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Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that R.S. Hughes Co. Inc., a leading North American distributor of industrial supplies and equipment, has selected Infor CloudSuite Distribution to help fuel business growth and maintain its competitive advantage. R.S. Hughes – which provides a wide array of adhesives, abrasives, electrical, static control, tapes,…

Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, announced that Alex Leclerc, a mechanical contractor based in Donnacona, Québec, has selected Procore as its construction management platform. Formed in 1945, Alex Leclerc is a family business focused on plumbing, heat and gas. Four generations later, the company is…

Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of eCMS Cloud Construction ERP Software, announced that JH Lynch, a heavy highway contractor providing roads, bridges and pavement construction, as well as aggregate mining, has chosen its eCMS Construction Cloud ERP and has concluded the initial ERP implementation process. Headquartered in Cumberland, Rhode Island, J.H. Lynch…

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is helping Excelsior University, an accredited, not-for-profit online institution, improve the overall faculty and staff experience. TCS will support the university’s mission by enhancing the student information system, which hosts the user experience for staff, faculty, and students. The rapid acceleration of digital transformation and technology adoption…

This year’s the EF|A – EPLAN Forum for Automated Engineering event will be taking place in a hybrid format. As in previous years, the focus will be on modularisation, standardisation and automation. These topics are of burning importance for both management and users in machine and plant system engineering –…

At this year’s AMB expo, six companies will host a “SmartFactory” event to showcase the potentials of Industry 4.0: Software providers, machine manufacturers and plant automation experts will set up a fully digitalized production cell for custom manufacturing. Whether in the business or the private consumer context: Custom products, a.k.a.…

Bentley Acceleration Initiatives announced the acquisition of eagle.io, provider of a leading cloud-based environmental Internet of Things (IoT) platform. Bentley Acceleration Initiatives is the strategic investment fund and incubator initiative of Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company. The acquisition of eagle.io will help Bentley augment its infrastructure IoT offerings,…

Accenture has acquired YSC Consulting, a CEO advisory and leadership consultancy that helps organizations align leadership strategies with their business goals to achieve transformational change. The acquisition strengthens Accenture’s capabilities to advise the CEO, C-Suite, and Board with solutions to boost performance and build leadership teams for the future. Terms of…

3D Systems announced the appointment of Alex M. Azar II, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, as the third member of the company’s recently established Medical Advisory Board (MAB). Secretary Azar will join Dr. Stephen Klasko, former President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, and…

Velo3D, Inc., a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, announced StarHagen, a provider of high-quality production parts for aerospace companies, has joined the Velo3D Contract Manufacturer Network with the purchase of an end-to-end solution from the additive manufacturing technology company. The Sapphire printer acquired by the company is calibrated to…