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• Aras Innovator SaaS demographics differ from competitors due to its configurability. Aras has a mix of large-, medium-, and small-sized SaaS customers, including some with extensive configurations as Aras supports 100% of its on-premises capabilities in the cloud.
• On-premises and private cloud customers are migrating to Aras Innovator SaaS, and SaaS implementations makes up more than half of all new business.
• Aras’ Gen 2 capabilities are attractive to companies that have highly customized legacy solutions and want to take full advantage of cloud-SaaS benefits.
• The latest Aras Innovator SaaS release adds the...

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• Dassault Systèmes recently formally announced their seventh generation offering, termed 3D UNIV+RSES, in which generative AI is a key enabling technology, among others.
• The company has invested heavily in realizing their new vision, including in generative AI and sense computing. Intellectual property is the currency in the “Generative Economy” and the company is well positioned to support these “transactions.”
• Their initial work on agentic AI is impressive and bodes well for their customers in all of their focused industries.
• Dassault Systèmes continues to bring their over 40 years’ of experience in discrete manufacturing...

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• AI-powered formulation enables science-based innovation to rapidly meet new market demands.
• Centralized digital lab environments drive speed, agility, and collaboration in R&D.
• Generative formulation and Virtual Twins improve sustainability, reduce costs, drive efficiency and speed, and enhance compliance.
• Dassault Systèmes’ Perfect Formulation solution, delivered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, delivers comprehensive end-to-end transformation of the formulation lifecycle.

Introduction

Today’s R&D organizations operate in a highly complex and rapidly evolving environment. Companies in the food, beverage, cosmetics, and other formulation-driven industries are under intense pressure to innovate faster, more sustainably, and with fewer resources. They must respond to...

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Oracle Applications Summit Showcases AI-Powered SaaS, Data Intelligence, and Modernized User Experience

Key Takeaways

• Oracle combines its role as a cloud hyperscaler and applications provider to deliver true AI-powered SaaS, including tools like AI Agent Studio for building virtual AI employees.
• By showcasing a modern user experience through Redwood, Oracle is encouraging customers to transition from legacy systems like Oracle Agile to its Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM solutions.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM shows promise to help companies converge their PLM, ERP, and manufacturing systems into a single cloud enterprise solution set eliminating the need for...

Essential Education to Navigate Complexity and Drive Digital Transformation with Measurable Business Impact.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 24 June 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global strategic consulting and research firm focused on PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and its digital transformation, announces the offering of its industry-standard PLM Certificate Program in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, from September 22-26, 2025.

This unique program equips PLM professionals with the knowledge and skills to address common challenges in PLM strategy formulation and implementation. It is assessment-based and provides a personalized classroom experience, individual and team exercises, and thorough achievement evaluations. CIMdata experts with decades of practical experience...

The firm will provide a range of geospatial services to support nautical charts, maritime navigation, coastal resource management, and the definition of territorial boundaries.

Woolpert has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide shoreline mapping services under a $250 million, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract supporting the National Geodetic Survey and its Coastal Mapping Program.

Surveying approximately 95,000 miles of United States coastline, the Coastal Mapping Program's mission is to produce a seamless, digital database of accurate and consistent national shoreline data to be used for nautical charting, maritime navigation, coastal resource management, and defining territorial boundaries.

Under...