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Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from the digital world into the real economy. At its Siemens RXD Summit in Beijing, the company brings together more than 2,000 customers, partners, developers and industry leaders to demonstrate how industrial AI is moving from experimentation into large-scale deployment across factories, infrastructure and industrial supply chains.  In his opening keynote, Siemens President and CEO Roland Busch was joined on stage by Joe Tsai, Chairman of Alibaba Group, Wang Xingxing, founder, Chairman and CEO of Unitree Robotics, and Professor Ni Jun, Chief Manufacturing Officer and Co-President of Engineering and R&D of CATL.  “Bringing AI into the real world requires more than great models,” said Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG. “It requires an industrial AI operating system: a technology stack that connects data, software and intelligent hardware. Here in Beijing, we are showing how this system is advancing – with deeper partnerships and new products built around our customers’ real needs. Through Siemens Xcelerator, our open digital business platform, webring these capabilities together and make industrial AI accessible

OnceMore® from Södra, the world’s first large-scale process for recycling blended fabrics into high‑quality dissolving pulp, will begin using TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, to strengthen traceability from raw material to retail across the value chain. OnceMore® produces dissolving pulp made from blended textile waste and wood sourced from responsibly managed Swedish forests. By integrating TextileGenesis, OnceMore® supports the growing need for verified data and secure, transparent tracking throughout increasingly complex supply chain. Traceability as a foundation for circular MMCF and regulatory readiness The implementation marks a key milestone for scaling circular MMCF, highlighting the role of digital traceability. It establishes a verified digital chain for OnceMore® materials, ensuring full chain–of-custody from pulp and fiber production through to finished garments. By unifying material movement and supply‑chain data into a single system, the rollout enhances transparency across tiers and geographies and increases supplier participation. Traceability from raw material to retail will give OnceMore® and its

CLO Virtual Fashion, the global leader in digital garment solutions and developer of CLO and Marvelous Designer, announced today that SHIMA SEIKI, the leading knitting solutions provider and developer of APEXFiz Design software, has officially joined the CLO Ecosystem Partnership Program (EPP). This collaboration brings together two industry leaders to create a seamless, end-to-end digital-to-production pipeline for knitwear, connecting CLO’s digital garment technology directly with SHIMA SEIKI’s plan-design-produce ecosystem for knitwear. The CLO-SHIMA SEIKI collaboration allows CLO users and creators to move from digital concept to knitted output with unprecedented efficiency. By linking CLO with APEXFiz, SHIMA SEIKI’s design software, the partnership introduces a frictionless workflow that expands creative capability while eliminating traditional barriers between design and production. For example, if a designer wants a knit garment to appear realistic in CLO, the CLO-APEXFiz plugin streamlines the workflow on both sides. With just a simple click, users can import all relevant materials between CLO and SHIMA SEIKI.

Stratasys Ltd. announced that its TrueDent® resins have received CE marking as a Class IIa medical device, making them Europe’s first high-esthetic, monolithic 3D-printed denture solution to achieve certification in the more than $2 billion market. This milestone enables broader regulated clinical use and expands patient access to polychromatic, monolithic 3D-printed dentures, removable partial dentures, and crowns and bridges. The expanded indication now includes intraoral removables for long-term use of more than 30 days as well as crowns and bridges, allowing dental laboratories to address a wider range of restorative cases through a single, integrated digital workflow. As European providers continue scaling digital denture production, the certification supports broader clinical adoption while strengthening the commercial foundation for growth across the region. According to a 2024 iData report1, the demand for denture solutions in Europe continues to grow as the region’s opportunity for dentures is projected to expand from USD 2.19 billion in

Oracle announced new Smart Assistant capabilities in Oracle Simphony Cloud Point of Sale (POS). The embedded, generative AI assistant empowers restaurant teams with self-service suggestions resolve common technical and operational issues more quickly. With this real-time intelligence personalized to the guidelines of each brand, restaurants can boost efficiency, fix issues faster, and reduce the need for external support calls and intervention. Smarter, faster support at the front line Designed to be easy to read and context-aware, users can ask support-related questions such as “Why isn’t workstation printer working?” or “Why can’t I log in to Simphony?” Staff can receive immediate, actionable answers informed by each brand’s unique guidelines and de-identified data derived from the behaviors of thousands of Simphony users. Accessible with a single click, Smart Assistant can also be triggered by on-screen error messages, bringing help to users when and where they need it. Smart Assistant enables brands to integrate their own standard operating procedures,

Centric Software® is pleased to announce that TFG (The Foschini Group) has selected Centric Planning™ as the foundation of a multi-phase transformation to drive merchandising agility, inventory optimization and standardize execution across its global brand portfolio. Centric Software delivers innovative, integrated, end-to-end AI-powered enterprise solutions to take products from concept to commercialization. Fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, consumer electronics, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail teams can plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, sell and replenish products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. TFG is one of Africa’s leading specialty retail groups, with 40 brands and thousands of stores spanning fashion, beauty, consumer electronics, jewelry, homeware and furniture. With significant investments already made in e-commerce, supply chain and local manufacturing infrastructure, TFG leaders identified its merchandising capability as the critical next step to fully leverage those groupwide strengths and advance

Discover e-Solutions (DeSL), a leading provider of digital transformation and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for the fashion, apparel, footwear, and retail industries, announced that Specialist Sports Group Ltd. has selected DeSL’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Purchase Order Management (POM) solutions to centralise product development, improve supplier collaboration, and strengthen operational control. Based in Southampton, United Kingdom, Specialist Sports is a performance sports distribution and brand marketing agency with over 30 years of experience. The company sought to replace manual processes, including Excel spreadsheets, Illustrator-based BOM management, and extensive email chains, with a connected digital platform providing real-time visibility and control. With DeSL’s PLM, Specialist Sports will manage product creation, Bills of Materials (BOMs), size charts, Requests for Development (RFD), Requests for Quotation (RFQ), and Quality Control within a single system. DeSL’s Purchase Order Management solution will integrate with Microsoft Business Central, enabling clearer tracking of development status and product approvals, and enable more accurate

CPQ Finland is pleased to announce the launch of CPQ Benelux BV, a new regional subsidiary established to better serve customers and partners across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. This strategic expansion reflects our commitment to providing closer support, faster response times, and tailored expertise to organizations operating in one of Europe’s most dynamic industrial regions. For almost a decade, CPQ Finland has been recognized for its deep expertise in Configure Price Quote solutions, advanced product modelling, and high performance sales automation. Our team has built a strong reputation in pricing strategy, product modularisation, and the optimisation of complex configurable offerings — capabilities that are increasingly critical for manufacturers and service providers in competitive global markets. With the creation of CPQ Benelux, customers in the region can now benefit from:  Local presence and direct communication channels  Shorter implementation cycles and faster follow‑up  Regional market understanding combined with CPQ Finland’s full technical expertise  Specialised

Accenture announced new assets and capabilities for its Adaptive Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR), empowering clients to augment their Microsoft Security platforms with advanced, integrated solutions. Accenture and Microsoft, together with their joint venture Avanade, will deliver more advanced agentic AI-driven cybersecurity solutions and better data analytics designed to help organizations mitigate threats faster, optimize security operations and strengthen overall business resilience. According to Accenture’s latest State of Cybersecurity Resilience research, 74% of CEOs worry about their organization’s ability to minimize cyberattacks. This concern highlights the urgent need for modern, agentic AI-powered cybersecurity solutions like Accenture MxDR for Microsoft, which autonomously addresses these needs, minimizes the impact of cyberattacks and helps organizations build true business resilience. “Cybersecurity teams have long faced significant challenges in managing massive datasets, and scaling security management tools and overcoming staffing resource limitations,” said Harpreet Sidhu, global lead, Accenture Cybersecurity. “With Accenture MxDR for Microsoft, we’re helping organizations harness

Cyncly, a leading global provider of software and content solutions that power the seamless creation of spaces for living, today announced the acquisition of Smart Glazier, a dedicated software provider for the glazing contractor market.  Smart Glazier provides a purpose-built platform for glazing contractors, combining deep, vertical glazing expertise in design and configuration, with business management capabilities such as quoting, ordering, scheduling and invoicing. The Smart Glazier team brings deep domain knowledge of glazing contractors and their needs, which has supported the development of a strong market position and long-standing customer relationships. The acquisition extends Cyncly’s existing strength in glass manufacturing and dealer solutions into the contractor segment. While contractors play a critical role in configuring, ordering, and installing glass products, they remain one of the least digitized parts of the ecosystem, often forced to use manual, disconnected processes. With Smart Glazier, Cyncly creates a seamless workflow from design to installation, resulting