Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad T400s laptop, created to give business users a thin and light yet powerful, feature-packed PC.

Dassault Systèmes has announced plans for a high-end stock 3D content marketplace on its popular 3D model community www.3DVIA.com.

This summer Siemens PLM Software is set to launch the second Solid Edge release based on its new Synchronous Technology. Al Dean got a sneak preview of the product that has helped drive the direct modelling revolution of the last 12 months

Inventor 2010 is one of the most significant releases in the product’s history. With new assembly-based simulation tools and plastic part and mould design technology, Autodesk is moving closer to fulfilling its digital prototyping vision, writes Al Dean

Atos Origin and PTC have announced they will partner to provide best-in-class Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions for discrete manufacturing companies in the Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Electronics & High Tech, Automotive, Medical and Consumer industries in Europe.

ANSYS has announced an agreement to serve as an Official Supplier to Alinghi, the Swiss sailing team that is preparing its defense of the America’s Cup race.

IBM and Siemens PLM Software have announced offerings that help companies improve the management of products throughout their lifecycle -- from design and manufacturing to end-of-life planning and recycling -- and simplify the process of sharing key product data and manufacturing plans.

Delcam has issued a free guide to the use of computers with parallel processing technology in CNC programming. The white paper is based on Delcam’s research into the use of the latest computer technology in the CAM environment.

Roland DG Corporation has announced the release of its newest 3D desktop milling machine, the MODELA MDX-40A. The MDX-40A builds on Roland’s advanced Subtractive Rapid Prototyping (SRP) technology with advanced features and bundled CAM software that together make it more versatile and easier to use.

Lattice Technology has announced Version 8 of its XVL Web Master application, which takes 3D XVL data and publishes it into HTML format for immediate use on an internet or intranet.

Lattice Technology has announced the release of Version 10 of its free XVL Player a freely available viewer that allows anyone with 3D XVL data to be able to quickly view, rotate and cross-section the 3D geometry, check assembly trees against 3D parts, play animations, and view PMI, annotations and other data that might be contained within the XVL file.

Siemens PLM Software and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia, today announced a long-term strategic relationship in which UAC intends to standardise on Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter software for its product data management (PDM) platform and adding NX software as one of its basic computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) applications.

PTC has announced that Samsung Thales Corporation, a leading Korean defense company, has selected Pro/ENGINEER, PTC’s parametric 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solution as its next generation design solution in a competitive benchmark.

Autodesk has announced at the International Paris Air Show that it now has more than 1,000 customers in the aerospace and defense industry.

ANSYS has announced the latest release of SIwave software. Part of the Ansoft family of products, version 4.0 of this technology includes new features for signal-integrity, power-integrity and electromagnetic compatibility testing.