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Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced a deepened collaboration with Lucid, maker of the world’s most advanced electric vehicles, to support the automaker’s expanding manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The facility, located in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), marks a historic milestone as the country’s first vehicle manufacturing site. Lucid will deploy Rockwell Automation’s enterprise software solutions, including its FactoryTalk® manufacturing execution system (MES) software, to manage and optimize production operations across all major shops: general assembly, paint, stamping, body, and powertrain. The FactoryTalk MES platform will provide Lucid with real-time visibility, traceability, and control across its operations, helping enable production of the company's future midsize vehicles. “Lucid’s adoption of FactoryTalk MES is a strategic move that will deliver measurable outcomes in operational efficiency, quality, and scalability,” said Ahmad Haydar, country leader for Rockwell Automation in Saudi Arabia. “Our software will help

Cadence announced the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi iQ DSP IP, the sixth generation of its highly successful HiFi DSP family, based on a new architecture purpose-built for next-generation voice AI and emerging immersive audio. As these applications proliferate in the home entertainment, automotive infotainment and smartphone markets, the HiFi iQ DSP delivers the performance and energy efficiency required to meet growing SoC computational demands. Compared to the industry-leading Tensilica HiFi 5s DSP, the HiFi iQ DSP offers 2X greater compute performance, 8X higher AI performance and more than 25% energy savings for most workloads—delivering over 40% performance uplift on numerous audio codecs. “With the increased growth of AI across virtually every facet of the industry, audio and language have become critical interfaces for users,” said Anshel Sag, VP and principal analyst, Moor Insights and Strategy. “The AI performance and energy savings with Cadence’s new flagship Tensilica HiFi iQ DSP position it to enable future

Carlson Software is excited to announce the release of version 2.5 of BlastOPS. BlastOPS 2.5 was built on blasting professionals’ feedback to create a modern, end-to-end blast design platform for open-pit and surface mining operations. It combines high-resolution terrain processing with powerful engineering-grade blast planning tools to streamline the entire drill-and-blast workflow. More about Carlson BlastOPSBlastOPS software enables engineers to turn complex spatial data into actionable blast designs with greater speed and confidence. High-resolution point clouds and meshes generated in Carlson PhotoCapture can be brought directly into BlastOPS, allowing drone-derived photogrammetry and LiDAR data to flow seamlessly into surfaced terrain and bench models. From there, users can design optimized blast patterns, import and manage hole data, edit timing, calculate volumes, and generate professional reports within a single, cohesive environment. Once designs are finalized, BlastOPS integrates with Carlson Command to enable efficient transfer of blast patterns and drilling information directly to drill rigs.

Emerson, a global automation leader, announced the next evolution of its AspenTech Asset Performance Management (APM) portfolio. The latest release of Aspen Mtell® provides a pathway for companies to drive immediate value and seamlessly scale from foundational asset health monitoring to best-in-class, AI-enabled failure prediction and continuous operational improvement. “The most successful enterprise reliability strategies are constantly improving,” said Heiko Claussen, chief technologist, Emerson’s Aspen Technology business. “Our heritage of deep domain expertise and AI makes maintenance strategies smarter and more actionable over time, without the complexity of traditional deployments and additional expert personnel requirements. Customers are maximizing asset performance and achieving measurable business value at every stage of their reliability journey.” The latest innovations in Aspen Mtell enable a proactive enterprise reliability program that delivers continuous improvement. Key capabilities and updates to Aspen Mtell include:  Rapid Scalability: Industry- and asset-specific templates and market-leading analytics drive faster deployment of asset health monitoring across the enterprise, enabling quick ROI

Rocket Software, a global technology leader in IT modernization, announced Rocket® ContentEdge™, a solution that enables safe, governed, in-place access to protected unstructured information to unlock the value of unstructured data while accelerating data modernization at scale. Built for hybrid environments and operational business information, Rocket ContentEdge enables safe GenAI, intelligent automation, and governed access to enterprise content across the entire information landscape—cloud, on-premises and mainframe—without disrupting existing operations. Unlocking hidden unstructured data insights offers a transformative opportunity to enhance employee productivity and customer experience. Yet, many organizations face a significant hurdle: applying AI to operational content without violating strict compliance and privacy protocols, including related workflows that often disrupt legacy systems. ContentEdge solves this by connecting to existing data sources and honoring existing compliance policies. This empowers teams to safely leverage modern AI—for immediate answers and analytics—without ever moving the data or compromising security controls. “Rocket ContentEdge reflects where the market is

Campfire Interactive, a leading provider of AI-enabled profitability optimization software for automotive suppliers and manufacturers, with over $200 billion of revenue managed through its platform today, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cover 4 PM, a software platform that enables manufacturers to analyze, plan, and execute automotive supplier programs. Campfire's roster of enterprise customers includes both private and public manufacturers, as well as many of the world's largest automotive suppliers. In the U.S. alone, these manufacturers drive an estimated $1.2 trillion in economic activity and account for nearly 5 percent of the country's GDP. The global supply chain is becoming more dynamic and complex due to the rise of new OEMs, tariffs, geopolitical conflict, and regulatory and environmental initiatives. Before adopting Campfire, many suppliers lacked tools to forecast in real time or to build digital twins of their business to plan scenarios, forecast, and run their operations. The average

Vector GFX announced its official launch as an independent software company dedicated to the continued evolution of Canvas X Draw, the industry-standard family of 2D technical illustration tools. The launch follows Vector GFX’s acquisition of the Canvas X Draw product line—including X Draw for Mac and Windows and X Geo—from Canvas GFX, Inc. The acquisition was financed by Gary Griffiths, co-founder and Managing Director of WISDOM LLP, who formed Vector GFX to bring long-term focus, stability, and renewed investment to one of the most established technical illustration platforms on the market. Griffiths will serve as Chairman of the Board for the new entity. Joining the leadership team is Rebecca (Becky) Darsch, a co-founder of Vector GFX, who is running all commercial operations. Vector GFX is led by a founding team with deep operational and product expertise rooted in the history of Canvas X Draw. The company expects to share further announcements regarding the expansion of its team throughout the

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has taken an important step in fulfilling its commitment as part of the World Economic Forum’s the First Movers’ Coalition, with a landmark purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates. In doing so, AVEVA joined a handful of leading companies who are actively investing in sustainable fuels to support the transition to a more sustainable future. Through its data-driven solutions and collaborative ecosystem, AVEVA demonstrates how a comprehensive digital transformation strategy, underpinned by strong climate commitments, can empower industries to drive measurable action in addressing the climate crisis. AVEVA's Sustainability CommitmentsFocused on furthering its sustainability commitment through action, AVEVA has already reduced its Scope 1 and 2 operational emissions by over 93% and is on track to cut Scope 3 emissions by 50% by 2030. As a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) First Movers Coalition (FMC) Aviation group,

DXC Technology, a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, and SAP, a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, announced an enhanced collaboration in Europe: SAP NEXTLEVEL BTP & AI initiative. The initiative is designed to accelerate business transformation and help enterprises optimize their operations by identifying and delivering AI-enabled improvements across core business processes. SAP NEXTLEVEL is fully aligned with DXC’s recently launched Xponential operating model, a repeatable blueprint designed to accelerate enterprise AI outcomes and move organizations beyond the proof-of-concept stage. Through this strategic partnership, DXC and SAP will co-design and co-innovate Business AI use cases, collaborate on early-stage SAP technologies, and jointly develop and commercialize AI-based solutions on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). Additionally, DXC has joined the SAP AppHaus Alliances, a select group of partners that applies human-centric design to business innovation, enabling DXC consultants to apply proven human-centric design methodologies and leverage AppHaus best practices

Oracle Primavera Cloud, a leading project and portfolio management solution, is making significant strides in the federal sector, achieving a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) “In Process” designation towards Moderate authorization. With this achievement Oracle is on track to bring leading cloud-based project and portfolio management a step closer to federal agencies and their partners. Together with the Aconex for Defense FedRAMP Moderate Authorization, this development underscores Oracle's ongoing commitment to help public sector organizations leverage AI and modern cloud technology to transform the efficiency of complex build projects. “Achieving FedRAMP ‘In Process’ designation for Oracle Primavera Cloud is a meaningful step forward in our mission to support federal agencies with secure, flexible, and innovative project management solutions,” said Mark Webster, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Infrastructure Industries. “Working closely with public sector organizations, we are committed to delivering technology that not only meets rigorous federal security and compliance standards