30 Jun 2006
CAPVIDIA and LEDAS announce plans to cooperate in the market of scienceintensive technologies and software development

CAPVIDIA and LEDAS announce their plans to integrate and multiply their potentials in building, development and distribution of science-intensive technologies and software as well as in joint fulfillment of external contracts. This initiative has become possible due the growing interest of western companies in the Russian market and the interest of software and technology development companies in the area of specific technological niches such as core algorithms and their implementation in complex end-user software applications and firmware. The essential factor which brought the companies together is their closeness in the fields of competence and approach to the market. This enables strengthening of market positions by consolidating efforts in constraint programming, resource planning, data translation, simulation and computer vision. The broader market opportunities and partner networks of both companies will be used as a joint ground for further market expansion.

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22 Jun 2006
CIMdata Commentary: isicad 2006, Akademgorodok Novosibirsk, Russia

isicad 2006, organized by Ledas Ltd. and supported by SibCongress and Sib3, was held 31 May–2 June in Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, Russia and provided a forum for Siberia-based Russian companies to learn more about PLM and to share experiences with those who have already begun adopting PLM solutions and technologies. More than 300 individuals attended isicad 2006 (the second isicad forum) including more than 200 users and approximately 80 solution providers. Twelve companies demonstrated their solutions at the isicad 2006 exhibition hall. They included PLM, CAD/CAM, services solution providers, and technical publishers. The forum attendees represented about 135 organizations, including 85 industrial companies—users and customers of PLM and ERP solutions, 40 PLM and ERP solution providers, with the remaining representing education institutions, analytical agencies, mass-media companies, etc.

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19 Jun 2006
KOMPAS-3D Becomes The First Russian CAD Solution Compatible With eDrawings

ASCON Group, makers of the solid modeling solution - KOMPAS-3D V8 Plus, announced their compatibility with the eDrawings viewing and publishing application from Geometric Software Solutions Limited. This partnership allows KOMPAS-3D users to get an opportunity to use an effective, easy-to-use, and free-of-charge tool for interacting with all departments involved in product development cycle.

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09 Jun 2006
ASCON Group Announces the Release of KOMPAS-3D English

ASCON Group, a leading Russian vendor of CAD/CAM/PDM Solutions announced the immediate availability of the English release of its major solution for 3D mechanical design - KOMPAS-3D (Version 8 Plus). KOMPAS 3D provides classic framework for three-dimensional parametric solid modeling, as well as variety of add-on features for reducing the period of products designing and launching them into production as fast as possible.

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05 Jun 2006
LEDAS joins the Education Partners Program of Dassault Systemes and provides certified trainings for CATIA and SMARTEAM users

LEDAS and Dassault Systemes have signed a cooperation agreement in the area of education, which certifies that LEDAS has met all the requirements to become an Education Partner and is a recognized as a strategic distributor of official education materials.

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24 May 2006
Largest CAM Software Market Vendors Named by CIMdata

CIMdata, Inc. names the largest CAM Software vendors for 2005 in its recently released NC Software Market Assessment Report, Version 15. In this annual report, CIMdata also projects the leaders for 2006. For 2005, CIMdata estimates that UGS was the market leader on the basis of revenue received with $123 million of CAM related software and services revenues. This resulted in a 14.6% market share.

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15 May 2006
SSA Global to be Acquired by Infor: Combined Company Creates Third Largest Global Enterprise Software Provider

CHICAGO – May 15, 2006 – SSA Global™ (NASDAQ: SSAG), a leading global provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Infor, one of the largest global enterprise software providers focused on developing solutions for the manufacturing and distribution industries, will acquire SSA Global.

Under the terms of the agreement, Infor has agreed to pay $19.50 per share in cash to SSA Global’s shareholders. The agreement was approved by SSA Global’s Special Committee of independent directors, as well as the Board of Directors. The parties anticipate closing the transaction in the third calendar quarter of 2006. The closing is subject to certain customary conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals and SSA Global shareholder approval. Certain shareholders representing approximately 84% of SSA Global’s outstanding shares have entered into voting agreements to support the merger.

"With this acquisition, Infor will become the third largest enterprise software provider in the industry with approximately $1.6 billion in revenue," said Jim Schaper, Infor’s chairman and CEO. "Infor has become a significant force in the industry by assembling and innovating market-specific, best-in-class enterprise software solutions, which provides customers with a flexible choice in the market."

"In a rapidly consolidating marketplace we have seen that size and scale matter," said Mike Greenough, chairman, president and CEO of SSA Global. "This transaction brings value to all of our key stakeholders … our investors, our customers and our employees."

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