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ZWSOFT, a trusted provider of all-in-one CAx solutions, proudly announces the official release of ZWCAD 2026, the latest evolution of its flagship CAD software. Built upon a legacy of innovation, efficiency, and reliability, ZWCAD, now trusted by over 1.4 million users in 90+ countries, empowers professionals across AEC and manufacturing industries to design with confidence, agility, and vision.  From drafting the smallest components to conceptualizing monumental structures, ZWCAD has become synonymous with speed, precision, and flexibility. Its intuitive interface, perpetual licensing model, and powerful performance have made it the trusted CAD solution for enterprises and individuals alike. As industries accelerate their digital transformation journeys, ZWCAD continues to evolve — delivering not only robust drafting tools but also intelligent solutions that streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and fuel sustainable innovation.  With the launch of ZWCAD 2026, ZWSOFT reaffirms its commitment to shaping the future of design: design with speed, innovate with ease. “We prioritized our

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced the launch of FactoryTalk® PharmaSuite® 12.00. The latest release of its manufacturing execution system (MES) is designed to support the unique needs of regulated pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing environments, helping companies simplify system management, accelerate deployments and scale production more efficiently. As the industry seeks to move faster while ensuring compliance, BioPhorum has noted that current MES solutions are often perceived as expensive, slow to implement and lacking flexibility required for modern operations. PharmaSuite 12.00 directly addresses these pain points, providing a simplified, configurable and future-ready platform for regulated life sciences production. The latest release introduces a modular architecture and new cloud-ready capabilities, providing manufacturers with increased agility to help meet rapidly evolving production demands. It also features enhanced cybersecurity to support the stringent compliance and data integrity standards required in regulated life sciences environments. "PharmaSuite 12.00 represents a major

Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), announced significant progress in its ongoing collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Building on its role as an AWS partner holding the SMB Software Competency, and recognized for its expertise in developing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, Sage is working with AWS to develop innovative AI solutions ideally suited for the accounting and compliance needs of SMBs. By leveraging AWS AI services like Amazon Bedrock and purpose-built AI chips like AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia, Sage has been able to accelerate development, scale innovation, and deliver AI-powered solutions more efficiently. This collaboration enables Sage to rapidly test, refine, and roll out AI models tailored to the complex demands of accounting and compliance so customers can access Sage’s solutions faster, gain timely insights, and manage their finances with greater accuracy and efficiency. Advancing AI in Accounting :

At Automate 2025 in Detroit, Siemens is announcing an expansion of its industrial AI offerings with advanced AI agents designed to work seamlessly across its established Industrial Copilot ecosystem. This new technology represents a fundamental shift from AI assistants that respond to queries towards truly autonomous agents that proactively execute entire processes without human intervention. Siemens' new AI agent architecture features a sophisticated orchestrator. Like a craftsman, it deploys a toolbox of specialized agents to solve complex tasks across the entire industrial value chain. These agents work intelligently and autonomously – understanding intent, improving performance through continuous learning, and accessing external tools and other agents as needed. Users retain complete control, selecting which tasks they wish to delegate to AI agents. "With our Industrial AI agents, we're moving beyond the question-answer paradigm to create systems that can independently execute complete industrial workflows," said Rainer Brehm, CEO Factory Automation at Siemens Digital

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the Questa™ One smart verification software portfolio, combining connectivity, a data driven approach and scalability with AI to push the boundaries of the Integrated Circuit (IC) verification process and make engineering teams more productive. Questa One delivers faster engines, enables faster engineers [DS1] [DB2] and requires fewer workloads to support the largest, most complex designs from IP to System-on-a-chip (SoC) to Systems, and was developed with advanced 3D-ICs, chiplet-based designs and software-defined architectures in mind. “Questa One transforms the IC design process to address the verification productivity gap and solves the IC industry’s rapidly growing challenges associated with increasingly complex designs,” said Abhi Kolpekwar, vice president & general manager, Digital Verification Technologies, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Questa One uses new technical advances to deliver the fastest functional, fault and formal verification engines available, yet customers tell us that performance alone isn’t enough - they also need deeper

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPECviewperf 15 benchmark, a significant update to the worldwide standard for measuring graphics performance based on professional applications. The SPECviewperf 15 benchmark includes new graphics APIs for DirectX 12 and Vulkan, workloads for new industry use cases, and support for the latest versions of the currently represented applications. The extensive enhancements in this version of the benchmark enable users to understand how the latest versions of their applications will perform on the current generation of hardware. The SPECviewperf benchmark measures the 3D graphics performance of systems running under the OpenGL, DirectX, and Vulkan application programming interfaces (APIs). The benchmark can be run without installing licenses for the represented applications and is frequently used as the basis for performance measurement and the estimation of new hardware, such as GPUs and system platforms. The diverse set

Zuken, a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) solutions, has announced the release of the 2025 updates to its flagship PCB design applications, CR-8000 Design Gateway and Design Force. This latest version introduces targeted enhancements to improve design integrity, accelerate schematic and layout development, and address the growing complexity of high-speed, high-density electronics. The engineering front end, CR-8000 Design Gateway, delivers major advancements in schematic design, including intelligent auto-generation of connectors and standard circuits. Engineers can now quickly populate schematics with predefined blocks—such as filters and ESD protection—based on signal-aware rules, while intelligent rule-based checks and automated validation tools assess component lifespan, thermal margins, and voltage stability, ensuring design integrity from the earliest stages. On the physical layout side, CR-8000 Design Force introduces delay-aware routing and AI-assisted features that streamline tasks like bus completion and decoupling capacitor placement, ensuring timing compliance and reducing manual effort. Collectively, these enhancements accelerate development cycles,

These awards recognize the passion, dedication, and expertise of our teams worldwide, highlighting our collective efforts to accelerate digital transformation for our clients. The awards we received are as follows:  Construction Cloud Partner of the Year – Americas  Construction Cloud Partner of the Year – United Kingdom  Customer Success Partner of the Year – Australia  Government Partner of the Year – India (for the third consecutive year)  Business Development Partner of the Year – Platinum – Continental Europe  Our specialists in digital construction solutions have earned these awards by improving efficiency and collaboration with Autodesk Construction Cloud on a daily basis. By providing tailored solutions, expert guidance, and industry-leading support, we help construction professionals optimize their workflows and achieve better project results.  Our global teams are recognized for their leading role in maximizing Autodesk solutions for customers. Through strategic advice, training, and implementation, we support companies in optimizing their processes, driving innovation, and ensuring customers succeed in an

The Bechtle Group’s Swiss PLM companies will both be operating under new names from 1 July 2025. Specialising in software solutions for digital product development, Solid Solutions AG will become Bechtle PLM Schweiz AG, while 3D printing-focused SGSolution AG, will take on the new name Bechtle Additive Manufacturing Schweiz AG. The rebranding under the Bechtle name reflects the closer collaboration and increased synergies between the group’s subsidiaries in Switzerland and across Europe. This step also supports the expansion of Bechtle’s PLM offering, while maintaining strong regional roots and a commitment to personal, customer-focused service. Headquartered in Zurich with four additional sales and training sites in Switzerland, Solid Solutions AG offers certified consulting, solutions, training and services related to digital product development. The company supports some 2,200 national and international businesses, start-ups, and research and educational institutions and is the country’s leading partner for 3DEXPERIENCE and SOLIDWORKS. With its rebrand to Bechtle PLM Schweiz AG, the company is underscoring

Capgemini has updated its ESG policy and objectives set in 2021, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable growth, responsible business practices, and corporate accountability. The updated policy builds on the 8 priorities defined in 2021, adding a 9th focused on ethics, and outlines 14 objectives. It further demonstrates the Group’s dedication to addressing global challenges while respecting local regulations and creating long-term value for stakeholders. Capgemini intends to drive progress and lead in the transition to a more sustainable economy. As part of its ESG policy set in 2021, the Group has already reached many objectives and will continue to build on this momentum through its updated ESG Policy. Some notable achievements include, as of end 2024: Reducing its absolute Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 93% and Business Travel emissions (Scope 3) by 62% per employee compared to 2019, already achieving its objectives for 2030 (-80% for absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions and