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PLM Industry Summary Jillian Hayes, Editor Vol. 16 No. 10 Friday 7 March 2014 Contents CIMdata News _____________________________________________________________________ 2 CIMdata Featured in Webinar on Improving Engineering Processes ________________________________2 Dr. Martin Eigner to Speak at CIMdata’s European Systems Engineering and Simulation and Analysis Workshop _____________________________________________________________________________3 Acquisitions _______________________________________________________________________ 4 Accenture Completes Acquisition of Businesses from evopro group, Strengthens Industrial and Embedded Software Capabilities ____________________________________________________________________4 Company News _____________________________________________________________________ 5 3D Systems Founder Chuck Hull to be Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame ______________5 Advanced Solutions Expands into the Texas AEC Market _______________________________________6 AGA CAD Developed Autodesk® Revit® Add-ons are Becoming More and More Popular _____________7 Altair Joins AMEDEO ITN as Consortium Partner, Providing Comprehensive Support and Training for Early Stage Researchers __________________________________________________________________8 ASCON Announces the KOMPAS-3D Modeling Contest for 2014 ________________________________9 Autodesk Establishes Global Foundation to Accelerate Design-Led Revolution _____________________10 Autodesk Joins Forces with U.S. Government to Drive Innovation in American Manufacturing _________12 Datakit participates in the Standards & Interoperability PLM Project ______________________________12 GoEngineer Enables Customers to Leverage 3D data--Across the Entire Product Development Lifecycle _13 Lectra appoints Céline Choussy Bedouet as Marketing Director for Automotive, Furniture, Technical Textiles and Composite Materials _________________________________________________________14 MachineWorks Manufacturing Software; Celebrating 20 Years of Development _____________________14 Nominations for EDA Consortium Board of Directors Are Now Open _____________________________15 Polarion Secures $10 Million in Series a Funding from Siemens Venture Capital ____________________16 ThingWorx Expands Leadership Team to Address Increased Demand for Internet of Things Platform in EMEA _______________________________________________________________________________17 Events News ______________________________________________________________________ 17 CimatronE Gaining Success in Mexico _____________________________________________________17 BETA CAE Systems and LASSO Ingenieurgesellschaft announce the 2014 BETA CAE Germany Open Meeting ______________________________________________________________________________18 Delcam France to show latest CAM Technology at Industrie ____________________________________19 Delcam Italia to Show Complete CADCAM Solution for Toolmakers at EuroStampi _________________20 INDUSTRIE 2014: SPRING Technologies turns the spotlight on WYSIWYC® _____________________21 New Innovations and Module Launch For Vero at MACH 2014__________________________________22 Oracle European Value Chain Summit: Empowering the Modern Value Chain ______________________24 Financial News ___________________________________________________________________ 24 Oracle Sets the Date for Its Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Earnings Announcement _________________24 Implementation Investments _________________________________________________________ 25 Fila USA Selects YuniquePLM to Manage its Iconic Footwear Line ______________________________25 Keypro invests in AVEVA Everything3D ___________________________________________________25 LORD MicroStrain© Sensing Systems Extends PLM to Encompass Quality Management _____________26 Product News _____________________________________________________________________ 28 4D CADLearning Launches 90-Day Course Access with Partners ________________________________28 Advanced Solutions Now Offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) _____________________________28 Copyright © 2014 by CIMdata, Inc. 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CIMdata, Inc. 3909 Research Park Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Tel: +1 (734) 668–9922 Fax: +1 (734) 668–1957 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.CIMdata.com CIMdata PLM Industry Summary aPriori 2014r1 Extends Product Cost Management Capabilities for the Enterprise ____________________29 ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition 2014 is Released _______________________________________________30 ASCENT- Center for Technical Knowledge Launches Interactive eLearning Bundles _________________31 BETA CAE Systems S.A. announces the release of ANSA & µETA v15.0.1________________________33 BETA CAE Systems S.A. announces the release of the SPDRM v1.0.1 ____________________________35 Bricsys Launches Bricsys TV: New Video Channel for all BricsCAD Related Topics _________________37 Elysium’s CADfeature 11.3 Deploys New Browser-Based Automation for Enterprise Data Translation and Quality Assurance ______________________________________________________________________38 ESI Provides Advanced Simulation of the Centrifugal Casting Process for Large Titanium Structural Components __________________________________________________________________________39 Geometry Comparison Technology from LEDAS Integrated with ASCON C3D Kernel _______________40 IMSI/Design Ships TurboCAD Pro and Pro Platinum 21 _______________________________________41 MathWorks Announces Release 2014a of the MATLAB and Simulink Product Families ______________43 New GibbsCAM Add-in Enables File Exchange with Easy-to-Use SpaceClaim 3D Modeling Software ___44 RuleDesigner Configurator integrated with NX _______________________________________________45 Sentient Science Adds Product Life Prediction Tool to Altair Partner Alliance ______________________45 Siemens Introduces the all new LMS SCADAS XS ___________________________________________47 Siemens PLM Introduces Parasolid v26.1 ___________________________________________________47 SpaceClaim Opens New Territory with Live 3D Collaboration and 3D Printing Prep _________________48 Trimble Releases SketchUp 2014 with Expanded 3D Warehouse and New Tools to Support BIM Workflows ____________________________________________________________________________________49 Wipro Launches New PLM Services for Siemens’ Teamcenter® on the Cloud ______________________50 CIMdata News CIMdata Featured in Webinar on Improving Engineering Processes 4 March 2014 CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that John MacKrell, Vice President, will address what organizations must do to build corporate wisdom, and how they can benefit from a new breed of decision-support tools, in an upcoming webinar sponsored by Auros – An Emergent Systems Company. “Faulty decisions adversely impact the products we develop,” says MacKrell. “Bad results can be mitigated by ensuring that decisions are made based on high quality information and knowledge. This webinar will discuss how to improve the quality of your organization’s collective knowledge.” John MacKrell has over 40 years of experience in the application of computer-based solutions to engineering and manufacturing, with more than 20 years at CIMdata. He has held senior positions in product management, marketing, research and development, and consulting. Attendees will learn: the impact of faulty decisions on quality, competitiveness, and the bottom line; the role of high quality knowledge in the decision-making process; the features available in the new breed of decision-support tools. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. To learn more and to Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary register, visit: http://www.aurosks.com/new-and-noteworthy/new-releases-and-press-mentions/webinar- for-improving-engineering-processes-scheduled/. 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 at www.CIMdata.com, follow us on Twitter: 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. Click here to return to Contents Dr. Martin Eigner to Speak at CIMdata’s European Systems Engineering and Simulation and Analysis Workshop 4 March 2014 CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Dr. Martin Eigner, an authority on systems