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IBM announced its intent to acquire Accelalpha, a global Oracle services provider with deep expertise helping clients digitize core business operations and accelerate adoption of Oracle Cloud Applications. This acquisition expands IBM's Oracle consulting expertise in supply chain and logistics, finance, enterprise performance management (EPM) and customer transformation. As Oracle applications have matured in depth of functionality, customers have prioritized working with more strategic services partners to enable transformation1. Upon close, Accelalpha will join IBM Consulting, bringing over a large global team of skilled consultants to help clients modernize with Oracle Cloud Applications. "Many enterprises depend on Oracle to run the workflows that are at the heart of their enterprise," said Kelly Chambliss, Senior Vice President, IBM Consulting, Americas. "With our acquisition of Accelalpha, IBM will be even better positioned to help our clients deploy and manage Oracle solutions, including generative AI and cloud technology, for competitive advantage." Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Accelalpha is a leading global provider of Oracle

Trimble and Platform Science announced they are partnering to transform the transportation industry through a definitive agreement for Platform Science to acquire Trimble's global transportation telematics business units. As part of this agreement, Trimble will become a shareholder in Platform Science's expanded business. The proposed transaction aims to enhance driver experience, fleet safety, efficiency, and compliance by combining two cutting-edge in-cab commercial vehicle ecosystems, which will give customers access to more applications and offerings. Upon closing of the proposed transaction, Trimble's global transportation telematics customers will continue to enjoy the benefits of their Trimble solutions, with the added flexibility of the Virtual Vehicle platform from Platform Science. Virtual Vehicle-enabled fleets will receive access to the Virtual Vehicle Marketplace, offering hundreds of new and expanded applications, software and solution providers focused on innovating and improving drivers' quality of life and fleet performance. Platform Science customers will enjoy the added choice of Trimble's remaining portfolio of

Capgemini announced two key leadership appointments in APAC and the UK respectively. Paul Margetts, formerly MD of the UK Business Unit, becomes CEO of Capgemini’s Asia Pacific Strategic Business Unit effective October 1, 2024. He replaces Olaf Pietschner, who will take on the new role of Chief Revenue Officer in APAC. Rob Walker has replaced Paul, as MD of the UK Business Unit, effective September 2, 2024. “Paul Margetts has successfully steered a highly resilient UK business to deliver strong performance in the last few years. He has been a champion of our journey towards Net Zero and an exemplar of our commitment to inclusion and social value. In his new role, Paul will bring his strong track record and business acumen to the Asia Pacific region, a key growth area for the Group,” comments Aiman Ezzat, CEO of the Capgemini Group. “I am also very happy to welcome Rob Walker to Capgemini. He

ENCY Software is thrilled to introduce ENCY, a groundbreaking CAD/CAM/OLP system designed to transform manufacturing processes. ENCY, a new CAD/CAM brand, is more than just a range of innovative software products for automating CNC machine and industrial robot programming. It offers a unique user experience by facilitating collaboration and data exchange among software providers, robot integrators, programmers, and machine operators on the shop floor. The comprehensive ENCY product line currently includes: ENCY: CAD/CAM for a new generation, delivering sophisticated CAM technology with an intuitive user interface and natural workflow. ENCY Robot: A complete offline robot programming solution with advanced toolpath calculation, kinematics management, and simulation for robots. ENCY Tuner: A shop-floor G-code simulator and NC program editor, providing G-code simulation, fine-tuning, and re-engineering for CNC machines and industrial robots. ENCY Clouds: Cloud-based collaboration among CAM programmers, machine operators, and machining project participants. In the near future, the ENCY product line will expand to include solutions such as: ENCY Hyper:

Netskope, a leader in secure access service edge (SASE), announced the appointment of longtime cybersecurity sales leader Wes Simons as Senior Vice President, North America Sales. Simons will manage all sales teams in Netskope’s largest market as customer demand increases for Netskope One, the company’s industry-leading converged SASE platform. With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity sales, Simons has built, led, and executed with top-performing go-to-market teams throughout the world. He joins Netskope following several years as head of security sales for the Americas at Google, where he held responsibility for Google’s full security portfolio across the region. Earlier, he led the regional field organization at Mandiant (acquired by Google) as SVP, Americas Sales, and before that led the global solution specialist organization at FireEye. Simons has also held executive sales leadership positions at Secureworks, Proofpoint, and Symantec. “As our win and growth rates clearly show, the world’s most discerning enterprise technology teams are

In a strategic move to further solidify India's position in the global semiconductor value chain, SEMI®, the global industry association that connects the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing value chain, has announced a strategic agreement with the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), the leading industry body representing the electronics and semiconductor sectors in India. IESA will become part of the global SEMI family and represent SEMI in India. IESA will continue to use its current brand while beginning to implement SEMI’s processes and select initiatives. The announcement comes at a pivotal time, the start of SEMICON India 2024, the flagship event aimed at bringing together global leaders, semiconductor industry experts, and key stakeholders under the theme of "Shaping the Semiconductor Future." This unification is set to bolster India’s ambition to become a “Semiconductor Powerhouse” by advancing its design and manufacturing ecosystem. Together, the associations will enhance domestic manufacturing in line

One of the leading and few Azure MSP certified companies T-Systems successfully secured the extension of its Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) status. Only a few companies manage to get awarded every year. The audit primarily focused on capabilities related to security, reliability, and infrastructure. This recognition validates T-Systems’ capabilities in delivering customer solutions and services on the Microsoft Azure platform. Driving portfolio wins for Microsoft Azure A rigorous audit is part of the process of extending the MSP status. A key requirement of the audit involves showcasing proven success and high-quality work using the Azure platform. T-Systems has supported a significant number of customers in driving successful Azure business outcomes. The audit shows great collaboration driven by T-Systems within the focus areas in the Microsoft portfolio, especially, Azure Migration, Professional Services, Managed Services for Azure, and SAP on Azure. The achievements identified as part of this audit for T-Systems include continuous improvement of Azure solutions portfolio, maintaining a robust cloud operations framework,

Dear Valispace customers, We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in Valispace’s journey: Altium, a leading provider of design software for the electronics industry, has acquired Valispace. Valispace’s capabilities in Systems and Requirements Engineering will complement the Altium 365 cloud platform for product and electronics design. Together the solutions connect electronics hardware design and development with systems engineering, encompassing everything from initial requirements definition to PCB design and verification (see our recent webinar). A Win-Win for Valispace Customers This is great news for existing Valispace customers: they will not only continue to have access to Valispace’s cutting-edge collaboration software, but will also gradually benefit from capabilities that seamlessly integrate with detailed electronics design processes; closing the loop between system definition and its implementation. Altium’s extensive experience in developing tools for thousands of engineers with essential electronics design software will ensure that the Valispace team can continue to bring the best collaborative and AI assisted systems-

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 16 September 2024—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that its President & CEO, Peter Bilello, will deliver the keynote presentation at the 2024 Contact Customer Day. The event will take place on 24 September at the Marel campus in Boxmeer, The Netherlands. Designing, building, and maintaining sustainable products is a major undertaking that requires a comprehensive, end-to-end lifecycle mindset—one that spans from concept and design to production, maintenance, and the product's end of life. Achieving success demands an interdisciplinary approach and a systems-of-systems perspective, considering not just the product but also the production system, maintenance support, sustainability compliance, and other lifecycle systems. Additionally, the technology must enable a data-centric way of working to ensure seamless collaboration and informed decision-making across the value chain. This strategic Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) approach is only achievable with a modern, flexible,

CloudNC - a manufacturing technology company - announces that its CAM Assist solution, which uses AI to generate machining strategies for 3 and 3+2 axis CNC machines, is now available for Siemens’ NX™ CAM users. The new software is available as an AI-enabled add-on for Siemens’ NX software for product engineering and manufacturing, one of the world’s most popular CAM software solutions, used by major corporations and machine shops alike. The development means more CNC programmers globally can use CAM Assist, helping them easily program toolpaths and machine parts more efficiently than ever before. Theo Saville, chief executive and co-founder at CloudNC, said: “Siemens’ NX is used by manufacturing leaders in some of the most important global industries, like aerospace and defence, automotive and industrial machinery. Simplifying the programming process within those sectors is critical if those manufacturers are to remain competitive, and CAM Assist will help their CNC programmers save time