TROY ? Altair has acquired EM Software & Systems - S.A., makers of FEKO electromagnetic field analysis software. FEKO is now part of Altair's computer-aided engineering suite HyperWorks. Altair gains a local presence in South Africa where personnel in Stellenbosch will be responsible for all Altair sales and support activities in the region. "Altair's flexible
TROY - Altair Wednesday announced 11 nominations for the 2nd Altair Enlighten Award, presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research, is the automotive industry?s only award program created specifically to acknowledge innovations in vehicle lightweighting. The winner will be announced during the ?Featherweight Competition: Agile, Light, and Strong? session of the 2014 CAR
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group has appointed Jennifer Puplava, member and attorney at Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones, to its Board of Directors as one of its two outside board members. ?Jennifer has been a longtime supporter of Trivalent Group and has even been a speaker at our Solutions Expo and Cyber Security events,? said Trivalent
NOVI - Marvel Technologies has appointed Chakravarti Desikan (Desi) as its managing partner. He will be responsible for leading Marvel?s Consulting Services division. Under his leadership, the newly formed division will focus on consulting, implementation and managed services for SAP initiatives. MCS will focus on providing metrics based continuous improvement services primarily in energy and
ZEELAND - Herman Miller announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Design Within Reach, a Stamford, Connecticut-based marketer and seller of modern furniture, lighting and accessories, for $154 million in cash. The Company will acquire an ownership interest in DWR equal to approximately 84 percent, subject to adjustment for net debt, changes
TROY - Altair plans to acquire Visual Solutions, makers of VisSim, an innovative visual language for mathematical modeling, simulation, and model-based embedded system development used by scientists and engineers around the world. The transaction is expected to close by the end of July. Terms were not announced. "Product innovation is increasingly driven by embedded systems,
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network and New Horizons Computer Learning Center announced Thursday a collaboration to offer the entire catalogue of professional development course offerings to Merit Members at a 20 percent discount. Through this unique agreement, Merit is now aligned with one of the largest independent IT training providers. New Horizons Computer Learning has
ROCKFORD - Are you looking for a volunteer experience that REALLY makes a difference in someone?s life? Do you have a gift for working with people? North Kent Community Services is looking for seven volunteers to act as empowerment coaches for the 15 participants in Thrive, a new program to help people get back on
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has donated 50 Fujitsu tablet PCs to Vista Maria of Dearborn Heights, a non-profit providing treatment programs and other services to victimized girls and young women in Southeast Michigan. The used laptops are from the LTU Zone program that provides all undergraduate students with personal computers loaded with the software
AUBURN HILLS - Faurecia North America, the region?s sixth-largest automotive supplier, celebrated the opening of its new North American Headquarters and Automotive Seating Technical Center Wednesday. The 278,000 square foot facility includes a prototype metal shop; trim development lab; just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing lab; structural testing lab; environmental testing chambers; noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and