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Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, is pleased to name Sistemi HS, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, as a channel partner for Italy. Sistemi HS will offer Altair’s comprehensive portfolio of electronics, data analytics, and simulation solutions to customers throughout Italy. “Altair’s mission is to help customers transform their businesses by leveraging world-leading computational intelligence,” said Kimon Afsaridis, managing director of Eastern Europe and vice president of indirect EMEA sales, Altair. “By partnering with Sistemi HS, we further expand our reach in Italy and provide even more organizations with advanced technologies that accelerate innovation and drive meaningful outcomes.” “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Altair strengthening our commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions,” said Domenico Condelli, general manager, Sistemi HS. “This collaboration helps us combine our expertise with Altair’s best-in-class technologies, creating exceptional value for our clients and driving digital transformation across key industries.” Altair works with a global network of channel and

The Canadian Apparel Federation (CAF) and CGS’s BlueCherry today announced a strategic partnership to help accelerate the digital transformation of the Canadian apparel sector. CAF is the national association of the Canadian apparel industry, providing members with advice on national and global competitive issues. BlueCherry is the award-winning, end-to-end supply chain management solution built expressly for high-growth organizations in fashion, apparel, consumer lifestyle products, home goods, and retail. To support the continued growth and competitiveness of the Canadian fashion industry on the global stage, CAF and BlueCherry will deliver innovative, industry-specific content to CAF members about the competitive value of digital supply chain transformation. BlueCherry content will be featured on the CAF website (www.caf-fcv.ca), providing valuable insights for the apparel industry. Additionally, BlueCherry’s industry experts – who are equipped with deep expertise in the apparel sector and work closely with leading apparel brands – will contribute regularly to the CAF bulletin,

Hewlett Packard Enterprise named Maeve Culloty as Executive Vice President, President and CEO of HPE Financial Services, effective May 1, 2025. Culloty joined the company in 2007 and has held numerous senior management roles leading global and geo businesses to success. Most recently serving as the Chief of Staff to HPE President and CEO Antonio Neri, Culloty will continue to report to Neri and serve on the company’s executive committee. Culloty will oversee HPE Financial Services, which is the global financing and asset management business that supports HPE's edge-to-cloud strategy, and helps customers and partners accelerate their transformations. As part of its mission, HPE Financial Services operates the world’s largest IT manufacturer refurbishing facilities, which process up to four million assets per year, the majority of which are refurbished and reused.  “HPE Financial Services is a crown jewel of HPE, sustainably transforming customers’ and partners’ digital strategies through its smart IT lifecycle and financing

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced a new partnership with the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), created to help train the next generation of architects. The partnership will enable students and faculty at SCI-Arc to experiment with advanced, user-friendly laser-scanning hardware and software, offering hands-on experience with intuitive reality capture solutions that will shape the future of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, media-based art and more.  “Architects are increasingly leveraging new technologies to create immersive projects, which means that students need to have access to innovative solutions to stay ahead of the curve,” said Fabio Ponzio, Executive Vice President at Leica Geosystems. “SCI-Arc has earned a reputation for preparing students for any eventuality, and we are honored to work alongside such inventive thinkers. Together, we can drive transformative progress in the media, entertainment and related design fields." As part of the new partnership, Leica Geosystems is supplying SCI-Arc with over $200K of technology

SPX FLOW, a global leader in fluid technology, is excited to collaborate with Siemens to highlight cutting-edge digital twin technology at the MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) center in Chicago. A premier hub for innovation in manufacturing, MxD is driving advances across industries such as food and beverage, chemicals, and batteries. At MxD, SPX FLOW and Siemens are demonstrating the transformative potential of digital twin technology. This technology is further enhanced by industrial 5G connectivity and modular production using software-defined Module Type Package (MTP) concepts, showcased through an automated mixing tank with an associated digital twin. This collaboration combines SPX FLOW’s fluid processing solutions (including mixers, pumps and valves) and expertise with Siemens’ IoT connectivity solutions and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation capabilities to create a digital twin (a precise virtual replica of the physical systems) of an autonomous mixing tank concept. This enables users to design, test, and optimize fluid systems virtually, mitigate

Fourth quarter 2024 1% organic revenue growth (using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure) Net sales increased by 1% to 1,448.0 MEUR (1,435.3) Adjusted gross margin of 66.7% (66.5) Adjusted operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 3% to 450.3 MEUR (438.4) Adjusted operating margin amounted to 31.1% (30.5) Earnings per share, excluding adjustments, amounted to 12.4 Euro cent (11.8) Earnings per share, including adjustments, amounted to 10.9 Euro cent (10.3) Operating cash flow before non-recurring items increased to 421.5 MEUR (353.1) Cash conversion amounted to 116% (103) Recurring revenue increased by 7% and amounted to 582.5 MEUR (542.3) The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of 0.14 EUR (0.13) per share, an increase of 8% To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Hexagon on CIMdata.com

BricsCAD® has received the IFC4 Architectural Reference Exchange Export Certification. Given by buildingSMART International after extensive testing, the certification recognizes the high quality of IFC support and reliable exchange of BIM geometry and data with BricsCAD. It also allows users to participate in public tenders where IFC4-certified BIM software is required. IFC compatibility empowers users to collaborate via openBIM with partners on multi-disciplinary projects. “BricsCAD's certification for IFC4 underscores our commitment to openBIM, ensuring seamless integration with global standards and enhanced collaboration,” noted David Dejaegher, Chief Executive Officer of Bricsys. Regarding interoperability, BricsCAD also supports: IFC2x3 Coordination View - Import and Export IFC4 Reference View - Import and Export IFC4 Design Transfer - Import and Export Revit®: RVT® Import and Export, and RFA® Import SketchUp®: SKP Import To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Bricsys on CIMdata.com

Centric Software® is thrilled to announce new enhancements to Centric Market Intelligence™, the competitive market intelligence solution designed to empower fashion, outdoor, footwear and cosmetics brands and retailers with invaluable data for consumer product trends, pricing intelligence and competitor monitoring. The latest innovations reflect market preferences and functionality that brands and retailers need to get ahead of ever-evolving market conditions. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products, such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Centric Software is regularly featured by leading industry analysts, including Gartner, Forrester and IDC. Centric Market Intelligence targets the unique challenges faced by the retail sector by providing an AI-powered market intelligence solution that integrates seamlessly with Centric Software’s wider end-to-end product lifecycle platform,

EagleView, a leading provider of aerial imagery, announces the launch of its new property data ecosystem. The ecosystem has over 60 petabytes of asset data derived from high-definition aerial imagery. EagleView’s property data ecosystem includes roof measurements and attributes like property and roof condition, structure identification, and solar suitability information at a parcel level. The data is extracted using artificial intelligence. The property data ecosystem is further augmented by critical alliances with strategic analytical providers who broaden the depth, scope, and utility of the data extracted from EagleView’s high-resolution imagery. This superior asset intelligence can then be accessed by customers directly via the provider's API integration into their proprietary systems, workflows, and decisioning models. EagleView property data can be tailored to best suit customers’ specific use cases.  “We have a significant data warehouse of accurate asset intelligence with data derived from 25 years of proprietary aerial image capture. In addition to leveraging

Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, today announced that Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management CloudTM (IDMC) platform has been certified by the EDM Council, following an independent assessment by Projective Group, for meeting the requirements of the 14 key controls of the EDM Council Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) framework. Enterprises choosing Informatica's IDMC platform can do so confidently, assured that it is the only vendor that delivers a single, connected, AI-powered data management cloud platform. The platform offers critical data integration, data catalog, data quality, data governance, master data management, data access management, and a data marketplace to meet the full standards and controls of the CDMC framework. “The EDM Council’s Cloud Data Management Capabilities framework establishes rigorous global standards, as we seek to guide organizations with their cloud adoption strategy,” said John Bottega, President of the EDM Council. “Informatica’s IDMC platform empowers companies to migrate to the cloud, without compromising their data’s security,