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Jim Lynch, SVP and GM of Autodesk Construction, has announced his retirement following a successful 28 years at the company where he led the transformation of Autodesk Construction. Lynch will serve in his current role until April 1, 2025. “Jim has had an immeasurable impact on Autodesk and the construction industry at large. From his early contributions establishing Revit as a core part of AEC to his leadership in building out our construction business, he’s shaped Autodesk’s success,” said Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO of Autodesk. “Under his leadership, Autodesk Construction set new benchmarks for collaboration and innovation, helping our customers around the world to achieve their business goals. We are grateful for Jim’s vision, dedication, and impact and wish him the very best in his retirement.” To ensure a seamless transition, Amy Bunszel, Autodesk’s EVP of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Solutions, will lead Autodesk Construction following Lynch’s retirement. Bunszel has over

Bluebeam, a provider of collaboration and productivity solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals worldwide, announces its plan to invest in and accelerate its expansion into France in 2025. Bluebeam is part of the Nemetschek Group.  “France’s overall economic strength and stability make it one of the top economies in the world,” said Amit Sangal, Chief Growth Officer of Bluebeam and the Nemetschek Group Build & Construct Division. “Construction and design professionals face challenges such as labor shortages, regulatory complexities, and barriers to technology adoption. Bluebeam, with its focus on improving collaboration, streamlining workflows, and digitizing processes, is well-positioned to help address these challenges and drive efficiency in France and beyond.”  As part of this expansion strategy, Bluebeam announces the appointment of Charles Parissier to lead operations in France as Bluebeam Country Manager. With over 15 years of industry experience, including at ALLPLAN France, Charles Parissier will oversee sales and business development to

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