‘Jeff Ray’

Jeff Ray Promoted… Bertrand Sicot Takes Over as SolidWorks CEO. [Interview]

05 Jan, 2011 by in NEWS

You see that face? Get ready to see it on an infrequent basis and perhaps in your head as you lie awake at night. That is the new face of SolidWorks. The new CEO, Bertrand Sicot. Executive power has been shaken up in Dassault Systemes much like a whale launching itself from the deep while mixing a cocktail.

Regardless of that being the best analogy you’ve ever heard, leadership changes are in play, new positions are being created and Dassault Systemes is on the hunt to push their software and their ideas for 3D CAD Tech into every region of the globe.

I talked with Jeff Ray and Bertrand Sicot over the phone earlier today. Here’s what they had to say about the change and what it means for SolidWorks customer and Dassault as a whole. Plus, we catch up with Jeff about the “kill SolidWorks” comment, what’s happening with the Labs group and see where Bertrand wants to take SolidWorks.

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Jeff Ray on V6, the Cloud and Killing SolidWorks

09 Nov, 2010 by in NEWS

If you’ve been wondering what’s going on with SolidWorks, this is your day. Deelip Menezes was fortunate to have the ear of Jeff Ray, CEO of SolidWorks, for a good amount of time and got his thoughts on a wide array of topics, from cloud computing to the future of SolidWorks.

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So, Was Hangin’ Out in CahnCord at SolidWorks HQ, and…

05 Aug, 2009 by in NEWS

…there was no mass hysteria, freestyle finger punching or the slightest mention of how to blow a wasabi peanut out your nose. Disappointing? No.

Earlier this week, I had the privileged of spending 2 days with 8 other bloggers as guests to the SolidWorks User Experience Group, Labs, and Product Development Team. Yep, they flew in some bloggers, people that write about SolidWorks, sure, but these people are also users, some of which are beta testing and providing direct feedback to development on SolidWorks 2010. That’s why we were there. Here’s the rest.

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Live Blogging! The SolidWorks 2009 Press Event

18 Sep, 2008 by in NEWS

The deafening screams of the demand for live content are alive and well. Even though much of you in the US are still staring at the back of your eyelids, here’s the last minute attempt to fire up the old laptop and give you the play-by-play on what’s going on out here in Barcelona.

What’s this event about? Perhaps some of this will give us all a little better idea. So, here’s the Liveblogging thang. Hopefully it’s cohesive. We’ll see if the wi-fi stays active and how fast I can get updates out. (comments in italics.) Enjoy….

SolidWorks is also making live updates on Twitter.

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