HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has expanded its global delivery footprint in Hyderabad with the launch of a new center. The new center will provide cutting-edge cloud, AI and digital transformation solutions to global clients across industries such as hi-tech, life sciences and financial services. Located in the Hi-Tech City, the 320,000 sqft facility will house 5,000 people and come with Gold Certification from the Indian Green Building Council, underscoring HCLTech’s commitment to sustainable business practices. "Hyderabad, with its world-class infrastructure and high-quality talent pool, has been a key location on HCLTech’s global network. The new center will bring cutting edge capabilities to our global client base and contribute to the local technology ecosystem,” said C Vijayakumar, CEO & Managing Director, HCLTech. HCLTech has been present in Hyderabad since 2007. With the addition of the new center, its footprint will span five centers across the city with capacity of 8,500 seats. The city

Mastercam, the leading global provider of CAM software, is pleased to announce three new leadership appointments that will strengthen its ability to deliver innovation, new products, and customer-focused solutions to address the growing needs of the U.S. manufacturing industry as it faces higher costs, potential policy changes, and a skilled labor shortage. Mastercam has appointed a new Chief Innovation Officer, a Vice President (VP) of Product Management, and a VP of Customer Success and Program Delivery. Nand Shivkumar is the new Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). In this pivotal role, Shivkumar will lead the development and execution of Mastercam’s product vision and strategy, ensuring the company addresses evolving market needs while pushing the boundaries of innovation.  “Nand’s appointment marks a significant milestone in Mastercam’s journey toward delivering next-generation manufacturing solutions. His leadership will help us strengthen customer engagement, expand into new markets, and provide even greater value to our customers worldwide,” said Russ Bukowski,

PROLIM, a digital transformation leader with deep partnerships with AWS as Advanced Consulting Partner and Siemens Platinum Partner, has earned the AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency, recognizing its expertise in delivering advanced cloud-powered digital manufacturing solutions. As manufacturing customers move to the cloud, they seek cloud experts with manufacturing experience to help them transform and use data more efficiently. AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency Partners provide solutions throughout the digital transformation journey, ensuring support from a validated AWS Partner while following AWS best practices for secure, high-performing, and efficient cloud infrastructure. Competency differentiates PROLIM as an Advanced Consulting Partner with demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in running cloud solutions on AWS for the manufacturing and industrial sector. AWS Partners must undergo rigorous validation and provide vetted customer references to achieve this designation. Driving Innovation Amid Industry Challenges The manufacturing sector faces growing demands for sustainability, efficiency, and faster product cycles. Cloud transformation has become essential. PROLIM

Qualtrics, the leader in experience management (XM), and SAP announced a new partnership helping organizations bring together the power of SAP SuccessFactors and Qualtrics® XM for Employee Experience™ to improve employee experience, reduce unwanted employee attrition, retain and develop top performers, improve employee engagement, and increase productivity. Under the new SAP Endorsed Apps agreement, organizations using SAP SuccessFactors will be able to contract Qualtrics XM for Employee Experience to access the latest innovations including People Engage, People Lifecycle, and Employee Technology Experience – equipping them with capabilities to engage teams, improve manager effectiveness, and make informed people decisions. Organizations will also gain access to new Qualtrics AI capabilities, including: Qualtrics Assist for Employee Experience: Rapidly analyze employee feedback to obtain clear and actionable insights for improving employee experience using AI-powered natural language understanding. Qualtrics Comment Summaries: Automatically aggregate and summarize employee feedback into clear themes, allowing managers to quickly identify patterns while ensuring employee anonymity. Qualtrics

Sage, the trusted software provider for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the construction industry, and Tractics, the provider of the leading cloud-native construction management platform for heavy civil contractors, announce a partnership that delivers a powerful integration between Sage Intacct Construction and Tractics.  “This partnership brings together Sage’s industry-leading construction financial management solution and decades of innovation in construction technology with Tractics’ expertise in field, fleet, and project operations to deliver the best in accounting and operations software,” said Julie Adams, Senior Vice President, Construction and Real Estate, Sage. “Together, we provide the heavy civil market with a powerful and data-rich platform to seamlessly manage their entire business from the field to the office.”  Integration highlights: Sage Intacct Construction provides the horsepower and dependable accounting backbone U.S. businesses need to remain competitive, while Tractics delivers a robust solution for office, field, fleet, and project operations. This powerhouse integration includes: Centralized, wide visibility into

Volpi Capital, a pan-European B2B technology investor, is delighted to announce its partnership with Bluestar PLM, a leading SaaS provider headquartered in Denmark. Bluestar PLM offers a cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (“PLM”) solution, which is embedded within the Microsoft Dynamics ERP platform (i.e. Finance and Supply Chain Management). Discrete manufacturing firms use the solution to help manage their product information, customisations, and traceability requirements. The company has c.60 employees across Europe and North America, and a global customer base of small and large enterprises. The Volpi and Bluestar PLM teams first met in 2022, and have built a trusted relationship since then, based on a mutual enthusiasm for growth opportunities in the global PLM market. As part of the strategic partnership, there is a joint plan to expand the leadership and go-to-market teams globally, develop a channel program for Bluestar resellers and integrators, and continue to invest in an ambitious roadmap, notably

Siemens Enterprise BOM—Driving Business Value ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 22 January 2025—Today, CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, published a new eBook focused on Siemens Digital Industries Software’s (Siemens) Enterprise Bill of Material (BOM) solution. The eBook describes manufacturers’ need to manage better the many BOMs used throughout their extended enterprise and the benefits of an enterprise BOM approach. It also describes Siemens’ enterprise BOM solution. Developing, producing, and servicing today’s complex products requires maintaining consistent integration of requirements, structures, and BOMs across multiple technological and functional domains. An enterprise BOM contains all the data, relationships, and product variant definitions needed to support the perspectives of multiple communities, such as product design, engineering, test and validation, manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, suppliers, and service. Siemens has developed a comprehensive enterprise BOM solution that enables manufacturers to engineer, produce, and service complex configured products while effectively managing change and

ABB is acquiring Sensorfact BV, a fast-growing energy management company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The acquisition further expands ABB’s digital energy management offering and is expected to close in Q1 2025. Financial terms were not disclosed. Established in 2017, Sensorfact offers a scalable software as a service (SaaS) solution that helps small and medium sized enterprises use AI in their operations and energy management to lower costs and increase efficiency. The company has more than 250 full-time employees in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Berlin and serves more than 1,900 customers across Europe. Massimiliano Cifalitti, President of ABB’s Smart Power division, said: “ABB and Sensorfact are on a mission to help companies improve their energy efficiency, reduce maintenance costs and boost production. ABB is expanding its portfolio of energy management solutions that use big data and AI to make electrical distribution and energy management both efficient and intelligent. This acquisition advances our digital strategy

Hexagon's Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) division announced the acquisition of CAD Service. CAD Service is a developer of advanced visualisation tools used to integrate computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, BIM models, and Reality Capture data into HxGN EAM, Hexagon's industry-leading asset management solution designed to extend asset lifecycles and improve productivity. CAD Service has maintained a longstanding relationship with Hexagon, having signed a partnership agreement in 2013. The flagship solution, OpenCAD, is already an essential tool for around half of Hexagon's EAM Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) customers. The acquisition enables Hexagon to fully integrate CAD Service's visualisation capabilities into the broader solution set and accelerate the development roadmap. By leveraging CAD Service's expertise in-house, the ALI division will be able to offer more robust and comprehensive EAM solutions, addressing the evolving needs of complex industries, including manufacturing, energy, and transportation as they move to visualise and manage their assets in an increasingly 3D environment. "Acquiring CAD

IBM announced its intent to acquire Applications Software Technology LLC1, a global Oracle consultancy. Applications Software Technology brings deep expertise driving business transformations with Oracle Cloud Applications, including for clients in the public sector such as local government and K-12 education. Public sector cloud transformations frequently face issues that include difficulty transitioning legacy systems, scarce skills or high security and compliance requirements. This acquisition will further enhance IBM's Oracle solutions to help clients across North America, the UK and Ireland address those complexities and drive lasting results in their digital transformations with Oracle Cloud Applications. It will build on IBM's 2024 acquisition of Accelalpha, expanding IBM's ability to help clients deploy, manage and drive value from their Oracle cloud solutions. "Public sector clients' cloud transformations often require a consulting partner with industry, domain and technology expertise," said Kelly Chambliss, Senior Vice President, IBM Consulting, Americas. "The acquisition of Applications Software Technology will boost IBM's public sector and