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21 Dec 1999 (Issue 30)

  • Pathtrace preceded the Unigraphics ISO 9001/TickIT registration
  • Dassault Systems plans for SAFEWORK
  • CollabWare Internet CAD software for $29.95 per month in Beta test
  • Agile Software selected as one of Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2000, SolidWorks named a PEER Award Vendor
  • Parametrics for CADKEY 99, LMS International plans to grow North American business, Mentor Graphics signs distribution agreement with L&H Consultants
  • EAI launches VisConcept, EdgeCAM machines directly from Parasolid, Working Model 4D merges motion and FEA
  • The danger of migrating to direct web sales
  • SolidDesigner 2000 adds five new modules, SDRC ships Metaphase 3.2 with Change Management solution, ACIS 6.0 improves surfacing and tolerant modeling
  • Competitive wins for Unigraphics Solutions at Bonfiglioli Group, for Tecnomatix at Fiat Avio, for think3 at Perception Kayak and Tycos Tool and Die
  • Upcoming events

    • 14 Dec 1999 (Issue 29)

  • Y2K announcements from Cyco (it won't happen) and Unigraphics Solutions (in case it does)
  • Unigraphics Solutions ISO 9001 registration - a CAD/CAM first
  • Joint Strike Fighter team uses advanced CAD/CAM technologies, STEP Tools, Inc., developers of STEP integration software toolkits, this week launches its Advanced Technology Project
  • MeshSim for ACIS
  • SensAble wins CGW award
  • Competitive wins at Gamesa Aeronautica by UGS, Avondale Industries by MSC.Software, DMT by CoCreate OneSpace, SDRC Metaphase at Renault VI/Mack Group, Scania by Analogy's SaberHarness
  • Intense3D's graphics screamer Wildcat card and ICS Zx10 ViZual Workstation
  • Cadcentre acquires Kvaerner and DuPont database software, Agile Software commands an Everest valuation of $3.4 billion, Dassault Systemes to acquire SAFEWORK
  • Upcoming events

    • 7 Dec 1999 (Issue 28)

  • TechniCom reviews NavisWorks from LightWork Design
  • Matra Datavision announces Open CASCADE open source strategy
  • How Autodesk Inventor differs from the traditional history based modeling systems
  • Parasolid supports local operations
  • Agile Software completes acquisition of Digital Market
  • Product upgrades: Algor new surface-to-surface contact capability, Parasolid Version 11.1 Extreme Modeling, SurfaceWorks 2.5 new functions and SurfaceWorks Flattener
  • Awards won by Spatial's 3Dmodelserver.com, Axiomatic Design Software's Acclaro, C-MOLD's KnowHow! technology, and Pro/ENGINEER Behavioral Modeling
  • CADKEY offers Merlin VR and Merlin 3D, CoCreate Software interoperates with Elysium technology
  • Competitive wins by Unigraphics Solutions, ICAM, Tecnomatix, and Engineering Animation
  • Upcoming events

    • 26 Nov 1999 (Issue 27)

  • TechniCom reviews SDRC's Artisan Series 4
  • Additional discussion on direct face modeling versus history based modeling
  • Response to CAD definition questions
  • A tool for evaluating design chain engineering at your company
  • Competitive wins by Exa Corporation at Audi, SolidWorks at Evergreen Packaging, Solid Edge at Heatcraft Refrigeration, MSC.Software at Boeing, PTC's Windchill Sourcing Factor! at Timberjack Group, UGS at ANCA
  • Product upgrades to CADKEY 99, Immersive Design IPA 6.0, KTI Knowledge-based Process Modeler, SIMUL8 2000 Version 6, VX Vision FabDesign
  • Marketing announcements by Unigraphics Solutions Inc. and C-MOLD for Mold IQ, Algor to offer ITI's Parasolid import
  • Financial announcements by Rand A Technology PTC agreement, Agile Software  second quarter fiscal 2000 report, Autodesk third quarter ended October 31, 1999 report
  • Upcoming events

    • 12 November 1999 (Issue 26)

  • IronCAD's direct face modeling versus history based modeling discussion
  • Paraform 1.2 review - direct polygonal modeling speeds the process
  • IBM and Dassault Systemes announce CATIA Version 5 Release 3
  • New announcements by Framework Technologies of ActiveProject v2000/E, LMS International of CAT/SYSNOISE Rev 1.0, Metaphase Configure suite, Alibre web-centric mechanical design service, HALODECK MasterTool for reverse engineering machined parts, Magics Communicator conferencing tool
  • RealityWave VizStream WebKit announced, 35,000 Solid Edge Origin users sign up
  • Product upgrades for ITI CADfix and Moldflow MPI
  • Competitive wins for SDRC at US Army and Joe Gibbs Racing, for SolidWorks at Sandia Labs, for EAI at UNARCO
  • Upcoming events

    • 5 November 1999 (Issue 25)

  • Follow up from last week on IronCAD and pricing clarification
  • Exa Corporation, announces e-CFD, an ASP
  • ACIS JetScream Husk announced and 3Dmodelserver.com registration up
  • Constructw@re, an interesting extranet
  • Financial results summary adds UGS and Rand
  • Unigraphics Solutions third quarter software revenue grows 22%
  • DFM Concurrent Costing reads/analyzes CAD data
  • SRAC COSMOS/Edge adds associativity
  • CATIA Version 4 Release 2.2 enhances functions
  • Cyco Auto Manager View 3.1 reads more AutoCAD data
  • Competitive wins: UGS for Boeing's NC, CoCreate for Elma Electronics CAD, CATIA for Prévost Car CAD, EAI at PSA Peugeot Citroen and Western Star Trucks
  • EAI and ANSYS management changes
  • Upcoming events

    • 29 October 1999 (Issue 24)

  • EMT Software's Auto-Z review
  • IronCAD 3.0 review
  • Tata Technologies joins the Metaphase Enterprise Solution Provider program
  • Engineering Animation, Inc. third quarter 1999 financial results as bad as expected
  • Autodesk new versions of AutoSketch and QuickCAD at less than $100
  • Spatial's new ACIS direct Translator Husks for CATIA and Pro/ENGINEER
  • Autodesk spins off buzzsaw.com
  • Competitive wins by PTC, SDRC, and SolidWorks
  • Executives on the move at Autodesk, buzzsaw.com, and SmarTeam
  • Upcoming events

    • 22 October 1999 (Issue 23)

  • Third quarter financial results summary table
  • Results review for Dassault Systemes
  • Results review for ANSYS
  • Results review for MSC.Software
  • Results review for SDRC
  • Results review for Spatial
  • PTC signs two agreements with web based software vendors to extend Windchill
  • Competitive wins by CoCreate, UG Solutions, PTC, SDRC and Tecnomatix
  • Upcoming events

    • 15 October 1999 (Issue 22)

  • Correction: CATIA Free Style Shaper developed by Dassault Systemes
  • CoCreate enhancements to OneSpace
  • EAI and CoCreate ally to offer CoCreate's OneSpace via EAI's e-Vis.com
  • Applied 3D Science announces ParaLogixOEM, a toolkit for Parasolid Developers
  • LightWork Design NavisWorks navigates huge shaded models on standard PC's
  • 3Dmodelserver.com now in open beta testing
  • A new support paradigm -CADKEY LiveCast
  • C-MOLD and HKS to develop ABAQUS/C-MOLD
  • SolidMech parametric parts library SolidWorks 99 Gold Logo certified
  • VDS discounts IronCAD for CoCreate customers
  • PTC wins at Motorola and wins 4500 Windchill seats at General Electric Company plc.
  • PTC earnings and forecast upbeat
  • Spatial third quarter revenue to be below expectations
  • Upcoming events

    • 8 October 1999 (Issue 21)

  • TechniCom attends CATIA users meeting (COE)
  • IBM to trim its consumer personal computer business
  • SDRC misses revenues and earnings estimates
  • EAI restates (and lowers) its previous financial results
  • Autodesk adds AutoCAD 2000 software to its OEM component licensing program
  • Fall Unigraphics Users Group Conference focuses on the future of worldwide collaboration
  • STEP Tools wins $2 million US Government sponsored Advanced Technology Program competition
  • HP servers and Unigraphics Solutions iMAN scale to 12,000 concurrent users
  • FreeForm available from IST
  • CATIA-CADAM Solutions Version 4 Release 2.2 available
  • think3 announces thinkdesign 4.0
  • Applied 3D Science receives funding for new CAD system
  • Parametric Technology Corporation wins big with three orders
  • Former CEO of Cimatron finds new company
  • Upcoming events

    • 1 October 1999 (Issue 20)

  • Prescient Technologies demos their quality checking software
  • About think3's latest release and market strategy
  • Helix Capture automatically converts 2D to 3D solids
  • Bentley Systems positions MicroStation Modeler, announces Projectivity
  • SolidWorks eDrawings: free, fast and intelligent
  • CATIA wins at Embraer, SDRC at Engel
  • IBM and Dassault Systemes announce the ENOVIA Portfolio, a conceptual structure
  • Upgrades include IronCAD 3.0 announced with 3D parametrics, ConceptWorks 2.0, version 5.3 of ACIS 3D Toolkit
  • SDRC closes the TD Technologies acquisition
  • Upcoming events

    • 24 September 1999 (Issue 19)

  • 3D View from Actify
  • Simul8 low cost discrete simulation software
  • TechniCom pricing study, Edition 8 available
  • eWeekly new subscription contest continues
  • Clarification of last weeks articles about Visio and CoCreate
  • New announcement summaries for CSA/VISUAL FEA modeling for AutoCAD, ICAM floating license for CAM-POST, CADMAX Solid Master, and PTC partners with Lightwork Design
  • Can a mechanical system be used for creative industrial design?
  • Students think IronCAD is easy to use
  • Upcoming events

    • 17 September 1999 (Issue 18)

    From the CTS show in Detroit, MI

  • Unigraphics Version 16
  • Varimetrix VX Vision Version 2
  • CADKEY 99 focuses on interoperability
  • Autodesk announcs (finally) the shipment of Autodesk Inventor
  • CoCreate SolidDesigner Version 7.1 offers very fast drawings of large models
  • SmarTeam adds to its product data management offerings
  • The PrescientQA family
  • SDRC and Hewlett Packard Ford "C3P Quick Start" bundle
  • think3 terminates SofTech reseller agreement
  • Competitive wins Unigraphics Solutions and SolidWorks
  • SDRC acquired Enterprise Software Products
  • Microsoft acquires Visio and Visio drops IntelliCAD development
  • More about CTS announcements next week

    • Upcoming events

    10 September 1999 (Issue 17)

  • TechniCom visits the CTS show this week
  • WorkSpace5 robotics software incorporates ACIS 5.0
  • Buy CAD software online and eliminate salesmen
  • Visio Corp. ships Visio 2000 Technical Edition
  • Intergraph's SmartSketch gets highest rating from two magazines
  • MSC.software ports to Linux and offers free computers
  • HOOPS 3D Application Framework (HOOPS/3dAF) V4.5 ships
  • Autodesk discusses their Mechanical software releases for 1999
  • Competitive win for 60 seats of SolidWorks

    • 3 September 1999 (Issue 16)

  • A review of Autodesk Inventor
  • A review of Pro/DESKTOP 2000i
  • AutoCAD 2000 faster than R14 by 44%, HP's large format plotters, SRAC's unique analysis over the Internet offering
  • Intergraph exits the workstation business, think3's Costello to run sales while offering VAR sales persons stock options
  • CAM companies Delcam and Surfware offer better interoperability
  • Upcoming events

    • 27 August 1999 (Issue 15)

  • Linius Technologies EMbassy wire harness system review
  • Autodesk most recent quarterly revenue down 11%
  • Wins for Solid Edge at OSU; SDRC Metaphase at Seagate; UG at Rieter Textile Systems; PTC at Outboard Marine Corporation
  • Intergraph blames Intel for the collapse of its computer business; SDRC and HP open Metaphase Solution Center in Japan
  • New announcements of GeometryQA for Pro/ENGINEER; Paraform 1.0; ADAMS V10.0 with ADAMS/Engine
  • Executive moves by Richard Belluzzo and Rob Burgess
  • Upcoming events

    • 20 August 1999 (Issue 14)

  • Spatial Inc. announces a web based translation service for end users
  • Ashlar focuses on industrial design
  • SensAble price errata
  • TechniCom's latest pricing study reveals continuing, but slowing price drops for CAD software
  • Design quality software article available
  • New announcements: the availability of AutoCAD LT 2000, Algor, Inc. using Webcasts effectively, Baystate Technologies changes its name to CADKEY Corporation, SolidWorks is using Immersive Design software
  • MSC.Software introduces a new on-line demand pricing paradigm
  • Executive changes at New Technologies and Spatial

    • 13 August 1999 (Issue 13)

  • Unigraphics Solutions agrees to purchase Applicon
  • SensAble Technologies announces FreeForm
  • Worldwide mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE new license revenue on pace to grow 7% in 1999
  • Parametric Technology Corporation acquires ModelCHECK software from RAND
  • Executive appointments by Autodesk and think3
  • Financial results by Cimatron and MSC.Software
  • Unigraphics Solutions second quarter 1999 software revenues increase 23%
  • Silicon Graphics Inc. plans to lay off 1,000 to 1,500 employees
  • Upcoming events

    • 23 July 1999 (Issue 12)

  • TechniCom reviews ICEM styling solutions
  • About Delcam
  • Bullish earnings reported by ANSYS, SDRC, and Dassault Systemes
  • Difficult earnings quarters reported by MDI, Spatial, and PTC
  • Dassault Systemes announces the long awaited Version 5 Release 2 with P1 platform
  • SGI and StereoGraphics Corp. enable stereoscopic visualization
  • Sun Microsystems and Unigraphics Solutions test iMAN for 12,000 users on a server
  • Solid Edge Origin program provides free 2D drafting
  • Upcoming events

    • 16 July 1999 (Issue 11)

  • eWeekly editor attends Unigraphics meeting
  • TekSoft's CAMWorks automates the machining process
  • Executive changes at 3D Systems and Cimatron
  • Autodesk, Inc. delivers one millionth copy of AutoCAD LT
  • New announcements by Autodesk and Baystate Technologies
  • Centric Software floats private placement
  • CIMLOGIC and Design Technologies PDM/Works for SolidWorks announce products
  • PTC announces new ICEM products
  • STEP Tools ships new software
  • Big orders received by PTC, SDRC and UG Solutions
  • Lower than expected earnings by PTC, Spatial, MDI and Intergraph
  • Upcoming events

    • 9 July 1999 (Issue 10)

  • SensAble set to announce breakthrough CAID application
  • Clarification of wiring capability of SolidWorks 99
  • CAD companies reporting lower than expected earnings: Visio, Spatial, MDI, PTC
  • Algor introduces InCADPlus data transfer from Pro/ENGINEER
  • AutoCAD LT sells one millionth copy
  • CGTech's high-speed machining technology
  • Upcoming events

    • 2 July 1999 (Issue 9)

  • SolidWorks 99, a release aimed at new users
  • RevWorks reverse engineering software
  • Unigraphics Solutions announces MoldWizard
  • Competitive win by debis Systemhaus
  • Really big data management wins by UGS and PTC
  • Windows NT garners 60+% of shipments . . .
  • Upcoming events

    • 25 June 1999 (Issue 8)

  • A review of Solid Edge V7
  • TekSoft announces CAMWorks
  • Unigraphics allies with Intergraph Federal Systems on CAD2
  • AeroHydro MSPLEX translates compound curved surfaces
  • EAI rolls out e-Vis with Sauer-Sundstrand
  • ANSYS, Inc. one of BusinessWeek 100 "Hot Growth Companies"
  • Hyco International, Inc. selects 50 seats of Solid Edge
  • Alias|Wavefront announces Maya 2
  • MacNeal-Schwendler becomes MSC.Software
  • Moldflow Corporation and C-MOLD partner with Solid Edge

    • 18 June 1999 (Issue 7)

  • UG/WAVE, a tool for systems engineering
  • Spatial Technology intends to acquire Sven Technologies
  • New announcements by ANSYS, EAI, Tecnomatix, Moldflow, and SGI
  • Industry veterans Rimoldi and Gallello to new positions
  • Educational CAD provided free by PTC and IronCAD
  • Competitive wins by Deneb and InPart

    • 11 June 1999 (Issue 6)

  • Pro/MECHANICA 2000i
  • SDRC I-DEAS Release 7
  • Announcements by 3Dlabs, Cyco, EAI, Immersive Design, and SolidWorks
  • CAD veteran Miller resurfaces
  • Free CAD?
  • UG Solutions wins at Sulzer

    • 4 June 1999 (Issue 5)

  • ConceptWorks collaboration software
  • New announcements by EAI, Baystate, and PTC
  • Wins by SDRC Metaphase, SolidWorks, and UG Solutions
  • What we learned at the Boothroyd & Dewhurst International Forum of DFMA
  • IronCAD Release 2 (review)

    • 28 May 1999 (Issue 4)

  • Autodesk financials show decline
  • Baystate and Surfware partner
  • BBRS lowers MCAD forecast
  • MSC agrees to acquire MARC
  • Solid Edge V7 launched
  • SRAC COSMOS/Works 5.0 announced
  • Visio IntelliCAD new functionality
  • PTC partners with CGTech
  • Lockheed selects FEMAP
  • CoCreate SolidDesigner 7 (review)

    • 21 May 1999 (Issue 3)

  • Industry veterans announced relocations
  • More on the workstation (supercomputer) front
  • TechniCom begins the update of the 8th edition of its MCAD pricing study
  • A review of Parametric Technology's Behavioral Modeling
  • Upcoming events

    • 14 May 1999 (Issue 2)

  • PTC post-processor partners change
  • Evans & Sutherland new E&S Tornado 3000 graphics subsystem
  • Intergraph's ExtremeZ GX1 RipZ server
  • Announcements: Moldflow Corporation Moldflow Plastics Insight (MPI), Spatial Technology Inc. IntraVISION 4.0, Parasolid Version 11, Template Graphics Software 3Space Converter
  • A closer look at Catia V5 Release 1 and CATIA KnowledgeWare
  • Upcoming events

    • 7 May 1999 (inaugural issue 1)

  • UG Solutions announced iMAN
  • UG Solutions first quarter of 1999 ending 31 March 1999 revenues up 22%
  • Autodesk lowers their earnings estimates for the upcoming quarter ending 30 April
  • Dassault Systemes 1999 first quarter total revenue increases 24%
  • MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. launches e-commerce and community framework site at www.Engineering-e.com
  • Intergraph releases SmartSketch 3.0
  • Ray Kurland, eWeekly editor, pens a sidebar for Joel Orr's upcoming book "The World of EEM"
  • ICAM Technologies terminates OEM agreement with PTC
  • Matra Datavision signs three year, $85 million contract with Renault Automobile

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