Synopsys Inc. will host its annual flagship user group conference, SNUG Silicon Valley, March 19-20, 2025, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. This year, the first day of SNUG will also feature an inaugural, invite-only Synopsys Executive Forum. Synopsys president and CEO Sassine Ghazi will kick off the event with a keynote presentation exploring opportunities to address current and future engineering challenges in the era of pervasive intelligence. Ghazi's keynote will feature a special, virtual appearance from Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. Synopsys plans to livestream the keynote presentations. Details are below. Synopsys CEO Keynote (March 19) 9:15am PT: Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi, with a virtual guest appearance by Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, will discuss "Re-engineering Engineering." To register and watch the keynote livestream, go to: https://www.synopsys.com/community/snug/snug-news.html Arm CEO, Rene Haas & Synopsys CEO, Sassine Ghazi Fireside Chat (March 19) 12:20pm PT: During the Day 1 agenda, Arm CEO Rene Haas will join Sassine Ghazi for a conversation on "Sustainable Computing: Silicon-to-Systems." This is an in-person only session and space is

Mensch und Maschine Software SE, a CAD/CAM/BIM specialist company, presents its Annual Report 2024, describing how M+M has laid a very good foundation for the future with high investments in internal IT systems, the transition to the new Autodesk commission model as well as the development of its own software products.  Despite the associated burdens, M+M almost consistently achieved higher results compared to 2023. Net profit came in at +4.8% to 180 Cents/share, which was even better than preliminarily reported, as well as cashflow at a record +23% to EUR 62.32 mln or 369 Cents/share.  The M+M management will submit a dividend proposal of 185 cents (PY: 165 / +12%), optionally cash or share dividend, to the general meeting on May 8, 2025. 75 of 185 Cents can be paid out pre-tax from the ‘steuerliches Einlagenkonto’ (§27 KStG).  M+M CFO Markus Pech gives an optimistic guidance for 2025/26: “In 2025 we expect +9-19%

Accenture is collaborating with Air France-KLM to transform and migrate the airline group’s existing digital applications to the cloud, moving away from its three proprietary data centers. The transition will enhance all operational functions across the organization, including passenger transport, cargo services and aircraft maintenance. This multi-year initiative aims to provide the airline group with increased agility, adapting the availability of resources in real time to ensure greater business resilience through cloud, data and AI, including generative AI (gen AI). As part of this work, Accenture and Air France-KLM have defined a common operating model with a governance process, allowing Accenture to co-lead the whole initiative. Together, they have established a cloud migration factory that uses predefined processes and reusable templates, enabling the simultaneous migration and transformation of Air France-KLM's existing applications in the cloud. This industrialized approach, combined with strong quality and delivery standards, has already led to the deployment

Atos Belgium is pleased to announce the successful rollout by Eviden, its business group leading in digital, cloud, big data and security, of its Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platform at Venator, a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigments and performance additives. This milestone marks the completion of a project that began in October 2023 and concluded in December 2024. The Eviden PCF Platform is a cutting-edge solution that provides full automation of the PCF calculation for Venator’s extensive product portfolio. This platform is highly integrated into Venator’s IT system landscape and connects seamlessly with other systems via APIs, ensuring a streamlined and efficient process. The collaboration between Atos, through its Eviden business group, and Venator was characterized by great cooperation and close teamwork. Together, the teams successfully navigated the complexities of the data required for PCF calculations. With the support of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) expertise, they effectively replaced missing primary emission data, ensuring the

Cosmo Tech announces it has been selected by Fermob, the French designer and manufacturer of iconic furniture found in locations from Times Square in New York to the Champs-Elysées Avenue in Paris. Fermob will leverage Cosmo Tech’s advanced AI-Simulation software to enhance its inventory replenishment decisions. The collaboration aims to help Fermob make more informed decisions about its future supply chain performance by anticipating the impact of uncertainty and variable demand with greater agility and efficiency. “At Fermob, innovation is at the core of our industrial know-how, craftsmanship, and design that have been rooted in French art de vivre for 35 years. Collaborating with Cosmo Tech enables us to explore new paths for enhancing our operations while we preserve the creativity and sustainability that define our brand,” said Baptiste Reybier, Chief Executive Officer at Fermob. Cosmo Tech is a software company renowned for its expertise in AI Simulation, enhancing enterprise decision-making and performance optimization. Acting as a navigator for business decision making,

Siemens announced that OPmobility is partnering with Siemens to adopt its Teamcenter® X Product Lifecycle Management software. OPmobility’s increasingly complex products now include electronics and software, to create intelligent exterior and complex lighting systems, as well as energy storage systems, which include battery and hydrogen electrification solutions in addition to fuel tanks. To further improve the efficiency and scalability of its product development process across its 40 R&D centers around the world, and optimize collaboration between its product development teams, OPmobility has chosen to partner with Siemens and implement Teamcenter as its product lifecycle management backbone. “In a world where making mobility safer and more sustainable is key, we bring together technology and industry skills to deliver innovative solutions. Partnering with Siemens Digital Industries Software to adopt a single standardized PLM solution across our worldwide R&D network will significantly improve our efficiency and performance, and accelerate time-to-market, which will benefit OPmobility’s products

Emerson announced that it has completed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of Aspen Technology, Inc. (“AspenTech”) not already owned by Emerson. “The completion of our acquisition of AspenTech marks a key milestone in the final phase of Emerson’s portfolio transformation,” said Emerson President and Chief Executive Officer Lal Karsanbhai. “I want to thank Antonio for his leadership of AspenTech and partnership with Emerson over the years. We look forward to welcoming the talented AspenTech team to Emerson and continuing to drive shareholder value as we enhance our offering.”  With the completion of the acquisition, AspenTech is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerson. Antonio Pietri will retire from his role as CEO of AspenTech. Vincent M. Servello has been appointed to lead the AspenTech business unit as President. Mr. Servello joined Emerson in 2014 and has served in a variety of leadership roles with increasing responsibility, most recently as

Four leading companies in digital dentistry—CIMsystem (developer of Millbox), FOLLOW-ME! Technology (developer of hyperDENT), GO2cam International (developer of GO2cam Dental), and ModuleWorks (developer of ModuleWorks Dental CAM software)—have formed an alliance to tackle the growing threat of software piracy. This represents a joint commitment to protect patient safety, support innovation, and ensure ethical practices by eliminating piracy in digital dentistry manufacturing software. The use of pirated CAM software to manufacture dental restorations poses serious risks. Unlike validated and authorized software, pirated versions lack the necessary reliability, certifications, updates and support. This can have serious consequences for dental professionals and patients: Material Failures and Waste: Pirate software lacks the stringent validation provided by legitimate vendors. Non-validated machining strategies can compromise the structural integrity of restorations, causing premature wear, cracks, or even failure under chewing forces. Poor strategies can also lead to breakage during milling, which wastes time, tools and material. Software Bugs and Errors:

Dassault Systèmes announced its 10-year collaboration with the Chair and Institute for Machine Elements & Systems Engineering (MSE) at the RWTH Aachen University, one of Europe’s best engineering universities, to boost the engineering and industrial product development skills of Germany’s future workforce. MSE will integrate Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud into RWTH Aachen University’s mechanical engineering curricula for up to 13,000 mechanical engineering students, making the 3DEXPERIENCE platform with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) the core technology of its education programs. MSE and partnering chairs can train students and junior engineers in MBSE, integrating the latest virtual twin applications. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform connects modeling with physical and AI-based simulation, and creates traceability of system parameters in one collaborative environment. Students gain practice-oriented learning that can be applied to jobs across all industrial sectors, facilitating their entry into the professional world and eliminating the need for long training processes. Besides education, joint research

Eptura, the global worktech leader, is proud to announce Cushman & Wakefield as its 2024 North American Partner of the Year and Aremis as its 2024 International Partner of the Year. This recognition highlights their exceptional contributions to enhancing customer success by advising organizations on applying worktech to driving innovation in their real estate and building operations. Many enterprises are finding it hard to adjust to higher office occupancy after years of reducing their real estate. With a focus on improving efficiency, they are looking for better ways to make decisions about short- and long-term workspace and asset management. Cushman & Wakefield Global Occupier Services uses Eptura solutions to help clients optimize real estate assets, improve adjacencies, find efficiencies, and shape portfolio strategy. In 2024, they partnered with an aerospace manufacturer to centralize global space planning, reduce the real estate footprint, and enhance occupancy insights, resulting in significant savings and improved workplace