WATERLOO, ON, Canada, Jun 26, 2020 – Maplesoft, a provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics, today announced they will now provide direct sales and support to all customers in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The move to localized sales and support in these countries highlights the importance of these markets to Maplesoft. As a result of this shift, Maplesoft’s current partner, CANdiensten will cease to distribute Maplesoft products by the end of 2020.

Maplesoft representatives in sales, customer service and technical support are now available to immediately support new and existing customers of Maple, the technical computing and calculation management software, and MapleSim, the advanced system-level modeling and simulation tool, as well as all related products. Additionally, Maplesoft customers in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg can now take advantage of the benefits provided by Maplesoft Client Success, a team dedicated to helping Maple users more effectively utilize Maplesoft products.

“We are looking forward to directly interacting with our extensive user base in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg. A direct presence in these countries will allow us better opportunities to connect with our customers in order to more effectively understand their needs and support them,” said Laurent Bernardin, Maplesoft’s President and CEO. “We thank CANdiensten for many years of a close and successful partnership.”

About Maplesoft

Maplesoft has provided mathematics-based software solutions to educators, engineers, and researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for over 30 years. Maplesoft’s flagship product, Maple, combines the world’s most powerful mathematics engine with an interface that makes it extremely easy to analyze, explore, visualize, and solve mathematical problems. Building on this technology, the product line includes solutions for education and research, system simulation, calculation management, and systems engineering.

Maplesoft products provide modern, innovative solutions to meet today’s technical challenges, from exploring math concepts on a smartphone to reducing development risk in complex engineering design projects. Maplesoft products and services are used by more than 8000 educational institutions, research labs, and companies, in over 90 countries.

Maplesoft is a subsidiary of Cybernet Systems Group. For more information about Maplesoft, visit www.maplesoft.com.

LUCERNE, Switzerland, Jun 26, 2020 – announces the release of v7.0 for BETA License Manager, with extended capabilities and highly anticipated features.

Note that some of the implemented new features are dependent to the version of the BETA CAE Systems software products. This means that they are compliant only with specific versions of the software of BETA, as marked in the documentation accordingly.

However, all previous software versions will continue working either with BETA LM v6.4 or v7.0.

There are many new things to look forward to in this new version:

Enhancements

The capability to filter the licensed features, so as to idle, limit, allow or deny their usage, based on user, group of users, IP address or hostname, has been introduced.

The new time-based licensing scheme offers flexibility through a time-based batch credit system, designed to serve a huge number of small jobs (e.g. ANSA/META scripts in a DOE study).

New potential arises with the Virtual Machine support – as well as with the teamed network interface support.

Abundant developments took place providing enhanced performance, better stability and enriched reporting, such as: BETA software suite version & GPU, as well as detailed shared BETA software suite information in beta_lm_stat, total clients connected and total/average waiting time in beta_lm.log and many more.

For more details about the new software features, enhancements and corrections please, refer to the Release Notes document.

Communication with License Manager

BETA suite would fail to cycle through all the available License Servers, when trying to re-acquire license credits.

On top of that, as far as the Idle User Timeout is concerned, ANSA would fail to turn in Idle Status, while remaining in Launcher window mode.

Network Interfaces

When switching network interfaces, the Shared Licensing feature would not always be respected.

Moreover, BETA License Manager might fail to generate a valid host key, in case of teamed network interfaces.

For more details about the new software features, enhancements and corrections please, refer to the Release Notes document, as well as the Setup Guide.

Compatibility

In principle, BETA LM Tools 7.0 does not require a new license file. Existing license files are compatible with the new license manager unless the existing license file had been issued for a Virtual Machine.

The new version is compatible with all the previously released BETA CAE Systems software.

Future versions of BETA CAE Systems software will continue to be compatible with the previous version of BETA LM Tools.

Improvements apply to all versions of BETA CAE Systems software with performance being further increased for software released after the 14th of September 2015.

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Where to download from

Customers who are served directly by BETA CAE Systems, or its subsidiaries, may download the new software, examples and documentation from their account on our server. They can access their account through the “sign in” link at our web site.
Contact us if you miss your account details. The Downloads menu items give you access to the public downloads.
Customers who are served by a local business agent should contact the local support channel for software distribution details.

About BETA CAE Systems

BETA CAE Systems is a private engineering software company committed to the development of state of the art CAE software systems that meet the requirements of all simulation disciplines. The company’s products, the ANSA pre-processor/ EPILYSIS solver and META post-processor suite, and SPDRM, the simulation-process-data-and-resources manager, hold a worldwide leading position across a range of industries, including the automotive, railway vehicles, aerospace, motorsports, chemical processes engineering, energy, electronics, heavy machinery, power tools, and biomechanics.

Committed to its mission to produce best-in-class CAE software systems, BETA CAE Systems offers products that consistently exceed expectations and provides exemplary technical support to its customers. The company’s continuously growth attest to the high level of customer satisfaction and user confidence. For more information, visit http://www.beta-cae.com.

ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jun 25, 2020 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata Simulation and Analysis (S&A) Market Analysis Report. This report deepens the S&A market analysis conducted as part of the CIMdata 2020 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The well-known PLM MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during the calendar year 2019. It contains analyses of major trends and issues, revenues of leading PLM providers, and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The 2020 S&A MAR is a 120+-page report containing over 40 tables and charts of data detailing the worldwide S&A market along a number of dimensions. It also includes an update on CIMdata’s S&A segmentation, a discussion of trends in the S&A industry, and updates on the top S&A solution providers.

S&A Market History and CIMdata Growth Estimates

According to Mr. Don Tolle, CIMdata’s Practice Manager for Simulation-Driven Systems Development, “Today detailed geometric modeling, simulation, and analysis for virtual prototyping and verification/validation still makes up the majority of the S&A market segment. But to support the development of and lifecycle support for smart, connected products, systems-level behavior modeling, simulation, and analysis are increasingly recognized as must-have core competencies to enable the digitalization of product development, manufacturing, and in-service lifecycle operations by leveraging physics-based Digital Twins. The emergence of physics-based digital twins and real-time data analytics from IoT-enabled smart systems offer access to unprecedented product performance knowledge from today’s products. Both end-users and design engineers can benefit from this knowledge. End-users, in how best to optimize their product use and effectiveness. And design engineers who can leverage this knowledge to create innovative new products to meet ever more demanding customer and regulatory requirements.

“To meet these industry challenges, there is a strong industry focus on creating collaborative product innovation platforms that enable cross-domain digital process threads (including mechanical, electronics, software, controls, chemistry, materials, and other physics) that can be shared, continuously improved, and managed throughout the product development lifecycle. The major software and services solution providers are investing heavily in R&D to create new model-driven, integrated MBSE, PLM, and S&A capabilities as well as adding new leading-edge technologies by acquiring or partnering with smaller, innovative solutions providers.”

As shown in the following chart, in 2019, S&A revenues grew to nearly $7.2 billion, an increase of 11% over the $6.4 billion in 2018. According to Mr. Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata’s Vice President, “The S&A segment had another solid year, just below our forecast. CIMdata continues to see S&A move ‘upfront’ in the product development process (i.e., to the left side of the Systems Engineering Vee), helping companies evaluate multiple design concepts and optimize performance before committing to the final hardware and software design. For the first time this year, CIMdata is including a chart detailing our estimate of the S&A market revenue breakdown by application segment. This initial estimate was developed, in part, through our consulting work with the financial and PLM communities over the last decade. We include it in the S&A MAR this year, and we welcome feedback from the S&A solution community to help efine it.”

The COVID-19 pandemic will cause all of the PLM segments CIMdata measures to take a pause, with S&A one of only two segments CIMdata estimates will have growth in 2020. For 2020, CIMdata forecasts that the S&A sub-sector will grow only 0.6% overall and have revenues of just under $7.2 billion. CIMdata expects that S&A will continue to be one of the more rapidly growing segments within the tools sector of PLM over the next five years, and forecasts that this market sector will reach $10.3 billion in 2024, with a 7.6% CAGR.”

The 2020 CIMdata S&A Market Analysis Report is available for purchase at http://www.cimdata.com/en/research/plm-market-analysis-report-series.

BEND, OR, USA and WESSLING, Germany, Jun 25, 2020 – Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, and OPEN MIND, a leading developer of CAD/CAM software solutions worldwide, today announce that HOOPS Exchange, the industry’s fastest and most accurate CAD data access and reuse technology for manufacturing and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) workflows, will be integrated into hyperMILL and hyperCAD-S to ensure that all CAD and PMI data is transferred seamlessly between applications.

PMI (Product and manufacturing information) data is transferred seamlessly

“Tech Soft 3D is a trusted, reliable development partner who helps us implement specific requirements and accommodate customer requests,” said Dr. Josef Koch, CTO at OPEN MIND Technologies, AG. “This kind of responsiveness is critical in our industry, as well as interoperability with multiple CAD formats – HOOPS Exchange is the leading product in this area and was an easy choice for us. We are very happy to be able to offer our customers the ability to work with any CAD file type now, and not to fear any loss of data integrity when sharing files.”

hyperMILL is a modular complete CAM solution for 2.5D, 3D, 5-axis, HSC/HPC, and mill-turning processes, and also includes special applications and highly efficient automation solutions. The CAM software provides technology-leading geometry analysis and tool path calculations. There are specialized routines designed for efficient programming and machining of these components on 5-axis milling or mill-turn machines. Robust CNC post processors are also provided to assure strong communication to machine tool controllers.

“Digital transformation is happening at lightning speed within the manufacturing industry and we are committed to helping our partners, such as OPEN MIND, keep pace with this rapid momentum,” said Lionel Vieilly, Product Manager at Tech Soft 3D. “Fast access to the full integrity of data, being able to use that data without the need for an additional translator, extreme performance with low memory usage – these are all paramount to quickly building robust, sophisticated 3D applications and we are proud to be the ones our partners look to as the gold standard.”

About Tech Soft 3D

Tech Soft 3D is the leading global provider of development tools that help software teams deliver successful applications. Established in 1996 and headquartered in Bend, Oregon, Tech Soft 3D also has offices in California, France, England and Japan. The company’s toolkit products power nearly 500 unique applications running on hundreds of millions of computers worldwide. For more information, visit www.techsoft3d.com.

About OPEN MIND Technologies AG

OPEN MIND is one of the world’s most sought-after developers of powerful CAM solutions for machine and controller-independent programming.

OPEN MIND develops optimized CAM solutions that include a high number of innovative features not available elsewhere to deliver significantly higher performance in both programming and machining. Strategies such as 2.5D, 3D as well as 5-axis milling/mill turning, and machining operations like HSC and HPC are efficiently built into the hyperMILL® CAM system. hyperMILL® provides the maximum possible benefits to customers thanks to its full compatibility with all current CAD solutions and extensive programming automation.

OPEN MIND strives to be the best and most innovative CAD/CAM manufacturer in the world, helping it become one of the top five in the CAM industry according to the “NC Market Analysis Report 2020” compiled by CIMdata. The CAD/CAM solutions of OPEN MIND fulfil the highest demands in the automotive, tool and mold manufacturing, production machining, medical, job shops, energy and aerospace industries. OPEN MIND is represented in all key markets in Asia, Europe and America, and is a Mensch und Maschine company. For more information, visit www.openmind-tech.com.

CAMARILLO, CA, USA, Jun 25, 2020 – Further establishing itself as a leader in artificial intelligence for the manufacturing industry, ESPRIT by DP Technology announces extended support for Mazak Smooth Ai CNC. ESPRIT produces machine-optimized, edit-free G-code programs, program optimization, and machine simulation for Mazak’s entire line of machine tools. The extended support offered by ESPRIT for Mazak’s new Smooth Ai CNCs includes the ability to utilize the ESPRIT digital twin inside the CNC.  This new capability is the result of years of collaborative partnership between DP Technology and Mazak Japan and an exciting example of what’s on the horizon for the industry at large.

With this extended support, the ESPRIT project data is synchronized with the Mazak Smooth Ai CNC. The synchronized project data includes the part and stock models, workholding, tooling, work offsets, tool offsets, and G-code program. With the synchronization between ESPRIT CAM and Mazak Smooth Ai, users can now preview the entire machining process virtually on the CNC, using the ESPRIT digital twin, before executing the program on the CNC machine. As a result, manual data input is eliminated, and the machine operator is offered greater assurance of the machining process. This results in shorter setup and prove-out times, and higher quality first-article run-offs.

Powered by the industry-proven AI engine, ESPRIT CAM is well known for its machine-optimized, edit-free G-code. Pairing the high-quality project data from ESPRIT with Smooth Ai provides end users with a streamlined machining experience and the confidence that what they see on the digital twin is what they will get on the real machine.

To learn more about the partnership between ESPRIT and Mazak, visit ESPRIT’s partnership page.

About ESPRIT and DP Technology Corp.

DP Technology Corp. is a leading developer and supplier of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. ESPRIT®, DP Technology’s flagship product, ESPRIT®, is a powerful CAM system for CNC programming, optimization, and simulation—supporting the entire manufacturing process. With factory-certified post processors delivering machine-optimized G-code and ESPRIT’s ability to solve unique challenges with automation solutions, ESPRIT is the smart manufacturing solution for any machining application. With world-class technical support, ESPRIT empowers you to get started quickly and keep running at top efficiency. ESPRIT is the only CAM system you’ll ever need.

DP Technology reinforces its commitment to technical excellence by dedicating nearly 20 percent of its annual revenue to ongoing research and product development. This long-term focus has produced powerful technological innovations that have placed ESPRIT in an industry-leading position since its market launch in 1985.

SUNNYVALE, CA, USA, Jun 25, 2020 – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced the introduction of a Hardware-as-a-Service option for its Transportation fleet mobility solutions. This new service consists of four bundles, enabling fleets to purchase Trimble hardware and software solutions and upgrade without upfront capital investment. Each of these bundles is designed to help fleets predictably manage technology expenses while gaining access to the latest innovations from Trimble, including 4G LTE connectivity and a streamlined, Android-powered user experience.

“The launch of Trimble’s Hardware-as-a-Service options gives fleets the ability to purchase hardware, software and professional services together for the first time,” said Jon Passman, chief product and marketing officer for Trimble Transportation. “By bundling our subscription and professional services with hardware for a single monthly price, customers can receive the services they value, our assistance in deploying and using them and the predictability of new hardware each term without any upfront capital investment.”

Trimble’s mobility bundles are tiered into four categories:  Premier, Professional, Flex and Base, each designed with easy-to-understand solutions and straightforward pricing. The new bundles deliver core telematics and regulatory components with additional available solutions, including CoPilot® Truck in-cab navigation, Driver Retention Analytics, Automated Workflow and messaging in certain bundles—enabling carriers to select the right bundle to meet their specific business needs. Each bundle is backed by Trimble’s domain expertise and extensive integrations to Trimble and third-party back-office transportation management system (TMS) platforms.

“We are committed to making it easier for carriers to better serve their customers, improve the safety and efficiency of their operations and, ultimately save money,” said Passman. “We created these bundles to simplify the purchase process and take the complexity out of selecting the right solutions for a fleet’s unique needs.”

For more information on Trimble’s products and services, visit:  transportation.trimble.com/transportation-solutions.

About Trimble Transportation

Trimble Transportation is multi-modal and provides solutions for the long-haul trucking, field service management, rail and construction logistics industries to create a fully integrated supply chain. In trucking, Trimble provides enterprise and mobility solutions focused on business intelligence and data analytics; safety and regulatory compliance; navigation and routing; freight brokerage; supply chain visibility and final mile; transportation management and fleet maintenance. With an intelligent ecosystem of products and services, Trimble enables customers to embrace the rapid technological evolution of the industry and connect all aspects of transportation and logistics—trucks, drivers, back office, freight and assets. Through the combined legacy of ALK, PeopleNet, TMW Systems and 10-4 Systems, Trimble delivers an open, scalable platform to help customers make more informed decisions and maximize performance, visibility and safety. For more information about Trimble Transportation, visit:  https://www.trimble.com/transportation-logistics.

About Trimble

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

SUNNYVALE, CA, USA, Jun 25, 2020 – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced the global launch of its digital water and wastewater solutions, including its Telog IoT remote monitoring hardware, sensors and analytics software solutions. This geographic expansion enables water organizations around the globe to benefit from a platform of hardware and software that can be used to wirelessly monitor, analyze and maintain water, wastewater and stormwater networks.

Trimble’s range of advanced digital water solutions are used by thousands of water, wastewater and stormwater management utilities and private contractors throughout North America. The solutions help utilities improve drinking water quality, lower water loss and leakage, reduce wastewater and stormwater overflows and spills, and enhance regulatory compliance. By growing its network of business partners and resellers, Trimble is expanding its reach to provide international sales and support backed by Trimble’s team of water experts.

Trimble Unity software and Trimble’s Telog family of IoT remote monitoring hardware provide water organizations with a single modern digital platform for proactive wireless monitoring, asset and work management. The solutions enable utilities to enhance asset performance by putting real-time information at the center of utility operations, improving efficiency and safety through actionable intelligence. Applications for the Trimble digital water solutions include Non-Revenue Water (NRW), sewer flow and level management, water quality and resource monitoring.

“Water and wastewater utilities throughout the world are faced with the challenge of reducing water losses and the environmental impacts associated with aging, failing infrastructure,” said Alain Samaha, vice president and general manager of Trimble Utilities and Public Administration. “Expanding our geographic footprint to offer our digital water solutions globally will enable more utilities to leverage Trimble’s proven technology to gain deeper insights and help solve their asset management and operations challenges.”

Availability

Trimble’s digital water solutions are available now through Trimble Water and Trimble Water Authorized Business Partners.

1. For information on Trimble Unity software, visit:  www.trimblewater.com/trimble-unity.
2. For information on the Trimble Telog family of IoT Remote Monitoring solutions, visit: www.trimblewater.com/bysolutionarea#iot.
3. For full information on product availability and where to buy, contact Trimble Water at:  www.trimblewater.com/contact-us.

About Trimble’s Water Division

Trimble’s Water Division focuses on solving key challenges that water, wastewater and stormwater utilities face as their infrastructure ages; droughts, flooding and other environmental issues increase; and customer needs grow. Trimble’s solutions combine advanced positioning devices, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and communication technologies with enterprise, mobile and cloud software and analytics to provide utilities with a digital view and analysis of their networks. The solutions enable utilities to assess, monitor, inspect and manage their network in real-time—saving costs, reducing water loss, enhancing asset performance while improving regulatory compliance and customer service. For more information about Trimble’s Water solutions, visit:  www.TrimbleWater.com.

About Trimble

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:  www.trimble.com.

BROOKLYN, NY, USA, Jun 24, 2020 – MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), joins the Google for Education Integrated Solutions Initiative to deliver an even more powerful 3D printing experience for teachers and students.

The MakerBot Cloud platform, MakerBot’s print preparation and management solution, is now integrated with Google for Education to provide educators and students with an easy 3D printing workflow. One of the key challenges that teachers face when using 3D printers as a learning tool is how to best manage student submissions and print files. MakerBot Cloud enables educators to easily share, approve, queue, and print directly to MakerBot 3D printers. Whether they’re at home or in the classroom, teachers can access their students’ print submissions through MakerBot Cloud.

The MakerBot Cloud integration with Google For Education provides teachers with familiar tools as they get started with 3D printing with their students. Through the integration, educators and students can easily connect to MakerBot Cloud by using their Google credentials to log in with one click.

Educators can share their printer queue directly to Google Classroom, and students can submit their 3D print projects to MakerBot Cloud to be approved by their teachers for printing. Teachers can also save and organize their students’ design files to Google Drive.

“As a Google for Education partner, we are making it easier for teachers and students to join the MakerBot ecosystem and utilize the tools and resources we have available,” said Nadav Goshen, CEO, MakerBot. “We remain committed to supporting 3D printing education and will continue to develop solutions that will advance the possibilities of learning and innovation.”

As schools shift to adapt to a changing environment, the ability to collaborate with diverse learning environments is more important than ever. MakerBot Cloud allows users from anywhere in the world to access their 3D printers at any time.

For more information, visit makerbot.com/education.

About MakerBot

MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), is a global leader in the 3D printing industry. The company helps create the innovators of today and the businesses and learning institutions of the future. Founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY, MakerBot strives to redefine the standards for 3D printing for reliability, accessibility, precision, and ease-of-use. Through this dedication, MakerBot has one of the largest install bases in the industry and also runs Thingiverse, the largest 3D printing community in the world.

We believe there’s an innovator in everyone, so we make the 3D printing tools that make your ideas matter. Discover innovation with MakerBot 3D printing.

To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com, the MakerBot blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook.