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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was chosen by CEMEX, a global building materials company, to accelerate its digital transformation and improve employee experience for its more than 40,000 people worldwide. CEMEX selected TCS to help drive its global ‘Working Smarter’ initiative that aims to adapt to evolving market needs, enhance operational resilience, and improve business agility. TCS will work closely with the Monterrey, Mexico-based company for the next seven years to achieve this vision with a digitally enabled smart workplace. At the heart of the transformation is TCS Cognix™, an AI driven human-machine collaboration suite that will integrate systems to accelerate the digital journey and help transform workforce experience. The first phase of this program will focus on streamlining, standardizing, and digitizing HR processes worldwide by the end of 2022, with a goal to create a 360-degree view of the employee experience. Projects include an omnichannel digital platform; personalized and consistent employed experience; implementation

Uptake, the leader in industrial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS) and TruckSuite, a technology-based transportation services company that offers the benefits of truck ownership usually reserved for large fleets, announced their partnership. TruckSuite will integrate predictive insights from Uptake Fleet in their products: TruckSuite lease purchase program, Live Concierge powered by iComply Pro for diagnostics and maintenance, and the TruckSuite mobile app for drivers. Through the partnership, small fleets and owner-operators have the support of predictive analytics to enhance truck protection, increase revenue miles, and mitigate maintenance events. “As small fleets and owner-operators deal with an expensive used truck market and delays in the production of new vehicles, consistently having a reliable vehicle ready to go is the lifeblood of their business,” said Lynn Murphy, Co-founder and CEO, TruckSuite. “We have a history of innovative programs in the aftermarket and see predictive analytics as the future of transportation. Uptake is the leader in this space, and

ESI Group, Rungis, France, releases its sales and results for the full year 2021 (period from January 1st to December 31st) approved by the Board of Directors on February 28th, 2022. “In 2021 we successfully steered our company through a governance change, announced our redefining 3-year strategic plan and demonstrated considerable performance improvements. We reignited growth and more than doubled our Adjusted EBIT margin. On this excellent foundation we now enter the 1st year of our “OneESI 2024 – focus to grow” plan. Across the globe, all our stakeholders are now experiencing the early benefits of this significant change in our ability to focus and drive results. I am confident in our ability to deliver our communicated multi-year objectives and long-term value to our shareholders by repositioning our Group.” Cristel de Rouvray Chief Executive Officer of ESI Group 2021, a foundational year for ESI Group 2021 results show that ESI Group continues delivering

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced financial results for the first quarter, ended January 31, 2022. “The quarter was characterized by robust customer demand and profitability, demonstrating the strength of our differentiated edge-to-cloud strategy and portfolio innovation,” said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “It is clear from strong customer feedback and momentum across our businesses that we are increasingly well positioned to capitalize on the significant megatrends through our HPE GreenLake platform.” “We are off to a strong start delivering against our FY22 commitments with our third quarter in a row of more than 20% year-over-year order growth bolstering our confidence for sustained revenue growth,” said Tarek Robbiati, EVP and CFO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “We are also delivering a better quality of earnings demonstrated by our improved gross margin despite ongoing supply chain constraints that enabled us to deliver Q1 EPS well above our outlook range and raise our

Accenture and Microsoft will assist the Mount Sinai Health System (Mount Sinai) with its transition to the cloud to help enable innovation at a much faster pace. By modernizing its infrastructure, Mount Sinai will be able to reinvest cost-savings and focus on its healthcare mission. Accenture will collaborate with New York City’s largest academic medical system to help devise and securely execute its strategic cloud migration of clinical applications, including its Epic electronic health records system. Microsoft will provide quality assurance throughout this landmark academic center’s Azure migration process. Accenture, together with Avanade, its joint venture with Microsoft, will help lead the development and implementation of the underlying Azure architecture on which the solution is being built. In addition, Accenture will provide hybrid cloud managed services post migration. The managed services will include around-the-clock server management and support for migrated workloads; storage and backup operations; database support; and automation and analytics. Mount Sinai is

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced that Geminite Cement Industries LLC, one of the Middle East’s leading players in building materials production and distribution, has selected Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, a powerful cloud-based, industry-focused, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Geminite is part of the Gemini Group and is building the first fiber cement boards production plant in the UAE. The company chose Infor CloudSuite to empower its digital path to optimize delivery against a surging demand for cement boards across the region. Khalifa Industrial Zone, Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)-based Geminite Cement Industries is the manufacturing arm of Gemini Building Materials (GBM), one of the largest stockers and importers of building materials like gypsum plasterboards, false ceilings, drywall metals, etc., in the region, with a portfolio of renown global brands, such as Knauf, Gyproc, and Saint-Gobain products. The company is in the final stages of commissioning its state-of-the-art process-based fiber cement boards facility, which

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced that LA VILLA, a renowned hotel and event venue on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany, has decided to upgrade to the Infor HMS hospitality management cloud solution. This move is expected to boost efficiency and agility as the venue strives to achieve new levels of excellence in providing guest experience. Built in 1855 as the residence of Munich-based merchant Angelo Knorr in Niederpöcking on the western shore of Lake Starnberg, the former Villa Knorr now enjoys an excellent reputation as accommodation and location for weddings and other events branded as LA VILLA. The hotel is dedicated to meeting the highest standards and service quality to provide its guests with a unique stay — including the determination to work as efficiently as possible in order to concentrate on the essentials: guest services. LA VILLA’s management has long been aware of the importance of an up-to-date software solution that benefits

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, announced that Norwegian municipally owned public transport operator Sporveien AS has chosen to upgrade their longstanding relationship with IFS with a move towards IFS Cloud. Sporveien owns and operates metros, trams and busses in the capital of Norway, Oslo. The group also develops and manages the infrastructure connected to Oslo’s tram and metro system – including maintaining and upgrading wagons, rails, tunnels, buildings and signaling systems. Sporveien AS is now Norway’s largest supplier of public transport by number of individual journeys made – in 2020, that number was 155 million (the number of passengers in 2020 is strongly reduced due to the ongoing pandemic). The group’s vision is to make sustainable mobility available for all, encouraging as many people as possible to choose public transport over individual car usage. Sporveien is committed to ensuring the public transport system they operate has the least possible impact on the

Ansys has been selected by SiPearl to enable the development of its world-class high performance computing (HPC) microprocessor family as part of the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium for exascale supercomputing. SiPearl will leverage the best-in-class Ansys RedHawk-SC™ multiphysics simulation platform to validate semiconductor power integrity, minimize power consumption, and accelerate development time of its Rhea family of microprocessors. Rhea is a high-performance, low-power family of microprocessors that will assert Europe’s technological sovereignty in mission-critical semiconductors. SiPearl will use the Ansys RedHawk-SC power integrity and reliability platform for multiphysics signoff to develop Rhea. SiPearl’s system-on-chip (SoC) will power the European supercomputer to perform an astounding 1 quintillion calculations per second. “Ansys’ industry-leading simulation platform will enable us to ensure the low-power performance and reliability of our microprocessor,” said Philippe Notton, CEO and founder of SiPearl. “With Ansys’ world-class RedHawk-SC signoff solution, we can achieve industry-leading performance and deliver our prototype in a timely manner to power Europe’s supercomputer of

Touchplan, an award-winning collaborative construction planning software platform that helps make construction project outcomes more predictable and profitable, and Cianbro recently entered into an enterprise-wide agreement for a third consecutive year. The agreement provides the Maine-based construction firm and their selected subcontractor partners unlimited use of Touchplan’s intuitive daily planning software on all construction projects within the Building group. Along with collaboration capabilities that link the master schedule to the daily plan anywhere and anytime, Touchplan will provide unique jobsite data and analytics across all Cianbro projects via its planning software platform and through the development of its API capabilities to increase overall project efficiency for one of the nation’s largest and most diverse, employee-owned construction firms. Presently operating in more than 40 states and employing over 4,000 team members, Cianbro provides preconstruction, general contracting, design-build and construction management services. The company also has the in-house resources to self-perform several trades, including