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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, announced that its Cohesive Group digital integrator business has acquired Vetasi, a leading international consultancy specializing in enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions, with a strong focus on IBM Maximo. Vetasi brings to Cohesive the largest IBM Maximo consultancy team across Europe, Africa, and ASEAN countries, with headquarters in the United Kingdom and operations based in Poland, Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, and Australia. In addition to EAM resources, Vetasi deepens the Cohesive team with additional strategic advisory capabilities and adds to the Cohesive services catalog Maximo cloud hosting capabilities, expertise in low-code development, and strong real estate and facilities management domain knowledge. By virtue of the combination with Cohesive, Vetasi’s clients can benefit from the multidiscipline scope of a world-leading digital integrator, combining greater global scale with local agility to leverage more value from their asset portfolios. Cohesive was founded by Bentley in 2020 as a

FARO Technologies, Inc., a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, announced the acquisition of SiteScape, an innovator in LiDAR 3D scanning software solutions for the AEC and O&M markets. SiteScape enables LiDAR equipped mobile devices to easily capture indoor spaces digitally, providing a readily available entry-point to scanning physical spaces for a broad range of applications. Integrating SiteScape's iOS-enabled low-resolution LiDAR capture capability into the FARO Sphere Platform is a further step in streamlining multiple capture methods into a centralized environment to be accessed in a single environment on a single coordinate system. This unique capability enables FARO's construction and facilities customers to access the widest portfolio of reality capture methods in the market, which now ranges from low-resolution Lidar, 360 degree photo, video, mobile mapping and terrestrial laser scanning. "We are pleased to add SiteScape and its groundbreaking 3D LiDAR scanning software to our portfolio of reality capture solutions," said Michael

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, and Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, high performance computing and information technology infrastructure, announced a Global Strategic Transformation Agreement that enables Atos customers with large-scale infrastructure outsourcing contracts to accelerate workload migrations to the cloud and achieve digital transformation. The multiyear, industry-first agreement extends the strategic relationship between Atos and AWS, with Atos selecting AWS as its preferred enterprise cloud provider and AWS naming Atos as a strategic partner for IT outsourcing and data center transformation. This agreement provides business and technology advisory, digital engineering, and managed services to Atos’ customers to accelerate their journeys to the cloud. AWS will also work with Atos to develop and deliver new industry solutions for IT outsourcing and data center transformation to customers globally, as well as to upskill Atos’ workforce and drive efficiencies in its data center, cloud,

Softech Systems is Pakistan’s leading software technology company, with a vision to pave Digital transformation, and an experience of more than two decades. At present, Softech Systems is serving 150+ satisfied customers across multiple continents. Softech Systems (Pvt) Ltd. and Datatex together will be able to bring out even more of their hard-earned expertise in a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, industry-specific experience, and business analysis capabilities. This collaboration will lead to closer engagement with customers to truly understand their needs and carefully craft software solutions that deliver exceptional results. CEO, Softech Systems Dr. Salman Iqbal commented,” We are super excited with this alliance with Datatex, which is a world class player and leader in ERP implementation in the textile industry. With this partnership, Softech plans to establish a lead in the lucrative textile industry in Pakistan, apart from our already established business verticals in Financial markets, Healthcare, Telecom, and Social Media Digital

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has achieved an advanced specialization in Meetings and Meeting Rooms for Microsoft Teams. The advanced specialization validates HCLTech’s in-depth knowledge, extensive experience and excellent track record of delivering meeting room consolidation and modernization projects based on Microsoft Teams, thus helping clients reduce operational costs, improve user experiences and increase productivity in hybrid work environments.   HCLTech has created the TeamsWork Premium Offering as a part of its industry-leading Fluid Workplace Framework to help clients implement modern intelligent meeting room environments based on Microsoft Teams Meeting Rooms. The HCLTech solution complements and extends Microsoft capabilities to deliver multiple client benefits, including:   Improved workplace productivity with seamless meetings and real-time collaboration between on-site teams and remote workers  Optimized user experiences with advanced Teams Meeting Rooms features (such as AI-based speaker tracking) and intelligent meeting room peripherals such as far-field microphones, intelligent speakers and spatial sound  Reduced costs and complexity of the meeting room infrastructure through consolidation of equipment onto a single

The following announcement was shared with IBMers on December 1, 2022. Team, I have two important announcements to share with you. First, Obed Louissaint, SVP of transformation and culture, will step down from his role at IBM on December 31 to become the Chief Human Resources Officer of Aptiv. Second, I am delighted to announce that effective immediately, Joanne Wright will become our new SVP of transformation and operations. I want to thank Obed for all his hard work to shape our culture and define our collective growth behaviors. As a seasoned HR leader, he has led the creation of new approaches to develop and attract talent. For the past 21 years, Obed has held a series of roles at IBM including launching the culture and people processes for the Watson business. Additionally, he led building out Consulting Delivery Centers and partnered with senior leadership to deliver an enterprise skills management model for IBM, including AI

Propel Software, creator of the first product value management (PVM) platform, named Salesforce and Accenture industry veteran Ross Meyercord chief executive officer. Ray Hein, co-founder and former CEO, will lead product and customer initiatives as the company’s first chief strategy officer. Meyercord and Hein leverage 70+ years experience to position Propel for accelerated growth as the product lifecycle management (PLM) industry reaches a strategic inflection point where rigid legacy providers are ceding market leadership to the next generation of cloud-native solutions. Meyercord is a highly regarded SaaS executive with expertise spearheading revenue growth and scaling companies in competitive markets, including leadership roles in enterprise SaaS sales, technology, business development, and sales operations. Prior to Propel, Meyercord was Pluralsight’s Chief Revenue Officer, leading a 900-person team responsible for generating global revenue and delivering over $500M in annual recurring revenue. Meyercord also spent five years at Salesforce as Global Chief Information Officer, where

Stratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, announced that Christian Alvarez has joined the company as its new Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to CEO Dr. Yoav Zeif. Alvarez will play a crucial role in the long-term growth of Stratasys by enhancing and developing new go-to-market strategies and programs that foster exceptional customer and partner experiences, and ensure customer success, satisfaction and retention. He brings a deep go-to-market and operational understanding, including nearly three decades of experience in managing global field and sales organizations and driving significant revenue growth efforts with outstanding success. Prior to joining Stratasys, Alvarez served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channel Sales at Nutanix and prior to that he held several leadership positions at Juniper Networks in channel sales, distribution, and inside sales functions. In addition, he has experience in building start-up organizations with companies such as Cyan Inc., a Ciena Company, and Terremark Worldwide, a Verizon

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year, ended October 31, 2022. “HPE had an impressive fourth quarter, generating an outstanding performance across our key performance metrics,” said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “We are producing strong financial results as we meet new customer needs with the edge-to-cloud portfolio that only we can deliver.” “The strength of our culture and commitment of our team members this quarter and throughout the entire 2022 fiscal year enabled us to innovate and take bold actions to pivot our portfolio and bolster our financial position as we head into 2023,” Neri added. “Our differentiated edge-to-cloud portfolio is driving sustained demand, which is translating to record or near-record results for HPE,” said Tarek Robbiati, EVP and CFO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “These results would not have been possible without the strategic actions we have taken. We are now entering a very

Synopsys, Inc. reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022. Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $1.284 billion, compared to $1.152 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. Revenue for fiscal year 2022 was $5.082 billion, an increase of 20.9 percent from $4.204 billion in fiscal year 2021. "Synopsys achieved record results in fiscal year 2022, substantially exceeding our original targets, with strength in all product groups and geographies. We enter fiscal year 2023 with excellent momentum and a resilient business model that provides stability during market cycles," said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys. "We've delivered many game-changing innovations over the past several years, which continue to enable customers to meet the unrelenting quest for "smart everything" devices. Simultaneously, our execution and operational management continue to drive growth and margin expansion. For fiscal year 2023, we are targeting 14-15% revenue growth, continued non-GAAP operating margin expansion, and approximately