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Russia’s ongoing unjustified war is a heartbreaking display of brutality and a violation of the fundamental principle of freedom that we share with Ukraine. We remain steadfast in our commitment to support Ukraine by stopping all sales and shutting down cloud operations in Russia, fully implementing international sanctions, and donating both technology and humanitarian aid. On March 2, we stopped all sales in Russia and then Belarus. We have immediately implemented all international sanctions without exception, and are in constant contact with our government counterparts to remain aligned with their strategies to end this war. We appreciate the resolve and intelligence with which governments have come together on coordinated sanctions and welcome the announcement of new international sanctions expected soon. Beyond implementing sanctions and stopping all sales, we are actively shutting down our cloud operations in Russia. We have received questions about SAP’s ability to shut down all existing products for Russian

The Association for Geographic Information (AGI) has recently welcomed Idox as an Associate Member and will feature us in their next newsletter.  Alan Moore, Head of Geospatial at Idox, tells us more.  A leading supplier of specialist information management software and solutions to the public and asset intensive sectors, Idox software covers the natural and built environment, community assets and transportation. Recognising the fundamental importance of geospatial data to customer workflows and with a focus on digital transformation, Idox acquired three geospatial businesses in 2021:  thinkWhere – a leading UK location data sharing, cloud GIS and geospatial services company, Aligned Assets – a leading provider of UK Address Management solutions, and Exegesis – an environmental, ecological and heritage GIS consultancy with customers in the UK, Europe and Africa.  Our software brings teams together, automates tasks and enables better ways of working. The value we create for our customers supports improved efficiency by reducing operational costs, provides greater accuracy, and enables faster service delivery. Location

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that GlobalFoundries® (GF®) has qualified the Cadence® digital solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The qualification of the digital solution on GF’s 22FDX™ platform enables customers to achieve cloud scalability, efficiency and productivity, while also attaining optimal design power, performance and area (PPA) and faster time to market. Design teams need tools that can keep pace with the increasing complexity and serve a broad range of end markets and applications. The integrated Cadence digital solution, combined with the power of the cloud, helps customers address these latest design challenges by providing a fast path to design closure and better predictability for meeting PPA targets. For example, Xenergic, a company that provides ultra-low-power and high-performance on-chip memory solutions, used the Cadence Cloud Passport featuring the digital full flow and the Cadence Tensilica® Fusion F1 DSP on the GF 22FDX platform to successfully tape out a low-power memory first-time right test chip. “Xenergic’s

Ian Turner wrote a blog post for Autodesk detailing the update to BIM 360 Cost Management module. Changes were made to the Budget Tool, Change Order Tool, and User Settings. Check out the blog for the full facts. https://blogs.autodesk.com/bim360-release-notes/2022/03/24/bim-360-cost-management-release-march-2022/ To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Autodesk on CIMdata.com

Canvas GFX, Inc, the leading provider of visual communication solutions to the manufacturing and technical industries, today announced that it has partnered with Voyager Space Services, a Voyager Space Company, to make Canvas Envision available through the Voyager Space Services MarketSpace platform. Voyager Space Services provides a curated portfolio of business and technical solutions to entrepreneurs and early-stage NewSpace companies that supports and accelerates their development. VoyagerSpace Services’ easy-access solutions enable company founders and executives to focus on innovation and product development, rather than time-consuming business operations tasks. Envision is the exclusive visual communication solution offered on the MarketSpace platform. It joins a select number of solutions offered by Voyager Space Services to its customer base alongside a suite of more than 30 offerings. Canvas Envision bridges the divide between technical and creative visual communication solutions. It makes sophisticated 3D model visualizations available to anyone involved in creating product documentation, without the need

Manu Venugopal of Autodesk published a blog post on March 24 about the 3 updates that have been made to the BIM 360 Insight module. Those changes are: Added Partner Cards Enhancement to Issues Report Filtering Automation of Reports by Company Read the blog post now to learn more. https://blogs.autodesk.com/bim360-release-notes/2022/03/24/insight-updates-march-2022/ To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Autodesk on CIMdata.com

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the release of HxGN NC Server, a new machine tool software interface that allows users to work with leading measurement software PC-DMIS directly on machine tools. The solution brings a range of productivity benefits by making the established process of machine tool measurement more accessible and compatible with other data collection and analysis processes commonly used in manufacturing applications. Measuring directly on the machine tool has been accepted practice for many years, typically used for setting work offsets and verifying individual features. Available software solutions offer many possibilities ranging from simple and fast single-point measurement to the collection of point clouds and the analysis of complex parts. However, measurements taken on machines tools could not be compared to those taken with dedicated devices such as portable measuring arms or coordinate measuring machines, due to differing measurement strategies, calculations and visualisations. With the introduction of HxGN NC Server, manufacturers can now use the market-leading metrology software PC-DMIS to measure on the machine tool. This leads to comparable results throughout the complete quality process

Accenture has acquired Alfa Consulting, a consultancy that specializes in operations strategy in capital intensive industries. The acquisition reinforces Accenture’s capabilities for helping clients in Spain, Portugal and México transform their supply chains to be more resilient, responsive and sustainable. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Barcelona with offices in Madrid and México, Alfa Consulting has extensive expertise in leveraging analytics to design and implement new operational models for clients across industries such as utilities, high tech, energy and industrial goods, among others. The company’s 52 highly specialized consultants will join Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations function, which helps clients with end-to-end supply network visibility, customer-centered supply chain segmentation, sourcing and procurement transformation, operational agility, resilience stress testing and sustainable and responsible supply chain strategies. “Supply chains, especially in capital intensive industries, need to be flexible and responsive, while also maintaining the transparency that makes them trustworthy,” said Kris Timmermans, head of

Autodesk, Inc. has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Wild, a cloud-connected, extended reality (XR) platform, which includes its namesake solutions, The Wild, and IrisVR. The Wild enables architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals to present, collaborate and review projects together in immersive and interactive experiences, from anywhere and at any time. This acquisition enables Autodesk to meet increasing needs for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology advancements within the AEC industry and further support AEC customers throughout the project delivery lifecycle.  Serving more than 700 customers worldwide across its two platforms, The Wild’s XR technologies offer affordable, on-demand and in-context opportunities for deeper team collaboration. Its virtual format empowers remote workforces amid a rapidly evolving work landscape and offers an immersive environment for real-time ideation and decision making.  “Our acquisition of The Wild reflects the rapid transformation taking place in the building industry, from the complexity of projects to the geographic diversity of teams who design, construct, and

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced that Riverina Water has rolled out Infor CloudSuite Public Sector to power the organisation’s landmark digital transformation project following a competitive tender process. Riverina Water will deploy Infor’s cloud solution across multiple disciplines that will ensure the water utility meets the demands of a digitally-connected world where customers expect 24/7 easy functionality with real-time transaction capabilities at their fingertips. The winner of the prestigious Sam Samra Award is spearheading the creation of a new customer-centric enterprise software platform to meet customer expectations and improve integration with asset management and financial systems. Riverina Water will tap into Infor CloudSuite Public Sector, which includes Infor Financials & Supply Management, Infor CIS Billing for customer and billing management, and Infor Birst for integrated planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial consolidation, business intelligence and analytics. With Infor CloudSuite Public Sector, Riverina Water will be able to overcome current challenges with legacy systems to