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Centric Software® is thrilled to announce the release of Centric AI Fashion Inspiration™ for emerging brands, a generative AI image tool for fast-growing companies in apparel, footwear and accessories. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and related goods like cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Emerging brands in the apparel industry face unique challenges. To stay competitive, they must rapidly introduce new products, often with limited resources. Design teams must create innovative styles while buyers and merchandisers often have creative ideas but no tools to communicate their vision. Generative AI enables product development teams to explore design ideas, fast. However, current tools and datasets are not specialized for fashion and do not integrate with existing design workflows. Designed for

Kubotek Kosmos, a leader in engineering and manufacturing geometric software technology, today announced the release of KeyCreator 2025 Service Pack 1. The newly released service pack upgrades several CAD translators to the latest versions. Coincidently, all three are related to Siemens Digital Industries Software products. Parasolid X_T reading and writing has been extended to support version 37. Support for JT files now covers read of the latest version 10.10. Read capabilities for NX 3D and drawing files are now handling the 2406 file format. One noteworthy user-requested enhancement to PDF export has been introduced in this minor release. A new option in the PDF export dialogs allows “Export model mode and all layouts.” Enabling this option when exporting 2D or 3D PDF from Model Mode will create a PDF with a page for the model and one for each drawing layout in the CKD file. Using this option from Drawing Layout Mode

Centric Software® is pleased to announce that outdoor brand and retailer Trespass is now executing their allocation and replenishment planning with Centric Planning™. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, price and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, consumer electronics, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Trespass is one of the UK’s most successful outdoor clothing brands retailing a wide range of products from specialist performance clothing to outdoor sports equipment, selling internationally and exporting to over 60 countries. With Centric Planning now in place, Trespass is now benefitting from AI-driven insights and smart data for better range planning, forecasting and inventory allocation, and expects to reclaim 20% of their weekly reporting time and empower faster assortment planning. “Mondays were usually spent updating reporting in spreadsheets, so we expect to gain back one day

PTC today announced that it has appointed Robert Dahdah as Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer. Dahdah joins PTC from Microsoft, where he served as Corporate Vice President of Global Healthcare and Life Sciences. Dahdah will be responsible for global sales and customer success for PTC’s Digital Thread group and the overall execution of the company’s vertical-focused go-to-market strategy. “Rob is an accomplished go-to-market leader with a proven track record of delivering results, building winning teams, and creating a great customer experience,” said Neil Barua, President and CEO, PTC. “We look forward to Rob bringing focus, speed, and accountability to our Digital Thread go-to-market team and helping us grow the business.” Dahdah brings more than 30 years of experience leading large, global sales and go-to-market organizations for public companies. During his tenures with companies such as Microsoft, Nuance Communications, and ADP, Dahdah has demonstrated his expertise in managing the full sales cycle, accelerating

TECHNIA, the leading provider of virtual twin solutions and digital engineering, is pleased to announce the new office opening of the sister company Addnode India which provides capability and business services to the companies within the Addnode Group. Addnode India is proud to mark 12 years of continuous growth and success, highlighted by the grand inauguration of its new office in Thane last week. The event was a heartfelt celebration, combining traditional Indian ceremonies with the active involvement of employees and their families. The inauguration comprised a pooja ceremony and formal proceedings, attended by employees, their families, and our esteemed business partners, including TECHNIA’s executive management team. We sincerely thank everyone who joined us, making this milestone a memorable occasion in the company’s journey. "It was a fantastic day, and I am incredibly proud of the Addnode India team. A big thanks to everyone who helped organize this great office opening — your

Exclusive Networks, a globally trusted cybersecurity specialist, announced the launch of its Netskope Managed Services across EMEA. Netskope, a global leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has also accredited Exclusive Networks as a Global Netskope Authorized Training Partner to support Netskope partners’ education and ability to expand their cybersecurity services businesses. The news follows Exclusive Networks’ recent announcement of the acquisition of 100% of Cloudrise, a security services provider specialising in SASE Managed Services and Professional Services with advanced Netskope expertise. Customers face four key challenges in managing their SASE deployments: Complexity and extra management overhead, a wider security and compliance lens, cost control and ROI delivery, and user experience. Driven by the adoption of secure work-from-anywhere and maturing cloud strategies, organizations are increasingly choosing a SASE architecture as a simple and scalable way to stop threats, prevent unauthorized access to apps and data, and guarantee network performance. Designed to empower partners to help their customers

Hexagon AB’s nomination committee proposes the election of Mr. Björn Rosengren as new Vice Chairman of the Hexagon Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 5 May 2025. Björn Rosengren stepped down as CEO of ABB Ltd. in July and before that held the same position at Sandvik AB. The proposal to elect Mr. Rosengren reflects the nomination committee’s planning for a succession on the position of Chairman, as Ola Rollén has indicated his desire to step down at the AGM in 2026 after 26 years on the board.  "I have spent most of my working career building and growing Hexagon. It’s been an adventure to have experienced Hexagon’s rapid growth, and it has given me fantastic memories and many good friends. I feel the time is approaching for Hexagon and I to part ways and I have the chance to spend my time on other projects in

Hexagon Metrology s.r.o., an arm of the leading manufacturer and supplier of 3D measurement and quality-inspection technologies, has announced that it is making some significant changes to its operations on the Czech market. Effective 1 January 2025, the company is to merge with MSC.Software s.r.o., a major supplier of CAE simulation software, in a move that will see the resulting outfit renamed Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Czech Republic s.r.o. as of the same date. These changes are part of Hexagon’s strategy to consolidate its Manufacturing Intelligence operations across Europe and to expand its focus on delivering full solutions for digitalisation, optimisation, and smart manufacturing. MSC.Software s.r.o. will cease to exist as of 1 January 2025, with all its rights and obligations transferring to the acquiring company, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Czech Republic s.r.o., whose registered office and registration number remain unchanged. Following Hexagon AB’s acquisition of MSC Software in 2017, the merger of these two companies is

Matterport, Inc., a pioneer in digital twin technology and spatial data capture, announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Manufacturing and Industrial Competency and AWS Energy Competency status within the Health, Safety, Environment category. These two honors recognize Matterport's proven expertise in helping customers leverage AWS cloud technology and providing them with a breadth of software and service offerings that support their unique needs. “These recognitions from AWS are a testament to the revolutionary impact of our solutions in modernizing industrial operations and promoting sustainability in the built world,” said RJ Pittman, Chairman and CEO of Matterport. “By working closely with AWS technologies, we not only enhance operational capabilities but also support sustainable and safety-focused practices across industries.”  Manufacturing and Industrial Competency The Manufacturing and Industrial Competency designation recognizes Matterport for its expertise in providing customers professional services and/or software solutions for an end-to-end Industrial Manufacturing Software toolchain. As manufacturing customers move to

OpenText announced a strategic partnership with Secure Code Warrior to integrate its dynamic learning platform into the OpenText Fortify application security product suite. This partnership will help developers improve their secure coding skills through real-time training to reduce risks, quickly identify and resolve vulnerabilities, and ultimately build greater trust with customers. Cyberattacks exploiting unpatched software vulnerabilities continue to surge. According to OpenText Cybersecurity’s 2024 Global Ransomware Survey, 62% of organizations that experienced a ransomware attack in the past year traced the attack back to a software supply chain partner. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in April emphasized the importance of secure development with the 2024 Secure by Design guidance, which helps organizations evaluate their software suppliers' cybersecurity practices. In response, organizations are increasingly adopting DevSecOps practices, integrating security into every stage of the software development lifecycle. The integration of Fortify and Secure Code Warrior supports these DevSecOps and Secure-by-Design efforts by equipping