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NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, networking, and biometric solutions, announced Chris Jackson as its new President and CEO effective April 1, 2023. Previously, he served as President and CEO of NEC Europe, a role he will continue to hold. Chris will…

Finding the right cables, planning, designing and plotting their routing for assembly? Until now, this has been a very laborious process for electrical design engineers in machine building. Solutions provider EPLAN has now expanded its 3D software EPLAN Harness proD to cover the practical requirements for machine field cabling. What’s…

MariaDB plc announced the immediate availability of a new release of MariaDB SkySQL, a second generation cloud database service. SkySQL offers fully managed databases including its flagship distributed SQL product MariaDB Xpand for maximum resilience and scalability.  The release brings new innovation that lets organizations better manage their cloud database costs. SkySQL now enables…

It’s no secret that the creative bar continues to rise for VFX and animation studios. Global audiences expect amazing visual effects every time they watch TV, play a game, or explore the metaverse. As the need for truly immersive content grows, we’re committed to unlocking new levels of collaboration, creativity, and efficiency for artists and studios. We have our eyes on streamlining post–production and games pipelines. Updates to our media and…

Migrate 5.0 Stilo is proud to announce the latest version of its Migrate software. Migrate 5.0 is the latest release from the Stilo software suite, and it comes with some exciting new upgrades under the hood. One of the most significant changes in this release is the implementation of a…

Trimble announced today that Trimble Fleet Manager, provided as part of its Mobility telematics portfolio, is now the first back-office fleet management solution to offer industry-specific average dwell time metrics. This data empowers fleets to make better planning decisions, improve service level agreement (SLA) adherence and utilize their assets and drivers more…

Alibaba Group’s 1688.com, China’s largest integrated domestic wholesale marketplace, and Xometry, the global on-demand manufacturing service provider, today announced that Xometry’s Instant Quoting Engine will be embedded in 1688.com’s on-demand manufacturing services. The move gives buyers in China the ability to receive instant quotes and lead times from Chinese suppliers,…

More than 150 people from around the world gathered virtually this past February for a panel discussion about how to move the needle on gender equity for women in science. Hosted by Simulations Plus, Inc. as part of their third annual Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD+) conference, the speakers looked noticeably different than years prior:…

Siemens Digital Logistics announced that it will present the Siemens Supply Chain Forum at the Hilton Frankfurt Airport, June 21, 2023 and it will focus on the theme of “Accelerating the Digital Transformation in Logistics.” Experts from the manufacturing, retail, logistics and tech sectors will come together in person and…

Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that American Exchange Group (AXNY), a multi-division industry leader in accessories design, manufacturing, and wholesale, has selected Infor CloudSuite Fashion, an ERP solution specifically designed for apparel, footwear, textile, and fashion accessories companies, to standardize all divisions across the organization and support future growth. Recently,…