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Contents

CIMdata News _____________________________________________________________________ 2 CIMdata President Peter Bilello Published in CATIA Community - PLM View: Why Digital Twins Require

Digital Threads _________________________________________________________________________2 Key Sponsors for PLM Road Map and PDT North America 2019 Announced ________________________3 Secure Collaboration with Augmented Reality in PTC’s Creo and Windchill (CIMdata Commentary) _____4

Acquisitions _______________________________________________________________________ 8 Xilinx to Acquire Solarflare _______________________________________________________________8

Company News _____________________________________________________________________ 9 Capgemini enters partnership with Autodesk __________________________________________________9 CyberX Selected as “Hot IoT Security Startup to Watch” Based on Named Enterprise Customers, Strength

of Team, and Investors ___________________________________________________________________9 Delegation of French Dassault Systemes due in Armenia to discuss joint projects ____________________10 ERM Partners with Altair to Dramatically Improve Business Models for Deploying Vehicle Telematics and

Asset Tracking ________________________________________________________________________11 Hexagon Launches Online Shop for Manufacturers in EMEA ___________________________________11 Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division Breaks Ground on New Center of Excellence in Greater

Detroit _______________________________________________________________________________12 Hitachi Vantara Appoints Catriona Fallon as Chief Financial Officer ______________________________13 HP and Siemens Deepen Additive Manufacturing Alliance to Advance Digital Manufacturing __________14 Philippines' Top-ranked Aeronautical University FEATI helps protect the future of aerospace engineering 15 Platform Science Partners with Noregon to Add Vehicle Fault Diagnostics to Connected Vehicle Platform 16 SIMalliance Reports Continued Strength of Global SIM Market in 2018 with Estimated 5.6 Billion

Shipments and Gives First View of eSIM Volumes ____________________________________________17 Spatial and Continuous Composites Announce Strategic Partnership ______________________________18 WEX Elects Daniel Callahan to Board of Directors ____________________________________________18

Events News ______________________________________________________________________ 19 EnterWorks is Premier Sponsor of IDEA eBiz 2019 Conference _________________________________19 Oracle Media Days: A Winning Cloud Apps Strategy, Cloud Security, and Innovation ________________20 XPLM to Participate in PTC Liveworx _____________________________________________________22

Financial News ___________________________________________________________________ 22 CENIT in the 1st quarter 2019 ____________________________________________________________22 Xilinx Reports Record Revenues Exceeding $3 Billion For Fiscal 2019 ____________________________23

Implementation Investments _________________________________________________________ 23 Chinese Womenswear Brand HOPESHOW Goes Live with Centric PLM __________________________23

Product News _____________________________________________________________________ 24 ASCENT Unveils 2020 Autodesk Courseware Roadmap _______________________________________24 Ashampoo PDF Pro 2 - The complete solution to create and edit PDF documents ____________________25 Bentley MicroStation V8 SELECTseries 10 (SS10) Provides Flexibility to Help Organizations Sequence

Their Upgrade from V8 to the CONNECT Edition ____________________________________________26 Centilytics empowered with AUTOMATION and INVENTORY in the new release; advances CLOUD

INFRASTRUCTURE efficiency __________________________________________________________26 China Mobile International Launches iSolutions Cloud-Network Integration Platform ________________27

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Datacolor Launches New Color Lifecycle Management Solutions for the Textile and Apparel Supply Chain

____________________________________________________________________________________29 EnterWorks Announces Extension of its Multi-Domain Experience Management Platform with MxM for

SAP, Complementing the SAP Experience Landscape _________________________________________29 Flatirons Solutions and Cortona3D Partner to Make Aircraft Maintenance More Interactive ____________30 GeoTools-CADPower V20 Released: ZWCAD Platform added __________________________________31 HP Leads Digital Manufacturing Forward with Powerful New 3D Printing Solution, Industrial Alliances,

and Global Production Network ___________________________________________________________32 Infratech Launches Courses in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit and more ______________________________34 New Kubernetes OperatorHub for Red Hat OpenShift to enable hybrid cloud flexibility for enterprises ___34 New WORKPLAN 2020 ________________________________________________________________37 PlanGrid Delivers BIM Data in 2D and 3D Directly to Mobile Users in the Field ____________________39 Selerant Launches Out-of-the-Box PLM Solution for Cosmetics Manufacturers _____________________40 Siemens Asset Performance Management (APM) for Power Plants Named as Winner of 2019 Solution

Award for Excellence in Asset Management _________________________________________________41 What's New in Onshape's Latest Update ____________________________________________________42

CIMdata News

CIMdata President Peter Bilello Published in CATIA Community - PLM View: Why Digital Twins

Require Digital Threads

6 May 2019

The concepts of the digital twin and digital thread have been around for decades. Industry insiders

generally agree they should be joined to maximize their value and justify the effort of keeping them

current—clear and concise, for example, and valid. Yet the gaps between them seem not to be closing.

It's always awkward to insert definitions into an article this early. Given the misinformation about digital

twins and digital threads that's “out there,” however, good definitions reveal key differences between

digital twins and digital threads, why they must be joined, and why doing so is a persistent challenge.

The digital twin is a virtual representation of an enterprise's product, or any physical asset, e.g.,

manufacturing equipment, one twin for each unique physical product and all that defines it. The digital

twin represents the product as of a specific point in time and from then on through the end of the asset’s

lifecycle.

A digital thread is the communication framework that allows a continuous data flow and integrated

views of an asset's digital twin. As an integral part of the digital twin, the digital thread gathers, secures,

and maintains information about the configuration of the asset or product. This is why the digital thread

should be part of the digital twin; it is what ensures that the digital twin is always accurate.

A digital thread's lifecycle begins when its accompanying digital twin is conceived and extends through

the end of usable life of that product.

Information in the both digital twin and the digital thread is holistic—end-to-end within itself as well as


connected to the product's environment via factory and other networks of sensors and the Internet of

Things (IoT).

Digital twins are ubiquitous. By whatever name (or even no name), there are thousands of them in every

business unit. In even small enterprises, there are probably tens of thousands of them. As LNS Research

recently observed, digital twins “are found throughout the asset lifecycle, from design and engineering

to operations, and across the value chain from demand forecasting to planning and scheduling to

distribution.”*

Both the digital twin and the physical product it represents are directly affected by design validations,

minor modifications, last-minute changes, material substitutions, changes in warranty agreements,

revised regulations, and much else, which can be tracked in the digital thread and made visible in the

digital twin.

The specifics of digital twins and digital threads differ widely, of course, but many of their underlying

considerations are similar; both are nourished many of the same information flows, especially if they are

enabled with PLM.

A digital twin without a digital thread is an orphan, disconnected from the decisions and processes that

impact it. Whether the product is a drill bit or an airliner, its virtual representation will undoubtedly

struggle to be complete without a digital thread. When information flows between them are

synchronized and unimpeded, every business unit gains…

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Key Sponsors for PLM Road Map and PDT North America 2019 Announced

10 May 2019

CIMdata, Inc. and Eurostep have today announced the key sponsors for the upcoming PLM Road Map

and PDT North America 2019 conference. The participating sponsors are Aras, CMstat, Configit, IpX,

Vertex, and XSB. The event will take place on 29-30 May at the Tysons Corner Marriott in Virginia.

“We are excited to have these solution providers choose to sponsor PLM Road Map and PDT North

America 2019,” stated Cheryl Peck, CIMdata’s Director of Marketing. “The mission we have for this

event is to create an environment where open collaboration and knowledge transfer can occur between

all participants in the PLM ecosystem.”

As part of the PLM Road Map/PDT experience sponsors are featured in an online PLM Collaboration

Café™ where they can showcase a selection of their solutions. For more information on the PLM

Collaboration Café visit https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/plm-road-map-2019-

pdt-2019/2019-plmrmna-pdt-sponsors.

PLM Road Map & PDT North America 2019 is a highly relevant event for PLM industry leaders and

PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking

environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the industry germinate and

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take root.

In addition to the event being held in May, CIMdata and Eurostep will collaborate to bring PLM Road

Map EMEA and PDT Europe to Paris, France on 13-14 November 2019.

For more detail on the agenda please visit https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/plm-

road-map-2019-pdt-2019/2019-plmrmna-pdt-agenda.

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize

an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered

world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions

incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking

competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research,

provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The

company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences

worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-

Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website, www.CIMdata.com; follow us on

Twitter at http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews ; or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive,

Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004

CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.

About Eurostep Group

Eurostep delivers software and services for product lifecycle management with a particular focus on the

exchange and sharing of data within and between enterprises. Services range from pre-studies to the

implementation and support of systems. Eurostep has subsidiaries in Sweden, the UK, France, Finland,

Germany, and the US, and has blue-chip customers in a variety of industries including automotive,

aerospace, defense, energy, high tech, and building & construction.

Eurostep has, for many years, been contributing to the development and promotion of product data

standards. Standards promotion, supported by examples, has always been an important part of the PDT

conferences.


Secure Collaboration with Augmented Reality in PTC’s Creo and Windchill (CIMdata Commentary)

8 May 2019

Key takeaways:

• Frequency of design collaboration is bolstered with augmented reality.

• One button push sharing of augmented reality experiences comes standard in all versions of

PTC’s Creo, Creo View, and Windchill.

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• PTC’s augmented reality workflow facilitates secure collaborative design.

Product designers find themselves engrossed in daily discussions of the real world versus the virtual

world. As they design new products with 3D virtual digital models in CAD they struggle to imagine

what their product ideas would be like in context of the real world. Today, the growing use of

Augmented Reality (AR) provides an innovative solution to this problem.

AR allows digital data to be superimposed on the physical world. With today’s web cameras, smart

phones, tablets, and wearables users can observe interactive views of the real world environment. AR

transforms virtual product geometry data into graphic images that can then be overlaid on those camera

views. It is a “marriage” of the virtual and the real worlds.

Figure 1—Augmented Reality: Virtual Image Superimposed Over Real Image

(Courtesy of PTC)

Benefits of AR in Product Design

AR bolsters product engineers’ ability to interact with each other as well as others. AR solutions provide

a unique opportunity during the design phase of product development when a designer needs to

frequently collaborate with a colleague or with other engineers in the supply chain, saving time

preparing and sharing documentation. Using AR to share designs requires only a second and the design

is sharable instantly around the world.

For example, early in the design phase, the designer may wish to question the placement of a particular

product option with a co-designer colleague. That placement may be dependent upon the intended use of

the product in the field. The use of AR to view alternatives and observe how they interact with the

environment can dramatically improve the quality of feedback and reduce overall response time.

Later during the product’s detailed design phase, the engineer might need to discuss an interference


between subassemblies with a component supplier. In this case, with the use of AR the engineer can

quickly isolate the problem and allow the supplier to view the exact nature of the issue.

Another powerful AR experience can be established between design engineering and the sales and

marketing organizations of the company. Early product design work can be shared using AR, viewing

the product in the real environment of a potential customer, offering a realistic impression of the product

and its use.

PTC’s AR Workflow

PTC has taken care to provide AR in an easy to use process. The user first opens the model variant they

wish to share in Creo Parametric, Creo View, or selects it in Windchill. The user can manipulate the

model, potentially hiding or color coding components to highlight an area of interest as seen in Figure 2.

Figure 2—User Selects and Prepares a Model for Collaboration

(Courtesy of PTC)

Then, using AR Design Share, the user identifies the spatial target to help place and orient the model in

the AR experience. The spatial tracker is a horizontal plane that represents the “floor” for positioning the

model (Figure 3). Finally the user publishes the view to the cloud. An email is sent to the collaboration

partner with a link to the AR experience in the cloud. When the collaborator opens the link in PTC’s

Vuforia View they see the virtual model placed at life-size scale in their environment allowing them to

walk around as though they were actually there and scale it for their examination (Figure 4).


Figure 3—User Identifies the Spatial Tracker to Help Orient the Model.

(Courtesy of PTC)

Figure 4—The Virtual Model in PTC’s Vuforia View.

(Courtesy of PTC)

Secure Collaboration

One of the biggest concerns when collaborating on product data, especially when sharing that data

outside the company’s firewall, is security and the protection of intellectual property (IP). PTC’s

implementation of AR is notable in that it does not share actual 3D geometric data with the collaboration

partners. No physical file is transmitted. Therefore no proprietary constraints and parametric formulas

are divulged. Rather a collaborator sees only the graphical representation of the model superimposed

into the real environment shown on their device. In addition, the AR experience can be accessed

anywhere on mobile devices and at any time since the model is hosted in the cloud.

Further security is supported by the notion that even if a person obtains the link, only the individuals in a

viewers list defined by the author of the AR experience can view the model in Vuforia View.

Summary

Augmented reality is rapidly becoming an integrated part of the design workflow enabling instant and


in-context collaboration between product design stakeholders regardless of their location. Its ability to

merge the virtual data of a product model that is still under development within the real world context

offers important benefits to the design team. CIMdata believes PTC’s implementation of AR is both

easy to use and offers a much more secure environment than the conventional norm of sharing actual

CAD data. In addition, PTC has gone the “extra mile” in prepackaging the AR experience as part of

Creo, Creo View, and Windchill at no extra cost, so the cost of entry to the AR experience is nil. PTC’s

users will surely benefit.

About CIMdata

CIMdata, an independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an

enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). CIMdata provides world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-

practice methods on PLM. CIMdata also offers research, subscription services, publications, and

education through international conferences. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website

at http://www.CIMdata.com or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108,

USA. Tel: +1 734.668.9922. Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The

Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.


Acquisitions

Xilinx to Acquire Solarflare

24 April 2019

Xilinx, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solarflare

Communications, Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based privately-held company. Solarflare is a leading provider

of high-performance, low latency networking solutions for customers spanning FinTech to cloud

computing. The acquisition will enable Xilinx to combine its industry-leading FPGA, MPSoC and

ACAP solutions with Solarflare's ultra-low latency network interface card (NIC) technology and Onload

application acceleration software, to enable new converged SmartNIC solutions, accelerating Xilinx's

"data center first" strategy and transition to a platform company.

Xilinx and Solarflare have been collaborating on advanced networking technology for the last two years,

with Xilinx becoming a strategic investor in 2017. The two companies recently demonstrated their first

joint solution – a single-chip FPGA-based 100G SmartNIC, processing 100 million packets per-second

receive and transmit, all at less than 75 watts.

"The Solarflare team has worked very closely with Xilinx on next-generation networking technology

and business collaboration since Xilinx became a strategic investor," says Russell Stern, chief executive

officer, Solarflare. "Our shared vision for the future of data center and cloud computing and the

integration of our respective technologies makes this acquisition the ideal next step for our customers,

employees, and investors, as well as the broader data center industry."

"Solarflare has been a pioneer in key areas such as high-speed Ethernet, application acceleration, and

NVMe-over-fabrics, which are the critical components needed to build the next generation of

SmartNICs for cloud and enterprise technologies," says Salil Raje, executive vice president and general



manager, Data Center Group, Xilinx. "Acquiring Solarflare brings Xilinx both market-leading

technology and exceptional engineering talent with expertise in networking hardware, software,

firmware and drivers. We are very excited about the possibilities with Solarflare as part of the Xilinx

family to enable the adaptable, intelligent world."

The acquisition is expected to close in Xilinx's second quarter of fiscal year 2020, following regulatory

review and other customary closing conditions. Xilinx Chief Executive Officer, Victor Peng, will

address the acquisition as part of today's Q4 and FY19 financial results call, scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Pacific time/5:00 p.m. Eastern. For more information on Xilinx and its adaptable, intelligent

technologies, please visit www.xilinx.com, or follow Xilinx on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.


Company News

Capgemini enters partnership with Autodesk

7 May 2019

Announced on the Autodesk Forge blog:

Forge Certified Systems Integrator Capgemini announced they are entering into a partnership agreement

with Autodesk to deploy Reflect IoD, a comprehensive BIM platform built on Forge. The new platform

for building and infrastructure operators natively integrates 1D to 3D, point cloud, geographical

information, and IOT data while offering value-added services to improve operations and maintenance.

The agreement is a step toward meeting the ever-growing needs of enterprises for standardized

brownfields management along their entire lifecycle.

A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the

forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the evolving world of

cloud, digital and platforms. They have been a Forge Certified Systems Integrator since 2018.

The partnership was announced at BIMWorld in Paris this year.


CyberX Selected as “Hot IoT Security Startup to Watch” Based on Named Enterprise Customers,

Strength of Team, and Investors

3 May 2019

CyberX announced that it was selected as one of “10 Hot IoT Security Startups to Watch” by Network

World and Startup50.

In describing why CyberX was selected as a hot IoT security startup, Network World notes that

“CyberX hits the trifecta” with big VC backing, a strong leadership team, and an impressive list of

named customers.

Founded by Jeff Vance, Startup50 uses a rigorous, data-driven process to select its winners based on

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criteria including on-the-record customers, senior leadership’s track record, VC funding, value

proposition, market potential and positioning, and lack of hype in the startup’s messaging. Prior to

founding Startup50, Vance analyzed hundreds of startups as a journalist contributing to leading

publications such as Forbes.com, Wired, CIO, and Network World.

The IoT Security Challenge

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to make buildings and cities smarter, industrial processes more

efficient, and societies safer and more environmentally-friendly. With Gartner predicting the number of

IoT devices will grow to 25 billion by 2021, boards and management teams are increasingly concerned

about the risk posed by unmanaged connected devices and the expanding attack surface they represent.

Because these devices cannot be protected by legacy security technologies and typically lack modern

security controls such as strong authentication and automated patching, they can easily be compromised

by adversaries to threaten human safety, conduct destructive ransomware attacks, and steal computing

resources for DDoS campaigns and cryptojacking.

How CyberX Mitigates IoT Security Risk

Founded in 2013 and backed by leading VCs including Qualcomm Ventures and Norwest Venture

Partners (NVP), CyberX has developed innovative IoT-aware technology that works today to mitigate

risk from IoT devices.

The company’s agentless platform is easy to deploy, delivering actionable insights less than an hour

after being connected to the network. Leveraging patented M2M-aware behavioral analytics and

machine learning, enriched by specialized IoT-aware threat intelligence, the platform auto-discovers and

fingerprints unmanaged devices while continuously monitoring for targeted attacks and malware. Risk

and vulnerability management capabilities include automated threat modeling to prioritize mitigations

by predicting the most likely paths attackers would take to compromise an organization’s “crown jewel”

assets.

“We’re gratified to have been selected as a hot IoT security company by Network World and

Startup50,” said Nir Giller, CyberX Co-Founder, CTO, and GM of International Operations. “This is a

clear recognition of our team’s hard work and unwavering focus on solid execution as we collaborate

with customers to safeguard the connected global infrastructure upon which we all depend.”


Delegation of French Dassault Systemes due in Armenia to discuss joint projects

8 May 2019

At the invitation of the President of Armenia, a delegation of the French Dassault Systemes company

will visit Armenia. The delegation will comprise the Vice President of the company Christian Nardin

and Senior Director for Academic Programs Xavier Fouger.

In the framework of his working visits to France in November 2018 and February 2019, President

Armen Sarkissian held meetings with the leadership of the company and proposed to look into the

possibilities of cooperation. The parties underscored the great potential for collaboration in the areas of

education, science, and technologies as well as their readiness to implement joint programs. They also

reached the agreement on the visit to Armenia of the company’s representatives. To call the agreement

to life, the Dassault Systemes’ delegation will arrive to Armenia on May 9.


The representatives of the company will hold meetings with the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian,

Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigorian, will visit the Yerevan State University, French

University of Armenia, Aib school, Quant college, Synopsis Armenia company, TUMO center of

creative technologies, PicsArt and BetConstruct companies. They will also meet with the representatives

of the information technologies companies. During the meeting, the parties will discuss possibilities of

implementing in Armenia of joint programs and projects.


ERM Partners with Altair to Dramatically Improve Business Models for Deploying Vehicle

Telematics and Asset Tracking

30 April 2019

Altair Semiconductor announced it is partnering with ERM Advanced Telematics, a global provider of

automotive technology and IoT solutions, to develop a new range of low-powered and installation-free

automotive IoT solutions.

ERM's new set of IoT and asset management solutions leverages Altair's optimized cellular IoT chipsets

to provide installation-free solutions for IoT, asset management, stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) and

vehicle financial services. These will include event-based platforms for automatic vehicle location and

asset management applications using various sensors. The ultra-low power consumption of Altair's

chipsets allows the device to be connected without having to be powered by the vehicle's battery,

significantly reducing installation costs.

"As installation costs continue to rise in comparison to hardware prices, Altair's unparalleled low power

figures and extended battery life means we can provide on-board solutions with minimal installation

requirements that are able to remain in the field for up to two years," said Kfir Lavi, Senior VP and

Deputy CEO at ERM Advanced Telematics. "This will usher in a new dawn for IoT and asset

management, opening up a whole new market of applications for a wide range of automotive IoT

scenarios."

Altair's optimized cellular IoT chipsets are the industry's most advanced, providing the market's lowest

power consumption and enabling the longest battery life for IoT. Commercially available, they feature a

hardware-based security framework and a rich set of host, peripheral and sensor interfaces, ideal for

integration in a range of industrial and consumer IoT applications.

"Low power consumption is essential for the efficient and long-term growth of the automotive IoT

space," said Gili Friedman, Director of Business Management for Altair Semiconductor. "We are

delighted that ERM Telematics has selected Altair's cellular IoT technology to provide the low cost and

power-efficient connectivity necessary to enable new markets and use cases."


Hexagon Launches Online Shop for Manufacturers in EMEA

1 May 2019


Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, a global provider of manufacturing solutions and

services, has announced the EMEA launch of its online shop, which aims to streamline its customers’

processes for purchasing inspection technologies.

The eCommerce website provides a one stop shop for hundreds of Hexagon products, including a range

of laser tracker and coordinate measuring machine (CMM) accessories and spare parts, such as styli,

probes, reflectors, racks, and clampings.

The online shop is optimised for fast searching with its highly-sophisticated filter engine, enabling quick

and secure identification of the required spare part or accessory. The ordering process is also streamlined

to save customers time, with features including a shopping cart to save purchases and a quick reorder

process for previously purchased products and services. The shop accepts payment via invoice and

credit card, giving customers the convenience of their preferred payment method.

“At Hexagon, our objective is to produce solutions that drive customers’ productivity. This mission now

extends to the user experience of our eCommerce too,” says Marcel Brand, Senior Director of Global

Marketing & Communications. “Wherever manufacturers can be more efficient, that’s where we aim to

be. From its sophisticated search capabilities to its streamlined payment process, the new online shop

helps manufacturers’ procurement and accounts payable teams enhance their productivity, saving time

and making buying less stressful.”

The online shop is now live and ready for business in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany,

Hungary, Italy, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the

United Kingdom. Visitors to Control, the international trade fair for quality assurance running 7-10 May

2019 in Stuttgart, Germany, can see a demo of the shop and get their questions answered at the Hexagon

booth in Hall 5. For more information, visit Shop.HexagonMI.com.


Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division Breaks Ground on New Center of Excellence in

Greater Detroit

6 May 2019

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced today it has broken ground on the

construction of a new expansion project on a 5-acre site in Novi, MI. Slated for completion in the Fall of

2019, the 88,000 sq. ft. building will house a technology showroom, a technical training center and a

15,000 sq. ft. laboratory and calibration hub. The two-story office area will have glass walls and

windows presenting an exceptional view of the nearly 11,000 sq. ft. Hexagon showroom and

demonstration area from both levels. Expanding Hexagon's presence in the Midwest, the Center of

Excellence will serve as a cornerstone to support advanced manufacturing in the region. Hexagon will

consolidate all of its Manufacturing Intelligence businesses in the greater Detroit area into a central

location, which includes MSC Software, Production Software (formerly Vero Software), Q-DAS and its

metrology solutions portfolio. Employees from the AutonomouStuff and Safety Critical brands of

Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division will also work from the new site.


The two-story property will meet or exceed all aspects of the current Michigan Uniform Energy code.

The building design will incorporate lighting controls and sensors to reduce energy consumption and

take advantage of exterior daylight to supplement office area lighting. Focused on the employee

experience, the floor plan features open common office spaces and separate huddle areas to encourage

collaboration and innovation. All interior spaces will be outfitted with new modern furniture designed

for the various ways today’s employees work, whether on their own, in teams or informal collaborations.

Other employee amenities include a fitness gym, coffee bars, lounges and a modern break room

designed for multi-purpose functions including meetings, events and every-day meals and refreshment

breaks. A high-tech solutions provider, Hexagon is focused on providing an environment that empowers

team work, problem solving, and a high level of productivity among formerly separate areas of the

business. The new center will be finely appointed in the Hexagon style with its modern color scheme

and other company design elements.

"This is an exciting project for us, as we will utilize our vast wealth of Hexagon technologies during the

build process — from total stations for surveying to digital construction. Ultimately, this state-of-the-art

facility reflects the next phase in Hexagon's own data-driven evolution across industries to shape smart

change," states Angus Taylor, President and CEO of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence North

America. "Our investment in this Center of Excellence allows us to consolidate our technology teams

and put them into a 21st century workspace that will serve both customers and employees with the

highest quality services and workplace environment."


Hitachi Vantara Appoints Catriona Fallon as Chief Financial Officer

3 May 2019

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., announced it has appointed Catriona Fallon

as chief financial officer. Fallon will be responsible for the company’s global financial reporting and

analysis, controllership, tax, treasury, internal audit and controls, real estate, facilities and financial

shared services. Fallon’s appointment is effective Tuesday, May 7 and she will report to Hitachi Vantara

Chief Executive Officer Brian Householder.

Fallon joins Hitachi Vantara with nearly 20 years of executive leadership experience in finance,

technology and equity research. Most recently, Fallon was the CFO of Silver Spring Networks during a

time of significant business growth and led the company through its 2018 acquisition by Itron, later

serving as the acquired company’s general manager. Previously, Fallon held senior finance leadership

roles at major high-tech brands including Hewlett-Packard Company, Cognizant Technology Solutions

and Marin Software Incorporated. Fallon began her career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and

spent several years as an equity analyst at Piper Jaffray & Company and Citigroup.

"We are thrilled to have Catriona join the Hitachi Vantara executive team," said Brian Householder,

CEO of Hitachi Vantara. "As Hitachi Vantara continues transforming into a world-class organization

focused on customers’ digital transformation, Catriona brings a wealth of experience and expertise to

help us accelerate growth and drive the best outcomes for our customers.”



HP and Siemens Deepen Additive Manufacturing Alliance to Advance Digital Manufacturing 9 May 2019

HP and Siemens today announced an expansion of their strategic alliance to help customers transform

their businesses with industrial additive manufacturing (AM). Siemens, an innovation leader in

automation and digitalization, and HP, the leader in industrial 3D printing, will expand their integrated

additive manufacturing solution, incorporating new systems and software innovations including overall

product lifecycle management (PLM), AM factory optimization, industrial 3D printing and data

intelligence, manufacturing execution, and performance analytics. The integration of HP’s new Jet

Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution with Siemens’ Digital Enterprise offerings enables industrial

companies to bring 3D printed parts to market faster, more cost-effectively, more sustainably, and at

higher volumes than ever before. The companies announced the expanded alliance at an event to

celebrate the addition of a new Polymer Competency Center to the Siemens Additive Manufacturing

Experience Center (AMEC) in Erlangen, Germany, where HP also unveiled its new industrial-

performance HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution. “We are excited to expand our

collaboration with HP. Innovative partnerships and cutting-edge technologies such as additive

manufacturing are essential for the digital transformation of companies across industries. Siemens and

HP are thinking ahead to the future and are bringing together the best from both companies in a

complete, industry-specific solution that will accelerate the adoption of industrial additive

manufacturing and help our customers to increase flexibility, efficiency, and speed of digital

manufacturing,” said Klaus Helmrich, CEO of Siemens Digital Industries and member of the Managing

Board of Siemens AG.

“We are proud to partner with Siemens to make high-performance parts, personalized products, and

serialized 3D production a reality for our customers,” said Christoph Schell, President of 3D Printing

and Digital Manufacturing and member of the Executive Leadership Team at HP Inc. “HP and Siemens

share the vision that digital manufacturing systems are catalysts for change – expanded software, data,

services, and industrial production solutions that lead to new manufacturing capabilities, innovative

applications, and breakthrough business results for our customers.”

The expanded additive manufacturing solution from Siemens and HP integrates hardware, software, data

intelligence, and services to optimize the efficiency of the entire manufacturing process, from design and

simulation through production planning, execution, quality, and control. This integrated, closed-loop

environment, backed by the industry’s leading forces, streamlines every phase of designing and 3D

printing serialized parts – with greater scale, higher quality, and less waste.

“As a provider of solutions and services we want to team up with strong partners that have the necessary

expertise in materials and the manufacturing process to support them to produce 3D printing systems ,”

explained Klaus Helmrich.

The solution combines HP’s 3D printing and 3D data platform, including its new HP Jet Fusion 5200

system, with Siemens Digital Industries Software including Siemens NX CAD/CAE, NX AM for HP

Multi Jet Fusion software module with direct printer interface, undergoing certification by HP for its Jet

Fusion 5200 Series to be available later this year, as well as Teamcenter for PLM, Tecnomatix Plant

Simulation, Simatic IT for manufacturing execution, and MindSphere for performance analytics and

Industrial IoT. HP and Siemens will continue to align future technology roadmaps to ensure customers

can capitalize on the ongoing digital manufacturing innovations from both companies. “HP and Siemens


are building on a vision first established in 2016. Today, thanks to advances in HP’s 3D printing systems

and data intelligence portfolio and Siemens AM offerings, the integrated end-to-end solution has

reached a level of efficiency that enables industries to viably 3D print high-quality parts at volume

production,” continued HP’s Christoph Schell. The cooperation is coupled with the new Siemens

Polymer Competency Center, which will be the focal point for the two companies to work jointly with

automotive and industrial customers to create unique product designs, bring 3D printed parts to market

faster, and set up digital factory environments that unleash the full potential of additive manufacturing.

“Volkswagen is a partner of both HP and Siemens and we are excited to see these market leaders join

forces to unlock the power of industrial additive manufacturing. As one of the world’s largest auto

groups, we see enormous opportunities for digital manufacturing technologies to speed our innovation

cycle, bring new products to market faster, and improve our manufacturing efficiency and sustainability.

We look forward to collaborating with HP and Siemens to explore more 3D printed applications that

help us deliver even greater experiences for our customers,” said Dr. Martin Goede, Head of Technology

Planning and Development at Volkswagen. HP, Siemens, and their customers will initially explore

exciting new applications in areas such as personalization, fluid dynamics optimization, and energy

absorption, to name a few.


Philippines' Top-ranked Aeronautical University FEATI helps protect the future of aerospace

engineering

7 May 2019

MSC Software Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement with Manila-based FEATI

University. to provide students access to training programmes in MSC Software starting this year.

The University will get select Faculty members trained and certified by MSC Software and will

subsequently include MSC tools in its academic syllabus/curriculum for Finite Element Methods

courses. The University will also dedicate a lab with MSC tools for students to practice and conduct

training.

Speaking on the announcement, Francis Segovia, CEO, FEATI University said, "The Aerospace

industry relies heavily on some of the leading MSC Software tools to analyze and predict stress and

strain, vibration and dynamics, acoustics, and thermal analysis. As a leading educator in Aviation,

Aerospace and other engineering disciplines, we believe in giving our students the best exposure to

industry-leading tools and technologies to prepare them for their careers. This tie-up with MSC Software

is another step in this direction."

Sridhar Dharmarajan, Managing Director, Indo-Pacific Region, MSC Software, said, "FEATI University

is a highly respected institution. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has also

certified the University as an accredited aviation training organization of good standing. Also, the

University's Professional School is an accredited skill testing facility for aircraft mechanics. Therefore,

we are delighted to note that the future aerospace engineering in the Philippines will have an opportunity

to be trained on MSC Software before they embark on their professional careers."

Over the years, FEATI University has collaborated with government and private institutions in Research

and Development, including some pioneering experiments on rockets, ultra-light planes, aircraft made of

indigenous materials, and alternative fuels. It is also working with the Department of Science &


Technology (DOST) of the Philippines Government on the development of an unmanned aerial vehicles

(UAV).


Platform Science Partners with Noregon to Add Vehicle Fault Diagnostics to Connected Vehicle

Platform 2 May 2019

Platform Science, an enterprise IoT fleet management platform, announced a partnership with Noregon,

an IoT company specializing in connected vehicle solutions. The partnership leverages Noregon’s

diagnostics expertise to bring detailed, remote fault code information to Platform Science’s connected

vehicle open platform.

Platform Science provides a variety of fleet management applications in their platform, including

solutions for electronic logging device (ELD), driver safety, workflow, and much more. In conjunction

with Noregon, Platform Science’s latest offering, Vehicle Fault Diagnostics, utilizes an all makes and

models approach to present diagnostic information about all electronic components on the vehicle.

Including detailed fault descriptions and action plans for best managing active issues, Vehicle Fault

Diagnostics gives fleet managers the information needed to reduce unexpected breakdowns and increase

vehicle uptime.

“The transportation industry is really being transformed by connected vehicle data and how to utilize

that information,” says Devin Smith, Product Manager for Platform Science. “When analyzing a

vehicle’s health from a data perspective, Vehicle Fault Diagnostics is a challenging framework to

understand so it was imperative to find a partner that could assist us with those challenges. That is why

Noregon is the perfect partner for us. With the quality and scope of Noregon’s offerings, our integrated

solution will provide fleets with comprehensive actionable plans for immediate improvements in

productivity and efficiency.”

Rather than providing real-time insights for a single powertrain component, Vehicle Fault Diagnostics

monitors all electronic control units (ECUs) and provides users with the actionable information needed

to make impactful decisions. With all the pertinent diagnostic information available from anywhere with

an internet connection, fleets can utilize early detection practices and make the business decision that

best suits their needs, whether that means routing the vehicle to a service center or confidently informing

the driver he or she can finish the delivery with no expected issues.

In addition to their leading in-shop diagnostic and repair solution, JPRO, Noregon boasts more than 25

years of experience working with major industry members to deliver custom solutions. “Given our

shared vision of the future of IoT in trucking, partnering with Platform Science was an obvious choice to

help us deliver comprehensive diagnostic information to fleets and vehicle owners who rely on advanced

maintenance practices to keep pace with technological changes,” said Tim Bigwood, Noregon’s CEO.

For more information about Platform Science and their capabilities,

visit http://www.platformscience.com.


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SIMalliance Reports Continued Strength of Global SIM Market in 2018 with Estimated 5.6 Billion

Shipments and Gives First View of eSIM Volumes

9 May 2019

SIMalliance, the non-profit association which represents the global SIM industry, confirms that SIM

unit shipments remained at unsurpassed volumes in 2018, with an estimated 5.6 billion units shipped

worldwide. The same volume was shipped in 2017. SIMalliance confirms that its estimated total for the

SIM market in 2018 includes 114 million eSIM shipments. eSIM data was reported collectively by

SIMalliance members throughout last year.

This is the first time that SIMalliance has reported data that provides an insight into the size of the eSIM

market. The significant footprint of the organisation’s membership across the eSIM landscape results in

the data providing the first credible quantitative indication of eSIM uptake globally.

SIMalliance member data also shows that mobile network operators (MNOs), OEMs and other

stakeholders who may deploy eSIMs in large quantities, such as car manufacturers and other device

makers, have already made substantial investments to fully equip themselves to manage future eSIM

solutions in the field. This is evidenced by 230 eSIM Subscription Manager (SM) platforms which were

deployed globally at the end of 2018. eSIM SM platforms are necessary to enable remote provisioning

and lifecycle management of an eSIM product and the role of MNOs in particular in delivering these

platforms and services has been critical in enabling broad connectivity across the IoT ecosystem.

Remy Cricco, SIMalliance Chairman, comments: “This first insight into the demand for eSIM products

shows that this technology has already gone beyond the nascent phase; eSIMs are now shipping in

volume, particularly in smartphones over this past year. In addition, the supporting infrastructure is

available and well established. This evidence aligns well with projections by industry analysts for the

robust growth of eSIM deployments in the foreseeable future, driven by the use of eSIMs across

applications in many consumer and machine-to-machine (M2M) verticals, such as smartphones,

automotive, healthcare, transport, Industry 4.0 and connected homes / cities.

“This is a very important milestone for the industry. Alongside a very strong and stable traditional SIM

market, we can now see new connectivity needs creating early demand for additional eSIM solutions.

SIM vendors in the future will increasingly focus on the business growth opportunities that exist in the

provision of personalisation, lifecycle management and security services for eSIMs in a growing number

of connected IoT and M2M devices. As an organisation we look forward to sharing more insight with

the industry on eSIM technology as we anticipate continued growth in deployments throughout 2019.”

In relation to traditional SIM products, the continuing trend for M2M deployments requiring cellular

connectivity drove strong growth across the Americas and resulted in a slight increase in volumes across

Western Europe. In some Asian countries, shipments were adversely impacted by macro-economic

factors. In India, for example, 2018 was a year of consolidation in the mobile telecoms market, naturally

affecting demand for SIM products. Equally, the relatively high pre-paid market in Indonesia meant

volumes were affected by the introduction of regulation related to ID verification.

SIMalliance also reports that in 2018 the latest generation of Triple SIM and 4G SIMs accounted for

93% of all of its members’ shipments worldwide, compared to 90% in 2017.

A breakdown of shipment data collected through SIMalliance’s member SIM marketing monitoring

process is available via an annual subscription. For more information, please contact secretariat

@simalliance.org.

https://www.simalliance.org/



Spatial and Continuous Composites Announce Strategic Partnership

7 May 2019

Spatial Corp., a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, announces its strategic partnership with Continuous

Composites, a pioneer in the area of continuous-fiber 3D printing using a moldless, out-of-autoclave

(OoA) composite manufacturing process. Continuous Composites is using Spatial’s SKDs in the

development of this process.

Composite materials are far superior to metals from a strength-to-weight ratio; however, they are

typically only found in high-end applications due to the cost of traditional composite manufacturing

processes. Continuous Composites’ revolutionary continuous-fiber 3D printing (CF3D™) process uses

an industrial robot to print with dry fibers, impregnated with resin in situ, removing the need for

expensive molds and capital equipment such as autoclaves and ovens.

Continuous Composites’ CF3D process starts with high-performance continuous fibers such as

aerospace-grade carbon fiber, glass fiber, or Kevlar. During the printing process, the fiber is

impregnated with a rapid-curing thermoset resin inside the print head rather than using costly prepreg

fibers (fiber material pre-impregnated with resin). An industrial robot controlled by Continuous

Composites’ CF3D software creates the needed print head motion while the impregnated fiber is pulled

through the print head. The wet fiber is then cured using a high-intensity energy source (e.g. UV, heat,

etc.), instantaneously resulting in a true 3D composite part.

“Our CF3D process enables true 3D printing, moving beyond the traditional stacking of 2D layers to

create the final product. As a result, we needed innovative software to drive our patented CF3D

process,” said Tyler Alvarado, CEO of Continuous Composites. “Spatial’s CGM Core Modeler provides

us not only with a powerful geometric modeling kernel for our software, but also access to quick and

efficient geometric operations needed for generating the complex toolpaths needed for CF3D. In

addition to the CGM Core Modeler, we are excited about the possibilities CGM Polyhedra brings to our

workflow. The power of polygonal and B-rep modeling can now be combined to enable workflow

innovation never before possible.”

This partnership also provides Continuous Composites access to 3D InterOp, the industry-leading 3D

CAD data translation software development toolkit. Spatial’s 3D InterOp enables Continuous

Composites to import 3D data in all the major 3D data exchange formats into their CF3D software.

“Continuous Composites receiving the JEC Innovation Award for 3D printing at JEC World 2019 is

recognition of the disruptive nature of this groundbreaking technology in manufacturing,” said Omar-

Pierre Soubra, Director of Marketing and Communications at Spatial Corp. “We are pleased to have our

3D modeling SDKs selected to power this revolutionary process.”


WEX Elects Daniel Callahan to Board of Directors

9 May 2019


WEX Inc. (WEX) today announced that Daniel (Don) Callahan, the former global head of operations

and technology at Citigroup, has been elected to the company’s board of directors. An acknowledged

leader in both the financial services and technology industries, Mr. Callahan retired from the global bank

in December 2018. Previously, he held senior management positions at Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse

and IBM.

At Citigroup, Mr. Callahan managed a complex set of businesses and services spanning more than 100

countries, a multi-billion dollar operating budget and critical systems infrastructure including the bank’s

cybersecurity initiatives. He most recently led a top-to-bottom transformation of operations and

technology, helping move the global bank from a collection of independent and dispersed entities into a

lean, fully integrated enterprise. Mr. Callahan also established globally consistent technology standards

and governance, and migrated critical functions to an integrated, managed, shared services model.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Callahan spent 12 years at IBM, where he held a number of management

positions, including director of strategy for IBM Japan.

Mr. Callahan currently serves on the boards of Tata Consultancy Services LTD and several private

companies. He also serves on the board of the American Red Cross Greater New York Region, business

committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. Mr.

Callahan holds a bachelor’s in history from Manhattanville College where he serves as Chairman

Emeritus.


Events News

EnterWorks is Premier Sponsor of IDEA eBiz 2019 Conference

6 May 2019

EnterWorks announced it is a premier sponsor of the IDEA eBiz 2019 Conference. IDEA, (Industry

Data Exchange Association, Inc.), the official technology service provider and eBusiness standards body

of the electrical industry, provides manufacturers and distributors with the tools they need to effectively

manage daily operations. eBiz 2019, is dedicated to eBusiness in the electrical industry and brings

together key electrical supply chain leaders, will take place at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel September

16-18, 2019.

EnterWorks will present during the eBiz 2019 Conference in addition to being an exhibitor. Specifically,

EnterWorks will be a part of the Solution Sessions, which focus on providing insights on how maximize

value and benefits of investing in IDEA. EnterWorks will discuss the Enable Platform and how it is

utilized by IDEA Connector ℠, the value of PIM, and finally the ease and speed of getting up and

running with PIM. To register for IDEA eBiz 2019, click here.

"We are pleased to have EnterWorks serve as a premier sponsor of our showcase event," said Bill

Ferguson, Vice President of Products and Services at IDEA. "Earlier this year, we announced our

strategic partnership with EnterWorks and its Multi-Domain MDM platform, which is now an integral

component of IDEA's mission to be the single source of complete, high-quality data that allows

businesses to make the best decisions possible. The fruits of our collaboration with EnterWorks are

important for the future success of IDEA, so we welcome their commitment to the eBiz event as we

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discuss the shared vision and roll out of this next generation of the IDEA information exchange."

IDEA selected the EnterWorks MDM solution to power the future generation of the IDEA Connector

℠, building from today's offering that standardizes and manages manufacturer product data in electrical,

industrial, retail and consumer-packaged goods. IDEA serves as a premier industry data pool, serving

the electrical industry and other sectors for North American manufacturers to securely share accurate

and timely product and pricing data with distributors and other wholesale trading partners. Through their

partnership, IDEA and EnterWorks have taken the existing platform to another level of secure data

exchange by enriching the content in the Connector in terms of depth, breadth, and quality. IDEA is

implementing the latest release of EnterWorks' exceptionally configurable, secure, and scalable MDM

solution, taking full advantage of new UX/UI, its robust reporting capabilities for product data quality

and compliance, and its Agile Data Fabric™ architecture for the speed of data exchange and extended

capabilities.

"We are excited to be a premier sponsor and for this opportunity to exchange ideas and paint the picture

of the future state of enabling commerce in the electrical vertical as the EnterWorks Enable-powered

platform for IDEA is realized," said Rick Chavie, GM of EnterWorks. "We are also pleased to offer

insights into how companies can best realize the value from this shared investment in data excellence

and what the future holds for taking the next steps in technology and best practices as the capabilities

enhance IDEA member's own data and technology portfolios."


Oracle Media Days: A Winning Cloud Apps Strategy, Cloud Security, and Innovation 2 May 2019

Announced on the Oracle blog:

Oracle CEO Mark Hurd on May 1, 2019 spoke to reporters at Oracle Media Days about how the

company has taken the pole position in the business cloud apps race. He said Oracle will continue to

build on its gains in the cloud market through the holistic suites it offers as an alternative to point

solutions, and as a company with a history of providing technology both on-premises and through the

cloud.

He also said Oracle is proving popular with customers by offering emerging technologies such as

artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain as features in existing technologies rather than

as separate products.

According to Hurd, Oracle will continue benefiting from its legacy customers’ migration to the cloud—a

process that is likely to play itself out for a number of years—and by taking market share from smaller

vendors who either no longer support their products, or don’t have a clear cloud migration strategy.

“The business apps sector is highly fragmented, but Oracle is growing faster than the market and we are

well-positioned to take the lion’s share,” he said.

Hurd said customers will benefit greatly by moving to the cloud, which will allow them to spend more

on innovation. “B2B tech is trying to take care of its technical debt it’s built up over the last few decades

and trying to clear out its technical debt that’s evolved in its hardware, software, configurations and data

center,” he said.


Other key Oracle executives and customers also spoke and made themselves available for questions

from reporters in the room.

Driving Growth in the Cloud

During a panel discussion featuring a number of Oracle cloud apps customers, Norman Fray, SVP and

Chief Accounting Officer for workforce solutions company TrueBlue, said that his company uses cloud

technology to help drive revenue growth.

“Part of the growth strategy for our RPO, our recruitment process outsourcing, is going global,” he said.

“Customers are saying that it’s great that you satisfy us in North America, but we need you to help with

staffing around the world. One of the reasons we chose Oracle is that we know that you’ll take us

wherever we need to go around the world. This will certainly enable our growth.”

In response to being asked whether the cloud enables innovation, he said, “That’s a resounding yes.”

The Threat Landscape and Oracle’s Trusted Security Strategy

Edward Screven, Oracle chief corporate architect, explained why cloud vendors like Oracle will be key

to defending corporate and personal data. “Government and businesses can’t be expected to out-innovate

cyber-attackers on their own,” he said. “That’s our job. We can build data centers and secure data at

scale more efficiently than any individual customer.”

He noted that “AI and machine learning in the Oracle Cloud can detect and automate responses to

unusual activities, helping protect customers from internal and external threats.”

“We can patch with zero downtime, and this is fundamentally different to what is offered by other cloud

vendors,” he added.

“Oracle is a security company and always has been,” he said.

The Future is Autonomous

Andrew Mendelsohn, EVP, Database Server Technologies, Oracle, and Steve Daheb, SVP, Oracle

Cloud, spoke about the Oracle Autonomous Database.

"Emerging technologies are permeating every aspect of life,” Daheb said. “We’re seeing self-driving

cars, we’re seeing precision medicine, we’re seeing smart cities. We’re at a tipping point where

enterprises are starting to outpace consumers in the adoption of emerging technology.”

Andy Mendelsohn noted that “If you talk to CIOs and CTOs today, they’ll all tell you that we’re

transforming to be a data-driven enterprise—100% will tell you that. But if you go on-prem, they have

data all over the place. Their data scientists can’t find the data, they don’t know where it is, they don’t

know how to move it to where it’s useful. That’s something we address with our autonomous database.

They’ll have a metadata catalog that shows where the data is, and they just want to run some analysis on

it. They don’t want to do the plumbing. They just want to do something useful with the data.”

Key Tenets of Oracle’s Next-Gen Cloud Infrastructure

Kyle York, VP, Product Strategy, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Rahul Patil, SVP, Software

Engineering, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, spoke about the characteristics of Oracle’s next-gen cloud.

"We reinvented the cloud, so that customers don’t have to reinvent their applications,” Patil said. “Most

other cloud vendors require customers to rewrite or rearchitect their applications.”

“The company that is trusted with the most data will win—and that’s why Oracle will win, because our


customers have their mission-critical information on Oracle,” he added.


XPLM to Participate in PTC Liveworx 7 May 2019

XPLM looks forward to welcoming guests to PTC Liveworx!

June 10th - 13th, 2019 in Boston, USA

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, USA

10th - 13th June 2019

Here you can get further information about the event: https://www.liveworx.com/


Financial News

CENIT in the 1st quarter 2019

9 May 2019

During the first three months, CENIT group generated sales revenues of EUR k 41,238 (prior year: EUR

k 40,934/0.7%). Sales revenues in CENITs consulting and services segment increased by 0.7% to EUR

k 12,639 (prior year: EUR k 12,553). Sales of third-party software increased by approx. 1.8% to EUR k

25,136 (prior year: EUR k 24,694). Sales proceeds from CENIT's proprietary software decreased from

EUR k 3,616 to EUR k 3,401 (-5.9%).

The gross profit (operating output less cost of materials) amounted to EUR k 20,814 (prior year: EUR k

21,509), representing a decrease of -3.2%. CENIT achieved EBITDA of EUR k 2,306 (prior year: EUR

k 2,153/7.1%) and EBIT of EUR k 844 (prior year: EUR k 1,428/-40.9%). Results per share were EUR

0.07 (prior year: EUR 0.12).

Orders Development

During the first three months, the group-wide order intake totaled EUR k 48,940 (prior year: EUR k

53,505). On 31st March 2019 orders in hand amounted to EUR k 61,099 (prior year: EUR k 58,048).

Asset and Financial Situation

On the balance-sheet date, equity capital totaled EUR k 39,411 (31 Dec. 2018: EUR k 39,102),

accounting for an equity ratio of 38.7% (31 Dec. 2018: 49.4%). On the balance-sheet date, bank deposits

and liquid assets totaled EUR k 27,268 (31 Dec. 2018: EUR k 18,041). The operative cash flow was

EUR k 9,989 (prior year: EUR k 13,929).

Employees

On 31st March 2019, CENIT group employed 747 staff (prior year: 758). Group-wide personnel costs

for the reporting period were EUR k 15,487 (prior year: EUR k 15,209).

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Outlook

For the current year, the CENIT Group expects sales of around EUR 170 million at the previous year's

level and earnings (EBIT) of around EUR 10 million.

Please visit CENIT's homepage for the full 3 Months Report 2019: www.cenit.com/reports.


Xilinx Reports Record Revenues Exceeding $3 Billion For Fiscal 2019 24 April 2019

Xilinx, Inc. today announced record revenues of $3.06 billion for fiscal year 2019, up 24% from the

prior fiscal year. Revenues were $828 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, up 4% from the

prior quarter and up 30% year over year.

GAAP net income for fiscal year 2019 was $890 million, or $3.47 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net

income for fiscal year 2019 was $892 million, or $3.48 per diluted share. GAAP net income for the

March quarter was $245 million, or $0.95 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the March

quarter was $242 million, or $0.94 per diluted share.

The Xilinx Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per outstanding share of

common stock payable on June 3, 2019 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on May 16,

2019.

Additional fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 comparisons are provided in the charts below. Due to the

adoption of the new revenue recognition standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, all 2018 results

have been restated to conform with the new standard.

Click here to access full charts and results: https://www.xilinx.com/news/press/2019/xilinx-reports-

record-revenues-exceeding-3-billion-for-fiscal-2019.html


Implementation Investments

Chinese Womenswear Brand HOPESHOW Goes Live with Centric PLM 7 May 2019

HOPESHOW has successfully implemented Centric Software's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

solution.

Founded in Hangzhou in 1995, HOPESHOW is a leading Chinese womenswear brand. HOPESHOW's

brand concept encourages contemporary women to discover their true self in their travels and enjoy

relaxing moments in life. Ms. Liu Hua, the founder and current Chairperson of HOPESHOW, has been

named one of the top ten fashion designers in China.

In recent years, many clothing brands in China have made breakthroughs in design and attracted global

attention. However, the industry is encountering unprecedented challenges and apparel companies are

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finding digital transformation necessary.

HOPESHOW has taken a decisive approach to digital transformation and partnered with Centric

Software to implement Centric PLM. The project establishes a complete data platform covering the

entire product lifecycle, comprehensively improve design and R&D efficiency, shorten time to market

and reduce inventory while also developing the brand.

More and more fashion brands have chosen Centric PLM to strengthen product R&D, drive digital

transformation, improve internal and external collaboration and build a fast supply chain at the source.

With Centric PLM in place, HOPESHOW will be able to provide consumers with the most efficient

solutions and professional services.

The implementation took only four months and was completed one and a half months ahead of schedule.

HOPESHOW's business and project teams collaborated with Centric throughout the implementation to

ensure the establishment of a standardized R&D process and the development of advanced business

management concepts and methods.

"We're delighted to announce that HOPESHOW has successfully gone live on Centric PLM ahead of

schedule," says Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. "This rapid implementation is a

testament to the hard work of both the HOPESHOW and Centric teams and we look forward to

continuing to partner with HOPESHOW in the future as their digital transformation evolves."


Product News

ASCENT Unveils 2020 Autodesk Courseware Roadmap

9 May 2019

In conjunction with the Autodesk 2020 software releases, ASCENT Center for Technical

Knowledge has released its fundamental guides for the core software titles: AutoCAD, Civil 3D,

Inventor and Revit. As an Autodesk Authorized Publisher, ASCENT has also published their

2020 Courseware Roadmap that includes over 60 titles planned for release throughout 2019.

“While our team is known for our off-the-shelf, comprehensive Autodesk courseware, we also see many

design engineering firms request help creating custom documentation,” says Paul Burden, director of

product development for ASCENT. “Users can quickly become productive when learning from blended

content consisting of reference, video, and project elements that reflects their unique in-house

workflows and processes. In addition, many of our Autodesk Training Center customers and Academic

clients benefit from courseware assembled from our extensive library of learning modules. Using

bespoke collections of our standard modules enables them to offer a roster of differentiated classes

giving students unique learning experiences and varied course options.”

Autodesk 2020 Learning Guides Now Available from ASCENT:

• AutoCAD 2020: Beyond the Basics – Mixed Units

• AutoCAD 2020: Essentials – Mixed Units

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• AutoCAD 2020: Fundamentals – Mixed Units

• Autodesk Civil 3D 2020: Fundamentals – Imperial

• Autodesk Inventor 2020: Introduction to Solid Modeling – Mixed Units

• Autodesk Revit 2020: Fundamentals for Architecture – Imperial

ASCENT’s offerings include learning materials for students, instructors, professionals and individuals,

designed for self-paced learning, instructor-led training, and on-the-job reference. Learning Guides

include practice exercises and, in applicable guides, Autodesk Certification Objectives to help those

preparing for Autodesk Professional Certification Exams. Instructor Guides contain the same

instructional content as a Learning Guide, plus include answers to the chapter review questions, timing

suggestions to help deliver the course, and instructor presentation files.

ASCENT also offers Official Certification Preparation books and self-paced eLearning. In addition to

industry-leading courseware, ASCENT also creates customized learning and documentation content that

meets the unique training needs of organizations and provides technical writing expertise to develop

client-specific material.

Live Expert-Led Webcast

Join ASCENT experts on May 8, 2019 at 11:00am Eastern as they review the Autodesk 2020

Courseware Roadmap, discuss new releases and preview courseware that will be available soon.

Attendance is free, but registration is required.

Learning Guide Availability

Guides are available in print, eBook and eLearning formats at ASCENTeStore.com or Amazon.com

(print only). Educational institutions, corporations, Autodesk Training Centers and individuals around

the globe can easily purchase ASCENT’s Learning Guides through distribution centers in North

America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. For volume sales, contact an ASCENT

representative at 1-866-527-2368.


Ashampoo PDF Pro 2 - The complete solution to create and edit PDF documents

7 May 2019

Ashampoo has released the next iteration of their PDF editor to create, edit, convert, merge and protect

PDF documents with a wealth of new options.

Ashampoo PDF Pro 2 now supports creating and editing interactive forms and features a side-by-side

comparison view for PDFs. A new screenshot feature makes it easy to capture document contents and

the legally valid bates numbering is equally well suited for small and large document archives.

Furthermore, added support for PDF 1.4 achieves great backwards compatibility. In addition, colors can

now be replaced throughout entire documents and the new unified editing mode, along with a clearer

menu structure and more meaningful toolbars, provide greater visual clarity and faster results.

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Bentley MicroStation V8 SELECTseries 10 (SS10) Provides Flexibility to Help Organizations

Sequence Their Upgrade from V8 to the CONNECT Edition

1 May 2019

Bentley is pleased to announce MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 10 (SS10). MicroStation V8i SS10

provides new flexibility for organizations that require Windows 10 Readiness and privacy and security

compliance while they sequence their upgrade to the CONNECT Edition.

MicroStation V8i SS10 is a simple and transparent installation for MicroStation V8iusers with no file

format change with complete fidelity of existing workspaces and MDL customizations. MicroStation

V8i SS10 consolidates all enhancements and updates of previous SELECTseries releases and offers an

extended support period for V8i users:

• Full Support will be provided until January 1, 2020.

• Expiring Support will be provided until January 1, 2021.

MicroStation V8i SS10 Windows also uses Bentley’s Subscription Entitlement Service, Bentley’s next

generation subscription management system, providing administrators with user-based entitlement

management, license threshold notifications, usage analytics, and more.

We recommend that your organization installs the latest version of MicroStation CONNECT Edition.

But, if your organization needs more time to sequence your CONNECT Edition upgrade, MicroStation

V8i SS10 provides additional flexibility and ensures you can continue to use supported software.

Key Capabilities

MicroStation V8i SS10 offers these capabilities:

• Windows 10 Readiness

• All previous V8i enhancements and updates

• Subscription Entitlement Service

• Extended support


Centilytics empowered with AUTOMATION and INVENTORY in the new release; advances CLOUD

INFRASTRUCTURE efficiency

7 May 2019

Centilytics announced a host of new features which includes automation, inventory and Slack

integration.

Organizations need an all-in-one platform that can manage their cloud infrastructure more efficiently.

Centilytics is empowering organizations to consolidate and manage existing resources to realize the

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advantages of increasingly popular public clouds.

A key to improving business processes aligned with the cloud is automating workflows to streamline

processes and make better, faster decisions. Centilytics’ new offerings are just in time when

organizations are struggling with automation and granular visibility in their entire cloud footprint.

“The multi-cloud approach is progressive but the scalability of cloud at such level can lead to absolute

failure if not managed properly. Cloud management platforms need advanced features to make complex

operations simple in the cloud and this is what we are trying to achieve with all the new upgrades.” –

Shruti Agnihotri, Chief Product Officer

Automation:

All new automation upgrades uphold the excitement of most demanded features to give an edge over

other CMPs. Cloud Automation enables users to skip the monotonous tasks and increase business

efficiency by allowing workload scheduling, lifecycle management, and automated backups. The

scheduling of workloads is available with advanced configuration. It gives freedom to schedule daily

tasks at the required time with desired applicable rules. For example, when to start and stop the

instances. The automated backups solve the purpose of not missing any data at any cost.

Inventory:

Public cloud users have struggled to get the desired visibility in their cloud footprint and the native

cloud consoles just add up to the pile of problems. Centilytics’ inventory feature provides

comprehensive information about all the resources. Their inventory piece allows granular visibility into

user’s resources with an overview dashboard which can be further drilled down, resource-wise, to get

real-time information.

Slack Integration:

Centilytics has a powerful, integrated reporting system which provides analytical data in a simplified

manner to make informed decisions. Their latest Slack integration enables easy accessibility, sharing

and scheduling of reports on desired Slack channels without leaving their workspace. To consume the

most relevant information, a user can choose from 500+ tag-based reports and send them via Slack.


China Mobile International Launches iSolutions Cloud-Network Integration Platform

8 May 2019

China Mobile International (CMI) today launched its iSolutions cloud-network integration solution in

Hong Kong, giving multinational enterprises a one-stop solution with self-service deployment and the

ability to manage all their cloud and network products on a single platform that makes cloud services

more visible, accessible and manageable.

Ninety percent of organizations will have some part of their applications or infrastructure in the cloud

this year, according to the 2018 IDG Cloud Computing study. Companies already use a mix of cloud

delivery models and strategies, and rely on multiple vendors, with more than half now seeking to

manage these providers as a whole rather than separately.

Built on CMI’s extensive global network, iSolutions allows customers to easily self-deploy and manage

cloud and network products from the world’s leading cloud service providers, including Microsoft


Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Baidu Cloud Engine and UCloud.

The solution initially covers 60 Cloud Connect POPs spanning 47 cities worldwide, enabling enterprise

customers to easily manage their cloud and network products around the world in one single platform.

Speaking at the launch event in Hong Kong, where he was joined by representatives from CMI’s eight

cloud service provider partners, Dr. Li Feng, Chairman & CEO of China Mobile International, said:

“Our cloud service provider partners represent the highest level of service in the global cloud market.

CMI has recently increased its investment in cable systems, PoPs and data centers. In collaboration with

the world’s finest cloud service providers, we will leverage our combined advantages to provide global

enterprises with a one-stop carrier-grade cloud-network solution and customizable attentive professional

services.”

Agile iSolutions Makes Cloud and Network Products More Visible, Accessible and Manageable

Using traditional processes, cloud provisioning can take 30 days for planning and delivery. The CMI

iSolutions cloud-network integration solution allows customers to review cloud products intuitively,

configure what they need, and deploy it within seconds, saving time and resources. Customers can

access the CMI iSolutions one-stop-shop cloud-network integration solution anytime to: purchase cloud

services; track and monitor service status and usage; quickly review logs and troubleshoot problems;

easily manage the product life cycle; and customize their bills and notification services.

iSolutions Cloud-Network Service is Highly Secure and Reliable

CMI has an extensive and reliable global network, with nine self-built submarine and eight terrestrial

cable resources, five self-built data centers, 164 PoPs and 60 Cloud Connect PoPs, providing enterprise

customers with an unprecedented 99.99 percent guaranteed uptime service level agreement (SLA).

Leveraging China Mobile’s whole new fibre infrastructure in China, CMI offers customers

comprehensive value-added data services, plus 24x7 support via its network operations centre.

CMI’s Open Cloud-Network Ecosystem Caters to the Needs of Different Verticals

CMI can help customers migrate to its iSolutions platform easily and quickly. CMI currently provides

cloud-network services to many global enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies.

Early adopters of the iSolutions cloud-network solution include a commercial video streaming platform

that initially needed cloud service deployment in Hong Kong and then extended its business platform

overseas. With the assurance of CMI’s dedicated access and data center, the business has improved its

user experience, even for those in overseas locations, enabling its international expansion.

A leading international online educational institution has also adopted iSolutions cloud-network

solution. With a requirement for high network stability and security, it relies on CMI's cloud connection

service to achieve reliability, low latency, flexible bandwidth and fast configuration while

accommodating spikes in data transmission across different regions.

CMI is now seeking to bring more cloud service providers onto its iSolutions cloud-network integration

platform in order to enrich the cloud-network ecosystem and address the specific needs of customers in

different industries.



Datacolor Launches New Color Lifecycle Management Solutions for the Textile and Apparel Supply

Chain

7 May 2019

Datacolor® announced the launch of new color lifecycle management solutions intended to deliver

greater transparency and confidence for both textile and apparel brands, as well as suppliers, mills and

dye houses.

The new offerings include Assessment Services, which encompass a suite of comprehensive color

assessment and lab audit services that will significantly reduce the time and cost of product development

by ensuring the supply chain is qualified and capable to meet all expectations to assure color quality.

Datacolor also introduces ColorHub, a web-based software solution, which provides an unprecedented

real-time view of mills’ color performance. This cloud-based depository of lab dip and production color

data will help ensure shade consistency and quality by identifying and taking corrective action to color

issues in real time.

“No one better understands how color impacts business than Datacolor, and we continually seek to

develop new color management solutions that meet our customers’ needs within today’s complex global

supply chain,” said Dustin Bowersox, Market Manager, Textiles & Apparel, Datacolor. “This series of

solutions is intended to address several pain points for the textile and apparel supply chain, allowing

brands to make better sourcing decisions based on mill performance and sophistication while allowing

suppliers to improve operational efficiency by providing real-time data into the quality and consistency

of their products.”


EnterWorks Announces Extension of its Multi-Domain Experience Management Platform with MxM

for SAP, Complementing the SAP Experience Landscape 7 May 2019

EnterWorks announced platform extensions today at SAP’s Sapphire NOW 2019 and SAP CX Live in

Orlando. The extension of the EnterWorks Multi-Domain Experience Management (MxM) platform

now offers rapid integration in connecting to, and leveraging, SAP software assets. This leveraging of

the SAP footprint takes advantage of new SAP resources and expertise arising from its new position as a

Line of Business with Winshuttle, a leading SAP-focused master data and robotic process automation

company. It also builds on the announcement of EnterWorks MxM earlier this year as EnterWorks

elevates MDM, PIM, and DAM capabilities in helping companies to drive revenue and margin uplift by

enabling precise, contextual engagement of external and internal customers.

“We have taken MDM and PIM out of the back office and put them in the “front office” by converging

into our MxM platform approach. Our view of experience management is built on multiple domains of

customer, product, supplier, associate, and brands – which in combination provide deeper insights and

enable process excellence for companies to excel in both physical and digital commerce,” said Rick

Chavie, GM of EnterWorks. “We see our MxM platform as complementary not only to the experience

management focus of SAP in commerce, but also in leveraging their ERP assets and in support of their

digital supply chain investments to address the value chain throughout B2B2C vertical networks.”

https://www.enterworks.com/press-releases/enterworks-announces-master-experience-management-mxm-solution/


From the EnterWorks solution view, the successful deployment of digital technologies, and the insights

that derive from them, depends heavily on an enterprise’s ability to centralize, master and govern its

data. MxM enables a foundation at the intersection of the multiple MDM domains for personalized

experiences that can be amplified by related digital assets to help people and companies visualize

products, materials, and assets across both physical and digital touchpoints. MxM focus includes:

• orchestration with suppliers who fulfill supply chain information requirements

• benchmarking of content effectiveness from brand/product stories by merchants and marketers

• assisting store and web managers to create experiences in the physical and digital demand chain

• allowing customers to express preferences in a customer-to-business (C2B) model as

contributors to the experience ecosystem.

EnterWorks will be providing demos and consultation on MxM and its suite of MDM, PIM, and DAM

at booth #2113 as part of the Winshuttle presence. EnterWorks will also be featuring its customer

Fender It in a Fender® Guitar Giveaway (Value $699.99) - stop by for a chance to win a Fender®

Stratocaster® Guitar!

Booth #2113 Demonstration

Schedule a discussion and demonstration of MxM in action along with the underlying MDM, PIM and

DAM components as well as discussing how MxM for SAP can elevate your business.


Flatirons Solutions and Cortona3D Partner to Make Aircraft Maintenance More Interactive

7 May 2019

Flatirons Solutions and Cortona3D are pleased to announce the integration of Cortona3D Solo rendering

technology with the CORENA Pinpoint and CORENA Pinpoint Mobile Interactive Electronic Technical

Publication (IETP) viewers.

CORENA Pinpoint and CORENA Pinpoint Mobile by Flatirons Solutions are the aviation industry’s

most advanced manufacturer-independent IETP viewers, allowing maintainers to access airframe,

engine, and component manuals and work cards from a wide array of manufacturers. By providing a

single source for all of the technical information needed to perform maintenance and repair work, the

products deliver strong productivity gains for aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs).

Cortona3D Solo is part of Cortona3D’s RapidAuthor solution and is also used by third-party software

developers like Flatirons to enable viewing of 3D data that has been integrated into technical

publications. Cortona3D Solo provides 3D model rendering functionality for desktop and mobile

devices and uses lightweight JavaScript and WebGL / HTML5 technologies in place of cumbersome

plug-ins. Cortona3D Solo is used in a range of large asset industries beyond aviation, including marine,

energy, automotive, machinery and others.

Airlines do not need to create new 3D models to take advantage of this solution. 3D models often

created by OEMs using Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacturing solutions like

AutoCAD, Solid Edge, or CATIA are converted into light-weight 3D data and

published alongside the S1000D XML as part of technical content supplied to airlines as part of new


generation aircraft.

The integration of CORENA Suite and Cortona3D technologies brings together the industry’s leading

OEM-independent technical information viewer with the world’s most advanced solution for displaying

3D models. By providing technical publications and work cards that are enriched with 3D assets, the

joint solution brings dramatic usability and ergonomic improvements to AMTs.

• 3D is increasingly important both for manufacturers, who want to create more interactive

documentation, and for operators, who want to better empower maintenance staff in their

complex work. As part of this integration, CORENA Pinpoint and Cortona3D models will

support advanced features like:

• Synchronization between 3D objects and the procedural text so that as the user navigates the 3D

model the viewer shows relevant task execution details, ensuring that the most appropriate

information is always shown to the user.

• Navigation of technical publications using 3D models, as an alternative to traditional Table of

Contents or search-based navigation, including the Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC) and

maintenance manuals.

• Support for task-related animations for modeling complex procedures like assembly/disassembly

in a more intuitive manner than 2D renderings can permit.

• Features for 3D model interactivity, including user-driven options for rotating, zooming and

selecting specific components or parts from a 3D model.

As the aviation industry grapples with a growing skills shortage, there is an increasing need for

maintenance teams to match the level of interactivity and convenience of consumer software when

delivering technical information to new generation workers. The combined CORENA Pinpoint /

Cortona3D offer helps both airlines and manufacturers meet this requirement.

To learn more about the benefits of 3D models in technical publishing, and the combined CORENA

Pinpoint / Cortona3D offer, download a new white paper at flatironsolutions.com/resources.


GeoTools-CADPower V20 Released: ZWCAD Platform added

9 May 2019

Announced on the Rake Shrao blog:

We are extremely elated and excited to announce the successful completion of two decades of

maintaining and growing our popular add-on products - GeoTools and CADPower.

Version 20 of GeoTools and CADPower is now released and available for download, and we want to

make two key statements:

• We are committed on the growth story of our products and will continue to add and improve our

utilities

• We are adding a new platform - ZWCAD from V20, in addition to the existing ones, AutoCAD

and BricsCAD.

http://www.4d-technologies.com/geotools

http://www.4d-technologies.com/cadpower

https://www.zwsoft.com/


Way back in 2014, we were requested by ZWSOFT Corporation to consider porting our applications to

the ZWCAD platform. We did try at that time and found too many missing Lisp functions and errors in

execution. It was not worth out time and we did not proceed further.

Circa 2018 December, and we gave the platform a try again. Indeed, in the 5 years since 2014, the

ZWCAD platform has improved, and we found the porting process nearly as painless as moving our

products to BricsCAD in 2011.

So, here we are, offering our products on three platforms - AutoCAD, BricsCAD and ZWCAD. The

choice is yours.

If we were to recommend the best platform for your CAD work, indeed it is BricsCAD. As BricsCAD

distributor in India, we do not sell and will never sell ZWCAD, but, in as much as our products are

concerned, we are happy to support ZWCAD for those users who are already using ZWCAD.

V20 of GeoTools & CADPower are now available for public download. The ZWCAD version also is

available but not yet publicly on our site. We expect that to be in place in a week or two. If you wish to

try it out right now, do let me know.

V20 of GeoTools & CADPower is compatible with AutoCAD 2020, the latest release and continues to

maintain compatibility with all lower versions until 2012. It may work on AutoCAD versions lower than

2012 as well but that is not supported by us.

Strengthening some of the mini-verticals we have chosen with GeoTools, like the Mining, Geology,

Civil, Rail and Transmission Tower Design tools continues to dominate our priorities and focus in

GeoTools development. This will remain one of our thrust areas in the V20 life-cycle as well.

In CADPower, we will focus more on time-saver tools in the areas of quantity calculation, Excel data

export / import, measurements and annotations. The focus is to get the most output from your

engineering drawing.


HP Leads Digital Manufacturing Forward with Powerful New 3D Printing Solution, Industrial

Alliances, and Global Production Network

9 May 2019

HP Inc. unveiled a series of innovations and partnerships helping its customers accelerate their digital

manufacturing journey. HP is expanding its industry-leading 3D printing portfolio with the new Jet

Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution, an industrial 3D printing system bringing new levels of

manufacturing predictability, efficiency, repeatability, and quality to customers scaling to full

production. To further enable customers digitally transforming their manufacturing, HP is also

expanding its strategic alliances with industrial leaders BASF, Materialise, and Siemens, and launching

the HP Digital Manufacturing Network, a new global community of proven, large-scale 3D printed parts

providers.

“The Fourth Industrial Revolution is one of the most transformative forces in our lifetime. New

technology innovations will be required, new partnership models will emerge, and new modes of doing

business will unfold,” said Christoph Schell, President of 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing at HP

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Inc. “HP is committed to helping customers with diverse manufacturing needs turn change into

opportunity by delivering the most innovative solutions portfolio and comprehensive ecosystem of

industry-leading partners. The broadening of our portfolio with the new Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D

printing system, coupled with expanded industrial alliances and our new Digital Manufacturing network,

are important accelerators of our digital manufacturing journey.”

The new HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution brings together new systems, data intelligence,

software, services, and materials innovations enabling customers to scale their 3D production and target

business growth. Leveraging these innovations, the new solution expands manufacturing predictability

with high-quality and optimal-yield of parts at industrial levels of efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability;

delivers best-in-class economics and productivity for production environments; and provides the

increased flexibility, improved uptime, streamlined workflows, and simplified fleet management

required for factory production settings. New data intelligence, software, and services capabilities,

including the HP 3D Process Control and HP 3D Center software offerings and the HP 3D Parts

Assessment service, enable customers to achieve new heights of operational efficiency and repeatability,

and identify and optimize production of new 3D applications.

HP also introduced a new certified thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), ULTRASINT™ developed by

BASF, to expand the breadth of final-parts applications for customers on the new Jet Fusion 5200 Series

systems. The new TPU is ideal for flexible and elastic parts and complements HP High

Reusability1 PA-12, PA-12 Glass Beads, and PA-11 materials, with more coming in the future.

Numerous companies across the automotive, industrial, consumer goods, and manufacturing sectors are

exploring new applications for the new Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution, including Avid

Product Development, BASF, Jaguar Land Rover, Kupol, Materialise, Sculpteo, Prodartis, and Vestas.

“Innovation and advanced technology are at the core of Jaguar Land Rover’s commitment to deliver

outstanding customer experiences. The transition to an autonomous, connected electric and shared

future and the journey to Industry 4.0 are central to our future strategy,” said Ben Wilson, Additive

Manufacturing Manager, Jaguar Land Rover. “Our work with HP to advance our knowledge and in-

house capability in 3D printing has been an important step towards production of quality parts to support

current and aftermarket customers. The continuation of this collaboration through the early use of the

new HP Jet Fusion 5200 3D printing platform will help us to better understand opportunities to unlock

new application areas whilst supporting investigations to advance the productivity, efficiency and

reliability of the technology.”

“As the largest provider of wind turbines in the world, Vestas is looking to innovators like HP to help us

speed new product development for a more sustainable future,” said Jeremy D. Haight, Senior Principal

Engineer of Emerging Technologies, Vestas VBIC. “The combination of new 3D printing materials and

technology breakthroughs is a significant step toward unlocking new design possibilities, streamlining

our manufacturing, and improving environmental sustainability.”

The new Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution is available today. Full solution information can be

found at www.hp.com/go/3DPrinter5200.


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Infratech Launches Courses in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit and more

7 May 2019

Announced on the Infratech blog:

The AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit courses are a logical addition to our innovative engineering

services. Infratech will continue to provide design services. Now, we are also adding software offerings

and training solutions. Indeed, we will be offering training courses in various industry-leading software

programs. That includes AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, and more!

OUR SOLUTION IS TWOFOLD

We designed our online training to meet the needs of professionals and students. Therefore, the training

will meet professional development credits and stringent modern educational requirements.

The first installment of our training portfolio is the “Civil 3D Essentials” course. We will follow with

more courses, such as:

• Civil 3D – Advanced modules (Surveying, Roadway Design, Stormwater Management, etc.)

• Sinpac Tutorial

• Plex Earth

• AutoCAD – Level 1 (Basic), Level 2 (Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, etc.)

• Revit

• Sketchup

• Solidworks

• Etc.

We are also building an affiliate program with industry-leading software developers. Hence, the

program includes training and resale of discounted software. Our portfolio already includes Plex

Earth and SincPac extensions for AutoCAD and Civil 3D. Many more are in the pipeline and will be

released at an appropriate time.

For more details, a list of our courses is available on the course page.

A COURSE PACKAGE FOR EVERY BUDGET

Our pricing plans fit every budget. In particular, plans range from just $1.00 per month for basic and

student access to the premium plan. Indeed, the premium plan includes access to all our full offerings

(discounted software, support plans, hourly project consulting, etc.).

Finally, follow us on social media to stay in the loop about new online course releases and special

promotions!


New Kubernetes OperatorHub for Red Hat OpenShift to enable hybrid cloud flexibility for enterprises

8 May 2019

https://www.infratechcivil.com/about-us/

https://www.infratechcivil.com/about-us/

https://www.infratechcivil.com/courses/civil-3d-essentials/

http://autodesk.com/civil3d

https://www.infratechcivil.com/product/sincpac-civil-3d__trashed/

https://www.infratechcivil.com/product/plex-earth-for-autocad/

http://autodesk.com/autocad

https://www.infratechcivil.com/courses/


Announced on the Red Hat blog:

Today, Red Hat announces Red Hat OpenShift 4, the industry’s most comprehensive enterprise

Kubernetes platform. With this, we celebrate a new capability to further enable the flexibility of hybrid

cloud on any infrastructure: OperatorHub embedded for Red Hat OpenShift. We are also

introducing Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification to deliver to customers a trusted ecosystem of

enterprise applications with consistent packaging, deployment and lifecycle management across all

OpenShift footprints.

Today’s achievement builds on the work we’ve done around Operators, starting with the introduction of

the Operator concept in 2016. In 2018, we announced the Operator Framework to help others build and

automate the lifecycle of Operators. Earlier this year we announced the OperatorHub.io community of

curated Kubernetes Operators to make it easier to find and share Operators.

With OperatorHub embedded on OpenShift 4, developers and administrators are empowered to

automate and orchestrate complex tasks required to maintain an application across any cloud where

Kubernetes runs. Kubernetes Operators implement cloud-like automation capabilities, such as self-

service provisioning, self-tuning, data-replication, automated backups, and automated updates, for their

respective services. Red Hat OpenShift has more than 40 Operators available in its embedded

OperatorHub catalog, including both community and OpenShift Certified Operators. With Red Hat

certified Operators, businesses can provide their developers with a toolbox of workloads "as-a-service,"

verified on OpenShift and backed by Red Hat and its partners.

Operators on OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is the first enterprise Kubernetes offering that delivers a catalog

of Operators and includes both Certified and community Operators. Users discover and deploy

Kubernetes-native services from the community ecosystem, ISV partners, and Red Hat.

Red Hat OpenShift Certified Operators: Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification is an offering

under Red Hat Partner Connect, our technology partner program, by which partners can certify their

Operators for use on Red Hat OpenShift. With OpenShift Certified Operators, customers can benefit

from validated, well-integrated, mature and supported Operators from Red Hat or partner ISVs in their

hybrid cloud environments.

Community Operators: With access to community Operators, customers can try out Operators at a

variety of maturity levels. Delivering the OperatorHub community Operators on OpenShift fosters

iterative software development and deployment as developers get self-service access to popular

components like databases, message queues or tracing in a managed-service fashion on the platform.

Users can visually recognize the Operator level within their OpenShift environments.

This group of Operators shows progress made towards the more than 60 partners that committed to

supporting Operators over the past year and we expect to bring more Operators over time.

Sample Operators available on OpenShift 4 include:

Data and document stores:

• Couchbase: The Couchbase Autonomous Operator allows users to more easily deploy, manage,

and maintain Couchbase deployments.

• etcd: This Operator creates and maintains highly-available etcd clusters on Kubernetes providing

a more reliable way to store data in a distributed key value store across a cluster of machines.

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• Hazelcast: The Hazelcast Operator is an in-memory data grid offering caching solutions to help

verify that data is in place when it’s needed for optimal performance.

• MongoDB: The MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator enables easier deploys of MongoDB

into Kubernetes clusters, using MongoDB management, monitoring and backup platforms, Ops

Manager and Cloud Manager.

• Redis: The Redis Enterprise Operator manages the enterprise-grade, distributed, in-memory

NoSQL database server, fully compatible with open source Redis by Redis Labs.

Virtualization:

• KubeVirt: This Operator enables the migration of existing virtualized workloads directly into

the development workflows supported by Kubernetes.

Relational databases:

• Percona: The Percona Operator automatically creates/changes/deletes needed Kubernetes

objects with appropriate settings to provide Percona MySQL PXC instances on Kubernetes.

• PlanetScale: This Operator deploys and manages instances of MySQL with Vitess, a database

clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL through generalized sharding.

• PostgreSQL Operator: The PostgreSQL Operator by Crunchy Data runs within a Kubernetes

cluster and provides a means to deploy and manage PostgreSQL clusters.

• Monitoring and insights:

• Prometheus: This Operator provides easier monitoring definitions for Kubernetes services and

deployment and management of Prometheus instances.

• ProphetStor Federator.AI: The FederatorAI Operator provides easier configuration and

operation of AI-enabled Kubernetes resource orchestrator.

• Sysdig: This Operator installs the Sysdig Agent for Sysdig Monitor and Sysdig Secure to all

nodes in your cluster.

Data streaming:

• Red Hat AMQ Streams: This Operator by Red Hat provides management for AMQ Streams, a

high-performance data streaming platform based on the Apache Kafka project.

Storage:

• Rook: This Operator installs Rook to create, configure, and manage Rook clusters which provide

the platform, framework, and support for a diverse set of storage solutions.

• StorageOS: The StorageOS Operator installs and manages StorageOS within a cluster.

There are 22 Red Hat OpenShift Certified Operators today that include Anchore Engine Operator,

AppDynamics Cluster Agent, Aqua Certified Operator, Black Duck Operator for OpenShift, Couchbase

Operator, Dynatrace OneAgent Operator, Federator.ai Operator by ProphetStor, Hazelcast Operator,

InsightEdge Operator by Gigaspaces, Instana Agent Operator, MariaDB Platform Operator, MemSQL

Operator, MongoDB Operator, NewRelic Operator, NuoDB Operator, OpenUnison Operator by

Tremolo Security, PlanetScale, Operator for Vitess, ROBIN Storage Operator, StorageOS Operator,

Sysdig Agent Operator, TiDB Operator by PingCap and Tufin Orca Operator.


"We created the MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator to enable easier deploys of MongoDB into

Kubernetes clusters. As Kubernetes continues to drive innovation for our customers across all industries,

we are pleased to offer the MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator with Red Hat OpenShift Operator

Certification to bring our combined customers even more ease and consistency across platforms," said

Alan Chhabra, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partners, MongoDB

"In an ecosystem based on Kubernetes, it was a no brainer for us to create the Sysdig Agent Operator

and Falco Operator to provide customers with an easier way to get started with Sysdig’s combined

visibility, security and forensics solution. Even more, with Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification,

our customers can benefit from validated Operators that enable a consistent experience across their

teams, and across hybrid environments," said Loris Degioanni, CTO and founder of Sysdig.

What makes an Operator certified on OpenShift

As explained in the OperatorHub.io introduction, community Operators on OperatorHub.io have been

curated based on some basic criteria. They have passed some testing on their cluster lifecycle features

and are packaged with the Operator Framework’s Operator Lifecycle Manager, and have acceptable

documentation for its intended users. They can work on any Kubernetes.

OpenShift Certified Operators have been additionally validated beyond the basic tests performed for the

community Operators from OperatorHub.io. With Red Hat OpenShift Certified Operators, partners can

now look to Red Hat to manage updates for OpenShift releases. Partners also work with Red Hat for

security vulnerability response and automated rebuilding of container images and can offer their

products with joint, commercial support on OpenShift. A Certified Operator on OpenShift offers

additional enterprise compatibility that includes:

• Built with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Red Hat Universal Base Image

• Automated security maintenance for container images per Red Hat Container Certification

• Published in OperatorHub on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

• Automated updates deployed on OpenShift

• Commercial support by Red Hat and ISV partner

What’s Next for Kubernetes Operators

With Operators available on OpenShift, users have more ease in finding and using validated Operators

to manage their Kubernetes deployments at scale. Moving forward, we want to continue lowering the

bar for Kubernetes adoption, and Operators are one way of enabling that. We look forward to expanding

the ecosystem of community Operators to make Kubernetes the automation engine across the hybrid

cloud.


New WORKPLAN 2020

7 May 2019

The latest release of WORKPLAN, from the Production Software business of Hexagon Manufacturing

Intelligence, includes new and enhanced functionality making it the first integrated project management

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system combining ERP and MES in a single database.

Incorporating new features normally only found in MES solutions, WORKPLAN 2020.0 is now placing

itself as the main tool for centralising a company’s data to improve production management, including

machine events, monitoring, CMMS, CAM supervision, workflow, and part traceability.

Brand Manager Christophe MAS says: “WORKPLAN is the first ERP system to integrate MES

functions as standard, putting it firmly as the backbone of a company, combining sales and production

management, as well providing workshop supervision in real time.”

The new WORKPLAN 2020.0 integrates internet solutions for job time tracking on the world wide web,

including clock-in/out time tickets at the start and end of the working day, along with time spent on both

productive and non-productive activities. This avoids the need for additional time-consuming data input.

New user interface for stock and program management

Christophe MAS says not all companies managing wood or steel panel-type materials have the capacity

or desire to set up a complete management system. “The latest release of WORKPLAN offers a simple

and efficient stock management solution for them, including aspects such as stock reception/withdrawal,

inventory, scrap management and traceability.”

The system is even more time efficient when interfaced with Hexagon’s CAM programming software

ALPHACAM. As soon as the program is validated, data reporting in WORKPLAN, and information

about panels and plates, is all completed in a few mouse clicks.

Activity Basket

WORKPLAN 2020.0 introduces an ‘Activity Basket’ which performs a variety of functions. “When

several tasks from different projects are performed simultaneously within a single production operation,

such as 3D printing, heat treatment, punching, or laser cutting, it’s difficult to monitor and assign real

cycle times and materials to each project without causing issues with job reports,” he says.

“Now, when preparing production, users can create a basket of operations grouped by service, and

manage all cost distribution according to their individual needs.” The supervision window allows

consolidation of all pending, in-progress, or finished baskets and programs, either by operator or service.

And information is available on real time progress, documentation, and the number of components

produced.

New QuickBooks Interface

The new release of WORKPLAN features an improved interface to connect with the Enterprise and

Online version of QuickBooks accounting software. All customer and supplier invoices data are swiftly

transferred, along with full company records.

Cabinet Vision Interface – Labour Import

It is now possible to import the full list of manufacturing operations from a Cabinet Vision project into a

WORKPLAN quotation, incorporating the expected time based on the Bid Center’s rate tables.

In conclusion, Christophe MAS says the new and enhanced functionality further increases performance

for all project-based companies in the aerospace, automotive, mechanical, sheet metal and woodworking

industrial sectors. “WORKPLAN 2020.0 enables users to accurately manage and analyse the entire

manufacturing process step by step, from quotation to invoicing, and it’s the first ERP solution to

integrate MES functions as standard.”



PlanGrid Delivers BIM Data in 2D and 3D Directly to Mobile Users in the Field

7 May 2019

PlanGrid, an Autodesk company and a leader in construction productivity software, today

introduced PlanGrid BIM, a powerful new product integration with Autodesk Revit that enables users to

immediately access Building Information Modeling (BIM) data, in either 2D or 3D, directly within

PlanGrid on their mobile devices. Construction teams and facilities managers can now drill down into

rich BIM data in an easy-to-use 2D interface or 3D environment, empowering the field to build with

greater accuracy, avoid rework and make decisions faster and with more confidence.

“BIM has transformed the way architects and engineers design, and Revit is the industry standard during

pre-construction,” said Jim Lynch, vice president and general manager, Autodesk Construction

Solutions. “PlanGrid’s integration of Revit empowers its users to take full advantage of BIM beyond

pre-construction with a wealth of data immediately at their fingertips. This joint initiative, the first of

many following our acquisition of PlanGrid, will help Autodesk fulfill our mission to deliver a

comprehensive, integrated platform that seamlessly connects the office, the trailer and the field.”

PlanGrid BIM connects rich BIM data from the design process to construction and operations

Architects and engineers who design construction projects using BIM create 3D models to act as a

virtual representation of how complicated work should be installed and building assets should interact.

Models are embedded with rich property data such as the height of a counter, material type of a wall or

manufacturer details of a lighting fixture. But when these models are sent out to the field, they’re

“flattened down” into PDFs, and the data is lost to the teams doing the physical work of building or

maintaining facilities. This loss of data, coupled with a lack of 3D visualization in the field, can lead to

critical errors, lost time and rework.

PlanGrid BIM empowers construction and facilities teams to make better decisions in real-time, using

the most comprehensive data available and a seamless transition between 2D and 3D.

With PlanGrid BIM, users can see BIM data properties within familiar 2D drawings, or tap into 3D to

better visualize assets within the surrounding environment — all from within PlanGrid’s software.

Encompassing three core elements, PlanGrid’s new BIM functionality includes:

• BIM-enabled Sheets: Users can tap objects to access BIM data properties, such as an object’s

dimensions, material type or manufacturer details, all within the familiar 2D environment.

• 3D BIM Viewer: With a simple tap, users can instantly transition into a 3D view of a specific

object, even if offline. The viewer, currently in open beta, includes features such as zoom and

snap tools for taking measurements between model objects.

• Revit Integration: Sheets are published directly from Revit into PlanGrid, guaranteeing accurate

BIM data, as well as sheet titles and numbers; drawings continue to include PlanGrid features

such as automatic callout detection and hyperlinking.

With rich data immediately at their fingertips, field teams can decrease miscommunication, reduce

defects at handover, increase safety and overall quality of work.

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“Communication on a jobsite can be challenging, particularly when team members may be missing vital

information from interacting trades. A plumber may consult with a mechanical foreman several times

before installing risers near HVAC ducts, and the build-out may still take longer than expected and

require rework,” said Kendall Pouland, Director of Technology and Innovation at Tellepsen. “With

PlanGrid’s new BIM functionality, any construction team member can quickly find all the details they

need right from their mobile device. And because our teams are already using PlanGrid on a daily basis,

it will be easy for them to quickly learn and take advantage of this powerful new functionality.”

“We know field workers and facilities teams need mobile solutions that can be used on the job site,

which is why we built PlanGrid’s software with a mobile-first approach right from the start. We saw

immediate adoption, and now more than 1.5 million projects around the world are using our

technology,” said Tracy Young, head of PlanGrid at Autodesk. “We’re now bringing our mobile-first

approach to BIM, empowering teams to build right the first time. With PlanGrid BIM, we are not only

helping contractors work more efficiently, we’re also enabling architects to maintain their design intent

and owners to reduce lifecycle costs. We’re delivering on our commitment to building powerful and

easy-to-use software for the field, and developing an integrated workflow with Autodesk products.

We’re changing the industry, again.”

PlanGrid BIM is included with all PlanGrid subscriptions and is available today on iOS and web, with

functionality on Android and Windows to follow in the future. PlanGrid will continue furthering its aim

to help increase construction productivity with features to be added in the future that include integration

with other design and project review software such as Autodesk Navisworks, two-way synch to update

the master BIM model with data from the field, and the ability to generate tasks, RFIs and punchlists

from model data.

PlanGrid will host a webinar overview of “PlanGrid BIM for Design, Build and Operations” on the

following dates; to register, please visit here.

• North America: May 7, 2019 at 11:00am PDT / 2:00pm EDT

• EMEA: May 9, 2019 at 12 noon BST / 13:00 CEST / 15:00 GST

• APAC: May 15, 2019 at 10:00am SGT / 12 noon AEST / 2:00pm NZST

This announcement also appears on PlanGrid press page here. You can read more about PlanGrid

BIM on the PlanGrid blog.


Selerant Launches Out-of-the-Box PLM Solution for Cosmetics Manufacturers

7 May 2019

Selerant has announced the release of Devex Baseline Cosmetics, a system of out-of-the-box PLM

templates for New Product Development and Introduction (NDPI) processes.

As part of this release, Selerant will be rolling out the Devex Baseline Cosmetics system to cosmetics

innovators at the NYSCC Suppliers’ Day event May 7-8, 2019, in New York City.

“Beauty brands are facing faster product launch deadlines and often don’t have the time or resources to

spend customizing a PLM system. By packaging Selerant’s proven PLM processes into ready-made

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templates, Devex Baseline Cosmetics empowers beauty manufacturers of any size to quickly implement

a full-scale product lifecycle tailored to their exact needs,” said Jacopo Colombo, Selerant CTO.

From Regulatory steps to Innovation and R&D, the Devex Baseline Cosmetics solution includes plug-

and-go templates for each part of the NPDI process. Devex PLM Baseline Cosmetics Templates include:

• Ingredients Management: Implements creation, approval, promotion and activation processes for

ingredients and their specifications.

• Packaging Management: Implements creation, approval and activation processes for packaging

materials and their specifications.

• Formula Management: Integrates formula development with approval workflows for

formulations and their specifications.

• Finished Product Management: Implements creation, approval and activation processes for

finished products and their specifications.

• Regulatory: Enforces requirements for EHS, GHS, LOLI, ADR and ADT calculations while also

creating INCI statements and SDS documents.

Each template contains data sets, specifications, workflows, documents, user roles and more that can be

used as a stand-alone solution or combined together for a tailored PLM system implementation. Devex

Baseline’s three configuration profiles offer PLM options for any cosmetics company, regardless of size

or maturity of existing processes around PLM:

• Express Configuration is for companies that need standard product data and do not have well-

defined business processes for change control of the product data.

• Standard Configuration is for companies that want to control product development with

structured status management phases and more detailed product data templates.

• Plus Configuration is for companies with complex business processes that need version control,

specification templates, and process reporting.

Shiseido Americas Corporation, which manages global brands such as Laura

Mercier, NARS and bareMinerals, echoes the importance of having a configurable technology platform

that can manage the full product and regulatory lifecycle for all product lines.

“As a leader in prestige beauty, having the Devex system in place to manage projects, catalogs and

product development activities creates an essential technology backbone for our digital innovation

efforts. With Selerant, our product teams remain focused on cutting-edge product design, not data or

process bottlenecks,” said Deanna Johnston, Shiseido America’s Chief Information Officer.

The NYSCC Suppliers’ Day event will take place May 7-8, 2019, and will showcase the latest

innovations from leaders in the cosmetics and beauty industry.

Selerant will be located at booth 101 in the Javits Center in New York City. For more information on

Devex Baseline Cosmetics, visit www.selerant.com


Siemens Asset Performance Management (APM) for Power Plants Named as Winner of 2019

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Solution Award for Excellence in Asset Management

7 May 2019

Bentley Systems and Siemens’ joint solution, Siemens APM for Power Plants, has been named as the

winner of the Solution Award for Excellence in Asset Management. The Solution Awards competition is

held annually in conjunction with The Reliability Conference and the Maintenance 4.0 Digitalization

Forum, recognizing innovative products, software, training, and services for reliability and asset

management.

Mark Confer, director of business model development, digital industries at Siemens, said, “It’s an honor

for Siemens to be recognized for the work we are doing in the power generation industry. The

partnership with Bentley Systems to use of their software as the foundation of our asset performance

management solution is the perfect marriage of technology and expertise to advance digitalization in

power plants toward higher levels of reliability, availability and ultimately, profitability.”

Siemens’ asset performance management (APM) solution covers the entire power plant, including

turbines, generators, pumps, motors, transformers, valves, switchgears, and other equipment that affects

plant reliability and performance. Using intelligent models paired with predictive analytics, the solution

takes data from multiple sources, applies domain and analytical expertise, and seamlessly integrates the

data into a customer’s existing Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)/Enterprise

Asset Management (EAM) environment to provide insights, which help to improve maintenance

planning, reduce outages, and optimize performance.

“Bentley is delighted to receive this award in recognition of our strong partnership with Siemens and our

mutual dedication to advancing infrastructure,” said Mark Biagi, director, digital co-ventures, Bentley

Systems. “Many thanks to ReliabilityWeb for recognizing the innovations from Siemens and Bentley to

drive asset performance improvement in the global power industry.”

The Solution Awards were judged by Uptime Magazine and Reliabilityweb.com and a jury of

independent experts in the reliability and asset management community within the Association of

Maintenance Professionals (AMP). The awards were announced at a ceremony during The Reliability

Conference in Seattle on Tuesday, May 7.


What's New in Onshape's Latest Update

6 May 2019

Announced on the Onshape blog:

We’re ready to start off May with an exciting new update! This one includes a number of highly

requested drawing improvements, performance improvements, and more. Let's take a look.

CAD IMPROVEMENTS

SPLIT BOM

You can now split the Bill of Materials in an Onshape Drawing.


JOG POINTS IN ORDINATE DIMENSIONS

When manipulating ordinate dimensions, you will now see additional controls that allow you to

reposition jogs.

DRAWING VIEW RENDER MODE

You can now set the render mode used in drawing views in Onshape. By default, the render mode will

be set to "Best performance" on all new drawings, but can be set to "Best quality" if you want to favor

quality over performance. Drawing views created prior to this update will be set to "High quality," but

can be changed. This improvement, combined with some other performance improvements, has led to a

significant decrease in drawing load times as well as the time it takes to generate drawing views.

LARGE ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE

The performance of large assemblies has been improved with this update. The most noticeable change is

the decrease in time it takes to open a large assembly that is referencing many Part Studio tabs. In the

past, this involved pulling in each Part Studio in a serial process, but with this update, that process is

now done in parallel.

DETAIL PANE IMPROVEMENTS

Improvements have been made to the Detail Pane to make it easier to use. Now when you select a

Document from the Documents page, you can choose to view the "Details" or the "Share Details."

PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

ADD COMMENTS TO PAST RELEASES/OBSOLETIONS

You can now add comments to past releases or obsoletions.

ENTERPRISE IMPROVEMENTS

USING PROJECT ROLES AS APPROVERS OR OBSERVERS

When creating a release candidate, you can now use Project Roles for the Approver or Observer fields.

Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements and leave your comments below.

For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.

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