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EuroWire – July 2008 17
english corporate news
Stand proves a draw at
wire 2008
Simufact Engineering GmbH, provider
of software and services to the bulk
metal forming sector, announced that
its booth at wire 2008 drew engineers
from a range of industries.
At its first Düsseldorf show under
the new name – changed from
Femutec GmbH in February 2008 –
the company is building up its brand
recognition and focusing on its core
business “Simulating Manufacturing”.
Simufact introduced the new version of Simufact.forming at the show, before its
official release in May this year. Simufact.forming 8.1 offers significant improvements
of the graphical user interface, a superior solver technology, a more efficient data
exchange with CAD tools, plus the implementation of parallel computing methods, to
guarantee short calculation times.
Simufact’s latest activities include the foundation of Simufact-Americas LLC in the USA
and a new office at the technology centre METAKUS in Baunatal.
Simufact Engineering GmbH – Germany
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Industry analysts, Ovum RHK, estimate
that global FTTx deployments grew
11% in 4Q07 over 3Q07.
“According to our estimates, 1.6
million FTTx subscribers were added
globally in 4Q07, up 11% from the
previous quarter. We estimate the
leading FTTx vendors for 4Q07
globally to be Mitsubishi and
Sumitomo,” says Lynn Hutcheson, vice
president at Ovum RHK.
Verizon is said to lead North American
FTTx deployments as it shifts to
GPON. Asia-Pacific continues with
84% of all global installations, while
North America had 14% of all global
deployments. Europe continues
to lag behind with only 2% of all
installations.
Ovum RHK – USA
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FTTx shows 11%
growth in 4Q07
The busy Simufact stand at wire 2008 ▲ ▲