FRAMINGHAM, MASS. and OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Rand Worldwide Inc. and Avatech Solutions Inc. have announced that the companies have been combined through a reverse merger. The combined company intends to change its name to Rand Worldwide Inc. and will seek a new OTC Bulletin Board symbol.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced the results of the AutoCAD 2011 software productivity study. David S. Cohn Consulting compared the productivity of AutoCAD 2011 to AutoCAD 2008 on typical AutoCAD design processes in a variety of industries.

REDWOOD CHORES, CALIF. — Furthering its commitment to desktop virtualization, Oracle has announced the release of its Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.2.

CLEARWATER, FLA. — Axiom has announced the release of CadExplorer version 4.0. Previously released for MicroStation, CadExplorer now supports AutoCAD DWG files.

INDIANAPOLIS — Catalyst USA has named Robert Keck its new chief operating officer. The executive and entrepreneur brings a wealth of leadership experience in technology firms.

PASADENA, CALIF./AUSTIN, TEXAS — Design and construction professionals looking for new ways to cut costs during closeout will have a unique learning opportunity next week. Bluebeam Software and Motion Computing are teaming up to present a case study webinar titled, “Take PDF Punchlists Mobile with Tablet PCs.”