancements and features, this release has a significant positive impact on our client's ability to realize their quality, costing, time to market and innovation goals." The Design Excellence Forum is completely complimentary and all are welcome to attend. Registration is required. For more information on the agenda, multiple event locations, and dates please visit funtech.com. This event is sponsored by HP, PCB Works, and, Stratasys. About FISHER/UNITECH FISHER/UNITECH, established in 1993, provides Product Lifecycle Management and 3D printing solutions to the manufacturing and design industry. The company's focus

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is on engineering solution for product development. Process improvement is obtained through the integration of advanced software solutions to replace legacy systems. The applications are focused on design, engineering and manufacturing. Professional services are offered for design automation and data management which provides customers with a full service, one-stop source for complex PLM systems. The company offers advanced web-based delivery of education programs with its interactive, instructor-led Training. Please visit the company's website at Funtech.com or call 800-816-8314.

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ModuleWorks to show Hurco CNC Simulation at EMO 2015 17 September 2015

ModuleWorks, the leading supplier of CAD/CAM components for 5-Axis machining and CNC simulation, and Hurco, providers of unique, innovative software and CNC controls that are integrated into their growing product line of CNC machines, are delighted to present the latest results of their partnership at EMO. The latest version of the WinMax control from Hurco includes built-in simulation developed in partnership with ModuleWorks. Hurco has a long history of innovation in software and control technology that is focused on leveraging technology to increase the profitability of their customers. The latest developments illustrate the results of many years of research and development and include simulation of the machining process. ModuleWorks specializes in developing the core technology used for Simulation and Toolpath creation. Recent developments have made this technology available on the CNC control to bring all these benefits to the shop floor. The partnership between Hurco and ModuleWorks has proved to be very successful, combining the strengths of both teams, and delivering a great product for Hurco customers. Louie Pavlakos, Director, Software & Control Technology, says, ”We have been working with ModuleWorks for some time now and it is great to see the results of the partnership coming through into our products. We look forward to many other existing developments over the coming years.”

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Vero’s Powerful Solutions To Keep Midi-Pyrénées Boom Going 17 September 2015

Three game-changing Vero Software CAD/CAM brands will be on show at the Siane 2015 trade fair in Toulouse, France, between October 20 and 22. The Midi-Pyrénées region is currently experiencing an economic boom, especially in the aeronautic and aerospace sectors which employ 75,000 people at 550 companies. As well as those two industries, the Siane show also attracts representatives from other fields, including automotive, medical and electronics. Samantha Mayet, Vero’s Marketing Co-ordinator in France, says this makes the exhibition a perfect showcase for the latest releases of Edgecam, VISI and WorkNC. “Quality is of paramount importance for aeronautic, automotive and medical components to meet special technological challenges specific to these industries. For example, the use of lightweight composite

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materials or extremely hard alloys, machining of very complex forms, milling and turning very large parts, removal of large amounts of material on structural parts, and machining parts featuring very thin walls.” Edgecam, VISI and WorkNC’s powerful functions offer solutions to all these requirements, and will be on show at Vero’s booth: V46, in Hall 6. The latest version of Edgecam, the leading CAM solution for milling in the serial production field and in multi-axis turning, offers a wide range of CAD and CAM improvements concerning milling, turning and wire EDM such as multi-spindle turning, a new 5-axis manifold machining module and time savings on drilling cycles. New features include the integration of M & H probes, threading simulation, a new machine configuration allowing turning operations on a milling centre, and the addition of CAD links for Creo Parametric files, along with turning management of the central axis counter spindle offset. WorkNC, the CAD/CAM solution for 2- through to 5-axis machining, is renowned for reliability and safe toolpaths thanks to all-inclusive collision verifications which take into account the cutting tool, the tool holder and full machine simulation including kinematics. WorkNC V24 is aimed at improving CAM operator productivity along with machining quality. The new 'Rest Material Display' function, a genuine analysis tool, is a valuable aid for programmers looking to reduce preparation times. It allows rapid evaluation of the different thicknesses of material that remains to be machined on the model, indicated by a user defined colour code. On large models and extremely complex geometries, it is now simple to determine the small areas and pockets that still need to be machined. Other innovative functions include symmetry commands, reading hole features from native NX files, faster collision detection calculations covering the machining environment, the tool holder, the stock model and the milling machine itself, along with new STL file processing functions. VISI is a leading solution for mould and tooling design thanks to its powerful hybrid modeler capable of handling solid, surface and wireframe entities. VISI has always been at the forefront of managing large volumes of CAD data. Visitors to booth V46 in Hall 6 at the Siane trade fair will be able to see improvements made to key functions allowing components to be modified quicker and more efficiently. The cooling system now automatically notifies and manages all CAD transformation commands in VISI Mould; and time is saved in VISI Progress by being able to see modifications to the original part, automatically on the strip without having to rebuild it. In VISI Machining, a new 3-axis 64 bit engine ensures that users can exploit the full power of their PC, while 2.5-axis benefits from an improved mill function after the clearance pass, along with improved linking on pocket operations when using In to Out step-over, and reduced calculation times for facemill, pocket, mill and remachining operations. And an enhanced migration tool, executed at the end of the VISI 2016 R1 installation process, provides an automatic settings/configurations update from previous releases. Visitors to the Vero booth will also be able to meet Edgecam, VISI and WorkNC’s recently appointed Sales Engineer, Pierre AUGUSTIN, who is covering the south west area of France (Languedoc Rousillon, Midi-Pyrénées, Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitoux Charentes). In addition a Hexagon Metrology 'Romer Absolute Arm Compact' measuring arm will be shown on the

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booth. Also, a pilot's helmet machined with the WorkNC V24 is being exhibited on the Hexagon Metrology stand; Hall 6 Stand V34. This part is being used to demonstrate Hexagon 'Romer Absolute Arm' measuring arms and laser scanners, along with other devices in the product range. “It will show visitors how quality control measuring devices developed by Hexagon Metrology, and the Vero Software CAM solutions are technologically complementary,” says Samantha Mayet. “The association of sensing (measuring), thinking (data analysis) and acting (CAM), means that users can avoid errors before they actually happen leading to unequalled levels of quality and productivity.”

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Financial News

ESI Group: Results for the 1st Half of 2015 18 September 2015

Alain de Rouvray, ESI Group’s Chairman and CEO, comments: "The solid performance in the first half-year shows the widening adoption of ESI Group's Virtual Prototyping solutions and reflects the transformation of leading industrial firms to the smart digital factory. This structural trend drives strong growth of Licenses, particularly in the installed base, and is indicative of the strength of ESI's industry standard solutions and the Group's robust business model. The restructured Services division, although held back by some cyclical effects, posted healthy growth in high value added engineering studies which eventually lead on to recurrent License sales. The cost control policy also delivered further substantial improvements to profitability without reducing the R&D investment which is core to the Group's development strategy. Notably, ESI Group continues to differentiate itself clearly from its competition by technological innovation and adoption of disruptive technologies, including those represented in recently acquired activities. The unique positioning of ESI's solutions in the future markets for Virtual Engineering, coupled with high-performing strategic international partnerships, amplifies the solidity of the Group's activity and enables us to look ahead with confidence over the short and medium term." Revenues for the 1st half of 2015 amounted to €48.4 million, a healthy 13.6% growth in actual terms (+6.0% at constant exchange rates). This strong performance reflects the dynamism of the Licensing activity and was helped by currency movements over the period, mainly in the US dollar, Japanese yen and Korean won. Recent acquisitions mainly concerned technologies requiring further development and their revenue impact was therefore limited at this stage to €0.1 million. The product mix shifted toward Licensing activity, which accounted for 71.7% of revenues compared to 69.6% in the 1st half of 2014. Licenses revenue recorded annual sales of €34.7 million, a strong increase of 17% at actual rates (+8.8% at constant exchange rates) driven by the remarkable 26.9% increase in repeat business in the installed base (+17.1% at constant exchange rates). The rate of repeat business was a massive 94.7% at actual rates (87.4% at constant exchange rates compared to 76% in the 1st half of 2014). New Business fell back by -8.1% at actual rates (-12.9% at constant exchange rates) hampered by cyclical effects, including the still difficult environment in Russia. The excellent performance of IC.IDO has to be highlighted as it has been adopted not only in traditional areas such as Ground Transportation and Aerospace but also in Heavy Industry such as Kubota for its loaders.

Services revenue was €13.7 million, up by +5.6% at actual exchange rates (-0.6% at constant exchange

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rates). The success of engineering studies, the core of ESI Group's business, where revenues rose by +19.4% (+11.9% at constant rates), reflected the continued refocus on high expertise, high value added projects, particularly in Japan, France, Germany and the US. This structural trend was, however, masked by declines in sales of other services evident in the 2nd quarter. Over the period the geographical distribution of revenues in actual currency shifted toward Asia (41.1% vs. 40.2%) and the Americas (20.4% vs. 17.1%), and away from Europe (38.5% vs. 42.7%) where sales were held back by Russia. These trends, albeit amplified by the fall in the euro against the US dollar and Asian currencies, reflect very strong License sales at constant exchange rates; up by an impressive 24% in the USA and 26% in China. At actual exchange rates, activity in BRIC countries contributed 12.2% of revenues compared to 13.3% in the prior year period as growth in China and India was offset by the still difficult environment in Russia.

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Oracle announces fiscal 2016 Q1 results 17 September 2015

The strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies had a significant impact on results in the quarter. Total Revenues were $8.4 billion, down 2% in U.S. dollars but up 7% in constant currency. Cloud plus On-Premise Software Revenues were $6.5 billion, down 2% in U.S. dollars and up 6% in constant currency. Total Cloud Revenues were $611 million, up 29% in U.S. dollars and up 34% in constant currency. Cloud software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) revenues were $451 million, up 34% in U.S. dollars and up 38% in constant currency. Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) revenues were $160 million, up 16% in U.S. dollars and up 23% in constant currency. Total On-Premise Software Revenues were $5.8 billion, down 4% in U.S. dollars but up 4% in constant currency. Total Hardware Revenues were $1.1 billion, down 3% in U.S. dollars but up 6% in constant currency. Total Services Revenues were $862 million, up 1% in U.S. dollars and up 10% in constant currency. Operating Income was $2.7 billion and Operating Margin was 31%. Non-GAAP Operating Income was $3.5 billion and non-GAAP Operating Margin was 41%. Net Income was $1.7 billion while non-GAAP Net Income was $2.3 billion. Earnings Per Share was $0.40, while non-GAAP Earnings Per Share was $0.53. Without the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening compared to foreign currencies, Oracle’s reported Q1 GAAP and non-GAAP Earnings Per Share would have been 6 cents higher. Short-term deferred revenues were $9.1 billion, up 2% in U.S. dollars and up 10% in constant currency compared with a year ago. Operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $13.5 billion. “Our traditional on-premise software business plus our new cloud business grew at a combined rate of 6% in constant currency,” said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz. “This growth is being driven by new SaaS and PaaS annual recurring cloud subscription contracts which almost tripled in the quarter. As our cloud business scales-up, we plan to double our SaaS and PaaS cloud margins over the next two years – starting from 40% this just completed Q1, to approximately 60% this coming Q4, and then on up to 80% two years from now. Rapidly growing cloud revenue combined with a doubling of cloud margins will have a huge impact on EPS growth going forward.” “In Q1 SaaS and PaaS revenue was up 38% in constant currency – in Q4 that revenue growth rate will be over 60%,” said Oracle CEO, Mark Hurd. “That cloud revenue growth rate is being driven by a year-

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over-year bookings growth rate of over 150% in Q1. Our increasing revenue growth rate is in sharp contrast to our primary cloud competitor’s revenue growth rates which are on their way down.” “We are still on target to book between $1.5 and $2.0 billion of new SaaS and PaaS business this fiscal year,” said Oracle Executive Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison. “That means Oracle would sell between 50% more and double the amount of new cloud business than salesforce.com plans to sell in their current fiscal year. Oracle is the world’s second largest SaaS and PaaS company, but we are rapidly closing in on number one.” The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of outstanding common stock. This dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 14, 2015, with a payment date of October 28, 2015. Oracle will hold a conference call and webcast today to discuss these results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific. You may listen to the call by dialing (816) 287-5563, Passcode: 425392. To access the live webcast of this event, please visit the Oracle Investor Relations website at http://www.oracle.com/investor. In addition, Oracle’s Q1 results and Fiscal 2016 financial tables are available on the Oracle Investor Relations website.

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SAP reiterates 2015 guidance, says business conditions "unchanged" 14 September 2015

"The current environment is not changing from what I have seen in the first half of the year ... we have confirmed guidance and we are in the position to meet our targets for the year," says SAP CFO Luka Mucic.

SAP forecast in July software license/support and cloud subscription/support revenue will rise 8%-10% in 2015 in constant currency, and that op. profit will be in a €5.6B-€5.9B ($6.3B-$6.6B) range. A strong euro has been expected to boost 2015 op. profit by 7%-10%.

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Implementation Investments Altair PBS Professional® to Manage Workload for Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s Supercomputing 15 September 2015

Altair today announced that its industry-leading workload management product for high-performance computing (HPC), PBS Professional®, has been chosen to manage workload for the new Cray supercomputing system to be installed at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Australia's national weather, climate and water agency. PBS Professional was selected as part of a Cray contract to provide BoM with a Cray® XC™40 supercomputer and Cray Sonexion® 2000 storage system. Altair is collaborating with BoM to streamline the transition process from its previous job scheduler. The new supercomputer will upgrade BoM’s capability to deliver more precise forecasts with greater

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accuracy and frequency; with a 16x increase in compute capacity, the system is expected to run nearly eight times as many daily forecasts than the current system, with up to 5x improvement in model resolution. BoM’s expertise and services assist Australians in preparing for the harsh realities of their natural environment, including drought, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring and advice spanning the Australian region and Antarctic territory, the BoM provides one of the most fundamental and widely-used services of government. At 1.6 petaflop performance with plans to increase past 5 petaflops, the new Cray-Altair solution will take a leading position in supercomputing in Australia; it will exceed the performance of the 1.2 petaflop Raijin system at the National Computing Infrastructure (NCI), another Altair PBS Professional-user. BoM’s initial Cray XC40 supercomputer will be comprised of 2,160 compute nodes with 51,840 Intel Haswell Xeon cores, 276TB of RAM and usable storage of 4.3PB. “We are honored to be providing BoM with a highly advanced Cray supercomputing solution, which will ensure the Australian people have the most accurate and timely weather and climate information,” said Barry Bolding, Cray’s senior vice president and chief strategy officer. “This delivery demonstrates Cray and Altair’s leadership in providing innovative and productive HPC systems for the global operational weather and climate community.” Used by thousands of companies worldwide, PBS Professional enables engineers in HPC environments to improve productivity, optimize resource utilization and efficiency, and simplify the process of cluster workload management. “With PBS Professional now running the top two systems in Australia, as well as many other top weather systems around the globe, Altair solidifies our leadership as the HPC workload management provider of choice for massive-scale machines running critical, complex workloads,” said James Scapa, CEO, Altair. “We look forward to working with BOM and Cray to deploy and maintain this landmark system.” For more information on the Cray-Altair solution at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, visit http://investors.cray.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98390&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2069351.

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Kværner Verdal AS selects AVEVA Bocad 15 September 2015

AVEVA today announced that, following a rigorous competitive evaluation, Kværner Verdal AS has selected AVEVA Bocad Steel™ and AVEVA Bocad Offshore™ for use at its design and fabrication yard in Verdal, Norway. Kværner required a specialised structural steel design solution that provided out-of-the box functionality and powerful integration. Through the use of AVEVA Bocad Offshore, Kværner benefits from software that is specifically created for the design, detailing and fabrication of all forms of offshore steel structures. When integrated with Kværner’sAVEVA PDMS™ deployment, these structural steel solutions provide an efficient and complete 3D engineering solution that will enable the company to execute larger, more complex structural projects with reduced risk, cost and delivery time. ‘Kværner will benefit from an unrivalled combination of tight project control and high quality design

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and fabrication on projects where being on time and budget are business-critical’, said Helmut Schuller, EVP Sales, AVEVA. ‘AVEVA Bocad is easy to adopt, enabling clients to use it immediately on new projects with no dip in productivity. All improvements in engineering and fabrication processes have a direct benefit to the bottom line of a business. AVEVA Bocad will enable clients to increase their competitiveness by delivering better quality projects to their customers. A key element to this win has been AVEVA’s ability to build and sustain long-standing customer relationships.’ Dave Wheeldon, CTO, AVEVA, added, ‘Accurate and detailed design leads to efficient and error-free construction. This is essential for businesses like Kværner when designing and building complex offshore installations. AVEVA Bocad Offshore extends the productivity of AVEVA Bocad Steel with special features for the unique needs of this challenging industry sector. The Future of Steel Fabrication has never been so exciting, and the AVEVA Bocad solution is driving this future, creating new capabilities that will transform the structural steel industry.’

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Synaptive Medical Selects Omnify Software for Product Lifecycle Management 15 September 2015 Omnify Software today announces that Synaptive Medical, a developer of neurosurgical technologies and therapies, selected Empower PLM to implement an electronic, integrated product development process with the flexibility, visibility, control, and regulatory compliance required for a growing medical device company. Synaptive has gone through an exceptionally aggressive growth rate in response to market demand. Along with resource growth, Synaptive has gone through complete design, development, and transfer to manufacturing iterations for a number of medical device products. As the company grew in both personnel and products, it was obvious that the existing mixed paper and software solution for product development processes was inadequate. "Initially we looked for an ERP system that could 'do it all' to address our needs but found that such a product didn't exist," stated Arie Henkin, Quality Systems Lead at Synaptive Medical. A recommendation from an ERP vendor prompted Synaptive Medical to investigate Omnify Software as a solution that can integrate well with ERP and meet their requirements. "We evaluated Omnify along with four other solutions and based on ease of integration, ease of configuration, feature list, and price, we chose Omnify Empower," added Mr. Henkin. Omnify Software offers both on-premises and hosted deployment options. As a small company, with limited IT resources, Synaptive chose to deploy the system in a hosted environment. Implementation and company-wide training was completed by a Synaptive team of two in less than three months. Omnify Empower is integrated into the daily life of employees at Synaptive Medical; whether raising a nonconformance in production, creating a change order in engineering, or opening a corrective action in quality, employees know that they can find all product-related information in Omnify Empower. "Being a start-up in the competitive medical device industry requires meticulous management of data for product quality, compliance and product safety," stated David Solimini, Vice President of Sales for Omnify Software. "Our web-based solutions make PLM accessible for progressive start-ups like Synaptive Medical so that they can create tightly integrated and controlled business processes to maintain growth and a competitive advantage."

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Product News Altium Designer gets update; speeds designs, cuts errors 16 September 2015

Altium has announced the next major update to its flagship PCB design tool Altium Designer. According to the company, the addition of new automation and productivity tools to the package will allow engineers to get designs done more quickly and with fewer errors.

“The increasing complexity of today’s electronic designs requires the most productive design environment for engineers to remain competitive,” said Christopher Donato, VP Americas at Altium. “Our focus for this release is to provide PCB designers with the most productive and efficient PCB design platform available to meet the demands of every engineering challenge.” Amongst the additions to the software are: an alternative part choice system, allowing designers to control their component selection process with backup part choices for manufacturing; visual clearance boundaries, allowing designers to understand the impact of their routing decisions in real-time; and a component placement system that allows organised and efficient board layouts to be created. “These features reflect our commitment to the on-going value and growth of the Altium Designer platform,” said Sergey Kostinsky, VP of engineering. “This release furthers our goal of creating the best design tool for mainstream PCB designers who need to meet increasingly tight deadlines and budget."

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Aras Expands Multidisciplinary PLM Capabilities of Aras Innovator for Management of Complex Product Systems 16 September 2015 Aras®, in partnership with Altium today announced a new approach to systems development that allows engineers working on complex products to access Altium PCB design data from within Aras Innovator®. By improving collaboration across electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines, Aras allows engineers to efficiently manage the product lifecycle from requirements through design, manufacture, and service. With Aras Innovator connected to Altium Vault, the Altium centralized database for ECAD design data, global businesses can efficiently manage multidisciplinary bill of materials and enterprise-level configuration, change, and requirements management. This provides engineers with full product visibility, breaking down departmental and functional silos and enabling cross-discipline collaboration between mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines. “Electronics designers must worry not only about a PCB’s circuit design and layout, but also how it will fit into the design of the final product,” said Jason Hingston, CTO of Altium. “By connecting Altium to the Aras PLM solution, we are providing a way for business to seamlessly integrate electronic, mechanical, and software data into the as-designed documents and to access all relevant information throughout the entire product lifecycle.” Current integration features allow for the seamless transfer of released design and manufacturing data from Altium into Aras Innovator. This includes:

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• Bi-directional collaboration between electronic and mechanical domains

• Management of electromechanical BOM configurations

• Full synchronization of lifecycle states

• Unified control of release revisions and the change management process “As product complexity increases, a holistic, systems approach to product development that encompasses both mechanical and electrical components is needed,” said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. “By partnering with Altium, we are able to provide Aras users with access to leading ECAD design tools from Altium, as well as provide a unified platform for managing ECAD design components along with other components throughout the design workflow.” This partnership, in combination with other PDM and PLM solutions, enables Aras to provide the only fully integrated PLM and PDM platform for multidisciplinary product design, development, and manufacturing. With integrations for all major MCAD, ECAD, and ALM tools, Aras Innovator offers a platform for comprehensive systems engineering of multidisciplinary electromechanical products that spans all stages of the lifecycle.

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CadSoft Computer Launches New Make Editions of EAGLE PCB Design Software 18 September 2015

CadSoft Computer, part of the Premier Farnell Group, has extended its software portfolio with the new ‘EAGLE Make’ line, along with its new product segmentation for the whole EAGLE range. The ‘EAGLE Make’ product line was created to respond to the requirements of the emerging Maker segment by providing two different license types: ‘EAGLE Make Personal’ (previously EAGLE Hobbyist), and the brand new ‘EAGLE Make Pro’. The two license types mainly differ in terms of usability (non-commercial vs. commercial) and board size flexibility. “It is our belief that there is an increasing demand for a product which supports engineers getting started with PCB design at a professional or personal level,” said Robin Colman, general manager at CadSoft. “EAGLE Make Pro is a design package that provides full functionality for commercial use at great value. The annual licensing for EAGLE Make Pro provides lower barrier to entry for those starting out in the commercial space, while also providing a neat upgrade path to one of the more professional licenses if the customer need is there.” The ‘EAGLE Make’ product line forms part of the new product segmentation CadSoft has introduced, which includes ‘EAGLE Business,’ clearly targeted to commercial customers and larger companies, as well as ‘EAGLE Learn,’ which focuses on the educational segment.

“As the EAGLE portfolio expands it is important we make it easy for our customers to identify the right EAGLE product to suit their needs,” said Colman. “We want to make it easier for people to understand at first sight what EAGLE is about and the options and different editions available. Our new product lines, EAGLE Business, EAGLE Make and EAGLE Learn do this perfectly.”

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CGS plus to Offer Autosign for U.S. Traffic Signs, Markings 17 September 2015

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As an industry leading developer of civil engineering and AEC software, a Bricsys partner, and longtime member of the Autodesk Developer’s Network, CGS plus introduced Autosign, a new addition to its line-up of innovative software solutions for design professionals worldwide. Autosign is a multi-faceted software that takes sign design and reporting to new levels by allowing users to easily incorporate traffic signs and road markings into their design plans. This is accomplished by eliminating many of the manual steps usually associated with placing signs in designs. Given this, Autosign not only enhances the look and accuracy of designs, but also saves users time thanks to an easy-to-use program that can be integrated into any operation. A special version of the software is now available in the United States, complete with a library of all U.S. traffic signs. “Autosign offers many timesaving features and enhances the look of your designs. New levels of accuracy are also added by automating the sign design process, thus eliminating the need to draw signs by hand,” explains Matjaž Šajn, CGS plus managing director. Autosign offers many unique features and capabilities, so users will appreciate the ability to utilize the following tools: CGS plus software is available directly from the company, or from recognized resellers worldwide. To find the nearest reseller, or for any questions regarding the availability and/or compatibility of CGS plus software solutions, contact the company at info.usa@cgsplus.com orinfo@cgsplus.si. Trial versions of software solutions can also be downloaded from the CGS plus website upon request.

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Delcam launches 2016 FeatureCAM with new high-efficiency roughing 16 September 2015

Delcam has launched the 2016 release of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software. This includes a range of enhancements, in particular more options for the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, support for bar-fed mills, more efficient turning and user-interface improvements to make programming even easier and faster. Full details on the new release, including video demonstrations of the main enhancements, are on the FeatureCAM Learning Zone – www.delcam.tv/fc2016/lz FeatureCAM was the world’s first feature-based programming software when it was launched in 1995. Constant development since then has ensured that the system has retained its leadership in programming speed and ease of use, while an increased range of strategies has been added to provide more efficient toolpaths that give greater productivity on a wider range of machinery, including mill-turn machines, five-axis mills and wire EDM equipment. The 2016 release includes a number of enhancements to the Vortex area-clearance strategy. Vortex gives the fastest safe metal removal from solid carbide tooling, in particular designs that give deeper cuts by using the full flute length as the cutting surface. It produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement angle and so maintains the optimum cutting conditions for the complete roughing cycle, giving faster machining and longer tool life. The ability has now been added to adjust and fine tune the non-cutting moves of 2.5D and 3D Vortex toolpaths, with options to retract the tool and/or to increase the feedrate. These options can be set

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individually, or can be combined to achieve an optimum toolpath, with a reduced cycle time. Other roughing improvements include the ability to take into account any remaining stock on the model during holder collision checking, ensuring that Z-level roughing toolpaths are completely free of tool-holder collisions. Milling of inside or outside groove features has been upgraded with a number of improvements. These include support for different types of roughing links, wind-fan approach and retract moves for finishing, better gouge checking for plunges and retracts, and tool radius and partline cutter compensation support. Support has been added to FeatureCAM for multi-tasking bar-fed milling machines, such as the Mazak Integrex I150, and the Willemen-Macodel 408T and 508T. Access to the back of the component is possible with an option to set the swivel angle of the machine, with additional cut-off operations now available that use milling tools. Five-axis swarf machining has been made more flexible with a new option to control the upper and lower Z limits of a simultaneous five-axis swarf toolpath. This is useful if there are limitations on the tool length that can be used or if the stepdown needs to be varied for different segments of the toolpath. For users of FeatureTURN, the selection of turning tools has been simplified with the ability to use a single tool in multiple orientations. This new automatic tool orientation categorises tooling into either outside-diameter or inside-diameter turning tools, so shortening the time taken to program parts and reducing the number of different tools required in the tool crib. In addition, the engage angle can now be set for the lead-in approach move. By controlling the approach move in this way, smoother chip formation and lower cutting forces can be achieved. FeatureCAM now allows the quick import and alignment of a variety of pre-defined vices and chucks into a machining project. The result is increased productivity, not only due to the speed of programming but also because collision checking is provided automatically during simulation. Used in combination with PowerSHAPE, FeatureCAM now allows machining files to be selected and nested automatically in a single block to optimise stock material usage. Interface improvements include the ability to create additional setups quickly during FeatureRECOGNITION, via a new button in the Feature Wizard. This reduces the overall programming time significantly. In addition, items within the part view are now highlighted when the cursor hovers over them. At the same time, the items are also highlighted in the graphics screen, making it easier to find and select the desired items quickly. Finally, Autodesk RealDWG has now been integrated into FeatureCAM, bringing with it increases in the speed of import of DWG files and support for DWG solid model import.

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Mentor Graphics and AMD to Accelerate ARMv8-A Linux Development for Embedded Systems 16 September 2015

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its agreement with AMD to provide comprehensive embedded Linux® tools for AMD 64-bit ARM®-based processors using the Mentor®Embedded Sourcery™ CodeBench Lite offering. To address the growing complexity of embedded systems, AMD

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embedded customers will have access to the Sourcery CodeBench technology for development and debugging applications for Linux®-based embedded systems. AMD and Mentor Graphics in 2014 agreed to create an embedded software ecosystem for developers to access powerful open-source, embedded C/C++ development tools to build embedded software in complex heterogeneous architectures based on AMD's 64-bit ARM-based processors. The AMD 64-bit ARM-based processors target next-generation embedded data center applications, communications and networking infrastructure, and industrial solutions. "Expanding our partnership with one of the largest independent embedded Linux and tool vendors in the market today is an exciting step forward as we continue to invest in the embedded market," said Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Embedded Solutions. "We are providing the embedded development community an opportunity for choice, and this agreement with Mentor Graphics brings the embedded community opensource tools to help tailor and expand their development." The Sourcery CodeBench Professional solution optimizes embedded development quality and productivity, critical for advanced server applications based on AMD's 64-bit ARM-based processors running Linux. Embedded developers will be able to access system insight on software execution, performance and debugging of Linux-based embedded systems. The Mentor Embedded Sourcery CodeBench product enables the development of embedded systems on microcontrollers and microprocessors for RTOS, bare metal, and Linux-based applications. The Sourcery CodeBench tool and the integrated Sourcery Analyzer tool help developers to quickly identify and fix functional and performance issues in complex embedded systems. "AMD and Mentor Graphics' support of the ARMv8-A embedded Linux ecosystem will shorten advanced system development cycles, reduce risk and improve product reliability," said Charlene Marini, vice president of marketing, Embedded Segments, ARM. "The AMD solution further strengthens the developer ecosystem and extends the choice of high-end ARM-based embedded platform offerings for data storage, connected devices and hosting applications."

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ModuleWorks to launch new 4-Axis Machining Module 14 September 2015

ModuleWorks is at the forefront of 5-Axis machining and Simulation technology, providing the toolpath generation and simulation technology that powers many of the most popular CAM systems available around the world today. ModuleWorks has more than 100 industry partners around the globe. For many years, users have used the ModuleWorks 5-Axis technology for machining Rotary parts. However, although this gives very good results, it is not always easy to get the best results. Now, ModuleWorks will provide a dedicated module with new algorithms designed for rotary parts and a new User Interface. Rotary 4-Axis applications include: screw shapes, compressors, freeform parts, gears, worm shapes, across a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, oil and gas and general engineering. The highlights of the Rotary module include:

High Quality 4-Axis toolpaths from any input geometry

Easy to use – a new module with a dedicated user interface

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Rotary Roughing – to quickly and easily remove most of the material from Rotary parts. Includes support for Stock model, Rest Roughing and Helical Ramps Rotary Finishing (coming soon) – to allow quick and easy finishing of the floor and walls

A webinar to introduce this module will be held on 23 September 2015. To join, please click on this link: ModuleWorks Webinar Introduction to Rotary Machining If you would like further information about ModuleWorks new Rotary machining module, please visit our booth at EMO (Hall 4, booth B38), or contact us via www.moduleworks.com .

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New Release of Tecplot RS Now Available 16 September 2015

Tecplot, Inc., developer of the leading visualization and analysis software for reservoir engineers, today announced the general availability of Tecplot RS 2015 Release 1. The most notable user-requested upgrades and productivity enhancements include:

Bubble Plot Enhancements

The new bubble plot enhancements allow users to present well-production data in 2D and 3D grid plots through pie-chart symbols. The user assigns well variables to be displayed as pie segments, whose size is based on the relative value. The size of the bubble can also be assigned to a production variable. Each variable may also be scaled independently to convert to consistent units. Interactive Equation Editor

A new calculator-style equation editor simplifies creating and modifying sets of equations for derived variables. Complete equations, including the appropriate syntax, can be entered interactively by selecting functions and existing variables from supplied lists. Support for multi-reservoir NEXUS© models

With the new release, it is now possible to load and display solutions for multi-reservoir models from NEXUS simulations. Multiple-reservoir grids can be viewed together or separately layer-by-layer. License Roaming

Users who need to travel can now check-out a network license for their laptop computer and take it on the road. The user will then have access to a licensed copy of Tecplot RS while they are disconnected from the office network. The check-out process is handled efficiently from a simple utility in the Help menu. New Welcome Screen

When Tecplot RS is launched, users will be presented with a new Welcome Screen that provides quick access to recently used projects, documentation and online resources. They can also proceed directly to data loaders. After the Welcome Screen is dismissed it can be recalled at any time from the View menu. “It should come as no surprise that the key theme of this release is increased usability and user productivity,” said Don Roberts, Tecplot president and Tecplot RS product manager . “As with all of our product releases, we are guided by a commitment to giving our customers tools that make their

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work-life easier. For this release, the new welcome screen, equation editor, and license roaming feature are evidence of that commitment.”

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Nor-Tech Announces HPC for CAE Trial Cluster 15 September 2015

Nor-Tech (Northern Computer Technologies), the leading provider of high-performance, people friendly HPC for CAE solutions, just announced the availability of a cutting-edge Demo Cluster geared toward CAE/CFD/FEA applications. The cluster is designed to demonstrate the benefits of transitioning CAE applications from workstations to high performance computer clusters. This is a no-cost, no-strings opportunity. Nor-Tech President and CEO David Bollig said, “Our Demo Cluster is designed for organizations that ultimately need something beyond a workstation. Clients who have made the transition typically see significant improvement in run times; better resolution; better utilization of their engineering staff; and shorter time to market. It’s a great way for engineers to demonstrate return-on-investment for management.” To take advantage of the Demo Cluster, the first step is to contact Nor-Tech for a discussion on needs and expectations. Then they will schedule the client into a queue. Nor-Tech will reconfigure the hardware and software environment for the client and then provide access to the Demo Cluster. The client will run the software under Nor-Tech’s supervision during the agreed upon timeframe, which could be hours or days. In circumstances where there is sensitive information involved, Nor-Tech will typically sign an NDA. “Our Demo Cluster is an excellent resource for companies that may have recently hired someone with supercomputing skills, but they have nothing to run jobs on,” Bollig said. “However, it’s also a good way for people to see just how easy our HPCs are to use. If you can use a desktop, you can use one of our HPCs—this sets our solutions apart from competitors.” For more information on Nor-Tech and the Demo Cluster—including a contact form, visit:http://www.nor-tech.com/solutions/hpc/demo-cluster/. Or call 952-808-1000/toll free: 877-808-1010. Watch a new video produced by Nor-Tech and Dassault about the benefits of transitioning from a workstation to a cluster. Simulations run on the latest Intel Xeon CPU and accelerators like the Intel Xeon Phi and NVIDIA GPUs. Nor-Tech’s engineers will configure the Demo Cluster to run a range of CAE simulation applications/utilities including: Applications

• ANSYS: ANSYS Fluent – CFD,

• ANSYS: Mechanical – FEA,

• ANSYS: CFX – CFD

• LS-DYNA – FEA,

• Altair: PBS Pro – Resource Management & Scheduler,

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• Altair: Hyperworks – Suite of CAE software

• CEI Software: Ensight

• Convergent Science: Converge CFD – Meshless CFD

• Cradle-CDF: scSTREAM, scTetra

• Dassault Systemes – Simulia: Abaqus – FEA

• Lumerical: FDTD Solutions – Photonic Design Tools

• MSC Software: Marc Nonlinear – FEA

• Moldex3D: eDesign – Plastic Injection Molding Simulation

• COMSOL: COMSOL Multiphysics

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ProPlus Design Solutions Unveils Innovative Design Environment to Bridge Circuit Design, CAD and Process Development 15 September 2015

ProPlus Design Solutions, Inc. today unveiled MEPro, within its own Nano Design Environment (NDE), that bridges circuit design, CAD and process development, and lets designers quickly adopt and make full use of a process platform.

For the first time, MEPro offers a common platform for circuit design, CAD and process development teams, presented in ways each of them are familiar with. They now are able to systematically evaluate any device or circuit target of one or multiple process platforms with SPICE model libraries, avoiding model misuse while leaving increased area for design margins.

The product, designed for greater efficiency of flow setup and job execution, improves a designer's understanding of devices and processes, through systematic evaluation and benchmarking of process platforms at the device or circuit level. More important, MEPro will show the impact of these evaluation and benchmarking results on circuit designs, providing further guidance or assistance to improve them.

Improved design competitiveness and shortened time to market deliver economic factors to design teams. Additionally, design teams installing MEPro will be able to fully leverage the built-in full parallel computing power of MEPro without the need for a SPICE simulator license, and run more complete evaluation and benchmarking jobs faster.

"Nano Design Environment is the missing piece to merge circuit design and process development," says Dr. Zhihong Liu, chairman and chief executive officer of ProPlus Design Solutions. "We applied our vast knowledge and expertise on SPICE modeling and circuit simulations, and a heavy investment to create the first tool of its kind in the industry. Our goal is to help designers understand and correlate design, device and process, and quickly adopt and capably use a process platform for their designs. It will also help companies assess how a new process, such as FinFET or FDSOI, will benefit them." Introducing Nano Design Environment's MEPro The ProPlus MEPro has a comprehensive set of device library exploration, model validation, device and

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process evaluation and benchmarking features. It can be used to explore SPICE model libraries for full device characteristics, evaluate any device or circuit targets at any and/or all operation conditions to assist designs, and verify device behavior, model accuracy and quality. It also can be used to compare and benchmark process platforms from different foundries, process nodes, or process revisions, or assist designers select the most optimum devices based on their design criteria. Additionally, the evaluation results such as new target specifications can be feedback to the process development team for process retargeting also done within MEPro. In the past, CAD, design and process teams worked separately using different languages or disciplines. Designers had to wait for updated tables, specifications and models before re-design with each revision of the process. With MEPro, designers or CAD supporting teams do not need to spend days or weeks creating templates and generating books of tables for evaluation and benchmarking jobs. MEPro offers pre-configured projects with hundreds of check items and efficiency improvements through a built-in parallel SPICE simulation engine and parallelization technologies. Users do not need to be model or device experts and easily can adopt the tool to evaluate a process platform and device performance with an intuitive graphic user interface. The configuration and execution of an evaluation or benchmarking project can be done in a fraction of the time that one would need without MEPro, with more complete coverage than most current practices. Results can be shared and browsed or re-organized interactively by all co-workers. MEPro works on 32- and 64-bit Unix, Linux and Windows operating systems, and runs on multi-core computer servers or distributed computing farms.

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Trimble Business Center Software Provides New Deliverables, Capabilities and Integration that Improves Survey, CAD and GIS Workflows 16 September 2015

Trimble announced today a new version of Trimble Business Center software. Version 3.60 provides editing and quality control options for surveyors and GIS professionals, making them more efficient when working with GIS databases. The improved CAD and drafting tools allow CAD professionals to create final project deliverables within Trimble Business Center. The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2015, the world's largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management. "Generating high-quality deliverables quickly is a key differentiator for survey and GIS professionals," said Alain Samaha , business area director of GIS and Software for Trimble's Geospatial Division. "Our latest office software release improves the efficiency in delivering results for GIS and CAD projects, integrates tightly with other key enterprise software packages and offers a single source for deliverable creation." Trimble Business Center version 3.60 increases productivity for surveyors and equips them with the tools to generate highly precise and accurate data. The software also offers the ability to post process individual GNSS constellations providing greater flexibility to conform to regional requirements. New coordinate transformation and network adjustment tools provide multiple calculations to generate precise results. The expanded range of capabilities creates a complete and robust software package that can deliver costs savings and be used as an alternative to additional software. Trimble Business Center version 3.60 provides enhanced compatibility with other CAD packages while

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also enabling surveyors to produce a wider range of client deliverables. CAD operations are now faster and more intuitive with new dynamic visual snapping tools and gripping features. Enhanced plotting and labeling capabilities allow customers to create CAD-ready deliverables more efficiently, all within the familiar Trimble Business Center environment. In addition, an optional Advanced Drafting module is available. The specialized module adds highly customizable templates and simplified selection tools, which are designed to reduce the time required to generate high-quality deliverables, such as geospatial maps, corridor profiles and cross-sections. Professionals working on road, pipeline and railway projects can achieve significant efficiency gains through the software's new automated profile and cross-section plotting functionality. A new optional GIS module allows surveyors to directly integrate with Esri ArcGIS, streamlining the workflow for collecting GIS-compliant data. Surveyors will benefit from greater efficiency and reduced complexity resulting in improved, on-time delivery of GIS projects—bridging the gap between GIS professionals and surveyors.

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Zuken – Better product enclosure fit with True 3D component shapes 15 September 2015

Using True 3D, Zuken helps product designers meet the challenges of today’s ever-smaller and complex enclosures, with 3D clearance analysis using true component shapes. True 3D checks of multi-board designs can be carried out against all aspects of a product, including the enclosure. This latest version of Zuken’s CR-8000 single and multi-board design solution also includes improved accuracy in layer configuration design work through transfer of layer configuration data between CR-8000 Design Force and Polar Instruments Speedstack. Zuken’s CR-8000 is the industry’s only next-generation, product-centric design solution for creating complex product designs. CR-8000 Design Force enables design teams to easily create any design from quick prototype boards to complex, multi-board systems using a single tool, says the company. Bob Potock, vice president of marketing, Zuken Americas, said: “Successful companies build more competitive products faster and with lower risk. Next generation products will require those same companies to shift from PCB-centric to product-centric design practices to remain competitive. CR-8000 is leading the way in product-centric design and the 2015.1 release will strengthen our customers’ competitive positions with the addition of true 3D product-centric capabilities.” Clearance analysis to the true component shape – As manufacturers push to fit boards in ever-smaller spaces, enclosures become more complex and achieving a good product fit gets harder. It is estimated that up to 50% of prototypes need to be reworked at the manufacturing stage because of a fit problem creating significant project risk in terms of cost and time for product designers. To help meet this challenge, CR-8000 Design Force now allows users to perform even more accurate 3D checks by using a true 3D component model with a precisely-matched 3D shape, rather than simply using a shape defined by a boundary box. Accurate shape parts can be used for collision checks and 3D clearance checks. This ability to check the enclosure early and continuously in the design process supports better collaboration between the electrical and mechanical design teams, eliminating the silo effect and reducing time to market and design iterations. Detail board stackup design and specification – Layer configuration data can now be transferred

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between CR-8000 Design Force and Polar Instruments Speedstack, bringing the manufacturing and PCB design stages closer together. This ensures that the most accurate and up-to-date information from material manufacturers and PCB manufacturers is being used, removing the need to re-input stackup data thus saving time and improving quality. User productivity and efficiency enhancements – A number of productivity and user operability enhancements are available in CR-8000 2015.1, including: 1 – Design edit function enhancements – It is now easy to create line shapes considering the production yield ratio and signal quality. 2 – Track width changes – When routing with the track/route differential pair/bundle route command, the track width now changes automatically on the boundary of a rule area. 3 – New export formats for outputting waveforms in the waveform viewer, improving efficiency in documenting and reporting signal results for engineering information and review.

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ZW3D 2015 SP: CAD/CAM Solution for Middle Market 15 September 2015

ZW3D today announced the availability of ZW3D 2015 SP, featuring over 300 improvements for a perfect mid-range CAD/CAM with high performance, extensive applications and fair price. This newly released edition is to bring SMBs (small and medium-size business) a design-through- manufacturing platform with advancements in usability, stability and function extension. ZW3D has added a series of enhancements, like new electrode ribbon tab to provide more user-friendly interface, tweaked picking and highlighting to offer flexible configuration, optimized interference check to display clearer results, and much more, for better user experience. “I’m really happy every time ZW3D improves and develops, especially in this new version. Slight might the improvements be, they make it work better,” said Paphop, one of the ZW3D community members from Thailand. “Take smart rotation center detection for example. It makes work more enjoyable. ” In accordance with feedback from users worldwide, the ZW3D 2015 SP is refined in diversified functionalities, like more robust Boolean operation, enhanced Direct Edit & better roughing link and lead, etc., providing high performance as a mid-level CAD/CAM. “ZW3D 2015 SP is a further proof of ZW3D's continued efforts to make it easier to use. The addition of weldments, better sketch constraint icons and more advanced assembly management are just few examples of the development program,” commented Paul, an active user from the ZW3D community. “I am now using it full time in an assembly-driven R&D design project that utilizes a range of parametric relationships.” The extension of key functionalities is another highlight in ZW3D 2015 SP. Take the embedded file translator for example. The data exchange engine of Parasolid is upgraded with import/export of points and wireframes. Moreover, this version heightens the support for turning cycle output with boosted CNC efficiency and improves the generation of drive curve with increased accuracy and decreased chopping tool path. “In the following years, most of our R&D resources will be focused on forging a perfect solution for SMEs,” said Colin Lin, Director of ZW3D Overseas Business. “With powerful functions and fair prices.” For more information about ZW3D CAD/CAM, please click here or visit ZWSOFT Facebook.

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