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BIMcollab, a leading provider for AEC solutions and NCC, a leading construction company in the Nordics, have agreed on a multiyear contract to use its solutions for BIM quality assurance, including BIMcollab Cloud for issue management and BIMcollab ZOOM for model checking.  NCC is at the forefront when it comes to embedding digital strategies into their practice using BIM. The next step is to ensure model quality in every step of development, engineering, and construction for all their projects and clients. After having successfully implemented BIMcollab issue management on many projects, NCC has seen a significant improvement in communication and project efficiency. Now the company is moving forward to a company-wide rollout of BIMcollab for all projects. This agreement will also expand NCC’s toolset within their VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) departments to clash-detect and validate BIM models on geometry and information accuracy. We see the combination of BIMcollab ZOOM and BIMcollab Cloud as a complete

CGS, a global provider of business applications,enterprise learning and outsourcing services, announced that Kimes Ranch, a leading western wear retail brand, has selected its award-winning, industry-leading BlueCherry® Enterprise Suite for end-to-end ERP and warehousing/logistics management. The company will implement BlueCherry to optimize their inventory control, and gain greater visibility into their supply chain and distribution activities all from one platform. Today’s market provides real challenges for manufacturers and retailers to create, source and deliver products that meet customer requirements. Brands need to deliver the highest quality goods and services quickly and in a sustainable way, and more than ever, production time must be fast and cost effective. BlueCherry is designed to help brands overcome operational complexity. With real-time enterprise visibility, Kimes Ranch will gain greater control of their supply chain, improve strategic decision-making and become more able to streamline the delivery of products through all sales channels. “As a brand, we have made

Ericsson announced its connectivity management platform, the IoT Accelerator, will be leveraged by Otodata to transform their remote storage tank monitoring business, through Bell’s largest network for IoT in Canada. As supply levels for stored liquids, gasses, fuels, oils, and more become increasingly critical to the global supply chain, and with the wireless tank level monitoring market expected to reach nearly a quarter of a billion dollars by 2027, there is increasing pressure on tank operators to increase efficiency while keeping costs low. Real time, accurate monitoring provided by Otodata is making that possible. With Bell providing both network connectivity and connectivity management, a cellular IoT-based solution is helping the company rapidly scale up operations. “Having full control over our solutions has allowed us to remain nimble and reactive to evolving customer needs, fueling the company’s rise to being the number one tank monitoring company in the world,” said Andre Boulay, President

Bharat Gears Ltd., one of India’s largest manufacturers of quality gears, has successfully retrofitted a Reishauer RZ361A gear grinding machine with an advanced NUM Flexium+68 CNC system. Founded in 1971, Bharat Gears Ltd (BGL) has grown steadily to become a world leader in gear technology. Nowadays, it operates three large gear manufacturing plants in India, at Mumbra, Faridabad and Satara. The company produces an extremely wide range of ring gears and pinions, transmission gears and shafts, differential gears, and gear boxes, primarily for the world’s automotive and agricultural machinery industries. BGL also manufactures specialist heat treatment furnaces, including sealed quench and pusher continuous gas carburising product lines. All three of BGL’s production facilities are extensively automated. Over the years, the company has invested heavily in gear manufacturing automation and its production floors feature a large and diverse installed base of CNC controlled gear cutting, hobbing, shaping, shaving and grinding machines. BGL routinely replaces

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that Scotwest Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the UK, has enhanced its customer experience with TCS Customer Intelligence & Insights™ (CI&I), an AI-driven analytics software. Scotwest Credit Union was looking for a solution to predict customers’ propensity to default and take immediate preventive action. It selected TCS to strengthen its loan portfolio, help preempt early repayments, reduce loss of interest income, improve customer retention and lifetime value. TCS implemented its CI&I solution, which provides predictive models such as the probability to default and early payoff, providing Scotwest with a holistic view of cash flows and helping manage liquidity more efficiently. It also helps the credit union make contextual recommendations to their members on the next product to buy as well as loan top up options, making for a more personalized experience while also boosting sales. The solution is integrated with TCS BaNCS™ Cloud

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) announced that Soltec, a global solar equipment manufacturer based in Murcia, Spain, will be utilizing Altair technology within its research and development (R&D) division. This represents a significant win in the solar energy sector for Altair. “Altair’s commitment to sustainability is core to who we are and what projects we undertake. Expanding our presence and expertise in the sustainability sector is one of our top priorities, and we are thrilled to work with Soltec to further embody our vision,” said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. “Renewable energy is going to be a foundational aspect of tomorrow’s world – we’re proud to have a hand in bringing about better, more efficient renewable energy technology.” Soltec Innovations will be implementing the full Altair technology suite to deliver greater flexibility, power, and value to its engineering team compared to previous software

THEILMA, a leading South Korean fashion brand, has selected Centric Software® for its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. 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. Finding inspiration from all, South Korean fashion brand THEILMA presents well-curated collections that transcend trends and personal tastes. Its first store opened in August 2017 and carried THEILMA name meaning “air” and “water” in Finnish. Since then, the brand has grown into having its own 18 offline stores—some of which are stand-alone boutiques while the others are within department stores. The brand also has a steady presence and following through its online store. Mindful about the future and global expansion, its Chief Executive Officer, Helen Jung thought to create a new brand philosophy that would see sustainable growth for

 PDF Key takeaways Organizations are responding to sustainability needs and challenges with increased urgency and higher prioritization, evolving from an element of corporate social responsibility to a critical global reporting imperative. Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals provides focus for the sustainability programs for companies from a wide range of industries, with investors, Boards of Directors, regulators, and customers raising their expectations and demanding progress reporting on a company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts. Innovation investments in sustainability during new product and service design processes generates long-term social and environmental benefits while incrementally creating economic profits and strong brand equity. Effectively revamping operations and products to achieve sustainability goals requires data from far-flung global value chains to obtain a measurable view of the organization’s current performance and impact, and then to help plan and execute process and product changes. Oracle, a global enterprise software leader, has made great strides in improving the sustainability of

This presentation is part of CIMdata’s educational webinar series. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 18 January 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Attaining Successful Digital Transformation through a Well-Executed Implementation.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 9 February 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will last for one hour. When a PLM solution suite is selected, the solution must be properly architected and implemented to support an organization’s business processes and methods to maximize its value in a digital transformation. This process involves integrating many solutions and capabilities currently used and also new tools. Data usually comes from and goes to multiple repositories and parts of an organization; not all functions and tools use data in the same way and same form, so accommodating all business processes is not always straightforward. This webinar will share the importance of making well-informed decisions

AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced that it intends to issue its first quarter fiscal 2023 earnings results after the U.S. market closes on February 6, 2023. The Company also intends to hold a conference call and webcast at 12 p.m. Eastern Time on February 7, 2023, during which management will present the Company's financial results and outlook, strategic accomplishments, and market and business trends. The webcast and a replay will be available online at https://investors.aecom.com. The press release and presentation slides will be available on the Company’s website the day of the call and will contain additional financial information. The conference call can be accessed directly by dialing 844-200-6205 (U.S.) or 929-526-1599 (international) and entering passcode 358223. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for AECOM on CIMdata.com