Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
PR – PTC today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoCreate Software GmbH, a provider of PLM and CAD modeling solutions for approximately $250 million. CoCreate, based in Sindelfingen, Germany, is privately held, has 280 employees and more than 5,000 customers globally including Agilent, Canon, Fisher Controls, Fujitsu, HP, Liebherr, Matsushita
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
CNN – Amsterdam shares were traded higher at midday, although TomTom crashed as rival Garmin announced an intended 24.50 eur-per-share offer for Tele Atlas. At 12.21 pm, the AEX was up 1.03 points or 0.19 pct higher at 546.28. Government bonds traded lower. TomTom provided the story of the day, falling 14.58 pct to 57.90
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
PR – The Reliance Energy (REL) board on Tuesday approved a proposal to transfer its infrastructure projects to a separate wholly-owned subsidiary. REL’s infrastructure portfolio consists of roads, bridges, metro rail and real estate projects. The assets transferring will be subject to regulatory approvals, REL said in a statement. Soure: Economic Times
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Hyderabad-based IT services firm Infotech Enterprises opened its 1,500-seat development centre in Bangalore. With a built-up area of 240,000 sq ft, the Rs 400 million facility would house Infotech’s engineering design services and is the fourth facility in the country – the other three being in Hyderabad.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
PR – Trimble announced the launch of Trimble(R) VRS Now(TM) Service in Ireland. The commercial service provides surveyors, civil engineers and geospatial professionals with instant access to real-time kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning System (GPS) corrections without the need for a base station. Using data from Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI),
Monday, October 29th, 2007
PR – EveryScape isn’t an online world, it’s the world online. EveryScape takes you from the streets to the sidewalks and through the doors of the world’s cities and tours. Letting businesses organizations and consumers build and share their world the way they see it. Read More
Monday, October 29th, 2007
PR – One new permanent GPS station will be included in the EUREF Permanent Network : the station BORR (Borriana) in Spain is operated by the Cartographic Institute of Valencia. That station will contribute to the EUREF-IP special project. EUREF
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Echo Sofia – FCC Construccion of Spain would build the infrastructure adjoining the Vidin-Kalafat bridge under an agreement signed between representatives from the transport ministry and the developer, Investor.bg reported on October 26. Under the terms of the 62.6 million euro deal, FCC Construccion will build a 15 km railway line, the electrical and lighting
Friday, October 26th, 2007
PR – 1Spatial are pleased to announce the 4.2 version release of both their Radius Vision™ and Radius Mobile™ products. This is a significant delivery, providing for native Oracle Support and also including a range of new modules for enhanced functionality. Radius Vision is a topological editor and powerful desktop product for the distribution, production
Friday, October 26th, 2007
Three-fourths of Americans surveyed believe that either being smarter about development or improving public transportation are both better long-term solutions for reducing traffic congestion than building new roads, according to a survey sponsored by the National Association of Realtors and Smart Growth America.