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Coinciding with International Women’s Day, Trimble and the Trimble Foundation Fund announced continued support for Empowered to Educate. With a mission to empower women with resources and support to become leaders and innovators of education, Empowered to Educate forges pathways for female educators with its two-year fellowship program. The program connects young female educators—who are innovators, pioneers and creative leaders—with leadership development, mentorship, exposure to professional networks and micro-grants to support their work. In 2020, an initial grant helped support Empowered to Educate’s inaugural program of 10 fellows throughout Ghana as they engaged with a network of female educational leaders, finding community, innovation and peer support. Projects included increasing women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), working with teenage mothers to re-engage with education, educating the young children of female market porters and bridging the gap between disabled and non-disabled individuals in education, among others. On the recommendation of Trimble Foundation,

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will once again open its doors (virtually) to the Vectorworks community on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The event will allow users in the architecture, landscape architecture, and entertainment design industries to connect face-to-face with the Vectorworks team in a fun, casual setting, all from the comfort of their own homes or offices. This completely free event will also provide the opportunity for designers to ask questions and learn more about Vectorworks’ latest features, updates, and design topic areas directly from the minds behind the software. “We are constantly inspired by our users and the platform of this unique event is the perfect opportunity to interact with and gain valuable insight from the Vectorworks community,” said Steve Johnson, chief technology officer at Vectorworks. “Our team looks forward to meeting with customers from across all industries to discuss a variety of topics, provide details on our latest

HCL Foundation (HCLF), the CSR (corporate social responsibility) arm of HCL Technologies, announced the winning NGOs of the seventh edition of HCL Grant, a flagship program dedicated to supporting diverse, innovative and inclusive initiatives of NGOs for sustainable transformation of rural India in areas of environment, health and education. Three winning NGOs, one each in the development areas of environment, health and education, received ₹5 crores (US$671,140) each for three to five-year projects. The remaining two finalists in each category will receive one-year grants of ₹25 lakhs (US$33,557) each, making a total grant of ₹16.5 crores (US$2.21 million).  The winning NGOs of HCL Grant 2022 are: Environment - Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) Health- The Association for People with Disability (APD) Education - Language and Learning Foundation (LLF) Established in 2015, HCL Grant has emerged as one of India's biggest and most coveted institutionalized CSR grants recognizing the rise of the Fifth Estate - the NGOs. The

On March 8, Atos, Dassault Systèmes, Orange, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics and Thales launched the Software République incubator, an open innovation ecosystem for sustainable, secure and intelligent mobility. The launch, which took place at the Village by CA in Paris, gathered representatives of the founding members of the Software République, as well as the incubator’s first group of startups.  This incubator has a dual purpose: accelerate the projects of the selected startups and enhance the open innovation of the six members around three themes: energy, new mobility services and connected vehicles. Incubated for a period of six to 18 months, startups are expected to build a project with at least two members of the Software République. In return, the members of the Software République will provide startups with their resources as well as a tailor-made support program. Wattpark, Geoflex and Vianova, winners of the first Mobility 4.0 Challenge, are joined by two other

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of Turki Bin Nader as General Manager and Country Head for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), one of Wipro’s key focus markets in the Middle East region. Turki will focus on Wipro’s vision for business growth, revenue expansion, client and influencer relationships, talent development and brand building in the region. He will also strengthen Wipro’s presence across the key industry sectors in KSA through strategic transformational engagements. Turki is an industry veteran with over two decades of experience in technology-led market development initiatives across various industry sectors in the Middle East. He has a strong track record of leading large digital transformation programs and building high-performing teams. Prior to joining Wipro, Turki was the Regional Head for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain at Tech Mahindra. He has held various leadership roles in Saudi Markets across enterprises like Saudi Aramco, Saudi Telecom and Saudi

Dow Jones, the leading news and business information provider and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced their growing collaboration as Dow Jones continues to expand its product portfolio. "Dow Jones continues to build on our promise to deliver unique, unparalleled journalism, information, data and analysis for our audiences, and this partnership with Infosys will aid in our ongoing digital transformation and provide our customers with exciting new tools and solutions,” said Almar Latour, Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. “As our world becomes more digital, we have been working with our clients, across industries, to find digital pathways to make more human connections with their customers,” said Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer of Infosys. “We are delighted to collaborate with Dow Jones to build out innovative digital strategies and enhanced experiences for their users.” Building on the

Dudley Stephens, the DTC responsible fashion brand, announced it has adopted Centric Software®’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, Centric PLM, to support its rapid growth. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.  Dudley Stephens, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, designs stylish wardrobe essentials and performance clothing for women, children, and men, made from recycled fleece and beyond. The brand was founded in 2015 by sisters, Lauren Stephens and Kaki McGrath, with a mission to make everyday wear both fashionable and eco-conscious. Lauren Stephens, CEO and co-founder, describes the situation that led them to search for PLM. “As with any startup, we’ve been super scrappy from the get-go, making things work in Excel.” Kaki McGrath, COO and co-founder, expands, “Our process was very manual. Everything was in

ALICE Technologies and Kajima Group - one of the oldest and largest construction companies in the world - announced that Kajima has selected ALICE for use on some of its most critical projects. ALICE Technologies' construction simulation and optimization platform helps general contractors worldwide to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to plan, bid, and build their large-scale infrastructure and commercial projects more efficiently and with reduced risk. Kajima has a long history of innovation in the construction industry. For example, it built Japan's first skyscraper, the Kasumigaseki Building. Kajima also built one of the longest suspension bridges in Japan. Through its use of the ALICE platform, Kajima is once again driving change in the way things are built around the world. With ALICE, Kajima is harnessing AI to create thousands of potential construction schedule options for its projects, a task that is impossible using traditional scheduling tools. Managers can then consider

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced that Ostseehotel Dierhagen has decided to upgrade to the Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS). The hotel near Rostock, Germany, is taking a significant step towards digital transformation and equipping itself for the future. The superior hotel on the shores of the Baltic Sea is able to attract visitors with its stunning location situated at the edge of the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. Right on its doorstep are a national park and a unique natural landscape as well as traditional-themed destinations such as the cities of Rostock and Stralsund. The area is ideal for relaxing and recharging, offering activities for both sporty and leisurely visitors. The hotel's wellness area and in-house restaurant boasting regional delicacies also invite guests to spend an enjoyable evening. Ostseehotel Dierhagen has been a satisfied long-term customer of Infor Starlight, deployed on-premises. Moving to the cloud is an important step towards the future for the hotel and

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced that ProMedica, a mission-based, not-for-profit health and well-being organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, successfully implemented Infor CloudSuite Healthcare on Amazon Web Services® (AWS). ProMedica needed to replace legacy systems and consolidate common functional requirements after the acquisition of HCR ManorCare in 2018, as well as meet demand for a greater number of financial reports, and merge inventory, item master, and vendor master data. Since the go-live with key applications for human resources, financials and supply chain, ProMedica has improved data sharing and streamlined its processes. The organization has also significantly increased the number of financial reports for monthly distribution and reduced item master data from 60,000 items down to 13,000. Merging these two large companies meant more than just blending different corporate cultures and expanding business models. From an IT perspective, it also meant ensuring that the new organization’s business systems could easily and safely share data, operate across