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PLM Industry Summary Jillian Hayes, Editor Vol. 14 No 44 Friday 2 November 2012 Contents

CIMdata News ______2 ‘Brave New World’ CIMdata’s 2012 PLM Road Map Conference Goes Strategic Before a Capacity Crowd By Jack Thornton, Principal MINDFEED Marcomm for CIMdata ______2 CIMdata Announces Date and Location for the Next North American CIMdata PLM Certificate Program __6 CIMdata Publishes Research on ENOVIA V6 ______7 PLM Road Map to Be Presented with PLM Innovation Americas 2013 ______9 Company News ______10 Digital Drafting Systems, Inc. Earns Autodesk Consulting Specialization ______10 Micro Concepts Ltd First UK VAR Earns Autodesk ETO Specialisation ______10 Missler Software and Okuma Collaborate Closely Together ______11 Sisgraph Launches Intergraph® Marine Excellence Center in Brazil ______12 TCS to Set up Large Software Development Campus in Indore ______13 Tech Soft 3D Global Provider of Autodesk Development Tools ______14 Events News ______15 3D Systems Brings Latest 3D Content-To-Print Products And Services To EuroMold ______15 Aras to Present on Integrated Requirements Management for Systems Engineering at 2012 Boeing and Northrop Grumman GPDIS Conference ______15 AVEVA Presents at the Modular and Off-site Construction Summit 2012 ______16 BIM Symposium at ArchitectureBoston Expo® Highlights Collaboration and Communication ______17 CADD Edge to Kick Off Annual SolidWorks User Conference with Talk of Flying Cars ______18 Cimatron Invites Japanese Toolmakers to Gain a Competitive Edge ______18 Delcam GmbH to Show Latest in CADCAM for Toolmakers at Euromold ______19 Delcam to Show Design, Machining and Inspection Developments at Autosport ______21 Gerber Technology and Virtek to Showcase Suite of Automation Solutions for Manufacturers using Industrial Fabrics and Composite Materials ______22 SURFCAM 6 Presented at JIMTOF 2012 ______23 WorkNC & WorkXPlore 3D CADCAM Productivity Software at JIMTOF ______24 Financial News ______25 Accelrys Third Quarter Earnings Call Rescheduled to Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Due to Hurricane Sandy ______25 ANSYS, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Results ______26 Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Its Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results Conference Call ____27 Cimatron's Third Quarter 2012 Results Release Scheduled for November 7th, 2012 Before US Markets Open ______27 Geometric Revenues Rise 36.8% Y-o-Y to Rs. 2615.84 Mn ______28 Mahindra Satyam Reports Q2 Performance ______29 Nemetschek Defies Negative Market Trends ______30 OpenText Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results ______31 PTC Announces Solid Q4 EPS Results, Initiates Q1 and FY’13 Targets ______33 Implementation Investments ______35 Groundbreaking Study of Complex Composite Materials with MSC Nastran and Marc ______35 Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D has been Selected by Keppel FELS Limited as the 3D Modeling Solution for its Next-generation Semisubmersible Drilling Rig ______36 Rapidly Growing Boat Dock Company Turns to Autodesk Software to Scale ______37 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 Seaspan to use ShipConstructor for Canadian Federal Fleet Renewal ______38 Tally Weijl Selects Centric Software’s PLM Solution ______39 Terrafugia Selects Product Lifecycle Management Solution From Omnify Software ______40 Product News ______41 Altair Begins Beta Testing for HyperWorks 12.0, Invites Customers to Participate ______41 Delcam Adds New Website for PowerSHAPE CAD Software ______42 DMG Virtual Machine Interface for TopSolid’Cam ______43 Geomagic Teams with Solutionix to Provide 3D Scanning Software for the Versatile New Rexcan CS Plus Scanner ______44 Intergraph® CADWorx® DraftPro™ Now Compatible With AutoCAD® 2013 ______45 Luxion and DuPont Performance Coatings Launch KeyShot Material Download Site for DuPont Paints __45 Mentor Graphics Advances Development of High-Performance Multicore Linux-based Embedded Systems ______46 Open Spatial Announces the General Availability Release of Munsys Ai 10.5 ______48 ShipConstructor 2013 Released ______48 solidThinking Revolutionizes Product Development with Inspire™ 9.0 ______50 SpaceClaim and SIMPOE Announce Integration of SpaceClaim Engineer and Simpoe-Mold ______51 Third Wave AdvantEdge 6.0 to be Released November 2012 ______52 Vero Software Release VISI 20 ______53 ZW3D 2012 SP2 Released with a More Efficient and Intelligent Mold Design Module ______54 ZWCAD+ Takes the User Interface to the Next Level with SmartMouse ______55

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‘Brave New World’ CIMdata’s 2012 PLM Road Map Conference Goes Strategic Before a Capacity Crowd By Jack Thornton, Principal MINDFEED Marcomm for CIMdata 25 October 2012

The recently concluded CIMdata Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Road Map differed significantly from its predecessor conferences with a shift in focus. In presentations on implementations under way and strategic visions under development, PLM Road Map 2012 earned its theme—a Brave New World—and its agenda subtitle, “PLM as THE Strategic Imperative.”

As always in a technology focused conference, there were presentations about progress in implementing PLM strategies. PLM Road Map newcomers included three presenters, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Schreiber Foods (dairy products), and Dow Chemical.

Presentations focused on discrete manufacturing were by the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory at Georgia Tech, Caterpillar, Cummins, EADS, Mercury Marine, Parker Hannifin Aerospace, the U.S Army's Armament, Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Waltonen Engineering, and Whirlpool. As in past years, the automakers and their suppliers were well represented: Dana, Delphi, Ford, GM, GKN Driveline, Jaguar Land Rover, and TRW.

All these firms spelled out the evolution of their PLM strategies, how they are making headway in

Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary communications and collaboration, and their successes in wrestling with legacy systems, entrenched bureaucracies, convoluted workflows, and “silos” of expertise.

The themes "Brave New World" and "Strategic Imperative" highlighted the conference’s expansion. This was intended to meet the strategic needs of new-product-development in two ways—more detail on PLM implementations and the introduction of a strategic management track. Nearly 300 attended PLM Road Map 2012, up from approximately 220 last year—a capacity crowd in the Plymouth, Mich., conference center CIMdata uses.

At every conference there are eye-opening insights. Three of this year’s came from:

Dow’s PLM Project Manager Mike Williams who spoke on “sandwiching” PLM as an important interface between enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution systems (MES). This is a key part of Dow’s transition of its commodity-based business toward high-value, low-volume specialty chemicals.

Continuous-process manufacturers, such as Dow, offer hot business opportunities for PLM solution providers and fresh insights for implementers. Dow is pursuing ERP, PLM, and MES to form an integrated, end-to-end solution for managing products and production as part of Dow’s transformation. “PLM is rarely deployed in the chemical industry,” Williams observed. “It has been found difficult to straddle the diverse requirements of numerous and varied chemical production systems relative to PLM strategies and implementation plans.”

“As a highly capital intensive business, Dow has a compelling need to implement an integrated ERP- PLM-MES solution. The drivers for Dow are high asset utilization (including overall equipment effectiveness or OEE) and rapid introductions of new products with PLM. This requires a well- coordinated definition of both the material specification and the equipment capability.”

“Dow Chemical’s No. 1 reason for implementing ERP is effective governance, most specifically for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley’s financial regulations and environment, health & safety (EH&S) requirements,” Williams said. “The first implementation phase required the installation of a global specification and recipe repository of both raw materials and finished goods.” He noted that Dow’s Advanced Materials division alone has 16,000 active SKUs, including reactive intermediates, and about seven times that number in raw materials, all of which is regulated in over 100 different countries.

Dow’s multi-year implementation of ERP, PLM and MES is roughly 30% complete.

Jon Hirschtick, founder of solid-modeling pioneer SolidWorks, offered several blunt challenges to the computer-aided design (CAD) and solid modeling software companies—and some comfort to frustrated engineers and designers. The relevance to PLM is direct since CAD and solid model data are the biggest inputs to new-product development. (Hirschtick recently retired from running SolidWorks for its owner, Dassault Systèmes.)

“CAD and solid-modeling vendors must accept the reality that in engineering, the single-vendor CAD doctrine is dead,” he said. “Vendors must accept that non-native data is not a foreign invader.”

Page 3 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary He singled out three profound CAD changes underway:

• Better ways of representing geometry in “kernels,” the hearts of CAD and solid modeling systems, plus better accommodation for engineering fundamentals and physics. • Computing platforms with multi-core central processing units (CPUs), multi-threaded software too can keep pace with gigabyte-sized models and renderings, and the explosion in the use of hardware from Apple Computer. “The platform shift to Microsoft Corp. Windows operating systems from UNIX is tiny compared to what is happening now” in operating systems and CAD platforms. • Design processes that “are highly fragmented and widely distributed throughout virtual organizations.”

Hirschtick added that “the CAD vendors are hard at work on these investments and other advances. Users need to think through the implications for their own businesses and encourage the vendors to push ahead.”

He admitted to frustration with CAD systems’ geometry kernels. Kernels have relied on boundary representation (B-Rep) geometry for decades for lack of anything better. Alternatives to B-rep include “voxels” (three-dimensional volumetric picture elements, or pixels, used in gaming and medical imaging) and fault-tolerant modeling. But neither has won a following in engineering.

David E. Cole, chairman emeritus of the Detroit-based Center for Automotive Research (CAR). Dr. Cole pointed out how completely the automakers’ business models have changed in recent years and the upheavals underway in developing new cars and trucks.

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Widely recognized as the dean of Detroit’s industry analysts, Dr. Cole is chairman and co-founder of the AutoHarvest Foundation—“Collaborate, Innovate and Win.” AutoHarvest is an “industry-inspired, open innovation marketplace that supports advancement through collaboration and provides a richer, deeper pool of intellectual property.”

People, Processes, Technology In CIMdata’s view, PLM is about bringing people, processes, and technology to bear on product development and its many requirements. At PLM Road Map 2012, all three were addressed from many angles.

People: The engineering workforce is evolving, becoming more social-media savvy and increasingly diverse in both skill sets and cultures. This has broad implications for engineering management and PLM, and especially as mechatronics and embedded software become product differentiators. Peter Bilello, CIMdata president, observed that today’s young engineers “live on the Internet while those of us aged 40 and up go to it when we think we need to.” The difference in outlook and approaches to work are huge.

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Process presentations centered on design optimization in both products and processes. Ramifications touched on prototypes (a few virtual prototypes now and some day just one physical prototype) and using digital manufacturing for right-first-time production, sound ergonomics, and short learning curves in manufacturing.

Process discussions also got into consolidating hundreds of legacy engineering applications in large enterprises and the virtualization of operations that in some companies seem close to fragmentation. Consolidation and virtualization underscore the growing importance of configuration management in PLM. In his closing remarks, Bilello asked, "how can we make complexity trivial?"

Technology discussions revolved around the explosion of computing power and high-performance computing. Among the issues were democratization of engineering—with “collab” being assumed if not yet a reality—and limitations still imposed by computer hardware. CPUs (central processing units), network bandwidth and read/write (input/output or I/O) speeds fall farther and farther behind the data tsunami’s rates of data creation and duplication. An obvious solution is PLM in the Cloud, a.k.a., data anytime anywhere.

Summing Up For returning PLM Road Map attendees, all this builds nicely on the 2011 conference. At the risk of oversimplification, 2011 was about "how" and 2012 was about "why." Many 2011 presentations focused on using PLM to overcome complexity in engineering—“before complexity drowns us all”—and how the biggest implementation challenges were being overcome. In 2012, these challenges were subtexts amid the broader, higher-level focus on strategy.

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CIMdata Announces Date and Location for the Next North American CIMdata PLM Certificate Program 31 October 2012

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) management consulting and research firm announces that the next North American based CIMdata PLM Certificate Program will be held in Newport Beach, California from December 3 - 7, 2012. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership — the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non- biased education and training offering available for today’s PLM professionals.

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program prepares PLM professionals at several levels to successfully address the challenges inherent in PLM implementations. This assessment-based certificate program includes an intimate classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. Additionally, the program provides participants with intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, each

Page 6 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary participant receives a CIMdata PLM Certificate and becomes a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community.

According to James McKinney, CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Practice Manager, “Our 2012 PLM Certificate Program schedule addresses the needs of PLM professionals throughout Europe and North America. We are excited to bring the final program of our 2012 schedule to southern California.”

PLM Certificate Program participants can register online for either the 3-day or 5-day program. This certificate program is available to industrial companies who are considering or implementing PLM, and to PLM technology and service providers. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is built on CIMdata’s more than 28 years of extensive worldwide experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics. For more information about the CIMdata PLM Certificate Program or to register visit CIMdata’s website at http://www.cimdata.com/services/education/plm_certificate.html.

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 suppliers 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 or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. Tel: +1 (734) 668-9922. Fax: +1 (734) 668-1957.

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CIMdata Publishes Research on ENOVIA V6 1 November 2012

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces publication of a white paper titled Creating Simplicity from Complexity to Achieve Market Success, which features new research on the real-world application of the ENOVIA offering from Dassault Systèmes.

Increasing complexity is a fact of life in business today. Even for something as simple as a Starbuck’s

Page 7 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary coffee, there are 87,000 “configurations” possible that would take a single consumer over 300 years to try. Companies must provide a never ending series of product and service choices, increasingly in global markets. This mass customization must address a complex web of customer needs and compliance requirements across multiple countries and regions. For engineered products, this requires the ability to engineer to order to meet varied needs. One way that leading companies attempt to reduce product complexity is by developing their products as “global platforms” that can be more easily adapted to local needs and requirements. Platform-based development helps reduce risk by, in essence, holding some product development variables constant, and limiting variation to specific areas. Car companies have been doing this for decades, with one platform sheathed in multiple bodies, powered by different engines, and equipped with different levels of trim and options. This approach is also common in other industries, such as consumer goods and durable goods, where the internals of a product are shared across multiple stock-keeping units (SKUs), and product variation may come from the external suppliers or software controls.

Creating and managing products as “platforms” requires global development environments that can intelligently embody and share knowledge for product and process development across the extended enterprise. These technology and process solutions help enable product lifecycle management (PLM), which CIMdata defines as a strategic approach that leverages people, processes and technologies to optimize product development. PLM strategies, and the product development solutions that enable them, must support organizational processes designed to optimally leverage the vision and talent of a distributed workforce.

Dassault Systèmes, a long-time leader in the PLM market, provides the “3DEXPERIENCE Platform,” which covers the entire spectrum of product development domains defined by 3DS as including social innovation, 3D modeling, content and simulation, search platform, and real-time 3D experience. ENOVIA V6 is the Dassault Systèmes application for collaborative innovation and is a core component of the company’s social industry strategy, which offers a broad range of solutions to enable different aspects of the product lifecycle. By their very nature, PLM-enabling environments at leading companies can be extremely complex and the right choice of platform solutions, and their provider, can help those companies reduce their complexity and simplify their environments to the greatest extent possible.

The focus of this paper is to illustrate how Dassault Systèmes’ long-time customers are leveraging ENOVIA V6 to empower their global teams to address these product development challenges.

Creating Simplicity from Complexity to Achieve Market Success is available to be freely downloaded from CIMdata’s Publications web page.

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CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and suppliers 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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PLM Road Map to Be Presented with PLM Innovation Americas 2013 26 October 2012

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that it will be co-locating its PLM Road Map conference in conjunction with MarketKey’s PLM Innovation conference in 2013, the date to be announced. The name of the combined event will be Product Innovation Featuring the PLM Road Map. Both organizations will participate in planning and program development for these events. CIMdata brings its extensive PLM knowledge and 20 years of PLM Road Map experience to bear. MarketKey provides its marketing and event organization skills to the combined effort.

About MarketKey MarketKey Ltd is a business information company, specialising in the tools and processes that aid product innovation. Through our portfolio of PLM and design events as well as our online communities, we provide quality end-user led and vendor agnostic information to help the World's product designers and manufacturers innovate. MarketKey is headquartered in London.

Page 9 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 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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Digital Drafting Systems, Inc. Earns Autodesk Consulting Specialization 28 October 2012

DIGITAL DRAFTING SYSTEMS, INC.(DDSCAD), an Autodesk Silver Partner, today announced that it has earned the new Autodesk Consulting Specialization designation for value added resellers (VARs) from Autodesk, Inc. As an Autodesk Consulting Specialized partner, DIGITAL DRAFTING SYSTEMS, INC. has shown that they have made significant investment in their people, have a solid consulting business plan, have reference able customers, and that they offer a high level of knowledge and support to customers in the AEC Industry.

The new Autodesk Partner Specializations enable partners 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, DIGITAL DRAFTING SYSTEMS, Inc. demonstrates, through their strong customer service and support in sales, what it means to be a trusted adviser to Autodesk customers throughout the world.

“Earning the Consulting Specialization designation from Autodesk strengthens our commitment to provide expert advice with additional specialized consulting and support services for the AEC industry”, says Jaime Birmaher, president of Digital Drafting Systems, Inc.

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Micro Concepts Ltd First UK VAR Earns Autodesk ETO Specialisation 26 October 2012

Micro Concepts Ltd, announced that it is the first UK Value added reseller to earn the new ETO Specialisation designation from Autodesk, Inc. As an Autodesk Specialised Partner, Micro Concepts Ltd has shown that they have made significant investment in their people, they have a solid business plan specific to their specialisation area, they have customer references, and that they can provide a high level of Industry experience and support to customers who require Engineer to Order solutions.

The new Autodesk Partner Specialisations enable value added resellers to highlight and brand their

Page 10 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 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, Micro Concepts Ltd demonstrates through their strong customer service and support in sales what it means to be a trusted adviser to Autodesk customers throughout the world.

“This recognition reflects the ongoing investment Micro Concepts Ltd has made in providing customers with the specific industry expertise and resource required, underpinned by our consultative approach to business", says Graham Harrison, General Manager at Micro Concepts Ltd. The Autodesk Specialisations are really helping us provide customers with best in class software tools with focused service offerings which match their business goals.

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Missler Software and Okuma Collaborate Closely Together 30 October 2012

Missler Software is happy to announce the close collaboration with Okuma on a worldwide basis to guarantee the delivery of a machine tool and CAM software that work together. Proven global base post- processors, excellent machine simulation possibilities and customer support are provided to their respective customers.

Powerful TopSolid’Cam functions to drive complex Okuma machines Okuma is a “total” machine tool maker, developing its own machines and controls (OSP). To support customers creating new machining value, Okuma’s integrated machine & control manufacturing provides a wide lineup of advanced, “Only-One” products. In order to run these high-end machines worldwide, Okuma collaborates closely with Missler Software for the development of base post- processors.

TopSolid’Cam is perfectly adapted to driving complex multitasking Okuma machines. Machine simulation, collision check, spindle synchronization, raw part updating and visualization of material removal are important elements of TopSolid’Cam for the tool path programming of Okuma machines. In addition TopSolid’Cam offers a unique CAM solution in that it is capable of piloting turning, 2-axis milling, 3-axis milling, 4-and 5-axis continued milling (simultaneous), as well as a combination of these machining methods (multitasking), synchronization and complex simulation.

A win-win situation Dominique Laffret, Vice-President of Strategic Relationships at Missler Software explains: “Many of our customers are equipped with Okuma machines. By closely collaborating with Okuma, we can better respond to the needs of companies equipped with such high-performance Okuma multitasking machines. These customers are concerned with high-end precision machining and need a top class CAM solution to drive these machines.”

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Sisgraph Launches Intergraph® Marine Excellence Center in Brazil 1 November 2012

Hexagon Group companies Sisgraph, a Brazilian software and services provider, and Intergraph® have teamed to form a Marine Excellence Center in Rio de Janeiro to meet the needs of the expanding marine industry in Brazil. Sao Paulo-based Sisgraph has been a provider of Intergraph® solutions in South America for more than 30 years.

The new Marine Excellence Center opens with a team of expert engineers and consultants to provide technical support and training for Intergraph SmartMarine® 3D technology. SmartMarine 3D is the world's most advanced offshore and shipbuilding design solution, featuring breakthrough engineering technology that is knowledge-based and rule-driven to improve productivity and delivery schedules. The center also will provide technical workshops throughout Brazil and cooperate with the country's universities and technical schools to produce qualified students with an opportunity to learn using the latest Intergraph and Sisgraph technologies.

Sisgraph's Marine Excellence Center mission includes disseminating and extending knowledge about the marine and offshore industries through the diffusion of Intergraph's next-generation technologies for projects, creating a skilled labor force, and providing an unrivaled support structure ideal for large offshore and marine projects in the Brazilian industry.

"As longtime customers of Sisgraph and Intergraph, our company is pleased to see this investment in resources in the Brazilian market," said Laelson Martins, manager of Petrobras, one of the world's largest energy companies. "The Marine Excellence Center initiative fills a very important gap in our country, which is to capacitate the work force of Brazil's expanding marine industry."

Sisgraph's Marine Excellence Center was announced during the ninth annual Navalshore 2012 Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Executives from most of the major owner operators and EPCs in Brazil attended the announcement of the Marine Excellence Center, which will serve as a new communication channel between customers and suppliers from the marine and offshore industries to spread and improve technologies that are currently used in Brazil.

"Sisgraph, with its extensive knowledge of the marine segment, recognized the need for the Marine Excellence Center in Brazil," said Claudio Simao, president of Hexagon South America. "Customers will now have access to Sisgraph's extensive knowledge of the marine segment and greater access to Intergraph's market-leading solutions."

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "Intergraph's SmartMarine 3D is the industry's most advanced technology for the marine industry and Sisgraph's Marine Excellence Center will showcase the safety, quality and productivity benefits that solutions from Intergraph offer.

Page 12 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Intergraph SmartMarine Enterprise solutions are leaders in the Brazilian offshore and marine market, and this center highlights the Intergraph-Sisgraph commitment to this important region."

For more on SmartMarine 3D, visit www.intergraph.com/go/smartmarine3d.

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TCS to Set up Large Software Development Campus in Indore 29 October 2012

Tata Consultancy Services announced that it will set up operations in the state of Madhya Pradesh by building a new integrated campus in Indore for IT and BPO with an initial investment of Rs 550 crore (Rs 5.5 billion) in the first phase. The total development area of the campus is expected to be around 1.5 million square feet. Once all the applicable permissions are received, the construction of Phase I is expected to be completed by March 2016.

The TCS Indore Campus will be located on a 100-acre property allotted by the Madhya Pradesh government. An agreement to this effect was signed by TCS and officials of the state government at a function in the city today and presided over by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

On completion, the TCS campus will provide direct job opportunities to 10,000 associates in Phase I. Besides direct job opportunities, there is an estimated indirect job opportunity for another 10,000 people in supporting functions and professions like e-waste management, facilities management, transportation, hotel and hospitality, restaurants, utilities and financial, banking and other services. Moreover, during the design and construction phase of approximately four years, there will be employment opportunities for about 2500 construction workers.

The TCS Indore campus will be a state-of-the-art facility with a distinct style that blends local culture and aesthetics with several world-class features. The facility is designed with an inherent flexibility and will comprise software engineering blocks, training center, amphitheater, customer care center, auditorium as well as facilities to offer a holistic environment to knowledge professionals.

Designed with water bodies and green areas, the TCS Indore campus will incorporate several green building concepts such as zero discharge with 100% recycling of sewage, energy efficient systems, rain water harvesting systems and integrated building management systems. A high rating will be targeted to highlight the sustainable and eco-friendly nature of the campus.

S Mahalingam, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director, TCS, said, “Indore has the potential to become another big hub for knowledge-based industries like IT and BPO with its strong ecosystem of universities and talented people. Our investment will help catalyze further development of the talent

Page 13 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary ecosystem as well as help upgrade the civic infrastructure in the area. We remain committed to working in close collaboration with all stakeholders in the state to help development of local talent and provide our customers with world-class IT and BPO solutions from this location.”

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Tech Soft 3D Global Provider of Autodesk Development Tools 29 October 2012

Tech Soft 3D, Inc. announces it is the global provider of all software development products developed by long-standing partner, Autodesk, Inc. AutoCAD OEM, the new Inventor OEM, and the RealDWG® SDK are available worldwide through Tech Soft 3D. Through this new agreement, software development teams can easily evaluate and license OEM products through a single source. The addition of Inventor OEM to the Tech Soft 3D portfolio builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies that began in 2005 when Tech Soft 3D began managing worldwide RealDWG sales and was expanded in 2010 with sales for AutoCAD OEM in North America.

The introduction of Inventor OEM follows on Tech Soft 3D’s success with AutoCAD OEM, a cost- effective development platform for developers building unique AutoCAD-based applications, which have broadened the choices for users seeking AutoCAD-based solutions. Both OEM platforms enable developers to either create new applications or extend existing AutoCAD or Inventor-based plug-ins into standalone offerings that can be scaled to niche markets. Through the OEM program, developers gain access to the Inventor and AutoCAD platforms and functionality, can pick desired features, and brand with signature elements, icons and visuals. Additional information regarding both products is available on Tech Soft 3D’s website.

“Tech Soft 3D has helped drive adoption of AutoCAD OEM throughout the development community,” says Bill Griffin, Autodesk vice president, worldwide channel. “With the addition of Inventor OEM, Tech Soft 3D is now the single source for Autodesk OEM products, and their knowledgeable team will help our customers to quickly implement these products and develop innovative and competitive products built on the AutoCAD and Inventor platforms.”

“Our goal is to provide developers with a broad choice of technology to help them build successful applications,” says Tech Soft 3D CEO, Ron Fritz. “We look forward to expanding the community of developers building on Autodesk’s OEM platforms, and appreciate Autodesk’s continued trust in Tech Soft 3D to drive this growth.”

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3D Systems Brings Latest 3D Content-To-Print Products And Services To EuroMold 29 October 2012

3D Systems announced today that it plans to bring its latest suite of 3D content-to-print products and services to EuroMold. This global exhibition takes place in Frankfurt, Germany between November 27 – and 30, 2012 at Messe Frankfurt, in Hall 8, Hall 11 and the breezeway between Halls 11 and 9.

3D Systems plans to showcase a series of interactive, hands on exhibits that include its latest ProJet® personal and professional 3D printing systems, its production 3D printers, its leading Alibre and Rapidform CAD, reverse engineering and inspection tools and its comprehensive Quickparts European on-demand parts services.

3D Systems, in partnership with DEMAT, plans to feature its latest Cubify.com consumer experience including tablet friendly Apps, Cubify Invent CAD, and its award winning Cube® consumer 3D printer. Visitors are encouraged to come to the Cube Café for an espresso served in a 3D printed cup and purchase stunning FreshFiber 3D printed smartphone and tablet accessories or amazing Jewelry and collectibles.

“We invite all EuroMold attendees to experience our entire suite of 3D content-to-print tools,” said Cathy Lewis, Vice President, Global Marketing, 3D Systems. “Our expanded portfolio delivers the right products and services that empower professionals and consumers to create and make quickly and affordably throughout their ideation to production process.”

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Aras to Present on Integrated Requirements Management for Systems Engineering at 2012 Boeing and Northrop Grumman GPDIS Conference 1 November 2012

Aras® announced that the company will present at the 2012 Global Product Data Interoperability Summit (GPDIS), November 12-15 in Chandler, Arizona. Hosted by The Boeing Company and the Northrop Grumman Corporation, GPDIS offers attendees a unique opportunity to collaborate on interoperability challenges and gain insight into current technologies best practices used throughout aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding and other industries.

The theme of GPDIS 2012 is “Product Data Quality Integrated throughout the Value Stream.” Presenters will focus on design, production and visualization as they discuss today’s tactical challenges, advanced industry solutions, and open standards for product data interoperability. Marc Lind, Aras Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, will present Integrated Requirements Management for Systems Engineering at 1:50pm on Wednesday, November 14th.Mr. Lind’s presentation will explore the

Page 15 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary challenges and risks of systems engineering where requirements span a cross discipline configuration including mechanical, electrical, wiring, software, firmware and other related items, and explain how to break down the barriers and manage complexity for 21st century product development.

Now in its 4th year, GPDIS serves as a communications hub for industry principals to exchange ideas, solutions and methods for eliminating product data quality gaps in the value stream. Aras will also participate in the technical exposition, which showcases the latest solutions offered by select technology providers. And as a founding member of the 3D PDF Consortium and the only enterprise PLM corporate member, Aras will be highlighting their vision on 3D PDF visualization across the extended enterprise.

For more information about GPDIS please visit http://www.gpdisonline.com

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AVEVA Presents at the Modular and Off-site Construction Summit 2012 30 October 2012

AVEVA announced today that it will be a key presenter at the Modular and Off-site Construction Summit 2012, held November 8th to 9th, 2012 at the Shaw Conference Center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Brett D Kondruk, Senior Account Manager for AVEVA, will present ’Smart Digital Design for Industrial Construction’. While digital design data is not new to modular offsite construction, Brett will discuss how enhanced integration using visualization can be a real game-changer. He will demonstrate how more effective and efficient strategies can reduce costs, shorten construction time and generate higher quality, repeatable projects for the energy sector.

AVEVA’s Executive Vice President – North America, William Muldoon, confirms, 'Many of our local Alberta customers are leveraging global modular construction which demands increasingly efficient controls and tighter integration to ensure engineers and designers based in different time zones are working together as a fully integrated virtual team. The benefits can be dramatic. We’ve seen field install costs drop by as much as 30%, delivering very rapid ROI to our customers.'

The event theme is ‘Changing the Way the World Builds’ and will provide an exciting opportunity for industry colleagues to share ideas and investigate modular and offsite construction as a viable and effective approach to reducing costs and construction times. It will also explore how to generate higher quality products and create healthier and safer environments for workers and occupants.

The 2012 Modular and Offsite Construction Summit showcases the benefits and addresses the challenges of implementing modular building technology provincially, nationally, and internationally through a series of interactive workshops, panel discussions, and information sessions.

Page 16 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Additional details of the event can be found on the MOC Summit website

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BIM Symposium at ArchitectureBoston Expo® Highlights Collaboration and Communication 1 November 2012

GRAPHISOFT is sponsoring a BIM symposium at this year's ArchitectureBoston Conference and Expo at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center from November 14-16. The sessions offer a unique opportunity to learn from industry experts and ArchiCAD champions about modeling, client communication, and data exchange through Open BIM technology.

"We have tailored our course offerings for this year's ABX show based on what we're hearing from our customers," said Steve Benford, Managing Director, GRAPHISOFT North America. "The courses illustrate the value of best practices, presented by experienced ArchiCAD users from around the country. These are meaningful lessons learned that will be informative for BIM novices to the most savvy users."

Client Communications with BIM – Gain insight on how to design and document without detouring from the business of helping your clients visualize, analyze, and virtually live in their projects prior to and during construction.

How to Increase Efficiency Using Open BIM Technology – A realistic examination of how using Open BIM technology provides access to key physical and functional characteristics of a project, which creates a work environment that improves all aspects of collaboration on a project to achieve success.

South Cove Manor: The Reality of BIM Collaboration with IFC Data Exchange – See how a successful IFC-based collaborative workflow handled multiple CAD and BIM software applications during the design, constructability investigation, contract document, and cost estimation phase of the $22 million, 86,700 sq-ft long-term care facility; South Cove Manor.

How BIM has changed Managing a Project Team – Just how will BIM change your approach to managing a project? Get answers to that question and others regarding project schedules, man-hours, deliverables, skill-sets and training – as well as experience the differences between traditional CAD and BIM workflows.

All courses are AIA CEU approved.

Register today to take advantage of GRAPHISOFT's special ABX promo. Enter code GPH12 to receive 10% off a 5 course bundle.

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CADD Edge to Kick Off Annual SolidWorks User Conference with Talk of Flying Cars 31 October 2012

SolidWorks® software reseller CADD Edge announced today that Samuel Schweighart, Co-Founder and Technical Fellow at Terrafugia, creators of the Transition, the world’s first practical ‘flying car,’ will serve as their annual user event’s keynote speaker. Dr. Schweighart received his MS and Ph.D. from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and holds his BS from the University of Illinois. He is also a private pilot and active hang glider pilot.

The 2012 CADD Edge Training & User Event takes place Thursday-Friday, November 8-9, 2012, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT and follows the release of SolidWorks 2013, the newest version of Dassault Systems SolidWorks’ CAD solution set. To kick off the 2-day, multi-track training event, Dr. Schweighart’s presentation will discuss the design and development processes behind Terrafugia’s innovative ‘roadable aircraft,’ as well as how SolidWorks and related engineering solutions have facilitated those processes and enabled rapid and continuous development.

Dr. Schweighart’s presentation promises to be an exemplary case-in-point to the event’s theme - “Your Search for Answers Ends Here”. “SolidWorks has been critical for creating the Transition and instrumental in terms of analysis and heading off potential manufacturing issues during – not after – design.” said Schweighart. He added: “We’ve been working with CADD Edge since 2008 when we adopted SolidWorks, and they have consistently and reliably delivered superior training, support, and service.”

Following the keynote presentation by Dr. Schweighart on Thursday, November 8th, attendees will be able to choose from 35+ live training breakouts covering SolidWorks 2013, as well as all facets of 3D CAD design, FEA design validation, CAD/CAM, product data and product lifecycle management, 3D printing and rapid prototyping, design automation, and solids modeling. Other partners that are sponsoring the conference include: Objet / Stratasys, HP, NVIDIA, Altium, Omnify, Tacton Systems, DriveWorks, and Extensible CAD (Inspection Xpert).

Online registration for the user conference, as well as a complete agenda and schedule of training sessions, are available at: http://www.regonline.com/2012caddedgeuserevent.

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Cimatron Invites Japanese Toolmakers to Gain a Competitive Edge 1 November 2012

Cimatron Limited has announced that its integrated CAD/CAM software, CimatronE, will be demonstrated at the Jimtof trade show, Tokyo, Japan, November 1-6, 2012.

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“We have been serving the Japanese market for many years and we appreciate Japanese toolmakers’ demands for superior quality and perfection in the molds and dies that they produce,” said Mr Kobi Rosenwasser, Cimatron’s VP Asia Pacific.

“Dozens of Japanese toolmakers who use CimatronE every day have managed to dramatically reduce design and production time and achieve superior results relative to what they accomplished with other software.

“This is not surprising, as Cimatron makes huge investments in developing cutting-edge capabilities and functionalities that are specifically tailored to improving mold and die shop productivity.”

The CimatronE display at Jimtof is hosted by resellers Saeilo and Camtus. Both demonstrate the complete solution offered by CimatronE for mold and die shops and discrete part manufacturers, covering all aspects of the production process, from quoting, data import and design, through NC programming and manufacturing.

CimatronE’s capabilities include: Quoting – generate quick and accurate quotes by automatically retrieving information from the preliminary design and merging it with cost information.

Mold Design – undertake the entire design process with dedicated functionality that includes: parting and cavity design; BOM creation; mold base plates; core, cavity and sliders; catalog parts; lifters and inserts; injection and cooling systems; runner simulation; and motion analysis and collision detection.

Electrodes – ensure an error-free burning process and create complete 2.5-5-axis electrode machining at the click of a button.

Die Design – optimize the die design process with dedicated tools for blank design and forming, die strip layout, tool design, motion analysis, and collision detection.

NC programming – enjoy quick and effective programming with capabilities such as: built-in CAD; efficient roughing and high quality finishing; plate machining and drilling; simulation; post-processor support; and NC setup and tool table reports.

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Delcam GmbH to Show Latest in CADCAM for Toolmakers at Euromold 29 October 2012

Page 19 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Delcam GmbH will demonstrate the 2013 releases of Delcam’s PowerSHAPE CAD software and PowerMILL CAM system at the Euromold exhibition to be held in Frankfurt from 27th to 30th November. Both new programs include significant enhancements to enable toolmakers to increase productivity, reduce lead times and improve quality, regardless of whether they are making moulds of any type, press tools or die-casting equipment.

With its unique combination of solid modelling, surface modelling, direct modelling and triangle editing capabilities, PowerSHAPE provides a comprehensive range of design and reverse engineering techniques. Having all the different technologies in the same package reduces the need to transfer data between multiple programs and so streamlines the whole process of tooling design.

In particular, the combination of quick and easy direct modelling options, together with powerful and flexible surface modelling, makes PowerSHAPE the perfect choice for the design-for-manufacture modifications that are needed when converting product designs into successful tooling designs.

PowerSHAPE also includes the Solid Doctor, a comprehensive set of tools for the repair of CAD models from all sources, including IGES, STEP and native CATIA and Creo files. It can be used to tackle all the common problems that are found when translating low-precision and incomplete data, including gaps and overlaps between surfaces, or duplicated and missing surfaces, and generate a valid, high-precision solid model.

Enhancements in the 2013 release of PowerSHAPE include improvements to its direct modelling and reverse engineering capabilities that will make the software both more flexible and even easier to use, plus solid and surface modelling options that have been made faster and even more robust.

The major new development in PowerMILL 2013 will be the Vortex area clearance strategy. This has been developed specifically to gain the maximum benefit from solid carbide tooling, in particular those designs that can give deeper cuts by using the full flute length as the cutting surface. It can be used for two- and three-axis roughing, three-plus-two-axis area clearance and for rest machining based on stock models or reference toolpaths.

Unlike other high-speed roughing techniques that aim to maintain a constant theoretical metal-removal rate, the Vortex strategy produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement angle for the complete operation. This maintains the optimum cutting conditions for the entire toolpath that would normally be possible only for the straight-line moves. As a result, the cutting time will be shorter, while cutting will be undertaken at a more consistent volume-removal rate and feed rate, so protecting the machine.

Because Vortex toolpaths have a controlled engagement angle, tools will never be overloaded and so will achieve the maximum tool life. Shock loading caused by changes in the contact angle is minimised, preventing chipping of the flutes. In addition, the stability of the cutting conditions gives more consistent edge temperatures, so prolonging the life of the tool coating and removing heat damage to the surface of the part. Finally, the ability to use stepdowns of up to two, or even three times, the tool

Page 20 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary diameter spreads the tool wear evenly over the cutting surface of the tool, again contributing to longer tool life.

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Delcam to Show Design, Machining and Inspection Developments at Autosport 2 November 2012

Delcam will demonstrate the latest developments for the motorsport industry in its design, machining and inspection software at the Autosport Engineering exhibition to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, on 10th and 11th January. Delcam software is used at all levels of the industry, from the leading teams to specialist sub-contractors, where it helps manufacturers of metal and composite parts to maximise productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times.

Delcam’s PowerSHAPE CAD software offers a unique combination of robust solid modelling, flexible surface modelling, and quick and easy direct modelling, plus triangle modelling for editing STL files and other triangle formats. Overall, it provides the most comprehensive range of modelling techniques available in a single CAD program. Having all the different technologies in the same package reduces the need to transfer data between multiple programs and so streamlines the whole product development process.

This broad range of functionality makes PowerSHAPE ideal for the re-engineering of existing products into improved designs or for creating customised items, such as equipment for a specific driver. The most recent addition to PowerSHAPE is a set of direct modelling tools that will speed up and simplify concept development, and enable tooling designers to tackle all the common problems that they find in product designs, such as insufficient draft or inappropriate fillet sizes.

Delcam’s award-winning PowerMILL CAM software is the market leader for high-speed and five-axis machining across a wide range of industries, including motorsport. The most important new option in the 2013 release of PowerMILL will be the new Vortex strategy for high-speed area clearance. Vortex, for which Delcam has a patent pending, has been developed by the company specifically to gain the maximum benefit from solid carbide tooling, in particular those designs that can give deeper cuts by using the full flute length as the cutting surface. It can be used for two- and three-axis roughing, three- plus-two-axis area clearance and for rest machining based on stock models or reference toolpaths. Like other Delcam roughing strategies, Vortex toolpaths are calculated to give more efficient machining by following the shape of the part and so keeping air moves to a minimum.

Delcam’s PowerINSPECT is the world’s leading hardware-independent inspection software. It has gained this position because of its unrivalled ability to check prototypes, tooling and production parts against CAD data and generate reports that can be understood by all engineers, not just specialist metrologists. Recent enhancements include a new mirror command to save programming time for symmetrical components, a wider range of dimensional measurements, easier inspection of edge points, and a new best-fit option when measuring castings and forgings. In addition, the automated section-

Page 21 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary measurement functionality, which was previously only available in the manual version of PowerINSPECT, is now available in both the On-Machine Verification and CNC offline-programming versions.

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Gerber Technology and Virtek to Showcase Suite of Automation Solutions for Manufacturers using Industrial Fabrics and Composite Materials 31 October 2012

Gerber Technology will demonstrate its end-to-end solutions for design, nesting, cutting, ply layup and cut part inspection for composite materials and industrial fabrics on November 7-9 at the IFAI Expo and JEC Americas shows at the Boston Convention Center. Gerber Technology and its Virtek business will co-exhibit on the IFAI Expo side of the show in booth 232.

“Gerber and Virtek’s software and hardware systems have helped thousands of customers around the world overcome their design and manufacturing challenges, said Dudley Fenn, director of industrial sales. “Our products enable users to significantly improve material utilization and cut part quality, maximize productivity and ensure accurate part measurement.”

Solutions for composites: • Laser templating: Virtek LaserEdge® provides two- and three-dimensional laser templating and positioning that eliminates the need for physical templates. It is ideal for ply layup, paint masking, harness assembly or component location. • Automated nesting: ComposiNest™ software automatically nests composite plies to achieve the greatest material yields. • Computer-controlled cutting: GERBERcutters® are the optimal solution for single- and low-ply cutting of challenging composite materials. • Laser-guided kitting: Virtek LaserKit™ helps workers assemble accurate kits by indicating the correct sequence of plies to be picked from the cutting table. • Ply inspection: Virtek® LaserQC® is a non-contact rapid inspection system that employs lasers to capture more than 500 data points per second for thorough ply inspection.

Solutions for industrial fabrics: • Pattern design: AccuMark® pattern design software enables users to quickly create new patterns or modify existing ones to drastically accelerate product development. • Automated nesting: AccuNest™ software automatically nests parts to achieve the greatest material yields. • Computer-controlled cutting: GERBERcutters® cut challenging industrial fabrics precisely and rapidly. • Cut part inspection: Virtek® LaserQC® inspection system employs lasers to capture more than

Page 22 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 500 data points per second to verify the accuracy of cut parts.

In addition to offering automation solutions, both Gerber Technology and Virtek staff highly- experienced industry and applications experts who can assist customers to analyze and optimize their business processes. “We work side-by-side with customers after installation to help them get the most out of the automation systems they purchase,” added Fenn. “Our experts have worked with 25,000 customers, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, in the aerospace, composites and technical textiles industries in 130 countries. The best practices we have amassed help ensure our new and existing customers are as profitable as they can be.”

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SURFCAM 6 Presented at JIMTOF 2012 31 October 2012

Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM CAD/CAM systems, is pleased to partner with SURFCAM Reseller Data Design Co., Ltd. in representing the newest release of SURFCAM 6 at JIMTOF 2012, the 26th Japan International Machine Tool Fair being held from November 1st - November 6th, 2012 at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo International Exhibition Center in booth #E5019.

Visitors to booth #E5019 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. Data Design staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide CAD/CAM solutions to visitors that require a competitive edge in their business and toolpath technology.

Some of the new features and enhancements available in SURFCAM 6 are: • A 64-Bit Version • New Tools and Material Database Engine • Faster and Improved Verification Technology • Updated Interface • Completely redesigned Help System • Four (4) new toolpath strategies • Updated CAD translators (plus RHINO CAD translator now included) • Updated and New Post Processors (MPost and SPost) • New Productivity Utilities • Updated Digitizer Interfaces • New versions of editNC and SDNC • Enhanced TRUEMill toolpath calculator and toolpath algorithms

Page 23 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • ...Plus much more

Visitors to the tradeshow will also have an opportunity to experience TRUEMill toolpath technology in action during this 6-day event. Data Design will be represented in booth #W1078 where LIVE machining demonstrations will be showcased to show NC programmers how they can very easily reduce cycle times, increase material removal rates and cutting tool life right in their own shop using the patented TRUEMill toolpath technology in SURFCAM 6.

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WorkNC & WorkXPlore 3D CADCAM Productivity Software at JIMTOF 30 October 2012

The 26th JIMTOF exhibition in Tokyo running from the 1st to 6th November 2012, presents engineers from the region with the ideal opportunity to experience the full range of Sescoi’s CADCAM software. Sescoi will be on booth E5018 co-located with its distributor, Data Design on booth E5019.

Visitors will be able to see the latest WorkNC V21 CADCAM software; WorkXPlore 3D V3 high speed view and mark-up software as used by All Nippon Airways for Boeing 787 Dreamliner maintenance; the new hybrid modeling capabilities in WorkNC CAD; and WorkNC Dental automatic 5-axis machining for dental implants.

Also coming to the exhibition will be Mr Incredible, Iron Man and Spiderman. These are just some of the showcase parts, machined in WorkNC, which will be on the Sescoi booth and which already generated a huge amount of interest and social media activity at this year’s IMTS show in Chicago.

V21 of WorkNC CADCAM is the company’s fastest ever software, using parallel processing on multiple cores to achieve tenfold speed improvements. New strategies include automated flat surface machining which recognizes and cuts flat surfaces irrespective of their orientation, spiral cutting methodologies which keep the tool in the material and eliminate shock loading, and rationalized and simplified 5-axis machining strategies. All these improvements reduce machining and programming times and contribute to improved quality.

WorkXPlore 3D V3 uses both 64-bit and Brep technology which speeds up the software and increases its accuracy. It can read and manipulate CAD data from most CAD systems and this new version now includes STEP export and JT and Inventor import, further increasing its flexibility. By using WorkXPlore 3D, companies can cost effectively share and analyze design data throughout their supply chains, encouraging collaborative and concurrent working

Hybrid modeling in WorkNC CAD HM enables the software to work with both solid and surface models or a combination of the two. Tasks such as electrode extraction, model repair and manipulation are

Page 24 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary greatly simplified, speeding up both design and manufacture.

For Dental professionals, WorkNC Dental automates the manufacture of dental implants and bridges. It operates with a wide range of prosthetic materials and, because the software is open, it is possible to develop new and innovative dental solutions using a range of scanners and machine tools. At JIMTOF, Sescoi/Data Design will be demonstrating 5-axis implant machining with machine tool partner, Roland/Noritake and scanner and dental CAD partner, DentalWings.

Sescoi works with a range of partners in Japan, running collaborative seminars and sharing technology. Its partners at the exhibition include MST Corporation, which specializes in workholding and tool holding equipment; machine tool manufacturers, Makino, Mori Seiki, Mazak and Okuma; and Mitsubishi Materials, Hitachi Tools and OSG Corporation, cutting tool specialists.

Sescoi looks forward to demonstrating to visitors how its products can improve productivity, quality and profitability, on its booth E5018.

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Accelrys Third Quarter Earnings Call Rescheduled to Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Due to Hurricane Sandy 30 October 2012

Accelrys, Inc. announced that due to anticipated inclement weather associated with Hurricane Sandy, the Company will release its third quarter 2012 results on October 31, 2012 at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT). The Company will conduct a conference call and an audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) on the same day.

Conference Call Information Domestic callers: 866-309-0459 International callers: +1-937-999-3232 Passcode: 52587820 Webcast information: http://ir.accelrys.com/

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.fulldisclosure.com, Thomson/CCBN's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

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A replay of the conference call, which can be accessed by dialing toll-free 855-859-2056 and outside the U.S. +1 404-537-3406, will be available beginning 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET) on October 31, 2012 through 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET) on December 31, 2012. The access code for the replay is 52587820.

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ANSYS, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Results 1 November 2012

Highlights • GAAP revenue of $196.9 million and non-GAAP revenue of $199.8 million • GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.54 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.74 • Operating cash flows of $70.4 million • GAAP operating profit margin of 37.4% and non-GAAP operating profit margin of 51.0%

ANSYS, Inc. has announced third quarter 2012 results with total non-GAAP revenue up 12% as compared to Q3 2011, while non-GAAP net income increased 13% compared to Q3 2011. Year-to-date non-GAAP revenue and net income increased 17% and 16%, respectively, compared to the first nine months of 2011. Non-GAAP earnings per share increased 12% for the quarter and 15% for the first nine months of 2012, each as compared to the same period in 2011.

"We continue to have tremendous opportunity as demonstrated by these third quarter record results. However, we are facing a challenging and uncertain environment, which has led to a noticeable lengthening of procurement cycles," stated Jim Cashman, ANSYS president & CEO. "In spite of these realities, our business model provided strong earnings, which exceeded the guidance range, and revenues in the mid-range of our guidance. Customer interest remains strong, but we expect these macro-economic challenges and longer sales cycles to continue through the remainder of the year and into the next. At the core of the business, the long-term remains driven by customer reliance on our solutions to help fuel their internal innovation, while a strong balance sheet, cash flows, margins and recurring revenue base provide stability through the short-term economic ripples. With the upcoming release of ANSYS® 14.5, the breadth and depth of our engineering simulation portfolio continues to expand. We are well-positioned to continue to deliver long-term value to our customers and stockholders."

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

Page 26 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary deferred revenue, as well as the impact of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets and transaction costs related to the acquisition of Apache Design, Inc.

To view an unabridged version of this press release, visit: http://anss.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=717771

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Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Its Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results Conference Call 1 November 2012

WHAT: Autodesk, Inc. today announced that it will broadcast its third quarter fiscal 2013 financial results conference call live via its website Thursday, November 15, 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 Third Quarter 2012 Results Release Scheduled for November 7th, 2012 Before US Markets Open 31 October 2012

Cimatron Limited announced today that it will be releasing its third quarter 2012 financial results on Wednesday, November 7 th, 2012, before the US markets open.

Cimatron's management will host a conference call that same day, at 9:00 EST, 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

Page 27 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 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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Geometric Revenues Rise 36.8% Y-o-Y to Rs. 2615.84 Mn 29 October 2012

Geometric Ltd. announced its Q2 financial results for FY 2012-2013 at the board meeting held today.

Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (Q2 FY13) • Consolidated revenues rise 0.3% q-o-q and 36.8% y-o-y to reach Rs. 2615.84 Mn, as compared to Rs. 2608.07 Mn in Q1FY13 and Rs. 1912.30 Mn in Q2FY12 • Operating margins improved to 18.3% in this quarter from 17% last quarter and 10.5% in the same quarter last year • Strong employee engagement resulted in annualized attrition for the quarter dropping to 12.9% as compared to 14.8% in Q1 FY13 • Added 11 new customers • Won new deals worth USD 14.64 Mn • Lost a multi-million dollar contract due to operational reasons, impacted the current top-line and will also have an adverse impact on the next few quarters • EPS for the quarter is Rs. 2.85

In USD terms, the company declared revenues of USD 47.67 Mn in Q2FY13 as against USD 47.80 Mn in Q1FY13 and USD 41.40 Mn in Q2FY12. Consolidated revenues (excluding the joint venture, 3D PLM Software Solution) rose 0.7% and 17% to USD 34.92 Mn from USD 34.68 Mn in Q1FY13 and USD 29.85 Mn in Q2FY12 respectively.

The company's operating profit rose to Rs. 477.41 Mn this quarter, from Rs. 444.18 Mn in the previous quarter and from Rs. 200.83 Mn in Q2FY12; a rise of 7.5% and 137.7% respectively. The profits after tax stood at Rs. 178.89 Mn as against Rs. 206.60 Mn in Q1FY13 and Rs. 133.89 Mn in Q2FY12.

Mr. Manu Parpia, Managing Director & CEO, Geometric Limited said, “We have had some significant customer additions this quarter. These additions will take some time to take effect but we are immediately affected by the closure of an important account. While the current environment continues to be volatile, going forward, we see strong long-term demand for engineering services.”

Key wins and additional business highlights for Q2 FY13 The company added 11 new customers during Q2, and signed some significant deals this quarter including: • Won an application management contract with a leading European car manufacturer for managing the digital manufacturing application landscape • Won a CAx deal to build a modern application for designing drill bits with a leading Oil & Gas engineering company in the US • Won a multi-year engineering collaboration engagement with a world leader in agriculture

Page 28 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary equipment in the US • Won a PLM engagement with leading Japanese car maker to build new solutions on a PLM backbone • Won a BIW design support engagement with the Indian entity of a leading global car manufacturer • Extended our global PLM services engagement with a leading tire manufacturer • Won an engagement with global escalator and elevator manufacturer for work instructions standardization programs • Closed a PLM integration deal with a leading transportation company in China for cross PLM interoperability

Activities in the quarter also resulted in the following customer additions in October: • Won an engagement with a leading manufacturing technology provider for the semi-conductor industry to provide engineering design and analysis support and embedded systems development • Signed a master services agreement (MSA) with a leading Aerospace major

Other important business highlights for the quarter include: • Strategic alliance with TechSoft 3D, leading provider of software development toolkits (including HOOPS) to the engineering software industry, to help independent software vendors and system OEMs build better software in shorter time frames • Launch of NestLib® Online, a cloud-based, pay-per-use 2D nestling solution for material optimization • Addition of Hawkridge, the largest North American SolidWorks® reseller, as a reseller for CAMWorks® • Appointment of PLM vetran, Lou Pascarella to strengthen Geometric's Consultancy Group • Introduction of the NX™ version of DFMPro®, the company's automated design for manufacturability solution • Appointment of Ms. Anwesa Sen, as the Global HR head

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Mahindra Satyam Reports Q2 Performance 30 October 2012

Mahindra Satyam announced its audited consolidated financial results under Indian GAAP for the second quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Financial Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 • Consolidated Revenues at Rs 1,938 crore, up 23% YoY • EBITDA at Rs 417 crore, up 73% YoY, margin at 21.5% • PAT at Rs 278 crore, as compared to Rs 238 crore in the previous year

Page 29 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • EPS was Rs 2.36 per share in Q2

Financial Highlights in USD (per convenience translation) • Consolidated Revenues at USD 354 million, up 3.5% QoQ • EBITDA at USD 76 million • PAT at USD 51 million

Other Highlights: • Total headcount stood at 36,787 as of September 30, 2012, a net addition of 791 QoQ • IT Attrition improves to 13.1% in Q2FY13 as compared to 14.1% in last quarter • Total Active clients stood at 363 on consolidated basis • Cash and cash equivalent stood at Rs 3,062 crore as on September 30, 2012

Vineet Nayyar, Chairman, Mahindra Satyam, said, "Our strong focus on growth and operational efficiencies continue. Our strengths in certain key verticals and competencies combined with increasing client confidence helped us deliver on both revenue growth and operating margins."

Speaking on the occasion, CP Gurnani, CEO, Mahindra Satyam, said, “With investments in new infrastructure, focus on strengthening industry partnerships and a lower than industry attrition, Mahindra Satyam is firing on all engines towards its next three year transformation journey. Our focus on traditional domains continue and greater investments are being made into NMACS as a step towards our future readiness”

To view an unabridged version of this press release, visit: http://www.mahindrasatyam.com/news/MSat- reports-stellar-Q2-performance.asp

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Nemetschek Defies Negative Market Trends 31 October 2012

Nemetschek AG today published its interim report on the first nine months of 2012.

Despite a slight weakening of the European construction sector and a general deterioration of the economic environment, the third quarter of 2012 was successful for the Nemetschek Group. Group revenue climbed by 11 percent to EUR 43.3 million. The result before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) climbed in comparison by 6 percent to EUR 10.2 million. The EBITDA margin amounted to 24?percent. The trend was supported by a continuing positive development in the internationalization of

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The positive developments in the third quarter, under the management of Tanja Tamara Dreilich, could not, however, compensate for the business development which lay below expectations in the first half year. In the first nine months Group revenue rose 8 percent to EUR 127.7 million. EBITDA rose in comparison by 2 percent to EUR 28.4 million. The EBITDA margin amounted to 22 percent.

The developments of the first half year still continue to place a heavy burden, even on the largest subsidiary of the Group, Nemetschek Allplan. Tanja Tamara Dreilich, sole Executive Board member of Nemetschek AG, comments on this: "In the third quarter the Executive Board analyzed the situation together with the new management of Allplan, as well as introducing initial steps towards raising profitability. These are already showing the first signs of success."

On the basis of a realistic scenario the Executive Board of Nemetschek AG sticks to the outlook for the full year 2012 published in July 2012. According to this, revenue is expected to reach at least EUR 175 million with EBITDA at previous year’s level. This also comprises the costs of the steps planned for 2012 as part of the optimization of Allplan.

The complete report on company development in the first nine months of 2012 can be found on the internet pages of the company at http://www.nemetschek.com/en/home/investor_relations/publications.html ready for downloading.

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OpenText Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results 31 October 2012

Open Text ™ Corporation announced its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Financial Highlights for Q1 FY13 (1) • Total revenue for the period was $326.2 million up 13% Y/Y • License revenue was $55.7 million, down 14% Y/Y • Cloud services revenue was $44.9 million • Non-GAAP-based EPS, diluted was $1.31 compared to $1.03 Y/Y, up 27% Y/Y; GAAP-based EPS, diluted was $0.33 compared to $0.60 Y/Y (2) • Non-GAAP-based operating income was $93.8 million and 28.7% of revenues; GAAP-based income from operations was $40.1 million and 12.3% of revenues (2) • Operating cash flow was $61.8 million compared to $45.3 million up 36.2%Y/Y, with an ending cash balance of $302.2 million.

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"OpenText delivered record first quarter results for revenues and profits, resulting in a 27% year over year growth in non- GAAP earnings per share," said OpenText CEO Mark J. Barrenechea.

"We executed well in our Cloud, Customer and Professional Services businesses, despite the impact of a challenging macro environment on license revenues. The power of our business model is evidenced by the fact that we delivered strong profits and earnings growth."

Barrenechea further added, "Looking ahead, we have strong opportunity in our upcoming EIM product cycles as we look to grow licenses and market share."

Business Highlights • Completed the acquisition of EasyLink July 2, 2012 • Technology, financial, services and basic materials industries saw the most demand • 5 license deals over $1 million and 6 license deals between $500K and $1 million in the first quarter • Customer successes in the first quarter include Valero Energy Corporation, WEL Networks Ltd • OpenText outlines new strategy designed to help customers unleash the power of information • OpenText named a leader in multichannel capture by independent research firm • OpenText introduces enterprise information management solution for legal professionals • Public Service Without Borders proves its effectiveness among global governments with OpenText's social software solutions • OpenText's new cloud-based services allow customers to exchange information, securely and cost effectively -- Anytime, Anywhere

Conference Call Information The public is invited to listen to the earnings conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) by dialing 800-814-4860 (toll-free) or 416-644-3416 (international). Please dial-in 15 minutes ahead of time to ensure proper connection. Alternatively, a live webcast of the earnings conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.opentext.com/2/global/ex_event.html?evtype=events&id=701D0000000VZnIIAW.

An audio replay of the conference call will also be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The audio replay will remain available until 11:59 p.m. on November 14, 2012 and can be accessed by dialing 877-289-8525 (tollfree) or 416-640-1917 (international) and entering the confirmation code: 4568227 followed by the number sign.

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Page 32 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary PTC Announces Solid Q4 EPS Results, Initiates Q1 and FY’13 Targets 31 October 2012

PTC reported results for its fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2012.

Highlights • Q4 Results:

o Non-GAAP revenue of $325 million, down 5% year over year (flat on a constant currency basis)

o Non-GAAP EPS of $0.50, up 6% year over year (up 13% on a constant currency basis) o Non-GAAP operating margin of 24.5%, up 180 basis points year over year (up 220 basis points on a constant currency basis)

o GAAP operating margin of 17.7% and GAAP EPS of $(0.71), in part reflecting a $124 million non-cash charge to the income tax provision to establish a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in the U.S. • FY’12 Results:

o Non-GAAP revenue of $1,258 million, up 8% year over year (up 10% on a constant currency basis)

o Non-GAAP EPS of $1.51, up 20% year over year (up 24% on a constant currency basis) o Non-GAAP operating margin of 19.6%, up 190 basis points year over year (up 210 basis points on a constant currency basis)

o GAAP revenue of $1,256 million, GAAP EPS of $(0.30) and GAAP operating margin of 10.2% • Q1 Guidance:

o Non-GAAP revenue of $315 to $325 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.30 to $0.35 o License revenue of $75 to $85 million o GAAP revenue of $313 to $323 million and GAAP EPS of $0.36 to $0.40, including $16 million of restructuring charges associated with cost actions initiated in Q1’13

o Assumes $1.30 USD / EURO • FY’13 Targets:

o Non-GAAP revenue of $1,360 to $1,380 million; non-GAAP EPS of $1.70 to $1.80 o Non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 21.5% o GAAP revenue of approximately $1,356 to $1,376 million and GAAP EPS of $1.10 to $1.20; GAAP operating margin of approximately 12.5%

o Assumes $1.30 USD / EURO

The Q4 non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP EPS results exclude $11.9 million of stock-based compensation expense, $8.7 million of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization, $1.3 million of acquisition-related expense and $122.3 million of income tax adjustments reflecting in large part a

Page 33 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary charge to the income tax provision to establish a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in the U.S. The Q4 non-GAAP EPS results include a tax rate of 23% and 121 million diluted shares outstanding. The Q4 GAAP EPS results include a tax rate of 250% and 119 million shares outstanding.

Results Commentary James Heppelmann, president and chief executive officer, commented, “Customer demand for our solutions increased in the fourth quarter in the Americas and Pacific Rim, but results in Europe and Japan were impacted by more cautious buying behavior from customers in those regions. Our license revenue of $100.7 million was down 6% year over year on a constant currency basis, at the lower end of our guidance range, reflecting pressure on larger license transactions due to soft economic conditions in the global manufacturing industry. Despite the weak macroeconomic environment, PTC continued to drive margin expansion and earnings growth with Q4 non-GAAP EPS at the high end of our guidance range.”

Heppelmann added, “Our PLM market momentum was evident in Q4 as we delivered record quarterly revenue in the Americas as customers continued to deepen their relationships with PTC. Market adoption of our Creo® next-generation CAD solutions is benefiting from our 2.0 release delivered this past spring and we anticipate continued momentum in FY’13. The pipeline for SLM again expanded in Q4 and with the addition of complementary SLM solutions from Servigistics, we are excited about our unique positioning in the growing after-market service market.”

“We had 35 large deals (recognized license + services revenue of more than $1 million) in Q4’12, driven primarily by activity in the Americas, where the number of large deals increased 90% year over year. For FY’12 large deal activity was approximately flat year-over-year, however the mix of large deal revenue was skewed more heavily toward Services, reflecting strong Enterprise implementation activity and a lower level of large license transactions. During the quarter we recognized revenue from leading organizations such as CooperStandard, L.L. Bean, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Knorr Bremse, KHS, Stryker, and the United States Army.”

Jeff Glidden, chief financial officer, commented, “From a profitability standpoint we had another solid quarter; we delivered $0.50 non-GAAP EPS and achieved a 24.5% non-GAAP operating margin. For the full year, our non-GAAP EPS increased 20% year over year to $1.51 and we achieved a non-GAAP operating margin of 19.6%, up 190 basis points year over year. We ended Q4 with $490 million of cash, up from $238 million at the end of Q3, reflecting in part $230 million in proceeds drawn from our credit facility to finance the Servigistics acquisition (which was paid when the acquisition closed on October 2, 2012) and $20 million in operating cash flow. For FY’12 we had a solid year from a cash flow perspective, generating $217 million or $1.80 per share in operating cash flow.” In Q4, GAAP EPS was a loss of $0.71 reflecting a $124 million non-cash charge to the income tax provision to establish a valuation allowance against deferred U.S. tax assets. Q4 GAAP operating margin was 17.7%.

“Given our mix of revenue and expenses, historical profitability by region, and revenue and profitability outlook for FY’13, we are establishing a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in the U.S. This resulted in a non-cash $124 million GAAP charge in Q4,” Glidden concluded.

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Q4 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Prepared remarks for the conference call have been posted to the investor relations section of their website. The prepared remarks will not be read live; the call will be primarily Q&A. What: PTC Fiscal Q4 Conference Call and Webcast When: Thursday, November 1st, 2012 at 8:30am (ET)

1-800-857-5592 or 1-773-799-3757 Dial-in: Call Leader: James Heppelmann

Passcode: PTC

Webcast: www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm

The audio replay of this event will be archived for public replay until 4:00 pm (CT) on Replay: November 11, 2012 at 1-800-568-0480 Passcode: 5689. To access the replay via webcast, please visit www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm.

FY’13 Investor Day Management will host its FY’13 Investor Day in New York City on Thursday, November 8, 2012 from 10:00am to 3:00pm (ET). This event will be held at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square. What: PTC FY’13 Investor Day When: Thursday, November 8th, 2012 from 10:00am to 3:00pm (ET)

Webcast: www.ptc.com/for/inve stors.htm

The audio replay of this event will be archived for public replay until November 18, 2012 Replay: at www.ptc.com/for/investors.htm.

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Groundbreaking Study of Complex Composite Materials with MSC Nastran and Marc 30 October 2012

MSC Software Corporation today announced that Stanford University is using MSC Nastran and Marc to conduct a study on the testing and analysis of complex composite materials. The goals of the study are to reduce extensive and expensive testing programs, optimize the design of testing configurations and redefine structural deformation and failure processes. The sophisticated analysis capabilities of MSC simulation solutions are being used to predict the failure characteristics of heterogeneous composite materials to a greater degree and explore the possibilities of further innovation.

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Traditional modeling of heterogeneous composite materials is almost always based on some degree of homogenization, taking materials with diverse characteristics and modeling them for evaluation based on materials with similar characteristics. Professor Tsai, Professor Research Emeritus in the Aeronautics and Astronautics department at Stanford University, and his team are using Mesomechanics to recognize local heterogeneity of composite laminates to build more accurate 2D shells and 3D solid models. Specialized composite analysis capabilities within MSC Nastran and Marc address the failure characteristics of the models. Preliminary results of the new method have been positive when it was recently applied to the novel bi-angle NCF (non crimp fabric) tape. Bi-angle NCF is a revolutionary lightweight material with strength equal to carbon materials and up to 30% lighter. The orientation of layers that makes BI-angle NCF unique was modeled, efficiently pre-processed, and analyzed with MSC's simulation solutions to optimize the manufacturing process.

"We have found that MSC Software's solutions have the combination of technical depth and ease of use," said Professor Tsai. "They made our challenge solvable. We are very pleased to be able to learn more about our problem and will continue to explore next steps."

"The need for lighter weight and stronger materials that have predictable behaviors is growing dramatically as a result of the greater demands for improved vehicle fuel efficiency and safety," said Dominic Gallello, President & CEO of MSC Software. "Dr. Tsai has been a pioneer in this field and we are delighted to collaborate with him in this important project."

With recent advancements in heterogeneous materials, it is becoming more critical to have physical and geometric models that better represent these complex materials. When analyzed, these models would provide a far more accurate evaluation of how heterogeneous composite materials will behave in real- life environments.

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Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D has been Selected by Keppel FELS Limited as the 3D Modeling Solution for its Next-generation Semisubmersible Drilling Rig 30 October 2012

Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D has been chosen by Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) as its 3D modeling and production solution of choice for its new offshore projects, including its next-generation semisubmersible drilling rig for deployment in Brazil.

Keppel FELS is a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, and it sought to implement a next- generation 3D modeling solution for its projects to support business growth and enhance its leadership position. The company selected SmartMarine 3D and began using Intergraph's solution for a pilot project in 2006. Keppel FELS was impressed with SmartMarine 3D's rule-based design and open architecture, and Intergraph's commitment and dedicated support to ensure the success of the

Page 36 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary SmartMarine 3D implementation. The company deployed SmartMarine 3D in a global workshare mode among Keppel FELS headquarters in Singapore and its engineering subsidiaries around the world. This allows users from different parts of the world to work and collaborate on the same projects in near real- time, enabling Keppel FELS to optimize its engineering resources and promote concurrent engineering for enhanced safety, quality and productivity.

Today, SmartMarine 3D is the 3D modeling solution of choice for Keppel FELS and is used in the company's new offshore projects to deliver productivity gains. Keppel FELS implemented SmartMarine 3D for the design of a semisubmersible drilling rig for Sete Brasil, which is based on Keppel's proprietary DSS™ 38E design. This design won Keppel FELS the top honor of "Best of Show" in the 2011 Intergraph Golden Valve Awards. SmartMarine 3D played a significant role in the design enhancement of DSS™ 38E, recognized as one of the world's most advanced drilling semisubmersibles. This rig will support the exploration of Brazil's estimated 50 billion barrels of deep-sea oil and gas reserves.

"Keppel FELS has been using Intergraph SmartMarine 3D for numerous offshore projects, including the DSS 38E rig for Sete Brasil," said Aziz Merchant, Executive Director (Engineering) of Keppel FELS. "With its rule-based architecture, SmartMarine 3D has enabled us to increase engineering productivity, and optimize design accuracy and quality. We are always looking for innovative ways to improve our processes and create value for our customers."

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine President, said, "Keppel FELS is a strategic and important customer of ours, and we are pleased that our solutions have delivered continued productivity increases and savings for this progressive industry leader. In choosing SmartMarine 3D as its preferred 3D modeling solution, Keppel FELS has affirmed Intergraph's global leadership as the engineering software standard for the oil and gas industry."

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Rapidly Growing Boat Dock Company Turns to Autodesk Software to Scale 31 October 2012

Autodesk, Inc. has named MariCorp U.S. (MariCorp) — a leader in the boat dock industry that has expanded from six to 45 employees in six years — as the Autodesk October Inventor of the Month for using Autodesk PLM 360 to streamline project management and Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD software as part of Autodesk Product Design Suite to improve their designs.

As a result of implementing Autodesk software, the fast-growing company — founded by its 25-year old CEO Scott Fitzpatrick while he was still in college — has been able to respond to bids more quickly, execute designs more effectively and efficiently scale its organization.

“Nationwide, there are maybe a dozen large marina projects available for bid each year, and we need to

Page 37 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary win a few to distinguish ourselves and drive new growth,” said Kyle Wilkerson, COO of MariCorp. “Each project is different and fully custom, so building a technology platform that makes it easier to rapidly create high-quality designs is our best approach and that’s where Autodesk has really come into play for us.”

Digital PLM Processes Drive Efficiency Autodesk PLM 360 — a cloud-based product lifecycle management solution — has made project management and collaboration across the MariCorp organization much more efficient. The engineering department receives all the forms, images and notes for each project as attachments inside PLM 360. In return, the sales team can clearly see how the dock designs look and be absolutely clear when requesting changes. Requests for proposals that once initiated a week of frantic design activity now routinely wrap up in three days.

MariCorp estimates that the use of new design tools combined with easy access to accurate project information has helped reduce rework tenfold. Designs are noticeably more complete at the outset, leading to substantially less confusion or second-guessing from the manufacturing shop floor, all the way to final installation.

“MariCorp is comfortable working in the cloud and, in addition to pursuing implementation of Autodesk Inventor iLogic, looks forward to maturing our design practices further to embrace cloud services like Autodesk 360 Optimization and to becoming even faster at creating more competitive and compelling designs,” said Wilkerson.

Replacing its legacy design tools, MariCorp retooled its engineering processes around Autodesk Inventor software to build its dock designs and AutoCAD software to complete its drawings.

The company also uses Autodesk Showcase software to create photo-quality 3D illustrations of new design concepts. These renderings help customers to see a dock design in the context of its surroundings and understand the benefits and tradeoffs of the proposal more clearly than by viewing 2D sketches or blueprints.

“MariCorp’s rapid growth wouldn’t be possible to scale without multiple functions in the organization working more effectively — from design and engineering, to marketing and sales,” said Brenda Discher, vice president, Manufacturing Industry Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk. “By standardizing on Autodesk software, MariCorp gained effective tools to help clearly communicate their design ideas and project progress to suppliers, customers and to each other.”

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Seaspan to use ShipConstructor for Canadian Federal Fleet Renewal 26 October 2012

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Seaspan (Vancouver and Victoria Shipyards) will be using ShipConstructor CAD/CAM software on the non-combat portion of Canada’s Federal Fleet Renewal (FFR) contract.

Under the original award, Seaspan will be building up to seven vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard. Those vessels include two Joint Support Ships, one Polar Icebreaker, three Offshore Fisheries Science vessels and one Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel.

The use of ShipConstructor is natural for rebuilding the Canadian fleet since it emulates the practice of Canada’s closest ally. The overwhelming majority of US Navy and Coast Guard vessels planned for construction are being detail designed and 3D modeled in the ShipConstructor application, making ShipConstructor the de facto standard for North America.

The demanding schedule for Seaspan means that a solution will have to be implemented quickly and it will be easier to find a significant group of experienced ShipConstructor users than it would be to find people with knowledge of different software. ShipConstructor has the added advantage of being based on AutoCAD so if new users have industry knowledge and basic AutoCAD skills, they can be trained to use ShipConstructor in only a few weeks.

An additional advantage is that ShipConstructor Software Inc. has a partnership with Seaspan’s ERP software supplier, IFS, which will help ensure the continuity between design and engineering processes that are so essential to efficient shipbuilding processes.

Seaspan’s usage of the software will be supported by ShipConstructor’s Canadian dealer NAVWARE CANADA Inc., whose mission is to provide best of breed innovative software and top-quality consulting services to the offshore and marine community.

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Tally Weijl Selects Centric Software’s PLM Solution 31 October 2012

Tally Weijl has selected Centric Software, Inc., for its product lifecycle management (PLM) system.

Tally Weijl will implement the Centric 8 PLM system to manage the entire product development and sourcing process for all of its apparel, footwear and accessories collections. The Tally Weijl Design studio and development team in Paris and the purchasing and planning team in Basel, Switzerland will use the Centric 8 PLM system. The company has purchased the Business Planning, Product Development, Sourcing, Calendar management and Mobility iPhone & iPad modules of the Centric PLM suite.

Page 39 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “Centric’s PLM will support our fast, global expansion, where more product lines are added during every season and more stores are opened in more locations,” explains Beat Grüring, co-founder of Tally Weijl.

Tally Weijl selected Centric for the comprehensiveness of its PLM system, coupled with its expertise and references in the fashion and retail industries. “As a fast fashion company, we also valued Centric’s out-of-the-box and Agile Deployment(SM) approach to be a key driver to achieve a successful PLM implementation within a short timeframe,” continues Grüring.

“Tally Weijl is a leader in the worldwide fashion and retail industry,” says Chris Groves, president and CEO of Centric. “With Centric 8, the company’s teams will achieve greater speed and efficiency in developing products that are always market-right, and stay ahead of the competition in the fast-fashion environment.”

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Terrafugia Selects Product Lifecycle Management Solution From Omnify Software 30 October 2012

Omnify Software announces its latest Omnify Empower PLM implementation case featuring Terrafugia, a growing company developing novel roadable aircraft.

The Transition® Roadable Aircraft from Terrafugia addresses head-on the issues private and sport pilots face: cost, weather sensitivity, high overall door-to-door travel time and a lack of mobility at destination. Its unique design allows the Transition® to fold its wings and drive on any surface road with a modern personal airplane platform. Once at the airport, the wings extend and the aircraft is ready for take-off.

The Transition® will be compliant with the FAA's Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) standards. All manufacturers of LSA are required to maintain complete production documentation, including parts lists/Bill of Materials (BOMs). When new revisions of the standards become accepted by the FAA, old production vehicles still need to demonstrate line item compliance to the standards in effect when they were shipped. Initially, Terrafugia was managing their product information in a paper-based manner with automotive and aviation specifications contained in large manuals and BOMs tracked in Excel spreadsheets without any association to each other. The company needed to track this detailed and dynamic data in a more controlled and efficient manner to ensure adherence to the LSA requirements.

"We consider it a best practice to have a digital BOM under change control. A product lifecycle management tool was therefore a very natural need for us," stated Douglas Quattrochi, Vice President of Operations for Terrafugia. "As a small company with very limited resources, we needed to make sure that the PLM solution we purchased was intuitive, immediately configurable to our needs, and an excellent value. We found all of this with Omnify Empower PLM."

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As all Terrafugia vehicles are custom ordered, each build is a variant of a Parent BOM. A system to support efficient product information management was a necessity. The robust BOM and revision management capabilities of Empower PLM allow Terrafugia to electronically track old and new production vehicle information in a central location and with associations. Additionally, Terrafugia uses the BOM Attribute feature of Empower PLM to track the weight of each part to determine the weight of the entire vehicle/aircraft which is a critical aspect of aircraft development. This information provides greater insight to the BOM and better design control.

"Terrafugia is a classic example of the daunting challenges our customers can face with managing complex product data and adhering to stringent regulations such as the FAA," stated Dave Solimini, Vice President of Sales for Omnify Software. "We aim to alleviate those challenges by providing a comprehensive system that electronically manages detailed part, BOM, and engineering change information along with associated documentation and processes."

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Altair Begins Beta Testing for HyperWorks 12.0, Invites Customers to Participate 30 October 2012

Altair today invited its customers to participate in a beta testing program for HyperWorks 12.0, a new version of Altair's computer-aided engineering (CAE) suite. The beta program is designed to gain feedback from engineers, designers and others, who will test the upgraded version in real-life applications.

Each time beta testers submit their feedback to Altair via the HyperWorks website, they will be entered in a drawing for any of three prizes that will be awarded: a Kindle Fire HD tablet, a Kindle Paperwhite e-reader and a traditional Kindle e-reader. Submissions for the drawing, in the form of relevant comments for fine-tuning HyperWorks 12.0, will be accepted via the registration site until Thursday, November 15, 2012. Winners will be notified by January 25, 2013. Additional information, terms and conditions are available at altairhyperworks.com/hw12. To join the beta program and become eligible for the drawing, current customers should contact their local Altair representative for registration information.

The rollout of HyperWorks 12.0 is scheduled for early 2013, and users can subscribe for updates on the release, related training material and webinars at altairhyperworks.com/HW12. The latest version of HyperWorks will incorporate hundreds of new features to meet the changing needs of those engaged in finite-element analysis, simulation-driven design, product optimization and other CAE projects.

Page 41 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary HyperWorks 12.0 will reflect additional advancements in the extensive capabilities of the CAE suite: • HyperWorks modeling and visualization tools, like HyperMesh and HyperView, consistently surpass users' expectations, as demonstrated by their clear supremacy in both automotive and aerospace markets. • HyperWorks 12.0 will further enable the optimization and analysis of innovative composite materials. • Through RADIOSS, AcuSolve and MotionSolve, HyperWorks 12.0 will offer extended solver capabilities and performance improvements, in particular for such analysis domains as powertrain durability, noise and vibrations, multibody dynamics, aerodynamics and multi- physics. • Optimization through OptiStruct and HyperStudy continues leading the way to efficient, lightweight products and design exploration. • Collaborative knowledge management is increasingly important in HyperWorks, easily connecting engineers to other enterprise tools.

"We strive to provide the best-quality technology to our customers for their current and emerging needs," said Altair Chief Technology Officer James Brancheau, "so the more models on which HyperWorks 12.0 is tested during the beta phase, the more certain we will be that any potential issues are averted and that the quality of the release will meet the highest standards."

Each beta tester will be furnished with a beta license and a link to download the beta version of the software. Feedback from the testers will be analyzed and introduced into Altair's quality assurance system as part of the HyperWorks 12.0 release validation process.

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Delcam Adds New Website for PowerSHAPE CAD Software 1 November 2012

Delcam has launched a new website for its PowerSHAPE CAD system – www.powershape.com – which details the many advantages of using the software for both product design and tooling design. The new site includes links to the PowerSHAPE learning zone, where existing users can learn about, and see demonstrations of, the latest functionality, and to the PowerSHAPE-e website, where potential customers can download an evaluation version and view introductory tutorials on how to use the program.

PowerSHAPE offers a unique combination of robust solid modelling, flexible surface modelling, and quick and easy direct modelling, plus triangle modelling for editing STL files and other triangle formats. Overall, it provides the most comprehensive range of modelling techniques available in a single CAD program. Having all the different technologies in the same package reduces the need to transfer data between multiple programs and so streamlines the whole product development process.

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This broad range of functionality makes PowerSHAPE ideal for the re-engineering of existing products into improved designs or for creating customised items, such as medical devices for an individual patient or sports equipment for a specific athlete. At the same time, the combination of direct modelling options, together with powerful and flexible surface modelling, makes PowerSHAPE the perfect choice for design for manufacture, especially when converting product designs into tooling designs.

A more recent addition to PowerSHAPE is a range of direct modelling functionality that will speed up and simplify concept development, and enable tooling designers to tackle all the common problems that they find in product designs, such as insufficient draft or inappropriate fillet sizes. These new options have been made as accessible as possible by enhancing existing commands rather than grouping them in a separate area of the software.

Another powerful PowerSHAPE option is Smart Surfacing, which makes surface modelling much easier than other systems. The user simply selects a set of curves around an area and PowerSHAPE analyses the curves to determine the most appropriate way to create the surface automatically. Alternative solutions can be displayed if the first surface is not of the type required.

PowerSHAPE also incorporates Delcam’s unique Power Features technology. Components that contain Power Features react with connecting components as they are placed within an assembly, adding all the necessary fit-features to the appropriate parts. The tolerances between the various components can also be defined automatically as each item is added. This automatic creation of relationships makes the development of the overall design much quicker and also makes errors in the design process far less likely.

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DMG Virtual Machine Interface for TopSolid’Cam 29 October 2012

Missler Software and DMG Electronics are happy to announce the availability of a new interface between TopSolid’Cam and the DMG Virtual Machining Simulator (DMG Virtual Machine) to improve machine simulation visualization. The development of this interface enables the direct verification of the ISO code developed by TopSolid’Cam post-processors on DMG machining centers. The part and machine environment simulation already provided by TopSolid’Cam together with the advanced ISO simulation provided by the DMG Virtual Machine will no doubt help reduce potential collisions.

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The new interface enables TopSolid’Cam operators to open the DMG Virtual Machine directly from TopSolid’Cam while they are working with TopSolid. This offers a maximum level of integration and interoperability for TopSolid’Cam and DMG/MORI SEIKI respective users who will no longer have to waste precious set-up time. The DMG Virtual machine is used to simulate the ISO code to detect errors and potential collisions before the program is loaded on the DMG machining center.

The new interface results directly from requests from TopSolid’Cam customers to create this interface in order to improve turnaround times and thereby achieve significant productivity gains. In order to develop this interface, Missler Software provided DMG Electronics with the TopSolid’Cam generated ISO code, the shape of tools and attachments used, the stock and the finished product.

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Geomagic Teams with Solutionix to Provide 3D Scanning Software for the Versatile New Rexcan CS Plus Scanner 30 October 2012

Geomagic® with Solutionix, a developer and distributor of 3D digitizing technology, today announced a distribution agreement in which Solutionix will exclusively provide Geomagic scan software with its Solutionix Rexcan CS Plus scanning systems.

The agreement allows scanner customers to quickly get started with complete, accurate and easy-to-use 3D scanning solutions for both metrology and reverse engineering, at a reduced price.

Rexcan CS Plus scanner users can now enjoy full integration with Geomagic Qualify, a leading 3D metrology software platform, and Geomagic Studio, which delivers easy-to-use tools for processing scan data into usable 3D polygon, surface and CAD models. From a 3D scan, Geomagic’s software makes it simple to integrate data into CAD, export models for 3D printing, transfer models to animation platforms, perform first-article and production inspections, manage quality and more.

“Geomagic and Solutionix both want to make 3D data and modeling workflows more accessible and simple, so the partnership is a natural fit, and the bundle is a game-changer for any engineer’s processes,” says Len Chamberlain, VP of Sales, Geomagic. “Customers get top-notch equipment along with the best 3D reverse engineering and inspection software. The system is quick, adaptable and affordable. That’s a win for everyone.”

The Solutionix Rexcan CS Plus, the company’s latest scanning solution, is a complete, accurate system that features automatic scanning, calibration and alignment of scan data. In desktop applications, users can simply set an object on the integrated 2-axis turntable and, with a single mouse click, begin

Page 44 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary scanning. For larger objects or in workspace applications, the scanning head can be removed and mounted on a tripod. Upon its release at the TCT Live 2012 conference, the fully automated CS Plus system impressed visitors with its scanning volume flexibility, which is delivered through interchangeable lens sets.

“Rexcan CS Plus employs a new process where full automation is implemented into a structured-light 3D scanning system. Through integration with Geomagic, a global leader of 3D metrology software, we’ll be able to provide users with automation, convenience and high accuracy, in a reasonably priced, single platform solution,” says Jet Kim, Director of Sales, Solutionix.

More information about Geomagic Qualify and Geomagic Studio, including a 30-day free software trial, is available at www.geomagic.com. Click here to learn more about the Solutionix Rexcan CS Plus.

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Intergraph® CADWorx® DraftPro™ Now Compatible With AutoCAD® 2013 26 October 2012

Intergraph has released an updated version of CADWorx DraftPro that provides full compatibility with AutoCAD 2013. Always 100% free via download, CADWorx DraftPro is the company's new AutoCAD-based intelligent 2D plant design and layout solution that is specification driven, with hundreds of ready-to-use specifications in metric and imperial formats and over 60,000 piping components. Users can quickly and easily generate components on-the-fly as they are needed, and the built-in intelligence takes the guesswork out of placing piping components. The designer can quickly draw elevations and sections of layouts and produce accurate, customizable bills of material of the design.

CADWorx DraftPro uses piping specifications that are compatible with CADWorx Plant Professional, and it works with all versions of AutoCAD currently supported by Autodesk®. If a user at some point decides to move to 3D design, the user can convert CADWorx DraftPro specifications and models to CADWorx Plant Professional.

For information about the software and a link to download, visit www.cadworxdraftpro.com.

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Luxion and DuPont Performance Coatings Launch KeyShot Material Download Site for DuPont Paints 29 October 2012

Page 45 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Luxion, a developer of advanced 3D rendering and lighting technology and makers of KeyShot®, and DuPont Performance Coatings, the provider of products and services for coatings and refinishing, are pleased to announce that the industry standard DuPontTM Color Collections are now available for download and use inside KeyShot at keyshot.dupont.com.

DuPont Performance Coatings (DuPont) and Luxion have partnered together to link DuPont’s proprietary digital color rendering technologies with Luxion’s digital object rendering software. DuPont customers in the transportation and aerospace industry can now use KeyShot to match the exact paint needed for their products, seeing the change in real time without having to rely on physical samples.

To extend the DuPont material set provided with KeyShot 3.3, DuPont has launched a KeyShot material download site where users can search through and download four collections of paint offered by DuPont, with more being added in the future. The collections currently available are Popular colors, Trending colors, SpectraMaster® colors and DuPontTM Hot HuesTM line. With the capability to instantly apply and view dozens of accurate color coatings under real-world lighting conditions, users can make a decision with confidence, directly on the digital model, enhancing the product development, sales and marketing processes.

“Color is a key attribute of any coatings decision.” said Dan Benton, DuPont Performance Coatings North America Color Marketing Manager. ”Accurate rendering of color on three-dimensional objects will allow designers and marketers to make better decisions much faster, leading to improved quality, and lower costs.”

To use the colors within KeyShot, users simply select the colors they wish to use, download the zip file and unzip the files into their Material library. The new materials can be moved and organized in the Materials folder structure or within the KeyShot Library directly.

The collections are available for download at keyshot.dupont.com. To experience the ease and possibility of using DuPont paints in KeyShot, join us at SEMA SHOW 2012 in the DuPont booth #22391 (located Central Hall, near the South end of the Ford booth) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, October 30 – November 2, 2012. For more information on DuPont Paints for KeyShot please visit dupont.keyshot.com.

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Mentor Graphics Advances Development of High-Performance Multicore Linux-based Embedded Systems 30 October 2012

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its next generation of MentorR Embedded SourceryT CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer products. Developers can now accelerate system debugging, including multiple Linux applications concurrently, by quickly and easily visualizing and analyzing

Page 46 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary complex software systems. When combining the Sourcery CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer products, embedded developers get proven, customizable end-to-end development tools that include automatic performance analysis and efficient multi-process debugging to increase productivity.

New releases of the free Sourcery CodeBench Lite command-line development tools include enhanced versions of the modern open source components such as GCC 4.7.2 and GDB 7.4.50. The commercially supported Sourcery CodeBench product adds to these powerful tools a comprehensive Integrated Development Environment (IDE), optimized debuggable runtime libraries, flash programming and peripheral register display, among other valuable features. The Sourcery Analyzer tool delivers award- winning visualization and analysis capabilities that give developers new insights into the behavior and performance of complex software systems.

New or enhanced capabilities of the Sourcery CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer product releases include: • Usability improvements to connect to JTAG and probe devices, select target device configuration, and configure application usage of system libraries • Enhanced static analysis capabilities to pinpoint common C and C++ errors as code is being written • Faster debug probe connection to the application for efficient debugging and test • Support for leading hardware including Altera Nios II, Freescale i.MX, Freescale Kinetis, Fujitsu FM3, Qualcomm Brew MP, Texas Instruments' DaVinci, OMAP, Sitara and Stellaris, and many other ARM, Power, MIPS, and x86 core devices • Scheduling, CPU state, mutex locking, process and thread state, and many more analysis agents • State flow, scatter plot, analog value, and seven other graph types • Improved system profiling with LTTng 2.0 [Linux Trace Toolkit] support including simultaneous kernel and user space tracing

"Our commitment to the embedded development community is to deliver easy-to-use open source products and services, and we've achieved that with our Sourcery CodeBench and Analyzer tools, specifically for embedded Linux development," said Glenn Perry, general manager of Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division. "Our robust Sourcery technologies provide the end-to-end solution required for today's complex, high-performance embedded Linux applications."

To learn more about Sourcery CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer: • Download Sourcery CodeBench evaluation and access how-to guides • Read a white paper to learn about understanding multicore system performance • View a webinar illustrating the use of Sourcery Analyzer to diagnose a real world performance problem

The Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division comprises the Mentor Embedded family of products

Page 47 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary and services, including embedded software intellectual property (IP), tools, and professional consultant services to help embedded developers and silicon partners optimize their products for design and cost efficiency. The Mentor Embedded team continues to lead the industry with involvement in the open source community, with InflexionR 2D and 3D UI development, the Sourcery open source tools, and the NucleusR RTOS solutions. More information on Mentor Embedded products and services can be found at www.mentor.com/embedded.

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Open Spatial Announces the General Availability Release of Munsys Ai 10.5 1 November 2012

Open Spatial announced the official release of Munsys Asset Intelligence version 10.5. The software release includes new features providing tighter integration into the Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2013. In addition, a number of highly requested features have been included in this release, with emphasis on improving spatial data quality, data integrity and end user productivity. Highlights of the new product release are available in the short multimedia presentation provided here: Munsys 10.5 Overview.

Anthony Jahshan, CEO at Open Spatial, commented, “Our latest release of Munsys Ai is a culmination of ideas from our product team and customers. Providing compatibility and making better use of the Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite has been a priority for the release. The continued focus on spatial data quality and productivity positions Munsys Ai as the best utility data capture tool available.”

Open Spatial invites all current users on subscription to electronically download this release from their corporate login through the Open Spatial Support Portal. Customers interested in how they can improve the quality and integrity of their spatial data through the AutoCAD platform should send an enquiry email to [email protected].

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ShipConstructor 2013 Released 24 October 2012

ShipConstructor 2013 offers 33 new features and 194 additional improvements including an innovative solution for design reuse as well as a dramatic extension of ShipConstructor’s Associative DWG technology regarding BOM Revisioning.

“ShipConstructor 2013 is our most significant release in years,” says Darren Larkins, CEO of ShipConstructor Software Inc. “Our focus groups have told us that just one of the new features alone could save hundreds of hours of work.”

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AutoCAD 2013 Compatibility The number “2013” denotes the fact that ShipConstructor 2013 is compatible with AutoCAD 2013, allowing users to work in the most advanced CAD environment of the world’s most widely used CAD application. Since ShipConstructor has an AutoCAD platform and is an Autodesk partner product, this means that the latest feature set in AutoCAD is now available within ShipConstructor itself.

Enhanced BOM Revisioning More noteworthy is the fact that there has been a significant enhancement to ShipConstructor’s unique Associative DWG change management technology for updating DWG based production drawings to reflect changes in the 3D Model. Now, a clear revision history can be shown on Bills of Materials (BOMs) within a production drawing.

When dealing with the scope of change that is common in today’s marine construction programs where a single change to the vessel or platform can affect 100’s if not 1000’s of drawings of various types, this level of drawing management and control within Engineering is of significant benefit across an entire shipbuilding organization.

Prior versions of ShipConstructor already led the market in being the only software suite allowing DWG based production drawings to be updated when the 3D product model changed. However there still was a challenge if other departments such as Production or Purchasing had already taken action based upon the previously issued drawings from Engineering. Someone would have to visually compare both drawings to determine what in the BOM had changed. This could be done using native AutoCAD capability but it could be a painstaking and laborious process.

Fortunately, ShipConstructor 2013 solves this problem. Now, when a drawing is updated, items that no longer exist in the drawing are struck through in the Bill of Materials in the production drawing. The corresponding row number is also struck through and subsequent annotations in the drawing will not reuse that row number. Additionally, new items are always appended to the bottom of the BOM, ensuring that items that existed prior to the update maintain the same row number and drawing annotation. Correspondingly, updated parts will indicate that there has been a revision performed on the BOM row representing that part. This combination of capabilities ensures that the BOM information in a drawing received prior to a new revision being released is consistent from revision to revision and everything required to determine what has changed exists in the new drawing.

“All of the users I’ve talked to are ecstatic about this productivity enhancement, says Denis Morais, Chief Technology Officer for ShipConstructor Software Inc. “This time saving feature alone will make a real difference in terms of productivity and quality control.”

WorkShare Design Another advantage of ShipConstructor 2013 is its new WorkShare Design product which opens up new possibilities for parallel design and engineering amongst distributed teams. WorkShare Design allows

Page 49 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary users of ShipConstructor’s CAD/CAM application to intelligently capture, reuse, change and then sync back portions of a design along with the associated production documentation. This new functionality has numerous practical applications including increased capabilities when working with follow ships, design tests, recovery from errors and for general reuse of design data to increase efficiency.

Part View An additional new feature of the software is Part View. First unveiled in the Subscription Advantage Pack for ShipConstructor 2011 R2, Part View has now been promoted into the regular release for ShipConstructor 2013. This feature allows a user working in a drawing to view ShipConstructor parts that are external to that drawing without having to include an entire MLink; only pertinent parts are shown. This dramatically improves clarity in design in applications such as the construction of secondary product hierarchies for use in arrangement drawing creation.

Product Hierarchies Meanwhile, ProductHierarchy, one of the most highly rated products in the ShipConstructor product suite, has now become even more powerful in the ShipConstructor 2013 release. This product has new tools and usability enhancements in product hierarchies that are helpful for re-use of work on follow ship design along with other applications such as critical path system analysis, organizing parts by processing methods and other applications.

More Information More information along with videos of these exciting new features can be found in the “What’s New” section on the ShipConstructor website.

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solidThinking Revolutionizes Product Development with Inspire™ 9.0 1 November 2012 solidThinking, Inc., today announced the release of Inspire™ 9.0, the latest version of its unique simulation-driven product development software. Inspire 9.0 provides design engineers and architects with an intuitive environment that enables the exploration of structurally efficient concepts in the earliest phases of the design process.

"It's never been easier to address structural challenges at the conceptual phase of a design project," said Andrew Bartels, Program Manager for solidThinking Inspire. "By employing the new capabilities introduced in this release, users can rapidly generate design spaces and arrive at efficient design concepts while improving both static and dynamic stiffness and reducing weight."

New features and improvements available in Inspire 9.0 include:

Page 50 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary • Sketching tools: Users can build simple design spaces by modifying or creating new solid parts using line, rectangle, circle and arc sketching tools. In addition, geometric relationships, such as tangents, perpendicular and collinear, can be applied to sketches. When sketches are modified, constraints ensure the intended relationship between the sketch and entity. The sketched solid geometry can be exported from Inspire in various formats including Parasolid, Step and IGES. • Boolean operations: New solid objects can be created by performing Boolean operations to combine, subtract or intersect sets of objects. • Maximum thickness control: Users can control wall thickness and the diameters of beam-like structures in a generated shape by specifying a minimum and/or maximum thickness. • Frequency targets: Design concepts can be optimized to maximize or meet specified frequency targets. • Faster shape exploration: The shape exploration function is now controlled by a single material slider. • View controls: In one click, users can switch between perspective and orthogonal views to enable more precise sketching. Models also can be aligned to the closest principal axis when oriented arbitrarily. • Improved geometry capture: Powerful new internal algorithm results in higher quality design concepts. • Altair HyperWorks integration: Files generated by Inspire can be exported to HyperMesh for validation and advanced structural analyses. • 64-bit Support: A 64-bit executable is available for Windows 7, Vista and XP.

"The advancements in Inspire 9.0 continue to drive experimentation and analysis," said Peter Macapia, Ph.D., director of labDORA (Design Office for Research and Architecture). "Inspire has become an indispensable tool for innovation in structural design and architecture."

For more information on the latest release and access to new video tutorials highlighting the latest features and for pricing and trial information, visit the solidThinking Inspire Web page.

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SpaceClaim and SIMPOE Announce Integration of SpaceClaim Engineer and Simpoe-Mold 30 October 2012

SpaceClaim and SIMPOE, providers of plastic injection simulation solutions, announced a direct integration between SpaceClaim Engineer and Simpoe-Mold.

Simpoe-Mold and SpaceClaim Engineer work together to let anyone involved in the development and manufacturing of plastic parts optimize the design and the tooling of their parts while minimizing manufacturing costs. “The direct coupling between SpaceClaim Engineer and Simpoe-Mold plastic injection simulation software provides an unprecedented solution for plastic parts designers, mold-

Page 51 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary makers, and part manufacturers to drastically streamline their product development process,” said Thierry Leroy, SIMPOE’s Chief Operating Officer. “SpaceClaim and SIMPOE both emphasize ease of use, speed, and affordability, and our partnership with SpaceClaim is a natural fit to offer state-of-the-art technology to the plastics industry.”

SpaceClaim Engineer’s 3D direct modeling technology combined with Simpoe-Mold’s unmatched plastics molding simulation lets any design or manufacturing engineer optimize plastic designs for injection molding. Mold engineers can evaluate designs from any CAD system and adjust them as necessary, regardless of how the model was originally created. “Combining the model preparation capabilities of SpaceClaim Engineer with the plastics molding strengths of Simpoe-Mold provides the design engineer a cost-effective, comprehensive plastics molding solution,” said Rich Moore, VP of Business Development, SpaceClaim. “This integration will ensure we offer a leading-edge solution to the plastics industry and expand our market presence, while removing waste associated with traditional feature-based CAD,” he added.

A webinar will be conducted Thursday, November 15, at 11:30AM eastern time to showcase this integration as well as SpaceClaim and Simpoe-Mold functionality. Sign up for this webinar.

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Third Wave AdvantEdge 6.0 to be Released November 2012 29 October 2012

Machining modeling solutions provider Third Wave Systems will release version 6.0 of its finite element analysis product, Third Wave AdvantEdge, in November of 2012. Third Wave AdvantEdge is physics-based material modeling technology used by companies that machine metal to optimize their cutting processes and machining strategies, providing detailed information about chip formation, temperatures, stresses, forces, and other material behavior not accessible during trial-and-error tests. The technology has become an invaluable tool for analyzing cutting tool design and performance.

Recognizing the increasing presence of high performance computing hardware, Third Wave focused significant efforts for this release on improving AdvantEdge parallel computing capabilities. AdvantEdge version 6.0 will contain enhanced algorithms that enable the software to more effectively utilize computing cores for significant computing speedups compared to version 5.9. With the release of Third Wave AdvantEdge 6.0, users will also have the opportunity to employ massively parallel computing, designating up to 40 computing cores for any given project. Benchmark testing at Third Wave has demonstrated speedups of between 10 and 20x for milling and drilling, respectively, when comparing serial mode to 40-core computing.

In addition to massively parallel computing capabilities, Third Wave AdvantEdge 6.0 will also contain enhanced material model options for 2D modeling. This new mechanism will enable more accurate characterization of flow stress behavior by allowing users to capture not only isotropic hardening components (currently available within the user-defined yield stress model), but also kinematic hardening components of reverse loading. The user-defined material model enhancement will be

Page 52 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary especially useful for companies interested in capturing detailed characteristics of workpiece surfaces, and allow users to model more complex deformation modes that could be influential when predicting residual stress. The introduction of kinematic hardening into custom material models is one more step toward giving users the opportunity to create their own comprehensive material models for more accurate results. To learn more about creating material models within Third Wave AdvantEdge, contact the Third Wave Systems support team by email at support[at]thirdwavesys[dot]com or by phone at +1- 952-832-5515.

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Vero Software Release VISI 20 30 October 2012

Vero Software has announced the release of their Mould & Die focused product VISI 20. After a successful series of Customer Update seminars running throughout October, VISI 20 is now available for general distribution.

Version 20 is a substantial release introducing many new features in all areas of the product with continued emphasis on solutions for mould, tool and die makers.

Major graphic enhancements include improved rendering, a programmable dynamic command widget and the ability to fast-view a file before opening to include pan and zoom functionality. In addition, CAD translators have been updated to support Solid Works and Solid Edge assemblies, support for PTC Creo and JTopen B-rep entities.

Significant CAD enhancements include the ability to assign constraints to geometrical bodies (Concentric, Parallel, Coincident, Distance, etc) providing the tools to simulate the real movement of tooling, such as the ability to check for collisions with slides, cams, lifters, etc. A re-designed feature manager and 3D boring chart creates and edits complex holes and pockets as well as recognising features directly from the 3D model or 2D drawing for automated annotation.

User efficiency continues to be a focus for product development, with the process workflow having been improved in a number of areas. This includes the ability to extract wireframe edges and also concatenate and simplify the extracted elements, remove knot points and split the geometry into correctly formatted curves based on angular deviation. Automating the process in this way significantly speeds up high quality surface creation when working with third-party data.

VISI Progress developments include a new tool building engine, improved unfolding and new middle skin functionality for flanging and blanking operations. Other enhancements include a completely rewritten explode tool for 3D assemblies (with the ability to record the explode movements), improved standard component catalogues and continued collaboration with CADENAS.

Page 53 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary VISI Flow, for plastic flow analysis, is now 64bit compatible, and therefore capable of benefiting from additional hardware performance. Other developments include new tools for the thermal analysis of conformal cooling. This process provides the ability to analyse 3D cooling circuits produced using rapid prototyping techniques and impossible to manufacture using traditional drilling / boring cycles. In addition, improvements to sequential moulding, gas assisted and over-moulding ensure mould makers benefit from the latest cutting edge technologies.

VISI 20 represents another release with major CAM development. One innovation is the ability to distribute the toolpath computation onto different machines connected to the same private network. This technology uses 'Distributed computing', where the computers interact with each other to achieve a common goal. Each goal is divided into many tasks, each of which is solved by one computer connected to the network. The main advantages are the combination of slave computers can produce a similar computing resource as a multi-processor super-computer and keep the master PC free from heavy calculations.

New toolpath algorithms include an innovative roughing strategy, improved auto rest machining, new multi-axis side wall machining and new multi-axis roughing. The new roughing strategy massively reduces rapid moments, optimises stepover when using values above 50% of the tool diameter and propagates high speed transitions and ‘corner pip’ movements avoiding feed reduction while machining.

Other CAM developments include improved collision control, a new feature recognition engine, support for additional tooling forms (barrel cutters, convex tip cutters, radiused chamfer cutters and radiused dove cutter) and a new 'dynamic incremental stock' (DIS) command that automatically creates the stock model from the uncut material of previous operations and automatically trims the toolpath to remove unnecessary movements and fresh air cuts.

Wire EDM developments include the ability to auto detect undercuts. When the offset is larger than the radius of an arc, the toolpath can self-intersect. The solid simulation has been enhanced to detect these conditions where the toolpath crosses and highlight these in the movement list. The user can optionally ignore these conditions or have the simulation automatically stop when they occur. New corner relief tools allow the addition of corner relief to all internal corners and external corners independently. It is usual for a user to want to apply these separately, for example to add relief to a die-only internal corner. Finally, the technology database has been enhanced so the materials presented are filtered against the machine model as opposed to the machine family, and the available wire types are filtered against the material type. This leads to a more efficient and accurate technology selection for the user.

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ZW3D 2012 SP2 Released with a More Efficient and Intelligent Mold Design Module 29 October 2012

ZWSOFT, a supplier of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM solutions to the AEC and MCAD industry, today officially announced the release of Service Pack 2 for ZW3D 2012. The major improvement in this pack

Page 54 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary is the more efficient and intelligent mold design module. It provides features including project management, multi-product design, multi-cavity design as well as faster patching, which helps designers manage mold projects and improve design efficiency.

In the cost-effective CAD/CAM package of ZW3D 2012, the whole-process mold design solution has been a well-received feature. This time service pack 2 takes the mold design experience further by providing the following improvements:

More easily manage mold projects with assembly mode & extended assembly reference For a mold design that consists of a lot of parts, it may not be easy work for designer to check every detail in the drawing. If there’s a mode that enables designers to view every part in a classified order, it would be a huge time saver. In ZW3D 2012 SP2, the new project management function solves this problem perfectly. In the project file with Assembly Mode, when you click the command Mold Project Tools & Prating Design Tools on any part, the system will automatically activate the corresponding file. It is a more intelligent management mode that gives users more convenient operations.

Often there might be modifications needed for certain parts in the mold project when the designer spots a drafting error or has new needs. It would take a lot of time and may lead to inaccuracy of the final design if we just modify this certain part and the relevant assembly parts step by step. The intelligent association between assembly parts of the Extended Assembly Reference in ZW3D 2012 SP2 will accomplish the modification blazingly fast and accurate. It provides three types of references: Non- associative reference, Associative reference without timestamp, and Associative reference with timestamp.

Efficiently make complex multi-product and multi-cavity designs There are also new features in this service pack making it easy to design several different products or multiple cavities for a product in one mold project. It helps designers reduce a lot of manual work.

For complex molds with inner holes, Parting Shape (the automatic method) and Inner Edge (the manual method) just takes a few seconds to finish the patching, which also improves design efficiency.

The intelligent and efficient mold design module is the major improvement in this service pack for ZW3D 2012. For other new features or to download the service pack, please visit: http://www.zwsoft.com/zw3d2012sp2_pr.

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ZWCAD+ Takes the User Interface to the Next Level with SmartMouse 1 November 2012

Page 55 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary SmartMouse is a new feature in ZWCAD+ providing command input through mouse movement. Due to the incomparability of SmartMouse technology in the CAD industry, it has been a hit among users and CAD experts alike by providing a whole new UI experience. In order for users to learn more about SmartMouse, the product manager of ZWCAD+ shared design ideas of the feature during a webinar talk, which was well received by the audience.

After the ZWCAD+ official release, the feature first attracted CAD experts to test it. Ralph Grabowski, a renowned author of over 140 books and several hundred magazine articles about computer-aided design, commented on the feature in his recent product review of ZWCAD+: “With the mouse gesturing they call SmartMouse, ZWCAD+ does take the user interface lead over some big-name CAD products. By holding down the right mouse button and dragging the cursor in the shape of a letter of the alphabet (or in a specific directions), I activate a command. Best of all, the SmartMouseConfig command fully customizes any of the movements.”

As SmartMouse gained in popularity, more and more CAD users became interested in the design idea of this new feature. In order to show all the possibilities and explain how SmartMouse works, Daniel Huang the Product Manager of ZWCAD+ hosted a webinar.

“As time progresses, software development has become more and more humanized in user experience. The traditional way for designers to use CAD commands is to type on the keyboard or move the mouse to search for that command button. We think that there can be a different and even better UI experience for users.”

Daniel continued: “With this in mind, we started to research and became inspired by some of the current web browsers. They have similar mouse gesture functions, with which you can trigger certain browsing actions by moving your mouse. We decided to give it a shot in our CAD software. We had some of our users test this feature and they were amazed. Therefore, we spared no effort to perfect it by collecting more suggestions from users and the final design has proven a success. Now a growing number of users worldwide have found this feature a nice time saver after adapting.”

For a detailed introduction about SmartMouse, please see “SmartMouse and a Different Ribbon Added to the Next Version of ZWCAD”.

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