PLM Industry SummaryChristine Bennett, Editor

Vol. 11 No. 34 Friday 21 August 2009

Contents Acquisitions _______________________________________________________________________ 2 

Mentor Graphics Acquires LogicVision; Unites BIST, ATPG and Test Pattern Compression Technologies _2 Virage Logic Announces Intent to Acquire ARC International ____________________________________3 

Company News _____________________________________________________________________ 4 Bentley Wins Special Commendation for Best Technology Provider at Africa Rail Awards 2009 _________4 Huidu Technology Co. to Resell Spatial 3D Development Components in China _____________________5 Magma Names Semiconductor and EDA Veteran Carl Burrow to Head U.S. Sales ____________________6 TradeStone Partners with ARTS to Set Retail PLM Standards ____________________________________6 University of Southampton Receives Charles Babbage Grant from Synopsys ________________________7 Zuken Expands Software Distribution to Top Emerging Market Turkey ____________________________8 

Events News _______________________________________________________________________ 9 Anark Core 3 to Debut at Adobe-Anark Webinar ______________________________________________9 CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK to Be Featured During COADE Discovery Tour in San Francisco on August 26 __________________________________________________________________9 COADE Discovery Tour Event in Los Angeles on August 27 to Feature CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK ___________________________________________________________________________ 10 COADE Discovery Tour in Seattle on August 25 to Feature CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK 10 Delcam CRISPIN to Launch New Shoe Upper Design Software in Portland ________________________ 11 Delcam Plans Triple Launch For FeatureCAM in USA _________________________________________ 11 Delcam to Show Tribrid Modelling and More at TCT __________________________________________ 13 Design Automation Conference (DAC) Announces Final Attendance Numbers; Best Paper and Poster Awards, Keynote Videos on Web Also Announced ____________________________________________ 14 ZWSOFT Launches Its First Ever Global Partner Conference ____________________________________ 15 

Financial News ___________________________________________________________________ 16 Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results ________________________________________ 16 Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2009 Financial Results _____________________ 20 Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 _____________________________ 21 

Implementation Investments _________________________________________________________ 23 AXSEM Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform ______________________ 23 BorgWarner Improves Global Collaboration Using Microsoft Solutions ___________________________ 24 Cadence Low-Power Solution Selected for Global Unichip’s PowerMagic Low-Power Design Methodology ____________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Delcam CADCAM Software Used to Create I, Robot Gun ______________________________________ 26 Early Adopter Receives 35 Times More Sales Leads with PARTsolutions __________________________ 27 eSolar Cranks Out Alternative Energy Plant Designs in SolidWorks ______________________________ 28 Insulet Corporation Goes Live with Pilgrim Software’s “On Demand” Solution Platform ______________ 29 L.S. Starrett Improves Customer Satisfaction and Reduces Product Development Time & Cost with MSC.Software ________________________________________________________________________ 30 Micrus Endovascular Selects Pilgrim Software On-Demand Solutions for Document & Training Management __________________________________________________________________________ 30 Siemens Adopts CoWare Electronic System Virtualization Solutions For the Development of Industrial Ethernet Components ___________________________________________________________________ 31 Software Upgrades are a Leading Economic Indicator for a Coming Economic Recovery ______________ 32 

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Product News _____________________________________________________________________ 33 Dyadem Releases Entry-Level Software for Operational and Quality Risk Management _______________ 33 EMA Announces TimingDesigner 9.2 with New Interface to Cadence Allegro PCB SI Technology ______ 34 Geometric Releases 3DPaintBrush™ Version 2.0 _____________________________________________ 35 Gerber Technology Releases GERBERconnect the Next Generation Enhancement to Predictive Service Delivery Model ________________________________________________________________________ 35 LEDAS Improves Assembly Design and Kinematic Simulation in Rhino 3D and Announces History-Free Geometry Editing ______________________________________________________________________ 36 New Planview Enterprise Ideation Management Offering Enables Organizations to Maximize Their Capacity to Innovate ____________________________________________________________________ 37 3Dconnexion Enhances Its SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse with New Software Updates __________________ 38 3DVIA Debuts Support for COLLADA’s .dae Format _________________________________________ 39 

Acquisitions Mentor Graphics Acquires LogicVision; Unites BIST, ATPG and Test Pattern Compression Technologies 19 August 2009

Mentor Graphics Corporation and LogicVision, Inc. announced that LogicVision stockholders have voted to approve, and the parties have closed, the previously-announced merger. Former LogicVision stockholders will receive 0.2006 share of Mentor Graphics common stock in exchange for each share of LogicVision common stock.

LogicVision is a leading provider of Built-in-Self-Test (BIST) technologies for testing today’s System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. The combination of Mentor’s Automated Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) and embedded test pattern compression technology, and LogicVision’s BIST products, enables Mentor to provide customers with comprehensive and integrated solutions to address the growing complexity of silicon test.

“Our customers are facing significant new test challenges as they move to each new technology node,” said Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO, Mentor Graphics. “We believe the combination of the Mentor and LogicVision silicon test solutions will enable them to address all aspects of their full-chip test requirements with a unified test platform. Combining our industry-leading ATPG and embedded compression with the LogicVision memory and logic BIST technologies enables our customers to maintain high product quality and test standards, while reducing manufacturing costs and improving profitability.”

“The partnership we started over two years ago that integrated the Mentor TestKompress® ATPG and compression tool with the LogicVision ScanBurst™ at-speed scan technology paved the way for a successful merger of the organizations,” said James Healy, former president and CEO of LogicVision. “We now intend to build on that cooperation to address the critical challenges of silicon test, such as cost-effective nanometer SoC testing, extreme pattern compression, advanced at-speed testing, embedded memory test and repair, high-speed I/O testing, and leveraging test data for rapid yield analysis.”

The combined silicon test solutions from Mentor Graphics and LogicVision provide customers with the best-in-class technologies to address the test challenges of the digital logic and memory portions of their designs, as well as the increasingly common high-speed SerDes analog and DDR-based interfaces. LogicVision’s test bring-up and silicon characterization tools — combined with Mentor’s failure

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diagnosis capabilities — will also help customers accelerate yield ramps, reducing time-to-volume.

LogicVision resources will be fully integrated into the Silicon Test Solutions group within the Mentor Design-to-Silicon division led by vice president and general manager, Joseph Sawicki. The division also includes the Olympus-SoC™ place-and-route, and the Calibre® physical verification, Design for Manufacturing and Resolution Enhancement Technology product groups.

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Virage Logic Announces Intent to Acquire ARC International 18 August 2009

Virage Logic Corporation announced its intent to acquire publicly held ARC International plc, a leading provider of consumer IP to OEM and semiconductor companies globally. The proposed acquisition would expand Virage Logic's ability to serve the global semiconductor market by complementing its existing portfolio of physical IP and standards-based advanced interface IP with ARC's widely accepted processor IP, a necessary component for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuits.

The proposed all-cash transaction values ARC at 16.25 pence per share, or an equity value of approximately £25.2 million ($41.0 million) on a fully-diluted basis. The Directors of ARC have recommended unanimously that ARC's shareholders accept the offer. Virage Logic expects that the offer document will be mailed to ARC shareholders shortly. The offer period will extend for a minimum of 21 days from the date the offer document has been mailed, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of Virage Logic's first fiscal quarter of 2010, which ends on December 31, 2009. The offer is subject to certain limited closing conditions, including that at least 90% of the ARC shares have been tendered into the offer.

"The acquisition of ARC would represent another significant milestone in the execution of our vision of establishing Virage Logic as a broad-line supplier of highly differentiated semiconductor IP to our global IDM, foundry and fabless customers. Through both our organic and inorganic growth initiatives, we have significantly expanded our portfolio of standard products," said Dan McCranie, Virage Logic's executive chairman. "With approximately $24 million in revenue for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2009 and over 150 customers, ARC would contribute meaningful scale to our business. Furthermore, ARC would significantly expand our market opportunity to include microprocessor cores, the largest segment of the semiconductor IP market."

"In our engagements with well over 300 existing worldwide customers, we have seen the need to provide additional IP building blocks to enable successful and timely development of large SoC products," said Dr. Alex Shubat, president and CEO of Virage Logic. "Our highly differentiated product portfolio comprising memory compilers, logic libraries, non-volatile memory, test and repair solutions, and high speed interfaces have set the standard for superior quality and value added features for a variety of end applications. By bringing ARC's talented team into our company, we will be complementing our existing technological and operational nucleus to provide even more comprehensive product solutions for our customers."

"ARC has established a leading position in the provision of customizable Solution-to-Silicon IP to consumer and semiconductor companies globally. The company has been rationalized and strengthened under its new leadership, and with its market-leading technology and outstanding worldwide customer base, ARC is well positioned for a successful future," said Richard Barfield, Chairman of ARC. "As Virage Logic has recognized, the combination of the technology, expertise and customer bases of ARC

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and Virage Logic will create substantial opportunities for the Enlarged Group and its customers. In addition, the ARC Directors believe that the Offer delivers value and certainty to ARC Shareholders. Consequently, the ARC Directors are able to recommend the Offer unanimously to ARC Shareholders."

On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes the effects of FAS123R stock compensation expense, restructuring, and amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related charges, Virage Logic expects the proposed acquisition to be accretive between $0.10 and $0.14 earnings per share to fiscal year 2010. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition, Virage Logic expects to have a cash balance of approximately $20 - $23 million.

Cowen and Company, LLC and Arbuthnot Securities Limited are acting as joint financial advisors to Virage Logic. Jefferies International Limited and Woodside Capital Partners are acting as joint financial advisors to ARC.

About ARC International plc

ARC International is a leading provider of customizable Solution to Silicon IP to consumer and semiconductor companies globally. ARC's vertically integrated audio and video solutions enable high quality multimedia content to be captured, shared, and played on a wide range of electronics devices. ARC has over 150 customers which, in aggregate, ship hundreds of millions of ARC-Based™ chips annually in products such as mobile televisions, portable media players, WiFi/WiMAX-enabled computers, flash storage, digital cameras, network appliances, and medical and government systems. ARC International maintains a worldwide sales presence with corporate and research and development offices in San Jose and Lake Tahoe, Calif., and St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Company News Bentley Wins Special Commendation for Best Technology Provider at Africa Rail Awards 2009 19 August 2009

Bentley Systems, Incorporated has been awarded the Special Commendation for Best Technology Provider at this year’s Africa Rail Awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa Rail Award recipients are recognized for earning the respect and admiration of regional users through their commitment to technological innovation and the development of quality products and services for rail industry professionals.

An independent panel of expert judges, comprising rail industry leaders from across Africa, recognized Bentley software for positively impacting the value of railways, improving railway competitiveness, expanding the number of people and volume of freight being transported, and increasing the productivity, speed, efficiency, and delivery of railway projects. The award was presented by Brian Bruce, group chief executive officer of Murray & Roberts and representative of the 2009 Africa Rail Sponsors, UCW Partnership.

In accepting the award, Chris Palfreyman, regional director of Bentley Systems in Africa, said, “I am pleased and honored to accept this award on behalf of our more than 2,700 colleagues around the world. This recognition underscores Bentley’s ongoing commitment to the rail industry and further validates our strategy of supporting users throughout the lifecycle of the infrastructure they design, build, and operate.”

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Palfreyman added, “Bentley’s rail and transit solution covers all aspects of track and related infrastructure. With the V8i releases of key products like Bentley Rail Track, MicroStation, and the ProjectWise collaboration system, Bentley’s solution becomes the most comprehensive for this sector in the world.”

About the Africa Rail Awards

The Africa Rail Awards celebrate the successes and continued growth of Africa’s railway systems, recognizing recipients for their exceptional contributions before an audience of their peers. Awards are presented at the annual Africa Rail Conference, organized by Terrapin Ltd., South Africa. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges and determined purely upon submission criteria by category, not against a competitor. For additional information about the Africa Rail Awards, visit http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/railawards/index.stm.

About Terrapinn

Terrapinn is a business media company that coordinates conferences, trade exhibitions, publications, and financial training solutions to facilitate business relationships and opportunities. Terrapinn owns a portfolio of B2B brands. For additional information about Terrapinn, visit http://www.terrapinn.com.

For additional information about Bentley, visit http://www.bentley.com

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Huidu Technology Co. to Resell Spatial 3D Development Components in China 18 August 2009

Spatial Corp. announced that Huidu Technology Co, the largest value added component reseller in China, has joined the Spatial Reseller Program. Huidu provides sales and services for Spatial’s 3D development component product line, including 3D ACIS Modeler, 3D InterOp and 3D Visualization. In support of these products, Huidu offers professional services including technical support, training, project planning, and on-site implementation, to ensure customer success.

“We are very pleased to be partnering with Spatial. Their technical achievements are impressive, along with their clear commitment to ensure partner success,” stated Mr. Weiguo Ou, Huidu Technology CEO. “Our customers depend on us to provide the very best technology. Spatial’s product line helps us satisfy their needs as well as continue to grow our company’s sales opportunities in the Chinese market.”

Founded in 2003, Huidu Technology Co.Ltd is the largest value added Component/Tools reseller in China. The company is located in Chongqing city and includes experienced and well-trained technical, consultant, training, quality control, and sales staff.

“We are very excited to have Huidu join our reseller program and grow our presence in the Chinese market. Huidu has all of the qualification we look for in a reseller, including established, stable business relationships with customers across a broad range of industries, an outstanding professional services organization and a commitment to ensure customer success,” commented Junichiro Kochi, General Manager, Spatial Asia.

The Chinese version website of Huidu (http://www.evget.com) is the largest professional component information website with 130,000 registered users and growing.

Learn more about Spatial’s Global Reseller Program

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About Huidu Technology Co. Huidu is specialized in the field of Components/Tools and providing software consultancies. In China, Huidu is now widely accepted by its customers across a broad range of industries. It has set up a training class of components products, which was the first one in China. And it also organized an independent consultation department to provide excellent service and timely technical supports to its customers.

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Magma Names Semiconductor and EDA Veteran Carl Burrow to Head U.S. Sales 17 August 2009

Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced the promotion of Carl Burrow to vice president of North America Sales. Burrow most recently managed sales in Magma's U.S. South region and will report to Roy E. Jewell, Magma president and chief operating officer.

Burrow has been with Magma for 6 years, joining the company when it acquired EDA startup Aplus Design Technology in 2003. His prior experience includes 8 years in Texas Instruments' Semiconductor Division, where he began as a product marketing engineer and eventually served as a district sales manager. He later spent 9 years with Actel Corporation -- a period that included revenue growth from $21 million to $226 million and the company's initial public offering -- eventually serving as vice president of Worldwide Marketing and vice president of Worldwide Sales. This was followed by his move to Aplus, where he served as vice president of Worldwide Sales.

Burrow holds a master's degree in business administration from Amberton University in Dallas and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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TradeStone Partners with ARTS to Set Retail PLM Standards 19 August 2009

TradeStone Software, delivering Merchandise Lifecycle Management solutions that unify the design, sourcing and delivery of private label and branded goods, announced they have partnered with the Association of Retail Technology Standards (ARTS), the technology standards division of the National Retail Federation. Together TradeStone and ARTS are working closely with leading retailers including Urban Outfitters, Lowe’s, Macy’s and Kohl’s as a Product Specification Committee to develop product standards for private label and branded goods.

TradeStone’s February PLM for Retail Standards Committee meeting involving retailers Guitar Center, Auchan, Pacific Sunwear and others has evolved into a retailer-led effort and collaboration with ARTS. The newly formed Product Specification Committee is working on enhancing the ARTS Item Schema and GS1 standards to develop XML schema representation for item specification focused on new product development. The Committee also aims to support accurate data capture for driving efficient product development cycles, communication with different parties involved (buyer, supplier, manufacturer, inspection/testing companies) and master data management.

“Urban Outfitters already uses ARTS standards for several of our internal systems, therefore this is a natural extension for us that will fit in well with the work we are doing with TradeStone’s Merchandise Lifecycle Management solutions,” said Mike Sparks, Director of Supply Chain Systems, Urban

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Outfitters.

Product Specification Committee meetings have already begun, initially focusing on Product Quality and Testing and Product Construction including Colors, Materials and Components. Future meetings will cover Labeling, Packaging and Handling, Merchandise Calendars and Merchandise Hierarchy.

“Our customers identified the opportunity to standardize product specifications related data for private label and new product development,” said Kamal Anand, CTO, TradeStone Software and Committee Co-Chair. “We reviewed the ARTS process for developing retail standards and their global implementation rate and decided it was best to develop these standards within ARTS. We look forward to working with them and with Lowe’s, Urban Outfitters, TJX and others on this exciting project.”

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University of Southampton Receives Charles Babbage Grant from Synopsys 21 August 2009

Synopsys, Inc. announced that the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton is the first Western European university to receive the Charles Babbage Grant from Synopsys. Through the grant, ECS receives licenses of Synopsys' comprehensive electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property. The grant also enabled the University to set up a brand new laboratory for virtual learning. The Virtual Learning Environment focuses on integrated circuit design and also involves a new range of courses on advanced system-on-chip (SoC) design, with support and faculty training from Synopsys. The grant has enabled ECS to install new computer hardware in the virtual learning laboratory to support up to 20 students.

Synopsys software provides students and researchers the opportunity to utilize industrial tools for logic and physical synthesis, circuit simulation, nanometer device modeling and fabrication process modeling. Synopsys software serves as the foundation for an industry design flow where students get real-world, hands-on experience building and testing their designs.

"The School of Electronics and Computer Science is the largest of its kind in the UK with a long tradition of research in electronic engineering and computer science. This grant enables us to continue that tradition with the latest leading-edge commercial tools," said Dr. Matt Swabey, electronics teaching fellow at ECS. "We can now give our students real quantitative experience in modeling SoCs, enabling them to modify and try out designs to achieve defined goals. This ability will be enormously valuable to our students."

Access to industrial design tools for advanced research and microelectronic design is a common challenge facing universities today. Synopsys helps resolve this issue through initiatives like the Charles Babbage Grant and its Worldwide University Program, which provide select universities with design software for modern electronic design flows and leading IC fabrication processes. Previous grant recipients in the USA include Case Western Reserve University, Purdue University and Syracuse University.

John Chilton, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Development at Synopsys, formally opened the lab during an August 17th ceremony at the University of Southampton attended by students and faculty.

"Synopsys selected the University of Southampton because of its global reputation for leading-edge research and its academic focus on engineering and computer science," commented Chilton. "Through

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this grant, Synopsys enables the University to further its reputation as a leading academic institution and to give its students access to the latest tools and equipment, supporting their educational experience and preparing them for future roles in industry, academia or government."

About the Charles Babbage Grant

The Charles Babbage Grant provides select universities worldwide with state-of-the-art EDA tools, training, support and technology. It enables institutions of higher education to enhance their expertise in microelectronics circuits and system design. Use of the Synopsys tools on modern, powerful computers from the grant helps universities to better prepare their graduates for the future by providing hands-on experience with current industry practices, modern design techniques, and actual design tools and hardware. This enhances their understanding of how learning applies to the real world of IC design. The grant is named after British mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage, who designed and built mechanical computing machines on principles that anticipated the modern electronic computers of today over 150 years ago.

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Zuken Expands Software Distribution to Top Emerging Market Turkey 18 August 2009

Zuken continues to seek out new opportunities for wider distribution of their software tools to all corners of the globe; the latest has been collaboration with Istanbul based CPV Systems for a software distribution agreement to cover Turkey. Going forward CPV Systems has the licence to sell and support both E³.series and CADSTAR software.

As fifth among the global emerging markets, with the sixth largest economy in Europe, Turkey represents a massive opportunity to Zuken Recent years have seen the country’s manufacturing capabilities increase as a result of billions of dollars in foreign direct investment.

Founded in 2000 by Bülent Teberikler, formerly long standing senior manager within Siemens, CPV has ambitious goals for the future. As an IT consulting and sales company, they aim to become the leader in the cable/harness and electrical/electronic layout markets within Turkey, with a particular emphasis on the automotive and aviation industries.

For more details visit: CADSTAR www.zuken.com/cadstar

E³.series www.zuken.com/e3

CPV Systems http://www.cpv-systemhaus.com/

CPV Bilgi Teknolojileri Ltd. Sti. PERPA Ticaret Merkezi A-Blok 11.Kat No:1417 TR-34384 ISTANBUL ,Sisli Tel: ++90(0)212 320 40 22 (3hat) Fax: ++90(0)212 320 40 25 E-Mail: bilgi@cpv-systemhaus.com Internet: www.cpv-systemhaus.com

About CPV

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CPV was founded in January 2000 as a Consulting and IT solutions company with activities in Germany and Turkey. CPV is a reliable IT solution partner providing comprehensive IT solutions to customers in the area of PLM,CAD,CAE,CAM, virtual reality and multimedia.

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Events News Anark Core 3 to Debut at Adobe-Anark Webinar 18 August 2009

Anark Corporation announced it will demonstrate substantial new capabilities in its Anark Core platform during the upcoming Adobe® webinar entitled "Reinvent Design Collaboration and Data Exchange."

The Adobe manufacturing-focused webinar will take place on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, and will demonstrate new methods to prepare, aggregate, and combine complex CAD assemblies and models, as well as related product information sourced from PDM, ERP, SCM, and MES databases, into secure, standards-based 3D PDF documents supporting both lightweight mesh and manufacture-quality models.

This live web event will present the "Create, Author, Publish, and Consume" workflow, demonstrating how Adobe-Anark manufacturing solutions "captures the knowledge" required to share product information, and uses intelligent automation to ensure that product data shared internally and with suppliers is always secure and up to date.

"Anark Core 3 will deliver powerful new features that enable manufacturers to effectively use their 3D design data for numerous use-cases and applications throughout the enterprise and supply chain. Our platform is unique, because it captures the knowledge required to produce 3D CAD assets in the right form, while automatically ensuring their coherency with original design data, even as that data undergoes rapid design change," said Stephen Collins, CEO of Anark. "We're particularly excited about how these capabilities, combined with our robust, native support of 3D PDF, provides a cost effective and secure solution for sharing design data outside of the corporate firewall. We look forward to demonstrating this on August 26th."

To attend the Adobe webinar and to see a live demonstration of Anark Core 3, please register at Adobe.com

Anark Core 3 is expected to ship in the fall. For more information please visit Anark.com

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CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK to Be Featured During COADE Discovery Tour in San Francisco on August 26 18 August 2009

COADE has scheduled a COADE Discovery Tour event for August 26, 2009, in San Francisco, California, organized in conjunction with Golden Gate CAD, COADE's dealer in the region. This educational session will feature the company’s CADWorx Plant Design Suite; CAESAR II, a widely used program for pipe stress analysis; PV Elite for the design and analysis of pressure vessels and heat exchangers; PV Fabricator, COADE’s new program that creates vessel fabrication drawings directly

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from analysis data; and TANK, for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks. During these events, plant designers and engineers see these plant design and engineering analysis tools in person and learn how they will help them improve productivity, eliminate errors and waste, and produce quality deliverables in substantially less time.

COADE Discovery Tour events this year are attracting crowds. Other COADE Discovery Tour events are scheduled for August 27 in Los Angeles, California; and October 6 in Caracas, Venezuela. Details and registration information are available at COADE’s website, http://www.coade.com/Events.shtml. Information on Golden Gate CAD can be found at http://www.goldencad.com.

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COADE Discovery Tour Event in Los Angeles on August 27 to Feature CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK 19 August 2009

COADE has scheduled a COADE Discovery Tour event for August 27, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, organized in conjunction with Golden Gate CAD, COADE's dealer in the region. This educational session will feature the company’s CADWorx Plant Design Suite; CAESAR II, a widely used program for pipe stress analysis; PV Elite for the design and analysis of pressure vessels and heat exchangers; PV Fabricator, COADE’s new program that creates vessel fabrication drawings directly from analysis data; and TANK, for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks. During these events, plant designers and engineers see these plant design and engineering analysis tools in person and learn how they will help them improve productivity, eliminate errors and waste, and produce quality deliverables in substantially less time.

The next scheduled COADE Discovery Tour event is October 6 in Caracas, Venezuela. Details and registration information are available at COADE’s website, http://www.coade.com/Events.shtml. Information on Golden Gate CAD can be found at http://www.goldencad.com.

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COADE Discovery Tour in Seattle on August 25 to Feature CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK 17 August 2009

COADE announced that a COADE Discovery Tour event is scheduled for August 25, 2009, in Seattle, Washington, organized in conjunction with Golden Gate CAD, COADE's dealer in the region. This educational session will feature the company’s CADWorx Plant Design Suite; CAESAR II, a widely used program for pipe stress analysis; PV Elite for the design and analysis of pressure vessels and heat exchangers; PV Fabricator, COADE’s new program that creates vessel fabrication drawings directly from analysis data; and TANK for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks. During these events, plant designers and engineers see these plant design and engineering analysis tools in person and learn how they will help them improve productivity, eliminate errors and waste, and produce quality deliverables in substantially less time.

COADE Discovery Tour events this year are attracting crowds. Other COADE Discovery Tour events are scheduled for August 26 in San Francisco, California; August 27 in Los Angeles, California; and October 6 in Caracas, Venezuela. Details and registration information are available at COADE’s

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website, http://www.coade.com/Events.shtml. Information on Golden Gate CAD can be found at http://www.goldencad.com.

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Delcam CRISPIN to Launch New Shoe Upper Design Software in Portland 17 August 2009

At the Apparel and Footwear Materials Show to be held in Portland on 10th and 11th September, Delcam CRISPIN will demonstrate the new version of its ShoeDesign software for upper design in the USA for the first time. The company will also display the other programs within its comprehensive range of systems for footwear design and manufacture.

The main change in the new release of ShoeDesign is a revised user interface, which has made the software easier to learn, and simpler and more intuitive to use. Even the most complex styles can now be produced within a few hours. Using ShoeDesign speeds the development of new styles by allowing faster creation of original designs and by using photo-realistic images to reduce the need for physical samples. The free Delcam CRISPIN 3D viewer, which can be downloaded from http://www.footwear-cadcam.com, allows 3D designs to be communicated to clients worldwide for their comments. Adjustments to the design can be made within minutes then resubmitted for approval within seconds. When physical samples are needed, ShoeDesign can output designs to be rapid prototyped for design and marketing reviews.

ShoeDesign can also reduce the cost of developing new designs. Features created in 3D allow manufacturing issues and costs to be analysed and changed early in the design process. This reduces the cost of making the changes and minimises the possibility of problems arising at the manufacturing stage.

In the latest version, the development of styles in ShoeDesign is controlled through a new “Activities” toolbar that covers the complete process from the import of the last shape through to the export of the finished design. The software allows the user to draw style lines directly on the last; apply colours, textures, padding and material thicknesses to the various elements; and then add features like stitching, eyelets and laces, or accessories such as buckles and trims.

The wide range of material textures, accessories and features supplied within ShoeDesign allows different design concepts to be created and evaluated quickly and easily, whether they are fashion, conventional or sports-type styles. The new release has made it easier for users to add and use their own libraries to speed the development of footwear ranges for particular brands or OEM customers, as well as to develop their own company design specifications.

Of course, ShoeDesign can be fully integrated with other software within the Delcam CRISPIN range. In particular, sole units created in SoleEngineer can be imported into ShoeDesign to generate a complete 3D model of the whole shoe. Since both parts can be generated from the same last design, the software will guarantee that they match accurately. Similarly quick, accurate flattening of the formes and design lines within ShoeDesign can generate the data required for 2D pattern engineering.

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Delcam Plans Triple Launch For FeatureCAM in USA 18 August 2009

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Delcam is planning a triple launch in the USA for the 2010 version of its FeatureCAM feature-based machining software. The new release will be shown at three exhibitions during the second week of October; South-Tec in Charlotte from 6th to 8th October, the Wisconsin Machine Tool Show in Milwaukee on the same dates, and the North Texas MTS in Dallas on 7th and 8th. Enhancements will be demonstrated across the full range of FeatureCAM functionality, from 2D drilling and wire EDM, to five-axis milling and mill-turn operations.

“FeatureCAM was the world’s first feature-based programming system when it was introduced in 1995,” claimed Development Director Tom McCollough. “More recently, other CAM developers have tried to copy our automated approach to programming. However, with our longer history and larger R&D investment, we believe that FeatureCAM still maintains its clear leadership in knowledge-based machining.”

FeatureCAM’s high degree of automation already gives faster programming than other CAM systems. A range of enhancements in the 2010 version will make the software even quicker. Most important of these developments is support for multi-threading when generating 3D toolpaths. This allows calculations to be spread across multiple cores in dual- or quad-core computers. Average time savings are around 25% on a dual-core PC.

Improved algorithms have been introduced within the user interface to speed up the editing of features and to reduce the time needed to switch between machine-tool set-ups, while more efficient handling of stock models will reduce the memory required and so enhance performance still further.

The most innovative new programming option is combined drilling and milling functionality that will allow more efficient hole creation on machines fitted with automatic tool changing. It generates roughing and finishing toolpaths to produce any holes for which the appropriate drill is not loaded, using the existing tooling within the machine’s crib.

The new option is much faster than having to change the tooling available to match the set of hole sizes in each job, especially for companies manufacturing prototypes or short-run components. It will allow complex parts to be produced more easily in cases where the range of hole sizes is larger than the number of positions in the crib. In addition, the number of different tools that need to be stocked can be reduced and it will be much simpler to move jobs between different machine tools.

Companies that do not have automatic tool changing on their machines can also benefit. In some cases, it will be possible to use a combination of drilling and milling with a single cutter to generate all the holes in the part. This could then allow the complete sequence to be run without the machine needing to be manned.

Other new options include a new spiral finishing option that gives faster machining and improved surface finish with no dwell marks, and automatic rest roughing to minimise air cutting when applying a series of progressively-smaller roughing cutters. In addition, a 3D chamfer can be added to a part, even when this is not shown in the model, for de-burring and similar clean-up operations.

Two improvements have been duplicated from PowerMILL to give faster machining and better surface finish. FeatureCAM now has the same ability to redistribute the points within any toolpath to enable faster, smoother machining. Similarly, the program can now undertake tool-axis smoothing to avoid sudden changes in orientation of the cutter during five-axis machining.

Machining simulation has also been made faster and more accurate, in particular for simultaneous five-axis machining. In addition, a new dual-view option allows a part to be viewed from two-different

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angles simultaneously. This will be most helpful when simulating the production of large or complex parts.

The range of post-processors available with FeatureCAM has been further extended for both five-axis and mill-turn equipment. New machines now supported include the DMG CTX and GMX, Doosan Puma MX and TT, Mazak Integrex ST, Nakamura NTX and NTJX, and Okuma Macturn.

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Delcam to Show Tribrid Modelling and More at TCT 20 August 2009

At the TCT exhibition to be held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 20th and 21st October, Delcam will demonstrate its Tribrid Modelling design software that combines triangle modelling, surface modelling and solid modelling in a single program. Delcam will also support three of the main themes for the associated conference by featuring its latest software for the metrology, dental and jewellery industries.

Delcam’s Tribrid Modelling streamlines the product development process by reducing the need to transfer data between multiple programs. Most existing reverse engineering software is limited to capturing data and creating duplicates. Designers then have to use a separate CAD system to produce an improved design or to generate a bespoke item for an individual consumer. Tribrid Modelling offers a complete re-engineering package in a single program.

The software includes tools that allow high-quality models to be produced from poor quality data, or from damaged components. Uneven surfaces can be smoothed out, gaps can be filled and extra points added where insufficient data has been collected.

The CAD options can be used to add extra details and to create “perfect” geometry, in areas where any reverse engineering system would give only approximate results. For example, flat surfaces can be made completely flat and fillet radii can be made consistent along their length. The resultant models not only capture the appearance of the part but also contain all the engineering data that is needed for downstream manufacturing operations.

Delegates attending the metrology stream of the TCT conference will be interested in the latest version of Delcam’s PowerINSPECT, which includes a range of enhancements to make the system easier and more flexible to use.

The most obvious change in the new version is a completely new interface for undertaking “simple” measurements. This will make it much easier to undertake basic tasks, such as measuring the distance between two points or two planes, or the centres of two circles, or checking the thickness of a section.

For delegates from the dental industry, Delcam offers its DentCAD and DentMILL dedicated design and machining programs. Both programs bring to the industry the benefits of speed and accuracy given by CADCAM software in many other sectors. They can be used for the fast, reliable manufacture of dental restorations, including copings, crowns and bridge frameworks.

The key benefit of the Delcam software comes from the industry-specific user interfaces that incorporate dental images and terminology. These make the programs easy to use and so ideally suited to dental technicians that have no previous experience of computer-aided manufacturing. A second big advantage is company’s “open” approach to its software, allowing DentCAD and DentMILL to be used with any combination of scanner, material and computer-controlled machine tool.

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Similarly, Delcam’s ArtCAM JewelSmith software offers dedicated functionality for the design and manufacture of all types of jewellery, such as rings, necklaces, brooches, and cufflinks. Delcam also offers a bureau service to generate rapid prototype models of designs. The main focus is on the supply of 3D models for use in the lost wax casting process. The use of rapid prototyping can be more cost-effective in many cases than machining wax models.

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Design Automation Conference (DAC) Announces Final Attendance Numbers; Best Paper and Poster Awards, Keynote Videos on Web Also Announced 17 August 2009

The Design Automation Conference (DAC), http://www.dac.com, announced final attendance numbers for the conference held July 26 – 31, 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The 46th DAC attracted 5,299 conference and exhibit attendees, comprising designers, researchers, developers, academics and executives from across the electronic design and design automation industries, and the entire electronic design supply chain. Including exhibitor booth staff, a total of 7,996 individuals participated in DAC this year. The exhibit floor, where 202 companies were represented, hummed with activity; the three keynote sessions were filled to capacity, and the technical sessions drew large crowds as attendees discussed the latest electronic design challenges and solutions.

Conference Attendees: 1,962

Exhibit-Only Attendees: 3,337

Booth Staff: 2,697

Total: 7,996

The 47th DAC will be held June 13 – 18, 2010 in Anaheim, Calif.

46th DAC Keynote Videos on the DAC Website

Videos of the 46th DAC Keynote presentations, synchronized with presentations, are now available for viewing on the DAC home page at http://www.dac.com free of charge, as a service to the DAC community.

46th DAC Best Paper and Best User Track Poster Awards

Of the 148 regular papers presented at the 46th DAC, seven were nominated by the technical program subcommittees for consideration for Best Paper. A special best paper selection committee, comprised of four distinguished individuals in the EDA community spanning academia, industry and geographies, reviewed the nominated papers and visited all nominee presentations. This year, the User Track was added to the DAC technical program for the first time, and a DAC Best User Track Poster award was also established. On Thursday, July 30, the following Best Paper and Best User Track Poster awards were presented:

46th DAC Best Paper Award “A Robust and Efficient Harmonic Balance (HB) Using Direct Solution of HB Jacobian”

Amit Mehrotra - Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.

Abhishek Somani - Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., Bangalore, India

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46th DAC Best User Track Poster Award “Attacking Constraint Complexity in Verification IP Reuse”

Ben Chen, Srinath Atluri, Harish Krishnamoorthy - Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, Calif.

Alex Wakefield, Balamurugan Veluchamy – Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, Calif.

46th DAC Best User Track Poster Award Honorable Mention

“Timing Closure in 65-Nanometer ASICs Using Statistical Static Timing Analysis Design Methodology”

Llewellyn Marshall, Eric Foreman - IBM Corp., Essex Junction, Vermont

“Visualizing Debugging Using Transaction Explorer in SOC System Verification”

Alicia Strang, Robert Carden IV - Marvell Semiconductor Inc., Aliso Viejo, Calif.

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ZWSOFT Launches Its First Ever Global Partner Conference 19 August 2009

ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd., a leading supplier of CAD platforms, will be holding its inaugural ZWSOFT Global Partner Conference 2009 this month. The event will take place in Guangzhou (Canton), China from August 25 to 28, with about 100 participants, coming from over 30 countries.

“The ZWSOFT Global Partner Conference 2009 is aimed at providing a showcase for our technology and our ground-breaking development programme. It is an excellent example of how international cooperation can create and enhance global networking,” said Truman Du, CEO of ZWSOFT.

For the past ten years ZWSOFT has been developing and promoting its ZWCAD computer-aided design software. Through its success in the home market, its extensive international dealer network and its commitment to creative solutions the company has prospered. Today ZWCAD is proving competitive in over 75 countries with more than 150,000 users throughout the world.

“We are pleased to share with our many partners our experience in the role of developing software technology,” Truman said. “This adds value to both new and established innovative businesses, promotes knowledge, and builds on the relationship between industry and universities.”

About the Conference

The four-day conference will provide participants with in-depth information on ZWSOFT's R&D (research and development) roadmap. It will introduce the latest product updates and will offer new ways to promote the forthcoming ZWCAD 2010.

During the official conference, August 25-26, delegates will hear from senior ZWSOFT executives and experienced ZWCAD distributors about their overall vision, solutions, and strategies for the development and future growth of ZWCAD.

Delegates will also be able to attend the optional discussion sessions on August 26-28. Here, about 100 international participants can discuss ZWCAD technical, sales, and marketing issues amongst themselves as well as with ZWSOFT executives.

ZWSOFT is delighted to share its success with hundreds of distributors, dealers, and third-party

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developers at its inaugural partner conference, and looks forward to an even more successful collaboration in the future.

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Financial News Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results 20 August 2009

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced results for the fiscal second quarter 2010, ending July 31, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported revenues of $182.6 million, non-GAAP earnings per share of $.02, and a GAAP loss per share of $.22. Bookings for the quarter rose 15% over the prior fiscal second quarter.

“The quarter’s strong bookings performance was driven by new customers and new products. Though the business climate is still difficult, we did see strong sequential increases in consulting and distributor bookings during the quarter, both signs we take as indicators of an improving customer environment,” said Walden C. Rhines, CEO and chairman of Mentor Graphics. “The company continues to build its strength in new markets, expanding its electronic system level design (ESL) and low-power product offerings during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) inclusion of a full Mentor low-power implementation flow in their Reference Flow 10.0 further strengthens the company’s position in the physical implementation market.”

During the quarter, Mentor released a new version of its Catapult® C synthesis tool enabling full chip synthesis, including control logic, and better power management. The company also released its PADS® 9.0 printed circuit board flow which incorporated new collaboration, manufacturing and analysis tools. At the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in July, Mentor advanced its full system low-power strategy by launching its VistaTM platform which enables engineers to model power early in the design cycle. Also at DAC, Mentor and its partners detailed the company’s multi-operating system, multi-core embedded system strategy featuring Linux, Android, and Nucleus® operating systems. On Tuesday, the company closed its acquisition of LogicVision announced during the second quarter. The acquisition strengthens the company’s position in the design-for-test market by combining LogicVision’s strength in built-in-self-test (BIST) with the company’s strength in automated test pattern generation (ATPG) and embedded test pattern compression technology.

“With a tight rein on costs and the beginnings of an improving economic climate, the company performed better than we were confident to predict,” said Gregory K. Hinckley, president of Mentor Graphics. “The contract renewals we had in the quarter were at similar levels to their previous contract values, which was an improvement from the first quarter’s renewal rates. And despite acquisitions, headcount and operating expenses are down from a year ago, as the company continued to attack costs like travel, facilities and outside services.”

Outlook

For the third quarter fiscal 2010, the company expects revenue of about $183 million, non-GAAP earnings per share of about $.01 and a GAAP loss per share of about $.19.

Adoption of FASB Staff Position APB 14-1

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During the first quarter of fiscal 2010, Mentor Graphics adopted FASB Staff Position No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (FSP APB 14-1). FSP APB 14-1 requires retroactive application to all prior periods reported. Accordingly, we have adjusted the applicable prior period balance sheets, statements of operations including net income (loss) per share, and statements of cash flows to reflect the adjusted balance of the convertible notes and related items, and to record the amortization of the discount on the convertible notes as a non-cash interest expense. A reconciliation of our adjusted Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2009, our adjusted Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and our adjusted Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended July 31, 2008 to their original filings is available in the unabridged press release.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Mentor Graphics management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various performance measures. In addition to our GAAP results, we also consider adjusted gross margin, operating margin and net income (loss), which we refer to as non-GAAP gross margin, operating margin, and net income (loss), respectively. These non-GAAP measures are derived from the revenues of our product, maintenance, and services business operations and the costs directly related to the generation of those revenues, such as cost of revenue, research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses, that management considers in evaluating our ongoing core operating performance. These non-GAAP measures exclude amortization of intangible assets, in-process research and development, special charges, equity plan-related compensation expenses and charges, interest expense attributable to net retirement premiums or discounts on the early retirement of debt and associated debt issuance costs, interest expense associated with the amortization of debt discount on convertible debt recorded under FSB APB 14-1, impairment of cost method investments, and the equity in income or losses of unconsolidated entities, which management does not consider reflective of our core operating business.

Identified intangible assets consist primarily of purchased technology, backlog, trade names, customer relationships, and employment agreements. In periods prior to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations,” in-process research and development charges represented products in development that had not reached technological feasibility at the time of acquisition. Special charges primarily consist of costs incurred for employee terminations due to a reduction of personnel resources driven by modifications of business strategy or business emphasis. Special charges may also include expenses incurred related to potential acquisitions, excess facility costs, asset-related charges, post-acquisition rebalance costs and restructuring costs, including severance and benefits. Equity plan-related compensation expenses represent the fair value of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, as required under SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R). For purposes of comparability across other periods and against other companies in our industry, non-GAAP net income (loss) is adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefit that we would accrue using a normalized effective tax rate applied to the non-GAAP results.

Management excludes from our non-GAAP measures certain recurring items to facilitate its review of the comparability of our core operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not related to our ongoing core operating performance as viewed by management. Management considers our core operating performance to be that which can be affected by our managers in any particular period through their management of the resources that affect our underlying revenue and

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profit generating operations during that period. Management uses this view of our operating performance for purposes of comparison with our business plan and individual operating budgets and allocation of resources. Additionally, when evaluating potential acquisitions, management excludes the items described above from its consideration of target performance and valuation. More specifically, management adjusts for the excluded items for the following reasons:

• Amortization charges for our intangible assets are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of our acquisition transactions. We therefore consider our operating results without these charges when evaluating our core performance. Generally, the most significant impact to inter-period comparability of our net income (loss) is in the first twelve months following an acquisition.

• In-process research and development charges are largely disregarded as acquisition decisions are made since they often result in charges that vary significantly in size and amount. Management excludes these charges when evaluating the impact of an acquisition transaction and our ongoing performance.

• Special charges are incurred based on the particular facts and circumstances of acquisition and restructuring decisions and can vary in size and frequency. These charges are not ordinarily included in our annual operating plan and related budget due the unpredictability of economic trends and the rapidly changing technology and competitive environment in our industry. We therefore exclude them when evaluating our managers' performance internally.

• We view equity plan-related compensation as a key element of our employee retention and long-term incentives, not as an expense that we use in evaluating core operations in any given period. Management also believes this information is useful to investors to compare our performance to the performance of other companies in our industry who present non-GAAP results adjusted to exclude stock compensation expense.

• Interest expense attributable to net retirement premiums or discounts on the early retirement of debt, the write-off of associated debt issuance costs and the amortization of the debt discount on convertible debt were excluded. Management does not consider these charges as a part of our core operating performance. The early retirement of debt and the associated debt issuance costs is not included in our annual operating plan and related budget due to unpredictability of market conditions which could facilitate an early retirement of debt. We consider the amortization of the debt discount on convertible debt recorded under FSP APB 14-1 not to be a direct cost of operations. We also believe this presentation is more useful to investors in comparing our performance to the performance of other companies in our industry who present non-GAAP results adjusted to exclude such items.

• Impairment of cost method investments can occur when the fair value of the investment is less than its cost. This can occur when there is a significant deterioration in the investee’s earnings performance, significant adverse changes in the general market conditions of the industry in which the investee operates, or indications that the investee may no longer be able to conduct business. These charges are inconsistent in amount and frequency. We therefore consider our operating results without these charges when evaluating our core performance.

• Equity in income or losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries represents the net income (losses) in an investment accounted for under the equity method. The amounts represent our equity in the net income (losses) of a common stock investment. The carrying amount of our investment is adjusted for our share of earnings or losses of the investee. The amounts were excluded as we do not influence or control the results of operations for these investments and management does not consider this activity a part of our

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core operating performance.

• Income tax expense (benefit) is adjusted by the amount of additional tax expense or benefit that we would accrue if we used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results in the calculation of our tax liability, taking into consideration our long-term tax structure. We use a normalized effective tax rate of 17%, which reflects the weighted average tax rate applicable under the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. This non-GAAP weighted average tax rate is subject to change over time for various reasons, including changes in the geographic business mix and changes in statutory tax rates. Our GAAP tax rate for the six months ended July 31, 2009 is (28%), after the consideration of discrete items. Without discrete items of $(3,530) thousand, our GAAP tax rate is (41%). Inclusive of discrete items, our full fiscal year 2010 GAAP tax rate is projected to be (34%). The GAAP tax rate considers certain mandatory and other non-scalable tax costs which may adversely or beneficially affect our tax rate depending upon our level of profitability in various jurisdictions.

In certain instances our GAAP results of operations may not be profitable when our corresponding non-GAAP results are profitable or vice versa. The number of shares on which our non-GAAP EPS is calculated may therefore differ from the GAAP presentation due to the anti-dilutive effect of stock options in a loss situation.

Non-GAAP gross margin, operating margin, and net income (loss) are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. Moreover, they should not be considered as an alternative to any performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. We present non-GAAP gross margin, operating margin, and net income (loss) because we consider them to be important supplemental measures of our operating performance and profitability trends, and because we believe they give investors useful information on period-to-period performance as evaluated by management. Non-GAAP net income (loss) also facilitates comparison with other companies in our industry, which use similar financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. Non-GAAP net income (loss) has limitations as an analytical tool, and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. In the future we expect to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above and exclusion of these items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. Some of the limitations in relying on non-GAAP net income (loss) are:

• Amortization of intangibles represents the loss in value as the technology in our industry evolves, is advanced, or is replaced over time. The expense associated with this loss in value is not included in the non-GAAP net income (loss) presentation and therefore does not reflect the full economic effect of the ongoing cost of maintaining our current technological position in our competitive industry, which is addressed through our research and development program.

• We regularly engage in acquisition and assimilation activities as part of our ongoing business and regularly evaluate our businesses to determine whether any operations should be eliminated or curtailed. We therefore will continue to experience special charges on a regular basis. These costs also directly impact our available funds.

• We perform impairment analyses on cost method investments when triggering events occur and adjust the carrying value of assets when we determine it to be necessary. Impairment charges could therefore be incurred in any period.

• Our stock option and stock purchase plans are important components of our incentive compensation

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arrangements and will be reflected as expenses in our GAAP results under SFAS 123R.

• Our income tax expense (benefit) will be ultimately based on our GAAP taxable income and actual tax rates in effect, which often differ significantly from the 17% rate assumed in our non-GAAP presentation.

• Other companies, including other companies in our industry, calculate non-GAAP net income (loss) differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

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Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2009 Financial Results 20 August 2009

Open Text™ Corporation announced unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.(1)

Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $203.4 million, up 2% compared to $200.3 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. License revenue in the fourth quarter was $63.0 million, down 8% compared to $68.2 million in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted net income in the quarter was $39.2 million or $0.73 per share on a diluted basis, up 18% compared to $33.3 million or $0.63 per share on a diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") was $19.5 million or $0.36 per share on a diluted basis, compared to $27.3 million or $0.51 per share on a diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year.(2)

Total revenue for fiscal year 2009 was $785.7 million, up 8% compared to $725.5 million for the previous fiscal year. License revenue for fiscal year 2009 was $229.8 million, up 5% compared to $219.1 million in the previous fiscal year.

Adjusted net income for fiscal year 2009 was $132.8 million, or $2.49 per share on a diluted basis, up 24% compared to adjusted net income for the previous fiscal year of $107.0 million, or $2.03 per share on a diluted basis. Net income for fiscal year 2009 in accordance with US GAAP was $56.9 million, or $1.07 per share on a diluted basis, compared to the prior fiscal year's net income of $53.0 million, or $1.01 per share on a diluted basis.(2)

Operating cash flow in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 was $38.6 million, compared to $44.6 million in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. For the full 2009 fiscal year, Open Text generated $176.2 million in operating cash flow compared to $166.0 million in fiscal 2008.

The cash and cash equivalents balance as of June 30, 2009 was $275.8 million. Accounts receivable as of June 30, 2009, totaled $115.8 million, compared to $134.4 million as of June 30, 2008, and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was 51 days in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to 60 days in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.

"I am pleased that we achieved our bottom line target in this quarter and grew adjusted earnings by 24% for the year in this difficult economic environment," said John Shackleton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Text. "Driven by demand for compliance based solutions I remain confident on our future prospects."

On July 21, 2009 Open Text announced that it had completed the acquisition of all of the issued and

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outstanding shares of Vignette Corporation.

"With the acquisition of Vignette we solidify our ECM market leadership. We have gained a great customer base and enterprise-level technology that enhances our ECM suite," said Mr. Shackleton. "We are pleased with how the acquisition is progressing and to date the integration is tracking to plan."

Please see note (2) below for a reconciliation of non-US GAAP based financial measures used in this press release, to US GAAP based financial measures.

Teleconference Call

Open Text will host a conference call on August 20, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its final financial results. A replay of the call will be available beginning August 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. ET through 11:59 p.m. on September 3, 2009 and can be accessed by dialing 416-640-1917 and using passcode 21310608 followed by the number sign.

For more information or to listen to the call via Web cast, please use the following link:

http://www.opentext.com/events/wa-event.html?id=6638242

For explanation of notes and financial tables, please access the unabridged press release.

Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 19 August 2009

Synopsys, Inc. reported results for its third quarter ended July 31, 2009.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2009, Synopsys reported revenue of $345.2 million compared to $344.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

"Synopsys again made excellent progress towards delivering on our year's objectives," said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys. "We are actively working with customers to help them successfully navigate the economic recovery, and are positioning ourselves for even greater strength in the future."

GAAP Results

On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 was $47.4 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to $57.7 million, or $0.39 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, which included a $17.3 million tax benefit associated with the settlement of an IRS tax issue for fiscal years 2000 and 2001.

Non-GAAP Results

On a non-GAAP basis, net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 was $68.3 million, or $0.47 per share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $64.5 million, or $0.44 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided at the end of this press release.

Financial Targets

Synopsys also provided its financial targets for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2009. These targets constitute forward-looking information and are based on current expectations.

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009 Targets:

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• Revenue: $335 million - $343 million

• GAAP expenses: $297 million - $313 million

• Non-GAAP expenses: $272 million - $282 million

• Other income and expense: $0 - $3 million

• Tax rate applied in non-GAAP net income calculations: approximately 26 percent

• Fully diluted outstanding shares: 146 million - 149 million

• GAAP earnings per share: $0.14 - $0.21

• Non-GAAP earnings per share: $0.29 - $0.33

• Revenue from backlog: greater than 90 percent

Full-Year Fiscal Year 2009 Targets: • Revenue: approximately $1.357 billion - $1.365 billion

• Other income and expense: $11 million - $14 million

• Tax rate applied in non-GAAP net income calculations: approximately 27 percent

• Fully diluted outstanding shares: 144 million - 146.5 million

• GAAP earnings per share: $1.16 - $1.23

• Non-GAAP earnings per share: $1.71 - $1.75

• Cash flow from operations: $190 million - $210 million (excludes potential impact of a tentative settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, described below)

In the second quarter, the Company reached a tentative settlement with the IRS that would resolve a dispute regarding its 2002-2004 returns, primarily associated with the acquisition of Avant!. The tentative settlement is subject to further approval by the government. If approved, we expect it to result in a cash payment to the IRS of approximately $50 million, most likely within the next 12 months. If the tentative settlement is approved, this payment would be fully offset by tax reductions in future years.

GAAP Reconciliation

Synopsys continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP, but believes evaluating its ongoing operating results may not be as useful if an investor is limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, Synopsys presents non-GAAP financial measures in reporting its financial results to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate Synopsys' operating results in a manner that focuses on what Synopsys believes to be its ongoing business operations and what Synopsys uses to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Synopsys' management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Synopsys' management believes it is useful for itself and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP information that includes: (i) share-based compensation; (ii) the amortization of acquired intangible assets and in-process research and development charges; (iii) other significant items, including the effect of a tax benefit from a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, and (iv) the income tax effect of non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes; and the non-GAAP measures that exclude such information in order to assess the performance of Synopsys' business

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and for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods. Whenever Synopsys uses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Earnings Call Open to Investors

Synopsys will hold a conference call for financial analysts and investors today at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time. A recording of the call will be available by calling +1-800-475-6701 (+1-320-365-3844 for international callers), access code 109824, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time today. A webcast replay will also be available on the website from approximately 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time today through the time Synopsys announces its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2009 in December 2009. Synopsys will post copies of the prepared remarks of Aart de Geus, chairman and chief executive officer, and Brian Beattie, chief financial officer, on its website following the call. In addition, Synopsys makes additional financial information available in a financial supplement also posted on the corporate website.

Availability of Final Financial Statements

Synopsys will include final financial statements for the third quarter in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed by September 10, 2009.

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Implementation Investments AXSEM Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform 18 August 2009

Berkeley Design Automation Inc., provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS) unified circuit verification platform for advanced analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), announced that AXSEM, a leading fabless manufacturer of ISM RFIC, has selected the AFS Platform for RF-CMOS wireless transceiver design and verification.

"We benchmarked the AFS Platform for our mixed-signal/RF products against various other tools," said Monika Brogle, Chief Technology Officer at AXSEM. "Berkeley Design Automation convinced us with identical results 5x-10x faster than traditional SPICE and at a reasonable cost. Switching to the AFS Platform enables us to verify our circuits much more thoroughly, enhance our design productivity, and create complex products without re-spins. We are committed to delivering RFIC with best in class performance. Berkeley Design Automation is the right tool set to achieve this goal."

Analog FastSPICE is the industry’s only unified circuit verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, and RF design. Always delivering true SPICE accurate results, it provides 5x-20x higher performance than traditional SPICE, >10 million-element capacity, and the industry’s only comprehensive noise analysis. The AFS Platform is a single executable that uses advanced algorithms and numerical analysis to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and original device equations without any shortcuts. AFS Platform tools include: AFS Nano SPICE simulator, Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator, Noise Analysis Option™ device noise analyzer, and RF FastSPICE™ multi-tone periodic analyzer.

"We are delighted that AXSEM has selected Analog FastSPICE for their wireless transceiver verification," said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "AXSEM’s

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ultra-low cost, low-power, and high-performance semiconductor solutions for wireless peripherals involve significant RF-CMOS technology challenges. AXSEM’s selection of the AFS Platform validates the strong competitive advantage Berkeley Design Automation provides to IC design teams for virtually every wireless application."

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BorgWarner Improves Global Collaboration Using Microsoft Solutions 17 August 2009

BorgWarner Inc., a leading supplier of highly engineered components and systems for automotive powertrains worldwide, has improved global collaboration and outside partner relationships with the launch of its new intranet and extranet, powered by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft Corp. reported today.

BorgWarner sought a way to bring the corporation’s 60 international locations together into a single, seamless collaboration platform.

“Our old intranet required employees to retrieve information from up to 50 different intranet sites that differed in look, function and content. It was a static environment with information that was inconsistent, redundant and often outdated,” said Sandra Short, director of Enterprise Business Systems for BorgWarner. “Our goal was create a platform that drove collaboration, not just archived information. SharePoint Server enabled us to speed the process of design, workflow and collaboration, bring products to market faster, and reduce steps in engineering, development and manufacturing processes.”

BorgWarner implemented its new intranet, branded as the Information Collaboration Environment (ICE), to provide its decision-makers, buyers, marketers, engineers, researchers and accountants with accurate, up-to-date information across its global offices. BorgWarner also launched an extranet (ExtraICE) to give its suppliers and partners a single portal through which they can gather general company information, supplier manuals and performance scorecards.

The new intranet has enabled BorgWarner to foster collaboration among its geographically dispersed management leadership teams and communicate consistent messages to employees globally. BorgWarner also found ways to improve its partner relationships, attain better service and reduce costs with ExtraICE, where suppliers can find monthly scorecards and view their performance to identify areas for improvement.

“With SharePoint Server, the intranet has taken on a whole new level of importance at BorgWarner,” Short said. “By putting the power of ICE into the hands of our staff, we’re seeing people in every functional area finding innovative ways to use the technology on a regular basis.”

For example, BorgWarner’s Noise, Vibration and Harshness Group, which provides engineers with specific results from tests the group performs on their behalf, launched a SharePoint Server-powered site where test results are posted as soon as they become available. This enables engineers at a central location to search, find and evaluate test results. In another ICE application, the BorgWarner Morse TEC Engineering Processes Team re-engineered the worldwide engineering sign-off (ESO) process. The re-engineered ESO uses workflow processes for document approval, takes advantage of scheduling and calendaring functionality to coordinate meetings across time zones, and enforces version control.

On the manufacturing floor, one BorgWarner plant improved the manual process of tracking defective materials by launching an ICE site that alerted the quality manager whenever materials were found to be

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defective. Another location facilitated lean manufacturing processes by using webcams to allow a vendor to manage its inventory through the extranet.

“Microsoft’s integrated collaborative tools are being used to drive process efficiencies in areas such as product development, manufacturing, and sales and marketing across the automotive industry. In today’s environment cost reduction and innovation are paramount,” said David Graff, U.S. automotive industry solutions director at Microsoft. “BorgWarner’s ICE deployment is a powerful display of the global collaboration, day-to-day efficiency improvements and speed of return on investment driving true process innovation.”

BorgWarner has also derived savings from no longer having to pay hosting fees and its new ability to self-publish content. BorgWarner’s ongoing cost of its intranet environment has decreased by 64 percent per year, and the company has already achieved the return on its investment. ICE has grown to more than 5,500 sites, with more than 1 million indexed items to search and 400 gigabytes of storage. The system has been deployed in 18 countries across 60 locations.

About Microsoft in Automotive

Microsoft has been working with the automotive industry for more than a decade. The Microsoft Automotive and Industrial Equipment vertical works with industry partners to develop solutions based on Microsoft technologies that enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers and customers to improve efficiency, effectiveness and knowledge across the business. Business applications, Microsoft .NET Framework-based technologies and enterprise platform support help manufacturers accelerate time to market, collaborate globally with engineers, reduce costs by leveraging the power of the Internet, and increase visibility into their production and supply chain processes. More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/automotive.

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Cadence Low-Power Solution Selected for Global Unichip’s PowerMagic Low-Power Design Methodology 17 August 2009

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Global Unichip Corporation (GUC) has integrated the CPF-based Cadence Low-Power Solution into its PowerMagic™ methodology to optimize the design of its customers’ complex low-power ASIC implementations in advanced technology.

GUC was able to develop a complete end-to-end low power ASIC flow, including dynamic voltage frequency scaling (DVFS) techniques, by integrating the Cadence® Low-Power Solution, including Cadence Encounter® RTL Compiler, Encounter Digital Implementation System and Encounter Conformal® Low Power, together with its proprietary in-house tools, into the PowerMagic methodology for design, verification, and implementation. These techniques are keys to enabling multiple power domains of variable voltages on a single chip and reducing voltage to circuits when peak performance is not required.

“Our designers benchmarked the capabilities of the Cadence Low-Power Solution by optimizing a 65-nanometer, 10-million-gate low power design while correctly implementing more than ten power domains and over 50 power modes,” said C.C. Hsieh, vice president of Design Service at GUC. “Cadence low power solutions worked well in GUC’s integrated PowerMagic methodology, which effectively resolved low power implementation and verification issues that puzzled ASIC designers in a

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complex low power design project.”

The Cadence Low-Power Solution provides a complete methodology for design-to-signoff that begins with early design planning and includes front-end design, synthesis and physical implementation. It enables consistency and convergence through power estimation and analysis at every step. Alongside the implementation flow, comprehensive power verification is performed by leveraging static, dynamic and formal power verification techniques in a closed-loop verification methodology. This fully integrated, highly automated, power-aware solution is backed by industry-leading services capabilities and the industry's largest power-focused industry alliances – the Power Forward Initiative and Si2's Low Power Coalition.

“By implementing the Cadence Low-Power Solution in its PowerMagic methodology for low-power design, GUC has delivered a tremendous productivity and quality boost to its design teams intent on providing superior low-power circuits to its customers,” said Chi-Ping Hsu, senior vice president of digital implementation research and development at Cadence. “The combination should provide tremendous value to GUC’s customers.”

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Delcam CADCAM Software Used to Create I, Robot Gun 21 August 2009

Delcam’s design and manufacturing software was used by MINDSHIFT to create a futuristic gun used by Will Smith in the science fiction thriller I, Robot. The project led to many other jobs for the company producing weapons and other props for major films. The Delcam software has made a major contribution to its success in the film business by helping to convert any artist’s sketch into a real product quickly and accurately.

MINDSHIFT, a Vancouver-based division of CSL Plastics Inc., specialises in set and prop fabrication. While the props for a film make up only a very small part of the budget, any delays in their delivery can increase the filming costs at a rate of tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of dollars each day. The Delcam software takes projects from sketch to impeccably-finished products in a week or so, to meet the tight deadlines and the high visual requirements of the industry.

For I, Robot, MINDSHIFT was given the challenge of creating a functioning gun to match the futuristic sketches produced by the film’s creative team. The team started the project by having a local gunsmith strip down a real Smith and Wesson 22 calibre revolver to provide the basis for internal design of the gun. Delcam’s PowerSHAPE design software was then used to add the complex curves smoothly flowing into each other that give the gun its futuristic look.

PowerSHAPE gives the surfacing capabilities needed to define a stylish product. There are no mathematical algorithms that can be use to make the transition between two curves look just right. It all relies on the designer’s sixth sense. PowerSHAPE is ideal for this type of work because lets the user tweak a surface until it’s just right.

The gun was unusual for a film prop because the internal surfaces were just as critical as the exterior surfaces. It had to shoot blanks during filming and the interior surfaces needed to be streamlined to enable the gases to escape without causing damage that might weaken the gun and put the actors in danger. To ensure against this possibility, the initial gun design was fired and then x-rayed to check for metal fatigue. These tests showed that in several areas the corner radii were too small to withstand the

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pressure exerted by the escape gases. With PowerSHAPE, the interior curved surfaces could be adjusted easily to solve the problem.

Once the client had signed off on the 3D model of the gun, the design was over to Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system. The biggest challenge was to produce the gun grip, which was made out of Delrin, a high-end plastic which machines like a dense nylon. This material doesn’t sand very well so a very smooth finish had to be created during machining. This was achieved with a combination of offset area clearance and interleaved constant-Z finishing, plus a final rest finishing path to clean out the finer details.

The success of the project reinforced MINDSHIFT’s reputation in the film business of being able to turn designers’ creations into mathematically-precise, functional and manufacturable designs.

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Early Adopter Receives 35 Times More Sales Leads with PARTsolutions 19 August 2009

PARTsolutions, LLC and PHD Inc., a leading global automation components manufacturer, are expanding their 9-year partnership. As PARTsolutions' first U.S.-based customer, PHD has received 35 times more sales leads since implementing PARTsolutions' PARTcatalog® technology. The company continues to see the value of delivering CAD-native data of its products, as evidenced by the extension of its contract through 2012 and its decision to strategically leverage the company's technology as a part of its product engineering process.

The new agreement expands beyond Internet properties to include design optimization within the company's engineering group, which will help PHD simplify the product design process for its customers. Under the terms of the agreement, PHD also gains access to the PARTsolutions enterprise customer install base, which significantly extends the companies reach to new companies and markets.

"Our first goal in teaming with PARTsolutions was to address the needs of our customer by deploying a multi-CAD platform on our website," said Steve Gilliom, vice president of information technology and finance. "We're now extending their technology into the enterprise, in order to help our designers enhance and streamline the design of our products in these lean times."

PHD was one of the first companies to implement PARTcatalog from PARTsolutions to web enable its product line of premium automation products including cylinders, clamps, escapements, grippers, slides, rotary actuators, proximity sensors and switches. Eliminating the time-intensive process of creating, migrating and translating catalog content has saved the company enormous resources. As a build-to-order business that offers more than 450 million product combinations, PARTcatalog has been instrumental in establishing quick delivery as PHD's primary competitive advantage. The solution also increases lead generation by allowing PHD to track who is accessing designs and proactively deliver sales and support information to its customers.

"PHD believed in our business strategy from the very first day and as an early adopter the company has been reaping the rewards of 3D catalogs for 9 years," said Tim Thomas, CEO of PARTsolutions. "Extending our strategic partnership today further validates the value proposition of our technology to manufacturers of any size."

About PHD, Inc.

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PHD, Inc. designs and manufactures a complete line of pneumatic, hydraulic and electric actuators to help companies across all industries optimize their manufacturing processes. Products include clamps, cylinders, powered slides, rotary actuators, multi-motion actuators, grippers, escapements, and switches and sensors. These automation components are versatile and can be used independently for fixturing or tooling, in a modular fashion for building pick-and-place devices, or can be built as customized units to meet specific application needs. PHD products, supported by a strong commitment to delivery, service, and customer support have made PHD a leader in industrial automation.

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eSolar Cranks Out Alternative Energy Plant Designs in SolidWorks 17 August 2009

A five megawatt (MW) pilot concentrated solar power (CSP) plant designed in SolidWorks® 3D CAD software went online this week, providing electricity to 4,000 homes near Los Angeles. California-based eSolar used SolidWorks software to design heliostat mirrors that reflect and concentrate sunlight to a boiler that generates steam and powers a standard turbine to create solar energy.

Key facts

Funded in part by Google, eSolar is an Idealab company that develops and constructs modular, scalable solar thermal power plants.

eSolar’s methodology standardizes heliostat production to reduce costs and development time, while simplifying deployment.

eSolar uses 20 licenses of SolidWorks software to engineer the exact mirror specifications that can withstand extreme winds yet be light enough for easy electronic adjustment.

By enabling eSolar engineers to calculate precise tolerances and part fits on screen, SolidWorks has eliminated a full prototype cycle (normally four months).

Contract manufacturers work with eSolar’s SolidWorks designs to ensure manufacturability and ease of assembly, further streamlining development.

eSolar also uses SolidWorks Workgroup PDM product data management software to ensure version control while different engineers work on the same design simultaneously.

Global energy demand could double or triple by 2050, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

By 2020, solar energy could easily provide energy to over a billion people globally and provide 2.3 million full-time jobs, according toEPIA and Greenpeace.

Quotables From Rick Iannello, vice president of manufacturing

“As a startup company, we want to deliver our product as fast as possible. That means proving the technology and garnering interest while you still have enough capital. SolidWorks software played a critical role in helping us refine the technology quickly so we could start shopping our scalable plant design around. The result is that we’ve gone online with our pilot, and we have other projects in the works. That’s the kind of early traction we need.”

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eSolar relies on authorized SolidWorks reseller GoEngineer for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.

About eSolar

eSolar is an Idealab company founded in 2007 to develop, construct and deploy modular, scalable solar thermal power plants. eSolar's approach marries a low-impact, pre-fabricated form factor with advanced optics and computer software engineering to meet the demands of utilities of any size for clean, renewable and cost-competitive solar energy. By focusing on the key business obstacles that have characterized large solar installations — price, scalability, speed of deployment and grid impact — eSolar has developed a proprietary solution to make a dramatic reduction in the cost of solar thermal technology. eSolar is based in Pasadena, California. For more information please visit http://www.esolar.com/.

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Insulet Corporation Goes Live with Pilgrim Software’s “On Demand” Solution Platform 17 August 2009

Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that Insulet Corporation, a leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology, has gone live with Pilgrim’s On-Demand (SaaS) solution platform for its Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management needs.

Insulet, in tandem with Pilgrim, has automated its complaints management, lot qualification and quality data management with its outsourced manufacturer in China, to address customer feedback on its products, and then quickly and proactively convert that feedback into practical product enhancements to further improve its customers’ quality of life.

“In today’s growing diabetes treatment market, Insulet is looking to capture, manage and trend our customer feedback, and incorporate that information into continual product improvement and enhancements in accordance with our corporate commitment to improve the lives of people with diabetes,” said Ruthann DePietro, Vice President of Quality & Regulatory Affairs at Insulet Corporation.

Pilgrim’s SmartSolve® streamlines the entire issue resolution lifecycle and enables enterprise-wide standardized problem-handling processes. This allows companies to manage deviations and incidents in real-time so they can quickly identify and implement resolution strategies.

This key automated system will be hosted by Pilgrim on-demand. Compared to traditional software implementation models, Pilgrim On-Demand involves a lower initial investment cost, reduced overhead, a high degree of scalability, increased accessibility, improved collaborative productivity, easier implementation, and improved security with optimal performance. Advanced built-in security features, as well as Pilgrim’s SAS 70 Application Certification, protect customers’ intellectual property.

“We were seeking a system that would be flexible, provide out-of-the-box process management, require only basic configuration and maintenance, and be easy to use,” DePietro said. We need to have efficient and effective processes as Insulet grows and our reach expands globally. We expect that Pilgrim On-Demand will provide us the required flexibilities by taking away the traditional IT burdens, and help us speed time to implementation.

DePietro said Insulet looks forward to gaining further operational efficiencies by continuing to expand

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the use of the Pilgrim solutions by automating its Nonconformance, Deviation, CAPA, Document Control, SOP Enforcement, Training Records management, Internal Audits and External Audit-related processes.

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L.S. Starrett Improves Customer Satisfaction and Reduces Product Development Time & Cost with MSC.Software 17 August 2009

MSC.Software Corp. announced that US-based band saw, and hole saw manufacturer L.S. Starrett has improved engineering and business performance since adopting the template-driven CAE application just one year ago at their Jedburgh, Scotland Saw manufacturing facility.

Like many manufacturers, L.S. Starrett is under pressure to develop technically superior products in shortened product development time frames. Previously the company relied on costly physical prototypes, tooling, and tests that were based on the experience and judgment of staff. Since adopting SimXpert, their engineers optimize designs prior to prototype manufacturing using a data-driven virtual prototyping process that is faster and more cost effective. L.S. Starret can now create and evaluate as many virtual prototypes as they feel necessary to produce truly innovative and superior performing products. This greatly reduces both the prototype tooling costs and development cycle time.

"SimXpert has allowed L S Starrett to transform saw design into a simulation-driven science from the previous "black art" that it once was," said Andrew Lee, Technical Manager, for L.S .Starrett's Jedburgh, UK Saw division. "MSC.Software's finite element analysis (FEA) software has enabled us to create and produce more innovative products including the Starrett Vesatix MP bandsaw blade. This has increased the esteem not just of our R&D group internally, but also increases the confidence that customers have in our tools."

About the L.S.Starrett Company: Headquartered in Athol, MA, USA since its founding in 1880, The L.S.Starrett Company is a leading global manufacturer of Precision Tools, Bandsaw Blades, Jigsaw & Hacksaw Blades , Hole Saw Blades and accessories, with manufacturing plants in North America, Europe, South America & China. For further details visit http://www.starrett.com

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Micrus Endovascular Selects Pilgrim Software On-Demand Solutions for Document & Training Management 18 August 2009

Pilgrim Software, Inc. announced that Micrus Endovascular Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of both implantable and disposable medical devices used in the treatment of cerebral vascular diseases, will implement Pilgrim’s SmartSolve® solutions through Pilgrim’s On-Demand “SaaS” model.

Micrus Endovascular has purchased Pilgrim’s solution for document control and employee training and certification management. These key automated systems will be hosted by Pilgrim on-demand, providing Micrus with an advantage in operating efficiency. Compared to traditional software implementation models, Pilgrim On-Demand involves a lower initial investment cost, reduced overhead,

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a high degree of scalability, increased accessibility, improved collaborative productivity, easier implementation, and improved security with optimal performance.

In an effort to increase operational efficiencies and streamline compliance, Micrus recognized the need to replace its existing manual training management systems, with a single, enterprise-wide system that could help automate all of its training processes associated with GMP and FDA requirements. Likewise, Micrus chose to replace its previously implemented customized document management system in an effort to increase efficiencies, and to take advantage of Pilgrim’s document management solution because it integrates directly with the training system. This further reduces the cost of integration between two disparate systems that would have to be created otherwise.

“We chose to go with Pilgrim due to its robust off-the-shelf solutions and their reputation of superior customer service over the competition,” said Fritz Ender, Micrus’ Director of Quality Assurance. “Pilgrim’s training system suited our requirements very closely. Additionally, by implementing SmartDoc™ with SmartTrain™ in tandem, we eliminate the need for integration into a separate document management system.”

“I was impressed with Pilgrim on Demand, the SaaS approach, for these two solutions because of Pilgrim’s product knowledge and sound IT infrastructure management,” said Bill McCarty, IT Director for Micrus.

“Companies that adopt the SaaS strategy spend more time streamlining their operations as opposed to building and maintaining IT infrastructure and architecture to run their strategic applications,” said Prashanth Rajendran, Pilgrim’s Chief Operating Officer. “Micrus Endovascular is well poised to realize these benefits quickly, particularly when the unparalleled support that Pilgrim Software provides, enables them to get the most out of their investment in our ECQM solutions.”

With no client involvement, the 100% browser-based SmartSolve solution allows for information sharing and collaborative productivity for managing the key quality and compliance processes. Furthermore, advanced built-in security features protect customers’ intellectual property.

About Micrus Endovascular Corporation

Micrus develops, manufactures and markets implantable and disposable medical devices for use in the treatment of cerebral vascular diseases. Micrus products are used by interventional neuroradiologists, interventional neurologists and neurosurgeons to treat both cerebral aneurysms responsible for hemorrhagic stroke and intracranial atherosclerosis, which may lead to ischemic stroke. Hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke are both significant causes of death and disability worldwide. The Micrus product lines enable physicians to gain access to the brain in a minimally invasive manner through the vessels of the arterial system. Micrus' proprietary, three-dimensional microcoils automatically deploy within the aneurysm, forming a scaffold that conforms to a wide diversity of aneurysm shapes and sizes. Micrus also sells stents, balloon catheters, access devices such as guide catheters, microcatheters, guidewires and accessory products used in conjunction with its microcoils. For more information, visit www.micruscorp.com

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Siemens Adopts CoWare Electronic System Virtualization Solutions For the Development of Industrial Ethernet Components 17 August 2009

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CoWare®, Inc. announced that Siemens is using its Electronic System Virtualization technology to accelerate the development of Siemens’ Industrial Ethernet (PROFINET) Components. Using CoWare Platform Architect and CoWare Virtual Platform, Siemens developed a virtualized model of a PROFINET device. The analysis visibility and debugging control of the virtualized model delivers a more efficient and productive environment over traditional methods for architecture design and software development.

“The use of Ethernet on the factory floor is growing rapidly and results in the need for optimized Ethernet components such as our new PROFINET device,” said Andreas v. Schwerin, Director, Electronic System Simulation, at Siemens in Nuremberg. “Developing the system architecture and the software for these new complex systems requires innovation and new development infrastructure for our development process. CoWare Electronic System Virtualization technologies and services provide us with the right standards-based, full system simulation approach we need.”

Through this development, Siemens integrated CoWare technologies and leveraged CoWare deployment expertise in their development process. CoWare provided:

• An efficient standards-based creation environment for the

virtualized Industrial Ethernet Device;

• A comprehensive set of analysis and debug tools for optimizing the

architecture design and accelerating the software development;

• Services to support the effective deployment of electronic system

virtualization technologies in the development process.

“The increased processing and software content of industrial electronic systems requires industrial companies to innovate in their development process. Siemens demonstrates, with the Industrial Ethernet Device design, that Electronic System Virtualization can effectively be deployed to optimize and accelerate the development,” said Marc Serughetti, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, CoWare. “We are pleased to support the innovation Siemens brings to the industrial automation market with our leading technology and deployment expertise.”

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Software Upgrades are a Leading Economic Indicator for a Coming Economic Recovery 21 August 2009

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced that more than 25 percent of its North American customer base is currently in an upgrade process, in the formal planning process necessary to ensure a quality upgrade, or have upgraded within the last year.

Executives at IFS and its partner organizations – as well as customers engaged in upgrades – suggest that healthy upgrade activity among IFS’ industrial customer base is driven by the expectation of a robust economic recovery in coming months.

Among these customers is EBARA International Corp., a manufacturer of cryogenic pumps based in Sparks, Nev., which is preparing to upgrade to IFS Applications 7.5, service pack 4.

“Our business serves the liquefied natural gas industry,” EBARA Director of Information Services

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Frank Lowery said. “Even in the best economic times, we see some fluctuations in demand driven by project cycles for large natural gas processing plants, receiving terminals and ships. So we know to take advantage of slower times to invest in our business processes, which ultimately makes us more competitive and efficient when demand once again peaks.

“This upgrade, for instance, will allow us to use the new IFS Enterprise Explorer user interface, which will make IFS Applications simpler to access for our employees in our remote office in the U.K. and users on the road. The interface should also deliver enhanced simplicity and usability and extend the applications even further into our enterprise.”

IFS North America’s services partners are also seeing a market trend towards investing in organizational infrastructure ahead of the coming economic recovery.

“Among our customer base, there is an awareness that when staff has less work to do, they have more time to work on projects like software upgrades that drive business process improvements,” Michael Pauley, General Manager of the IFS Business Unit at technology consultancy Corning Data Services of Corning, N.Y., said. “This suggests to us that as the economy improves, productive capacity and efficiency of these North American companies will in fact have increased.”

“We want our customers to be ready for the rebounding economy, and with the IFS Enterprise Explorer interface, they will be,” IFS North America President and CEO Cindy Jaudon said. “Early users of this interface found they could perform various tasks faster in the new interface than the old one. An embedded Enterprise Application Search function allows users to find information more quickly – a real advantage in a broad and deep software suite like IFS Applications. The interface is available to our customers free of charge, but they do need to be on the current version of the software. So in this case, increased productivity can result from a simple upgrade process, even if a customer does not implement any additional functionality.”

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Product News Dyadem Releases Entry-Level Software for Operational and Quality Risk Management 19 August 2009

Dyadem announced the availability of an entry-level version of its Stature enterprise risk management platform. Stature Workgroup is a Web-based software solution that enables companies to continuously improve their risk management processes and reduce product quality problems and process safety risks. Leveraging the information obtained in previous risk assessments, Stature Workgroup will allow teams to share lessons learned and best practices for mitigating risk.

“Companies know that their operations contain risk, but many lack confidence in their ability to avoid repeat issues and incidents. By using a common Web-based platform, teams can collaborate more easily and executives get immediate access to cumulative reports and dashboards. These provide transparency into the company’s risks and help manage risk more strategically,” said Kevin North, President and CEO, Dyadem. “As seasoned professionals begin to enter retirement, they take with them valuable knowledge and years of experience and lessons learned. Centralizing information in Stature Workgroup ensures that information will live on in active libraries that encourage re-use, where new employees can learn from previous incidents, errors and known risks.”

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Stature Workgroup allows small teams of up to 10 named or three concurrent users to create, share, and access risk assessments via the web. Most desktop software packages store risk assessments on individual computers, restricting the ability of other users to re-use information and share knowledge. By using a centralized database and Web-based interface, Stature Workgroup ensures that information is retained for future studies and new employees. It also provides the ability to scale up to Dyadem’s Stature Professional and Stature Enterprise products respectively, which allows for integration with Action Tracking, Management of Change and Incident Management modules.

Stature Workgroup provides a number of powerful features – including Cross-study Reporting, Global Search, Executive Dashboards, Active Libraries and Real-time Risk Visibility – that enable users to leverage historical knowledge and lessons learned. These help tear down the proverbial walls that exist between departments and business units and increase collaboration.

Stature Workgroup comes with templates that are based on industry best-practices, for conducting risk methodologies such as FMEA, HAZOP, SVA-RAMCAP and JSA. Additional templates from Dyadem’s library of more than 80 methodologies are available as add-ons. Users of Dyadem’s Pro-series of desktop software can easily migrate existing templates and risk assessment studies into Stature Workgroup and instantly populate the database with risk assessment history and common company terminology.

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EMA Announces TimingDesigner 9.2 with New Interface to Cadence Allegro PCB SI Technology 18 August 2009

EMA Design Automation™ one of the world’s largest Electronic Design Automation Value Added Resellers, announced the availability of EMA TimingDesigner® 9.2, which interfaces with the Cadence® Allegro® PCB Signal Integrity (SI) technology providing users with a complete SI and timing design environment. The TimingDesigner integration with Allegro PCB SI allows customers to do a full signal integrity and timing analysis early in the design phase, with best in class timing reporting technology to quickly and accurately manage timing paths. Engineers can then move their boards to manufacturing with the confidence that the design will operate as expected.

“This new release of TimingDesigner brings our static timing analysis technology into the Cadence signal integrity design flow ensuring correct results while creating an automated, reusable design process,” said Manny Marcano, President and CEO of EMA Design Automation. “This is especially important as timing windows shrink and SI effects increasingly consume timing margins.”

With today’s high speed designs, short timing margins, and tight project schedules, the pressure is on for first pass success. Engineering teams have come to depend on upfront analysis and simulation to provide an early and accurate picture of design behavior when the cost of change is the lowest.

“Merging simulator-derived interconnect delay data into timing tools has previously been a manual and error-prone operation,” said Brad Griffin, Product Marketing Director at Cadence. “With this integrated environment, engineers can now combine the accuracy of simulation with an interactive, comprehensive timing diagram solution to quickly determine if today’s shrinking timing margins are in spec.”

The TimingDesigner graphical interface makes developing and performing analysis on complex timing relationships easy, while enabling review of the entire signal path. Timing can be analyzed across traditional design domains (chip, package, board) allowing timing optimization at the system level. In

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addition, TimingDesigner 9.2 includes many new features and enhancements. For ASIC and FPGA design customers, this new version includes enhanced support for SDC generation, 65nm and below support for Altera® FPGAs, and a new interface to the Actel® Libero® development environment.

“Incorporating SI simulated delays into our timing analysis is an absolute must for us,” said Bryn Holmes, Principal Design Engineer - Hardware Engineering, Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd. “The new TimingDesigner interface allows me to accomplish in 20 minutes what used to take 3 days. Because of this, I have my entire team using TimingDesigner.”

EMA TimingDesigner 9.2 will be available late August with pricing starting at $2,640 for a 1 year license. For more information about TimingDesigner 9.2, visit www.ema-eda.com/TimingDesigner or call 800-813-7494.

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Geometric Releases 3DPaintBrush™ Version 2.0 21 August 2009

Geometric Limited announced the release of version 2.0 of its visualization product, 3DPaintBrush™.

3DPaintBrush is a visualization and rendering tool that helps create near photo‐realistic images, animations, and videos from 3D models in real‐time. It is used for repurposing of 3D models and creating digital content for architectural and interior design, industrial and product design, presentations and instruction manuals, marketing collateral, etc.

New features in 3DPaintBrush version 2.0 include:

Ray Tracing (beta): For exporting realistic images from 3DPaintBrush

Lights Movement: For visualizing and positioning lights in the scene as well as modifying light properties like colour and direction. Modifications are reflected in the Graphics Area in real time

Export to 3D PDF (beta) and executable file formats : For helping users to export their scenes as 3D PDF and executable (*.exe) files

Support for Google SketchUp 7.0 and improved performance, while importing SketchUp files

Export to GIF

Camera Views: For storing camera views and orientation

A 15‐day free evaluation of 3DPaintBrush can be downloaded from http://www.3dpaintbrush.com/downloads For more information, visit http://www.3dpaintbrush.com.

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Gerber Technology Releases GERBERconnect the Next Generation Enhancement to Predictive Service Delivery Model 19 August 2009

Gerber Technology has announced the launch of GERBERconnect remote service solution. After thorough and successful Beta testing at 11 companies across 8 countries, Gerber Technology is ready to release GERBERconnect to the marketplace.

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GERBERconnect acts as part of the next generation service delivery model for Gerber Technology and will provide real-time system diagnostics for more efficient service and support. The solution enables the equipment to call home when a potential error is sensed. Gerber Service Professionals can then remotely and securely access a customer’s system for further proactive fault detection and troubleshooting. Through GERBERconnect, Gerber Technology aims to reduce truck rolls by resolving issues remotely, ensure first-time fixes when an on-site visit is required, regionalize and reduce overall inventory levels while still ensuring next-day part delivery.

We are confident that this offering will add to Gerber Services long standing reputation as the industry leading service provider, GERBERconnect will allow us to support our customers with a more proactive and predictive approach, said Mark Hessinger, Executive Director Worldwide Customer Service. Our field service team supports a very large and globally dispersed customer base, states Hessinger, GERBERconnect will allow us to extend the reach and expertise of our technicians to manufacturing facilities across the globe, providing faster and more accurate resolution to product issues.

Gerber Technology will initially roll out GERBERconnect to customers of their GERBERcutter XLc7000 and Z7 automated cutting machines. Additional roll outs to Gerber Technology’s line of Hardware and Software products are planned.

For more information regarding the GERBERconnect intelligent remote service, visit: http://www.gerbertechnology.com/gerberconnect.htm or email gerberconnect@gerberscientific.com.

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LEDAS Improves Assembly Design and Kinematic Simulation in Rhino 3D and Announces History-Free Geometry Editing 19 August 2009

LEDAS Ltd., an independent provider of variational design tools for different CAD platforms, announced second preliminary version (0.2) of its Driving Dimensions plugin for Rhinoceros, a popular NURBS modeling application. The plugin can be downloaded with no charge at www.DrivingDimensions.com and offers parameterization tools, which considerably reduce the time required to make changes to the existing models and open new modeling capabilities.

The new features of Driving Dimensions 0.2 for Rhino are improved kinematic simulation functionality, enhancement of graphical user interface, and an easy-to-use installer. Now animation frames are computed in a background mode when a user starts the animation of a driving dimension, and the animation can be controlled as a movie using a traditional interface (play/pause, reverse/backward, slider navigation bar). At any moment of the animation the user can pan, rotate and zoom the model. Animation parameters are now stored in .3dm files (Rhino native file format).

Driving Dimensions Manager and Editor windows are significantly improved to have a better look and feel. Now they can be docked, small icons are used for each kind of driving dimensions and constraints. Performance is optimized for models with a large number of constraints. Constraint arguments are automatically highlighted when the constraint is selected in the Driving Dimensions Manager window. In addition, when the user selects an object, all related constraints are highlighted. Command line prompts are now more informative, and the default value for a new driving dimension is suggested.

Driving Dimensions 0.2 for Rhino is delivered as an executable module that automatically installs the plugin on a computer with Rhino 4.0. Several bugs reported by our users during testing version 0.1 have

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been fixed.

“In two months passed since the release of the first preliminary version of Driving Dimensions 0.1 for Rhino 3D, more than 1400 Rhino users worldwide took part in beta testing by downloading our plugin,” says Dmitry Ushakov, Director, Product Management, LEDAS Ltd. “We carefully consider everything they say to us – directly by email or indirectly on numerous forums and blogs. Most of improvements in the second preliminary version of our plugin were suggested by our users.”

In parallel with development of a solution for assembly design and kinematic simulation of rigid bodies LEDAS is working on a history-free direct and indirect geometry editing plugin for Rhino. The plugin is expected to be ready for beta-testing before the end of 2009. Please visit our Driving Dimensions Labs to see a new video demonstrating constraint-based geometry editing in Rhinoceros: http://DrivingDimensions.com/labs.php.

Driving Dimensions 0.2 for Rhinoceros is compatible with Rhino 4.0 and above and can be run on 32-bit Windows XP and Vista. The beta version can be freely downloaded at http://DrivingDimensions.com/Rhino where visitors can also find detailed on-line help, text and video tutorials, and a set of sample examples to play with.

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New Planview Enterprise Ideation Management Offering Enables Organizations to Maximize Their Capacity to Innovate 20 August 2009

Planview introduced Planview Enterprise® Ideation Management, which empowers market-driven organizations to maximize their capacity to drive innovation, both into products offered externally and those developed for internal users.

This Web 2.0-based solution provides enterprises with an easy-to-use yet robust method for creating and maintaining dynamic customer communities that generate and evaluate product ideas, providing product organizations and IT departments with a true view of customer needs and wants. Integrated with the Planview Enterprise portfolio management platform, this offering is positioned to shorten the time to delivery of winning ideas within the optimal product and feature mix by ensuring efficient, consistent execution through sound portfolio analysis, capacity planning, and project and resource management.

Planview Enterprise Ideation Management is powered by an OEM partnership with Brightidea.com, the on-demand enterprise innovation management provider, and is integrated with Planview Enterprise, to deliver an end-to-end solution that is scalable from department to business unit to the enterprise, with capabilities that drive competitive differentiation to grow revenue and internal value.

“Successful innovation requires not just having the best ideas, but also having the ability to execute on them,” said Matt Greeley, chief executive officer, Brightidea.com. “This partnership is a natural fit because it allows companies to collaborate on many concepts, identify the best ideas, and leverage portfolio management to make them a reality.”

Planview Enterprise Ideation Management delivers the following vital benefits:

• Gives product and IT organizations an effective method for soliciting and gathering external and internal customer ideas and requests for new products and enhancements

• Provides an objective way to measure market and management demands for new products and

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enhancements

• Ensures ideas can be correctly evaluated in terms of organizational strategy, resource availability, delivery timeframes, and cost

• Centralizes ideas to be registered, evaluated, prioritized, archived, and researched

• Automates and applies process rigor to the innovation process

• Gives management success metrics on innovation strategy activities

• Exponentially extends the reach of brainstorming techniques throughout the global enterprise and marketplace

“Whether their customers are internal or external, the most successful organizations understand the value of customer intimacy, and this new offering brings together two market leaders to deliver the most powerful solution of its kind,” said Patrick Tickle, executive vice president of products, Planview. “Now, organizations have the tools they need to both amplify the voice of the customer by gathering and evaluating the best product ideas, and then transform those ideas into differentiated products that deliver unique value to customers.”

Planview Enterprise Ideation Management is available now. Visit http://www.planview.com/ideation to learn more.

About Brightidea.com

Brightidea.com is a market leader in Innovation Pipeline Management. Over 300 businesses around the world use its Software-as-a-Service suite to transform their employee, partner and customer ideas into a reality. The Brightidea.com platform is an integrated set of Web 2.0 and social networking tools specifically designed to stimulate innovation in large organizations. The company’s software has been successfully deployed at: Adobe, Bosch, Cisco, Harley-Davidson, Experian, Thomson Corp, British Telecom, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Honeywell, among others. Founded in 1999, Brightidea.com is closely held and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.brightidea.com.

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3Dconnexion Enhances Its SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse with New Software Updates 10 August 2009

3Dconnexion announced a free software update for the new SpacePilot™ PRO 3D mouse, enhancing the functionality of its full-color LCD Workflow Assistant that delivers quick access to important commands and information without interrupting the design workflow. The new update helps connect engineers more closely to their 3D applications, allowing them to view vital 3D model information and the name of an activated command when an Intelligent Function key is pressed on the LCD at a glance.

“The LCD Workflow Assistant featured on the SpacePilot PRO was designed with an open architecture to allow for additional features to be introduced,” said Dieter Neujahr, president of 3Dconnexion. “This software update is a reflection of that, introducing an even tighter integration between our 3D mouse and supported CAD applications, enabling higher levels of performance for our customers.”

The software update brings several enhancements to design engineers working with the LCD Workflow Assistant on the SpacePilot PRO, including:

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• Model Properties Applet: This new applet enables engineers to view key model information on the SpacePilot PRO’s LCD Workflow Assistant, increasing productivity and making it even easier for workgroups to collaborate. The new applet is compatible with SolidWorks™, Autodesk Inventor™, Pro/ENGINEER™ and NX™, and gives professionals easier access to vital model statistics, such as file size and type, creation date and time, name of the last person to edit the design, as well as mass, volume and density information.

• Intelligent Function Key Notification: : A new visual confirmation in the form of an easy-to-view pop-up window shows users what Intelligent Function key command was activated, regardless of the applet currently running on the LCD Workflow Assistant. This new feature enhances designer’s interactivity with the SpacePilot PRO, providing more control over the design environment.

Also new with the software update is an updated default button setting for SolidWorks on the SpacePilot PRO’s Intelligent Function Keys, as well as on the SpaceExplorer™ and SpacePilot™ Speed Keys. The popular “S” shortcut key in SolidWorks has been added as a default command, giving design engineers quicker access to the command shortcut toolbar.

More about 3Dconnexion 3D Mice

Unlike traditional mice confined to motion on one flat plane, 3Dconnexion 3D mice enable design engineers to move in all three dimensions simultaneously, using six-degrees–of-freedom sensor technology. By gently lifting, pressing and turning the controller cap, design engineers can easily pan, zoom and rotate without stopping to select commands. Using a 3D mouse together with a traditional mouse engages both hands into a balanced and cooperative work style.

3Dconnexion provides advanced and affordable 3D mice that are supported by more than 130 of today’s leading and powerful 3D applications, including Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER, NX and Solid Edge™. For a complete list of applications supported by 3Dconnexion, visit http://www.3dconnexion.com/solutions.

Compatibility, Pricing and Availability

The software update v3.7.18 is available with SpacePilot PRO products purchased as of September 2009, and existing design professionals can download the update for free at www.3Dconnexion.com.

The entire 3Dconnexion product line, including the Professional Series with the SpacePilot PRO (MSRP $499), SpacePilot (MSRP $399) and SpaceExplorer (MSRP $299), and the Standard Series with the SpaceNavigator (MSRP $99) and SpaceNavigator for Notebooks (MSRP $129), are available from professional CAD resellers and major online resellers including CDW, Insight, PC Connection, and PC Mall. For a complete list of resellers or to buy directly, visit http://www.3Dconnexion.com.

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3DVIA Debuts Support for COLLADA’s .dae Format 4 August 2009

Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that 3D models hosted on the 3DVIA.com library, including those created using the company’s free 3DVIA Shape modeling application, will now be automatically converted to both Dassault Systèmes’ 3DXML format and the COLLADA open 3D format (.dae format) created by the Khronos Group. The addition of COLLADA support further connects the 3DVIA product lineup to the wide range of digital content creation (DCC) software and applications that also support the

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary .dae format.

3DVIA.com is an online community where over 110,000 registered 3D artists, application developers and enthusiasts from around the world interact with one another, learn from 3D experts and exchange their own 3D creations online through the 3DVIA interactive viewer. 3DVIA already supports the uploading and sharing of 3D models in many popular file formats, including: .3dxml, .3ds, .obj, .kmz, .iges and .step. To support the COLLADA announcement, the site has converted all existing 15,000 public models over to the .dae format and will automatically convert and store any new models published to the public warehouse in both formats.

"Khronos warmly welcomes Dassault Systèmes' adoption of COLLADA to foster the widely accessible exchange of 3D models on 3DVIA.com. Use of COLLADA will not only enable a vibrant modeling community across diverse markets, it will protect designers' investment in assets as their design flow evolves over the years," said Neil Trevett, president of the Khronos Group and vice president of NVIDIA.

“Our goal is to make it extremely easy for a broad community to leverage 3D as a communication medium—empowering all kinds of people to create and share professional quality, 3D experiences,” said Lynne Wilson, CEO of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DVIA brand. “Having both 3DXML and COLLADA uniquely positions 3DVIA.com to collect, showcase and share the wide array of 3D content created by the both the CAD and DCC communities.”

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