PLM Industry Summary Jillian Hayes, Editor Vol. 14 No 31 Friday 3 August 2012 Contents CIMdata News ______2 CIMdata Publishes PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report ______2 The Changing Face of Collaboration: a CIMdata Commentary ______4 Acquisitions ______10 Rand Worldwide Acquires Informative Design Partners ______10 Synopsys Acquires Ciranova ______10 Synopsys to Acquire SpringSoft ______11 Company News ______12 ASCON Awarded Winners of Tenth Annual KOMPAS-3D Modeling Contest ______12 Dassault Systèmes Partners with Washington State to Prepare the Next Generation of Aerospace Innovators ______13 Hagerman & Company Earns Autodesk PLM 360 Specialization ______14 Kayak Slalom Presents Olympic Engineering Challenge ______15 Mastercam Announces 7th Annual “Innovator of the Future” ______17 Nicom Expands With New Vero Products in Poland ______18 PROCAD Celebrates 24th Year Anniversary ______18 SAI Global and Knovel Partner to Expand Business in Australia ______19 Events News ______20 01consulting Announces Speakers, Agenda for Social PLM 2012 ______20 Aras Announces ACE 2012 Japan September 13 Tokyo ______21 AVEVA exhibits Integrated Engineering & Design and Information Management at ONS 2012 ______22 AVEVA Highlights Integrated Shipbuilding Strategy at Navalshore ______23 Delcam to Present ArtCAM Pro at IWF ______23 ICAM to Introduce SmartPATHTM at IMTS 2012 ______25 LMS International to Conduct its Annual Aerospace Conference in Toulouse, France ______26 PBS Works User Group Conference Will Feature Top Minds in Supercomputing Development ______27 Surfware to Present at IMTS 2012 ______28 WorkNC CADCAM and WorkXPlore 3D Viewer Showcased at Euromold BRAZIL ______29 Financial News ______30 Agilent Technologies to Host Webcast of Third-Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call __30 Autodesk Announces its Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results Conference Call ______31 Cimatron's Second Quarter 2012 Results Release Scheduled for August 9th, 2012 before US Markets Open ______31 Implementation Investments ______34 ANSYS, Inc. Reports Record Revenue and Earnings in Second Quarter 2012 ______34 Autodesk Software Used for Analyzers That Help Industries Minimize Emissions ______36 Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM Used for Prosthetics Manufacture ______38 Global Manufacturers Select Autodesk Digital Prototyping Solutions ______39 Triple Aught Design Implements Centric 8 in the Cloud ______40 TUKATECH 2D and 3D Systems installed in more Indian Fashion Schools ______41 Product News ______42 3D Training Institute Launches New Inventor Training Program ______42 4D’s CADLearning Plugin Now Available in The Autodesk Exchange Apps Store ______43 Copyright © 2012 by CIMdata, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 Cadsoft Corporation Releases Envisioneer 8 ______44 CIM DATABASE 10 ______45 Dassault Systèmes Unveils New SolidWorks Electrical Applications ______46 GTX Corporation Announces GTXRaster CAD® 2013 Series for AutoCAD® 2013 ______48 Hawk Ridge Systems Releases HawkWare Productivity Tools for SolidWorks 3D Design ______49 MSC Software Announces New Version of Its Advanced Wind Turbine Simulation Solution ______50 MSC Nastran 2012 Takes Nonlinear to the Next Level ______51 Newforma Licenses M-SIX VEO™ Platform to Further Integrate PIM with BIM ______52 SENER Shows an Innovative HMD for the Shipbuilding Industry ______53 Siemens PLM Software Announces Free Student Edition of Tecnomatix Plant Simulation Software _____54 Synopsys Collaborates with Renesas to Advance Software Development Solutions for Automotive Applications ______55 Trimble Extends its BIM-to-Field Capabilities for Building Contractors with SketchUp File Integration __56 V6 <> Creo Parametric Solution Released from Theorem ______57 Zuken Delivers Enhanced High-speed PCB Design and FPGA Collaboration ______58 ZWCAD+ Mechanism Reconstruction Guarantees Quality ______59 CIMdata News

CIMdata Publishes PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report 31 July 2012

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata 2012 PLM Market and Solution Provider Report, the third of five modules of the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in- depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2011. It contains analyses of major trends and issues, leading PLM providers, revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.

“While the global economy sputtered, the PLM economy grew faster in 2011 than in 2010, which was a very good year,” according to Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata’s Director of Research, “Most segments of the market that CIMdata tracks saw high double digit growth, with very strong license sales. Given that new license sales are often precursors to more software and services investment, this is a strong indicator that 2012 could be another solid year for PLM solution and services providers.” This report provides details on the overall PLM market and key market segments, including: Mechanical Computer- Aided Design; Simulation and Analysis; collaborative Product Definition management; Digital Manufacturing; Electronic Design Automation; Architecture, Engineering and Construction; and System Integrators, Resellers, and Value-Added Resellers. CIMdata’s estimates for calendar years 2011 and forecasts for 2012 to 2016 are provided for each segment. The report also provides detailed estimates for the leading solution providers for each segment covered.

The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is packaged as five modules: 1. The CIMdata 2012 Executive PLM Market Report provides an overview of CIMdata’s complete global analysis. It includes key charts on PLM market investment statistics through 2011, forecasts of investments for 2012 through 2016, and a summary of PLM providers’ performance

Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary in 2011. 2. The CIMdata 2012 PLM Industry Review and Trends Report is mainly qualitative in nature, and focuses on key issues facing the global PLM ecosystem of solution providers and end user organizations. It highlights changes that occurred in 2011, what effects those changes may have in the short and medium term, and what is on the horizon in the years to come. 3. The CIMdata 2012 PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report details measures of and forecasts for the overall PLM market and key segments, including Tools, cPDm, and Digital Manufacturing. The Tools section has additional details on sub-segments, including MCAD, NC, S&A, EDA, and AEC. It also includes CIMdata’s estimates of PLM solution provider revenues in these segments and sub-segments for 2012 through 2016. 4. The CIMdata 2012 PLM Market Geographic Analysis Report provides an additional view of the 2011 market results, by major geography. CIMdata’s 2011 estimates and market forecasts for PLM and the major PLM market segments are provided for the Americas, EMEA, and Asia- Pacific. In addition, the report includes estimates and forecasts for the cPDm segment within specific European and Asia-Pacific countries and regions. 5. The CIMdata 2012 PLM Market Industry Analysis Report provides an industry segmentation view of the 2011 market results. CIMdata’s 2011 estimates and market forecasts for Mainstream PLM and cPDm are provided for eight different industry sectors: aerospace and defense; automotive and other transportation; electronics/telecommunications; fabrication and assembly; process-packaged goods; process—petrochemical; utilities; and construction, infrastructure and shipbuilding.

The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is available as a five-module set or each module can be purchased separately. It is also available as part of the CIMdata PLM Community Gold Membership. Further details and pricing information about the report and Community Memberships are available at www.CIMdata.com.

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.

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The Changing Face of Collaboration: a CIMdata Commentary 2 August 2012

Key takeaways: • Three major technology-driven themes—the consumerization of IT, the availability of information-on mobile delivery devices, and the social media-savvy workforce—are converging and changing the face of collaboration. • This convergence is forcing companies to implement new PLM-related business processes and technologies that allow and enable social business collaboration. • Nuage is taking an exceptional approach by offering an online business application suite for social business collaboration that provides users the flexibility and interactivity often lacking in today’s traditional data management solutions.

The Future is Upon Us Ready or not, here they come. This is the soft rumble that is reverberating throughout much of the corporate world. The social media-savvy workforce is upon us, but is the corporate world ready for this new wave of workers who expect instant download of applications and data with little or no training necessary; where everything is accessible via the Internet and over their mobile devices; where they are always connected and most communication is done in short bursts? Are today’s corporations ready to take full advantage of this new form of communication, this new way of collaborating? Many are beginning to refer to this new way of working as social business collaboration—using social media techniques and technologies to support business execution, with a focus on the interchange of ideas in an open and highly interactive manner.

In many ways we are witnessing the convergence of a number of technology-driven themes that have the potential of significantly changing collaborative work processes within and outside of a company’s four walls. The first technology-driven theme can be categorized as the consumerization of information technology (IT). The second is the explosion in the availability, capability, and usability of mobile information delivery devices. And the third is the entrance of social media-savvy individuals, who’ve grown up using Facebook, Twitter, and the Internet, into the corporate workforce. This convergence is well underway and today’s companies need to prepare and implement the appropriate processes and technologies that support the new way of collaborating.

The Consumerization of IT Simply stated, consumerization is a widely accepted term used to describe the growing movement for new IT to appear first in the consumer market and then spread into business. The emergence of consumer markets as the primary driver of IT innovation is seen as a major IT industry shift.

Page 4 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary In a January 2012 InfoWorld online article, Galen Gruman wrote about “The real force behind the consumerization of IT.” In the article he commented that, “You can blame the iPhone, Salesforce.com, and Facebook, but the truth is that business itself has driven the shift to employee-directed technology.” His conclusion is that businesses, because of their lack of user-centric solutions and personalized information delivery devices, have forced new workers to seek better ways of accessing corporate information and performing their assigned tasks. Mr. Gruman puts forward a rather provocative statement as he concludes his article. “The uncomfortable reality for IT and business executives is that most are operating in a fool’s paradise when it comes to the consumerization trend.” Let this be a warning for all of us in the product lifecycle management (PLM) industry where information management has been at its core since its early beginnings.

In Kim Nash’s CIO.com post of January 28, 2011 entitled, “How Social Networking Creates a Collaboration Culture,” she comments that “Thanks to Facebook, people have become willing to share information, creating a workplace culture ready for collaboration. But CIOs need to deploy the right tools.” This also means that PLM solution providers need to enable this new way of working within the context of product development and lifecycle support. In some cases this will require a new way of looking at and enabling data and process management. Tightly controlling all product-related data will no longer be the only appropriate way to handle a corporation’s product data, and accessing product data via engineering-centric user interfaces will no longer satisfy all PLM users.

For several years, a number of leading PLM solution providers have been embedding social computing technology or techniques within their solutions. Some are intended for use within the enterprise and others are designed to support the extended enterprise. Some companies, such as Nuage (www.go- nuage.com), are offering social computing solutions as their product. This trend is a clear indication of what is to come. As the demand for more natural ways of finding, communicating, and collaborating on product data continues to increase, today’s PLM solution providers need to continue to adjust or they will not be part of the solution, but rather an example of other legacy systems—systems that today’s social media-savvy workers will bypass.

Some would argue that social media technologies have no place within the structured environment of your typical PLM solution, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. At its core, PLM is about data and process management—management of the product definition lifecycle where ideas come together over time to form designs, and full and discrete product definitions. While it is true that PLM needs to deliver specific and discrete designs (e.g., a discrete bill of material) to manufacturing, it also needs to support the iterative and not always black and white process of product development, where ideas, solutions, and innovation must be allowed to flourish. This is why a company’s PLM environment needs to support both structured and unstructured data and the processes by which they are created and used.

Mobile Information Delivery Devices: Always On, Always Connected As with every digital advance, mobility presents a lot of dramatic opportunities plus a few big challenges. Both are sharply defined in the PLM domain—perhaps more so than elsewhere in the enterprise. From a PLM standpoint, mobility can greatly enhance product lifecycle management activities while enriching the underlying intellectual property created and used throughout the lifecycle. With more diverse inputs better decisions can be made, and can often be made sooner, while the number

Page 5 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary of decisions based on too little information can be reduced. A potential downside is security, as the variety and capability of mobile devices continues to grow exponentially. Fortunately, the push towards consumerization is forcing this issue to be rapidly addressed.

Mobility now reaches anywhere and everywhere. Mobility extends digital connectivity to every unit and activity in the enterprise—not just to new product development and engineering—and to nearly every worker. The impact of mobility is even more dramatic outside the organization’s walls, reaching far beyond the major customers who have been connected for decades. In other words, mobility is a completely new way of doing business. As virtually every analyst and commentator has noted, mobility is empowering, which is exactly why today’s social media-savvy workers demand to be always on and always connected. The practical, everyday impacts and benefits pop up everywhere in the enterprise— most visibly in the availability of documentation and constant access to the expert. Because of this, the strategy of linking mobile devices to PLM is proving to be essential.

Mobility means workers with their iPads, Androids, tablet computers, Blackberries, and a bevy of Internet-empowered smart phones can work from anywhere, at any time. “Anywhere” means hotels, coffee shops, vehicles, airport lounges, customer facilities in other time zones, supplier operations on other continents, and so on. The “anywhere” aspect of mobility also means any time; clocks and “nine- to-five” are becoming artifacts. Mobility is also rapidly eroding business constraints like geography. Widely available bandwidth for video is transforming the meaning of “face-to-face.” This is unprecedented in the developed world’s engineering of new products.

Younger workers, i.e., those in Generation Y, and new hires are tuned in to this phenomenon. They insist on unplugging and walking away from desks, computers, servers, and now even laptops. These workers insist on using digital devices that will connect over today’s high-speed networks. This marks a radical shift in workers’ expectations. The comfort zones of middle management are being stretched as never before.

Of all the lifecycle-focused and product-related parts of the enterprise, only PLM can provide a single point of access that mobility makes more necessary than ever before. Departments and business units can’t provide that; departmental systems cannot ensure timely access to product data in readily reusable forms for all who need it. This means that today’s PLM solution providers need to figure this out to survive. While there are some successful recent examples, the issue is about much more than delivering the PLM user interface (UI) on a mobile device’s browser. It’s about taking advantage of the new UI and the device’s unique capabilities, e.g., location services, camera, touch screen, and characteristics, e.g., portability, form, and weight.

The Social Media-Savvy Workforce For the most part, the social media-savvy workers are of Generation Y—children of the Baby Boomers, born between 1980 and 1995. As with other generations, Generation Y individuals display some common characteristics because of the social, political, and economic environment in which they grew up. They are the first true digital generation; they don’t really know a world without cell phones and digital recording devices; they think of email as being old technology, the phone as out-of-date

Page 6 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary technology, and Tweeting and Facebooking good for now, but not necessarily the preferred way to communicate in the near future.

At the 2011 Systems Thinking Conference1 held last October at MIT, Professor Steven D. Eppinger, ScD, Professor of Management Science at the MIT Sloan School of Management, commented that those in Generation Y expect and want to work anywhere and anytime. They want to collaboratively innovate, distribute leadership, execute global business processes, have immediate access to information, gain rapid feedback, use multi-channel and multi-media communications, and be part of participatory decision making processes. During his talk on “The Future of Engineering Design,” Professor Eppinger went on to comment that the engineering design process has become almost entirely digital; engineering organizations are now more globally distributed than ever, and the engineering culture is changing with the influx of Generation Y engineers. Professor Eppinger points out that these new engineers “…have grown up using the Internet and various social media tools and, as a result, think and work differently than their predecessors.” He went on to say that, “The impact of these changes will be far-reaching…. Engineering-based businesses must learn to utilize engineering talent in more open and collaborative ways…. Engineering design methods will continue to evolve through the incorporation of collaborative and distributed tools for the execution of more and more of the development process. Entirely new design and development processes will become feasible with the incorporation of advanced networking methods.”

With the ongoing convergence of the consumerization of IT and the expectations it brings, the availability, capability, and usability of mobile information delivery devices, and the entrance of social media-savvy individuals into the corporate workforce, Professor Eppinger’s comments must be taken seriously by today’s PLM solution providers. If not, corporations will struggle, as Professor Eppinger stated during the aforementioned presentation, “…to capture the energy of Generation Y to create a new working culture.”

The need to define and enable new collaborative processes and enabling technologies are not optional, they are mandatory—not only for Generation Y but also for the rest of us who need to compete in this highly collaborative and connected world. Without providing the correct level of support, today’s PLM solutions will be tomorrow’s legacy systems.

Collaboration’s New Face The convergence of conditions described are forcing companies to implement new PLM-related business processes and technologies that allow and enable the new workforce with an environment that encourages open communications—an environment where employees identify, analyze and solve problems, and identify opportunities. The new social media-savvy workforce demands a high level and rich form of interaction. They are not accustomed to working by themselves. They are used to multi- tasking with multiple windows open, doing more than one thing at a time. The challenge for most companies will be to harness these skills but still generate and deliver specific discrete items to the market. The freedom to collaborate must be within a framework supporting the necessary level of process control with an outcome appropriate for the situation at hand. For example, the process to solve

1 http://sdm.mit.edu/systemsthinkingconference/2011/speakers.html

Page 7 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary a problem can be open and flexible, but once the solution has been identified, it must be implemented and communicated in a specific and regimented manner.

As commonly defined, collaboration is a process by which people work together on an intellectual, academic, or practical endeavor. In the past, that has meant in person, by letter, or on the telephone. Today, we are increasingly collaborating using various electronic forms enabled by social media technologies. At its core, social media is all about enabling collaboration—the free flow of ideas among individuals, groups, and organizations that rapidly and efficiently form and dissolve as required.

In his book Collaborative Advantage 2, Jeffrey Dyer describes three major factors at play in creating and maximizing the value of a partnership (i.e., a group brought together to solve a specific problem). Those factors are: • Dedicated assets—dedicated investments in facilities, equipment, processes, and people • Knowledge-sharing routines—the systematic and purposeful attempts of the partners throughout the extended enterprise to share knowledge • Trust—trusting relationship between the organizations

Most would argue that trust is the most important factor, one that those who use social media clearly understand and value. According to Mr. Dyer, without trust, partners will waste a considerable amount of time and money negotiating, monitoring, and enforcing the relationship—something not tolerated by today’s social media-savvy workers.

Mr. Dyer also states in his book that, “The most successful virtual enterprises of the future will be those that can figure out how to get a collection of relatively autonomous, self-interested firms [or individuals], who often have a bargaining relationship with their neighbors in the value chain, to collaborate in the development of complex, customized products.” This was a powerful statement when he wrote it twelve years ago. It is even more powerful today as Generation Y moves into the workplace and demands new ways of partnering, enabled by social business solutions that allow such relationships to be formed and managed within the appropriate context.

In summary, the new face of collaboration must: • Allow the rapid identification of individuals who can help when given a specific task • Support the free flow of ideas in an open environment • Be always available, always on, always connected, anywhere, at any time • Be available and enabled via an individual’s personal mobile device • Be intuitive, natural, personal, and in an ad-hoc form that empowers Generation Y • Support the appropriate level of data and corporate security, while at the same time not disturbing or interfering with all of the above

2 Dyer, Jeffrey H., Collaborative Advantage: Winning Through Extended Enterprise Supplier Networks, Oxford University Press, 2000.

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The potential benefits of enabling such an approach within a PLM context are significant. Not only will the Generation Y employee feel at home, but everyone in the organization will also be better connected to the individuals and data that they need, when they need it, in the form needed. This type of connectivity has proven in the past to speed and improve decision-making processes, enhance product quality, speed time to market, and increase organizational efficiencies, among other important and measureable benefits.

Nuage–Bringing Social Media Practices to the Workplace Nuage, a relatively new entrant to the market, is among a small handful of start-ups that are defining and delivering social business collaboration solutions—solutions that are bridging the gap between social computing and business computing. Nuage is taking a unique approach by offering an online business application suite for social business collaboration that provides users the flexibility and interactivity often lacking in today’s traditional data management solutions. By combining the benefits of this flexible approach with social media and cloud technologies, Nuage seeks to revolutionize the way companies interact and conduct business on a global stage. Given the three main technology-driven themes converging and impacting the corporate world, Nuage appears to be well positioned. Released in April of 2012, Nuage Café (www.nuage-café.com) provides a social business collaboration platform that can be used today for document management, and will be expanded in Q4 2012 to include additional capabilities, for example group-level security and workflow automation.

Nuage Café is designed to facilitate social business collaboration. Today, it enables secure, fast, and effective collaboration for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Future plans call for the introduction of workflow, change management, and configuration management—all on the same easy to use, open platform. But Nuage Café isn’t just for traditional product organizations. Its capabilities are applicable for management consulting, real estate, financial, and any other endeavor that needs to support unstructured and ad hoc collaboration. Nuage Café is hosted on the cloud and is purchased on a subscription basis (the basic subscription is free for 2GB of storage space). This makes acquisition, implementation, and support easy, fast, and inexpensive. Nuage Café is more than simple file sharing. It allows subscribers to check-in and check-out documents so virtual partnerships can be formed and collaboration can occur in an open and flexible manner. It provides a secure and customizable environment where ideas and individuals can come together. By bringing social media practices into the workplace, Nuage Café creates a more natural environment for communication.

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.

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Rand Worldwide Acquires Informative Design Partners 1 August 2012

Rand Worldwide, Inc announced it acquired certain assets of Charlottesville, Virginia-based Informative Design Partners (IDP). IDP delivers computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis consulting and thermal simulation services that provide design insight allowing customers to make better informed design decisions without distractions to their current development processes.

“This acquisition follows on the heels of the recent Simulation Specialization designation that we received from Autodesk and allows us to offer a more comprehensive set of simulation services to our customers,” said Marc Dulude, chief executive officer of Rand Worldwide. “We see tremendous opportunity to better serve not only our manufacturing clients who most commonly leverage the benefits of CFD services, but we also expect our clients in the architecture, engineering and construction markets to take advantage of the broader expertise that the IDP team brings to Rand Worldwide.”

“Having been involved in numerous CFD purchases, implementations and services engagements, we observed that our clients needed collaborative consulting, not just support on how to use the tools, and IDP was created to meet that need,” commented Jason Pfeiffer, former president of IDP. “We believe there is a natural fit to help the customers of Rand Worldwide recognize the full potential of simulation through our extensive CFD expertise and we are excited to be a part of that.”

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Synopsys Acquires Ciranova 30 July 2012

Synopsys, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Ciranova, a privately held electronic design automation (EDA) company focused on delivering productivity improvements in custom IC design by reducing the time and effort needed to develop transistor-level layout on advanced nodes. Synopsys intends to utilize Ciranova's technology to accelerate advancements in its custom integrated circuit (IC) design solutions and enable design teams to better meet the productivity challenges created by the complexity of nanometer designs.

"Adding Ciranova's technology and engineering talent to the Synopsys custom IC solution team supports our goal to make continual gains in productivity for designers working on advanced custom IC designs. This acquisition creates an opportunity to deliver productivity gains by integrating Ciranova's Helix placer with Synopsys' custom design solution," said Paul Lo, senior vice president and general manager

Page 10 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary of Synopsys' Analog Mixed-Signal Group. "Additionally, the combination of Synopsys and Ciranova – both founding members of the Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL) Alliance – underscores Synopsys' commitment to enabling an interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK) ecosystem. To ensure the long- term growth of the iPDK ecosystem, Synopsys will continue providing Ciranova's PyCell Studio and PyCell usage at no charge."

The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

About the IPL Alliance The IPL Alliance is an industry standard organization established to develop an interoperable eco- system for custom design. The current focus is to create and promote standards for interoperable PDK and analog constraints. There are currently 28 member companies. The board of directors consists of individuals from Ciranova, SpringSoft, STMicroelectronics, Synopsys and TSMC.

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Synopsys to Acquire SpringSoft 3 August 2012

Synopsys, Inc. through its Taiwan subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SpringSoft, a global supplier of specialized IC design software headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The SpringSoft acquisition supports Synopsys' strategy to quickly and effectively deliver the advanced capabilities that will help semiconductor customers solve their toughest design challenges, including verification and custom implementation.

Under the terms of the agreement, Synopsys Taiwan will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of SpringSoft for NT$57.00 (approximately US$1.90) per SpringSoft share in cash and acquire any remaining shares pursuant to a follow-on merger. The gross transaction value will be approximately US$406 million (NT$12.2 billion), or approximately US$305 million (NT$9.2 billion) net of cash acquired. The transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, is subject to the minimum tender of 51 percent of the current outstanding SpringSoft shares, the approval of the follow-on merger by SpringSoft shareholders, regulatory approvals in Taiwan, and other customary closing conditions.

After the closing, SpringSoft will become part of Synopsys and SpringSoft stock will cease trading. When completed, Synopsys anticipates the transaction to be slightly accretive to fiscal 2013 non-GAAP earnings per share.

Verification requirements have exploded as designs have become increasingly complex, and debugging is the most time-consuming part of verification, taking up nearly half of the design cycle. At the same time, custom implementation tools have not kept up with the dramatic improvements seen in digital design. The combination of SpringSoft's and Synopsys' industry-leading verification technology

Page 11 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary portfolios will help accelerate delivery of a unified, powerful system-on-chip (SoC) debug environment so customers can continue to meet the demands of today's complex electronic designs. In addition, by integrating the physical design technology and teams from SpringSoft, Ciranova and Magma, Synopsys can accelerate innovation and offer a higher level of automation in custom implementation tools.

"This acquisition will increase Synopsys' investment in Taiwan by growing our local engineering expertise, technology development capabilities and customer support," said Chi-Foon Chan, president and co-CEO at Synopsys. "Combining SpringSoft's team and platform with Synopsys' complementary technology will help Synopsys lead further innovations in debug to more rapidly address the growing verification challenge. Simultaneously, SpringSoft's innovative custom implementation solution and its strong presence in leading Asian, European and U.S. semiconductor companies will help accelerate Synopsys' delivery of automation and innovation to an area of IC design that has been stagnant in the past."

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ASCON Awarded Winners of Tenth Annual KOMPAS-3D Modeling Contest 26 July 2012

ASCON Group, developer and integrator of professional CAD/AEC/PLM solutions, is glad to announce results of Tenth KOMPAS-3D Modeling Contest. At the competition were presented 61 projects – three- dimensional models of mechanical products and engineering developments, as well as CAD applications increasing abilities of KOMPAS-3D system.

The winners of the contest are engineers and designers who combined their highly-qualified modeling skills with their experience in KOMPAS-3D MCAD software. They were awarded with prizes from ASCON Group and the partners of the event, among them are NVIDIA, 3DConnexion, NTC APM, ARBYTE, Cybercom Ltd, Softkey and 1С.

To see the full list of winners from all categories, visit: http://ascon.net/main/news/items/?news=1305

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Page 12 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Dassault Systèmes Partners with Washington State to Prepare the Next Generation of Aerospace Innovators 31 July 2012

Dassault Systèmes announced that it has entered into an academic partnership with the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to promote statewide education of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The agreement was signed earlier this month at the Farnborough Air Show in England by Gov. Chris Gregoire and Dassault Systèmes’ Philippe Forestier.

“We are extremely appreciative of the competitive academic offering that we’ve received through this partnership with Dassault Systèmes,” said Gov. Gregoire. “The number of aerospace suppliers in the state of Washington has increased by 30 percent since 2005 and relationships like this are critical for us to continue to attract business to the state. I commend our Department of Commerce for their ongoing hard work to develop and expand such important industry collaborations.”

Washington has already invested $4.8 million for aerospace training and apprenticeship programs during Gov. Gregoire’s administration. With this agreement, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is purchasing foundational applications of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform, including CATIA and ENOVIA. The platform will be implemented during the 2012-2013 academic year, with 34 of the state’s two-year colleges each having access to the software. In addition to the software, Dassault Systèmes will also provide extensive online training for the personnel who will be teaching the courses.

“Our community and technical colleges are knowledge-producers for the aerospace industry,” said Charlie Earl, executive director of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. “This agreement means more students can take what they learn in the classroom directly into the workplace, without the need for extensive, on-the-job training.”

“Now CATIA is going to be available to every community and technical college in Washington, including those that were previously unable to afford it,” said Mary Kaye Bredeson, executive director of the Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing at Everett Community College. “It’s an important tool to prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs in aerospace.”

“Dassault Systèmes understands the enormous value of educating the next generation of innovators in 3DEXPERIENCE,” said Monica Menghini, executive vice president, Industry, Dassault Systèmes. “In support of the growing aerospace industry in Washington State and the more than 92,000 workers employed in this sector, Dassault Systèmes recently opened a new office in South Lake Union near Seattle. This office will help support the rollout of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and is the point of contact for the aerospace industry and training program.”

“This is our first state-wide licensing agreement and we commend the State of Washington for

Page 13 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary embarking on such an ambitious education program,” said Philippe Forestier, executive vice-president of Global Affairs and Communities, Dassault Systèmes. “This illustrates incredible commitment on their part to developing the most technically proficient aerospace workforce in the world, and we are proud to play a major role in this initiative.”

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Hagerman & Company Earns Autodesk PLM 360 Specialization 1 August 2012

Hagerman & Company, a 28-year Value Added Reseller (VAR) serving the Midwest, South and California, announced today that it has earned the new Autodesk PLM 360 Specialization designation for VARs from Autodesk, Inc.

Autodesk PLM 360 is a cloud-based, project lifecycle management solution designed to better enable companies to manage product information and processes to continuously improve the products they manufacture.

As an Autodesk Specialized Partner, Hagerman & Company has made significant investments in human resources, demonstrates a solid business plan specific to the specialization area, has earned customer references and provides a high level of experience and support to customers in the business of industrial design.

“We are very proud to add this to our resume for achievement and expertise in Autodesk Project Lifecycle Management,” said Dennis Hagerman, CEO and chairman of Hagerman & Company. “We welcome this opportunity to provide our customers with the highest standard of excellence.”

The new Autodesk Partner Specializations enable VARs to highlight and brand their expertise in delivering services in key industry areas. By completing the required curriculum and training, as well as meeting required levels of service and standards set by Autodesk, Hagerman & Company demonstrates through their strong customer service and support in sales what it means to be a trusted adviser to Autodesk customers throughout the world.

Hagerman & Company has also earned specialization designation for Plant Process, Consulting, Simulation and Factory Design Suite.

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Page 14 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Kayak Slalom Presents Olympic Engineering Challenge 26 July 2012

Olympic sport keeps pushing athletes to find new and nuanced ways to condition their bodies. The same is true with their equipment. Engineers continually look for new refinements that propel the competition to a new level.

Much of this latter challenge lies in the realm of biomechanics, or movement science. Ami Drory is a biomechanist at the Australian Institute of Sport.

One of his new developments for the 2012 summer games in London was to find a better “fitout” of kayakers in the canoe slalom. Fitout means building custom parts of foam and wood for the seat of the craft.

It sounds like a simple matter of measurement and cushioning, but in the slalom, fitout gives the competitors an especially crucial edge. In the event, paddlers have to maneuver through 18-25 gates as fast as possible. The tough parts are the segments that are upstream. To propel against the whitewater, the paddle, kayaker, and canoe have to act together as one.

“The transfer forces applied through the paddle is a primary determinant of success,” explains Drory. “A good fitout allows the athlete to use their full range of motion while transferring as much force as possible into the water.”

Automated measurements for better fit Past methods of fitout have been laborious and the results are not easily repeatable. “There can be a frustrating process of trial and error and wasted material before you get it right,” Drury says.

Tasked with about a dozen customizations in a limited time window, he decided to explore an automated process for fitout. His goal was to develop a reliable and repeatable series of digital procedures that would start with real forms of boat and athlete and end with manufactured parts.

The first step was to accurately scan the athlete in position. AIS owned its own 3D laser scanner for use on other sports equipment design, but Drury says the device was insufficient for the project because of the amount of detailed surfacing required in each customization. To handle such a large set of geometric data, he enlisted the help of a Canadian, Sébastien Dubois, an application specialist from the Quebec City-based scanner developer Creaform.

Dubois brought one of Creaform’s portable handheld laser scanners, the REVscan, to the AIS facility in Brane. The REVscan is a lightweight handheld 3D scanner weighing just 2.1 lbs, with a resolution of 0.004 inches, and an accuracy of 0.05 inches. Used at a standoff distance of up to 12 inches, this is an ideal scanner for accurate, close-in work. It is perfect for organic shapes such as human bodies, and

Page 15 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary generates industrial level accuracy results.

Scanning kayaker Jessica Fox in position wearing a webbing of point markers, Dubois and Drory created the initial digital test model. The scanning equipment, featuring TRUaccuracy technology (which ensures highly-accurate measurements, regardless of the environment) mapped 3,500,000 polygons-worth of 3D points in about an hour. Another thorough two-hour scan captured the interior of Fox’s competition kayak.

Using Creaform’s VXelements software, Dubois produced STL polygonal data files of the scans which were imported into Geomagic Studio, a product which is ideal for fast, automated processing of almost every kind of 3D data into precise NURBs surfaces for use in CAD. Both Fox’s body scan and the kayak scan were processed through Geomagic’s system where they could be saved as IGES data for import into SolidWorks. Once in the CAD system, Boolean operations on the data could be used to enable precise modeling of the kayak fitout, customized perfectly to the athlete’s unique body shape. Using this process, Dubois scanned and processed 11 athletes’ scans in 3 days.

Changing what is possible Stéphane Auclair, vice president of marketing at Creaform, commented on the success of the project: “The Olympics is always a place where barriers and limits are meant to be broken. This is the sort of project which really illustrates how 3D scanning advancements are changing what is possible. More and more, we are seeing how objects can be made to conform to fit unique body shapes very quickly, and as a result creating products that become a comfortable extension of ourselves.”

“This project was a fast and efficient workflow from measurement to manufacturing that is individualized for each athlete,” says Drory, “The optimal boat fitout for each athlete may have a significant positive impact on the performance and success of those athletes in the 2012 London Olympics.”

About Creaform Creaform develops, manufactures and sells 3D portable measurement technologies and specializes in 3D engineering services. The company offers innovative solutions that cover the entire range of 3D applications, including 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development and simulation. Its products and services are intended for industries such as the automotive, aerospace, consumer products, heavy industries, health care, manufacturing, oil & gas, power generation and research & education. For more information, go to: www.creaform3d.com.

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Page 16 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Mastercam Announces 7th Annual “Innovator of the Future” 27 July 2012

CNC Software, developer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has announced the winner of its 2011- 2012 IOF (Innovator of the Future) competition: Zachary Roy, a student at the E. C. Goodwin Technical High School (New Britain, CT).

Mastercam’s Innovator of the Future competition helps introduce students to real-world manufacturing by challenging them to put their own creative twist on a specific part to be judged by a special guest from the manufacturing industry. In the 2011-2012 competition, students designed and machined a guitar bridge to be judged by Senior Designers from Taylor Guitars, a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. Prizes were a major motivation for students with the winner receiving a $1,000 scholarship and a trip to El Cajon, CA to tour the Taylor Guitars Factory, where over 500 guitars are produced each day.

It was clear the winner put his best efforts into his entry. Zack says, “We immediately started working on the fixture. Once that was done we began coming up with the outside shape for the bridge itself. We started with that bottom "w" shape that we saw on a lot of Taylors bridges. Then Mr. Langdon [Zack’s instructor] suggested I put an arch on top for the "wow factor".

When asked about the IOF competition, Zack’s Instructor enthusiastically replied, “Zack is a very dedicated student who has great attendance, drive, and want to produce great quality products. Having a student like Zack is one of the main reasons why I continue to teach and help young manufacturers and adults.”

Larry Breedlove, Chief Engineer of Product Development at Taylor Guitars says, “There were several entries that exhibited a high level of technical abilities, and it was interesting to see the variety of approaches to satisfying the design question. In the end, it comes down to how elegantly any given design interacts as a component of the guitar ‘package.’ Zack’s entry was an obvious winner for us, in that it is a simply handsome bridge that we can easily see as that component.”

While the $1,000 scholarship will undoubtedly help to defray educational expenses, Zack and his instructor will also be whisked to sunny California for a tour of the Taylor Guitars factory.

For more information on the Mastercam Innovator of the Future competition please visit www.mastercam.com/IOF. To learn more about Taylor Guitars, go to www.taylorguitars.com.

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Page 17 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Nicom Expands With New Vero Products in Poland 1 August 2012

Nicom, Vero Software’s Edgecam and Radan reseller in Poland, is expanding again to bring the complete range of VISI products to its market.

Nicom had already grown its business by 70 per cent over the last three years, and is due to expand further in the next 12 months, thanks to recent investments.

Tomasz Szymanski, Nicom Managing Director, explains: “We have established offices in Poznan and Wroclaw which means we are now closer to our customers. We have also extended our main Sales and Support centre in Rzeszow which has doubled in size. The new facility with dedicated training and conference facilities ensures we can service our customers to the very highest standards.

“Working closely with Vero has given us the opportunity to bring the complete range of VISI products to the market. We will be doing this in co-operation with the experienced German distributor Mecadat. A new team of Nicom sales and support staff will be trained in the coming weeks to help provide a first class service to existing and new VISI Mold and Die customers.”

For more information on Nicom, visit: http://www.nicom.pl/

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PROCAD Celebrates 24th Year Anniversary 1 August 2012

PROCAD Software (http://www.procad.com) marks its twenty fourth anniversary this year. From its roots as a consulting firm for the emerging CAD field, PROCAD has grown into a global provider of 3D and 2D piping and plant design software. Today, businesses in more than 42 countries rely on PROCAD’s industry-specific software to increase plant design efficiency across the world.

“Twenty-four years ago, we found a need for designer-friendly software and introduced 2D DESIGNER® products for everyday drafting needs,” said Zaia Abraham, president, PROCAD Software. “As the second millennium approached, we realized there was a new market demand for 3D solutions. We created an affordable 3D solution with 3DSMART®, which was a technological breakthrough for PROCAD and the industry with its database-powered architecture. A common database enabled better design efficiency with real-time data sharing across all teams.”

PROCAD has made significant software advancements over the past two decades, culminating in its newest product, PapriCAD® 3D. Built on PROCAD’s database-powered platform, PapriCAD 3D helps companies achieve successful piping and plant installations more quickly, more accurately and at

Page 18 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary reduced costs with key features such as easy set-up and deployment, intelligent spec-driven designs and built-in Autodesk AutoCAD®.

"We believe the evolution of the global energy market – increasing demand for energy and need for more efficient energy supply infrastructure – creates significant growth opportunities in the plant design space,” said Abraham. “PROCAD is squarely positioned to continue to provide innovative and affordable piping and plant design solutions for the Oil & Gas market.”

Abraham adds, “This has been a thrilling journey. Our greatest pleasure has been working with so many wonderful customers, some of whom have been using PROCAD software products for over two decades. We thank all that have made this possible – from the dedicated and innovative development teams to the diligent and effective sales and marketing professionals. But most of all we thank our loyal users who are instrumental to PROCAD’s success.”

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SAI Global and Knovel Partner to Expand Business in Australia 30 July 2012

Knovel announced a sales channel partnership with SAI Global in Australia. SAI Global provides organizations with information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving business improvement and has an exclusive license to distribute and market Australian Standards® on behalf of Standards Australia®. SAI Global will offer corporations in Australia access to Knovel in addition to their present solutions. Target industries for both companies include Engineering Design & Construction, Mining, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing and Government.

"To meet global demand for Knovel, we continue to expand our market reach with new channels," said Steve Dunn, Knovel's senior vice president of global sales. "SAI Global is recognized as a leader in the key industries we serve and will team with Knovel to extend our customer base within Australia. Our mutual goals and experience working with the engineering community is a great foundation for this partnership."

Knovel has more than 700 customers worldwide and currently has a distribution network of direct and channel partners selling Knovel to business, academic and government organizations in more than 40 countries.

"Knovel has a notable customer roster and has earned a global reputation as a credible source of validated engineering references," said Martijn Laguna, Executive General Manager, Information Services (Asia Pacific) of SAI Global. "We are eager to represent Knovel in Australia as we know Knovel's content fills a critical business need and complements our Standards and technical information services offerings very well."

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01consulting Announces Speakers, Agenda for Social PLM 2012 2 August 2012

01consulting is pleased to announce Sophie Planté, Dassault Systèmes, 3DSwYm CEO, as speaker during Social PLM 2012, the Global 3D Virtual PLM Conference & Exhibition. She will be speaking on Tuesday September 4 at 8:30 am US Eastern Time. Full Agenda of conferences can be seen here.

Sophie Planté joins a list of prominent speakers, previously announced, including: • IDC: Michael Fauscette, Group VP • Accenture: E. Ehsani, Product Innovation and PLM practice • CIMData: Stan Przybylinski, Director of Research • PTC: David Blair, VP Product Development • Autodesk: Grant Rochelle, Senior Director, Manufacturing Industry Marketing • Inforbix: Oleg Shilovitsky, CEO (and blogger on BeyondPLM) • Ascon: Nikolai Nirkov, PLM Team Leader • Kenesto: Maya Olsha-Yehiav, Director Product Management • Nuage: Ron Close, VP Marketing • Vuuch: Chris Williams, CEO

To see the content of the presentations, click here.

Attendance to Social PLM is free, but requires prior registration here.

About Social PLM 2012 Social PLM 2012 is an online event: it does not require travelling, saves attendees time and increases drastically the outreach across the globe. With a focus on the social trends in CAD/CAM/CAE and PLM, this event is a unique global opportunity for Industry Decision makers, Managers, Designers, Engineers, Marketers, Manufacturers, Sourcers, Buyers, who are involved in the PLM processes to learn from experts from top consulting firms and executives from PLM technology providers leaders, new perspectives about this fast evolving subject. Social PLM 2012 is also an exceptional opportunity for Technology Providers to expose their latest offerings in social collaboration, PLM, design, analysis, manufacturing, workflow.

To learn more about Social PLM 2012, click here.

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Aras Announces ACE 2012 Japan September 13 Tokyo 2 August 2012

Aras® today announced the Aras Community Event (ACE) 2012 Japan will be held September 13 in Nagata-cho, Tokyo, Japan. Details, Agenda and Free Registration at http://aras.com/plm/001567

Aras’s ACE 2012 Japan conference brings together business and technology professionals from around the world to learn and collaborate on PLM best practices that address enterprise process challenges from global product development to outsourced manufacturing and systems engineering complexity.

The theme of the conference is “Be Different” which emphasizes the power of the Aras solution suite and advanced PLM platform, and how enterprises use Aras to differentiate, innovate and compete on process superiority. Aras President and Founder Peter Schroer will deliver the keynote address live in Tokyo.

Topics include: • Live Keynote by Aras President • User Case Study Presentations • Moving from PDM to PLM • PLM & CATIA V5 CAD File Management • High Tech & Electronic Product Development • New Product Development & Introduction • Driving Process Innovation • Optimizing The Development of Medical Devices • Showcase of New Solution Projects & Products • Aras Roadmap and much more

Date: September 13, 2012 Location: Nagata-cho, Tokyo, Japan Cost: Free to Attend - No Fee (Space is Limited - Registration Required) Details and Registration: http://aras.com/plm/001567

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Page 21 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary AVEVA exhibits Integrated Engineering & Design and Information Management at ONS 2012 2 August 2012

AVEVA today announced that it is exhibiting at ONS 2012, in Stavanger, Norway, 28-31 August. Visitors to stand D-408 will see AVEVA showcase its portfolio of software solutions for Integrated Engineering & Design and Information Management. In addition, the new AVEVA Laser Modeller has also been shortlisted for an ONS Innovation award.

'As a premier global event, we look forward to meeting many oil & gas industry professionals at this year’s ONS', said Helmut Schuller, Senior Vice President - Central and North EMEA, AVEVA. 'We will be demonstrating our powerful engineering Information Management software technology, along with products that form part of our Integrated Engineering & Design approach. We look forward to showcasing our operations, maintenance and engineering data management tools for Owner Operators and EPCs. ONS offers the perfect platform in which to do this.'

'We are also delighted that AVEVA Laser Modeller has been shortlisted for the Innovation award by the ONS Innovation committee. Laser Modeller is a unique 3D laser scanning software system which rapidly and cost-effectively transforms laser scan data into intelligent as-built 3D plant models, reducing 3D modelling time by up to 50%.'

AVEVA will also demonstrate its most recent acquisition: bocad. The bocad software complements AVEVA Plant with detailed steel engineering functionality. Visitors to ONS will learn how they can benefit from a tighter integration between piping design and structural steel detailing, as well as from the detailed production such as plate and beam nesting.

Among the other products being presented by AVEVA are: • AVEVA NET A web-based solution that supports users in organising, validating and collaborating on asset data and documents irrespective of source and location. • AVEVA WorkMate Enterprise Asset Management software that enables plant operators to optimise output, minimise downtime, extend working life and maintain regulatory compliance. • AVEVA Engineering Manages the evolving multi-discipline engineering data for tagged items such as lines and equipment. • AVEVA Electrical and AVEVA Instrumentation A complete new toolset for effective E&I engineering.

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Page 22 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary AVEVA Highlights Integrated Shipbuilding Strategy at Navalshore 30 July 2012

AVEVA announced today that it is exhibiting and presenting at Navalshore 2012. Its Integrated Shipbuilding strategy will be the topic of a conference lecture on August 2nd presented by Ricardo Rabelo. In addition, the AVEVA Marine software portfolio will be demonstrated on the show floor at booth 441.

'Navalshore attracts some of the largest and most important companies in the shipbuilding and offshore industries,'" said Santiago Peña, Senior Vice President –Latin America, AVEVA. 'We have a comprehensive and very attractive proposition for suppliers and builders who will be attending this event. Our solutions ensure that all key processes have the correct information about materials and resources at the right time throughout the project lifecycle. This minimises costs and delivery times, while maximising overall productivity and profitability - providing a competitive advantage.'

This Integrated Shipbuilding strategy is helping companies optimise procurement, design and production in shipyards, through improved information management, reduced project time, increased productivity and lower costs.

With 45 years of expertise and 9 of the 10 largest shipyards in the world using its technology, AVEVA sees a huge business opportunity within the marine industry in Brazil. AVEVA is helping local shipyards to become more competitive and assist them in achieving the level of quality demanded by today’s international standards.

Navalshore is where shipping companies and shipyards in Brazil come for new technologies, best practices and the best negotiations. After eight years of success, Navalshore has established itself as the largest exhibition for the naval and offshore industries in Latin America and is universally acknowledged as the strategic event for the product and service chain in Brazil.

For more information, visit: www.ubmnavalshore.com.br

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Delcam to Present ArtCAM Pro at IWF 31 July 2012

Delcam will preview the latest version of its ArtCAM Pro design and manufacturing software for woodworking applications on booth 4522 at IWF in Atlanta, Georgia, from August 22nd to 25th. This new release of ArtCAM Pro will make it much easier to create complex designs, especially those that include repeated elements that are similar but not identical within the design.

Page 23 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary This new way of working is called ‘Free Relief Modelling’. It allows previously-created reliefs to be picked up and swiftly moved, rotated, rescaled and copied, either individually or as part of a group. Any part of the design can be isolated, edited and then recombined into a group for duplication or further editing within the group. At any stage in the process, either individual items or a group of items can be saved within the clipart library for use in future projects.

The overall result is much more natural than simply duplicating a single shape across the design, while also being much quicker than modelling each item individually. Examples where the technique could be used include creating the feathers in the peacock design or designing a forest of similar trees without them all appearing identical.

A related development that will also make it easier to create more complex designs allows the interaction between different layers to be viewed in real time. This will make it much faster to choose the optimum combination of the different layers as the effects of changing the overlap can be seen instantly.

Sketching in ArtCAM Pro has been made easier by giving the designer the freedom to alternate between straight and curved vectors whilst drawing. Once created, vectors can now be added to or closed, and any nodes within them can be edited or deleted, at any time, either in the 2D or 3D view.

The ability to add textures to designs has always been an important feature within ArtCAM Pro. This ability has been extended with a new patent-pending ‘Texture Flow’ tool to create more natural organic textures, such as hair, fur and scales.

More natural effects can also be obtained with an addition to the sculpting tools. Sculpting effects can now be scattered randomly across the design as well as placed systematically. More control is available over all the sculpting options as these can now be limited to a specific area or to a set height. Of course, the "undo” option is still available if the results aren’t as expected.

All of these new capabilities can be displayed with even more realistic renders of designs created in ArtCAM Pro. The software now comes with POV-Ray ray-tracing technology, allowing high-quality images to be generated for customer approval or marketing materials.

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Page 24 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary ICAM to Introduce SmartPATHTM at IMTS 2012 3 August 2012

ICAM Technologies Corporation (ICAM) is pleased to announce that it will be introducing SmartPATHTM at IMTS 2012 at booth E3217.

ICAM’s SmartPATHTM is software designed to automatically optimize machine tool motions and positions based on standard toolpaths generated by CAD / CAM systems. On average, customers can expect up to 35% reduction in RAPID motion time.

RAPID positioning motions generated by CAD / CAM software do not take into account machine tool kinematics, workpiece setup and travel limitations and therefore, they are often unsafe and inefficient.

SmartPATHTM, however, identifies non-optimized and unsafe positioning motions and automatically replaces them with minimized safe motions based on actual machine tool kinematics, physical travel limits, axes positioning rates and the dynamically changing in-process stock.

SmartPATHTM Benefit Highlights

• Reduces manufacturing cycle time by minimizing machine tool motions and positions • Allows operators to quickly and easily migrate a part program from one CNC machine to another • Ensures safe collision-free multi-axis machine tool paths based on actual machine kinematics • Maximizes part accessibility and the machine’s working envelope

“SmartPATHTM sets ICAM apart in the market,” says Brian Francis, ICAM’s Director of Research and Development. “NC programmers can now optimize the use of CNC machines by shortening machining time, allowing for the full use of the machine axis range and reducing the part programming time inside the CAM system.”

About ICAM Technologies Corporation For over 40 years ICAM Technologies Corporation has been specializing in the development and implementation of advanced NC post-processing solutions for manufacturers in major industries worldwide. To further strengthen its position in the marketplace, ICAM has introduced Virtual Machine®, an integrated machine tool simulator with the provision for G-Code verification driven with Control EmulatorTM. ICAM customers benefit from dramatic improvements to CNC machine tool performance, NC programmer productivity and manufacturing process efficiency. For more information, please visit: www.icam.com.

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Page 25 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary LMS International to Conduct its Annual Aerospace Conference in Toulouse, France 30 July 2012

LMS International conducts its annual Aerospace Conference in Toulouse, France where more than 40 industry experts will present innovative ideas about aerospace testing and simulation.

The LMS Aerospace Conference (4-5 October 2011) is an international knowledge-sharing platform for industry experts. During the conference, they collaboratively share their innovations on testing and numerical simulation approaches using LMS and LMS Samtech technologies.

World-renowned industries such as AgustaWestland, Airbus, Astrium, AVIC, Comac, EADS, Safran Group, Thales Alenia Space and UAC Irkut will present their latest applications in structural and mechatronic system simulation and test-based engineering processes, illustrating their efforts to faster aircraft development and better space risk mitigation.

“We are pleased to see the enthusiasm from our customers to present their applications,” said Dr. ir. Urbain Vandeurzen, LMS International Chairman and CEO. “While it is an important indicator about the confidence of our customers in our products, it exemplifies the partnership spirit that LMS and LMS Samtech teams are developing with them.”

In the frame of a highly competitive environment, faster development of new and innovative products and streamlined processes contribute to the growth and future development of companies.

“It is clear that the aerospace industry already uses a lot of simulation technology to minimize the amount of prototypes in the development. However, the application of next-generation systems and materials leads to a lot of uncertainty and the need of launching again new extensive testing. The evolution toward business processes that close the gap between model-based systems engineering, structural engineering and smart system testing will be paramount in overcoming future engineering challenges. We are proud our top-level customers want to share how they use LMS technologies to develop aircraft projects to maturity and how they mitigate risk in spacecraft development,” concludes Thierry Olbrechts, Director of the Aerospace Competence Center at LMS International.

Please visit http://www.lmsintl.com/aerospace-europe-2012 for more information, registration, and practical details about the 2012 LMS Aerospace Conference.

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Page 26 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary PBS Works User Group Conference Will Feature Top Minds in Supercomputing Development 1 August 2012

Engineers will have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with America's best minds in supercomputing development at the first PBS Works User Group Conference October 2-3, 2012, at the Tech Museum in San Jose, Calif. High-performance computing (HPC) experts from industries including government, life science and manufacturing, will speak at the event, organized by the PBS Works division of Altair.

In addition to speakers, the event will feature presentations and panel discussions by Altair technical experts, hands-on workshops and training sessions, and networking opportunities.

The PBS Works User Group Conference is designed specifically for current customers and partners who rely on solutions from PBS Works, the most widely implemented software environment to optimize grid, cloud, cluster and on-demand computing worldwide. Those attending will include executives, IT administrators, business managers, scientists and R&D professionals using PBS Works HPC technologies.

Scheduled speakers for the two-day event include: • Jim Glidewell, senior HPC analyst, Boeing • Bill Mannel, VP of product marketing, SGI • Randall Martin, HPC infrastructure manager, Clemson University • Jon Shelley, HPC – software consultant lead, Idaho National Laboratory • Kathy Smith, executive agent, Army Research Laboratory DoD Supercomputing Resource Center • Robert Stober, senior solutions architect, Bright Computing • Justin Wood, systems engineer, SAIC/Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

Members of the user group will be welcomed by Altair Chairman and CEO Jim Scapa and PBS Works CTO Bill Nitzberg.

The event will focus on best practices, tips and techniques for using PBS Works' HPC solutions, as well as trends in cloud computing and in reporting and analysis, along with presentations from Altair hardware partners. Hands-on workshops will offer tips and tricks with PBS plug-ins and application definitions.

In addition to the user group conference, PBS Works will conduct a 3-day training course on the fundamentals for using PBS Professional Sept. 26-28 in Mountain View, Calif. Visit www.pbsworks.com/training for details.

Page 27 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary The latest version of PBS Professional (11.3), the HPC workload management and job scheduling solution, is also now available and accessible on www.pbsworks.com to download or participate in a free trial.

The PBS Works User Group Conference is sponsored by SGI, AMD, Bright Computing and Cray. To find more information on the event, learn about speaking opportunities, or register, PBS Works users and partners should visit www.pbsworks.com/pbsug.

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Surfware to Present at IMTS 2012 2 August 2012

Surfware, Inc. is pleased to be attending IMTS 2012, one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, with more than 1,500 exhibitors and 82,000 visitors. Surfware invites visitors to all their exhibiting venues, taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois from September 10 - 15, 2012.

Surfware will be demonstrating its latest flagship software, ‘SURFCAM 6’ during the 6 day show in the SURFCAM Booth (E-3320). Visitors will have an opportunity to see demonstrations of the many new features and benefits of one of the industries easiest to use, yet powerful and competitively priced CAD/CAM systems on the market today. Resellers and staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide solutions to visitors that require a competitive edge in toolpath technology.

Visitors will also have an opportunity to see ‘LIVE’ multi-axis machining with SURFCAM 6 in the C.R. Onsurd, Inc. booth (#S-8980). C.R. Onsurd, Inc., in cooperation with CAMcad Technologies, 2011 SURFCAM North American Reseller of the year, will be demonstrating a complete “American Solution” on a F148HM25H2 Model Dual-Head Onsrud multi-axis CNC machine, cutting two completely separate 5-Axis parts, simultaneously side by side on separate tables. C.R. Onsrud, CAMcad Technologies, and Surfware are pleased to be demonstrating this powerful and seamless integration of technologies to deliver efficient and affordable multi-axis 'program to part' solutions.

For visitors interested in reducing cycle times, increasing material removal rates and cutting tool life, Surfware, in cooperation with SwiftCarb will be demonstrating ‘LIVE’ machining in Titanium, Stainless Steel and Aluminum on a Haas VF-2SS using patented TRUEMill toolpath technology together with RampMill’s in the SwiftCarb booth (#W-1670). Visitors to this booth will witness how TRUEMill’s tool engagement controlled toolpaths used in conjunction with SwiftCarb RampMill’s will enable a Haas VF-2SS CNC machine to ramp and rip through the hardest and toughest of materials at record breaking speeds and feeds in any geometry.

Website: www.surfware.com

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WorkNC CADCAM and WorkXPlore 3D Viewer Showcased at Euromold BRAZIL 1 August 2012

Sescoi’s new subsidiary in Brazil will be demonstrating its WorkNC Automatic CADCAM and its WorkXPlore 3D high speed view mark-up and analysis software at the EuroMold BRAZIL show taking place in Joinville, from 20th to 24th August on booth 565.

The new exhibition draws on 15 years of experience from MesseBrazil and EuroMold, the world event in the tool and mold making sector, and promotes collaboration throughout the supply chain from design to the production line, generating wealth and encouraging technological innovation.

Sescoi’s new subsidiary in Brazil was opened at an event in March 2012 by Sescoi President Bruno Marko where local customers, including representatives from Volkswagen Brazil which uses both WorkNC and WorkXPlore 3D, joined local staff in celebrating the creation of the Brazilian subsidiary and Sescoi’s 25th anniversary.

South America is an important market for CADCAM and EuroMold BRAZIL will give companies an opportunity to see Sescoi’s WorkNC software in action with daily live cutting demonstrations of a showcase part on a TECNODRILL 3x machine. A promotional financing packaging for WorkNC licences, training and maintenance will also be available to show visitors.

WorkNC V21, available in Portuguese, is the latest and fastest version of WorkNC. It makes use of 64- bit technology and enables users to use the parallel processing capabilities of multi-core computers achieving up to ten-fold increases in calculation speed. Other advances in the software that will be demonstrated at Euromold Brazil include automatic flat surface machining which recognizes and machines flat areas to shorten the cycle time and Global Finishing which produces an efficient climb milling path across both steep and shallow contoured areas.

WorkNC engineers will also demonstrate Auto 5, WorkNC’s easy to use 5-axis module which automatically converts 3-axis and 3+2 toolpaths to simultaneous 5-axis toolpaths and which has been adopted by a large number of OEMs around the world.

Collaboration amongst engineers in a company and its supply chain can produce huge benefits in speed of development, verification of manufacturing methods and the quality of the finished part. WorkXPlore 3D helps companies to achieve these goals with its ability to read and share CAD data from a wide range of leading design systems in a light and low cost environment. Version 3 of WorkXPlore 3D, which will be available in Portuguese, is a new release that makes use of Brep technology, providing increased accuracy and enabling easy identification of edge conditions.

Page 29 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary These advances produce improvements in the analysis of model data allowing engineers to check information such as volumes, dimensions and surface formations with unprecedented accuracy. STL files, for example, can be imported and rationalized into their constituent surfaces and edges, making it far easier for users to manipulate and interrogate the data. The new version also allows several models to be worked on in the same session, increasing its versatility. WorkXPlore 3D encourages both concurrent and collaborative working by allowing many more people to access design data simultaneously (available in Portuguese).

The launch of EuroMold Brazil is an exciting development for the tool and mold making industry in South America and provides companies with an opportunity to experience the latest versions of WorkNC and WorkXPlore 3D to see how the new technology can benefit manufacturing productivity.

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Agilent Technologies to Host Webcast of Third-Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call 1 August 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. will release third-quarter fiscal 2012 financial results after the stock market closes on Aug. 15. The company will host a live webcast of its investor conference call in listen-only mode.

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 15 Time: 1:30 p.m. PDT Web access: www.investor.agilent.com

Listeners may log on and select “Q3 2012 Agilent Technologies Inc. Earnings Conference Call” in the “News & Events – Calendar of Events” section. The webcast will remain on the company site for 90 days.

In addition to the online broadcast, a telephone replay of the conference call will be available at 3:30 p.m. PDT after the call on Aug. 15 through Aug. 22 by dialing +1 888 286 8010 (or +1 617 801 6888 from outside the United States) and entering pass code 46313205

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Page 30 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Autodesk Announces its Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results Conference Call 1 August 2012

WHAT: Autodesk, Inc. today announced that it will broadcast its second quarter fiscal 2013 financial results conference call live via its website Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

HOW: Autodesk will host a live webcast call at www.autodesk.com/investors. An audio replay webcast and podcast will also be available after 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on our website at www.autodesk.com/investors.

CONTACT: For more information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6705.

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Cimatron's Second Quarter 2012 Results Release Scheduled for August 9th, 2012 before US Markets Open 2 August 2012

Cimatron Limited announced today that it will be releasing its second quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday, August 9th, 2012, before the US markets open.

Cimatron's management will host a conference call that same day, at 9:00 EDT, 16:00 Israel time. On the call, management will review and discuss the results, and will also be available to answer questions by investors.

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your call at least 5 minutes before the conference call commences.

USA: +1-888-668-9141 International: +972-3-9180609 Israel: 03-9180609

For those unable to listen to the live call, a recording of the call will be available from the day after the call under the investor relations section of Cimatron's website, at: http://www.cimatron.com

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Stratasys, Inc. today announced record second quarter financial results.

The company reported record revenue of $49.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, a 31% increase from the $37.8 million for the same period last year.

System shipments totaled 776 units for the second quarter of 2012, compared to 735 units for the same period last year.

Non-GAAP net income was $7.0 million for the second quarter, or $0.32 per share, representing a 39% increase over the non-GAAP net income of $5.0 million, or $0.23 per share, for the same period last year.

The company reported net income of $3.0 million for second quarter, or $0.14 per share, compared to net income of $4.0 million, or $0.18 per share, for the same period last year.

Appropriate reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are provided in a table at the end of this press release. The table provides itemized detail of the non-GAAP financial measures, including the expenses associated with the company's current efforts to combine with Objet Ltd.

The company reported revenue of $94.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, a 30% increase from the $72.4 million for the same period last year.

System shipments totaled 1,598 units for the six-month period of 2012, compared to 1,302 units for the same period last year.

Non-GAAP net income was $13.1 million for the six-month period, or $0.60 per share, representing a 39% increase over the non-GAAP net income of $9.5 million, or $0.44 per share, for the same period last year.

The company reported net income of $7.5 million for six-month period, or $0.35 per share, compared to net income of $9.0 million, or $0.41 per share, for the same period last year.

"Our results represent another impressive quarterly performance driven by the strong positive growth momentum we continue to observe in our systems and consumables revenue," said Scott Crump, chairman and chief executive officer of Stratasys. "Strong sales of our higher-end Fortus systems helped

Page 32 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary drive a 33% increase in system revenue during the second quarter, while a 34% increase in consumable revenue resulted from our expanding installed base of systems."

"Our Fortus line of 3D production systems continue to be the growth driver within our systems business, driven by their expanding use for direct digital manufacturing (DDM) applications. We believe the evaluation and adoption of our proprietary FDM technology as a viable manufacturing alternative is still in the early stages of development. To further this potential, we were pleased to recently announce a joint initiative with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop our technology for manufacturing applications.

"In our low-priced 3D printing offerings, we began shipments of our revolutionary new Mojo 3D printer on schedule during the final days of the second quarter. The new system comes with everything the commercial user needs to begin printing models — all for under $10,000. We believe the Mojo is the ideal product to attract new customers who had previously viewed 3D printing as unaffordable. Initial orders of Mojo have been strong.

"We believe the Mojo combines nicely with our new channel development strategy aimed at expanding the sales of or our most affordable systems through independent sales agents. We are pleased to report that we have now recruited and trained over 120 sales agents in the U.S. that are focused exclusively on selling our uPrint and Mojo 3D printer lines. In addition, we expect to recruit another 30 agents before the year end.

"We are making significant progress in preparing for our recently announced plan to combine with Objet Ltd, a privately held global company that manufactures 3D printers for rapid prototyping. We recently completed the organizational structure for the combined company, which has been communicated to all employees, and we are nearing the completion of an integration plan that we will initiate upon the closing of the transaction. Externally, we have received Hart-Scott-Rodino anti-trust approval in the U.S., and have filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We continue to target a third quarter closing of the transaction.

"Objet's complementary portfolio of products will allow the combined company to offer customers a broad array of innovative 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing solutions from a single destination. In addition, our combined sales and marketing organization will be impressive, providing for market expansion and cross-selling opportunities for the combined product portfolio. We are excited about the potential of the combined company, and we now expect the transaction will be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share immediately after closing.

"We are pleased with our second quarter performance, and we are very excited about the future. The interest in our industry and the potential of our innovative new products seems to be growing daily. We believe the combination of Stratasys and Objet will further leverage this potential by establishing a premier portfolio of products that can help our customers revolutionize the way new products are designed and manufactured. We look forward to leading this revolution," Crump concluded.

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The webcast will be available for 90 days on the "Investors" page of the Stratasys Web site or by accessing the provided web address.

To view an unabridged version of this press release, visit: http://investors.stratasys.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=697153

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ANSYS, Inc. Reports Record Revenue and Earnings in Second Quarter 2012 2 August 2012

ANSYS, Inc. today announced second quarter 2012 total non-GAAP revenue growth of 24% in constant currency, with organic non-GAAP revenue increasing 14% in constant currency as compared to Q2 2011. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share each increased by 16% compared to Q2 2011. In constant currency, total paid-up licenses increased 20% combined and organically, with the growth spread across a broad array of industries and all major product lines.

"Our earnings exceeded our guidance range and our revenues were in the upper half of our guidance range even after absorbing currency headwinds in excess of our guidance. All key metrics of our business were strong, including our balance sheet, cash flows and margins. In addition, we repurchased one million shares in the quarter. The fundamentals of the ANSYS business remain intact, bolstered by a recurring business rate of over 70%," stated Jim Cashman, ANSYS President and Chief Executive Officer.

"We believe our business model has demonstrated superior resiliency over a variety of economic cycles and can continue to drive profitable growth while we deliver on the ANSYS mission to lead innovation in engineering simulation. While there are obvious macro-economic issues that are affecting our customers' buying patterns, we continued to see an increased customer reliance on engineering innovation as a priority. This remains a focus as we continue to drive our long-term growth with continued investments in software development and customer engagement."

"On August 1, 2012, we marked another milestone in achieving our vision of Simulation Driven Product Development(TM) as we completed the acquisition of Esterel Technologies," said Mr. Cashman. "The addition of Esterel builds on our formidable product line, now including embedded system simulation and certified code generation, further differentiating our solutions. This acquisition helps to extend our capabilities to encompass both hardware and software systems, enabling customers to gain greater insight into the behavior of the embedded software as it interacts with the hardware, strengthening our role as a strategic partner for our customers around the world." Mr. Cashman continued, "This

Page 34 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary acquisition also adds a market-leading, comprehensive team of talented and dedicated employees, who we welcome to the ANSYS family."

ANSYS' second quarter and year-to-date financial results are presented below. The 2012 non-GAAP results exclude the income statement effects of acquisition adjustments to deferred revenue, the impact of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets and transaction costs related to the Esterel acquisition. The 2011 non-GAAP results exclude the income statement effects of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets and transaction costs related to the Apache acquisition.

• Total GAAP revenue of $195.0 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to total GAAP revenue of $162.3 million in the second quarter of 2011; total GAAP revenue of $380.4 million in the first six months of 2012 as compared to total GAAP revenue of $320.3 million in the first six months of 2011; total non-GAAP revenue of $195.9 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to total non-GAAP revenue of $162.3 million in the second quarter of 2011; total non- GAAP revenue of $383.4 million in the first six months of 2012 as compared to total non-GAAP revenue of $320.3 million in the first six months of 2011; • A GAAP operating profit margin of 36.5% in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to 39.9% in the second quarter of 2011; a GAAP operating profit margin of 36.5% in the first six months of 2012 as compared to 39.7% in the first six months of 2011; a non-GAAP operating profit margin of 49.8% in the second quarter of 2012, which includes a full quarter of Apache operations, as compared to 51.5% in the second quarter of 2011, which did not include Apache; a non-GAAP operating profit margin of 50.1% in the first six months of 2012 as compared to 50.7% in the first six months of 2011; • GAAP net income of $50.3 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $45.4 million in the second quarter of 2011; GAAP net income of $95.8 million in the first six months of 2012 as compared to $87.7 million in the first six months of 2011; non-GAAP net income of $68.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $58.6 million in the second quarter of 2011; non-GAAP net income of $131.0 million in the first six months of 2012 as compared to $112.0 million in the first six months of 2011; and • GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.53 in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $0.48 in the second quarter of 2011; GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.01 in the first six months of 2012 as compared to $0.93 in the first six months of 2011; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.72 in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to $0.62 in the second quarter of 2011; non- GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.38 in the first six months of 2012 as compared to $1.19 in the first six months of 2011.

The Company's GAAP results reflect stock-based compensation charges of approximately $8.0 million ($6.0 million after tax) or $0.06 diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2012 and approximately $15.8 million ($11.6 million after tax) or $0.12 diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 2012.

The non-GAAP financial results highlighted above, and the non-GAAP financial outlook for 2012

Page 35 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary discussed below, represent non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of these measures to the appropriate GAAP measures, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and for the 2012 financial outlook, are included in the condensed financial information included in this release.

Conference Call Information ANSYS will hold a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on August 2, 2012 to discuss second quarter results. The Company will provide its prepared remarks on the Company's investor relations homepage and as an exhibit in its Form 8-K in advance of the call to provide shareholders and analysts with additional time and detail for analyzing its results in preparation for the conference call. The prepared remarks will not be read on the call — only brief remarks will be made prior to the Q&A session.

To participate in the live conference call, dial 800-860-2442 (US) or 412-858-4600 (Canada & Int'l). The call will be recorded and a replay will be available approximately one hour after the call ends. The replay will be available for 10 days by dialing 877-344-7529 (US), or 412-317-0088 (Canada and Int'l) and entering the passcode 10016283. The archived webcast can be accessed, along with other financial information, on ANSYS' web site at http://investors.ansys.com.

To view an unabridged version of this press release, visit: http://anss.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=697543

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Autodesk Software Used for Analyzers That Help Industries Minimize Emissions 31 July 2012

Autodesk, Inc has named California Analytical Instruments, Inc. (CAI) as the Autodesk July Inventor of the Month for using Autodesk Inventor software and other digital prototyping tools to develop gas analyzers and custom systems that help companies monitor and measure the emission of greenhouse gases.

CAI has more than 1,700 customers in various industries that use their gas analyzers and systems to monitor emissions from a wide variety of pollutant sources, including smokestacks, power plants, refineries and machines powered by internal combustion engines — a category that runs the gamut from automobiles to lawnmowers.

Additionally, CAI’s systems are used to monitor less obvious, but equally potent, sources of emission such as landfills, cattle ranches and even breweries and mushroom farms — all of which release significant amounts of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. CAI’s analyzers are capable of detecting methane — as well as other dangerous gases including carbon dioxide, ammonia, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide — to within just a few parts per million.

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“The United States has set the worldwide standard for implementing regulations to minimize emissions, and increasingly lower measurement levels will require new and more sensitive technologies,” said Frank Smith, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CAI. “CAI plans to be at the forefront of development of new products to meet these requirements, and continued use of tools such as Autodesk Inventor will play a major role in keeping our projects both on schedule and cost effective.”

Digital Prototyping Saves Time and Money Collaborating closely with Autodesk Gold Partner and reseller KETIV, CAI builds its analyzers relying primarily on Autodesk Inventor software as part of Autodesk Product Design Suite and AutoCAD Electrical software. The interoperability between the software programs allows CAI to design all aspects of a custom analytical system, ranging from the console that houses the analyzer, to the motor that powers it, to various pumps, I/O monitors and other ancillary equipment.

When designing its FTIR analyzer — a complex system that relies in part on infrared waves and concave mirrors to measure gas levels — CAI was able to validate the mirror system entirely within the Inventor environment. As a result, CAI avoided having to build multiple physical prototypes, a projected savings of $5,000 per prototype.

“With Digital Prototyping tools from Autodesk, CAI is able to innovate on behalf of its customers in less time and with less overall cost,” said Brenda Discher, vice president, Manufacturing Industry Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk. “This puts CAI’s analyzers in the hands of customers sooner, giving them the tools they need to lessen their impact on the environment, helping to create a path to a greener future.”

About the Autodesk Inventor of the Month Program Each month, Autodesk selects an Inventor of the Month from the users of Autodesk Inventor software, which takes manufacturers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping. Winners are chosen for engineering excellence and groundbreaking innovation.

About California Analytical Instruments, Inc. Headquartered in Orange, California, California Analytical Instruments, Inc. has been providing gas analyzers & systems used in Industrial, Environmental, Process and Automotive Emissions applications for 30 years. For additional information, visit www.gasanalyzers.com.

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Page 37 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM Used for Prosthetics Manufacture 2 August 2012

Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM software for high-speed and five-axis machining is used by Chas. A. Blatchford & Sons Ltd to manufacture the company’s award-winning range of lower-limb prosthetics. The Delcam software is an important part of Blatchford’s drive to develop the highest quality products, while at the same time increasing volumes to meet the growing need for prosthetics.

The Blatchford name has been associated with providing excellent rehabilitation products and services for more than 120 years, during which time the company has become recognised as a global supplier of lower-limb prosthetics and orthotics. In the UK, the company has been given more than 30% of all NHS contracts to supply artificial limbs to British amputees, while its technical expertise has been recognised with four Queen’s Awards for Innovation. In addition, Blatchford provides the prosthetics service to injured soldiers for the Ministry of Defence at the Headley Court Rehabilitation Centre.

For the last five years, the company has been pursuing a strategy of re-inventing itself in order to meet the new challenges of the changing demands of markets and patients. This programme has included the introduction of a growing number of five-axis Matsuura machine tools, all of which are programmed with two seats of PowerMILL. The combination of machines and software is used both for the direct machining of metal components and for the production of tooling for parts moulded from carbon fibre- reinforced plastics and silicone.

The new strategy also involved the recruitment of more staff with an engineering background, rather than experience in medical device manufacture, including Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Ian Keeley. Mr. Keeley began his career with a five-year apprenticeship in toolmaking, before moving into aerospace manufacturing with companies including Mettis and Columbia Precision. He started using PowerMILL in 1999 and quickly saw the benefits of the Delcam software. "With one project, we were able to reduce the machining time from five hours to less than two hours,” he remembered.

His machining expertise led to his recruitment by Blatchford around four years ago, at a time when the company was targeting a significant increase in its volumes of parts.

Many of the materials used at Blatchford are the aerospace grades of aluminium and titanium that Mr. Keeley was familiar with from his earlier career. Similarly, the key benefit of moving to the five-axis equipment remained the ability to machine all of the critical features of a part in one operation, with only a second clean-up operation needed to complete the majority of components.

One significant difference is the amount of different tooling needed for many of the parts, with Blatchford’s unique designs requiring up to 100 tools, including extensive use of non-standard items. PowerMILL’s tooling database is essential in managing this complexity. "We have established databases for each machine, each containing around 240 tools with the associated feed and speeds,” Mr. Keeley explained. "We can drag and drop tools between the machines, and quickly add details for any new tools

Page 38 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary that might be needed. Using these databases saves a lot of programming time when we are producing initial samples, plus it is easy to edit the toolpaths to optimise feeds and speeds if we move to a longer run. Some projects can run for up to ten years so this optimisation makes a significant contribution to our productivity.”

The overall versatility of the software was the other key benefit highlighted by Mr. Keeley. "You can get PowerMILL to do pretty much anything,” he commented. "I’ve used other CAM systems but they don’t give you the flexibility of PowerMILL. It gives more efficient machining with a better surface finish. It is also extremely reliable – what you see on the computer is what happens on the machine.”

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Global Manufacturers Select Autodesk Digital Prototyping Solutions 30 July 2012

Global manufacturers have selected Autodesk Product Design Suite and other Digital Prototyping solutions from Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk customers selecting new or upgraded software span a wide variety of industries, ranging from industrial machinery to transportation to food products, from all regions of the world.

For example, U.S.-based Sunkist Research and Technical Services, a division of international fruit supplier Sunkist, recently selected Autodesk Factory Design Suite software to design the company’s flat fruit-packing machine facilities. Working with Autodesk Gold Partner KETIV Technologies, Sunkist Research’s selection of Factory Design Suite software follows its earlier decision to use Autodesk Product Design Suite software to enhance the overall design and double the hourly throughput of its flat fruit-packing machines.

"Autodesk software helps us display our engineering talents to our customers and shows them that we are constantly innovating on their behalf," said Alex Paradiang, director of engineering, Sunkist Research. “Both Autodesk Factory and Product Design Suites are invaluable tools and big parts of our success in developing solutions that help maintain our lead in the citrus industry.”

Other recent Autodesk manufacturing customer wins over competitors include: • U.S.-based Humanetics Innovative Solutions — the world’s leading provider of Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs), commonly known as Crash Test Dummies — chose Autodesk Product Design Suite and Autodesk Vault Professional software to integrate the design and manufacturing of its sophisticated crash test dummies. • Germany-based Paulmann Licht, a global lighting company, selected Autodesk Product Design Suite along with Autodesk Vault and Autodesk Inventor Publisher to integrate their design and data management processes and help bring their lighting solutions to market quickly and efficiently. • Kenall Manufacturing, a U.S.-based leading provider of commercial lighting solutions, chose

Page 39 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Autodesk Product Design Suite and Autodesk Vault Workgroup efficiently and reliably integrate the design and development processes for its durable and sustainable complex lighting solutions. • NIOB, spol. s.r.o., a Czech-based design and production site of German company INOTEC GmbH that produces complete production lines for the food processing industry, selected Autodesk Vault Professional software in conjunction with Autodesk Product Design Suite for managing data across the organization. “Our clear recommendation to Autodesk Product Design Suite users who need data management is to always choose Autodesk Vault since this is the only solution we feel is able to fully manage Product Design Suite and Autodesk Inventor data with no negative impact to productivity,” said Martin Holoubek, Project Manager at NIOB.

Autodesk customers apply Digital Prototyping solutions by using Autodesk Product Design Suite, Autodesk Factory Design Suite, Autodesk Vault and Autodesk Simulation software for workflows including product design, design optimization, manufacturing engineering, marketing and sales. Autodesk tools for design, visualization and simulation provide these customers with the power and flexibility they need to help solve their most pressing business challenges.

“Autodesk is changing the market with its offering in Suites, Simulation and PLM solutions that in our view offer the best value and interoperability in the industry. More customers each day are seeing that value and making the decision to invest with Autodesk in this direction,” said Tom Cameron, Vice President of Manufacturing Sales at Autodesk.

For more information on Autodesk industrial machinery customers, visit http://usa.autodesk.com/manufacturing/industrial-machinery/#tab1.

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Triple Aught Design Implements Centric 8 in the Cloud 1 August 2012

Triple Aught Design (TAD) has selected Centric Software, Inc., to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) software, becoming the first Centric customer to implement in the cloud.

TAD, based in San Francisco, has purchased Centric’s Line Planning, Product Specification, Sourcing and Calendar Management modules.

When TAD decided to transition to in-house sourcing, development, and production management, avoiding the use of spreadsheets for managing product information was a key concern. TAD selected Centric because of the flexibility in Centric 8 PLM software for apparel, the company’s domain expertise, and the Centric team’s willingness to accommodate a cloud-based implementation.

Page 40 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “The option to implement in the cloud was of primary importance to us,” says Brett Eisenberg, CEO of TAD. “Lower cost of ownership and the elimination of the need to hire or divert additional resources to IT overhead, help us maintain core focus on the design and production of the high-quality apparel and equipment for which Triple Aught Design has become known.”

“TAD’s PLM software decision demonstrates just how technologically astute and forward thinking the company is when it comes to pursuing growth,” says Chris Grove, CEO of Centric. “The cloud implementation – one of the first in our industry – is an excellent example of Centric’s commitment to working with customers on flexible, cost-effective ways to incorporate PLM.”

Centric deployed the entire PLM system implementation using Amazon Web Services. Within weeks of implementing, TAD has experienced significant return on its PLM investment.

“We value the growth and scalability that the Centric 8 PLM system affords TAD as a small, fast- growing company,” says Eisenberg. “The Centric team understands our business goals and product development needs, and has worked closely with us to ensure our teams can collaborate effectively to keep products on track.”

Triple Aught Design Triple Aught Design creates apparel and equipment by blending innovation, classic design and modern technology.

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TUKATECH 2D and 3D Systems installed in more Indian Fashion Schools 1 August 2012

An additional 224 TUKATECH 2D and 3D systems have been installed in 26 Apparel Training and Design Centers (ATDC) operated by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Altogether, there are more than 2,000 TUKATECH systems used for instruction in Indian fashion schools.

Recently, TUKATECH partnered with the Institute of Apparel management (IAM), which is backed by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), to install the very first digital fashion Innovation Lab that offers "Concept to Consumer" training for their Fashion and Lifestyle Design Degree programs, using software and systems that are redefining apparel production and management.

TUKATECH has been updating previously installed systems and is installing and training instructors in the new systems. “Our goal is to prepare a highly skilled work force for our apparel industry by providing new technologies for improving production and quality," said Dr. Darlie Koshy, the CEO and DG, ATDC & IAM, India.

Page 41 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “India has over 400 colleges and teaching centers using TUKATECH systems, making it the largest user of any other country. With many TUKAcenters available for plotting, students have easy access to the technology to complete their assignments," commented Ram Sareen, CEO and Founder, TUKAgroup. "With such wide use of our technology, it helps students gain immediate employment upon graduation.

TUKATECH systems are designed to provide digital solutions seamlessly throughout each stage in the product development chain. With TUKAcad, pattern making, grading, and marker making is more efficient and user-friendly. Spec/tech pack and pattern card features allow for integration with TUKAplan, a PDM/PLM and MRP software system. Moreover, with ground breaking 3D virtual draping technology, TUKA3D has redefined the sample approval process. Digital patterns are draped on animated virtual 3D fit models to create virtual samples, allowing for quick and instant corrections to patterns, greatly reducing the number of iterations in sample making. Most of the Fashion Schools also teach with TUKAstudio, a fabric and print design software system.

TUKATECH’s new venture, Styku Smart Fitting Room and body scanning technology is being called exciting, new, ‘disruptive technology’ that is changing the way apparel is designed, fitted, and sold. Styku easily integrates with TUKATECH 3D software, making it easy for designers and brands to implement, and improve their design process.

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3D Training Institute Launches New Inventor Training Program 31 July 2012

3D Training Institute (3DTi) announces a launch of new Inventor classes starting August 2012. Inventor is growing in popularity due to its ability to take the user beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping by enabling them to produce an accurate 3D model that can help them design and simulate the products before they are built. Digital Prototyping with Inventor provides companies with an opportunity to design better products, reduce development costs, and get to market faster.

At 3d Training Institute (3DTi) the Inventor training programs will be an addition to already successful 3ds Max, Maya, and Revit programs and will be offered through the same unique Production Based method. After going through the entire program the participants will gain the production skills required to enhance their marketability and undertake professional work in a very short amount of time.

Participants will learn the Inventor software by working on diverse projects and creating high-quality documents, plus 3D renderings for client presentations using some of the new features included with the latest version of Autodesk Inventor software.

Beyond just teaching the software, the 3DTi Inventor Production Based Programs will have a focus on

Page 42 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary presentations which are essential, even for engineers. In the programs students will use Autodesk Showcase to get a photo realistic render.

3D Training Institute will offer two Inventor programs, a beginner four week class where participants will create a robotic vehicle, and an Intermediate twelve week program where the projects covered are new commercial project design, a stress analysis and simulation project, and a small aircraft design.

After completing the training program the students will have gained the skills to create a demo-reel with professional projects and be ready to undertake similar projects on their own. The students who have completed the 12-week Inventor 3D Project Based Course (3D PBC) will receive an extensive one year of post class support that includes monthly Alumni Workshops to keep your skills current with the latest updates in 3D Software.

3DTi Inventor Programs are ideal for a number of different candidates, including; professionals working in the field and looking to improve their skills with the latest version of the software, intermediate-level users looking to improve their current skills and portfolio, beginners looking to explore new career options in the manufacturing industry, and those who are looking to prepare for Autodesk Certification.

About 3D Training Institute: 3D Training Institute (3DTi), is a provider of live-online, production-based training programs in Autodesk's 3ds Max, Maya, Revit, AutoCAD & Inventor software. The training is conducted in a simulated production environment built upon its unique Learn-Practice-WorkTM approach. Utilizing a focused, project-based course, students gain the expertise needed to get ready to work on real world projects.

For more information or to obtain images/videos of student work samples, please visit http://www.3dtraining.com

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4D’s CADLearning Plugin Now Available in The Autodesk Exchange Apps Store 31 July 2012

4D Technologies has launched its new CADLearning Plugin app in the Autodesk Exchange Apps store. The App is compatible with AutoCAD 2012, AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD Architecture 2013, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 and AutoCAD MEP 2013. The CADLearning Plugin is designed to deliver professional video learning within AutoCAD-based software applications. The App can be used as a just-in-time learning tool or an instant video help system.

The CADLearning Plugin is now available for download on The Autodesk Exchange Apps Store. The

Page 43 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Autodesk Exchange Apps store is a portal to the Autodesk software ecosystem providing access to add- ins that allow designers to find and immediately download solutions to some of their more pressing design challenges. Customers are now able to access The Autodesk Exchange Apps store both directly on the Web and from within Autodesk products.

The new CADLearning Plugin app includes a palette that provides suggested video tutorials based on the tools or commands selected by a user. From within the AutoCAD environment, the CADLearning Plugin will open suggested video tutorials for users to watch so they can get visual demonstrations and guidance from an expert presenter on screen.

“We welcome 4D Technologies as an early participant in the Autodesk Exchange Apps store – the CADLearning Plugin app is a great example of the range of valuable add-ins easily available to customers from within the design and engineering products they use every day,” said Jim Quanci, Director of the Autodesk Developer Network. “The CADLearning Plugin is a full function add-in to AutoCAD software, offering an efficient learning tool to all Autodesk customers in the industry who rely on AutoCAD for their design projects.”

“We are pleased to offer our CADLearning Plugin in the Autodesk Exchange Apps store and believe the App supports our mission to deliver learning products and solutions for varying styles of learning and comprehension,” said Kyle Chumas, Marketing and Product Manager, 4D Technologies. “The CADLearning Plugin offers functionality that we feel Autodesk customers will greatly benefit from, bringing our professional video tutorials within the AutoCAD application.”

About 4D Technologies 4D Technologies, an Autodesk Authorized Publisher and developer of CADLearning, is a producer and publisher of self-paced learning products for the latest CAD and BIM software. Established in 2002, 4D works closely with industry experts including professional instructors, trainers and consultants to develop its eLearning content. 4D addresses the learning needs of individuals and organizations in a wide variety of markets including architecture, engineering, construction, automotive and transportation, manufacturing, utilities and communication, and government and education sectors.

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Cadsoft Corporation Releases Envisioneer 8 1 August 2012

Cadsoft Corporation is proud to announce the release of Envisioneer 8.

From design to documentation, to material takeoff and presentation, Envisioneer 8 introduces major enhancements in many areas of the software, without compromising the ease of use. This new release delivers on Cadsoft’s promise to produce an easy-to-use, comprehensive BIM solution for the residential design, construction, and building materials supply chain.

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Brad Finck, Cadsoft’s Vice President of Business Development, states: “Envisioneer 8 takes a significant leap forward in Building Information Modeling. Most of the features in this release were developed in direct response to customer feedback, so there is a lot of excitement being generated. We are very pleased to be able to offer our clients the features that truly meet their business needs”.

Key features include: • New all-in-one Navigator controller for quick and easy view changes and onscreen walk through capability • New Import Site Data tool for importing spot levels from a site recorder file and creating an instant contoured terrain mesh • New Wall Panels feature for automatically extracting, sorting and annotating framed wall panel diagrams • Improved rendering speed and quality • Improved material list generation with a focus on optimal lumber, roof and wall extraction • New SketchUp Export and improved SKP Import • Greater construction document productivity tools for including Revision Clouds and improved PDF Import • Added BIM object intelligence when editing of walls and associated objects

About Cadsoft™ Corporation Cadsoft is a software developer of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software for residential designers, builders, remodelers, LBM Dealers and consumers. Their solutions incorporate 3D design, working drawings, framing, rendering, material take-off, and links to most major analysis and estimating packages. Visit www.cadsoft.com for more information.

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CIM DATABASE 10 1 August 2012

At the User Meeting 2012, on 20-21 June in Bremen, CONTACT Software presented the release 10 of its open product data and collaboration platform CIM DATABASE. Product innovations and CONTACT's business development were presented to over 200 customers, partners and prospects. The PLM software will be released in the 4th quarter of this year.

CONTACT is growing dynamically on a solid foundation, Managing Director Karl Heinz Zachries underlined at the beginning of the event. The take-over last year of the Fast Concept Modelling (FCM) Toolset from the Munich-based ForceFive AG was a milestone that gave the company access to new markets and customers. Pointing out the acquisition of well-known automotive OEMs, Zachries

Page 45 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary emphasized the advantages of this solution for the rapid development of concept models.

The focus of the two-day event was on the numerous new applications for CIM DATABASE 10. Through the independent release-management of platforms and applications, the innovation speed has increased significantly, CONTACT's head of development Frank Patz explained. One of the central new applications is the web-based collaboration portal for distributed cooperation with partners and suppliers. The new portal solution makes it possible for the first time to integrate process-controlled, secure collaboration with the PDM backbone in the company. Not to mention that it is one of the first applications with the new CIM DATABASE Look & Feel which builds on the wide-ranging capabilities of latest web standards. The new GUI elements will also soon be available on iPads and other mobile devices.

Under the name Virtual Product, CONTACT announced further developments in variant, configuration and product structure management. Together with the new solution for requirements management, the PLM provider is targeting companies which develop complex products based on systems engineering procedures.

CONTACT also extended its platform especially for management and project controlling with universal metrics and key performance indicators. It also includes a response management feature for handling deviations between actual values and the specifications from project control and management. Additionally, key performance indicators are time-series supported, automatically calculated and visualized from the data set, in order to be able to systematically monitor PLM processes based on KPIs such as the time to fulfillment of engineering changes.

Further information on CIM DATABASE 10 is available here.

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Dassault Systèmes Unveils New SolidWorks Electrical Applications 1 August 2012

Dassault Systèmes today introduced new SolidWorks Electrical applications. These new offerings include an innovative, system level 2D schematic design tool and a powerful 3D electrical modeling add-in to SolidWorks design application that are linked in real time.

“Today, companies in industrial equipment, engineering services, high-tech, medical devices, and consumer goods are developing products that include more electrical content. More than half of our SolidWorks customers require a solution that streamlines collaboration between mechanical and electrical systems engineers,” said Bertrand Sicot, CEO, SolidWorks, Dassault Systèmes. “The addition of SolidWorks Electrical to our product portfolio moves us into this underserved market with a robust solution that upholds the SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use and makes close collaboration between

Page 46 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary mechanical and electrical design groups a reality.”

When it comes to electrical system design, organizations frequently look for ways to improve the overall delivery performance of their departments. SolidWorks Electrical applications make it easy for engineers and designers to plan electrical systems and integrate those electrical aspects into the overall 3D mechanical models. These new applications pave the way for mechanical and electrical engineering teams to collaborate during product development, streamline the design phase, and reduce product delays, resulting in more consistent and standardized designs, lower costs, and faster time-to-market.

“The full integration with SolidWorks will make SolidWorks Electrical easy to learn and will allow both our mechanical and electrical departments to collaborate on electrical system and wiring design,” said Kyle Strong, project manager at Getman Corporation. “Our mining vehicles include complex electrical wiring and need to have consistent design -- the decision to consider SolidWorks Electrical was easy. By integrating our electrical and mechanical design processes, we can better document electrical requirements and cable/wire paths, resulting in less rework, higher product quality, and faster time-to- market.”

SolidWorks Electrical provides new capabilities with the following three applications: 1. SolidWorks Electrical – a 2D schematic design tool for electrical system architecture and planning that: • Simplifies electrical design with a dynamic, context-sensitive user interface, providing the ability to quickly turn concepts into detailed designs • Identifies problems immediately with real-time error detection which prevents costly scrap and rework • Allows for easier and more accurate creation of schematics with a library of more than 500,000 standard electrical parts • Enables multiple people to work on the same project at the same time 1. SolidWorks Electrical 3D -- an add-in to SolidWorks CAD application that connects SolidWorks Electrical 2D systems-level schematics to 3D models designed with SolidWorks. It includes: • Real-time, bi-directional updates between 2D and 3D to synchronize electro-mechanical designs so that consistency is maintained throughout development • The integration of the 2D schematic with the 3D model to help standardize designs and unify BOMs to reduce mistakes and delays • Placement of the electrical system and cables/wires in the 3D model to enable planning of specific locations and paths for consistent product manufacturing 2. SolidWorks Electrical Professional – includes the functionality of both SolidWorks Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical 3D in a single application for users working in both 2D and 3D areas of electrical development.

The SolidWorks Electrical applications are based on technology from Trace Software, a company with more than 20 years of experience in the electrical design market. As a current SolidWorks Gold Solution Partner, Trace’s elecworks™ products are integrated with SolidWorks, allowing engineers to stay within the familiar SolidWorks environment to optimize electromechanical designs.

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The first release of SolidWorks Electrical will be available in North America, Europe, and the Middle East in August 2012, with other regions and countries to follow. For more information about SolidWorks Electrical, please visit: http://www.solidworks.com/electrical/

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GTX Corporation Announces GTXRaster CAD® 2013 Series for AutoCAD® 2013 1 August 2012

GTX® Corporation today announced the newest release of its popular GTXRaster CAD® 2013 Series for AutoCAD 2013.

The new GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series for AutoCAD 2013 enhancements and features include: • AutoCAD 2013 DWG & DXF compatibility • New Support for Microsoft® Windows 7 and 64-bit operating systems • New PDF support

o Gpdfattach to open a PDF file o Gpdfsave to save a PDF file. o Color or black and white PDF files supported. Once open, the image can be edited and then saved to a tiff (gsave) or a PDF (gpdfsave) file.

• New GMCopy command — Multiple Copies of selected raster to a new location in the current image. • New Package License Option for Network Flex LM licensing – allows for the use of 2013 version and up to two previous versions.

• Includes Intelligent Object Picking™ (IOP) raster selection —

o IOP RWINDOW (Select Raster ALL in a rotated rectangle) o IOP RINSIDE (Select Raster ENTIRELY within a Rotated Rectangle) o IOP RCROSSING (Select Raster INSIDE & CROSSING a Rotated Rectangle) allowing users to have more precise raster selection.

• Includes Raster editing commands that support Raster Text, HybridMode, and Rotated Rectangles • Menu optimization — easy-to-use ribbon interface and other productivity improvements • 22+ Raster editing commands — including raster snap modes • Choice of Hardware licensing or Software licensing – FLEXENABLED™ using Acresso®

Page 48 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary FLEXnet Publisher licensing technology – for either standalone single-user installation or for multiple users with networked installation • Automatic Image Cleanup — noise removal and deskew (U.S. Patent No. 7,016,536) • Enhanced ‘HELP’ mechanism and easier installation • Available for Windows® 7 as well as XP (32-bit or 64-bit)

In addition, the new GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series products are optimized and tested to run in AutoCAD 2013 utilizing the full advantage of the performance and other improvements for this latest environment. With the GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series for AutoCAD 2013 being fully ported to the 64-bit platform, it can run as a native 64-bit application directly on the Windows 7 x64 Edition, and Windows XP x64 Edition.

“GTX Corporation is proud to deliver the GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series with its many improvements including the PDF support. This significant enhancement allows for a user to work on PDF images within the GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series, quickly attaching a PDF file, converting to TIF, and then directly using the GTX raster cleanup, editing, and conversion functions with minimal effort,” stated Andrew Ling, President and CEO. Mr. Ling added, “With every product release, our goal is to improve our customers’ productivity and efficiency. And, just like its predecessor, the GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series provides enhanced tools for managing archival files with minimal effort. We continue to provide innovative technology and exceptional customer service maximizing our competitiveness in this rapidly growing global marketplace.”

The GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series includes four product modules—GTXRaster Tools™, GTXRaster CAD®, GTXRaster R2V™, and GTXRaster CAD® PLUS.

The GTXRaster CAD 2013 Series, the "AutoCAD for Raster," provides image enhancement and clean up tools as well as raster and hybrid editing, Raster-to-Vector conversion and Intelligent Character Recognition. They are available as a plug-in for all AutoCAD releases.

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Hawk Ridge Systems Releases HawkWare Productivity Tools for SolidWorks 3D Design 2 August 2012

Hawk Ridge Systems introduces HawkWare™ - a suite of productivity software tools which automate and optimize functionality in SolidWorks 3D Design Systems. HawkWare provides productivity enhancements for SolidWorks users, and is available in two editions – HawkWare Standard™ and HawkWare Professional™. The Standard version is a series of free productivity software downloads which optimize four functional design elements in SolidWorks products. HawkWare Professional is a fee-based offering which provides advanced functionality for four widely-used features in SolidWorks Enterprise Product Data Management (PDM).

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“We have a rich background in parametric design, and are always looking for new ways to improve the design experience for our SolidWorks community of engineers. We pride ourselves on innovation and creativity with our deep bench of Certified SolidWorks professionals and degreed mechanical engineers, so building HawkWare is just another example of sharing our know-how with our customers,” says Dale Ford, P. Eng and Chief Operating Officer of Hawk Ridge Systems. Mr. Ford adds, “HawkWare is a natural extension of our ability to bring solutions to engineers and designers to optimize the already highly advanced capabilities of SolidWorks products.”

HawkWare Standard includes tools which are generally designed to automate functionality which is inclusive in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, including Variable Creator, Add References, Folder Creator and BOM Exporter (Bill of Materials). With HawkWare Professional, advanced productivity tools for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM include Auto Document Number, Card Plus, Rollback to Last Revision, and Sync Card Variables.

Recognized at SolidWorks World 2012 as the world’s largest reseller of SolidWorks 3D Design applications, Hawk Ridge Systems has been steadily enhancing the already robust capabilities in SolidWorks. With the announcement of HawkWare, Hawk Ridge Systems enters a new field of readily available productivity tools which improve on the already rich experience that SolidWorks provides for 3D designers and mechanical engineers.

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MSC Software Announces New Version of Its Advanced Wind Turbine Simulation Solution 31 July 2012

MSC Software Corporation (MSC) today announced the new 2012 version of its Advanced Wind Turbine Modeling (AdWiMo) solution. AdWiMo allows rapid modeling and accurate system simulation of wind turbines. As a plug-in to Adams, the multibody dynamics analysis software from MSC, the new version of AdWiMo fully supports the new Adams 2012 interface and better addresses areas of the certification process for wind turbines.

Design validation and certification of wind turbines is mandatory in almost all countries and is essential to designing a mechanically reliable wind turbine. Certification involves the testing of operation and safety concepts as well as design loads and load calculations. As part of a certification, more than 1,000 simulation runs may be necessary. AdWiMo helps to manage and simplify this process. With the new Load and Analysis Manager (LAM) within AdWiMo, wind turbine analysts can import their model, setup, execute and post process the simulations they need for a certification, based on different norms and guidelines.

Other enhancements of the new version include an updated topology for direct drive turbines, the ability to introduce smoothened aerodynamic forces via a step function, automatic calculation of the fatigue

Page 50 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary limit summary, and first level integration of MSC Fatigue for post processing.

AdWiMo considers every major aspect of turbine design including tower, blades, hub, mainframe, gearbox housing, bearings, transmission, controls (generator, pitch, yaw), aerodynamic and centrifugal forces, coriolis acceleration, gyroscopic moments, point loads, gravity, thermal loads, and wave loads from 3rd parties. The tool offers a user-friendly and scalable solution for the complete design process of a wind turbine. This means that a simplified wind turbine in a conceptual design phase can be expanded to a fully detailed design by introducing more complex subsystems such as gears and rolling bearings and/or by replacing rigid bodies with flexible bodies.

Interested people can learn more about AdWiMo at MSC’s website or visit MSC at the HUSUM WindEnergy trade fair in Hall 2, Stand Number 2F03 from September 18-22nd. MSC invites attendees to the session entitled: MSC Software AdWiMo - One Tool for On/Offshore Wind Turbine Design and Certification on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 10:30AM to 12:00PM; or Friday, September 21, 2012 from 10:30AM to 12:00PM. More information can be found at http://pages.mscsoftware.com/HUSUM2012.html.

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MSC Nastran 2012 Takes Nonlinear to the Next Level 2 August 2012

“MSC Software is delivering major breakthroughs in new physics and high performance computing in our latest solver technologies to accelerate simulations, reduce design cycle time, and increase productivity for our customers,” said Ted Wertheimer, Director, Solver Product Management.

This new version of MSC Nastran gives engineers a highly functional, single solver to perform multidisciplinary analyses including linear statics, dynamics, and implicit and explicit nonlinear for simulation of everyday common to complex application use cases. High performance computing productivity and nonlinear robustness improvements were the focus of this latest release.

The Nastran 2012.2 release is available for immediate download at the MSC Software Solutions Download Center at https://mscsoftware.subscribenet.com.

Improve Fidelity of Nonlinear Simulations New methodology for contact detection through the new segment-to-segment approach improves the fidelity of contact analysis. Major enhancements also include implementation of non-symmetric stiffness matrix for sliding friction and finite sliding capability for deformable bodies. These significant improvements provide accuracy coupled with easy set up of contact analysis, helping users achieve higher productivity and accuracy.

Page 51 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Achieve Better Simulation Performance Through collaboration with Intel, MSC Software enhanced MSC Nastran to take advantage of the Advanced Vector Extension (AVX) on Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor on the Windows operating systems in addition to its support for Linux systems completed earlier in 2012. Users with this processor can automatically benefit with improved performance as the AVX is designed to help with numerically intensive applications such as MSC Nastran.

Accelerate Nonlinear Analysis MSC Nastran’s nonlinear analysis solution is capable of running analyses in both distributed and shared- memory parallel modes (DMP and SMP, respectively). This productivity enhancing capability is now available to execute nonlinear element stiffness, stress and force calculations, providing improved parallel scalability and applicability for a wider range of nonlinear applications. Improved I/O caching is also now implemented to reduce wall time for large engineering models.

Enhancements to MSC Nastran’s explicit solver’s DMP technology also enable users to achieve significant performance gains for complex fluid structure interaction problems.

“Tire safety is of great importance and is a top design priority for Hankook Tire,” says Mr. Joonyong Heo, Manager, Structure Analysis Research Team of Hankook Tire. “To predict the tire performance on wet surface conditions, a complex and CPU intensive fluid structure interaction application, we used MSC Nastran 2012.2 to run a tire model with approximately 2 million elements in a Distributed Memory Parallel (DMP) environment with multiple cores. The performance improvements of the explicit solver in MSC Nastran 2012.2 were impressive with more than 3X performance improvement.”

For further detail, visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/Products/CAE-Tools/MSC-Nastran.aspx.

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Newforma Licenses M-SIX VEO™ Platform to Further Integrate PIM with BIM 31 July 2012

Newforma and M-SIX, developer of a platform enabling 3D building model collaboration in the cloud, today announced that Newforma has licensed the M-SIX VEO™ platform to integrate PIM with BIM. The integration will enable AEC firms and owners to manage the project information and work processes associated with building models.

The integrated solution will provide Newforma customers with model coordination and review capabilities, including: • View and navigate 3D building models without the need for the underlying authoring software. • Search for information in models with the benefit of rich visual context linked directly to Newforma PIM data.

Page 52 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • Tie workflow items, such as action items, requests for information, submittals and more, to objects in the model. As a result, project teams using Newforma software will be able to further improve model coordination and review, facilitate more informed decision making, and expedite project delivery.

Newforma's licensing of M-SIX VEO technology is in keeping with the cloud strategy described in its recent "PIM in the Cloud" white paper: that the needs of the business must determine the optimal technology platforms to employ. VEO's use of cloud technology provides the scalable processing power and accessible-from-anywhere availability to stream the model views necessary for successful PIM-BIM integration and model coordination across dispersed project teams.

M-SIX Chief Executive Officer Max Risenhoover said, "At M-SIX, our mission is to give design, construction, and facility management teams the information they need when and where they need it most. However, no single company can truly accomplish this goal alone. That's why we are so excited to partner with Newforma. Our solutions complement each other beautifully."

"As with everything we do at Newforma, our licensing of the VEO platform is driven by the needs of our customers," said Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell. "Before choosing this exciting new technology from M-SIX, we talked to customers to understand the issues they're facing today. Designers, contractors and construction managers have all told us they're keenly interested in migrating to model-driven project delivery and work processes. However, they currently suffer from trying to manage all the project information that contributes to those processes, whether it has to do with keeping track of different models, sharing models with other members of the project team, coordinating models, tying actionable items to spaces and elements in the model, and more. M-SIX VEO technology is far and away the best platform for us to integrate PIM with BIM and address these needs for our customers. We are proud to be an M-SIX partner and we are very excited about the solution that our combined efforts will offer to the industry."

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SENER Shows an Innovative HMD for the Shipbuilding Industry 1 August 2012

With a strategy focused in innovation, SENER is going ahead in the Virtual Reality (VR) applications for shipbuilding. After the development of the second generation of a viewer, FORAN FVIEWER VR, for the virtual navigation through the ship 3D model, SENER has recently presented a new and innovating application in a Head Mounting Display (HMD). The recent FORAN Users Meeting in Toledo was the venue for this new experience, where SENER in collaboration with Ingevideo showed to the event attendees two different and innovative approaching to the VR. The first one was a VR room, with a screen of 6 m length and 3 m wide, a projector Christie Digital Mirage CP2210 (resolution 2048 x1080 and 12.500 ansi lumens) and Is900 ultrasounds tracking system of the company Intersense. The second and more surprising was the interactive demo with a HMD with an optical tracking solution. Both environments were used to navigate around ship 3D models.

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HMD is a device that lets the user to view and interact with 3D simulation environments, in this case applied to ship 3D models generated in FORAN. The one presented was an HMD of high range to be used on trainings and simulation applications, SX111 model from NVIS manufacturer. It is worth to mention the wide field width (wide field-of-view) that covers 102 degrees horizontally and 64 degrees vertical, with resolution SXGA (1280x1024). The optical tracking system WorldViz PPTX model had four sensors (or infrared cameras) located in each of the four corners of the area to be covered inside the room, in this case 5x5 m to allow a precise location in three dimensional space of the Active LED marker located in the HMD. In addition, a gyroscope (shelf inertial orientation tracker) gives information about the rotations and revolutions of the HMD. Led marker data, as well as rotations are transmitted to the workstation very quickly so that the experience is very real. Finally, in order to interact and navigate through the ship 3D virtual model it was used a wand (PPTWand) specially configured for a wireless use with the module FORAN FVIEWER VR.

A VR room has recently supplied by SENER to NAVANTIA Cartagena, an example of the benefit of using the VR for shipbuilding. It is being used to review the model of the new generation of submarines developed in FORAN for the Spanish Navy, the S80 series. All the FORAN FVIEWER VR, the software and the hardware have been supplied by SENER and Ingevideo as SENER´s partner. SENER plans to continue innovating and going forward in this field, due to the important advantages and cost reductions reached when the model of the ship can be checked at early design stages in such an interactive and intuitive way.

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Siemens PLM Software Announces Free Student Edition of Tecnomatix Plant Simulation Software 31 July 2012

Siemens PLM Software today announced as part of its ongoing investment in education, a free student edition of its Plant Simulation solution in the Tecnomatix® portfolio. Full- or part-time students at any academic level can now download the digital manufacturing application at no charge and develop real- world skills that are highly sought after within the global manufacturing industry.

Plant Simulation is a 3D visualization and discrete event simulation software. The student edition can be installed on computers running Microsoft’s Windows® operating system to quickly and easily create digital logistics models through the use of built-in object libraries to optimize material flow, resource utilization and operations. The digital model enables students to run experiments and “what-if” scenarios while having access to extensive analysis tools, statistical models and charts to evaluate different manufacturing situations and to prepare them to make fast, reliable decisions in production planning.

“With the current crisis in manufacturing – from a global aging workforce, increased product complexity and current education gap – we are expanding the software and resources we provide students and professors,” said Bill Boswell, senior director of partner strategy, Siemens PLM Software. “Our customers need the next generation of engineers to enter the market with digital manufacturing

Page 54 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary expertise. With free access to Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, students can now develop those skills to address this critical gap.”

The Plant Simulation student edition is non-transferable and is not intended for commercial use. To download the free student edition click here.

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Synopsys Collaborates with Renesas to Advance Software Development Solutions for Automotive Applications 1 August 2012

Synopsys, Inc. today announced a collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation to develop and deploy advanced software development solutions optimized for designs based on Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs), including the recently announced RH850 family. The collaboration includes establishment of a Virtual MCU Center of Excellence with a dedicated team of engineers from both companies that will develop, among other commercial products, system-level models and Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs) to accelerate software development and system testing for Renesas RH850- based designs. VDKs are software development tools integrating functional models of digital hardware, providing full visibility and controllability of single and multicore systems for unparalleled software debug and analysis capabilities.

"Our collaboration with Synopsys represents a long-term investment to improve the way software is developed and integrated into automotive subsystems," said Hisashi Takahashi, general manager of the MCU Software Division, MCU Business Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation. "The Virtual MCU Center of Excellence brings together the unique expertise of both companies to extend and optimize proven virtual prototyping technology for users of Renesas microcontrollers. The availability of VDKs for Renesas' RH850 MCUs will enable software developers and teams performing system integration and test throughout the automotive supply chain to shorten development cycles and improve product testability and reliability."

Renesas' recently announced 32-bit RH850 MCU family is architected to support single- and multicore configurations that meet the processing requirements of a wide variety of automotive applications such as safety, body and engine control, driver interfaces and infotainment. These applications require designers to debug and validate an increasing amount of software code, often at multiple stages in the system development process. VDKs supporting the Renesas RH850 will allow software developers to start writing and testing code months before hardware availability. In addition, Synopsys' VDKs will enable rapid deployment of virtual Hardware-in-the-Loop test benches to increase code coverage and enhance fault testing, resulting in shorter development cycles, reduced development costs and higher product reliability.

"Modern automobiles contain a diverse and growing collection of electronic control units whose software content and complexity continue to rise," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and systems at Synopsys. "Through our expanded collaboration with Renesas, automotive engineers

Page 55 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary will have access to virtual prototyping models and tools that accelerate software development and system testing for leading MCUs like the RH850, both now and in the future."

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Trimble Extends its BIM-to-Field Capabilities for Building Contractors with SketchUp File Integration 30 July 2012

Trimble introduced today the first integration of SketchUp® file import capabilities into the Trimble® Field Link layout software. By supporting model data from Tekla, Autodesk, and now SketchUp, Trimble extends its capabilities in bringing constructible Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions from the office to the field. Recently acquired by Trimble from Google, SketchUp Pro is used by architects; general, steel and concrete contractors; and mechanical, engineering and plumbing (MEP) contractors to easily create 3D models for visualization of residential and commercial building construction projects.

The Trimble Field Link layout software is part of Trimble's construction layout solutions that allow general and MEP contractors to locate and then stake field points from 2D and 3D design models. With the addition of SketchUp import support, Trimble Field Link now allows contractors to take their 3D SketchUp Pro models from the office into the field for quick site verification and viability testing of the proposed prototype.

"By adding SketchUp model import support into our Trimble Field Link construction layout solutions, we further connect the design process to the actual construction phases," said Pat Bohle, general manager of Trimble's Building Construction Division. "Having the ability to take SketchUp prototypes into the field for quality assurance/quality control measures as well as to easily test the feasibility of these mock-ups in project conditions, allows contractors to reduce risk and contain project costs."

About Trimble's Building Construction Business Trimble's Building Construction Division is an innovator of productivity solutions for the building construction contractor. Trimble's solutions target general, concrete, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors on large and small commercial, industrial and residential jobsites. Trimble is focused on delivering solutions that tightly link office based process and information with the field crew—including taking Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other design data to the field for highly accurate positioning and layout of foundations and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Trimble solutions provide a high-level of process and workflow integration from the design phase through to the finished project—delivering significant improvements in productivity throughout the building construction lifecycle.

For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.

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V6 <> Creo Parametric Solution Released from Theorem 1 August 2012

Theorem Solutions is pleased to announce the release of their third V6 solution for Creo Parametric. Theorem's bi-directional V6 <> Creo Parametric solution is now available, joining their growing V6 portfolio of CADverter format converter solutions which also include CADverters for V6 <> JT and V6 <> NX.

Theorem's strong partnerships with Dassault Systemes & PTC, reputation for quality and robustness of product ensures that the new V6 <> Creo Parametric format converter will be well received by users of both Dassault Systemes and PTC Creo design applications as it enables direct use of data between V6 and Creo Parametric for the first time.

The V6 <> Creo Parametric CADverter is fully integrated within the V6 environment enabling bi- directional file and PDM collaboration scenarios. It can be used interactively or in batch mode depending upon a user's requirements. As standard, this particular product has been designed specifically to be incorporated into process orientated operations and so is integrated and runs under the management of the V6 infrastructure.

Theorem's CADverter reads and writes both V6 and PTC Creo data, converting assembly data (product structure) Exact Brep solids and surfaces, tessellated data, PMI (product manufacturing information) and colour. The V6 converted data can then be used anywhere within the V6 environment, in all applications (CATIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, ENOVIA) enabling supply chains with mixed V6 and Creo environments the ability to collaborate more efficiently.

Theorem's CADverter also provides the ability to convert Creo data (Creo Parametric and Creo View) into the 3dxml file format for collaboration with all applications collaborating through this format, such as CATIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, ENOVIA, 3DVIA and 3DSWYM.

On-going compatibility with V6 and Creo is assured through Theorem's licensing of API technology from both application sources.

Licensed versions of both V6 and PTC Creo applications are required for use with the minimum prerequisite releases: V6R2013 for V6 and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4 & 5 and Creo 1.0 being supported. (Creo 2.0 coming soon)

Available for immediate shipment, Theorem's format converter for Creo Parametric is offered as a bi- directional configuration for unrestricted data transfer between the two formats V6 and Creo.

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Zuken Delivers Enhanced High-speed PCB Design and FPGA Collaboration 31 July 2012

Zuken today announces the latest release of CR-5000, its advanced PCB and IC Package design software. CR-5000 version 14 sees a number of significant productivity enhancements for greater collaboration in FPGA development and for high-speed design. Many enhancements have also been included in CR-5000 Lightning, Zuken’s high-speed design verification tool that enables rapid, accurate results, coupled with first-rate signal integrity, EMC and power integrity analysis.

Enics, an electronics manufacturing services company that develops PCBs for customers working in harsh environments, uses Lightning to locate high-speed design issues early in the design process. Anders Karlsson, Enics’ PCB Design Manager, says: "One customer was impressed when we used CR- 5000 Lightning to pick up an EMI problem prior to the board going to the testing chamber. It was able to pinpoint where the potential emission problems were straight away and reduce design iterations. CR- 5000 Lightning has given us a real competitive edge."

Verify quickly Within CR-5000 Lightning, designers can automatically derive total routing capacitance to meet vendor specification for high-speed applications, such as DDR3. Lightning also has support for nested sub- circuits and coupled inductors (K elements) for importing SPICE models. This offers users more capability and power for analysis.

For batch SI simulation and analysis, improvements in operation and reporting for Lightning’s SI Controller include: expanded verification results and new options for generating reports, including automatic waveform image creation, to improve verification during the design process.

Also included are enhancements to DDR2/DDR3 wizards for managing constraints for multi-receiver, high-speed signal structures, and enhanced design reports supporting cross-probing with the PCB design.

Improved ease of use Those with an eye on reducing design time to maximize the bottom line will appreciate the ease-of-use enhancements within CR-5000 Board Designer.

Constraint setup is now simpler: differential pairs can be created automatically, and new utilities allow constraints to be applied to high-speed signals without accessing the Constraint Editor. There is also improved collaboration during layout and design review. Design mark-ups can be exchanged bi- directionally between Board Designer and Board Viewer Advance for intelligent exchange of feedback.

Greater collaboration for FPGA and ASIC design For improved co-design of PCBs and programmable devices, such as FPGAs and ASICs, there is now tighter integration in CR-5000 with Zuken’s Graphical Pin Manager (GPM). New changes to high pin count, multi-symbol devices in GPM can be updated collectively and automatically during logical circuit

Page 58 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary design. For FPGA design, pin constraint files in vendor specific formats, such as Xilinx or Altera, can be submitted to FPGA design tools, while updated signals associated to a device pin or signal names can be filtered. Other improvements include new filter options to control attributes while exporting pin-out information for better IP control during ASIC development. CR-5000 version 14 is available now.

For more information, visit www.zuken.com/cr-5000.

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ZWCAD+ Mechanism Reconstruction Guarantees Quality 31 July 2012

ZWCAD Design announced today the quality of ZWCAD+ is guaranteed by its mechanism reconstruction. This has greatly enhanced the function efficiency and brought in the multi-thread processing which keeps the software reliable during fast operations.

“We have received a lot of feedback from CAD experts recently. The main thing they say is that ZWCAD+ has made a giant leap in quality compared to the long appreciated ZWCAD 2012. We believe it is because of the fundamental framework changes,” stated Kingdom Lin, the Overseas Business Director of ZWCAD+. “When we redesigned the framework, we wrote all the codes from scratch instead of simply modifying them. This gives ZWCAD+ higher accuracy of the algorithms and better utilization of hardware for a greater experience.”

Increased Accuracy of Algorithms The most important thing for reliable CAD software is precision and efficiency. Essentially, both of them highly rely on a powerful mechanism with an accurate and powerful algorithm. ZWCAD+, derived from years of rich CAD development experience, has been reconstructed from the ground up and as a result, has become more reliable in algorithms. Commands in ZWCAD+ such as OFFSET, SNAP, and UNDO now are able to offer top-notch precise and efficient results. Take OFFSET for example, when it comes to tackling complicated drawing with arcs, curves and self-intersected objects, especially those in a narrow space, the problem we usually find is displacement or loss of detail in the object generated. However, in ZWCAD+, the powerful algorithm has enabled results to be completely and accurately presented.

Enhanced Hardware Utilization In addition to the accuracy of the algorithm, for CAD software to be highly efficient the ability of utilizing the hardware also plays a key role. The dual-core support and memory optimization make ZWCAD+ stand out. For dual-core support, it increases the software’s running speed and shortens its response time, while for memory optimizations it ensures non-stop work throughout the day and enables you to work smoother with larger drawings, by lowering memory usage and accumulation during the whole design process.

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