AVEVA Engage Transforms Collaborative Decision-Making with Microsoft Tech

CAMBRIDGE, UK, Apr 23, 2016 - AVEVA announced that AVEVA Engage is supported on Microsoft Surface Hub. This move brings AVEVA’s revolutionary new decision support platform for Capital Projects and Operating Assets onto the powerful team collaboration device from Microsoft that is designed to advance the way people work together naturally.

Be it a capital project, or the minute by minute operation of a complex asset, engineers and operators are faced with important decisions throughout the life cycle. Access to accurate, relevant information is essential. In the project phase, this access minimizes the risks of budget or schedule overrun and in operations, it minimizes risks to safety and production.

AVEVA Engage addresses these issues by blending ultra high-definition 3D visualization with instant information access from multiple document and data sources. It transforms the decision-making process and utilizes the collaboration capabilities of Windows 10 and Office 365 to extend reach across disciplines. AVEVA Engage showcases the possibilities of Surface Hub in the capital project environment by giving the ultimate interactive large screen experience, helping discipline engineers collaboratively solve some of the largest engineering challenges in the industry.

'We worked closely with leading names in the industry to create AVEVA Engage’, said Dave Wheeldon, CTO, AVEVA. 'AVEVA Engage reflects the company’s commitment to extending the ways in which customers can access and interact with their Digital Assets. Capable of running on the largest format 84-inch Surface Hub, AVEVA Engage enables the 3D model to be interrogated quickly, simply and intuitively through traditional touchscreen gestures, and recall relevant and trusted asset information with the touch of a screen. Operating on Microsoft Windows 10, AVEVA Engage applies new techniques to maximize visual understanding which allow our customers to substantially improve collaborative decision-making in areas such as design reviews, construction planning and integrated operations.

‘AVEVA’s Digital Asset approach ensures there is always an accurate digital representation of each physical asset allowing engineering contractors, Owner Operators and shipbuilders to work more safely, more efficiently and with less risk throughout the life cycle of their projects and operations.’

Brett Shoemaker, Director, Go-To-Market Services at Microsoft Corp, says, “We’re thrilled to see our partners delivering digital tools that facilitate brainstorming and problem-solving. Customers will benefit from AVEVA Engage on Surface Hub bringing the right people together effectively.”

For more information, visit http://www.aveva.com.

MSC, Ingeciber SA Release CivilFEM 2016 with Marc

MADRID, Spain, Apr 12, 2016 - MSC Software Corporation and Ingeciber S.A., a specialized civil engineering CAE company with more than 30 years of experience in civil engineering announced the new release of CivilFEM 2016, powered by Marc.

CivilFEM 2016 is a unique simulation solution that provides sophisticated system-level structural simulations of large singular buildings, bridges, tunnels, nuclear power plants, and other structures. "Nonlinear analyses are becoming more frequent in civil engineering and CivilFEM 2016 provides the structural engineer with the ability to solve more nonlinear complex analyses in a simple and comprehensible way," said Miguel Angel Moreno, CEO of Ingeciber.

The new release uses a completely revamped graphics engine, the performance has been improved greatly, and new interface features have been added: new selection filters, separated and selectable geometry and structural element views, grid improvements, drag and drop selection boxes, improved visualization of loads and masses, to name a few.

A powerful grouping system has been implemented allowing the creation of entity groups that grants the organization of the model in higher level entities for fast selection and group operation.

Several new pre-processing capabilities have been included such as the ability to reverse mesh element orientation, direct node interaction allowing the engineer to apply loads and masses on nodes, new cable, springs and connection modeling, among others.

The meshing process has been optimized providing a 50% speed improvement, giving a more fluid interaction with the model.

Several advanced features have been added, such as the Cam-Clay soil model, new Python commands for node interaction and post processing, and a segment to segment contact algorithm. The combination of these features is unique to CivilFEM, making it the state-of-the-art solution for Civil Engineering. For more information, click here (pdf).

CivilFEM 2016, powered by MSC Software's Marc nonlinear FEA solution, is available exclusively from Ingeciber and its distributors worldwide. For more details about the new release, please visit click here.

About Ingeciber S.A.

Ingeciber is a CAE specialized company developer of CivilFEM and supplier of simulation software from international global leaders and related services like technical training, support and consulting. As a pioneer CAE company Ingeciber technologies are used by a wide range of worldwide companies, academic and professionals. For more information visit, www.civilfem.com and www.ingeciber.com.

About MSC Software

MSC Software is one of the ten original software companies and a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with design and test of manufactured products. Academic institutions, researchers, and students employ MSC's technology to expand individual knowledge as well as expand the horizon of simulation. MSC Software employs 1,100 professionals in 20 countries. For more information about MSC Software's products and services, visit www.mscsoftware.com.

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Dassault to Acquire Full Ownership of 3DPLM from Geometric

VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Apr 3, 2016 - Dassault Systems (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and Geometric Ltd., (BSE: 532312, NSE: GEOMETRIC), a leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Global Engineering Services, and Offshore Software Product Development (OSPD) solutions and technologies, announced that they have reached an agreement whereby Dassault Systems will acquire full ownership of 3DPLM Software Ltd. (3DPLM), its joint venture in India with Geometric Ltd. 

3DPLM, formed in 2002, comprises a talented team of 2,000 employees in India working on research and development and services related to Dassault Systems’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and brand applications. Becoming a fully integrated part of Dassault Systems’ global R&D will enhance the contribution and value-add of 3DPLM to Dassault Systems development projects, while offering even greater career development opportunities for its personnel. 

“It has truly been an exciting relationship, which began in 2002,” said Manu M. Parpia, Managing Director and CEO, Geometric Ltd. “Over the years, Geometric Ltd. has delivered significant value to Dassault Systems while, at the same time, its shareholders benefitted from a steady growth in earnings from this unique relationship. I take this opportunity to thank Dassault Systems for the partnership and wish 3DPLM employees a very bright future within Dassault Systems.”

“Throughout our 14-year partnership with Geometric, we have together developed competitive R&D at 3DPLM with dedicated and passionate people, which have become important assets for our global R&D. We thank Geometric management for their sustained support,” said Dominique Florack, Senior Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Dassault Systems. “The full integration of 3DPLM into Dassault Systems is the result of this continuous investment and very successful partnership and also marks the next phase in the contribution of 3DPLM in our global R&D and strategic 3DEXPERIENCE platform journey. I am very pleased to welcome these world-class R&D teams and management leaders to Dassault Systems.”

The transaction is part of a composite scheme whereby Geometric’s business is being transferred to HCL Technologies Ltd, while simultaneously merging Geometric Ltd. into 3DPLM thereby giving 100 percent ownership of 3DPLM to Dassault Systems. The transaction is being undertaken through a court-approved scheme which is subject to shareholder, High Court and other statutory approvals. In exchange for the ownership in 3DPLM, shareholders of Geometric Ltd. will receive one (1) listed redeemable preference share of Rs. 68 in 3DPLM against every one (1) share of Geometric Ltd., with a 7 percent pa preferential dividend. Closing is expected to take place during the fourth quarter of 2016. 3DPLM being already consolidated in Dassault Systems financial statements, the closing of this transaction will be neutral on its revenue and expenses.

About Dassault Systems

Dassault Systems, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported. Dassault Systems’ collaborative solutions foster social innovation, expanding possibilities for the virtual world to improve the real world. The group brings value to over 210, 000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit www.3ds.com.

HCL to Acquire Geometric, Except 3DPLM Software

NOIDA, India, Apr 3, 2016 - HCL Technologies Limited (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, announced an agreement to acquire (through demerger) all of the business of Geometric Limited, except for the 58% stake that Geometric owns in the joint venture – 3DPLM Software Solutions Ltd., with Dassault Systems. In consideration of this acquisition, HCL will issue 10 equity shares of Rs. 2 each to Geometric shareholders for every 43 equity shares of Geometric of Rs. 2 each held by them. In total, HCL will issue 15,640,546 equity shares of Rs. 2 each. Geometric is one of India’s leading PLM consulting, mechanical engineering and manufacturing engineering services providers.

HCL’s global engineering services business, with a revenue of around $1.2 billion in calendar 2015, is a leader in this space, and has an industry leading position in hardware & software engineering, product development & testing, embedded, digital and mechanical engineering. The acquisition strengthens HCL’s presence significantly in the PLM consulting as well as mechanical and manufacturing engineering space. It also significantly strengthens HCL’s automotive and industrial practices.

The business that HCL is acquiring, in one of the largest acquisitions in the engineering services space, has more than 60 global clients in USA and Europe, majorly in automotive and industrial engineering segments. As of December 2015, it employs 2,606 people across 13 global delivery locations in the US, France, Germany, Romania, India and China. HCL will inherit several unique Geometric processes, methodologies and intellectual properties in PLM and digital manufacturing, along with highly specialized professionals in the PLM consulting as well as mechanical and manufacturing engineering space. The transaction thus creates a unique portfolio of end–to–end engineering and R&D capabilities across the full product lifecycle – hardware, software, mechanical & manufacturing engineering and PLM consulting.

G.H Rao, President, Engineering and R&D Services, HCL Technologies said, “We are looking forward to an exciting journey and extend a warm welcome to the employees, customers and partners of Geometric. With broad end–to–end capabilities and rich experience across PLM consulting, mechanical and manufacturing engineering that Geometric brings in, the synergies allow us to take advantage of the rapidly growing manufacturing engineering and PLM services market. It also provides several cross–sell and up–sell opportunities as the customers will benefit from a unique services portfolio of end–to–end engineering, R&D, digital technologies and internet of things capabilities.”

Manu Parpia, CEO and MD of Geometric Ltd. said, “I welcome this as a truly synergistic transaction, as both our employees and customers will benefit. Our customers will have access to a wide range of engineering services which complement Geometric’s offerings. Geometric’s employees will have the opportunity for growth as they can serve HCL Tech’s large customer base.”

Headquartered in Mumbai, Geometric was incorporated in 1994 and is listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchange. For the Fiscal Years ended March 2014 & March 2015, the revenues were INR 7,871.2 million & INR 8,139.3 million respectively. For the nine–month period ended Dec 31, 2015, the revenues were INR 6,735 million. The transaction is expected to be accretive on Cash Earnings per Share.

The acquisition would take place through a Scheme of Arrangement which would be subject to the approval of the Hon’ble High Courts at Mumbai and Delhi in addition to the approval of the regulatory authorities. 

About HCL Technologies 

HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services company working with clients in areas that impact and redefine the core of their businesses. Since its emergence on global landscape after its IPO in 1999 and listing in 2000, HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, today operates out of 32 countries and has consolidated revenues of US$ 6.1 billion, as on 31st December 2015 (on Calendar Year basis). HCL focuses on 'transformational outsourcing', underlined by innovation and value creation, offering an integrated portfolio of services including Enterprise Digitalization, Internet of Things, Engineering Services Outsourcing and Next Generation IT Outsourcing that focuses on transformation-led infrastructure services, applications services and business services. HCL leverages its extensive global delivery capabilities and integrated innovation labs across the world to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Media, Publishing & Entertainment, Retail & CPG, Life sciences & Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Energy & Utilities, Travel, Transportation & Logistics and Government. With 103,696 professionals from diverse nationalities, HCL Technologies focuses on creating real value for customers by taking 'Relationships Beyond the Contract'. For more information, visit www.hcltech.com.

AVEVA Engage Released for Engineering Decision Support

CAMBRIDGE, UK, Mar 4, 2016 - Already a big draw at major industry events during 2015, AVEVA announced the commercial availability of its showcase decision support system, AVEVA Engage. As visitors to AVEVA’s World Summit in Dubai in October, and members of the Early Access Program can testify, AVEVA Engage’s ground-breaking technology puts instant, intuitive access to critical Digital Asset information literally at the fingertips of an organisation’s key decision makers.

Tough trading conditions during the last 12 months have forced capital-intensive industries to slash costs. But forward-looking companies are focusing efforts on digital transformation to increase efficiency, achieve competitive advantage and be ready for an accelerated recovery when markets recover.

To support that transformation, and built with the involvement of a number of key industry customers, AVEVA Engage brings the Digital Asset to life through uniting AVEVA’s expertise in engineering information management, ultra-high definition (UHD) visualization and intuitive user interfaces. The result is a breathtakingly simple decision support system capable of instantly pinpointing information in the most complex of Digital Assets.

At the AVEVA World UK User Meeting this week, the Shell Design Center in Aberdeen, which has taken part in the Early Access Program, is presenting the benefits of AVEVA Engage in operations.

Entirely touch-driven and capable of running on the latest UHD/4K super-sized touchscreens, such as Microsoft’s stunning 84” Surface Hub, AVEVA Engage’s innovation is evident in the number of use cases that have been identified by customers during the company’s Early Access Program:

• collaborative design reviews
• constructability reviews
• creating commissioning plans
• central control room work overviews
• onshore/offshore troubleshooting
• preventative maintenance scheduling
• modification project planning

‘AVEVA Engage is a fantastic example of our leading-edge know-how creating another world first, something that is unique to the capital engineering industries’, said Richard Longdon, CEO, AVEVA. ‘With many leading industry names helping us to develop the software, and many others involved in our Early Access Program, we know that this technology is a much-needed resource for the markets we serve. It reflects the company’s continuing commitment to extending the ways in which customers can access and interact with their Digital Assets.’

‘In such tight market conditions, our customers are all looking to technology to help dramatically improve their business operations,’ said Dave Wheeldon, CTO, AVEVA. ‘In AVEVA Engage, I believe we are delivering technology that will lead to a paradigm shift; a recognition of the fundamental importance of their Digital Assets to improving efficiency, safety and reliability. Through working closely with our customers we were able to quickly demonstrate how quick and easy this system is to use for all decision makers. By putting the right information quickly and easily at your fingertips, you can find the answers you need without any real training on the system. The functionality, intuitive interface and depth of detail that AVEVA Engage provides is, quite simply, unmatched by any other product on the market today.’

AVEVA Engage is just another in a long line of industry firsts from AVEVA. These include the world’s first plant walk-through visualization system and the world’s first plant design solution for lean construction (AVEVA Everything3D).

About AVEVA Engage

AVEVA Engage seamlessly combines powerful whole-model visualization with immediate contextually-filtered access to validated, relevant documents and information. This enables customers to substantially improve collaborative decision making in all stages of the asset life cycle. It can call up any associated asset information for any tagged object with the simple touch of a screen. For more information, visit www.aveva.com/futureofdecisionsupport.

About AVEVA

For almost 50 years, AVEVA software has enabled the creation of some of the world’s most complex power and process plants, vessels and offshore facilities. AVEVA’s Digital Asset approach ensures there is always an accurate digital representation of each physical asset. This allows engineering contractors, owner operators and shipbuilders to work more safely, more efficiently and with less risk throughout the life cycle of their projects and operations. AVEVA is the proud winner of the Frost and Sullivan 2015 Global Engineering Information Management Solutions Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award. For more information, visit www.aveva.com.

Registration Opens for 2016 Vectorworks Design Summit in Chicago

COLUMBIA, MD, USA, Oct 1, 2015 - Professionals and students across the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), landscape and entertainment design disciplines are invited to join a global community of visionaries at the 2016 Vectorworks Design Summit on April 25-27 at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. With keynote presentations by Vectorworks executives and industry leaders, an inside look into Vectorworks software’s future development cycle and networking opportunities with product engineers, power users and third-party partners, attendees will leave Chicago fueled to solve their next design challenge.

“The conference brings together a community of creative minds who rely on Vectorworks design software to conceptualize and transform their ideas into real experiences that can be shared with the world,” says Vectorworks’ Chief Marketing Officer Stewart Rom. “At our 2015 Design Summit, it was exciting to see so many people who share a passion for creative design, exchanging ideas, exploring concepts that give them a competitive edge and truly having a great time together. I know that our 2016 Design Summit will surpass expectations and deliver a meaningful three days.”

The standard registration fee for the event is $499 but is reduced to $199 for early registrants through October 31. Design students and instructors who register before October 31 may also take advantage of early registration discounts, paying $49 rather than the standard $99 rate. Register online to lock in these savings, as well as to book a discounted stay at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, located minutes from many of Chicago’s historic attractions.

Become a Speaker

Designers with fresh ideas are invited to apply to present one-hour educational sessions at the Design Summit. Topics addressing emerging trends, innovative design solutions, award-winning projects, workflow strategies and efficiency gains with Vectorworks software are highly valued. Interested applicants should submit a proposal before the October 31 deadline. Selected speakers will be notified by November 30 and will receive complimentary travel, event registration and hotel accommodations.

Become an Exhibitor

The Vectorworks Design Summit also provides a valuable, free opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services. The event attracts hundreds of professionals in the AEC, landscape and entertainment design industries. The deadline is October 31 and space is limited, so companies should apply now. Selection is based on the company’s relevance to attendees, any existing partnership with Vectorworks and the application date. In addition, companies wishing to sponsor the event should email designsummit@vectorworks.net to learn about available opportunities.

To stay up-to-date about impending speakers, sessions and other conference news, bookmark http://www.vectorworks.net/design-summit and follow #VectorworksDesignSummit.

About Vectorworks, Inc.

Vectorworks, Inc. is a global design software developer serving the architecture, landscape and entertainment industries. Since 1985, we have been committed to helping designers capture inspiration, nurture innovation, communicate effectively and bring their visions to life. We’ve developed the best CAD and BIM software for Mac and Windows that puts BIM at the heart of the design process, enabling the flexibility needed for efficient iteration throughout the design life-cycle. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Vectorworks, Inc. is a part of The Nemetschek Group. For more information, visit www.vectorworks.net.

PTC Introduces PTC Systems Engineering Solution

NEEDHAM, MA, USA, Nov 19, 2014 - PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) announced the PTC Systems Engineering Solution, purpose-built to help organizations reduce risk and accelerate innovation in an increasingly smart, connected world. The solution provides a comprehensive systems engineering platform to help organizations design more innovative products, engineer more profitable product lines, and validate that products meet functional and quality requirements.

The coming decade is expected to witness a surge in the growth of smart, connected products with billions of connected devices in use by both businesses and consumers. But while smart, connected products define the future of manufacturing, they are intrinsically more complex to design, build and operate. As a result, many organizations struggle to deliver the functionality, quality and performance that the market demands.

The PTC Systems Engineering Solution provides a complete systems engineering platform to enable rapid exploration and accelerated design and delivery of more successful products. It combines the strengths of the PTC Integrity family of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) products with products from Atego, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC and leader in architectural modeling and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

The solution includes the following product families:

• PTC Integrity - Robust system requirements and validation
• Atego Asset Library - Collaborative asset management and reuse
• Atego Modeler - Collaborative, scalable architectural modeling and model-based systems and product line engineering
• Atego Process Director - Rich process authoring and deployment with out-of-the-box systems engineering best practices

The new solution enables faster adoption of model-based systems engineering approaches, while allowing organizations to choose among text-based, model-based and hybrid systems engineering techniques. Analyst research shows that model-based systems engineering (MBSE) can deliver 23% more projects on time, at 62% lower cost, than alternatives. MBSE efficiently captures and communicates design through a common and standards-based language, improving stakeholder communication and buy-in.

“The model-based PTC Systems Engineering Solution is our platform for cross-discipline product development,” says Dirk Denger, head of Synergistic Methods at AVL. “As our products grow in complexity and connectivity, new systems engineering approaches are needed. The PTC Systems Engineering solution allows us to unify all of our engineering teams through a common, model-based systems engineering approach, enabling us to deliver higher-quality engineering services with best value for our customer in time and cost”

The PTC Systems Engineering Solution enables organizations to:
Design more innovative products using a collaborative MBSE approach. Design capabilities include:

• Requirements engineering - Author and manage requirements to capture and communicate the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle
• System design - Collaboratively design system specifications using standard (SysML and UML) notation to efficiently explore alternatives
• Analyze design options - Perform trade-off analysis to make better decisions in both the design and allocation of functionality to engineering disciplines (hardware, software, electrical, etc.)

Reuse system artifacts to enable profitable product line engineering. Capabilities include:

• Requirement, model and test reuse - Reuse all artifacts across design projects to speed time-to-market and reduce costs
• Modular design - Optimize systems design and architect for reuse to improve architectural resilience and business flexibility
• Product Line Modeling - Design families of subsystems including commonality and variation to create more profitable product lines

Validate products meet requirements and best practices processes are followed. Capabilities include:

• Model verification - Automate design review to find problems earlier
• Test management - Author and manage test cases, test sessions and results to improve quality
• Traceability - Capture rich traceability across design artifacts to improve organizational agility and resilience to change
• Governance - Utilize out-of-the-box systems engineering best practices to improve individual and team maturity

“The PTC Systems Engineering Solution is specifically designed to enable innovation in the process of designing the product, allowing customers to better address market needs and bring products to market faster,” said Roque Martin, SVP, Application Lifecycle Management, PTC.“Delivering more complex products on time and at a lower cost is often the edge customers need to make their products stand out in a smart, connected world.”

Availability

The PTC Systems Engineering Solution is now available.

About PTC

PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) enables manufacturers to achieve sustained product and service advantage. The company’s technology solutions help customers transform the way they create and service products across the entire product life-cycle - from conception and design to sourcing and service. Founded in 1985, PTC employs over 6,000 professionals serving more than 27,000 businesses in rapidly-evolving, globally distributed manufacturing industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ptc.com.

AVEVA Engineering Integrates 1D, 2D, 3D Data

AVEVA announced important productivity improvements in its latest release of AVEVA Engineering, the multi-discipline software that enables engineering teams to work collaboratively on plant or marine projects. Responding to customer feedback, the new enhancements to AVEVA Engineering means it is the only product which combines powerful features such as datasheets, project breakdown structures with 2D and 3D visualization. This functionality improves ease of use, enhances control and ensures consistent and reliable data.
 

AVEVA Engineering combines 1D, 2D and 3D information

 

'AVEVA Engineering removes the barriers that typically exist in sharing information between engineering disciplines; it is unique in offering this integration out of the box' said Bruce Douglas, Senior Vice-President, EDS Product Strategy & Marketing, AVEVA. 'Our customers told us that adding data visualization would deliver further benefits as a result of seeing the holistic view of an entire project. The 2D and the 3D visualization drives improvements in project cost, quality and delivery time by enhancing how the data is used and accessed. AVEVA Engineering is fast to deploy and results in cost and time savings of 25% compared to other approaches.'
 

With this new release, customers are also offered an even wider choice of deployment options. AVEVA Engineering is now Citrix Ready. This gives customers yet more flexibility in the way in which they configure and control projects, in particular with respect to distributed engineering teams and mobile engineers. The use of Citrix can even be combined with the use of the world-leading AVEVA Global technology on a single project.

About AVEVA Engineering

AVEVA Engineering, the multi-discipline software that enables engineering teams to work collaboratively on plant or marine projects. AVEVA Engineering is fully integrated into AVEVA’s Integrated Engineering & Design solutions. This approach improves project efficiency and reduces engineering and design costs by offering complementary products that draw on common processes, disciplines and deliverables, through a single managed information model.  For more information, visit http://www.aveva.com/.