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Accenture has acquired Unlimited, the award-winning integrated customer engagement agency, which will become part of Accenture Song—the world’s largest tech-powered creative group. The acquisition will enhance Accenture Song’s ability to scale its offerings and unlock greater value from generative AI. With deep expertise in behavioral science, customer strategy and CRM activation, the acquisition of Unlimited further bolsters Accenture Song's capabilities to drive marketing transformation, relevance, and growth for its clients. Unlimited, which has earned over 100 industry awards, comprises of TMW, Walnut, Health Unlimited and Nelson Bostock. Unlimited places data and a deep understanding of human behavior at the core of its offering through its proprietary Human Understanding Lab & AI-powered digital insights platform LUCA, complementing Accenture Song's existing capabilities in data and analytics. Dame Annette King, global lead, marketing practice, Accenture Song, said: “There are few agencies that have proven to be as impressive as Unlimited over the last few years. The world

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Almü Präzisions-Werkzeug GmbH (Almü), a Germany-based cutting tools and solutions provider within high-precision drilling, reaming, milling and tooling systems. With the acquisition of Almü, Sandvik will strengthen its offering towards lightweight components in the automotive segment, an area which is increasing in importance due to the shift towards electric vehicles. The company will be reported in Sandvik Coromant, a division within Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions. “Strengthening our position within lightweight materials is one of the key priorities within Sandvik. We have had good progress and made several acquisitions in this area over the past two years, and I am very pleased that we through the acquisition of Almü continue to execute on our strategy,”says Stefan Widing, President and CEO of Sandvik. Almü has a strong market position within the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and a solid customer base in the automotive segment. Utilizing its

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of WSC, Inc., a leading provider of state-of-the-art simulation technology that supports the design, commissioning, and reliable operation of commercial nuclear power generation and process plants worldwide with an installed base of over 225 plant simulators. “The acquisition of WSC increases the breadth of Curtiss-Wright’s portfolio of advanced commercial nuclear technologies utilized in the modernization of existing power plants and design of new power plants such as Advanced Small Modular Reactors,” said Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and Chief Executive Officer. “The combination of WSC's solutions, including their simulation and digital twin capabilities, with Curtiss-Wright's digital safety systems and advanced condition monitoring technology, will benefit our customers developing advanced reactors as well as those optimizing any power or process plant designs." To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Curtiss-Wright Corporation on CIMdata.com Search for WSC, Inc on CIMdata.com

Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, will demonstrate the power of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered engineering at Hannover Messe 2024, taking place April 22-26 in Hannover, Germany. In a market where the industry has utilized commercial simulation software for decades, Altair’s AI-powered engineering stands above the rest thanks to unparalleled technology that democratizes AI across the product life cycle, empowering users and organizations of all specialties and sizes to revolutionize simulation-driven innovation.  At the event, Altair will show how companies can succeed in their quest for digital transformation by applying simulation, data analytics, AI, and high-performance computing (HPC). Specifically, Altair will be focused on four key areas: AI-powered engineering, simulation-driven design, AI on the factory floor, and digital twin.  AI-Powered EngineeringAttendees will learn how Altair’s AI-powered engineering technology – including generative design – can harmonize lightweight design, functional requirements, and manufacturability. Visitors will also discover how AI-powered engineering accelerates computer-aided engineering (CAE) processes and outcomes; delivers rapid physics

The Backstreet Boys will perform at X4: The Experience Management Summit, Qualtrics announced. Backstreet’s back and will perform their legendary pop anthems for 10,000-plus attendees on May 2 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. In addition to the musical act, Qualtrics announced new keynote speakers at their annual event. New York Times best-selling author Morgan Housel, whose books The Psychology of Money and Same As Ever have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, will discuss how the more things change, the more they stay the same. And Porsche CMO Robert Ader will join Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin on mainstage to talk about how Porche leverages new technologies like AI to listen to and connect with customers across every touchpoint and build lifelong loyalty. These speakers will join former First Lady Michelle Obama, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, American Express CEO Steve Squeri, Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta, NBA

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that AMAZEMET has adopted solutions from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to help build its closed-loop production chain for metal additive manufacturing materials and supporting post-processing equipment. AMAZEMET is focused on the commercialization of ultrasonic atomization to provide laboratory-scale units for the in-house manufacturing of powders with a tailored chemical composition that is suitable for various applications including additive manufacturing. Its team is aiming to broaden the scientific possibilities in materials development and metal additive manufacturing - and its engineering team rely on Siemens Xcelerator to help bring its products to market. “In four years, we scaled from a small startup to a 60-people international company, collaborating with leading scientific and tech groups in development, prototyping and especially in metal additive manufacturing. With our team expanding, centralizing data became crucial to prevent costly errors like sending incorrect designs for production. That’s why we went digital

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, announced a strategic partnership with Newpoint Trillium Management, LLC (Trillium) creating a digital twin for their clean hydrogen and manufacturing projects to reindustrialize the former Department of Energy sites in Ohio and Kentucky as well as projects throughout Central Appalachia.  Trillium has selected the AVEVA Connect platform and series of EPC 4.0 solutions to create one unified, data-centric approach in the cloud. With EPC 4.0, engineering data is stored in a single trusted data hub in the cloud, entire processes can be tracked in a digital environment from the engineering and design stage to procurement and construction, through the final handover, and into operations and maintenance as the data core for the Digital Twin for an operating plant. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Newpoint Trillium as they launch their pioneering approach to this integrated hydrogen project," said Noel Phillips,

DXC Technology, a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has signed a framework agreement with Consip to digitally transform the Italian public healthcare sector. Consip is the procurement arm of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). It operates as Italy’s central purchasing body, supporting government organizations in their procurement activities and helping to direct complex and innovative transformation projects. As part of the agreement, DXC will modernize Italy’s public healthcare information systems to maximize data analytics capabilities. Deploying innovative and advanced analytics solutions, including artificial intelligence, national healthcare organizations will be able to efficiently manage citizen and patient data, improving their experiences and delivering greater value for public services. “The public healthcare sector has an ever-growing volume of data, applications and systems that need to be carefully managed,” said Nicola Mangia, Italy Public Sector General Manager at DXC Technology. “We are helping to develop new models of healthcare services and infrastructure.

Pro-invest Group, a leading private equity real estate asset manager and investment firm has selected Oracle OPERA Cloud Property Management System (PMS) to standardize operations across its properties. Pro-invest needed to consolidate multiple PMS systems to centralize its data and operations on a system that could handle a wide range of hotels, from smaller independent properties to larger global brands. With OPERA Cloud, Pro-invest will be able to support its ambitious growth trajectory and enhance its service delivery to better serve the evolving needs of its guests across every segment of the market. “We wanted a technology partner with a global track record of success. One that worked in the eco-system with other large brand partners of ours and could enhance our operational capabilities with a guest-focused hospitality experience,” said Howard Phung, director of digital, data, and technology at Pro-invest Group. “With Oracle we will be able to centralize our hotel and guest

Centric Software® is pleased to announce its partnership with Chinese down jacket brand, Tanboer. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Founded in 1999, Qingzhou Tanboer Clothing Co., Ltd is a modern down clothing enterprise integrating design, production and sales, with three R&D bases in Shanghai, Shandong and Beijing. Tanboer’s down jacket has a unique style and has been well received by consumers and the industry. Their products are sold in 43 countries around the world and the brand has more than 1,000 physical stores. Tanboer is continuously improving its infrastructure in 3 aspects: channels, commodities and operations. Tanboer has a strong focus on improving data availability, richness and quality as well as