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pSeven development team announces the release of pSeven Enterprise v2024.02, a new version of a low-code cloud-native collaborative platform for building, deploying and operating different models and processes at scale. This release contains many changes, the most important of which are below. Updates App versions support in AppsHub - the AppsHub repository now allows multiple versions of a workflow to be published within a single app. It is again possible to get an app thumbnail via REST API: added the "thumbnail" key in the app list and in the app details. The stock app UI can display a dynamic report while the app runs. It reads the report contents from the REPORT.html file in the run directory, and your app's workflow should write and update REPORT.html to provide the report. Upgraded the embedded pSeven Core package to version 6.52 Deployment and administration pSeven Enterprise now enables admin event logging by default - switches on Save Events in Admin

MOCA Systems, Inc. released Management Analytics, a significant expansion of the analytics capabilities in its popular Touchplan real-time construction planning software platform. Touchplan’s Management Analytics collects a vast volume of detailed planning data from all active projects, creating a single, integrated, real-time knowledge base to provide the analytical information and visualizations needed by all project stakeholders. “There’s an insatiable demand for new data centers and other sophisticated facilities that require strategic, complex orchestration between multiple parties and across a company’s project portfolio,” said Sandy Hamby, chief executive officer, MOCA Systems. “Touchplan’s new Management Analytics enables the best strategic and operational decisions by providing superintendents, managers and executives with integrated analytics revealing project problems, progress, and performance.” Project Visibility and Accountability from the Site to the C-Suite Touchplan is the world’s most popular construction planning and analytics platform. The cloud-based software allows all stakeholders to anticipate, view, collaborate, and quickly act upon critical construction schedule, labor, and cost

ABB announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SEAM Group, a major provider of energized asset management and advisory services to clients across industrial and commercial building markets. The acquisition will complement ABB’s Electrification Service offering, bringing significant additional expertise to customers in the areas of predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance, electrical safety, renewables and asset management advisory services. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close in Q3 2024. Financial terms were not disclosed. SEAM Group offers a suite of services including strategic advisory, custom training, advanced technology and data management solutions to help clients improve their safety and operational performance by securing asset uptime and improving productivity. The Company has nearly 250 employees and supports more than 1 million energized assets for over 800 active clients operating across 50 US states, as well as in the Americas, EMEA and Asia. With its presence at around 3,000

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Altium Limited, a global leader in electronics design systems, announced they have entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement (“SIA”) for Renesas to acquire Altium by way of a Scheme of Arrangement under Australian law (“Scheme”). Under the terms of the transaction, subject to satisfaction of a number of conditions, Renesas will acquire all outstanding shares of Altium for a cash price of A$68.50 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately A$9.1 billion (approximately 887.9 billion yen at an exchange rate of 97 yen to the A$) and an enterprise value of A$8.8 billion (approximately 859.3 billion yen at an exchange rate of 97 yen to the A$). The acquisition enables two industry leaders to join forces and establish an integrated and open electronics system design and lifecycle management platform that allows for collaboration across component, subsystem, and system-level design. The transaction

Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, announced it has appointed Richard Craemer as Vice President of Marketing. In his updated role, Richard will spearhead new market initiatives, launching new solutions and expanding the company’s engagement with customers and end users. He joined Aurigo’s marketing team in January 2020. “Over the past four years, Richard has been the architect behind our marketing team’s transformation into a global, multi-disciplinary group sharing Aurigo’s extraordinary story with our customers and industry,” said Balaji Sreenivasan, CEO and founder of Aurigo Software. “He has led our company through an exceptional phase of execution and scale.” Aurigo has shown strong growth for several years with the company seeing expanding interest in its capital planning, right of way, and construction management capabilities as major public agencies take advantage of funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed

Bluebeam, a leading developer of solutions and services for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals worldwide, announces the winners of the company’s Partner Awards program. Bluebeam hosts these annual awards to recognize and honor those partners who demonstrated excellence in collaboration and growth throughout the year. Winners were announced at the Bluebeam Global Channel Executive Forum last week held in Orlando, FL. The “One to Watch” Award was given to Dutch reseller, Bouwplaatsautomatisering (BPA). This award recognizes a rising star among smaller or newer partners of Bluebeam who exhibits outstanding dedication and strides in expanding their Bluebeam business and setting a high standard for growth potential. The Subscription Super Star Award was given to Kalkylhjälp AB out of Sweden and US-based Print-O-Stat (tie). This recognition celebrates the partner(s) who embodied Bluebeam’s transition to a subscription model by showcasing exceptional adaptability and success in embracing this transformative shift. The New User Growth Award recognizes the partner in each global region who has

CoreLogic®, a leading global provider of property data and analytics, has announced the expansion of its strategic alliance with Google Cloud, solidifying a successful collaboration that has thrived over the past half-decade.  Since the inception of this relationship, CoreLogic has integrated Google Cloud’s forward-looking solutions into all of its crucial property professional workflow solutions. Over 1.5 million property professionals rely on CoreLogic’s scaled, secure data and software solutions, giving the company deep insights into the U.S. housing economy.  As part of this extended collaboration, CoreLogic is working with Google Cloud to mature its AI capabilities by leveraging Vertex AI, Google Cloud’s enterprise AI platform. This unified platform is designed to accelerate the building of new machine learning models, leveraging pre-built models that empower CoreLogic to unlock valuable insights from its expansive, industry-leading property dataset. CoreLogic is accelerating new product development with wide-scale deployment of image and climate risk analytics, natural language processing

With effect from January 2024, NEVARIS Bausoftware GmbH and Bluebeam GmbH are once again intensifying their partnership. After already having a joint sales organization for the core products NEVARIS Build and Bluebeam Revu since summer 2023, NEVARIS is now taking over direct sales for both brands and their successful software solutions in the DACH region. The Bluebeam sales team will thus become part of the NEVARIS team and will remain an important contact for existing and new Bluebeam customers in the future. The two building software specialists are moving even closer together thanks to direct sales by NEVARIS. This stringent further development of the brand cooperation between NEVARIS and Bluebeam is a logical step: industry expert Ruth Schiffmann has been Managing Director of both Nemetschek subsidiaries since 2022. Since then, she and her management team have been able to gain in-depth insight into brands and software, their USPs and strategies, promote

OpenText™ has been named a member of the U.S. Government public-private cybersecurity initiative, Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). This collaborative effort, established by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is dedicated to elevating the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. government and its strategic international partners. “OpenText is honored to join the JCDC and contribute to its mission of enhancing the cybersecurity of the U.S. government and its allies,” said Mark Barrenechea, OpenText CEO and CTO. “We believe that OpenText threat intelligence capabilities and insights will complement the efforts of the other JCDC members and create a more secure and resilient cyber ecosystem in support of mission. ”As a member, OpenText will support JCDC’s mission to shift the paradigm from reacting to threats and vulnerabilities to proactively planning and taking steps to mitigate them. These efforts will help strengthen the government’s security management practices which are essential to protect sensitive data from

Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions, announced its collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to build sustainable supply chain finance programs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. IFC is Taulia’s inaugural multilateral funder and adds to its already large and growing multi-funder network, which enables the business to access an increasingly broad and diverse funding pool. Multifunder models within supply chain finance programs are designed to provide resiliency through diversification and a wider pool of funding for different currency, geography, client size, and credit profiles. Combined with the right technology, it enables businesses to hedge against liquidity risk, particularly during periods of economic uncertainty. As an industry leader in ESG financing, IFC will assist Taulia in developing its sustainable supply chain financing programs, supporting SMEs in emerging markets with enhanced access to financing solutions, where such opportunities are often limited. By