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Infor®, the industry cloud company, announced that Mount Franklin Foods – a leading manufacturer of branded, contract and private-label confectionary, nuts, snacks, and food service products – has chosen Infor’s CloudSuite Food & Beverage solution to support rapid business growth and help accelerate its digital transformation efforts. Mount Franklin Foods, headquartered in El Paso, Texas, serves major retailers, wholesalers, co-manufacturing customers and food service distributors through its Sunrise Confections & Azar Nut divisions and affiliates. As Mount Franklin Foods emerged from the pandemic and continued to grow at an exponential rate, the company recognized that it needed more agility to respond to a rapidly changing market and take advantage of new opportunities. The company chose to partner with Infor and plans to deploy its CloudSuite Food & Beverage solution, supply chain planning, Infor Factory Track, dynamic Enterprise Performance Management (dEPM), and warehouse mobility to attain greater supply chain transparency, boost logistical and operational efficiency, meet

In 2021, in parallel with the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, City of Paris launched a design competition to reimagine the urban landscape surrounding the cathedral. Four international multidisciplinary teams led by architects, urban planners, and landscape architects were invited to submit their design proposals. The project site includes the forecourt of the cathedral and its underground spaces and areas over the banks of the Seine River. City of Paris announced that the team led by Bureau Bas Smets was chosen by the jury as the winner of this international competition. The announcement was made by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo along with Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy mayor of Paris. Digital technologies are at the heart of the preservation and enhancement of French heritage Autodesk, the technology partner of the competition, supported the City of Paris by providing technological expertise throughout the competition. Autodesk’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) solutions were used to create a 3D

Infor ®, the industry cloud company, announced that Sutton Tools has deployed Infor M3 CloudSuite for manufacturing to achieve a timely and accurate understanding of its business to drive product and company expansion both domestically and abroad. Sutton Tools has also implemented Infor OS cloud operating platform, including Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION) and Mongoose, to fine-tune internal processes and reduce total cost of ownership. In 2001, Sutton Tools had a single distribution hub and one manufacturing centre, but in the past decade has opened new facilities in New Zealand and The Netherlands, as its first European base. After more than two decades, the successful migration to the cloud from a Movex/Infor M3 on-premises environment has saved Sutton Tools hundreds of thousands of dollars on new computing systems, and improved system integration and supply chain visibility across three manufacturing sites and three distribution centres — under the guidance of Infor global partner Fortude. According to Sutton Tools, the aim

Altair, a global leader in computational science, high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI), is thrilled to announce it has launched the Altair Unlimited data analytics appliance, an all-in-one turnkey solution, which will democratize enterprise-wide data analytics and empower users to glean more data insights than ever. The Altair Unlimited data analytics appliance – which is built on Dell PowerEdge R750 servers – is designed to foster enterprise-wide, data-driven strategies by giving teams the power to use data analytics and AI to gain competitive advantages and drive next-level business results. “Dell Technologies is a longtime partner and we are thrilled to take the Altair Unlimited data analytics appliance to market with them. After the incredible success of the Altair Unlimited simulation appliance, we wanted to give customers the same type of opportunities in the data analytics and AI sphere,” said Sam Mahalingam, chief technology officer, Altair. “With this technology, we will

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has signed a reseller agreement with Limble CMMS, an award-winning cloud computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). The collaboration will empower connected workers with a seamless work execution experience to drive condition-based and preventive maintenance best practices. The technology partnership will combine AVEVA Insight’s to industrial data, rich visualization and robust analytics, with Limble CMMS’ easy-to-use work management features so that customers can simplify complex processes and accelerate time to value. The joint solution enables customers to streamline workflows and increase asset availability by linking critical plant data to their CMMS solution. Bryan Christensen, CEO at Limble CMMS, commented: “The most effective industrial leaders are those who strive to leverage data in ways that improve the experience – and thus productivity – of plant floor and field workers. Limble CMMS delivers the industry’s best user experience for managers and technicians by giving them the task

Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, announced technology enhancements that address key issues in clinical trial management and oversight. Enhancements to Medidata Detect and Rave CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) will improve both data oversight and reporting for sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) in two meaningful ways: how they comprehensively monitor their trial data, and how they visualize those data to make faster decisions.  “Today’s clinical trials are faster and have vastly more data than ever before, creating opportunities for quicker development of new therapies and improved patient experiences. All of this requires a seismic shift in how clinical operations teams can - and should - monitor and report on those data to derive actionable insight,” said Lisa Moneymaker, senior vice president, R&D, Clinical Operations Technologies, Medidata. “Enhancements to Medidata Detect, combined with the launch of Visual Analytics for Rave CTMS, streamline role-based workflows for data monitoring and significantly enhance clinical

Renault Group and Atos launch ID@scale (Industrial Data @ Scale), a new service for industrial data collection to support manufacturing companies in their digital journey towards Industry 4.0. “ID@S” (Industrial Data @ Scale) will allow manufacturers to collect and structure data from industrial equipment at scale to improve operational excellence and product quality. Developed by the car manufacturer and already in operation within its factories, ID@scale is now industrialized, modularized and commercialized by the digital leader Atos. Throughout the production process, manufacturers generate a phenomenal amount of data. In more cases than not, data is underutilized, owing to its diversity and lack of standardization as well as operator time shortages. By deploying ID@S, manufacturers will now be able to collect data from a wide range of manufacturing facilities (diverse suppliers, generations, global location, firmware updates, etc.) in a standardized and effective way, then contextualized and made available in the cloud. As a

Oracle announced Oracle Utilities Agent Service, a new cloud application specifically for utility customer service teams. Agent Service brings billing, usage, and interaction history together in a single dashboard to provide agents a holistic view of each customer. Combined with new AI-powered tools that guide agents to the ‘next best action,’ the application helps agents resolve customer issues faster, while being able to recommend relevant new services. For example, while helping a customer resolve a billing issue, an agent can notify the customer of a higher trending bill, identify ways to reduce the bill, and either enroll them in a new rate plan based on their usage patterns or provide a rebate. With the new cloud application, agents can easily see how customers are interacting with the utility across all available service channels, including phone, web, email, chat, and SMS. This helps agents aid customers wherever they left off in the

Centric Software® is delighted to announce the release of a success story about its customer, Westmoor Manufacturing. Westmoor Manufacturing is a western wear company founded in 1946 and known for their trademark pearl-snap western shirts. With their brands Panhandle, Rock & Roll Denim and Powder River, they have a full line of apparel for men, women and kids. They sell via their website and through various retailers in North America. The company had been using email, spreadsheets and pdf files in product development and were looking to improve efficiencies, standardize processes, and modernize throughout. When the pandemic hit, Westmoor’s IT department had pieced together a way to get into their existing system. Liz Enoch, Technical Design and Production Manager at Westmoor Manufacturing says, “During the time that we all worked at home, the IT people found ways for us to get into our existing system but boy, was it clunky and slow. We

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that it has been selected by Australian express logistics business, Global Express, to separate the technology landscape following divestment from Toll Holdings Ltd. Building on its strategic collaboration with Global Express to drive hybrid cloud-powered innovation, Infosys will leverage the established blueprints and tools from Infosys Cobalt, a set of services, solutions and platforms for enterprises to accelerate their cloud journey. As part of this collaboration, Infosys will also help set up a greenfield technology environment, and migrate Global Express’ applications and services to a world-leading sustainable and energy-efficient data centre and public cloud on AWS. Infosys will manage the end-to-end program, enabling Global Express’ transformation strategy for its transport and logistics business to deliver exceptional customer service. Danny Gravell, CIO, Global Express, said, “We are pleased to partner with Infosys to develop state-of-the-art digital capability, transforming our foundation technology platforms.