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Configit, the global leader in Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM), announced that Damantha Boteju has been appointed as Chief Product and Technology officer. In this role, he’ll be responsible for overseeing the company’s product development strategy. Prior to joining Configit, Damantha was chief technology officer at Forecast, a scale-up creating the next generation of project management software using AI to boost the success of projects. He also served as Chief Product and Technology officer at Edlund, a leading Scandinavian provider of life insurance and pension software. Damantha is joining Configit as the company continues to improve and evolve its CLM offerings to help customers navigate increasing complexity. His appointment expands Configit’s leadership in the Configuration Lifecycle Management space to meet the rising requirements of complex configurable products and support a rapidly growing customer base. Johan Salenstedt, CEO, Configit, said: “Damantha brings a wealth of experience to lead Configit’s product strategy. His expertise will ensure we’re giving our

The Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC®) announced a new working group to address the application and adoption of digital twins in the telecommunications market. Telecommunication providers are critical for society as they enable people to connect and communicate with each other regardless of physical distance. As our world becomes increasingly connected and reliant on technology, telecommunication providers will continue to play a crucial role in facilitating communication and enabling access to essential services. However, according to Analysys Mason’s research predictions for the telecoms, media, and technology sectors in 2023, the telecommunications sector is dealing with rising inflation, particularly from the energy sector. Moreover, market challenges are already hampering telecom providers from delivering services, opening new revenue streams, and returning value to shareholders. Dan Isaacs, the GM and CTO of the Digital Twin Consortium, said, “Current networking infrastructures often face fragmentation issues that make it difficult to support new network rollouts, expand capacity, and introduce new features

After a stellar career of over 22 years with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and a successful stint as Managing Director & CEO during the last 6 years, Rajesh Gopinathan has decided to step down from the company to pursue his other interests. The Board of Directors has considered his request and accepted the same. Mr. Gopinathan will continue with the company till 15th September 2023 to provide transition and support to his successor. The Board has nominated K. Krithivasan as the CEO Designate with effect from 16th March 2023. Krithivasan will go through a transition with Rajesh Gopinathan and will be appointed as the Managing Director & CEO in the next financial year. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, TCS, said; “I have had the pleasure of working with Rajesh for the past 25 years. During this period, Rajesh has always distinguished himself with exemplary performance in various roles, including his former role as the Chief

American Software, Inc., a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning platforms, announced that Allan Dow, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Vincent Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, will present virtually at the following investor conference: Sidoti March 2023 Small-Cap ConferenceDate: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Time: 1:00 pm ET A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible here and will be archived on American Software’s website for a limited time. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for American Software on CIMdata.com

OpenText™ announced the schedule for its #DevDay 2023 tour to promote the value of COBOL and mainframe modernization. The events will go in-depth about how OpenText will enhance its products and services as the need for digital transformation increases for core business systems. The 2023 schedule includes 10 cities in North America and Europe, with the first stop in Manchester, U.K., on March 23 and the last event slated for Toronto in September. In today’s ever-changing business world, digital transformation now demands a flexible and adaptive strategy aimed at improving results and responsiveness while accelerating time to value. The #DevDay events are designed to educate and empower today’s developers and IT practitioners to modernize core COBOL and mainframe applications, processes and infrastructure using the latest technologies and software delivery practices. #DevDay will also provide details and examples of how the OpenText Modernization Maturity Model enables IT leaders to quickly map their current IT environment to their future

Siemens Digital Logistics has announced that it will showcase innovative supply chain planning and management solutions at the transport logistic trade fair in Munich, May 9–12, 2023. The digital logistics specialist has prepared an event portfolio that includes a certified solution for calculating and visualizing CO2 emissions in logistics networks, a digital twin for optimizing supply chain management, and a control tower that syncs production and supply processes in real time. “We’re bringing along scalable software solutions that help our customers in the manufacturing and logistics sectors find long-term strategies to meet current and future challenges in global supply chain management,” said Volker Albrecht, CEO of Siemens Digital Logistics. “This positions us to offer standardized solutions that businesses can use to track and calculate their emissions data across all modes of transport.” This includes a certified methodology used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions based on the international GLEC standard (Global Logistics Emission Council) and optimize emissions

Simulations Plus, Inc., a leading provider of modeling and simulation software and services for pharmaceutical safety and efficacy, announced that chief executive officer Shawn O’Connor will be presenting at the Sidoti Small-Cap Investor Conference taking place virtually on March 22-23, 2023. Mr. O’Connor will be presenting on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The live webcast may be accessed via this link and on the Investors page of the Simulations Plus website where it will also be available for replay after the event. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Simulations Plus on CIMdata.com

Trace Software International is pleased to announce its participation in the BIM WORLD which will take place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on April 5 and 6.  BIM World Paris is the leading event for digital transformation in construction, real estate and urban development. Aimed at small and large companies, public and private contractors, the BIM World exhibition and conferences offer a showcase of the best solutions and best practices to meet the challenges of BIM but also the challenges related to the ecological transition of construction and territories with Low-Carbon solutions  Alongside our sister company Green Systèmes and under the Trace banner, we will have the opportunity to present all the software solutions for electrical engineering, photovoltaic, energy and low-carbon building.  The event is a great opportunity to launch the brand our new LCA solution and to showcase the latest innovations of elec calc™, archelios™ and Green Systèmes.  Etienne Mullie, Vincent Berlioz, Benjamin Colboc, Aude Genest, Jerome Mullie, Lauriane Vincent and

Synopsys, Inc. announced the official countdown to the chip design sector's largest EDA user conference and the company's biggest global event of the year. The Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) Silicon Valley event celebrates its post-pandemic return in-person running from March 29 to 30 at the Santa Clara Convention Center with free entry for Synopsys technology users. Platinum sponsors include Arm, Amazon Web Services, GlobalFoundries, Microsoft Azure, Samsung Foundry and TSMC. This year's keynote speakers include de Geus, who will unveil news about how Synopsys plans to boost the design capability of advanced semiconductor makers. Day 2 features François Piednoël, distinguished mSoC chief architect of Mercedes-Benz, as he reveals how his company is responding to the need for greater custom compute power to fuel new advanced driving features. "SNUG has been setting the trend for the EDA industry globally due to the number and quality of user attendees and the huge range of topics covered," said Michael Sanie, SVP of Enterprise

For Bechtle AG, 2022 was another record year. The business volume increased by 16.6 per cent to €7,285.7 million. Bechtle thus again outperformed the market significantly despite the difficult economic framework conditions. Revenue underwent a very substantial increase of 13.6 per cent to €6,028.2 million. Bechtle was able to step up its earnings before taxes (EBT) by 9.4 per cent to €350.5 million. At 5.8 per cent, the EBT margin was almost at the same level as in the prior year (6.0 per cent). As of 31 December 2022, Bechtle had 14,046 employees, which is 1,166 more than in the prior year. In 2022, the Bechtle Group recorded two-digit revenue growth in all regions and in both segments. The performance of the international companies was especially strong, partly due to acquisitions. The organic growth rate of 11.7 per cent shows that Bechtle was able to generate most of the revenue under its own steam. “Despite the extremely difficult times, we can look back at another successful year. Once again,