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Siemens announced that ADMARES, a leader in industrialized housing, is using the Siemens Xcelerator open business platform to apply Siemens’ most comprehensive digital twin, advanced manufacturing and automation technology to design, build and operate sustainable and affordable housing. Founded in 2016, ADMARES is a technology company applying advanced manufacturing techniques to the construction industry to build affordable, smart, connected and sustainable homes. Using highly flexible and modularized design combined with a clean sheet, digital first, automated greenfield smart factory ADMARES is aiming to eliminate up to 75% of the CO₂ emissions associated with residential construction by generating 80% less material waste and producing at speeds that will revolutionize how the global housing crisis is solved by advancing the traditionally conservative construction industry. “Siemens’ technology has enabled us to make affordable homes a product, rather than a process reliant on construction labor - of which there is a global shortage,” said Mikael Hedberg, CEO, ADMARES.

Centric Software® is thrilled to announce that the Singapore-based footwear and accessories company, Everbest has selected Centric PLM™ and Centric Planning™ to drive efficiency for global growth. 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, footwear, outdoor, home and related goods like cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Founded in 1979, Everbest delivers timeless, high-quality footwear and accessories, including bags and belts for both women and men. Everbest sells its products online and in 150 physical stores in Southeast Asia, such as department stores, outlet malls and retail shops. The company also owns two additional children’s footwear specialty brands, EVB and The Tracce. To achieve ambitious international expansion goals, Everbest recognized the necessity of digital transformation to modernize product development and retail planning processes

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced the expansion of its strategic long-term collaboration with Sunrise, Switzerland's leading challenger, with a strong number two position in the Swiss telecommunications market, to accelerate its IT transformation. Infosys will support Sunrise in fostering a modern, agile, and secure technology foundation to drive innovation and to continue securing its future readiness. The collaboration highlights the shared commitment of Infosys and Sunrise to customer-centric innovation through cutting-edge technology solutions, with a strong focus on IT transformation, data security, operational agility, and future AI integration. Infosys has been an instrumental partner in streamlining Sunrise’s IT landscape providing comprehensive end-to-end IT services, from design and development to testing, deployment, and operations. This extensive undertaking included successfully consolidating multiple vendors into a unified portfolio and seamlessly transitioning a variety of applications. These efforts, driven by the close collaboration and strong cultural alignment between Infosys and

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial engines and comprehensive transport solutions, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, announced that they have renewed their long-standing digital transformation agreement with an expanded scope of services. Under a new multi-year contract, HCLTech will enhance and modernize the Gothenburg-based manufacturer’s IT infrastructure and transform its digital foundation services. By leveraging its proprietary GenAI-led service transformation platform, AI Force, HCLTech will deliver platform-based managed services, hyper automation and full-stack observability. The AI-powered solutions will enable one-click provisioning of IT services and will help optimize operational efficiency and enhance the employee and customer experience. HCLTech’s solutions will accelerate the client’s sustainability goals by advancing responsible and efficient IT practices. “We are delighted to be a trusted digital transformation partner and contribute to the client’s growth strategy. We look forward to leveraging our full-stack technology portfolio to

Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, announced that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., a global leader in transportation equipment manufacturing, has chosen to implement Informatica’s AI-powered Master Data Management (MDM) solution as part of the customer’s digital transformation strategy. Yamaha Motor was faced with challenges of managing extensive and complex data and siloed systems across its manufacturing and business operations in different global locations. Furthermore, Yamaha Motor’s global ERP systems required the unification of data standards and data harmonization from instances and contents which differ from region to region, and the inability to share the same master data to each group company’s ERP systems and business systems further hindered operational efficiency of the businesses. To overcome the challenges, Yamaha Motor is implementing Informatica's industry-leading multidomain MDM SaaS solution, powered by Informatica’s CLAIRE® AI engine, to streamline, centralize, and automate cross-domain and cross-departmental data assets for a comprehensive, contextualized 360-degree view. This implementation helps enable

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 23 September 2025—Members of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) will sponsor a webinar on advancing the Code of PLM Openness (CPO). The webinar, The Code of PLM Openness – what it is and why it matters now more than ever!, will take place at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, 21 October 2025. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has become indispensable in the digital age, enabling organizations to coordinate every stage of a product’s journey from conception to end-of-life. In today’s fast-evolving supply chains, open systems architecture and adherence to the Code of PLM Openness are critical. Initially developed in 2012 by the prostep ivip Association, the CPO was a response to the industry embracing the service-oriented approach to technology and computing for access to engineering data. Since then, the concept has evolved into a holistic approach to open systems architecture, accompanied by a corresponding standard

Accenture has announced its intent to acquire French Orlade Group (“Orlade”), which provides advisory and project management services for capital projects through its subsidiaries, which include Op2 and pmO. The acquisition would significantly expand Accenture’s capabilities to help clients optimize their investments in large-scale, long-term projects, such as nuclear power plants, power grids, rolling stock, defense systems and space launch systems. Op2‘s services include advising clients on how they can organize and execute capital projects more successfully with lead time reduction expertise, key best practices for large-scale project management and predictive data-driven models. pmO’s project management processes and tools help clients deliver capital projects on time and on budget. Orlade and its subsidiaries would bring approx. 200 professionals, most of which are based in Paris and Bordeaux. The company’s international locations include Montréal (Canada) and Brisbane (Australia). Their teams would join Accenture’s infrastructure and capital projects practice within Industry X. Accenture’s planned acquisition would come at a

PROS Holdings, Inc. (“PROS”), a leading provider of AI-powered SaaS pricing and selling solutions, and Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which PROS will be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction valuing PROS at approximately $1.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, PROS shareholders will receive $23.25 per share in cash, representing a premium of approximately 41.7 percent over PROS’ closing share price on September 19, 2025, the last full trading day prior to the transaction announcement, and a 53.2 percent premium to PROS’ volume weighted average share price over the 30-day period ending the same date. Upon completion of the transaction, PROS will become a private company with the benefit of Thoma Bravo’s operating capabilities, capital support and deep sector expertise, and will be well positioned to continue delivering on key strategic priorities, including advancing AI

Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC) announced that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has joined as a member. AMD will bring its cutting-edge AI processing capabilities and innovative edge computing solutions to accelerate AI-powered digital twin systems development and deployment across industries. The addition of AMD is pivotal as the digital twin market rapidly evolves toward intelligent, autonomous systems powered by artificial intelligence. The company’s recent breakthrough innovations include AMD Ryzen™ AI series processors and ROCm™ 7 software, the latest evolution of its open-source software platform built to unleash the full potential of AMD Ryzen™ AI and select AMD Radeon™ Graphics systems. AMD continues to champion open software and platforms, highlighting the context of digital twin Minions and Lemonade as key enablers of next-generation digital twin capabilities. Minions is an agentic framework developed by the Hazy Research Group at Stanford University for collaboration between frontier models running in the data center and smaller models running locally on an AI PC. Lemonade

Jacksonville State University (Jax State) has partnered with EOS North America’s Additive Minds applied engineering group to expand its additive manufacturing (AM) curriculum through the Additive Minds Academy Ignite Program. This collaboration provides Jax State students with access to industrial-grade AM training and resources as part of the university’s growing focus on advanced manufacturing technologies. As part of this initiative, Jax State has also acquired its second EOS M 290 system, an industry-leading laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printer, to provide students with hands-on experience using production-grade AM technology. The Additive Minds Academy Ignite Program is designed to accelerate AM education and workforce development by offering scalable, structured online and hybrid learning solutions. It supports educational institutions in teaching the fundamentals and applications of industrial 3D printing, including machine operation, safety, design for AM, production strategies, and more.  “We’re excited to deepen our commitment to additive manufacturing education through the Ignite