3 July 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From SolidSmack.com: Ask the Reader: What Version of SolidWorks Are You Using? (Oh, and Tips.) - “Right now, I currently have 3 versions of SolidWorks installed on my computer - 2007, 2008, and 2009Beta. oh, and 2005 till just recently. It’s crazy I tell ya. I use 2008 mostly right now, but have to switch back to 2007 for some model…”
From RobiNZ CAD Blog: Duplicated contact in Outlook? Let it merge the changes - “I use the Grab feature from LinkedIn to gather contact details from emails and also manually sync some contacts between work home…”
From the COFES.com blog: My granddaughter, Ruth Cooper, is a new mom! - “If you’ve been to COFES, you’ve met Ruth. Her husband Jason called me a little while ago to say that Ruth gave birth today at 8:27 pm EDT to a healthy boy! Name, weight, etc…”
From WorldCAD Access: Dassault Unloads French Sales Team - “Dassault Systemes today exited direct sales of its PLM software in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Thought Leadership - Why your firm should embrace it - “I was speaking recently with a CAD Manager who said that his firm did not really embrace the concept of people in their firm being thought leaders…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: MB Event in Taiwan - “For anyone who will be in Taiwan the second week of July, there will be an event featuring MotionBuilder…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Contex Acquires IDEAL Scanner Distribution Division - “Purchase of company’s largest U.S. distributor said to enable more direct support to business partners, distributors, and dealers…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: OptiTex and NVIDIA Join Forces to Promote
Green Technology - “CAD/CAM 2D and 3D tools can help eliminate waste and reduce energy required for transportation…”
From Engineeringtalk: Consortium helps members cut environmental impact - “The EMIT Consortium will help members design for minimum environmental impact, including low carbon footprint, energy efficiency, reduced wastes and emissions and avoidance of restricted substances…”
From Engineeringtalk: Online catalogue boosts filtration sales - “Hi Plains Filtration wanted an easy-to-use online catalogue with both graphical and attribute search for its customers…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: ERP helps sales, improves credit control - “Having experienced substantial growth over the last few years a saw blade manufacturer said it was essential to implement an efficient and reliable ERP system to improve credit control…”
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AUGI Wishlist-Voting Now Open from the CAD-a-Blog
New Name/URL For CAD-a-Blog from the CAD-a-Blog
Acuity Brands Lighting Content - Release Two from the Revit OpEd blog
ALSO IN THE NEWS
ANSYS Shares Falls by Jefferies Downgrade from TenLinks
Autodesk Releases Mechanical Desktop 2008 SP 2 from TenLinks
Autodsys Releases AcceliCAD 2009 with Custom Entity Display from TenLinks
AxSTREAM Turbomachinery Flow Path Design Course, Oct 7-9, Boston MA from MCADCafe
CCE Opens Office in South Carolina from TenLinks
CFdesign v10 Upfront CFD Focuses on First-Time User Experience from MCADCafe
Clarizen 2.1 Project Management Integrates with SolidWorks from TenLinks
Creaform to Bundle Rapidform XOS 3D Scanner with Handyscan from TenLinks
Dassault Spins Off France Sales Division to Keonys from TenLinks
Dassault Systemes Spins Off its French PLM Sales Division “DSF” to Keonys from MCADCafe
EAC Opens PTC Training Center in Ohio from TenLinks
Evolve Launches UK CAD Managers Survey 2008 from TenLinks
FARO Offers ‘Gage-PLUS’ Online Video for QC Technology from TenLinks
Geometric and Wonderware Partner to Deliver Manufacturing Solutions from MCADCafe
Hi Plains Filtration Selects Catalog Data Solutions from TenLinks
Lantek Opens Office in Argentina from TenLinks
Microdesk to Sell Adobe Products from TenLinks
Rapidform and Creaform Announce Sales Agreement and Bundle Offer from MCADCafe
Rewriting the Rules of PDM (CADALYST Magazine) from CADwire.net - All CAD industry articles
Sogeti’s Manager Sottocasa to Keynote at PLM Road Map from TenLinks
Stephen Diehl Named President and CEO of Surfware, Inc from MCADCafe
Surfware Names Stephen Diehl as President, CEO from TenLinks
Surfware to Launch SURFCAM Velocity 4.0 at IMTS Expo from TenLinks
Surfware to Present Major New Release of SURFCAM Velocity(R) 4 Powered by TrueMill(R) at IMTS 2008 from MCADCafe