Computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering industry sales and profit soared in 1988 according to market research company Daratech Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts – it expects last years figures to reveal an 18% growth to $5,300m, up by 9% from 1987: Sun, Apollo, DEC and IBM are said to have done best in the market surge – but the boom seems to have done little to stem the rash of mergers and acquisitions in the industry; The CAD/CAM, CAE Survey, Review and Buyer’s Guide costs $495 from Daratech Inc.