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Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of Chiplet PHY Designer 2025, its latest solution for high-speed digital chiplet design tailored to AI and data center applications. The enhanced software introduces simulation capabilities for the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™ (UCIe™) 2.0 standard and adds support for the Open Computer Project Bunch of Wires (BoW) standard. As an advanced, system-level chiplet design and die-to-die (D2D) design solution, Chiplet PHY Designer enables pre-silicon level validation, streamlining the path to tapeout. As AI and data center chips grow more complex, ensuring reliable communication between chiplets becomes crucial for performance. The industry is addressing this challenge through open, emerging standards like UCIe and BoW that define the interconnects between chiplets within an advanced 2.5D/3D or laminate/advanced package. By adopting these standards and verifying chiplets for compliance, designers contribute to the growing ecosystem for chiplet interoperability, reducing costs and risks in semiconductor development. Key Benefits of the Chiplet PHY Designer 2025:  Ensures

Oracle announced a comprehensive set of customized tools and documentation to help defense contractors comply with the new Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) when they launch services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). As of October 15, 2024, defense contractors must be compliant with CMMC Level 1, 2, and/or 3 over a phased implementation period. Achieving these standards can be difficult, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. The new OCI Core Landing Zone automation template and CMMC-specific documentation can significantly ease this process, helping save months of manual work mapping controls and setting up compliance-ready cloud architecture. “GE Aerospace uses Oracle US Government Cloud to deliver CMMC Level 2 readiness on a modernized supply chain,” said Shravan Devulapalli, cybersecurity technologist, GE Aerospace. “Our modernization project was delivered on time and on budget with performance that exceeded the on-premises solution it replaced.”  Achieving CMMC compliance The CMMC Program enables the DoD to verify that defense prime contractors and

Autodesk, the world’s leading Design and Make technology company, has named Giant Spoon its first-ever creative agency of record—marking a significant step in its brand evolution. Together, Autodesk and Giant Spoon will build on Autodesk’s recent milestones—including its role as the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA—while creating new campaigns that drive the business forward and deliver on Autodesk’s mission to help everyone, everywhere design and make a better world. Giant Spoon will support all of Autodesk’s major brand campaigns and brand-level creative assets, as well as the strategy, optimization, and measurement of brand media, which will inform down-funnel efforts—with the goal of shaping where and how Autodesk shows up. By aligning with Giant Spoon’s core principles, Autodesk will make bold, timely, and unexpected appearances—challenging conventions and redefining the Design and Make category to reach new heights of prominence. “Our customers are changing the

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has been selected by Salesforce to be part of its Agentforce Partner Network. As an Agentforce partner, HCLTech will leverage its Salesforce digital modernization expertise to help clients, especially in financial services, deploy AI-driven agents that significantly improve user experiences. This strategic partnership is set to revolutionize the landscape of autonomous and AI-enabled virtual agents, empowering enterprises to modernize their SaaS applications with advanced multi-modal AI technology and accelerate their adoption of AI-driven agents. The partnership allows HCLTech to assist enterprises in transitioning from simple chatbots to sophisticated AI solutions capable of handling complex, multi-channel interactions. HCLTech and Salesforce are partnering to bring agentic AI to PenFed Credit Union, America's second-largest federal credit union, accelerating its journey toward enhanced member engagement and operational efficiency. “PenFed is collaborating with HCLTech and Salesforce to bring a next-generation, AI-powered agent experience to our members and employees, enhancing service and support like never

Keysight Technologies, Inc., signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, to acquire renewable energy credits produced by a 39 megawatt (MW) portion of the Phase III expansion at the Millers Branch Solar Facility.  The VPPA allows Keysight to support renewable energy development, demonstrating Keysight’s commitment to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Phase III of the project located in Haskell County, Texas, is expected to achieve commercial operation in the first quarter of Keysight’s fiscal year 2027.  Keysight’s portion of the project is estimated to generate renewable electricity equivalent to 100% of the company’s electricity consumption in the United States and Canada. This commitment will result in significant progress towards Keysight’s renewable electricity initiatives, near-term science-based targets, and goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in company operations by the end of fiscal year 2040.  Ingrid Estrada,

Lantek, the largest sheet metal software company in the world, achieves another milestone as part of its strategic growth plan with the opening of a new subsidiary and local team in Japan. This expansion has been made possible through the integration of the Japanese company FA Service, a move that significantly enhances Lantek’s ability to deliver solutions tailored to the Japanese market and machine tool builders, while strengthening its local service capabilities. This strategic decision not only marks a key milestone for FA Service but also opens new opportunities for collaboration with a wide range of machine manufacturers, positioning the company as a vital hub for Lantek’s operations across the Asian region. Through this collaboration, FA Service’s Japanese customers gain access to Lantek’s global network of over 400 software experts, who bring 35 years of experience in driving digital transformation in the sheet metal industry. Lantek’s team is dedicated to helping

Simulations Plus, Inc. (“Simulations Plus”), a leading provider of biosimulation, simulation-enabled performance and intelligence solutions, and medical communications to the biopharma industry, announced that it has entered a new funded collaboration with the Enabling Technologies Consortium (ETC). This partnership is aimed at advancing in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC) approaches for oral drug delivery and expanding the functionality of the GastroPlus platform. The collaboration focuses on enhancing the predictive capabilities of the GastroPlus advanced compartmental absorption and transit (ACAT™) model to support the development of immediate release (IR) oral drug products. Using data gathered from public sources and members of the ETC, physiologically based pharmacokinetics (PBPK) and biopharmaceutics modeling (PBBM) experts and software engineers at Simulations Plus will look to complete key objectives as defined by the partnership. These advancements, including implementation of novel product-particle size distribution (P-PSD) methodologies and enhanced food effect modeling features, will provide researchers with powerful tools to improve drug

ANSYS, Inc. announced that the Company expects to release its fourth quarter and FY 2024 earnings on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, after the market closes. As previously announced, in light of the pending transaction with Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys), Ansys has suspended quarterly earnings conference calls and no longer provides quarterly or annual guidance. After the market closes on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, you can find the following information on the investor section of our website at https://investors.ansys.com: the earnings press release and the 10-K filing. Additional information: Synopsys to acquire Ansys On January 15, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Synopsys under which Synopsys will acquire Ansys. The transaction is anticipated to close in the first half of 2025, subject to satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions, including receipt of outstanding regulatory approvals. Bringing together Synopsys’ pioneering semiconductor electronic design automation with Ansys’ broad simulation and analysis portfolio will create a

CGI will host its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) and release its Fiscal 2025 first quarter results on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The Meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. (EST) via live webcast at https://www.icastpro.ca/q0jsqn (Password: CGI2024). Shareholders will have the opportunity to participate in real time and vote at the Meeting online in the manner set forth in CGI’s Management Proxy Circular, through a web-based platform, regardless of their geographic location. Only CGI shareholders of record at the close of business on Monday, December 2, 2024, and duly appointed proxyholders (including non-registered beneficial shareholders who have duly appointed themselves as proxyholders), will be entitled to vote on matters considered at the Meeting. CGI uses the Notice and Access rules adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators. On December 18, 2024, a Notice of Meeting was mailed to shareholders with instructions for accessing the material distributed for the Annual General

IFS, the leading provider of enterprise cloud and Industrial AI software, announces its strongest ever financial performance, for the year ending December 31, 2024. Sustained organic global growth fueled by demand for Industrial AI has driven Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) to exceed €1 billion, with total revenue for the year at €1.228 billion. IFS FY2024 Key Results: Annual Recurring Revenue increased by 32% YoY Cloud Revenue increased by 38% YoY The impact of AI within the industrial setting is poised to contribute substantial long-term economic value, which is why companies in the hardcore industries that protect, power, and service the planet are turning to IFS.ai. IFS’s significant growth in 2024 reflects this demand, with the company continuing to take market share from legacy vendors. With more of the world’s largest and most respected brands moving to IFS, the company was proud to welcome over 350 new customers, including: Comcast, Electrify America, E.On, Exelon, HomeServe, Miele,