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Ansys sets first quarter revenue record

Ansys sets first quarter revenue record

May. 3 | Revenue was up 17% from a year ago, spread across all regions and industries. Ansys (Nasdaq: ANSS) today reported first quarter 2012 revenue of $185.3 million, a quarterly record and up 17% from a year earlier. The company says growth was spread across...

Autodesk ForceEffect Motion extends mobile simulation

Autodesk ForceEffect Motion extends mobile simulation

May. 3 | The free iOS app tests impact of motion behavior in mechanical systems with moving parts. Autodesk has released a second mobile simulation app. New Autodesk ForceEffect Motion for iOS devices simulates developing and testing mechanical systems with moving...

Bunkspeed updates product visualization line

Bunkspeed updates product visualization line

May. 2 | A variety of new features focus on workflow and new visualization options. Bunkspeed has released an upgrade to its product design visualization software line, with new features that include material stacking, region render, and multiple working viewports....

Is Catia V6 over the hump?

Is Catia V6 over the hump?

May. 2 | Everybody wanted to talk about Catia V6 at this year’s Catia Operator’s Exchange (COE) Conference. Some manufacturers are creating new products in V6, others remain cautious.  By L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. The annual spring conference of the...

Finally a SolidWorks app for iPad

Finally a SolidWorks app for iPad

May. 1 | eDrawings for iPad works with eDrawings, DraftSight, and SolidWorks files and models. Email is used for connecting with the iPad, not a cloud account.   New eDrawings for iPad can view exploded SolidWorks assemblies. (Source: Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks) Dassault...

3D Systems acquisitions propel 63% revenue growth in first quarter

3D Systems acquisitions propel 63% revenue growth in first quarter

Apr. 27 | Without the new stuff, revenue was still up 26% from 1Q2011. 3D Systems sees strong pent-up and unmet demand for its products and services in all categories. 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced a strong first quarter of 2012, with revenue of...

Enovia leads Dassault Systèmes to strong first quarter

Enovia leads Dassault Systèmes to strong first quarter

Apr. 26 | Revenue was up 10% in constant currencies. Weakness of the Euro prevented an even stronger quarter. Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: DSY.PA) reported a robust first quarter of 2012, with new license revenue up by 17% year-over-year in constant currencies....

PTC reports lackluster second quarter results

PTC reports lackluster second quarter results

Apr. 26 | Revenue of $301 million is below guidance; net profit cratered. Is this a temporary setback or the start of a long decline? By Randall S. Newton PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) reported a second fiscal quarter (ending March 31, 2012) that came in below expectations....

Dassault Systèmes Delmia scores competitive displacement at Peugeot Citroën

Dassault Systèmes Delmia scores competitive displacement at Peugeot Citroën

Apr. 25 | The French automotive giant now uses Delmia in its powertrain division, displacing competitor Siemens PLM Software. French automotive manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën has increased its deployment of Dassault Systèmes Delmia software for 3D digital manufacturing,...

Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch

Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch

Apr. 24 | Autodesk has wasted no time hitching a ride on Google’s latest cloud project. Three free Autodesk apps, AutoCAD WS, Pixlr Editor, and Pixlr Express, are among a handful of apps included in the official launch of Google Drive, the new cloud-based file...