New Releases


Vero UK Ltd. (Cheltenham, UK) announced Jan. 3 that its latest Edgecam software will offer a direct interface with Autodesk Vault 2013 from Autodesk Inc. (San Rafael, CA), allowing users to man- age Edgecam fi les in Autodesk Vault, a data management tool integrated with the Autodesk Inventor series and Au- todesk Inventor Professional that many Edgecam users run as their preferred CAD System. Storing the design and Edgecam manufacturing in Autodesk Vault enables design teams to track work-in-progress and maintain version control over jobs in multi-user environ- ments. Edgecam is a certifi ed partner product for Autodesk Inventor.


Acquisitions PLM and CAM developer Geometric


Ltd. (Mumbai) announced Jan. 2 that its German subsidiary, Geometric Europe GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany), has ac- quired a 100% stake in electronics en- gineering developer 3Cap Technologies GmbH (Oberschleissheim, Germany). 3Cap is valued at €11 million, of which €7.5 million will be paid up front.


Orders Enterprise resource planning (ERP)


developer Epicor Software Corp. (Dublin, CA) announced on Dec. 18, 2012, that Crescent Electric Supply Co. (East Dubuque, IL) has selected the Epicor Eclipse wholesale distribution ERP solu- tion to increase effi ciency and stream- line processes for overall performance. With 120 locations, 1600 employees, and more than $900 million in annual revenues, Crescent Electric is one of the largest independent distributors of elec-


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