Thomas, a leading digital platform connecting industrial buyers with more than 500,000 suppliers, announced the rollout of Thomas Smart Search, a powerful new tool that enables buyers to run complex, multi-capability searches and identify more relevant suppliers for their needs. Thomas also launched Performance-Based Listings, allowing manufacturing and industrial suppliers to promote their businesses to in-market buyers through targeted sponsored listings. Where Industry Intent Meets Industry Fit Industrial sourcing has become more complex—not because options are limited, but because buyers need to find the most relevant suppliers. Thomas Smart Search, designed specifically for industrial buyers, engineers, and sourcing leaders, removes the friction of navigating vast supplier directories, helping buyers find the right supplier, faster. The new search eliminates the need to select from traditional categories. Now, buyers can type in detailed searches—in their own words—to find exactly what they are looking for and quickly connect with suppliers that precisely meet their needs, all from

This CIMdata educational webinar identifies the causes of integration roadblocks and offers actionable strategies to create a single logical source of truth. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 15 January 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the digital transformation it enables, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Leveraging AI, Semantics, and Ontologies within your PLM Integration Strategy.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 12 February 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and last for one hour. As product definitions become increasingly shared across diverse data sources, traditional integration methods are proving brittle and unscalable. This webinar explores how, by adopting a "single logical source of truth" built on semantic technologies and AI/machine learning, industrial organizations can move beyond the costly and error-prone process of manually bridging system gaps. The webinar will help attendees: Quantify the Impact: Identify and understand the business value of connecting data

Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, announced the appointment of Divya Kiran as Vice President, Human Resources. In this role, Divya will build and lead Aurigo’s global HR function, aligning organizational design, leadership development, and performance frameworks with its unified product, engineering, and customer experience operating model. As the company moves toward more integrated, outcome-driven teams, it is strengthening the people practices and systems needed to support this approach globally. Divya brings over two decades of strategic leadership experience, helping technology companies navigate transitions during periods of growth and structural change. She has held senior HR leadership roles at some of the world’s leading technology organizations, including Google, Hike Messenger, Ericsson, Myntra, and Rakuten Group. One of the early HR executives at Google India, Divya, partnered closely with leadership to build foundational organizational and staffing processes, contributing to a 90%

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, announces the appointment of Khaled Salah, 37 years old, as Vice President of Africa. In this new role, he will be responsible for about 30 employees to ensure the successful implementation of AVEVA's growth strategy. Khaled Salah will report directly to Jesus Hernandez, SVP of the EMEA region. A 15-years + career across different industries and domainsWith a MBA in management from the Warwick business school, UK, and a master’s degree in engineering from Ain Shams university in Egypt, Khaled Salah is an active advocate for driving sustainable progress in the industrial sector. With Sustainability in mind, Khaled is keen on making a positive business impact, while fostering progress for people and the planet. He started his career at Schneider Electric, in 2013 in the global supply chain and evolved through various roles such as Europe procurement and supply chain strategy

DXC Technology, a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, announced its confirmation as a RISE with SAP Validated Partner. DXC is now among a select group of partners recognized by SAP for demonstrated capabilities, certified expertise, and proven experience helping customers successfully migrate SAP environments to the cloud. Additionally, DXC has expanded its engagement within the SAP ecosystem, committing to its own RISE with SAP journey and continuously building future-ready capabilities by upskilling its SAP Business AI consultants and certified learners. As enterprises are faced with increasing technical complexity and impending deadlines to migrate their operations to the cloud, DXC offers a seamless end-to-end approach to modernization backed by deep SAP expertise and proprietary tools. Through custom offerings like DXC Complete, DXC's Managed Service Provider (MSP) offering, which can be implemented across platforms, DXC enables seamless migrations, business process optimization, application management, and continuous improvement of SAP workloads. As a RISE with SAP

Hexagon AB announced the appointment of Enrique Patrickson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Hexagon. Enrique will take office in July 2026 at the latest, succeeding Norbert Hanke, who will remain as interim CFO until then. Enrique will report to Anders Svensson, President & CEO of Hexagon, and will be a member of Hexagon's Executive Management Team. Enrique joins Hexagon from Triton, a leading European private equity firm, where he has been Operating Partner since 2024. Prior to his current role, Enrique was CFO & Head of Strategy at Viaplay, a Swedish listed streaming service. He has also held a number of CFO and other senior corporate finance roles at Electrolux, Assa Abloy and PwC. Enrique is a Swedish national and will be based in London. On Enrique's arrival Norbert Hanke, who has served as interim CFO since August 2025 will take on the role of Group Executive Vice President where he

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced the elevation of company veteran Sandeep Saxena to Chief Growth Officer – Growth Markets 2, to lead India and other key markets, including the Middle East and Africa. The appointment is part of HCLTech’s strategy to sharpen its focus, in particular, on the India region. Sandeep will be based in Mumbai, India and report to the CEO & Managing Director, C Vijayakumar. Commenting on the appointment, C Vijayakumar said, “HCLTech has played a defining role in shaping India’s technology growth story through sustained innovation and global leadership. As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, India presents a significant opportunity, and we will bring our global scale, deep expertise and full-stack capabilities to help enterprises harness next-generation technologies and accelerate growth. We are equally committed to advancing the Government of India’s Viksit Bharat and Digital India vision, driving public sector digital transformation and building globally relevant intellectual property from India.” “I

Revalize, a worldwide leader in CAD, CPQ, and PLM software solutions for manufacturers, introduced its newly developed Partner Program. This initiative is designed to empower partners to unlock new growth opportunities, navigate the evolving challenges of the manufacturing sector, and deliver greater value to customers worldwide. The Revalize Partner Program provides a structured framework for collaborative growth, combining advanced tools, shared expertise, and new opportunities for partners to expand their global market reach. “In an industry facing expanding complexity and demand for speed to market, partnerships have become increasingly important to ensure manufacturers receive the value they require to succeed,” said Mike Sabin, CEO of Revalize. “With the Revalize Partner Program, we’re providing our partners far more than access to our CAD, PLM, and CPQ portfolio. We’re equipping them with the tools, insights, and enablement they need to excel in their markets, unlock new revenue streams, and ultimately deliver measurably better results for their customers.” Key benefits

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, announced a strategic collaboration with AMD to help enterprises scale AI adoption from pilots to production, modernise legacy environments, and build secure, high performance digital workplaces. Under the collaboration, TCS and AMD plan to engage on the co-development of industry specific AI and GenAI solutions by combining TCS’ deep domain expertise, systems integration capabilities and global innovation ecosystem with leadership AMD high performance computing and AI product portfolio. Together, the companies will help enterprises modernize hybrid cloud and edge environments, deploy AI-powered workplace solutions, and accelerate innovation across cloud-to-edge workloads. TCS will also rapidly upskill and certify its associates on cutting-edge AMD hardware and software technologies. The two companies plan to jointly invest in talent that will help build a deep pool of experts who can co-innovate and deliver next-generation AI solutions. Additionally, industry-specific GenAI frameworks will be developed for

TD SYNNEX, a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, announced the expansion of the availability of BricsCAD across Europe through Datech, its specialist design software division. The move builds on the collaboration established earlier this year in the Americas and increases partners' access to the BricsCAD® product line across the region. Under the expanded agreement, Datech will distribute BricsCAD, a comprehensive CAD platform for 2D drafting, 3D modeling, BIM, mechanical design, and surveying workflows. Smart, scalable, and affordable, BricsCAD delivers proven design productivity and altogether better value than traditional alternatives. Jaap Smit, Senior Vice President, Datech and Business Applications Global at TD SYNNEX, said: “Datech is dedicated to uniting design software solutions that deliver real business outcomes. By adding BricsCAD to our portfolio, we enrich the breadth and depth of our offerings and provide customers with solid alternatives that the CAD market demands. Our robust digital distribution platform and