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Archive for July, 2010
Dassault Systèmes Revenue Growth Less Than Meets the Eye
Jul. 30 | There were signs of growth and recovery in the quarterly statement from Dassault Systèmes, but digging into the numbers shows the pace is modest, not blistering. By L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. Contributing Analyst Dassault Systèmes (Paris: DSY) reported...
How Aras Makes Money by Giving Away PLM Software
Jul. 29 | Aras Corporation is the small but successful publisher of Aras Innovator, an open source enterprise PLM suite. “Open source” means Aras gives the software away for free, and that others can modify the code. So, how does the company make money? By...
It’s Official: Chrysler to Standardize on NX 3D CAD from Siemens PLM
Jul. 28 | The formal announcement was anticlimactic, as news leaked out in May that Chrysler would transition away from CATIA as its 3D CAD standard. Internal benchmarking, and not pressure from new owner Fiat, led to the decision. Siemens PLM Software announces...
PTC Financials Portend Engineering Software Upturn
Jul. 28 | PTC reports positive results for its third quarter of Fiscal 2010. Enterprise revenue jumped 64% from a year earlier. By L. Stephen Wolfe P.E. Contributing Analyst Parametric Technology Corporation’s Pro/ENGINEER software has a reputation among CAD...
Sent From My iPad
Jul. 28 | A construction engineering manager sees a bright future for the Apple iPad in construction. By Dave Angelotti Guest Contributor I’ve had my Apple iPad for a month now, and can see a lot of potential for it fitting into the digital CAD world. I...
Continental to Standardize Automotive Group on PTC Windchill
Jul. 27 | Long-term partnership agreement will ultimately affect 12,000 users in 130 locations. Continental says Windchill capabilities in multi-CAD integration, eCAD data management, engineering change were keys to selection. Diversified manufacturer Continental...
Alibre goes with Luxion
Jul. 25 | Luxion and Alibre announced bundle deal for KeyShot 2 3D CAD/CAM vendor Alibre has announced a new bundle deal for Luxion KeyShot rendering and Alibre’s Design Expert and Alibre Professional. The alliance between Alibre and Luxion is not news....
Revenues from Additive Manufacturing Down in 2009
Jul. 23 | Unit sales for additive manufacturing devices stayed strong in 2009 due to new low-cost units, but total industry revenue dropped for only the third time in the 22-year history of the industry that started as rapid prototyping. By Terry Wohlers Contributing...
Procedural Partners with ESRI and NVIDIA on 3D Cities in the Cloud
Jul. 22 | There's no place like Rome GIS is one of the coolest technologies in the world. It could be argued that its base concept—tying visual data to information databases—is the forerunner of the grand PLM systems that are really still evolving and of...
